Theme of the conference: Partnership towards

innovation and cooperation in IT.

Rio de Janeiro ordained Unesco world heritage status

India tops Asia in innovation chart
Rio de Janeiro, nicknamed the Marvelous City, officially
India has emerged as the
entered the UN's list of world heritage sites in recognition of
most preferred destination
its soaring granite cliffs, urban
for innovation in Asia and
rainforest and beaches.
third biggest globally, with
The UN cultural body,
'Silicon Valley' of East
Unesco, highlighted
Bengaluru leading the
the "extraordinary
charge, says a research by global consulting major Capgemini.
fusion" of man-made
The number of active incubators in the country
and natural beauty in certifying Rio on the world
increased 40 per cent to 140, with a bulk 66 per cent
heritage list.
of them in tier-II and tier-III centres.

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response

International Human Solidarity Day: 20 December
fund
The United Nations'
India has said it will
(UN) International
contribute $500,000 to the
Human Solidarity Day
United Nations's emergency
is annually held on
response fund for the year
December 20 to
2016-17.
celebrate unity in diversity.
India's cumulative contribution to the fund so far has
It also aims to remind people on the importance of
been $6 million.
solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty.
In an average year, CERF allocates approximately
$450 million to humanitarian operations in some 50
India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival at Kathmandu
different countries.
The India-Nepal Folk Crafts
Festival (INCF), an initiative
Qatar abolishes 'kafala' labour system
of South Asia Foundation
Qatar has formally announced
(SAF) to promote cultural
the end of its controversial
exchanges between the two
kafala system, arguably the
neighbours, held in
biggest ever labour reform
Kathmandu.
undertaken by the host of the
The festival, from December 19-23, aims to promote
2022 football World Cup.
crafts based bilateral relations and enhance cultural
Under kafala, all foreign workers working in Qatar
exchanges between the artisans of India and Nepal.
require a local sponsor, in the form of an individual or
company, and need their permission to switch jobs or
India ranks 4th in Global Wind Power Installed Capacity
leave the country.
Index
India was ranked 4th in the
5th Edition of India-Arab partnership conference held in
Global Wind Power Installed
Muscat, Oman
Capacity Index.
The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference was held on
The cumulative
December 14-15 2016 in in Muscat, Oman.
installed wind power
The Conference was organized in collaboration with
generation capacity of
the Oman Foreign Ministry, Arab League Secretariat,
India is 25088 MW.
the Ministry of External Affairs in India, the General
The cumulative installed wind power generation
Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the
capacity of China is 145362 MW which is highest.
Arab Countries (GUCCIAC) and Federation of the
Arab Business (FAB).

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India pledges $1.25 mn to UN relief for Palestinian refugees Iraq was the worst hit by terror in 2015 with 2,415
India has pledged $1.25 million incidents. Afghanistan and Nigeria were ranked
to the UN relief agency for second and third respectively.
Palestinian refugees as it voiced
concern over the fragile 10 December: Human Rights Day
situation and ongoing conflicts The Human Rights Day 2016 was on 10 December 2016
in the middle-east region. observed across the world.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been This years theme is "Stand up for someone's rights
providing health, education, relief and social services, today.
and emergency humanitarian assistance to some 5.3
million Palestinian refugees across its five fields of 9 December: International Anti-Corruption Day
operation - Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank The International Anti-Corruption Day 2016 was observed
and the Gaza Strip - for 65 years. across the world on 9 December 2016.
Palestine This years theme is United against corruption for
Capital: Jerusalem development, peace and security.
Currency: It uses Dinar, Shekel, Pound as
currency. English most powerful language in the world: World
Economic Forum
Pisa tests: Singapore top in global education rankings The 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI) announced that
Singapore has the highest achieving students in international English language is the most powerful language in the world.
education rankings, with its teenagers coming top in tests in The index was published by World Economic Forum (WEF).
maths, reading and science. Hindi language was ranked 10th in the 2016 PLI.
The Programme for International Student Assessment Mandarin is second while French is the third most
(Pisa) provides education rankings based on powerful language in the world.
international tests taken by 15-year-olds in maths, World Economic Forum
reading and science. Founded: 1971
Singapore Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
Capital: Singapore
Currency: Dollar Pakistan lifts ban on Indian cotton imports
Pakistan has lifted an "undeclared" ban on import of ginned
US designates India as Major cotton from India, days after rejecting a consignment of 10,000
Defence Partner bales of cotton from India citing violation of plant quarantine
India was formally designated as rules by importers.
a Major Defence Partner of the Earlier, the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of
United States. the Ministry of National Food Security and Research
It was announced in the India-US joint statement on put cotton imports from India on hold through Wagah
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carters visit to New and Karachi port from November 23, saying the
Delhi. shipments did not fulfil phyto- sanitary conditions,
USA Dawn newspaper reported.
Currency: Dollar The rising border tensions between the two
Capital: Washington D.C. neighbours had prompted Islamabad to impose the
ban on 10,000 bales of cotton worth USD 3.3 million
India ranked 7th among countries hit most by terror from India.
India was ranked seventh in the list of countries most impacted Last year, Pakistan imported ginned cotton worth
by terrorism in 2015, according to the Global Terrorism Index more than USD 800 million from India which
(GTI), 2016, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, accounted for two-thirds of India's cotton exports.
a think-tank based in Sydney, Australia. Pakistan
As many as 797 terrorist attacks were recorded in Currency: Rupee
India in 2015, up 4% since 2014, the report said. Capital: Islamabad

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India to establish center of excellence at Al-Azhar South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President
University Lawmakers in South Korea's National Assembly voted
In an effort to enhance overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a
cooperation in education corruption scandal.
between the two countries, The vote was 234-56, with six abstentions.
India will establish a Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will be acting
center of excellence in President for the duration of the court's deliberation.
information technology at South Korea
Egypt's oldest and most prestigious Al-Azhar University. Currency: Won
India's leading computer IT organisation, the Centre Capital: Seoul
for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
had discussed about the establishment of the centre 2 NRIs in US' Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 list: Forbes
with Al-Azhar University's department of IT and Two Indian-origin men
department of engineering. have figured in Forbes
The ambassador informed that Indian government magazine's second annual
will pay the cost of the project. list of wealthiest
Egypt entrepreneurs under the age
Capital: Cairo of 40 which is topped by
Currency: Pound Facebook founder Mark Zuckeberg.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a successful biotech entrepreneur
India, Vietnam sign civil nuclear cooperation pact in a has been ranked 24th on 'America's Richest
boost to bilateral ties Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016' list with a networth of
India and Vietnam signed a $600 million.
civil nuclear cooperation Apoorva Mehta stands at 31st spot with a $360
agreement, with Prime million networth.
Minister Narendra Modi Forbes
asserting that it will further Founded: 1917
strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between Headquarters: New Jersey
the two countries.
The two countries also signed three other agreements Seventh Indo- Maldives joint military exercise to
-- to enhance aviation links, to jointly work in the area commence from 15 dec
of energy efficiency and promotion of parliamentary Seventh edition of
cooperation. Exercise EKUVERIN
will be held from 15 to
Venezuela banned its biggest banknote 28 Dec 2016 at
The Venezuelan government Kadhdhoo, Laamu
pulled its 100-bolivar bank note Atoll, Maldives.
out of service to combat The Exercise
smuggling and food shortages. is a 14 day
The country is platoon level joint military exercise between the
experiencing a deep economic crisis. Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence Force
Despite being the biggest note in Venezuelan conducted on a yearly basis.
circulation, the 100-bolivar note has lost most of its The previous edition of the exercise was held in India
value and is now worth about $0.02. at Trivandrum, Kerala.
Venezuela Maldives
Capital: Caracas Capital: Male
Currency: Bolivar Currency: Rufiyaa
President: Nicolas Maduro President: Abdulla Yameen

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Indo Russian Bilateral Naval Exercise: Indra Navy 2016
The 9th edition of exercise
INDRA NAVY, an annual
bilateral maritime exercise
between Indian Navy and
Russian Navy will be conducted
in the Bay of Bengal from 14 to
21 December 2016.
The primary aim of exercise INDRA NAVY is to
increase inter-operability amongst the two navies and
develop common understanding and procedures for
maritime security operations.
Russia
Capital: Moscow
Currency: Ruble
President: Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
Bapus charkha among most influential photos
A 1946 picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his charkha
(spinning wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most
influential images of all time, according to a compilation by
Time magazine of images that changed the world.
The black and white photo was taken by Margaret
Bourke-White.
The Time collection includes 100 of the most iconic
and history-altering images, dating from the 1820s to
2015 that have remained engrained in the human
psyche from the time they were taken.
4 India-born CEOs on Fortune's Businessperson of the
Year list
Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Mastercard's Ajay Banga are
among four leading India-born CEOs who have sealed a place
in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year list topped by
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Those India born CEOs are:
Nadella has been ranked fifth
Ajita Rajendra on the 34th spot,
HDFC Banks Managing Director Aditya Puri on the
36th position
Mastercards Ajay Banga on 40th.
IISc breaks into top 15 in Times varsity rankings of 2017
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has, for the first time,
broken into the top 15 universities in the latest Times Higher
Education (THE)s BRICS and Emerging Economies
University Rankings 2017
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Following IISc is Indian Institute of Technology-
Bombay, which climbed three places to the 26th
position, its highest ever rank.
According to THE, India could soon overtake Taiwan
as the second most-represented country in the top 200,
behind China.
Overall, India has 19 universities in the top 200, up
from 16 last year, while Taiwan has 21, down from
24.
World Aids Day: 1st December
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st
December each year and is an
opportunity for people worldwide to
unite in the fight against HIV, show
their support for people living with
HIV.
World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day,
held for the first time in 1988.
Theme for this year is Hands Up for HIV
Prevention.
First element discovered in Asia named 'nihonium', after
Japan
Japanese scientists behind the
discovery of element 113, the first
atomic element found in Asia -
indeed, the first found outside
Europe or the United States - have
dubbed it "nihonium" after the Japanese-language name for
their country.
Though the element was publicly recognized by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC) in December 2015, the name was not
announced by IUPAC.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with
Disabilities, celebrated on December
3 is an international observance
promoted by the United Nations since
1992.
The observance of the Day
aims to bring the Persons
with Disabilities into
mainstream.
The theme for this years International Day is
Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want.
Pak-China start direct rail and freight service India, Qatar ink five pacts on visas, cyberspace,
China and Pakistan investments
launched a direct rail and Modi and the Qatari Prime Minister, who is here on his first
sea freight service with the visit, discussed enhancing cooperation in defence and security,
first cargo train departing in particular in cybersecurity and agreed on joint action to
from China's southwestern tackle money laundering and terrorist financing.
Yunnan province. After the talks, the two sides inked five pacts
The service was launched with the first cargo train including in the field of visas, cyberspace and
loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming, investments.
capital of Yunnan, an inland province in southwest Qatar
China departed for Karachi. Currency: Riyal
The service is a part of China's Maritime Silk Road Capital: Doha
initiative, of which USD 46 billion China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor project (CPEC) is a part. International Volunteer Day: 5 December
International Volunteer Day observed on 5th December, is an
Italy's Renzi quits after crushing referendum defeat international observance designated by the United Nations
Italian Prime Minister since 1985.
Matteo Renzi announced his Theme for the year 2016 is "Global Applause give
resignation, after learning he volunteers a hand".
had suffered a crushing
defeat in a referendum on World's first solar road opens in France
constitutional reform. The worlds first solar
Nearly 70 percent road is opened in the
of Italians entitled to vote their ballots, an small village of
exceptionally high turnout that reflected the high Tourouvre-au-Perche in
stakes and the intensity of the various issues involved. Normandy, France.
Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan is the favourite to The 1 kilometer
succeed Renzi as the President of the Council of road was opened
Ministers, as Italy's premier is formally titled. French Ecology Minister Sgolne Royal and could
Italy generate enough electricity to power the street lights.
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro US President Obama signs $618 billion defence bill
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the USD 618
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announces billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security
resignation cooperation with India and conditions nearly half of the
New Zealand Prime Minister funding to Pakistan on a certification that it is taking
John Key unexpectedly demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network.
announced his resignation, Obama signed the National Defence Authorisation
saying it was the right time Act (NDAA) 2017, which asks Defence Secretary and
to leave politics after more Secretary of State to take steps necessary to recognise
than eight years in power. India as Americas major defence partner.
Mr. Key, a former foreign exchange dealer who
worked at firms including Merrill Lynch, won office India to supply additional 80 MW power to Nepal from Jan
for the National Party in 2008, ending the nine-year 1
rule of Labour's Helen Clark. India will supply an additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from
New Zealand January 1, which will increase the total total transmission of
Currency: Dollar electricity to the neighbouring nation to 400 MW.
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 According to the statement, Nepal Energy Minister
Janardan Sharma held discussions with Power
Minister Piyush Goyal during his recent visit to India.
In a swift response, within 20 days the Power Grid
Corp installed an additional 220/132kV, 100MVA
transformer at Muzaffarpur substation in India.
India outguns Russia to become 4th largest defense spender
India now belongs to the list
of top five defence spenders
in the world with more than
$50 billion devoted to its
military budget, placing the
South Asian country in
fourth place, according to
the annual Janes Defense Budgets Report.
Unites States, China and United Kingdom sealed first,
second third spot respectively.
NITI Aayog Launches Two Schemes for Customers and
Merchants to Boost Digital Transaction
NITI Aayog, a Government of India policy think-tank
announced the launch of two schemes, Lucky Grahak Yojna
and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojna, to give cash awards to for
consumers and merchants who use digital payment instruments
for any transaction.
Lucky Grahak Yojana (Consumers) is for the
consumers who will conduct daily transaction using
electronic medium.
Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana (Merchants) is applicable
for those merchants who make digital transaction at
merchant establishments.
e-Tourist visa extended to citizens of 161 countries
The government has
extended the facility of e-
Tourist Visa for citizens of
161 countries, Rajya Sabha
was informed.
The e-visa scheme
was launched on November 27, 2014.
Under the scheme, an applicant receives an email
authorising him or her to travel to India after it has
been approved. The tourist can travel with a print-out
of this authorisation.
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Raj CM Vasundhara Raje launches Annapurna Rasoi
Yojna
Rajasthan Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje
launched a subsidised
meal scheme in the state.
The tagline for
the scheme, named Annapurna Rasoi Yojana, is:
Sabke liye bhojan, sabke liye sammaan (Food for all,
respect for all).
Cost of a meal will come to Rs 23.70 for a meal and
Rs 21.70 for breakfast and of this, Rs 8 and Rs 5 will
be borne by the customer, respectively, while the rest
will be subsidized.
Vijay Diwas: 16 December
Vijay Diwas is commemorated every 16 December in
Bangladesh, as it marks its military victory over Pakistan in
1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War, in alliance with
India.
The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral and
unconditional surrender of the Pakistan Army and
subsequent secession of East Pakistan into
Bangladesh.
Government announces new income declaration scheme
'PM Garib Kalyan Yojana'
Offering one last chance to black money holders, the
government has said that they have time until 31st March 2017
to come clean by paying 50 per cent tax of the unaccounted
money under the Pradhan Madntri Garib Kalyan Yojana.
Government will use this money from penalty under
this scheme for social schemes.
This scheme starts from Dec 17 and declarations
made under this scheme will be kept confidential. Any
individual who has undisclosed income can disclose
income under this scheme till March 31 2017.
Any individual who declares unaccounted income,
will have to pay a fine of 50% of the unaccounted
money.
25% of the amount will remain locked in for 4 years.
Disabled persons to get 4% reservation
Disabled persons will now get 4 percent reservation in
government jobs and educational institutions.
Rajya Sabha has passed the Disabled Persons rights
bill 2014 Unanimously to empower disabled persons.
 Disabled persons will now have 21 categories in place Manipur CM Okram Ibobi inaugurates two more districts
of earlier 7 categories. Acid victims will also fall Amid tight security,
under disabled category from now on. Manipur Chief Minister
Okram Ibobi Singh
Kochi to get Indias first transgender school inaugurated two new
Sahaj International School districts which were
in Kochi will be the first carved out of as many
residential transgender Naga-dominated
school in the country. districts.
The school will Singh inaugurated Pherzawl, carved out of
initially Churachandpur district, and Noney from Tamenglong
accommodate 10 transgenders, who will study under district.
the National Open School system. Manipur
The school will be inaugurated on December 30 by Capital: Imphal
transgender rights activist and artist Kalki Governor: Najma Heptulla
Subramaniam.
Thaawarchand Gehlot Releases 'Saanjhi Saanjh'
Prime Minister laid foundation of first ever Indian Institute Newspaper
of Skills in India at Kanpur Thaawarchand Gehlot,
Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone of the first ever Minister for Social Justice
Indian Institute of Skills in the country at Kanpur, Uttar and Empowerment released
Pradesh. the first issue of a National
Prime Minister also inaugurated the Kaushal Newspaper dedicated to
Pradarshini (Skill Exhibition) for the youth of Uttar Senior Citizen, 'Saanjhi
Pradesh. Saanjh'.
The Exhibition would showcase state-of-the-art This newspaper will carry important and useful news
vocational training practices across different sectors, pertaining to elderly persons besides inspirational
and would be open for public view at the Railway stories. It will serve as a bridge between old and new
Grounds, Kanpur between 19th to 22nd December. generations.

Tata Hospital Mumbai records 100% 'cashless' transaction Government to launch toll free number '1955' for call
Tata Memorial Centre Cancer drops
Hospital, Mumbai, has Government is planning to
achieved 100% "cashless" start soon a toll free number
transaction status. 1955 for taking feedback of
Tata Memorial telecom subscribers on call
Hospital is possibly drops.
the first hospital of its kind in government sector Provisioning of this number will be mandatory for
which is making all its transactions through cashless telecom operators and should be accessible for local
payments. and STD calling.
State-run telecom firm MTNL has been directed to
Power Ministry to launch GARV-II app configure this short code.
To ensure transparency in implementation of rural
electrification programme, the Power Ministry will launch a Railways doubles compensation to rail accident victims
new app, GARV-II, to provide real time data of all six lakh Ministry of Railways after 19 years has decided to double the
villages of the country. compensation paid so far for the death or injury to a passenger
GARV-II will have a citizen engagement window in rail accidents.
'SAMVAD'to enhance participation. Effective from January 1, 2017, the family of a
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 compensation of Rs 8 lakh instead of Rs 4 lakh paid
so far.
Piyush Goyal launches Coal Mitra Web Portal
Union Minister of State (IC) for
Power, Coal, New & Renewable
Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal
launched Coal Mitra, a Web portal
for flexibility in Utilization of
Domestic Coal.
The Coal Mitra Web Portal has been designed to bring
about flexibility in Utilization of Domestic Coal.
It will transfer the reserves to more cost efficient
State/Centre owned or Private sector generating
stations, leading to lower generation costs and
ultimately lesser cost of electricity for the consumers.
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) during his recent
visit to Kanpur.
The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10000 crore and it
involves incentivizing employers in sharing 25% of
total cost of stipend paid to the apprentices.
9th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality
held in Delhi
The 9th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and
Spirituality was held in New Delhi to spread the message of
inter-faith peace and harmony, to ignite the human spirit and to
harness the potential of human beings towards selfless service.
ASSOCHAM, Srei Foundation and the Times Group
organize the annual convention.
The theme of the convention is Sach Bharat:
Spirituality at Work.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung submits his
resignation
In a surprise move, Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has
submitted his resignation to the Centre, ending a nearly three-
and-half- year-long eventful tenure.
65-year-old Jung, a former IAS officer was 20th LG of
Delhi and assumed charge of Lt Governor of Delhi on
July 9, 2013.
Cabinet clears creation of Indian Enterprise Development
Services
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Cadre review and
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formation of a new service in the name of ndian Enterprise
Development Service (IEDS) in the Office of Development
Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises(MSME).
The creation of the new cadre and change in structure
will not only strengthen the organization but will also
help to achieve the vision of Startup India, Stand-
up India and Make in India.
PSLV-C36 Successfully Launches RESOURCESAT-2A
Remote Sensing Satellite
In its thirty eighth flight (PSLV-
C36), ISRO's Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle successfully
launched the 1,235 kg
RESOURCESAT-2A Satellite
from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
This is the thirty seventh consecutively successful
mission of PSLV.
Like its predecessors RESOURCESAT-1 and 2,
RESOURCESAT-2A has a unique 3-Tier imaging
system with Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS),
Linear Imaging Self Scanner-3 (LISS-3) and Linear
Imaging Self Scanner-4 (LISS-4) cameras.
India International Science Festival (IISF-2016)
inaugurated in New Delhi
IISF-2016 is being held at
CSIR-National Physical
Laboratory (NPL) Campus,
New Delhi during 7-11
December, 2016.
India International
Science Festival (IISF) as a major science event was
conceptualized last year which was organized the 1st
IISF at IIT, Delhi during 4-8 December, 2015 and was
visited by more than 4 lakh people.
It was a great success and also won the distinction of
Guinness Book of World Record for successful
conduct of Largest Practical Science Lesson by 2000
school students.
Govt offers discounts on petrol, railways, LIC
As much as 10 per cent and 8 per cent discount will be offered
in case of general and life insurance respectively for buying
new policy or paying premium online via PSUs websites.
 Monthly and seasonal suburban railway tickets
purchased through digital mode will get 0.5 per cent
discount from January 1.
Online booking of railway tickets will get Rs 10 lakh
accident insurance.
On buying petrol or diesel with debit or credit card or
e-wallet from a petrol pump, the customer will soon
get a discount of 0.75 percent.
I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu to chair SIMCON 2016
The Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting is organizing the
28th State Information
Ministers Conference on 9th
and 10th December, 2016 at
Vigyan Bhawan.
M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for I&B will chair the
conference on 10th Dec, 2016.
The two day conference will promote partnership in
the dissemination process between Centre and States,
enabling effective communication to the people and
on sector specific collaboration in the Films,
Broadcasting & Information sector.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launches Haritha Keralam
Mission
The Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan launched the
Haritha Keralam Mission in Thiruvananthapuram.
It is a comprehensive programme to make the state
clean, protect its water sources and soil.
Eminent Carnatic vocalist and playback singer K J
Yesudas is the Brand Ambassador of the mission.
Kerala
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Governor: P Sathasivam
Bengaluru has countrys first Helicopter pilot institute
Countrys first Helicopter pilot institute is ready in Bengaluru.
It is built by Helicopter services company Pawan
Hans limited and Hindustan Aeronautics limited. Its
first batch will commence from January.
Kerala govt launches mobile apps to fight corruption
Seeking to fight corruption with the active participation of
people, Kerala government launched two mobile applications,
which can be used to upload information regarding graft.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the
applications - 'Arising Kerala' and 'Whistle Now - on
the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day.
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Using the apps, people can upload videos and audios
related to corruption around them.
L&T to make worlds biggest cricket stadium at
Gujarats Motera
Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) handed a contract to
Larsen & Turbo (L&T) to make Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium
in Ahmedabad, the biggest stadium in the world.
The new stadium will house 1,10,000 people, the
biggest in terms of seating capacity.
With this, the new Motera Stadium will surpass the
Melbourne Cricket Ground which can hold 100,024
people.
President of India Launches 100 Million for 100 Million
Campaign
The President of
India, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee marked his
81st birthday by
launching a 100
Million for 100 Million Campaign organized by the Kailash
Satyarthi Childrens Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that he
was delighted to launch the campaign led by Nobel
peace prize winner, Shri Kailash Satyarthi, from
Rashtrapati Bhavan, an institution which symbolises
our Republics commitment to democracy, pluralism
and secularism.
The 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign aims to
mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100
million underprivileged children across the world, to
end child labour, child slavery, violence against
children and promote the right of every child to be
safe, free, and educated, over the next 5 years.
Mehbooba Mufti flags off children-special fortnightly train
Vaadi ki Sair
Jammu and Kashmir chief
minister Mehbooba Mufti
flagged off a fortnightly
special train for children
from Banihal to Baramulla.
School children
boarded the special train -- Vaadi ki Sair at different
stations and the chief minister welcomed them at each
stop and interacted with them during the journey.
Rajasthan government launches tourist friendly Mobile
App
In an attempt to vow the tourists Rajasthan government has
launched a mobile App that provides real time information
about tourist places in Ajmer and Pushkar with rich content
including pictures, audio and video streams and cultural
stories.
Shiv Shankar Heda, Chairman of the Ajmer
Development Authority, said that the App is
comprehensive and one-stop solution for tourism
needs.
He further added that, more than 40 places of Ajmer
and Pushkar have been covered in the App which
instantly provides real-time and highly contextual
content to the user.
Punjabs first amphibious bus floats in Harike lake
The Punjab government has launched its ambitious amphibious
bus project at the Harike wetland near Amritsar.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal launched
the bus and took the inaugural ride with officials.
The bus project has cost the state government over Rs
11 crore.
Punjab
Capital: Chandigarh
Governor: VP Singh Badnore
Chief Minister: Prakash Singh Badal
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stones for Rs 1152 Cr
projects in Manipur
Nitin Gadkari, the Union
Minister for Road Transport,
Highways and Shipping laid
the foundation stones for 17
road projects during two
functions held at Jiribam and Imphal.
The projects overall cost is estimated to be around Rs
1152 Cr.
Gadkari announced that the Union Government will
be handing over the responsibility of Imphal-Jiribam
highway (NH 37) to National highways and
infrastructure development corporation Limited
(NHIDCL) from the Border Roads Organisation of
Indian Army.
Manipur
Capital: Imphal
Governor: Najma Heptulla
Chief Minister: Okram Ibobi Singh
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National Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood to be
launched
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs in
collaboration with UNDP and National
Scheduled Tribes Finance and
Development Corporation (NSTFDC)
will launch Vanjeevan the National
Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood
issues at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 22, 2016.
Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs will
preside over the launch ceremony.
Vanjeevan will be a programme to identify the
problems in livelihood issues in select districts of six
states having low HDI of tribal people in the first
phase.
The states are Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Odisha and Telangana.
Delhi Airport launches Indias 1st airport e-Shopping
platform for fliers
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the company that
operates the Delhi airport, announced that it has launched
India's first airport e-Shopping platform - www.shopflydel.in -
for domestic passengers.
Through this online shopping portal, now travellers
have access to over 20 categories of products.
7th World Ayurveda Congress to be held in Kolkata from
2nd-4th December
The 7th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) will be held from
2nd 4th December, 2016 at Science City, Kolkata.
The mega event is being organized by the World
Ayurveda Foundation with support of Ministry of
AYUSH, and the State Government of West Bengal.
The focus of this 7th World Ayurveda Congress is
Strengthening the Ayurveda Ecosystem and the
congregation will bring together stakeholders in the
Ayurveda sector from India and abroad.
ISRO will launch 83 satellites in one go in Jan 2017
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 83
satellites, 80 of them being foreign, in one go in January next
year, the Lok Sabha was told.
Eighty satellites weighing 500 kg belonged to five
foreign countries -- Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands,
Switzerland and the US.
ISRO
Founded: 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru
 Director: AS Kiran Kumar
Union HRD Minister launches Vittiya Saksharata
Abhiyan
Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri
Prakash Javadekar launched Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan in
New Delhi.
Union HRD Minister appealed to the faculty and
especially young students to come forward and join
Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan to encourage, create
awareness and motivate all people around them to use
a digitally enabled cashless economic system for
transfer of fund.
Odisha CM inaugurates Tata Steel's Gopalpur ferro-
chrome plant
The 55,000-tonne per annum
(TPA) ferro-chrome plant set
up by Tata Steel at a cost of Rs
542 crore in its Gopalpur
Industrial Park in Ganjam
district was opened by Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik.
The plant is a unique environment-friendly unit with
state-of-the-art pollution control equipment and
technology such as ETP (effluent treatment plant) and
STP (sewage treatment plant).
Odisha
Capital: Bhubaneswar
Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
Governor: JC Jamir
Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhawan to go 'Cashless'
Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat stressed on the
need to adopt a 'cashless' system in the state and to begin with
he directed the Raj Bhawan staff to ensure that all transactions
are made online.
He also called upon the teachers and NGOs to make
people aware about cashless transactions and
welcomed the decision of Prime minister Narendra
Modi to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency
notes to unearth black money, running a parallel
economy.
Himachal Pradesh
Capital: Shimla
Chief Minister: Virbhadra Singh
Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
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Govt approves inclusion of 15 new castes in Central
OBC list
The government approved inclusion of 15 new castes and
modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other
Backward Classes (OBCs).
The National Commission of Backward Classes
(NCBC) had recommended a total of 28 changes in
respect of 8 states Assam, Bihar, Himachal
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
Out of these 28, 15 were new entries, 9 were
synonyms or sub-castes of the castes which were
already in the list and 4 were corrections.
Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 cr package for refugees
from PoK
A Rs 2,000-crore
development package
for displaced people of
Pakistan occupied
Kashmir (PoK) living
in the country
was approved by the government.
The Union Cabinet approved the Home Ministrys
proposal to provide enhanced financial aid to 36,384
families, who are mostly living in Jammu region after
their displacement from PoK post Independence.
Each of these families will get around Rs 5.5 lakh as
aid, a senior official said.
Heart of Asia' conference concluded in Amritsar
The sixth 'Heart of Asia'
ministerial conference
concluded in Amritsar
after discussing peace,
cooperation and
economic development
in Afghanistan.
Delegates from nearly 40 countries participated in the
conference organised on the theme 'Addressing
Challenges, Achieving Prosperity'.
International Gita Mahotsav-2016
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee is on a visit to
Haryana on December 6, 2016 and inaugurated the
International Gita Mahotsav-2016 at Kurukshetra.
The event showcases the importance of Gita in
modern time.
Exercise Konkan 16 kicked off
KONKAN 16, the 2016 edition of the annual bilateral maritime
exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, would
be held from 05 -16 Dec 16 at Mumbai and Goa.
Exercise KONKAN, named after the Western coastal
region of India, was institutionalised in 2004.
Since then, the exercise hosted in rotation by both the
Navies, has grown in complexity, scale and intensity.
NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district for digital
payments adoption
NITI Aayog has
launched a series of
incentives for
encouraging digital
payments for day to day
financial transactions like buying or selling goods/services,
transferring money etc., at the district, taluk and panchayat
level.
This will include providing a fund of Rs 5 lakh per
district administration.
Local administration will have to use the funds to
increase the number of mobile and Aadhar cards
linked to bank accounts, issue of Rupay cards and PIN
numbers and download of apps.
NITI Aayog
Chairman: Prime Minister
Vice Chairman: Arvind Pangariya
CEO: Amitabh Kant
Dr. Ambedkars birth day to be celebrated as Water Day
Lauding the contribution of Dr. B
R Ambedkar in water resources
management of the country
Union Minister for Water
Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma
Bharti has announced that his birth day 14th April will be
celebrated as Water Day.
The Minister said In the coming days water is going
to become an important agenda of the government.
Delhi emerges as most well-read city this year in India
The national capital has emerged as the most well-read city in
India for the fourth consecutive year with Bengaluru and
Mumbai taking the second and third spot, respectively, says a
survey conducted by Amazon India.
According to the Annual Reading Trends Report for
2016 conducted by Amazon.in, Karnal, Vadodara
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and Patna are first-time entrants in the Top 20 list
having bought more books than cities like
Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam and Lucknow this year.
Chetan Bhagats book One Indian Girl emerged as
the highest selling book of this year followed by JK
Rowlings Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts
I and II.
Govt launch mobile App 'Smart Consumer' & OCMC
The government has launched a host of online initiatives
including a mobile App 'Smart Consumer' and an 'Online
Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)' to provide speedy
redressal of consumer grievances.
The initiatives were unveiled by Consumer Affairs
Minister Ram Vilas Paswan at a function in New
Delhi on the occasion of National Consumer Day.
A helpline 14404 was also launched for conusmer
related grievances.
National Consumer Day: December 24
The National Consumer Day is observed every year in India on
24th December.
On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had
received the assent of the President.
This years themeis Alternate Consumer Disputes
Redressal.
Good Governance Day: 25 December
Good Governance Day is a day of national importance in India
observed annually on 25th of December, the birth anniversary
of former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to
honor former Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering
awareness among the Indian people of accountability
in government.
National Kisan Diwas: 23 December
Kisan Diwas was observed across the country on 23 December
to celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Government in 2001 had decided to observe 23
December every year as Kisan Diwas (Farmers Day).
External Affairs Ministry launches Twitter Seva for real
time solutions
Expanding its social media outreach, External Affairs Ministry
has launched a 'Twitter Seva' service with an aim to centralise
its grievance redressal mechanism by bringing over 200 social
media handles including those of Indian Missions and regional
passport offices under one platform.
 Under the new service, a tweet to any Twitter handle held on 25th December, 2016 at village Tarkhanwala, Bathinda
of the Ministry will automatically land in the Twitter (Punjab), with an approximate investment of Rs 600 crores.
Seva platform which will provide for prompt Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a
resolution of the grievances. Central Government Public Sector Undertaking, is
setting up the project.
Bunkar Mitra--Handloom Helpline Centre to be set up by
Ministry of Textiles Successful Test Flight of Agni-5
The Ministry of Textiles has Agni-5, the Long Range
decided to establish a Surface-to-Surface
Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Ballistic Missile was
Helpline Centre where successfully flight tested
professional queries of by DRDO from Dr. Abdul
weavers will be answered by the experts in the field. Kalam Island, Odisha.
This helpline will function from 10.00 a.m to 6 p.m. The full range test-flight of the missile has further
and initially it will be provided in 7 languages viz., boosted the indigenous missile capabilities and
Hindi, English, and 5 other regional languages deterrence level of the country.
(Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Bengali & Assamese). All the Radars, tracking systems and Range Stations
tracked and monitored the flight performance and all
Naveen Patnaik launches Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana the Mission objectives were successfully met.
The Odisha government launched the Biju Sishu Surakshya This was the 4th test of Agni-5 missile and the second
Yojana, a scheme to nurture the orphan and HIV-infected one from a Canister on a Road Mobile Launcher. All
children residing in different child care institutions and the four missions have been successful.
orphanages.
The state government, under the scheme, would Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha
extend financial help for their primary and higher Actor turned politician Mithun
education, rehabilitation, opening accounts under Chakraborty has resigned from
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and financial help for Rajya Sabha citing poor health
marriage in case of girl children. condition.
The orphan and HIV-infected children would receive He has submitted his
an annual grant of Rs 40,000 per annum for pursuing resignation to Rajya
higher education. Sabha Chairman.
He was nominated to the upper house by West Bengal
Assam launches health insurance scheme Atal-Amrit Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the TMC in
Abhiyan February 2014.
Assam's BJP led government rolled out 'Atal-Amrit Abhiyan'
health insurance scheme which will provide coverage against Railway launches fog alert
several critical illnesses. Rail Yatri has rolled out a new
Launched to mark the 92nd birthday of former prime feature called Fog Alert to help
minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the scheme will offer train travelers plan their
coverage against 437 illnesses in six disease groups. journeys better in the winter.
Both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty The feature allows
Line (APL) families, with annual income below Rs 5 users to check if a train
lakh, are eligible for the scheme. is delayed due to fog.
Fog Alert feature tells the passengers the fog
First 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery in India to be set up at probability along the route and its probable impact on
Bathinda train schedule.
The Foundation Stone laying ceremony for setting up the first It also allows users to keep their family and friends
Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Bio-refinery in India is being informed about the delays.

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Odisha to launch malaria elimination programme named
DAMAN in eight districts
The Odisha Government recently decided to launch a new
malaria control programme, DAMAN, in remote tribal-
dominated areas.
The annual expenditure for the programme will be Rs
24 crore from the state budget.
KSRTC launches bio-diesel buses
For the first time in the country,
Karnataka State Road Transport
Corporation (KSRTC) launched
25 buses that run 100 per cent
on bio-diesel.
KSRTC is expected to
save 86.68 lakh per
annum by using bio-diesel for 25 buses.
The vehicles are retrofitted with Bio-Diesel Kit with
which they can run on 100 percent Bio-Diesel for
effective control over pollution.
Fadnavis launches 'Transform Maharashtra' initiative
Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis has
launched an initiative
Transform Maharashtra at
IIT Bombays Mood Indigo
festival.
The initiative will seek participation from over two
lakh students from across 500 colleges.
It aims to provide an opportunity to college students
to put their heads together and come up with policy
and/or programme level solutions to 11 critical
challenges being faced by Maharashtra at present.
Army to set up R&D cell at IIT-Gandhinagar
The Indian Army has entered into an agreement with the IIT-
Gandhinagar (IITGN) to set up a research and development
(R&D) cell on the campus.
Staffed by the faculty and research students, the R&D
cell will attempt to solve the technical challenges
faced by the army.
The agreement will also enable IITGN and Indian
Army to collaborate in various other areas, including
better understanding of critical technology
requirements of the army, sharing of professional and
technical knowledge, and other activities of mutual
interest.
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Chardham highway project: PM Modi lays foundation
stone in Dehradun
PM Narendra Modi has laid the
foundation stone for the
Chardham Mahamarg Vikas
Pariyojna in Uttarakhands
Dehradun.
The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, or the
Chardham highway development project, is an
ambitious initiative to improve connectivity to the
Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas.
The projects main objective is to develop around 900
km of national highways. These highways will be
built in Uttarakhand at an approximate cost of Rs
12,000 crore.
Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative launched
Swachh Swasth Sarvatra, an inter-ministerial joint initiative
between the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was launched in New
Delhi.
Another joint initiative, Swasth Bacche Swasth
Bharat, between Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource
Development was also launched on the occasion.
Under this initiative:
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has
declared over 700 blocks as Open Defecation Free
(ODF).
Community Health Centres (CHCs) in ODF blocks of
the country will be allocated Rs 10 lakhs under
National Health Mission (NHM) to focus on
sanitation and hygiene.
Under Kayakalp, one Primary Health Centre (PHCs)
in each district is awarded for meeting quality
standards including sanitation and hygiene.
Government Suspends Deemed Recognition of IOA
Government has suspended the deemed recognition, granted by
it to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) until the IOA
reverses its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay
Chautala as Life Presidents.
Following the suspension, IOA will cease to enjoy the
privileges and prerogatives bestowed on it by the
Government as the National Olympic Committee
(NOC).
All Government assistance, financial or otherwise, to
IOA will also be stopped.
Haryana signs MoU with Andhra to prepare citizen
database
Haryana government has signed a memorandum of
understanding with Andhra Pradesh to assist it compile a
centralised database of its population to ensure efficient and
effective implementation of welfare programmes.
The MoU for State Resident Data Base (SRDB) was
signed by Haryana Principal Secretary, Information
Technology Devender Singh and Secretary Andhra
Pradesh, Information Technology, Vijayen.
Andhra already has a database of this sort.
It's described as a comprehensive portal for managing
demographic (name, gender, age, photograph and
address) and biometric information for facilitating
"Unique ID" based identity authentication.
Nitish government announces 50 % reservation in judicial
services
The Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent reservation in all
judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely
Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes.
The reservation will be in both Superior Judicial
Services and Subordinate Judicial Services.
According to the Cabinet decision, aspirants
belonging to EBCs will get 21 per cent reservation,
OBCs will have 12 per cent reservations, Scheduled
Castes will have 16 per cent reservation and
Scheduled Tribes will be provided 1 per cent
reservation in all judicial services of the State.
In all categories, there will be 35 per cent horizontal
reservation for women and 1 per cent reservation for
disabled persons.
World Bhojpuri Conference begins in Varanasi
'World Bhojpuri Conference'
will be held in Varanasi from 29
December to January 1, in which
participants from over 18
countries are likely to be present.
During the conference,
a 'Bhojpuri Ratna'
award and 'World Bhojpuri Karmayogi' award will be
conferred on over 25 people including Mauritius
Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Bihar CM Nitish
Kumar, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, Jharkhand
CM Raghubar Das, BJP MP and Bhojpuri actor
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Manoj Tiwari, Bollywod actors Amitabh Bachchan
and Shatrughan Sinha and other personalities.
Gurugram Gets Indias first Digital Investigation Centre
A Digital Investigation
Training and Analysis
Centre (DITAC) aimed at
improving the capabilities of
Haryana Police in solving
cyber crime cases, has been
set up in Gurugram, Haryana.
The centre is the first of its kind in the country.
It was Set up with the help of the National Technical
Research Organisation (NTRO).
The DITAC has a state-of-the-art cyber forensic
laboratory equipped with high-end tools, high tech
training facilities to train police officers in handling
cyber related crimes more efficiently and a social
media monitoring lab equipped with the latest
technological gadgets.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu
Suspended By His Party PPA
Incumbent Chief Minister and former Congress rebel Pema
Khandu and six other lawmakers were suspended from the
People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) for allegedly breaking party
discipline.
PPA is likely to propose the name of another leader,
Takam Pario, as Mr Khandu's replacement.
The frontier state in the north-east has witnessed
political instability since last December when
Congress dissidents revolted against former Congress
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki.
Subsequently, Congress rebel Kalikho Pul formed the
government in the state in February with the help of 11 BJP
lawmakers.
PNB launches Mobile Wallet PNB KITTY
Usha Ananthasubramanian, Managing Director & CEO of
Punjab National Bank launched the Banks Mobile wallet -
PNB Kitty.
PNB Kitty is a digital wallet that enables a smart
phone user to undertake on line transactions using the
money stored in it i.e. without using debit card / credit
card / internet banking and sharing sensitive
information like passwords or card details.
 The App is available on Google Play Store. RBI lowers charges on debit card payments up to Rs2,000
Funds can be transferred from a PNB Kitty to another To encourage digital
PNB Kitty using mobile number of the receiver, and transactions, the Reserve
from one account to other using IMPS (through Bank of India (RBI) has
Account Number & IFSC). decided to slash merchant
discount rate (MDR) charges
Indian Railways, SBI tie-up to install 10000 POS machines on payments made through
at various locations debit cards from 1 January to
The Indian Railways tied-up with 31 March.
the State Bank of India (SBI) to The MDR for debit card payments, including for
install at least 10000 Point of payments made to government, will be capped at
Sale (POS) machines using debit 0.25% for transactions up to Rs1,000 and 0.5%
or credit cards at the Public between Rs1,000-2,000, RBI said in a notification.
Reservation System (PRS) counters of Railways. The existing MDR cap is 0.75% for transactions up to
This tie-up was undertaken to promote Prime Minister Rs2,000 and 1% for over Rs2,000.
Narendra Modi's decision to promote cashless
transactions. YES Bank tied up with Ola to provide cash at your
In the first phase, 40 POS will be installed on priority doorstep
at A1, A and B category stations in the division. YES Bank, Indias fifth largest private sector bank has
partnered with Ola, one of the popular mobile apps for
India, ASEAN set target of $100 billion trade to be achieved transportation, to provide cash-on-demand at customers
by 2020 doorstep.
India and ASEAN have set a target of Customers will be able to use the Ola app to book a
trading at 100 billion dollar to be cab and opt for cash at their doorsteps that will be
achieved by 2020. Currently the trade enabled using Point-of-Sale (PoS) machines powered
between ASEAN and India is 57 billion by YES Bank.
dollars. Yes Bank
ASEAN and India will Founded: 2004
celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2017, which will be CEO: Rana Kapoor
attended by the head of states of all the ASEAN
countries. EPFO fixes 8.65% interest rate for PF deposits, cut from
8.8%
Paytm launches Each one, teach one to increase digital Employees Provident
inclusion Fund Organisation
Paytm has announced a program Each one, teach one to (EPFO) has reduced
increase the digital inclusion in the country interest rate on provident
The campaign is aimed at transforming user behavior fund deposits to 8.65% for
and further accelerating the countrys ongoing shift 2016-17 from the current 8.8%.
from cash to digital payments. The move is in line with the falling rate regime with
the RBI cutting key lending rates and banks reducing
SBI, BSNL unveil mobile wallet deposit rates following the demonetisation move last
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched Mobicash Mobile month.
Wallet in association with state-owned telecommunications
company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). ICICI Bank unveils eazypay mobile app for all payment
It will provide a mobile wallet to the masses and modes
works with smart as well as normal feature phone. ICICI Bank has launched a mobile application for merchants
The special feature of Mobicash is that users can that allows consolidation of all modes of payments, including
deposit cash with BSNL retail outlets and can also digital wallets, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), QR code,
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 The app, eazypay , which is designed for business,
allows multiple users to connect to the same account.
This makes it possible to be used for cash-on-delivery
payments.
India takes over Britain to become world's 5th largest
economy
India has now taken over the
United Kingdom as the fifth
largest economy in the world.
A report published in
Forbes magazine
said that this dramatic shift has been driven by India's
rapid economic growth over the past 25 years as well
as Britain's recent woes with the Brexit.
Only USA, China, Japan and Germany are ahead of
India now.
RBI imposes penalty on five foreign banks for forex
violations
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised five foreign
banks a total of Rs 60,000 for violation of the central bank's
instructions on reporting requirements of the Foreign Exchange
Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).
Germany's Deutsche Bank was penalised the highest
Rs 20,000 while US' Bank of America-Merrill Lynch,
UK's Royal Bank of Scotland, Japan's Bank of Tokyo
Mitsubishi and UK's Standard Chartered were asked
to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each.
Bank of Baroda becomes first National Supporter for the
FIFA U-17 WC 2017
Bank of Baroda has become the first Indian company to sign
up as a National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India
2017, the first FIFA event to be hosted in the subcontinent.
With the signing of the agreement, Bank of Baroda
has thus claimed the first of six National Supporter
slots for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017.
The tournament will be held from 6 to 28 October
2017.
Chhattisgarh CM dedicates countrys first cashless bazaar
to people in Raipur
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh dedicated to people,
country's first cashless bazaar in Raipur.
Over 900 shops of this 'Smart' bazaar are now
providing customers the facilities of cashless
payments using POS, UPI and other digital systems.
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Chhattisgarh is currently leading in the nation in
training its people in digital transactions.
India gets maximum FDI from Singapore
As per the report by industry chamber PHDCCI and KPMG, in
2015-16, India had received the maximum FDI inflows from
Singapore followed by Mauritius, the US, the Netherlands and
Japan.
The survey has also stated that 40% of FDI flows on
average between 2000 and 2016, has went into
services, telecom, construction, computer software
and hardware sectors.
RBI keeps base rate unchanged
The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has decided
to hold the policy rate at
6.25 per cent citing
uncertainties emanating
from both domestic and
global developments.
There was some relief to banks as RBI has withdrawn
the 100 per cent cash reserve ratio requirement that
was imposed end of last month.
The RBI now estimates economic growth for 2016-17
at 7.1 per cent, down from the 7.6 per cent it had
projected earlier.
RBI
Established: 1935
Governor: Urjit Patel
Headquarters: Mumbai
Abu Dhabi banks to merge into largest Gulf Arab bank
Stockholders at two Abu Dhabi banks approved a plan to
merge the firms into the biggest bank of all Gulf Arab countries
with assets of USD 178 billion.
Shareholders at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and
First Gulf Bank approved the tie-up.
Under terms of the deal, the combined company will
be known as NBAD.
100 banks join National Financial Switch network as direct
members
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said 100 banks
have joined the National Financial Switch (NFS) network as
direct members.
NFS is the largest interoperable ATM network in the
country and it manages more than 95 per cent of the
domestic interbank ATM transactions.
The network now has 2,30,000 ATMs.
 Direct members are those banks that directly
participate in clearing and settlement with NPCI.
Direct member bank can also act as a sponsor bank.
Paytm Launches Offline Money Transfer With Toll Free
Number
Paytm users can now have access to the service without an
internet connection.
It was launched a toll-free number 180018001234
through which non-smart phone users can make
transactions through their Paytm wallets.
RXIL gets RBI nod for 1st trade receivables exchange
platform
The Reserve Bank has authorised the Receivables Exchange of
India (RXIL) to launch the country's first trade receivables
exchange platform for MSMEs, buyers and financiers.
Promoted by Sidbi, RXIL has SBI , ICICI Bank , Yes
Bank , SBI Caps, and ICICI Securities as other
investors.
IOC, BPCL, HPCL join hands to set up India's biggest oil
refinery
Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and
Hindustan Petroleum Corp have signed a pact to build India's
biggest oil refinery at a cost of $30 billion on the west coast.
The three firms signed the pact for the 60-million
tonne a year refinery in Maharashtra with IOC as
leader of the consortium.
IOC will hold a 50 per cent stake in the project while
BPCL and HPCL will have 25 per cent each.
Online marketing platform Mahila E-haat ties up with
India Post, SBI
The Women and Child
Development Ministry has tied up
with India Post and State Bank of
India to offer more payment
options to buyers and simplify
shipping of products bought from "Mahila E-haat", an online
marketing platform for women entrepreneurs.
SBI users can avail multiple options for making
payments such as draft, cheque, e-banking and e-
wallet through "SBI Buddy" application. SBI
customers abroad can make use of "SBI Global".
The tie-up with India Post will help women selling
products on the forum locate the nearest post office
for shipping purposes.
NABARD to tie up with banks to help them install two PoS
terminals per village
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) is going to support banks for deployment of two
PoS (Point of Sales) devices per village in one lakh villages
having a population of upto 10,000 in an effort to facilitate
more cashless transactions in rural India.
The effort is going to cost NABARD an estimated Rs
120 crore.
Further, NABARD will now support procurement of
EMV chip and PIN-based RuPay Kisan Cards by both
regional rural banks and the rural cooperative banks.
NABARD
Founded: 1982
Headquarters: Mumbai
Chairman: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
SBI to divest 3.9% stake in SBI Life for Rs. 1,794 crore
State Bank of India will divest 3.9 per cent of its stake in SBI
Life Insurance Company to global investment firms KKR and
Temasek for Rs. 1,794 crore .
State Bank of India (SBI) said the Executive
Committee of the Central Board in its meeting
approved to divest 3.9 per cent stake, or 3,90,00,000
equity shares of the life insurance subsidiary, at a
price of Rs. 460 per share.
SBI owns 74 per cent stake in SBI Life while BNP
Paribas Cardif has the remaining 26 per cent.
SBI
Founded: 1955
Headquarters: Mumbai
Chairperson: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Canara Bank launches prepaid card
Canara Bank launched a
prepaid card as part of
efforts to attract more and
more people towards
cashless transactions.
Prepaid card lets
the card holders to use the same for cash withdrawal,
purchases at point of sale or internet.
The card holder can prefund the card to his
requirement.
Canara Bank
Founded: 1906
Headquarters: Bengaluru
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'DigiShala', new 24-hour government TV channel for
cashless lessons Government to launch helpline number '14444' for digital
In another step to push payments support
digital transactions, the Government will
ministry of electronics and launch a helpline
information technology number '14444' to
(MeitY) launched a TV educate people about
channel named 'DigiShala'. digital transactions.
The channel would be managed by Doordarshan (DD) The service is
and piggyback on its infrastructure. expected to
Also, to aware people about digital payments, a be operational within a week.
website Cashless India is started. Government has already launched a TV channel and a website
to promote digital payments.
Black rights activist Viola Desmond to be 1st Canadian
woman on $10 bill India ranked 102nd on enabling cross border trade: WEF
Black rights activist Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian India has improved its ranking
woman to be featured on the country's $10 bill. by four places to 102nd position
Desmond's image will replace that of Sir John A. among 136 economies in terms
Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, on the of enabling cross border trade,
purple banknote beginning in 2018. with Singapore leading the list,
the World Economic Forum
ADB slashes India's 2016 growth estimate (WEF) said.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today trimmed its 2016 Among the Brics nations, India, China and South
growth estimate for India to 7 per cent from the previous 7.4 Africa have improved their ranking from the previous
per cent on account of demonetisation, weak investment and edition.
agricultural slowdown. Singapore is leading the top ten economies followed
But India's growth forecast for 2017 was kept at 7.8 by the Netherlands and Hong Kong SAR at second
per cent. and third places, respectively.
In a supplement to its Asian Development Outlook
2016 Update report, ADB has downgraded 2016 India inks Rs 5,000 crore deal with US for 145 M777
growth for Asia to 5.6 per cent. howitzers
ADB Breaking the Bofors jinx, India and the US inked a nearly Rs
Founded: 1966 5,000 crore deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will
Headquarters: Manila be mostly deployed near the borders with China.
President: Takehiko Nakao This is the first deal for artillery guns since the Bofors
scandal in 1980s.
Payjo to launch banking robots in India with Yes Bank and The deal was inked as a two-day meeting of the 15th
RBL India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) began.
Silicon Valley-based
artificial intelligence Yes Bank launches new product for money transfer
company Payjo is set to through feature phones
launch banking robots in Private sector lender Yes Bank launched
India in collaboration with SIMsePAY, that allows any account
Yes Bank and RBL. holder to do money transfers, pay utility
The company bills and other mobile banking services,
has signed deals without the need for smart phones or internet.
with the two banks and is in talks with other public Yes Bank has launched the services with the District
and private sector banks to launch banking robots by Co-operative Bank, Dehradun, and subsequently
early next year. plans to launch it across the country.

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Yes Bank
Founded: 2004
Headquarters: Mumbai
CEO: Rana Kapoor
Tagline: Experience our Expertise
RBL Bank launches Aadhaar-based disbursment of mirco
loans
Private sector RBL Bank said
it has launched 'Aadhaar
Payment Bridge System'
(APBS) for small ticket
micro-finance loan disbursements.
The bank said it is the first bank to launch the APBS
on its platform and the intent is to meet the
government's target on digital banking.
The APBS system can now enable MFIs to disburse
loan amounts directly in Aadhaar-enabled bank
accounts through RBL Bank.
Federal Bank partners with Spice Digital for E Collection
Service
Federal Bank partners with Spice Digital for cash management
services through the Banks E collection facility.
The agreement was signed and exchanged at Spice
Digital Corporate office at Noida.
As per the arrangement, twenty thousand plus retail
outlets of Spice Digital can now remit their cash
collection at the federal bank branches pan India.
Federal Bank
Headquarters: Kochi
Founded: 1945
MD & CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
DCB Bank launches its own mobile wallet Cippy
Private sector lender DCB Bank launched its own mobile and
tab based digital wallet Cippy Wallet app to encourage
consumers to experience cash free purchases from the mobile
phone for day-to-day needs.
The app offers a Split-Bill feature which allows any
payment that is either paid using Cippy Wallet app or
other modes such as card or cash can be easily split
between groups with a single click on the mobile
phone.
UN Report - India To Grow GDP At 7.6% In 2016-17
A new United Nations report on the economic growth
prospects for India in this current year, stating that they expect
GDP growth to be 7.6%.
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The report was prepared by United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP).
On the other hand, India Ratings has lowered its GDP
forecast for 2016-17 to 6.8 per cent from 7.8 per cent
earlier.
Airtel payments bank offers 1 minute talktime for Rs 1
deposit
Airtel Payments Bank,
part of telcom giant
Bharti Airtel, has
offered customers
opening a savings
account one minute of talk time on their Airtel mobile for every
rupee deposited.
If a customer opens an account with a deposit of Rs
1,000 then he/she will get 1,000 minutes of free talk
time on his/her Airtel mobile number.
The talk time can be used for Airtel to Airtel calling
all over India.
This benefit is applicable on first time deposits only,
and comes with a validity of 30 days.
Ruchi Soya Industries to provide banking assistance to
farmers
Edible oil firm Ruchi Soya Industries in association with State
Bank of India (SBI) has launched an initiative to provide
banking assistance to farmers.
Under the initiative 'Kisan Kalyan Ayojan', the
company will help farmers to open bank accounts,
procure the produce directly from farmers at the right
price and ensure farmers get their payment
immediately through internet banking.
The company is associated with 10 million farmers
growing soybean, mustard and palm.
RBI raises Market Stabilisation Scheme limit to Rs. 6 lakh
crore to manage liquidity
In order to mop up extra
liquidity from the system in
view of demonetisation,
government and the Reserve
Bank sharply raised the Market
Stabilisation Scheme (MSS)
ceiling to Rs. 6 lakh crore from
Rs. 30,000 crore.
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said RBI
will operate within that limit as per requirement.
KPMG, Microsoft join hands to boost digital MMTC to tie-up with SBI to sell govt minted 'Indian Gold
transformation Coin'
KPMG and Microsoft India Public sector company MMTC will tie-up with the State Bank
announced a strategic of India (SBI) to sell government-minted "Indian Gold Coin".
Internet of Things (IoT) The state-run bullion trader, which has already tied up
Advisory partnership to with over half a dozen banks, has so far sold one lakh
accelerate the digital pieces of "Indian Gold Coin" and has set a target of
transformation of large and selling 5 lakhs units in the next few years.
mid-market enterprises in The coin is available in denominations of 5gm, 10gm
the country. and 20 gm bar.
The IoT Advisory will help enterprises deploy SBI
solutions that can drive Cloud-based automation, Headquarters: Mumbai
generate operational insights through IoT, provide Founded: 1955
better customer relationship management and Chairperson: Arundhati Bhattacharya
analytics, improve organisational agility and increase
workforce mobility. Govt to launch Aadaar Payment App to simplify digital
transactions
Amazon Launches Its Startup Program Launchpad In The government is coming up with an 'Aadhaar Payment App'
India that could silence digital payments critics.
Global e-commerce giant has announced it is bringing its The app, to be launched on December 25, would also
global startup program Launchpad to India. eliminate the fee payments for service providers like
The India Launchpad portal card companies such as Mastercard or Visa.
www.amazon.in/launchpad is live with products from
over 400 startups, of whom 25 are India-based. IDFC Bank launches aadhaar-linked cashless merchant
solution
Naidu launches AP Purse IDFC Bank has announced the nation-wide launch of aadhaar-
Andhra Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched AP linked cashless merchant solution that uses a retailers'
Purse, a mobile app. smartphone to enable digital payments.
Mr. Naidu said 13 mobile banking and 10 mobile Aadhaar Pay, launched by the government, has been
wallets were available in the purse and could be used developed by IDFC Bank in association with Unique
to pay bills. Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the
Andhra Pradesh National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Chiehf Minister: N Chandra Babu Naidu IDFC Aadhaar Pay will enable millions of merchants
Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan across the country to facilitate cashless purchases for
Capital: Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati is proposed customers in a cost-effective and scalable way.
capital from 2024)
Google joins hands with Indias Ministry to protect
Maharashtra to roll out its own Mahawallet consumer interest online
Maharashtra is set to become the first state to have its own Aiming to raise awareness about
mobile wallet that will also allow users to transfer funds to or online safety, Google India in
from other mobile wallets such as Paytm and Mobikwik. collaboration with Ministry of
Mahawallet is expected to be launched in the next Consumer Affairs announced a
15 days. nationwide 'Digitally Safe Consumer campaign, as part of a
Except common services, Mahawallet will also allow larger effort to help better protect consumer interest online.
users to pay electricity and water bills. Google along with the Department of Consumer
Maharashtra Affairs will undertake a year long campaign focused
Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis on building capacities of consumer organisations,
Governor: C Vidyasagar Rao personnel of consumer affairs department and
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 counsellors of National Consumer Helpline on
Internet safety and related issues.
Polavaram project: Centre extends 1,982-crore loan to
Andhra Pradesh
The Centre has through Nabard released Rs 1,982 crore to
Andhra Pradesh towards the Polavaram irrigation project.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley handed over the cheque
to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Nadu
in the Capital.
This funding is being done through NABARD, which
has now started funding irrigation projects.
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank launches Bank Sakhi
scheme
To promote and popularise cashless
transactions in rural areas, the
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
(KVGB) has come out with an
innovative method of employing
women in villages.
Bank chairman S. Ravindran said that the bank would
appoint women business correspondents called Bank
Sakhi in select villages where this scheme would be
implemented.
To start with, the bank had hired 11 Bank Sakhis
and had plans to appoint a minimum of 50 such
women in different districts.
SBI adopts a village to make it cashless
Indias largest lender State Bank of India has stepped on
towards a cashless economy as the banking behemoth has
adopted a village in Maharashtra where it will drive all
residents to transact digitally.
Shirki, a village in Pen Taluka in Maharashtra is now
the epicentre for SBI, which will promote Aadhaar
number-based merchant payments.
A few weeks ago, the bank made an SBI housing
colony at Nerul in Navi Mumbai with over 1000
families a cash-less colony.
ICICI Bank partners Twitter for better customer
experience
Twitter and ICICI Bank announced a partnership that
integrates a slew of digital customer care support features for
the bank, benefiting millions of its customers with direct online
response to their queries and feedback in real-time.
ICICI Bank is the first bank in India to implement the
new features to its Twitter account for customer care.
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Keralas Nedumkayam tribal colony to be countrys first
digital colony
The Nedumkayam tribal colony in Malappuram district of
Kerala has become the first fully-digital tribal colony in the
country.
The district collector, Amit Meena officially declared
the colony as the first digital and cashless colony at
a function held in the colony.
Au Financiers gets final nod to start small finance bank
operations
Non-banking finance company Au Financiers (India) said it
has received final approval of the Reserve Bank to start
operations as small finance bank.
The company was among the 10 entities that received
in-principle approval of RBI last year to set up small
finance banks.
The company has operations in 10 states with 300
branches.
Bank of Maharashtra Adopts Village in Sangli
Pune based public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra, has
helped to make the village of Malangaon, in Sangli district,
Maharashtra, a completely cashless village.
On the other hand, Siliguri branch of bank of India has
adopted Farabari Adarsh Palli village.
MobiKwik gets RBI nod to accept payments for utility,
convenience bills
Mobile wallet firm Mobikwik has received an in-principle
approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a
Bharat Bill Payments Operating Unit (BBPOU).
MobiKwik said its users across the country will now
be able to pay their utility and convenience bills using
the wallet.
The company will now be integrated in Bharat Bill
Payment System (BBPS), a bill payment system by
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI),
offering interoperable and accessible bill payment
service to customers through a network of agents.
South Indian Bank unveils mobile banking app for NRIs
South Indian Bank has introduced a full-fledged NRI-focused
mobile banking application called SIB Mirror+ across major
mobile platforms.
The new app was launched after the path-breaking 'E-
Lock' feature that provided a single tap solution to
fully secure all digital transaction from frauds.
 SIB Mirror+ equips the customers to perform almost
all banking transactions from their smart phones.
The app comes with self-registration facility for ease
of activation and utilises NEFT facility for interbank
fund transfers.
It also provides bill payment facility, instant
mobile/DTH recharge, cheque book request and 24x7
within bank fund transfer.
Alibaba to soon open first India office in Mumbai
Chinese e-retail giant Alibaba, which has made investments in
India's Snapdeal and Paytm, is setting up its first office in India
in Mumbai.
The office will be located at the commercial Bandra-
Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.
US e-commerce giant Amazon also has its office in
the same complex.
Alibaba's decision to open the office could imply that
the competition in e-commerce sector in India is
likely to get even more fierce.
Ajmer tops in top five cities in Digital Transaction
After Noteban, Ajmer has topped the 5 best districts to promote
cashless transactions.
PM Modi awarded scroll of honor to Ajmer Collector
Gaurav Goyal.
Four other districts are Rajkot (Gujarat), Krishna
(Andhra), Jamshedpur and Bokaro in Jharkhand.
PM Narendra Modi launches UPI based mobile payment
app called BHIM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a mobile app, BHIM
(Bharat Interface for Mobile) for the Unified Payment Interface
(UPI), named after Bhimrao Ambedkar.
BHIM app doesn't even require an Internet connection
since it can also work on simple feature phones.
Currently, it is being security checked. After it is launched,
BHIM will not need a mobile phone, internet or even a feature
phone. It will only need your thumb (impression).
Malaysia enthrones new King Sultan Muhammad V
Malaysia installed its 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V.
Sultan Muhammad V takes the national throne under
the rotating monarchy in place since independence
from Britain in 1957.
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Muhammad V replaces Sultan Abdul Halim
Muadzam Shah from the northern state of Kedah.
V K Sharma appointed LIC chief for 5 years
VK Sharma has been
confirmed as chairman and
managing director of the
nation's biggest insurer and
investor LIC for five years
after the Cabinet's
Appointments Committee
recommended his candidature.
He was acting chief of Life Insurance Corp of India
since September 16.
Sharma would succeed SK Roy, who quit abruptly in
June this year, two years prior to his retirement.
VG Kannan appointed CEO of IBA
V G Kannan has taken charge as Chief Executive of the Indian
Banks Association (IBA).
He succeeds M V Tanksale who demitted office as
Chief Executive on August 9, 2016 after being at the
helm for three years.
Kannan had retired as Managing Director & Group
Executive (Associates & Subsidiaries) of State Bank
of India on July 31, 2016.
Nigerias Amina Mohammed named UN Deputy Secretary-
General
United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres appointed
Nigeria's Environment Minister Amina Mohammed as his
Deputy Secretary-General.
Guterres was recently sworn in as the ninth male UN
Chief.
He will take over from current Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon on 1 January 2017.
Also, Guterres appointed Brazilian diplomat Maria
Luiza Ribeiro Viotti as Chef de Cabinet and South
Koreas Kyung-wha Kang as Special Adviser on
Policy.
Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA
Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora
was appointed as the Director General and Chief Executive
Officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Arora's appointment was approved by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
 He will serve the office for a period of five years or In another appointment, Anil Dhasmana will succeeds
till attaining 65 years of age or until further orders, Rajinder Khanna who completes his tenure this year
whichever is the earliest. end.

Audi appoints Rahil Ansari as head of Indian operations Priyanka Chopra appointed brand ambassador of Assam
Volkswagen group firm Audi announced a top management Assam roped in Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as the brand
change in India with the appointment of Rahil Ansari as head ambassador of the state tourism.
of the operations here with effect from February 1, 2017. She will drive the campaign, Awesome Assam.
Ansari will take over as Head of Audi India from the The agreement is for two years, Assam Tourism
incumbent Joe King, who will move back to Audi Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
headquarters in Germany. Assam
Capital: Dispur
Suzlon Energy appoints Sanjay Baweja as CFO Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal
Suzlon Energy has appointed Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
Sanjay Baweja as its Chief
Financial Officer with effect APIS India ropes in PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador
from December 19, 2016. APIS India, a leading producer,
Sanjay's previous role distributor and exporter of
as CFO with honey under APIS Himalaya
organisations across brand, has roped in Indian
sectors like E-Commerce, Infrastructure and Telecom badminton champion and Rio
gives him a rich experience. Olympics silver medalist PV
Sindhu as its brand
Bipin Rawat to be next Indian Army chief, Dhanoa IAF ambassador.
Chief Apart from honey, APIS India also produces cookies,
The government today appointed vice chief of army staff Lt tea and preserves.
Gen Bipin Rawat as the new Army chief superseding his two
senior officers, while vice chief of air staff Air Marshal B S Justice Saqib Nisar to be next CJP
Dhanoa has been made the new chief of the Indian Air Force. Pakistan president has appointed Justice Mian Saqib Nisar as
Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh, while the 25th head of the Supreme Court with effect from Dec 31.
Dhanoa will take over from IAF chief Arup Raha. He will replace Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.
It also tweeted that Air Marshal B S Dhanoa will take Pakistan
over as IAF chief with effect from afternoon of Capital: Islamabad
December 31. Currency: Rupee

Rajiv Jain named next Director of IB Veena Mankar appointed as Non-Executive Chairperson of
Jharkhand cadre IPS IDFC Bank
officer Rajiv Jain was The Board of Directors of IDFC Bank
appointed as the new has approved the appointment of Ms.
chief of Intelligence Veena Mankar as the Non-Executive
Bureau (IB) while Anil Chairperson, up to July 26, 2018.
Dhasmana will head The appointment is subject
external intelligence agency RAW. Both the officers will have to approval of the RBI.
a tenure of two years. IDFC Bank
Jain, who is at present serving as the Special Director Founded: 2015
in the IB, will take over on January 1 after the
Headquartes: Mumbai
incumbent Dineshwar Sharma completes his two-year
CEO & MD: Rajiv B Lall
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Nana Akufo-Addo wins poll to become Ghana's president piracy and developing business standards and best practices for
Ghanas main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won the digital entertainment industry.
the presidency in his third run for the office. The committee will be chaired by Ajit Mohan of
The countrys election commission said Akufo-Addo Hotstar and co-chaired by Uday Sodhi of SET India
received 53.8% of the vote, with John Mahama on and Salil Kapoor of HOOQ.
44.4%.
Mahama became president in July 2012 after the Cyrus Mistry removed as Director of Tata Industries
sudden death of the incumbent leader and was elected Tata Industries, at its Extraordinary General Meeting, removed
later in the year. former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus P. Mistry, as director in the
Ghana company.
Capital: Accra Hence, he has also ceased to be the chairman of the
Currency: Cedi company.
Tata Industries is a subsidiary of Tata Sons, which is
Vistaar Appoints Former SEBI Chief as Chairman and a majority shareholder. Several Tata companies,
Director including Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel, hold
Vistaar Financial Services Private Limited, a leading NBFC, equity in the company.
announced the appointment of Mr. C.B. Bhave as the Non-
Executive Chairman and Independent Director of the Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar appointed new ISI chief
Company. Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar has been
His appointment will be effective from November 17, appointed as the new Director
2016. General of the Inter-Services
Mr Bhave served as the Chairman of Securities and Intelligence (ISI).
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from February 2008 He replaces Lt. Gen.
for a period of three years. Rizwan Akhtar who has
been appointed as president of the National Defence
Senior IRS officer Rajendra Kumar appointed new CBDT University (NDU) in Islamabad.
member
Senior IRS officer Rajendra Kumarwas has been appointed as Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN secretary-general
the new Member of the CBDT, the policy making body for the Former Portuguese Prime
Income Tax Department. Minister Antonio Guterres was
The orders for appointment of Kumar, a 1980-batch sworn in as Secretary-General of
Indian Revenue Service officer, was issued by the the United Nations, becoming the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. ninth U.N. chief .
He will take over duties from Ban Ki-moon on Jan 1.
Italy names new Prime Minister as Paolo Gentiloni His tenure starting from 1st Jan 2017, will be of five
Italy's new Prime Minister has years upto 31st December 2021.
been named as Paolo Gentiloni,
the country's fifth premier in as Priyanka Chopra Appointed UNICEF Global Goodwill
many years. Ambassador
Outgoing PM Matteo Actress Priyanka Chopra has been appointed as UNICEF's
Renzi resigned after newest global Goodwill Ambassador.
losing a referendum on plans to reform Italy's Footballer David Beckham and 12-year-old British
constitution. actress Millie Bobby Brown announced Chopra's
appointment as UNICEF's newest global Goodwill
IAMAI sets up committee to fight against the menace of Ambassador.
online piracy UNICEF
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has Founded: 1946
constituted a working group as part of its efforts to fight online Headquarters: New York
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 Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was named as
Appointments by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet his successor for the six months until the next
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the legislative elections.
following appointments:- France
Shri Srivatsa Krishna, IAS(KN:1994), as Secretary, Capital: Paris
Coffee Board, Currency: Euro
Shri T Venkatesh, IAS(UP:1988), as Executive
Director, Tobacco Board, Van der Bellen wins Austria's presidential election
Shri Arnab Roy, IAS(WB:1991), as Deputy According to an exit poll
Chairman, Tea Board conducted by broadcaster
Shri A. Ajith Kumar, IAS(KL:1994), as Executive ORF, independent candidate
Director, Rubber Board, under the Department of Alexander Van der Bellen has
Commerce (by curtailing his tenure as Chairman, been elected Austria's
Rubber Board) next president after winning
53.3 percent of the vote.
Rakesh Asthana becomes interim director of CBI Right-wing candidate Norbert Hofer conceded defeat
As the government failed to find any full-time chief for Central after garnering 46.7 percent of the electorate,
Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating agency's second- confirming he would not challenge the result.
in-command Additional Director Rakesh Asthana will take Austria
charge as interim director, after the retirement of Anil Sinha. Capital: Vienna
In Gujarat, as IG, Vadodara range, he supervised the Currency: Euro
initial probe into the Godhra train incident.
He was also police commissioner of Vadodara and Uzbekistan elects Shavkat Mirziyoyev as president
Surat. Uzbekistans interim leader, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has won a
crushing presidential election victory to succeed the late Islam
NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna resigns Karimov.
Chitra Ramkrishna has quit as the Managing Director and CEO The central election commission said Mirziyoyev
of the country's premier bourse. secured 88.6% of total votes.
Her tenure was scheduled to end in March 2018. Uzbekistan
She took over as MD and CEO of NSE with effect Capital: Tashkent
from April 1, 2013 for a period of five years. Currency: Som

Panneerselvam sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister B S Bhullar appointed aviation regulator
Amidst a pall of gloom Senior bureaucrat B S Bhullar was
following Chief Minister appointed chief of aviation regulator
Jayalalithaas death, senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation
AIADMK leader O. (DGCA).
Panneerselvam was elected the He is presently working as
leader of the Legislature Party Additional Secretary in
and sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Civil Aviation Ministry.
Mr. Panneerselvam was administered the oath of The post has been lying
office and secrecy by Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao. vacant for past over four
This was his third swearing-in as Chief Minister. months after M Sathiyavathy, first woman chief of the
aviation regulator, was named as new Union Labour
Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM as Valls quits Secretary in July this year.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has resigned after
announcing his candidacy for the Socialist nomination in next
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Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar to be next CJI, first from
Sikh community
India will get its first Chief Justice from the Sikh community
in the new year as Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will be sworn
in as the next CJI on January 4.
Justice Thakur retires on January 3.
In his letter to law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad,
Justice Thakur described Justice Khehar as a
competent and worthy successor.
Justice Khehar will have a short tenure of a little over
seven months from January 4 till August 28.
American Tourister appoints Virat Kohli as brand
ambassador
Luggage maker American Tourister has appointed India Test
skipper Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador.
The luggage brand has signed the ace cricketer to
feature in a new integrated marketing
communications campaign, which will be publicised
in India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman,
Bahrain, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, kick
starting in March, 2017.
Indian-American elected Mayor of Californian city
An Indian-American
engineer has been elected
as Mayor of South San
Francisco city in the US
state of California.
Pradeep Gupta,
an IIT Chennai alumni, was sworn in as the Mayor of
the city early this month.
With this he has became the second Indian-American
to be elected as the Mayor of the Californian city.
Vinod Vashisht takes over as DG NCC
Lt Gen Vinod Vashisht took over the reins of National Cadet
Corps (NCC) as its Director General on 23 December 2016.
An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the
General was commissioned into the Regiment of
Artillery on 09 June 1979.
He is a graduate from Defence Services Staff
College.
Anil Baijal to be new Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Former Union home secretary Anil Baijal was appointed as the
new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the
appointment.
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Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, was home secretary
in 2004 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
Viral Acharya named RBI deputy governor
Viral Acharya, a 42 year-old professor at the Stern Business
School of New York University, was named deputy governor
of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) .
Acharya, a graduate from the Indian Institute of
Technology-Bombay who has a Ph.D from Stern
School of Business, New York University, will
oversee the important monetary policy department
and research.
Romanian president designates Grindeanu new prime
minister
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has designated veteran
leftist Sorin Grindeanu as the new Romanian head of
government.
It was decided a few weeks after the prevailing
uncertainty due to Lefts victory in the parliamentary
elections on December 11.
Official orders were signed by mid-wing President
Klaus Lohannis to appoint 43-year-old former
telecom minister as prime minister.
PM Narendra Modi ranks 9th in Forbes list of powerful
people
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has been ranked
among the top 10 most
powerful people in the
world by Forbes in a list that
has been topped by Russian
President Vladimir Putin for
a fourth straight year and
had US President-elect Donald Trump in the second place.
Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of the World's
Most Powerful People.
The list includes Reliance Industries Chairman
Mukesh Ambani on the 38the spot.
Madonnas biopic voted as best unproduced script of 2016
Madonnas biopic, titled Blond Ambition, was named as the
best unproduced film script available at present in the
Hollywood system.
 The biopic of Madonna topped the list of 73 scripts The corporation will receive the Digital India Silver
with 48 votes in the newly published annual Black Award in the category of "Most Innovative Citizen
List. Engagement" and also installing and implementing
free WiFi Scheme in its various offices.
Sushma Swaraj named in FPs Global Thinkers 2016 list
External Affairs Minister Stephanie Del Valle wins Miss World 2016 title
Sushma Swaraj was named in Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico was crowned the Miss
the Global Thinkers List of 2016 World 2016.
compiled by Foreign Policy Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez from Dominican
magazine. Republic as first runner up and Natasha Mannuela
Swaraj was included in from Indonesia as second runner-up.
the Decision-makers category alongside former US Indias Priyadarshini Chatterjee only made it to the
secretary of state Hillary Clinton, German Chancellor top 20.
Angela Merkel, UN Secretary General Bank ki-Moon
and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank bagged two awards for
Apart from Swaraj, other Indians on the list included inclusive insurance
Anupama Nayar and Vineet Nayar, co-founders of The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Sampark Foundation. (KVGB) has bagged two awards for inclusive insurance from
Skoch Group for 2016.
PV Sindhu wins BWF Most Improved Player award The bank bagged the awards in life insurance and
PV Sindhu won the most micro insurance sectors under the order of merit
improved player award at the category.
Badminton World Federations KVGB Chairman S Ravindran received the award
annual function held in Dubai. from Sameer Kochhar, Chairman of Skoch Group
Malaysias Lee Chong during the 46th Skoch Summit in New Delhi.
Wei was declared the best men's player while the
Japanese pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Priyanka Chopra made it to IMDb's most popular
Takahashi won the honour in the women's category. celebrities' list
Priyanka Chopra, has now made it up to the list of IMDb's most
ICFA presents 'Global Agriculture Leadership Award popular celebrities' list beating many Hollywood celebrities.
2016' to Ratan Tata Standing at number 55,she is ahead of Hollywood's
Indian Council of Food big names like Jennifer Aniston, Emma Watson,
and Agriculture (ICFA) Leonardo Di Caprio, Johnny Depp, Scarlett
presented 'Global Johansson and others.
Agriculture Leadership Priyanka is the only Indian who's on the list.
Award 2016' to Tata
Sons interim Chairman Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Ratan Tata in Mumbai. 2016 award
Leadership Awards jury conferred on Tata the Andy Murray has been chosen for the BBC Sports Personality
'Lifetime Achievements Award 2016' for his of the Year for a record third time.
transformational role in scaling Tata Group as the Murray, beat the gold medal-winning triathlete
globally admired group during his stint of two Alistair Brownlee into second place and showjumper
decades as Chairman. Nick Skelton, in third.

Coimbatore City corporation to receive Digital India Silver
Award
The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has been selected
for Digital India Award instituted by Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology.
Corporation Bank bags SKOTCH silver award
Corporation Bank has bagged the SKOCH silver award for
attaining the position of number1 channel partner of LIC of
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 The bank was also awarded order of merit under other
three categories.
CK Gopal, General Manager of the bank, received the
award in the presence of Nilesh Sathe, Member of
IRDAI, and Sameer Kochhar, Chairman of SKOCH
Foundation, in New Delhi.
Digital India Awards 2016
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Minister for Communications
and Information Technology and Law and Justice presented
Digital India Awards to the distinguished winners.
Three awards Platinum, Gold and Silver were
presented in each category to the winners shortlisted
from the nominations received under each category.
Exemplary Online Service Category:
Platinum Award was bagged by VYAS- VarnijYakar
Automation System for Department of Commercial
Taxes, UP.
E-permit, Commercial tax department, Gujarat and
One Stop Clearance System, Punjab Bureau of
Investment Promotion win the Gold and Silver award
respectively.
Open Data Champion Category:
Platinum Award was won by Office of the Registrar
General, India.
The Health and Family Welfare and Directorate of
Marketing & Inspection won the Gold Award.
The Silver award was bagged by the Rajya Sabha and
National Crime Records Bureau.
Most Innovative Citizen Engagement Category:
MyGov won the Platinum Award.
Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting
System (OMMAS) for Pradhan Mantri Gram
SadakYojana (PMGSY) won the Gold Award.
The Silver Award was won by Coimbatore City
Municipal Corporation.
Outstanding Digital Initiative by Local Body Category:
Platinum Award was bagged by Surat Municipal
Corporation.
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and
Web and Mobile based Integrated Complaint Logging
and Resolution Tracking System - Madurai
Corporation win the Gold and Silver award
respectively.
Best Mobile App Category:
Citizen Cop Mobile App Chattisgarh won the
Platinum Award.
Mid-Day Meal Mobile App, Himachal Pradesh won
the Gold Award.
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The Silver Award was won by GARV -
GrameenVidyutikaran App Ministry of Power.
Web Ratna - Ministry / Department category:
The Platinum was bagged by Ministry of Human
Resource Development.
Gold by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Silver by Ministry of External Affairs.
Web Ratna - State/ UT category:
The Platinum award has been won by Rajasthan
followed by Tamil Nadu and Haryana in the Gold and
Silver section respectively.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 announced
Sahitya Akademi on 21
December 2016 announced
the Sahitya Akademi
Awards for the year 2016
in 24 languages.
Eight books of
poetry, seven books of short stories, five books of
novel, two books of criticism, one book of essays and
a book of play have won the prestigious awards for
the year.
The prestigious award will be presented to the
winners at a special function to be held on 22 February
2017 in New Delhi.
The Award includes a casket containing an engraved
copper-plaque, a shawl and a cheque of Rs. 100000.
ICC Awards 2016
Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the ICC
cricketer of the year.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the ICC test
cricketer of the year.
South Africa's Quinton de Kock has been named the
ICC ODI cricketer of the year.
Pakistan Test skipper Misbah ul Haq was given the
Spirit of Cricket award.
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was
named the emerging player of the year.
Alastair Cook has been appointed captain of the ICC
Test XI.
Virat Kohli has been named as the captain of the ICC
ODI side.
Corporation Bank bags Best MSME Bank Award
The Corporation Bank has bagged the Best MSME Bank
Award 2016 instituted by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
 Vijaya Bank has bagged Best Bank for SME Last year the magazine chose German Chancellor
Lending award from Assocham. The Bank has Angela Merkel.
bagged the said award under Best SME Lending
category for public sector banks. Karnataka Bank bags MSME award in pvt. sector
The awards were presented at the fourth SMEs Karnataka Bank bagged the Best MSME Bank Award (Private
Excellence Award function in New Delhi. sector) 2016, instituted by the Associated Chambers of
Corporation Bank Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), New Delhi.
Founded: 1906 Raghurama, General Manager, Karnataka Bank,
Headquarters: Mangalore received the award from Haribhai Parathibhai
Tagline: A premier public sector bank Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for MSME, in
CEO: Jai Kumar Garg New Delhi.
Vijaya Bank Karnataka Bank
Founded: 1931 Founded: 1924
Headquarters: Bengaluru Headquarters: Mangaluru
Tagline: A friend you can bank on
IFFK 2016: Keralas Film fiesta begins
CEO: Kishore Kumar Sansi
The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which was
CII National Quality Award to BEML started at Thiruvananthapuram will showcase 184 films from
BEML Ltd, under the 62 countries.
Union Ministry of Navid Mahmoudis directorial debut film Raftan
Defence, has been (Parting) opened the eight-day fiesta.
bestowed with the
prestigious CII National Iqbal Sayed becomes first Indian to win a medal at Mr
Quality 2016 Award Olympia
jointly instituted by Mumbai-based Civil Engineer
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Export Import Bank Iqbal Sayed has become the first
(EXIM). Indian to win a medal at the Mr
BEML won the award for practising various EFQM Olympia amateur event held in
Models (European Foundation for Quality Hong Kong.
Management) and achieving results. He has won a silver medal
in the event beating
Turner Prize: Helen Marten wins 2016 award participants from 20 countries to finish second in the
Helen Marten has won the Turner Prize 2016, and has said she Olympia Amateur Asia 2016s Classic Bodybuilding
intends to share the 25,000 award with her fellow nominees. category.
The youngest on the shortlist, Marten uses sculpture,
screen printing and writing to create her work. Cristiano Ronaldo wins fourth Ballon dOr award
After giving a European
The prestigious prize is awarded to a British artist,
Championship title to
under the age of 50.
Portugal and another
Champions League
TIME Magazine names Donald Trump its Person of the
trophy to Real Madrid,
Year
Cristiano Ronaldo ends
Time Magazine named US President-elect Donald Trump its
2016 with his fourth
person of the year 2016.
world player of the year award.
TIME's announcement comes just two days after
Ronaldo is now one short of his Barcelona rival
Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the magazine's
Lionel Messis record tally of five. Messi finished
online readers' poll for Person of the Year 2016.
second this time.
Time makes its annual choice based on the impact a
person has on world events, for better or for worse.

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Rajiv Gandhi airport, Hyderabad gets carbon neutral AIFF President Praful Patel received the Award from
status AFC Vice-President Ali Kafashian at a glittering
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad ceremony here.
has achieved carbon neutral status.
It is the first in the Asia-Pacific region in the 5-15 Katy Perry honoured with human itarian award at
million passengers a year category to attain this. UNICEF event
The GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd Hillary Clinton honoured singer Katy Perry with an Audrey
(GHIAL), which manages and operates the airport, Hepburn Humanitarian Award at UNICEF Gala.
also claimed that it is the second airport among all the Clinton, 69, made a surprise appearance at UNICEFs
categories in Asia-Pacific to achieve carbon neutral Annual Snowflake Ball to give the award to Perry.
status.
Earlier in September, GMR Group-led Delhi airport Kehkashan Basu,UAE-based Indian wins International
had become the first airport in Asia-Pacific to achieve Children's Peace Prize
carbon neutral status. 16-year-old Indian environmental activist Kehkashan Basu
based in the UAE has won this year's prestigious International
Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber named ITF Players of Children's Peace Prize for her fight for climate justice and
the Year combating environmental degradation.
Briton Andy Murray was Kehkashan Basu was presented the award by
named ITF player of the Bangladesh's Nobel peace laureate Mohammad
year in Mens category. Yunus at a glittering ceremony in The Hague.
Angelique Kerber
was named ITF Delhi Airport among most connected
player of the year The Indira Gandhi International Airport(IGT) in New Delhi is
in Womens category. the 22nd most connected airport in the world, according to air
Kerber becomes the first German to win the award travel intelligence company OAG.
since Steffi Graf claimed the last of her seven in 1996. Mumbai Airport has been ranked 28th.
Chicago Airport, Atlanta Airports and Dallas Airports
Yoga joins Unesco world heritage list in the US, have ranked first, second and third
Yoga, the mind-body respectively.
discipline based on ancient
Indian philosophy and now Kolkata bags best cities award for tackling climate change
practised all over the world,
has joined Unescos list of Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe, has
intangible world heritage. been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition
It was added to the of its inspiring and innovative programme with regard to solid
prestigious list in recognition of its influence on waste management.
Indian society, from health and medicine to education Kolkata is the only Indian city to receive the
and the arts, the world heritage committee said in a prestigious award.
statement. It received the award during the C40 Mayors Summit
UNESCO held in Mexico City.
Founded: 1945 Other cities that won the award are Addis Adaba,
Headquarters: Paris Copenhagen, Curitiba, Sydney and Malborne, Paris,
Director General: Irina Bokova Portland, Seoul Shenzhen, and Yokohama.

Indian football federation wins AFC developing member
award
All India Football Federation has won the AFC Developing
Member Association of the Year Award at the Asian Football
Confederation's Annual Awards Night.
Srinidhi Shetty wins Miss Supranational
Mangaluru girl Srinidhi Shetty was crowned Miss
Supranational 2016 at a grand ceremony in Krynica Zdroj,
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 Srinidhi became the second Indian to win the title
after Asha Bhat in 2014.
India is the first country to win Miss Supranational
twice in three years.
Star Screen Awards 2016
Best Film: Pink
Best Actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan
Best Actress: Alia Bhatt
Lifetime achievement award: Rekha
Best Actor (Critics Choice): Sushant Singh Rajput
Best Actress(Critics Choice): Swara Bhaskar
Best Director: Ram Madhvani Neerja
Modi wins readers poll for TIME Person of the Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
won the readers poll for TIME
Person of the Year 2016.
Mr. Modi won 18 per cent of
the vote, significantly more
than his closest rivals,
including U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump and Wikileaks
Founder Julian Assange.
The editors of the magazine will decide the Person of
the Year on December 7.
Last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was
awarded the title.
Flipkart Founders Binny and Sachin Bansal named Asians
of the Year
The Straits Times of Singapore has chosen Sachin Bansal and
Binny Bansal for the prestigious "2016 Asian of the Year" as
part of a group called the "The Disruptors."
Earlier this year, Time Magazine put Sachin Bansal
and Binny Bansal on the list of 100 Most Influential
People in the world.
In 2014, the award was given to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh chosen for 52nd Jnanpith
Award
Eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh has been chosen
for the prestigious 52nd Jnanpith Award for 2016, the literary
organisation has announced.
Instituted in 1961, the award by Bharatiya Jnanpith
recognises Indian literatteurs who write in one of the
22 Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the
Indian Constitution.
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Last year the Jnanpith award was given to Gujarati
writer Raghuveer Chaudhary.
Sunny Leone to receive PETA's person of the year award
Actress Sunny Leone will receive PETA's person of the year
award for her dedication to promoting the rescue of homeless
dogs and cats, as well as her compassion for animals abused
and killed for their skin.
Earlier this year, the 35-year-old star featured in an ad
campaign by the organization which encouraged
people to "be an angel" and adopt a homeless dog.
SASTRA Ramanujan prize for Radziwill, Matomaki
The 2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award for mathematics was
jointly presented to Maksym Radziwill and Kaisa Matomaki.
The award was presented during international
Number-Theory conference at Kumbakonam,
Tamilnadu.
The award citation and the shared prize money of
$5,000.
Rajasthani litterateur Satya Narayan to be awarded Bihari
Puraskar 2016
Dr Satya Narayan, an esteemed Rajasthani litterateur has been
chosen to award the 26th Bihari Puraskar 2016 by the K K Birla
Foundation.
He was been chosen for his Hindi book titled Yeh Ek
Dunia published in 2010.
The prize includes cash of Rs 2 lakhs, besides a
citation and a plaque.
Last year, writer Bhagwati Lal Vyas received this
award for his Rajasthani poetry collection titled,
'Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad'.
Bharatiya Jananpith announces Navlekhan award 2016
Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar
Devansh have been chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith 12th
Navlekhan Award for the year 2016, the literary organisation
announced.
The decision to confer the award on Shraddha for her
short story, 'Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi' and on
Devansh for his poem 'Akash Mein Deh' was taken
unanimously by a selection panel chaired by eminent
poet Vishnu Nagar.
The award, that is given to young authors in Hindi for
their first creations, consists of a statue of Goddess
Saraswati, a citation and a cash prize each, besides
Jnanpith publishing their works.
 In a competition in which 21 countries had
participated, Arjun secured the top shot scoring two
extra shots.
India beat Belgium 2-1 to win Junior Hockey World Cup
title Shiva Keshavan grabs gold at Asian Luge Championship
India created history Indias seasoned Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan braved an
by winning the FIH injury to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship
Junior Hockey World in Nagano.
Cup after a gap of 15 Keshavan dominated the event and finished the 2 heat
long years with a race with a time of 1 minute, 39.962 seconds and top
clinical 2-1 victory speed of 130.4 km/h.
against Belgium in the final.
It was also the first time that a host nation had won Peter Gilchrist Lifts World Billiards Championship,
the tournament since its inception. Kothari's Run Ends
Multiple-time champion
ATK beat Kerala in penalty shootout to win 2016 Indian Peter Gilchrist added
Super League another feather to his
Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 4-3 in the shootout to cap as he pulled off a
claim their second ISL title in three years at a jam-packed one-sided 1500-617 win
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. against Indian national
The two teams, who had previously met in the 2014 champion Sourav Kothari in the Long-Up Format final of IBSF
final where ATK had beaten Kerala 1-0, were tied 1- World Billiards Championship in Bengaluru.
1 at the end of 120 minutes of open play. Earlier, a day after upsetting tournament favourite
Pankaj Advani, Kothari got the better of compatriot
Vijender Singh knocks out Francis Cheka to defend WBO Dhvaj Haria.
Asia Pacific title
The Vijender Singh juggernaut rolled on without a glitch as the Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championships title
Indian boxing star took less than 10 minutes to successfully Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his 16th World
defend his WBO Asia-Pacific Super Middleweight title with an Championships title by beating Peter Gilchrist of Singapore in
emphatic Technical Knockout win over Tanzania's Francis the summit clash.
Cheka. Advani beat multiple world champion Gilchrist by six
Vijender landed the winning blow in the third round games to three in a gripping final contest to win his
of what was to be a 10-round contest to leave on the 11th World Billiards title.
former World Champion Cheka dazed and a packed The Indian champion beat Gilchrist 151 (98)-33, 150
Thyagraj Stadium delirious. (97)-95, 124-150, 101 (98)-150 (89), 150 (87)-50,
152-37, 86 (86)-150, 151 (110)-104, 150 (88)-15.
Karun Nair becomes second Indian to score triple century
Karun Nair became the second Indian after Virendra Sehwag Magnus Carlsen wins third World Chess Championship
to score a triple ton in Test cricket as the smashed unbeaten 303 Magnus Carlsen of
runs off just 381 balls. Norway has won the
India declared their first innings at 759 for the loss of World Chess
seven wickets in the fifth Test against England which Championship for the
is their highest ever team total in Tests. third consecutive time
after defeating
Malaysia: Arjun Bhati wins in Kids Golf World challenger Sergey
Championship 2016 Karjakin of Russia.
12-year-old Arjun Bhati has outshined India in the Kids Golf Karjakin tied against Carlsen in 12 regular rounds but
World Championship 2016 in Malaysia defeating South was beaten in the final phase of four quickfire games.
Africa's Methu Denish to secure the first position.

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Nico Rosberg retires from Formula 1
2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has sensationally retired
from Formula 1 with immediate effect.
The German driver, 31, won the title less than a week
ago, beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to
his first Drivers' Championship.
India beat Pakistan to win women's Twenty-20 Asia Cup
title
Indian women maintained
their supremacy in the
Asia Cup by beating arch-
rivals Pakistan for their
sixth title in as many
editions.
Veteran Mithali Raj, who was removed as T20 captain
before the start of the tournament, made a statement
with an unbeaten 73 to guide India to 121 for five in
20 overs.
The bowlers then bowled brilliantly to limit Pakistan
to 104 for six, completing a comprehensive 17-run
win.
Usain Bolt wins 'Athlete of the Year' award
Olympic champion Usain Bolt has won the IAAF male Athlete
of the Year award for a record sixth time.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana, who broke the 10,000m
world record by over 14 seconds in winning Olympic
gold in Rio this summer, won the female award.
Bolt will retire next year, following the 2017 World
Athletics Championships in London.
India to train Qatar police to host FIFA World Cup 2022
India will train Qatar's police for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
This was agreed upon during a meeting between
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser
Bin Khalifa Al Thani and Home Minister Rajnath
Singh in Delhi.
The Prime Minister, who holds the Interior Ministry
portfolio, invited Mr Singh to Qatar to strengthen
bilateral security cooperation as the country prepares
to host the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Mukesh Kumar Wins Panasonic Open
India's Mukesh Kumar became the oldest golfer to win an
Asian Tour title when he lifted the Panasonic Open after it was
curtailed to 54 holes due to fog.
The 51-year-old Mukesh, who has 123 PGTI titles
under his belt, turned in a two-under 70 in the final
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round to total 10-under 206 to claim the trophy -- his
first on the Asian Tour.
Argentina win women's Hockey Junior World Cup 2016
Argentina won the womens Hockey Junior World Cup 2016
as they defeated Netherlands.
Argentina defeated Netherlands 4-2 in high quality
final in Santiago, Chile.
Earlier in the day, Australia claimed bronze defeating
Spain 4-3.
Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
Currency: Peso
Argentina is FIFA 'Team of the Year'
Argentina finish 2016 on top of the FIFA World Ranking,
earning the accolade of "Team of the Year."
France have been named "Mover of the Year,"
awarded to the nation who earn the most ranking
points in the last 12 months.
India take bronze at women's U-18 Asia Cup hockey
India outclassed South Korea 3-0 to win the bronze medal at
the 4th Women's U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament in
Bangkok.
Ritu put India in the lead by converting a penalty
corner early in the second half while Sangita Kumari
scored a couple of field goals later on.
Jeje Lalpekhlua adjudged Indias best footballer of 2016 by
AIFF
Jeje Lalpekhlua has been adjudged the 2016 Player of the Year
by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
He striker will get R 2.5 lakh and a trophy, according
to a media release by the AIFF.
Odishas Sasmita Malik was chosen woman
footballer of the year. She will get R 2 lakh and a
trophy.
India U-19 beat Sri Lanka U-19 to lift Youth Asia Cup title
India dished out a clinical performance to beat hosts Sri Lanka
by 34 runs and lift the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia
Cup title in Colombo.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, India Under-19s
first posted a competitive 273 for eight in their 50
overs and then rode on its spinners fine bowling effort
to bowl out Sri Lanka Under-19 to 239 in 48.4 overs
at the R Premadasa Stadium.
 This was the third edition of the tournament and India The gunman has been identified as a Turkish
has lifted all the editions, once being declared Joint policeman, who was on duty.
winner with Pakistan. Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis Currency: Lira
Former world number one and 2008 French Open champion
Ana Ivanovic has retired from tennis at the age of 29. The first US astronaut to orbit Earth dies
The Serb has been out with injury since August and John Glenn, who was
dropped to 63 in the world rankings, having won just celebrated as a national
15 matches in 2016. hero after becoming the
first US astronaut to
Meghalaya to host 2022 National Games orbit Earth and went on
Meghalaya will host the 2022 National Games, which will to serve 24 years in the
coincide with the states 50 years of statehood. The state had Senate and seek the
pledged 5 crore rupees as the bid amount for the game. presidency, has died. He was 95.
With this, Meghalaya will become the third north- He died at Ohio State Universitys James Cancer
eastern state after Manipur and Assam to host the Center in Columbus, Ohio.
National Games.
The upcoming Nation Games will be hosted by Goa
in November 2017. Poet, former MP Bekal Utsahi passes away
Veteran poet and former Rajya Sabha MP Bekal Utsahi passed
away at Delhis Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. He was
admitted in the hospital on December 1 following brain
haemmorhage. He was 88.
Utsahi was awarded the Padmashree in 1976 for his
Nobel-winning economist Thomas Schelling dies at 95 contribution to literature.
Nobel Prize-winning
He was also honoured with Yash Bharti by the UP
economist Thomas
government.
Schelling, who used game
theory to explain nuclear
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa passes away
strategy, has passed away,
Tamil Nadu chief
according to a colleague.
minister J Jayalalithaa
Schelling was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics
passed away in
in 2005 along with Robert Aumann.
Chennai after 74 days
of hospitalisation,
Environmentalist Anupam Mishra dead at 68 Apollo Hospitals
Noted Gandhian, journalist, environmentalist, and water
announced in a press
conservationist Anupam Mishra passed away at the age of 68
release issued. She was 68.
at the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
She became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first
He had been awarded the 1996 Indira Gandhi
time in 1991.
Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) award instituted by the
She was also an actress and worked in over 200 films.
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of
India.
Former international hockey umpire Sujlana passes away
Former international hockey umpire and veteran administrator,
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara
Phulel Singh Sujlana, passed away in Mumbai.
A gunman shot and killed Russias ambassador to Turkey
He has officiated some matches first at the
Andrei Karlov as he gave a speech at a photo exhibition in
international level as an umpire at the 1978 Asian
Ankara.
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Ex-Indian defender and Coach Abdus Salam passes away Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa
Former Indian defender and Coach Syed Abdus Salam, best Dies
defender at the 1956 Melbourne Games, passed away in Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and seasoned BJP
Hyderabad on Saturday. He was 80. leader Sunderlal Patwa died in Bhopal after suffering a heart
Salam played for Mohammedan Sporting his entire attack. He was 92.
career and the team won both the Calcutta football Sunderlal Patwa was a two-time Chief Minister of
League and IFA Shield under his captaincy. Madhya Pradesh.
His first term lasted a month in 1980. His second term
Cho Ramaswamy passes away lasted for two years from 1990 to 1992.
Cho Ramaswamy, Actor, political commentator, theatre
personality and editor of Thuglak, a Tamil magazine known for
its withering satire and fearless criticism of political figures,
died on 7th December 2016.He was 82.
Chief Justice of India releases coffee table book Courts of
Winner of the B.D. Goenka award for excellence in journalism,
India- Past to Present
he was nominated to Rajya Sabha by the BJP government led
Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur released the book
by A.B. Vajpayee.
published by Publications Division titled Courts of India
Past to Present.
British singer George Michael passes away
George Michael, the British The 'Courts of India' traces the historical evolution of
pop superstar has died on 25 the courts, identifies the diverse court
December 2016. He was 53. system, compile their customs and practices and also
contextualizes it.
Michael enjoyed
immense popularity
Playing It My Way' wins prestigious award, named Book
early in his career as
of the Year
a teenybopper idol,
Sachin Tendulkar's
delivering a series of hits such as Wake Me Up
autobiography
Before You GoGo, Young Guns (Go For It) and
"Playing it my
Freedom.
Way" has won the
He sold well over 100 million albums globally, earned
Crossword Book of
numerous Grammy and American Music Awards.
the Year Award
(Autobiography
National emblem sketcher Dinanath Bhargava passes away
category).
Dinanath Bhargava, a co-artist in the team that sketched the
Penned by noted cricket historian and writer Boria
national emblem 'Lion Capital of Ashoka' and decorated the
Majumdar, the book which chronicled the life and
pages of the Constitution's manuscript, died at the age of 89 in
career of Tendulkar in his own words, smashed
Indore.
several records in the publishing world after it was
Born on November 1, 1927 at Multai in Betul district
released two years ago.
of Madhya Pradesh, Bhargava was chosen by noted
It had also entered the Limca Book of Records for
painter Nandlal Bose in the group for designing the
being the best-selling adult hardback across both
pages of the Indian Constitution's manuscript.
fiction and non-fiction categories.
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, veteran Sri Lankan PM,
India-US Relations in the Age of Uncertainty: A book by
passes away
B.M. Jain
Veteran Sri Lankan politician Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who
Indo-U.S. Relations in an Age of Uncertainty, the book by
served twice as Prime Minister, passed away after a brief
long-time America-watcher B.M. Jain was released recently.
illness.
The book narrates the India-America relations and their future
Wickremanayake served twice as the Island nations
in the Trump-Modi era.
Premier, first from 2000 to 2001 and then from 2005
to 2010.

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 Current Affairs Question (D) Australia
1. Whose photo has been included in Times 100 most (E) None of these
influential photos? 8. India and the US has inked a Rs______crore deal for 145
(A) Mahatma Gandhis Charkha M777 ultra-light howitzers?
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (A) 1000
(C) Bhagat Singh (B) 2000
(D) Shubhash Chandra Bose (C) 3500
(E) None of these (D) 5000
2. How many Indian origin CEOs have been included in (E) None of these
Fortune's recently released Businessperson of the Year 9. Which bank has launched 'Aadhaar Payment Bridge
list? System'?
(A) 3 (A) DCB Bank
(B) 4 (B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(C) 5 (C) RBL Bank
(D) 6 (D) Yes Bank
(E) None of these (E) None of these
3. Which Indian university has been included into the top 10. World Aids Day is observed on which date?
15 universities in the latest Times Higher Educations (A) 30 November
BRICS and Emerging Economies University Rankings (B) 1 December
2017? (C) 5 September
(A) IIT Bombay (D) 2 December
(B) IIT Kharagpur (E) None of these
(C) Indian Institute of Science 11. Which ministry has recently launched Vittiya Saksharata
(D) IIT Delhi Abhiyan?
(E) None of these (A) HRD Ministry
4. Which city will host 7th World Ayurveda Congress? (B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(A) New Delhi (C) Ministry of Road transport
(B) Mumbai (D) Commerce and Industry ministry
(C) Kolkata (E) None of these
(D) Chennai 12. Tata Steel's Gopalpur ferro-chrome plant was recently
(E) None of these inaugurated in which state?
5. How many satellite will be launched together by ISRO in (A) West Bengal
January 2017? (B) Jharkhand
(A) 80 (C) Chhattisgarh
(B) 83 (D) Odisha
(C) 22 (E) None of these
(D) 48 13. Which states Raj Bhawan has adopted 'cashless' system
(E) None of these recently?
6. What is Indias rank in World Economic Forums cross (A) Uttarakhand
border trade index 2016? (B) Tamilnadu
(A) 97 (C) Himachal Pradesh
(B) 102 (D) Uttar Pradesh
(C) 122 (E) None of these
(D) 112 14. How many new castes have been added recently to the
(E) None of these Central list of Other Backward Castes?
7. Which country has topped World Economic Forums (A) 28
cross border trade index 2016? (B) 15
(A) Singapore (C) 13
(B) Netherland (D) 9
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15. A Rs ____crore development package for displaced 22. Who has been appointed as interim director of Central
people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) living in the Bureau of Investigation?
country was approved by the government? (A) Anil Sinha
(A) 1000 (B) Rakesh Asthana
(B) 2000 (C) Ajith Kumar
(C) 3000 (D) Sanjay Goswami
(D) 5000 (E) None of these
(E) None of these 23. Chitra Ramkrishna has recently resigned as the CEO
16. Which Bank has collaborated with Spice Digital for cash of___
management services through E collection? (A) NSE
(A) Yes Bank (B) NCX
(B) Federal Bank (C) MCDX
(C) ICICI Bank (D) NSY
(D) HDFC Bank (E) None of these
(E) None of these 24. Who is the president of All India Football Federation?
17. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Rubber (A) Praful Patel
Board? (B) Ankit Nagar
(A) A Ajith Kumar (C) Mukul Sharma
(B) Arnab Roy (D) Rakesh Dwivedi
(C) Shri Vatsa Krishna 25. Which of the following has recently announced
(D) T Venkatesh retirement from F-1 racing?
(E) None of these (A) Lewis Hamilton
18. International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed (B) Nico Rosberg
on which date? (C) Sebestian Vettel
(A) 1 December (D) Max Verstapan
(B) 3 December (E) None of these
(C) 2 December 26. Matteo Renzi resigned recently from prime ministerial
(D) 4 December post of __
(E) None of these (A) Italy
19. Which countrys scientists founded the element (B) New Zealand
'Nihonium'? (C) Australia
(A) China (D) Norway
(B) Japan (E) None of these
(C) South Korea 27. Which city has hosted Heart of Asia conference recently?
(D) Malaysia (A) Bhopal
(E) None of these (B) Lucknow
20. Which bank has launched mobile wallet Cippy? (C) Pathankot
(A) Federal Bank (D) Amritsar
(B) Yes Bank (E) None of these
(C) RBL Bank 28. Which of the following has won International Children's
(D) DCB Bank Peace Prize 2016?
(E) None of these (A) Malala Yusufzai
21. What is Indias economic growth forecast in the current (B) Alina Hayaa
year, according to a UN report? (C) Surbhi Sharma
(A) 6.8% (D) Kehkashan Basu
(B) 7.8% (E) None of these
(C) 7.6% 29. Which is the most connected airport in the world?
(D) 7.3% (A) Chicago
(E) None of these (B) Dallas
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 (D) Atlanta 37. Which Company has launched Startup Program
(E) None of these Launchpad In India?
30. Which Indian city has won best cities award for tackling (A) Amazon
climate change? (B) Google
(A) Mumbai (C) Microsoft
(B) Chennai (D) Facebook
(C) Kolkata (E) None of these
(D) Bengaluru 38. Who has sworn in as Tamilnadus new Chief Minister?
(E) None of these (A) Panneerselvam
31. Which film has won best film award at Star screen (B) M Karunanidhi
awards 2016? (C) MK Stalin
(A) Pink (D) MK Alagiri
(B) Sultan (E) None of these
(C) Fan 39. Who has became the oldest golfer to win an Asian Tour
(D) Bahubali title?
(E) None of these (A) Anirban Lahiri
32. Which team has won Womens Asia Cup T20 2016? (B) SP Chaurasia
(A) Pakistan (C) Jeev Milkha Singh
(B) Sri Lanka (D) Mukesh Kumar
(C) India (E) None of these
(D) Bangladesh 40. J Jayalalithaa passed away recently. She was the Chief
(E) None of these Minister of___
33. Who has been chosen for Athlete of the year award (A) Andhra Pradesh
2016? (B) Karnataka
(A) Chriastiano Ronaldo (C) Tamilnadu
(B) Michael Phelps (D) Tripura
(C) Usain Bolt (E) None of these
(D) Virat Kohli 41. Who is the author of the book titled India-US Relations
(E) None of these in the Age of Uncertainty?
34. Which city has organized International Gita Mahotsav- (A) Mohan Sharma
2016? (B) BM Jain
(A) Gurgaon (C) Taran Sahni
(B) Lucknow (D) Kartar Singh
(C) Varanasi (E) None of these
(D) Kurukshetra 42. NITI Aayog will include providing a fund of Rs___per
(E) None of these district administration for digital transformation?
35. What is the name of annual bilateral maritime exercise (A) 2 lakh
between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy? (B) 5 lakh
(A) Navax 16 (C) 10 lakh
(B) Rovex 16 (D) 15 lakh
(C) Konkan 16 (E) None of these
(D) Malabar 16 43. ____birth day will be celebrated as National Water Day?
(E) None of these (A) Atal Bihari Vajpayees
36. What is the new limit of Market Stabilisation Scheme? (B) Bhagat Singhs
(A) 30, 000 Crore (C) BR Ambedkars
(B) 6 Lac Crore (D) Dr Rajendra Prasads
(C) 2 Lac Crore (E) None of these
(D) 60,000 Crore 44. Which states Chief Minister has launched a mobile app
(E) None of these AP Purse?
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 (B) Arunachal Pradesh 52. Which country has topped in global education rankings?
(C) Telangana (A) Sweden
(D) Himachal Pradesh (B) Norway
(E) None of these (C) Singapore
45. Which is going to become the first state to have its own (D) Switzerland
mobile wallet? (E) None of these
(A) Andhra Pradesh 53. Which city is hosting India International Science
(B) Gujarat Festival?
(C) Punjab (A) Hyderabad
(D) Maharashtra (B) New Delhi
(E) None of these (C) Mumbai
46. Which bank will tied-up with MMTC to sell govt minted (D) Kolkata
'Indian Gold Coin'? (E) None of these
(A) Bank of Baroda 54. What is the estimated economic growth for 2016-17 for
(B) SBI India, according to RBI?
(C) Punjab National Bank (A) 7.1%
(D) Yes Bank (B) 7.6%
(E) None of these (C) 7.3%
47. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of France? (D) 7.2%
(A) Bernard Cazeneuve (E) None of these
(B) Shavkat Mirziyoyev 55. How many banks have joined National Financial Switch
(C) Van der Bellen network as direct members?
(D) Manuel Valls (A) 29
(E) None of these (B) 55
48. Who has been elected as the President of Austria? (C) 88
(A) Bernard Cazeneuve (D) 100
(B) Shavkat Mirziyoyev (E) None of these
(C) Van der Bellen 56. Which company has launched offline money Transfer
(D) Manuel Valls facility with Toll Free number?
(E) None of these (A) Freecharge
49. Who has been elected as the President of Uzbekistan? (B) Paytm
(A) Bernard Cazeneuve (C) Mobikwik
(B) Shavkat Mirziyoyev (D) Reliance
(C) Van der Bellen (E) None of these
(D) Manuel Valls 57. Which bank has won the Best MSME Bank Award 2016?
(E) None of these (A) Corporation Bank
50. Which team has won women's Hockey Junior World Cup (B) Syndicate Bank
2016? (C) Vijaya Bank
(A) Germany (D) Canara Bank
(B) Netherlands (E) None of these
(C) Spain 58. Which bank has won the Best SME lending Bank Award
(D) Argentina 2016?
(E) None of these (A) Corporation Bank
51. India has pledged______million Dollar to the UN relief (B) Syndicate Bank
agency for Palestinian refugees. (C) Vijaya Bank
(A) 1.25 (D) Canara Bank
(B) 2.50 (E) None of these
(C) 3.50 59. Who has won Turner award 2016?
(D) 1.75 (A) Erick Sigmund
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 (C) David Ruth 67. Which bank has won the Best MSME Bank Award 2016
(D) Helen Marten in private banks category?
(E) None of these (A) Yes Bank
60. Who has been chosen as Times Person of the year? (B) Axis Bank
(A) Narendra Modi (C) Karnataka Bank
(B) Donald Trump (D) Jammu & Kashmir Bank
(C) Mark Zuckerberg (E) None of these
(D) Barack Obama 68. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has been appointed as the Chief
(E) None of these Justice of___
61. Which country has designated India as a Major Defence (A) Iran
Partner? (B) Pakistan
(A) China (C) Afghanistan
(B) USA (D) Israel
(C) Australia (E) None of these
(D) Qatar 69. Who has won World Billiards Championship 2016?
(E) None of these (A) Pankaj Advani
62. Which is the most hit country by terror attacks? (B) Sourav Kothari
(A) Iran (C) Geet Setthy
(B) Nigeria (D) Peter Gilchrist
(C) Syria (E) None of these
(D) Iraq 70. Where is the headquarters of Karnataka Bank?
(E) None of these (A) Bengaluru
63. What is Indias rank in the Global Terrorism Index 2016? (B) Mysore
(A) 4 (C) Belgaum
(B) 10 (D) Mangaluru
(C) 7 (E) None of these
(D) 5 71. World Human Rights Day is observed on which date?
(E) None of these (A) 10 December
64. On Online booking of railway tickets, customer will get (B) 9 December
Rs _____ accident insurance. (C) 8 December
(A) 10 lakh (D) 7 December
(B) 5 lakh (E) None of these
(C) 2 lakh 72. International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which
(D) 15 lakh date?
(E) None of these (A) 10 December
65. Which city is hosting 28th State Information Ministers (B) 9 December
Conference? (C) 8 December
(A) Mumbai (D) 7 December
(B) New Delhi (E) None of these
(C) Bengaluru 73. According to World Economic Forum, which is the most
(D) Kolkata powerful language in the world?
(E) None of these (A) English
66. Which institution has tied up with banks to help them (B) Mandarin
install two PoS terminals per village? (C) Hindi
(A) RBI (D) French
(B) SIDBI (E) None of these
(C) SEBI 74. Which country has recently lifted un declared ban on
(D) NABARD the import of Indian cotton?
(E) None of these (A) Iran
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 (C) Pakistan 82. Which state has launched mobile apps to fight
(D) Sri Lanka corruption?
(E) None of these (A) Tamilnadu
75. Al-Azhar University is located in which country? (B) Gujarat
(A) Egypt (C) Kerala
(B) Syria (D) Rajasthan
(C) Iran (E) None of these
(D) Kazakhstan 83. Which stadium is going to be worlds largest cricket
(E) None of these stadium?
76. Which Bank has recently launched a prepaid card? (A) Sardar Patel Stadium
(A) SBI (B) Wankhede Stadium
(B) Canara Bank (C) Holker Stadium
(C) Vijaya Bank (D) Eden Garden
(D) Syndicate Bank (E) None of these
(E) None of these 84. Which of the following is associated with 100 Million
77. Which TV channel has been launched for cashless for 100 Million mission?
lessons? (A) Malala Yousufzai
(A) Cashless India (B) Kailash Satyarthi
(B) Digi India (C) Vijay Kelkar
(C) DigiShala (D) Arvind Pangariya
(D) Digital India (E) None of these
(E) None of these 85. Which state has started train Vaadi ki Sair?
78. Veena Mankar has been appointed as Non-Executive (A) Uttarakhand
Chairperson of__ (B) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Bank of Baroda (C) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Canara Bank (D) Jammu Kashmir
(C) IDBI Bank (E) None of these
(D) IDFC Bank 86. Which state has recently launched tourist Mobile App?
(E) None of these (A) Tamilnadu
79. State Bank of India will divest ____ percent of its stake (B) Gujarat
in SBI Life Insurance Company. (C) Kerala
(A) 3.9 (D) Rajasthan
(B) 3.2 (E) None of these
(C) 4.2 87. Paolo Gentiloni has been appointed as the Prime Minister
(D) 3.5 of___
(E) None of these (A) South Korea
80. Where is the headquarters of Canara Bank? (B) New Zealand
(A) Bengaluru (C) Italy
(B) Kolkata (D) Brazil
(C) Mumbai (E) None of these
(D) Mangaluru 88. Who is the head of IAMAI committee to fight against the
(E) None of these online piracy?
81. Indias first Helicopter pilot institute is established in (A) Ajit Mohan
which city? (B) Salil Kapoor
(A) Bengaluru (C) Uday Sodhi
(B) Mumbai (D) Virendra Sharma
(C) New Delhi (E) None of these
(D) Chennai 89. Inter-Services Intelligence is the intelligence agency of
(E) None of these which country?
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 (B) Pakistan 97. Which Airport has launched Indias first airport e-
(C) Iran Shopping platform?
(D) Iraq (A) Rajiv Gandhi Airport
(E) None of these (B) Delhi Airport
90. Who has won World Billiards Championships 2016? (C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport
(A) Peter Gilchrist (D) Chennai Airport
(B) Sourabh Kothari (E) None of these
(C) Pankaj Advani 98. According to Asian Development Bank, what is Indias
(D) Chris Evan expected growth rate for the current fiscal year?
(E) None of these (A) 7%
91. Which country has its currency as Bolivar? (B) 7.1%
(A) Botswana (C) 7.3%
(B) Salvador (D) 7.6%
(C) Venezuela (E) None of these
(D) Ecuador 99. What is the helpline number for digital payments
(E) None of these support?
92. Which countrys Assembly has recently voted to impeach (A) 1224
its President? (B) 12333
(A) South Africa (C) 14444
(B) South Korea (D) 18004
(C) Ghana (E) None of these
(D) Thailand 100. Who has been appointed UNICEF Global Goodwill
(E) None of these Ambassador?
93. What is the name of joint military exercise between India (A) Deepika Padukone
and Maldives? (B) Kareena Kapoor
(A) EKUVERIN (C) Alia Bhatt
(B) SIMBEX (D) Priyanka Chopra
(C) INDRA (E) None of these
(D) LAMITY 101. Which city has recently obtained UNESCO world
(E) None of these heritage status?
94. What is the name of joint naval exercise between India (A) Rio
and Russia? (B) Milan
(A) EKUVERIN Navy (C) Madrid
(B) SIMBEX Navy (D) Durban
(C) INDRA Navy (E) None of these
(D) LAMITY Navy 102. Which country is the fourth largest defence spender?
(E) None of these (A) China
95. Which state has launched Indias first amphibious bus? (B) USA
(A) Kerala (C) India
(B) Andhra Pradesh (D) Russia
(C) Himachal Pradesh (E) None of these
(D) Punjab 103. What is the name of recently launched Punjab National
(E) None of these Bank Mobile Wallet?
96. What will be the name of National Resource Centre for (A) PNB Buddy
Tribal Livelihood? (B) PNB Mobiease
(A) Vanjeevan (C) PNB Purse
(B) Navjeevan (D) PNB Kitty
(C) Junglejeevan (E) None of these
(D) Vanmitra 104. Which bank has tied-up with Indian Railways to install
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 (A) PNB (C) Qatar
(B) SBI (D) Iraq
(C) Bank of Baroda (E) None of these
(D) ICICI Bank 112. Which country has topped in Asia in innovation chart?
(E) None of these (A) China
105. Who is the most powerful person in Forbes list? (B) India
(A) Donald Trump (C) Malaysia
(B) Vladimir Putin (D) Indonesia
(C) Angela Markel (E) None of these
(D) Francois Hollande 113. Which of the following has launched Lucky Grahak
(E) None of these Yojana?
106. Who has been included in 15 Global Thinkers List of (A) RBI
2016 compiled by Foreign Policy magazine? (B) NITI Aayog
(A) Narendra Modi (C) HRD Ministry
(B) Arvind Kejriwal (D) Ministry of Food Processing
(C) Sushma Swaraj (E) None of these
(D) Manmohan Singh 114. e-Tourist visa has been extended to how many countries?
(E) None of these (A) 149
107. Who has won the most improved player award at the (B) 153
Badminton World Federation? (C) 158
(A) Saina Nehwal (D) 161
(B) Lee Xuirui (E) None of these
(C) PV Sindhu 115. Which state has launched Annapurna Rasoi Yojna?
(D) Carolina Marin (A) Gujarat
(E) None of these (B) Haryana
108. Thomas Schelling has passed away recently. Who he (C) Punjab
was? (D) Rajasthan
(A) Economist (E) None of these
(B) Journalist 116. Which company has launched Each one, teach one
(C) Writer program?
(D) Singer (A) Paytm
(E) None of these (B) Flipkart
109. India will contribute _____to the United Nations's (C) Amazon
emergency response fund. (D) Freecharge
(A) $500,000 (E) None of these
(B) $600,000 117. Who has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Indian
(C) $200,000 Banks Association?
(D) $100,000 (A) MV Tanksale
(E) None of these (B) VG Kannan
110. Which country has recently abolished 'kafala' labour (C) M Rajeshwar
system? (D) G Mahalingam
(A) UAE (E) None of these
(B) Oman 118. Vijay Divas is observed on which date?
(C) Qatar (A) 14 December
(D) Iraq (B) 15 December
(E) None of these (C) 16 December
111. 5th Edition of India-Arab partnership conference held (D) 17 December
in__ (E) None of these
(A) UAE 119. Which Scheme is launched by government for disclosing
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 (A) Garib Kalyan Yojna (A) Coimbatore
(B) Vittiya Sahayata Yojna (B) Nagpur
(C) Garib Sahayata Yojna (C) Mumbai
(D) Digi Dhan Yojna (D) Shimla
(E) None of these (E) None of these
120. Disabled persons will now get __ percent reservation in 127. State Bank of India has launched Mobicash Mobile
government jobs and educational institutions. Wallet in association with telecom company___
(A) 4 (A) Airtel
(B) 3 (B) Vodafone
(C) 5 (C) BSNL
(D) 2 (D) Telenor
(E) None of these (E) None of these
121. Indias first transgender school will be opened in which 128. What will be the merchant discount rate for the Debit
city? card payment upto Rs. 1000?
(A) Kochi (A) 0.20%
(B) Bengaluru (B) 0.25%
(C) Surat (C) 0.75%
(D) Patna (D) 0.50%
(E) None of these (E) None of these
122. Who has been appointed as Director General of Indian 129. Who has been appointed as next Indian Army chief?
Institute of Corporate Affairs? (A) Bipin Rawat
(A) Sunil Arora (B) BS Dhanoa
(B) Rahil Ansari (C) Arup Raha
(C) Sanjay Baweja (D) Rajiv Jain
(D) Ranjan Mathur (E) None of these
(E) None of these 130. Who has been appointed as next Indian Air Force chief?
123. Who has been awarded with 'Global Agriculture (A) Bipin Rawat
Leadership Award 2016'? (B) BS Dhanoa
(A) Sunil Mittal (C) Arup Raha
(B) Laxmi Mittal (D) Rajiv Jain
(C) Anil Ambani (E) None of these
(D) Ratan Tata 131. Who has been appointed as next Intelligence Bureau
(E) None of these chief?
124. First ever Indian Institute of Skills was inaugurated in (A) Bipin Rawat
which city? (B) BS Dhanoa
(A) Kanpur (C) Anil Dhasmana
(B) Kochi (D) Rajiv Jain
(C) Varanasi (E) None of these
(D) Vadodara 132. Which team has won Junior Hockey World Cup 2016?
(E) None of these (A) Belgium
125. Which hospital has recently recorded 100% 'cashless' (B) Germany
transaction? (C) India
(A) AIIMS, New Delhi (D) Australia
(B) Apollo Hospital, Mumbai (E) None of these
(C) JK Lon Hospital, Jaipur 133. Which newspaper has been released for Senior Citizen?
(D) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (A) Sandhya Jyoti
(E) None of these (B) Ummeed
126. The ___ City Municipal Corporation has been selected (C) Naya Savera
for Digital India Award instituted by Ministry of (D) Saanjhi Saanjh
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134. Which toll free number will be launched for call drops? (B) New Delhi
(A) 14444 (C) Mumbai
(B) 1224 (D) Patna
(C) 1924 (E) None of these
(D) 1955 142. What is Indias rank in Global Wind Power Installed
(E) None of these Capacity Index?
135. Which Bank has tied up with Ola to provide cash at your (A) 2
doorstep? (B) 7
(A) Yes Bank (C) 3
(B) DCB Bank (D) 4
(C) Axis Bank (E) None of these
(D) ICICI Bank 143. What amount of compensation will be paid now for the
(E) None of these death or injury of a passenger in rail accidents?
136. What is the new interest rate on Provident Fund deposits? (A) 2 Lac
(A) 8.80% (B) 4 Lac
(B) 8.65% (C) 8 Lac
(C) 8.75% (D) 10 Lac
(D) 8.50% (E) None of these
(E) None of these 144. Which app has been launched recently for flexibility in
137. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Assam Utilization of Domestic Coal?
tourism? (A) Coal Seva
(A) Vijendra Singh (B) Coal Mitra
(B) MC Mary Kom (C) Coal Saathi
(C) Priyanka Chopra (D) Coal Sahayak
(D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) None of these
(E) None of these 145. What is the outlay of National Apprenticeship Promotion
138. Who has won BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 Scheme?
award? (A) 10000 Crore
(A) Roger Federer (B) 1000 Crore
(B) Andy Murray (C) 5000 Crore
(C) Usain Bolt (D) 100000 Crore
(D) Simone Biles (E) None of these
(E) None of these 146. Which bank has launched eazypay mobile app?
139. Who is the second Indian batsman to score triple century (A) HDFC Bank
in test cricket? (B) Axis Bank
(A) Virat Kohli (C) Yes Bank
(B) Murli Vijay (D) ICICI Bank
(C) Cheteshwar Pujara (E) None of these
(D) Karun Nair 147. India has now taken over the United Kingdom as the___
(E) None of these largest economy in the world.
140. International Human Solidarity Day is observed on which (A) 5th
date? (B) 4th
(A) 19 December (C) 6th
(B) 20 December (D) 7th
(C) 22 December (E) None of these
(D) 23 December 148. Which bank has become first National Supporter for the
(E) None of these FIFA U-17 WC 2017?
141. Which city has hosted India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival (A) Corporation Bank
2016? (B) Punjab National Bank
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 (D) State Bank of India (B) France
(E) None of these (C) Argentina
149. Which bank has won SKOTCH silver award recently? (D) Brazil
(A) Corporation Bank (E) None of these
(B) Punjab National Bank 157. Which team has won bronze at women's U-18 Asia Cup
(C) Bank of Baroda hockey?
(D) State Bank of India (A) India
(E) None of these (B) Spain
150. Who has been chosen as the ICC cricketer of the year? (C) South Korea
(A) Joe Root (D) Netherlands
(B) Quinton De Kock (E) None of these
(C) Virat Kohli 158. Who has been chosen as Indias best footballer of 2016
(D) R Ashwin by AIFF?
(E) None of these (A) Sunil Chhetri
151. Worlds first solar road was recently opened in which (B) Jeje Lalpekhlua
country? (C) Amit Singh
(A) Russia (D) Vishal Chhetri
(B) Sweden (E) None of these
(C) France 159. Which team has won Under-19 Asia Cup Cricket title?
(D) Argentina (A) Bangladesh
(E) None of these (B) Sri Lanka
152. Which is the most well-read city this year in India? (C) Pakistan
(A) Mumbai (D) India
(B) New Delhi (E) None of these
(C) Bengaluru 160. What is the Currency of France?
(D) Patna (A) Euro
(E) None of these (B) Franc
153. American Tourister has appointed ____ as its brand (C) Dollar
ambassador? (D) Peso
(A) PV Sindhu (E) Both A and B
(B) Ravindra Jadeja 161. Which helpline number has been launched for consumer
(C) R Ashwin related grievances?
(D) Virat Kohli (A) 12555
(E) None of these (B) 14444
154. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award (C) 14404
for 2016? (D) 18005
(A) Shankha Ghosh (E) None of these
(B) Raghuvir Choudhary 162. National Consumer Day is observed on which date?
(C) Laxmi Vyas (A) 23 December
(D) Padma Sachdev (B) 24 December
(E) None of these (C) 25 December
155. Who has been chosen for PETA's person of the year (D) 26 December
award? (E) None of these
(A) Sunny Leone 163. Good Governance Day is observed on which date?
(B) Angelina Jolly (A) 23 December
(C) Scharlet Johanson (B) 24 December
(D) Emma Watson (C) 25 December
(E) None of these (D) 26 December
156. Which is the FIFA 'Team of the Year'? (E) None of these
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164. Which service has been launched by External Affairs (D) Punjab
Ministry to centralise its grievance redressal mechanism? (E) None of these
(A) Twitter Seva 172. First second generation Ethanol Bio-refinery in India will
(B) Facebook Seva be set up in which date?
(C) Twitter tag (A) Assam
(D) Facebook tag (B) Andhra Pradesh
(E) None of these (C) Odisha
165. Which Handloom Helpline Centre will be set up by (D) Punjab
Ministry of Textiles? (E) None of these
(A) Bunkar Friend 173. Mithun Chakraborty was a Rajya Sabha member from
(B) Bunkar Sahayata which party?
(C) Bunkar Saathi (A) BJP
(D) Bunkar Mitra (B) Congress
(E) None of these (C) TMC
166. Which state has launched Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana? (D) SP
(A) Tripura (E) None of these
(B) Assam 174. Which service has been started by railways to provide
(C) Karnataka information about the delays in train operations?
(D) West Bengal (A) Fog Alert
(E) Odisha (B) Winter Alert
167. Which bank has launched aadhaar-linked cashless (C) Weather Alert
merchant solution? (D) Rail Alert
(A) IDBI Bank (E) None of these
(B) SBI 175. Which state has launched malaria elimination programme
(C) IDFC Bank DAMAN?
(D) PNB (A) Assam
(E) None of these (B) Andhra Pradesh
168. Pradeep Gupta has been elected as Mayor of___ (C) Odisha
(A) South San Francisco (D) Punjab
(B) North Dakota (E) None of these
(C) Wisconsin 176. Centre has through Nabard released Rs 1,982 crore to
(D) Michigan ____ towards the Polavaram irrigation project.
(E) None of these (A) Assam
169. Ramanujan prize is given in which field? (B) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Physics (C) Odisha
(B) Music (D) Punjab
(C) Medicine (E) None of these
(D) Mathematics 177. Which bank has launched Bank Sakhi scheme?
(E) None of these (A) Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
170. George Michael passed away recently. Who he was? (B) Baroda Rajasthan Regional Rural Bank
(A) Writer (C) Rajasthan Marudhara Grameen Bank
(B) Journalist (D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(C) Actor (E) None of these
(D) Singer 178. Which village has been adopted by SBI to make it
(E) None of these cashless?
171. Which state has launched health insurance scheme Atal- (A) Shirdi
Amrit Abhiyan? (B) Donja
(A) Assam (C) Shirki
(B) Andhra Pradesh (D) Nagepur
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179. Who has been appointed as Director General of National (B) Bharat Bill Payments Operating Unit
Cadet Corps? (C) Bharat Bill Present Operating Unit
(A) Vinod Vashisht (D) Bharat Bill Payments Organising Unit
(B) MS Sahoo (E) None of these
(C) Ajay Shirke 187. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant-Governor
(D) Gourav Jain of Delhi?
(E) None of these (A) Anil Baijal
180. Dinanath Bhargava passed away recently. Who he was? (B) Najib Jang
(A) Writer (C) Kiran Bedi
(B) Painter (D) Rajiv Jain
(C) Politician (E) None of these
(D) Singer 188. Ana Ivanovic retired recently. She was a__
(E) None of these (A) Badminton Player
(B) Cricket Player
181. Which state has launched 25 buses bio-diesel recently? (C) Chess Player
(A) Assam (D) Tennis Player
(B) Andhra Pradesh (E) None of these
(C) Karnataka 189. Which state will host 2017 National Games?
(D) Punjab (A) Meghalaya
(E) None of these (B) Kerala
182. The Indian Army has entered into an agreement with the (C) Goa
_____ to set up a research and development (R&D) cell (D) Assam
on the campus. (E) None of these
(A) IIT-Madras 190. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake passed away recently. He was
(B) IIT-Mumbai the former Prime Minister of which country?
(C) IIT-Gandhinagar (A) Myanmar
(D) IIT-Kanpur (B) Sri Lanka
(E) None of these (C) Malaysia
183. Which bank has collaborated with Twitter for better (D) Thailand
customer experience? (E) None of these
(A) ICICI Bank 191. India will supply an additional ____ MW of power to
(B) Yes Bank Nepal from January 1, 2017?
(C) Axis Bank (A) 80
(D) HDFC Bank (B) 100
(E) None of these (C) 280
184. Nedumkayam tribal colony, which is going to be (D) 400
countrys first digital colony, is in which state? (E) None of these
(A) Tamilnadu 192. Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding
(B) Andhra Pradesh with Andhra Pradesh to prepare citizen database?
(C) Karnataka (A) Tamilnadu
(D) Kerala (B) Gujarat
(E) None of these (C) Haryana
185. Which bank has adopted Malangaon in Sangli district? (D) Maharashtra
(A) Bank of Baroda (E) None of these
(B) Bank of Maharashtra 193. Which state has declared 50 per cent reservation in all
(C) Bank of India judicial services for Extremely Backward Classes, Other
(D) SBI Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
(E) None of these Tribes?
186. What is the full form of BBPOU? (A) Uttar Pradesh
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(D) Punjab Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans.
(E) None of these 1. A 53. B 105. B 157. A
194. Which city is organising World Bhojpuri Conference 2. B 54. A 106. C 158. B
2016? 3. C 55. D 107. C 159. D
(A) Kanpur 4. C 56. B 108. A 160. E
(B) Lucknow 5. B 57. A 109. A 161. C
(C) Varanasi 6. B 58. C 110. C 162. B
(D) Mathura 7. A 59. D 111. B 163. C
8. D 60. B 112. B 164. A
(E) None of these
9. C 61. B 113. B 165. D
195. Which state has established Indias first Digital
10. B 62. D 114. D 166. E
Investigation Centre? 11. A 63. C 115. D 167. C
(A) Tamilnadu 12. D 64. A 116. A 168. A
(B) Gujarat 13. C 65. B 117. B 169. D
(C) Haryana 14. B 66. D 118. C 170. D
(D) Maharashtra 15. B 67. C 119. A 171. A
(E) None of these 16. B 68. B 120. A 172. D
196. What is the full form of BHIM app launched by PM 17. A 69. D 121. A 173. C
Modi? 18. B 70. D 122. A 174. A
19. B 71. A 123. D 175. C
(A) Bharat Interface for Money
20. D 72. B 124. A 176. B
(B) Bharat Interface for Mobility
21. C 73. A 125. D 177. A
(C) Bharat Interconnection for Mobile 22. B 74. C 126. A 178. C
(D) Bharat Interface for Mobile 23. A 75. A 127. C 179. A
(E) None of these 24. A 76. B 128. B 180. B
197. Which bank has launched SIB Mirror+ app? 25. B 77. C 129. A 181. C
(A) Syndicate bank 26. A 78. D 130. B 182. C
(B) SBI 27. D 79. A 131. D 183. A
(C) State bank of Patiala 28. D 80. A 132. C 184. D
(D) South Indian bank 29. A 81. A 133. D 185. B
30. C 82. C 134. D 186. B
(E) None of these
31. A 83. A 135. A 187. A
198. Alibaba will open its first India office in which city? 32. C 84. B 136. B 188. D
(A) Mumbai 33. C 85. D 137. C 189. C
(B) Bengaluru 34. D 86. D 138. B 190. B
(C) Kolkata 35. C 87. C 139. D 191. A
(D) New Delhi 36. B 88. A 140. B 192. C
(E) None of these 37. A 89. B 141. A 193. B
199. Which country has appointed Sorin Grindeanu as Prime 38. A 90. C 142. D 194. C
Minister? 39. D 91. C 143. C 195. C
40. C 92. B 144. B 196. D
(A) Portugal
41. B 93. A 145. A 197. D
(B) Romania
42. B 94. C 146. D 198. A
(C) Zimbabwe 43. C 95. D 147. A 199. B
(D) New Zealand 44. A 96. A 148. C 200. C
(E) None of these 45. D 97. B 149. A
200. Who will be awarded with Bihari Puraskar 2016? 46. B 98. A 150. D
(A) Om Thanvi 47. A 99. C 151. C
(B) Bhagwati Lal Vyas 48. C 100. D 152. B
(C) Satya Narayan 49. B 101. A 153. D
(D) Raghuvir Choudhary 50. D 102. C 154. A
51. A 103. D 155. A
(E) None of these
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 RRB NTPC Stage II (Mains) Model Paper (C) In 1783 (D) In 1793
1. Who among the following is the writer of the book, "The 10. Which is the worlds largest port?
man who Divided India"? (A) New York (B) Rotterdam
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (C) London (D) Colombo
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 11. In India, which type of soil covers the largest area?
(C) Larry collins and Doming Lapier (A) Red soil (B) Alluvial Soil
(D) Rafiq Zakaria (C) Black Soil (D) Laterite Soil
2. Who started quit India Movement? 12. Suresh's expenditure and savings are in the ratio 7 : 5. If
(A) Mahatma Gandhi his income is increased by 15% and expenditure is
(B) B.R. Ambedkar increased by 10%, then by how much percent does his
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai saving increases ?
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru (A) 10% (B) 12%
3. Two vessels A and B contains acid and water in the ratio (C) 15% (D) 22%
2 : 7 and 4 : 1 respectively. In what ratio both the mixtures 13. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
be mixed so that the ratio of acid and water in the new relation between doctor, female and Hindu ?
mixture becomes 4 : 11 ?
(A) 1 : 12 (B) 12 : 1
(C) 11 : 1 (D) 1 : 11
(A) (B)
4. The speed of 90 m/s is the same as
(A) 324 km/min (B) 25 km/hr
(C) 25 km/min (D) 324 km/hr
(C) (D)
5. Find out the odd pair of numbers :
14. An article is sold at a profit of 30%. If the selling price is
(A) 3, 81 (B) 4, 256
doubled, the profit % will be.
(C) 7, 2408 (D) 5, 625
(A) 60% (B) 120%
6. Which number will replace the question mark in the given
(C) 150% (D) 160%
series :
15. If * denotes , denotes +, denotes , $ denotes and
2, 6, 54, 162, 1458, 4374, ?
@ denotes =, then which equation will be right from the
(A) 40550 (B) 39366
given alternatives?
(C) 29302 (D) 40205
(A) 40 $ 24 * 8 @ 90 50 20
7. When was Gadar Party established?
(B) 80 * 2 $ 9 20 90 @ 200
(A) In 1907 (B) In 1913
(C) 2 $ 4 8 * 2 @ 3 4
(C) In 1917 (D) In 1920
1 17
(D) 90 @ 20 5 $ 4 * 2 9
8. 1 = , then the value of a + b + c will be.
+ 1 12 16. To complete a piece of work, A takes 80% more time than
+ 1
+
2 B. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how
(A) 4 (B) 5
much time will B take to do it ?
(C) 6 (D) 7 2
(A) 50 5 days
9. When was regulating act passed?
(B) 28 days
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 (C) 50 days (D) 39, 22
2
(D) 25 5 days 22. If a, b,c d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their
average is:
17. If in a certain language TEN = 54, VAN = 308 so RIT = ?
(A) c
(A) 9
(B) e 4
(B) 12
(C) a + 4
(C) 40
(D) All of these
(D) 18
23. Who discovered the solar system?
18. Which of following fractions is smallest ?
(A) Newton
(B) Kepler
9 (C) Copernicus
(A) 14
(D) Aryabhatta
8
(B) 13
24. Where Gautam Buddha died?
7
(C) 11 (A) Kushinagar
11 (B) Kapilvastu
(D) 17
(C) Sarnath
If P * Q denotes P is the brother of Q.
(D) Hastinapur
P Q denotes P is the daughter of Q.
25. What is the quorum for the Lok Sabha?
P $ Q denotes P is the grandfather Q.
(A) 1/10th of total members
P @ Q denotes P is the mother of Q.
(B) 1/3rd of total members
19. Then which equation shows that N's father is the
(C) 1/4th of total members
grandfather of S ?
(D) 1/6th of total members
(A) $ N * R @ S
26. Who appoints the chief Justice of High Court?
(B) N * O $ S
(A) President
(C) * N $ R Q
(B) Chief Justice of India
(D) R * N Q
(C) Governor of the state
21
20. If 2 = 1.414, the value of is nearest to (D) Prime Minister
2+1

(A) 0.414 27. Which among the following countries is the highest
(B) 0.586 producer of gold?
(C) 0.586 (A) China
(D) 0.172 (B) South Africa
21. In a line of students Rohan is 5th from the start. Reena is (C) Brazil
sixth after Rohan. Raman is 10th from the end and also (D) India
tenth after Reena. Then how many total students are there 28. Ankaleshwar is famous for:-
in the class and what is Reena's position from end ? (A) Coal
(A) 40, 28 (B) Iron ore
(B) 30, 20 (C) Petroleum
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29. The LCM of two numbers is 12 times of their HCF. The (D) Sodium hydroxide
sum of the HCF and the LCM is 403. If one of the number 36. Solder is an alloy of _____
is 93, then find the other number? (A) Tin and Zinc
(A) 38 (B) Tin and Lead
(B) 124 (C) Zinc and Lead
(C) 128 (D) Zinc and Copper
(D) 134 37. From the point T, A goes 400 meter towards South - East
30. Find the odd one out : direction. After that he goes 300 meter towards South -
(A) Solar Energy West direction. From the same point T, B goes 400 meter
(B) Wind Energy towards the North - West direction. After that he goes 300
(C) Atomic Energy meter towards the North - East direction. Now, How much
(D) Natural Power is the distance between A and B ?
31. Find the length (in meters) of the longest rod that can be (A) 700 meter
put in a room of dimensions 20 m 12 m 9 m ? (B) 900 meter
(A) 205 metre (C) 1100 meter

(B) 830 metre (D) 1000 meter

(C) 25 metre 38. In triangle ABC, points P, Q and R are taken on AB, AC

(D) 40 metre and BC respectively such that BR = PR and RQ = CR. If

32. Which alphabet will complete the given series BAC = 70, then find the value of PRQ.
A, 2, D, 7, K, 16, ? (A) 30

(A) S (B) 40

(B) T (C) 50

(C) V (D) 60

(D) L 39. In the given figure which number will replace the question

33. If tan + cot = 4, then find the value of tan2 + cot2 ? mark ?

(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 18
(A) 10
(D) 14
(B) 50
34. Pace Maker is related to:-
(C) 15
(A) Lungs
(D) 40
(B) Heart
97
(C) Liver 40. If sin A cos A = 113 then find sin A + cos A
127
(D) Brain (A)
97
35. What is the chemical name of baking soda? 97
(B)
126
(A) Sodium carbonate
127
(B) Sodium bicarbonate (C)
113
127
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41. In this question from the given alternatives, select the word 47. Which Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of
which cannot be formed by the letters of the given word Harsha Vardhan?
using each letter only once : (A) Seleucus
FERTILISATION (B) Itsing
(A) NATION (C) Fai Huan
(B) NARRATION (D) Hsuan Tsang
(C) ITERATION 48. Gray Revolution is associated with:-
(D) STATION (A) Telecom
42. Which number will replace the question mark ? (B) Fish Industry
9 : 9 : : 12 : ? (C) Wool
(A) 18 (D) Oil Seed
(B) 21 49. Given a = 142, b = 144 and c = 146, find the value of a3 +
(C) 15 b3 + c3 3abc
(D) 16 (A) 5184
43. The mean of a distribution is 20 and the standard deviation (B) 5274
is 9. What is the value of the coefficient variation ? (C) 5354
(A) 222.22% (D) 5000
(B) 45% 50. A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 10%. B sells it to C at
(C) 70% a profit of 15%. If C pays Rs. 2530 for It, find the cost
(D) 192% price of the bicycle for A ?
44. Who had played an important role in the abolition of (A) Rs. 2100
tradition of sati ? (B) Rs. 2000
(A) Lord Irwin (C) Rs. 2210
(B) Lord Bentinck (D) Rs. 2130
(C) Lord Hastings 51. In the given alternatives, four open cubes are given. Find
(D) Lord Ripon that alternative by which a 'standard dice' can be formed ?
45. Traditional dance form Mohiniyattam belongs to which
state?
(A) Kerala (A)
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh (B)
46. Who is known as the Iron Man of Germany?
(A) Otto Von Bismarck
(B) Napoleon Second (C)

(C) Adolf Hitler

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52. Find the total number of prime factor in the product of (C) Literature
{(15)5(24)7(45)9} (D) Public service
(A) 45 58. What is the ratio of simple interest earned on certain
(B) 64 amount at the rate of 14% for 5 years and 35% for 4 years
(C) 42 ?
(D) 65 (A) 1 : 2
53. Find the mode and median of the following data - (B) 2 : 1
7, 5, 6, 5, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 7, 6 (C) 3 : 4
(A) 5, 7 (D) 4 : 3
(B) 5, 6 59. Who is the writer of Kavya Mimansa
(C) 6, 5 (A) Subandhu
(D) 6, 6 (B) Shri Harsh
54. In the following question, one statement is given followed (C) Panini
by two conclusions numbered I and II you have to decide (D) Rajshekhar
which conclusion(s) follow(s) the statement. 60. Who was the first to use the word Harijan for Dalits?
Statement : I lost my watch due to my negligence while (A) Sardar Patel
playing cricket. (B) Mahatma Gandhi
Conclusion : I. If you are careless then you have to pay for (C) Joyti Rao Phule
it. (D) Vinoba Bhave
II. Carelessness is a bad habit of human being. 61. A sum of money doubles itself in 3 years at compound
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. interest. In how much time will it amount to 16 times of
(B) Only conclusion I follows. itself at the same rate of interest ?
(C) Either conclusion I or II follows. (A) 24 years
(D) Only conclusion II follows. (B) 12 years
55. Which of the following defect of eyes cannot be cured? (C) 8 years
(A) Cataract (D) 32 years
(B) Colour-blindness 62. Which word will replace the question mark ?
(C) Myopia Red : Thrill : : Purple : ?
(D) Hypermetropia (A) Warning
56. Who among the following invented nuclear reactor? (B) Danger
(A) Edward Jenner (C) Beauty
(B) William Harvey (D) Nature
(C) Enrico Fermi 63. Select the pair of alphabet which completes the given
(D) Michael Faraday arrangement :
57. Booker Award is associated with which the following A, Z, D, W, I, R, P, K, ?
field? (A) Y, B
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 (D) T, H 70. 16 Men can complete a piece of work in 12 days. 3 days
64. American President elect Donald Trump belongs to which after they started the work, 8 more men joined them. How
political party? many days will they take to complete the remaining work?
(A) Democratic Party (A) 4 days
(B) Republican Party (B) 5 days
(C) Congress Party (C) 6 days
(D) Communist Party (D) 8 days
65. Which of the following vitamin helps in blood clotting? 3
71. Walking at 7th of his usual speed a man is 1 hour late. Find
(A) Vitamin K
his usual time to cover this distance?
(B) Vitamin C
(A) 45 minutes
(C) Vitamin B
(B) 75 minutes
(D) Vitamin D
(C) 60 minutes
66. Which of the following city is situated on the bank of river
(D) 30 minutes
Thames?
72. Champions Trophy is associated with which game?
(A) London
(A) Cricket
(B) New York
(B) Badminton
(C) Paris
(C) Football
(D) Bangkok
(D) Tennis
67. Which of the following part of Indian constitution is called
73. Inflation is calculated by using_______
the Magnacarta of India?
(A) FOREX
(A) Part III
(B) Share price
(B) Part VI
(C) WPI
(C) Part IV
(D) Government Expenditure
(D) Part V
74. In the given figure, O is the centre of circle. ONY = 70
68. When is world population day celebrated?
and OMY = 15. Then find the value of MON.
(A) 10 June
(B) 11 July
(C) 18 July
(D) 20 August
69. Of three positive numbers, the ratio of first and second is (A) 90
4 : 7, that of second and third is 4 : 9. The product of first (B) 100
and third number is 4032. Find the sum of three numbers. (C) 110
(A) 107 (D) 120
(B) 214 75. Who is the second Indian batsman who scored triple
(C) 321 century?
(D) 374 (A) Virat Kohli
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80. 15612 + 154 + 225is equal to
76. Select the alternative figure in which the given figure is
embedded. (A) 15
(B) 25
(C) 75
(D) 125
81. Ram is facing towards South - East direction. If North
becomes South, South becomes West, East becomes North
and West becomes East. Now in which direction Ram is
(A)
facing?
(A) North - West
(B) South - East
(B)
(C) South - West
(D) North - East
82. How many perfect square lie between 160 and 410 ?
(A) 6
(C)
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
(D)
83. In the following question two statements are given.
77. Vasco-de-Gama reached ________Indian coast in May
Followed by these statements two conclusions numbered I
1498, through Cape of Good Hope.
and II are given. You have to assume every statement true
(A) Surat
and decide which conclusion follow(s) the statements :
(B) Mumbai
Statement : I. All mobiles are radios.
(C) Kalikat
II. Some mobiles are watch.
(D) Vishakhapatnam
Conclusion : I. Some watches are radio.
78. Surface-to-surface missile is:-
II. No watch is radio.
(A) Akash
(A) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(B) Prithve
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Brahmos
(C) Both conclusion I and II follows.
(D) Nag
(D) Only conclusion I follows.
79. By selling 44 metres of cloth a person gains equal to the
84. What is trigger in nuclear fission?
selling price of 11 metres. Find his % gain.
(A) Electron
(A) 25%
(B) Proton
(B) 20%
(C) Neutron
1
(C) 33 3 %
(D) Positron
1
(D) 12 % 85. Which of the following disease is caused due to virus?
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 (B) Tetanus also says that lady is my grandmother. How Atul is related
(C) Polio to Mr. Madan ?
(D) Gonorrhoea (A) Grandson
86. What is the name of the parliament of Bangladesh? (B) Son
(A) Jatiyo Shangsad (C) Father
(B) Majlis (D) Brother
(C) People's council 92. A, B and C are three partners in a business. The share of
(D) National Assembly 5 1
A in profit is 12 of the total profit and B's share is 7 of the
87. When was Bangladesh established?
total profit. If C receives Rs. 740 then find the share of B
(A) 1970
in total profit.
(B) 1971
(A) Rs. 380
(C) 1972
(B) Rs. 420
(D) 1973
(C) Rs. 350
88. As compared to Earth, the mass of moon is
(D) Rs. 240
approximately_________
93. If sign of and are interchanged, then which of the
1
(A) 4 following equation is correct ?
1
(B) (A) 80 8 + 9 8 = 82
81
1 (B) 5 70 + 8 2 10 = 50
(C)
6
(C) 9 3 10 + 18 100 = 25
1
(D) 6 (D) 10 + 21 7 3 20 = 50
2 2
89. If a + b = 10, ab = 23 then, find the value of a + b ? 94. Select the right order of given words from the given
(A) 54 alternatives according to English dictionary.
(B) 52 (1) Persuading
(C) 56 (2) Parasite
(D) 60 (3) Perchasing
90. In a family Amit says that I am elder than Vikas. Anita (4) Permanent
says that I am younger than four persons of my family. (5) Particular
Mohit says, I am not the youngest person of family. Ajay (A) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
says, I am elder than four persons of family. Vikas says (B) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
that I am elder than Mohit. Who is the fourth eldest person (C) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
in family ? (D) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
(A) Mohit 95. A person observes that the angle of elevation at the top of
(B) Ajay a pole of height 30 meter is 60. Find the distance of the
(C) Vikas person from the pole?
(D) Anita 10
(A) m
3
91. Pointing towards a lady, Atul says, "that lady is the wife
(B) 303 m
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96. Arrange the given word in a meaningful sequence and find
the correct sequence from the given alternatives :
(1) A glass of water
(2) A bucket of water
(3) Sea
(4) River
(5) Pond
(A) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3 101. The foreign exchange reserves in 2002-03 was how many
(B) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 times that in 2007-08 ?
(C) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3 (A) 1.5 times
(D) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3 (B) 1.75 times
97. Who established Red Cross Society? (C) 2 times
(A) J. H. Durant (D) 2.25 times
(B) Baden Powell 102. What was the percentage increase in the foreign exchange
(C) Trigve Li reserves in 2008-09 over 2004-05 ?
(D) Frederic Passy (A) 40%
98. Hundred years war was fought between (B) 50%
(A) France and Germany (C) 60%
(B) Germany and Austria 1
(D) 33 3 %
(C) France and England
103. The foreign exchange reserves in 2004-05 were what
(D) England and Austria
percent of the average foreign exchange reserves over the
99. Who was the first Indian female foreign secretory?
period under review?
(A) Gauri Chaterjee
(A) 80%
(B) Chokila Iyer
(B) 100%
(C) Indira Goswami
(C) 125%
(D) None of these
(D) 150%
100. The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn
104. Brazil is situated in which continent?
on its diagonal is
(A) Europe
(A) 1 : 1
(B) South America
(B) 1 : 2
(C) North America
(C) 2 : 1
(D) Africa
(D) 1 : 4
105. When was first electric rail stared?
Direction (101-103) The bar graph shows the foreign
(A) 1853
exchange reserve of a country (in million US $) from
(B) 1885
2001-2002 to 2009 - 2010. Based on the bar graph answer
(C) 1905
the given question.
(D) 1929
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 (A) C, F
(B) M, V
(C) P, R
(D) G, L
112. Spondylitis affects which organ?
(A) Lungs
(B) Kidneys
(A) 14
(C) Medulla
(B) 18
(D) Brain
(C) 9
113. Thee wheel and axle unit of railway is situated at which
(D) 10
place.
107. Find out the alternative figure which completes the given
(A) Chittaranjan
figure :
(B) Bangalore
(C) Chennai
(D) Sikandrabad
114. Dogri language is spoken by people of which state?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Assam
(C) Bihar
(A)
(D) Odisha

(B) 115. In the given figure which number will replace the
questions mark ?

(C)
(A) 512 (B) 272
(D) (C) 380 (D) 120
108. What will be the angle between the minute hand and hour 116. In a building of five floor, there are five friends named N,
hand of a clock at 4 : 20 ? O, P, Q, R live. But not necessarily in the same order. The
(A) 20 (B) 30 ground floor is numbered one. 1st floor is numbered
(C) 0 (D) 10 second, and so on until the top most floor is numbered 5.
109. Where is Forest Research Institute located? Q lives at the odd numbered floor. But Q not lives at the
(A) Dehradun (B) New Delhi top most floor and ground floor R lives immediately above
(C) Coimbatore (D) None of these P and N lives immediately above O. R is immediately
110. Sanchi describes art and architecture of which religion? below Q.
(A) Jainism (B) Buddhism So from the given alternatives, which pair shows the
(C) Muslim (D) Christian person who lives on the top most and ground floor?
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117. If it was Friday on 10 February 1900, then what day will Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans. Q.No. Ans.
be on 20 November 1900 ? 1. D 41. D 81. A
2. A 42. B 82. C
(A) Friday (B) Saturday
3. B 43. B 83. D
(C) Tuesday (D) Sunday 4. D 44. A 84. C
If X denotes yellow colour, R denotes pink colour, Z 5. C 45. A 85. C
denotes red colour, B denotes green colour, D denotes blue 6. B 46. D 86. A
7. C 47. B 87. B
colour, P denotes white colour, H denotes black colour, L
8. C 48. A 88. B
denotes saffron colour. 9. B 49. B 89. A
118. Then select the alternative which only shows colours of 10. B 50. B 90. A
the Indian flag. 11. B 51. B 91. A
12. D 52. D 92. D
(A) R, X, D, H (B) L, P, B, D
13. B 53. B 93. A
(C) B, H, X, D (D) L, B, R, X 14. D 54. B 94. B
119. In the given diagram : 15. A 55. B 95. C
16. A 56. C 96. C
17. C 57. C 97. A
18. B 58. A 98. C
19. A 59. D 99. B
20. D 60. B 100. B
Triangle shows senior citizen. 21. B 61. B 101. B
22. D 62. C 102. C
Circle shows doctors.
23. C 63. A 103. B
Rectangle shows females. 24. A 64. B 104. B
How many people are senior citizen, doctor as well as 25. A 65. A 105. D
female ? 26. A 66. A 106. A
27. A 67. A 107. D
(A) 9
28. C 68. B 108. D
(B) 4 29. B 69. B 109. A
(C) 8 30. D 70. C 110. B
(D) 5 31. C 71. A 111. C
32. C 72. A 112. C
120. Choose the figure which is different from rest.
33. D 73. C 113. A
34. B 74. C 114. A
35. B 75. B 115. B
(A)
36. D 76. B 116. B
37. B 77. C 117. C
38. A 78. B 118. B
(B)
39. C 79. C 119. C
40. B 80. B 120. B
(C)

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