Option B x² – 17x + 72 = 0 x = 8, 9 6y² – 31y + 35 = 0 y = 1.6, 3.5 x>y
(i). x² – 37x + 300 = 0 (ii). y² – 43y + 372 = 0
x > y
y >= x
No relation between x and y.
y > x
x >= y
Option C x² – 37x + 300 = 0 x = 25, 12 y² – 43y + 372 = 0 y = 31, 12 No relation between x and y.
(i) 12x² + 11x + 2 = 0 (ii) 12y²+ 7y + 1 = 0
x >= y
y >= x
y > x
x > y
No relation between x and y.
Option E (i) 12x² + 8x + 3x + 2 = 0 4x (3x + 2) + 1 (3x + 2) = 0 x = –2/3 , –1/4 (ii) 12y² + 7y + 1 = 0 12y² + 4y + 3y + 1 = 0 4y (3y + 1) +1 (3y + 1) = 0 y = –1/3 , –1/4 No relation between x and y.
Directions(6-10): Read the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below: Delhi University offers two courses PG and PhD. The information regarding number of students applied for these two courses and among how many got selected from year 2004-2009 are shown by the graph given below:
Average number of students got selected for PhD program is by what percent more/less the average number of students applied for PG programs.
65% less
77% less
68% less
72% less
70% less
Option D Average students selected for PhD program = (2160+4550+2850+4455+3402+3900)/6 = 21317/6 = 3553 (approx) Average number of student applied for PG program = (8000+17000 +10000 +14000 +16500 +11000)/6 = 76500/6 = 12750 Required percentage = (12750 −3553)/12750 × 100 = 72% less
Which year shows the highest quantum difference between the number of students applied and got selected for PhD programs.
2008
2006
2009
2007
2005
Option C Difference for year 2004 = 4000 − 2160 = 1840 For year, 2005 = 13000 −4550 = 8450 For year, 2006 = 6000 − 2850 = 3150 For year, 2007 = 9000 − 4455 = 4545 For year, 2008 = 13500 −3402 = 10098 For year, 2009 = 15000 −3900 = 11100 2009
What is the respective ratio of the percentage increase/decrease in the students got selected for PG in 2005 over Year 2004 to the percentage increase/decrease in the number of students applied for PhD in year 2008 over year 2007.
47 ∶ 14
47 ∶ 10
49 ∶ 12
41 ∶ 10
47 ∶ 13
Option B Percentage increase in selected students in PG in 2005= (6035−1800)/1800 × 100 = 235% Percentage increase in number of applied students in PhD in 2008 = (13500 −9000)/9000 × 100 = 50% Required ratio = 235 ∶ 50 = 47 ∶ 10
Find the ratio of Number of students selected in 2005, 2007 and 2009 for PhD course to number of students applied in 2004, 2006 and 2008 for same course.
2647 ∶ 4400
2551 ∶ 4300
2577 ∶ 4700
2581 ∶ 4700
2581 ∶ 4100
Option D Number of students selected in 2005, 2007 and 2009 for PhD course = 13000 × 35/100 +9000 × 49.5/100 + 15000 × 26/100 = 4550 +4455 +3900 = 12905 Number of students applied in 2004, 2006 and 2008 for PhD course = 4000 + 6000 +13500 = 23500 Ratio = 12905 ∶ 23500 = 2581 ∶ 4700
In PG program which year shows highest percentage increase/decrease in number of student selected over previous year?
2006
2009
2007
2005
2008
Option D Percentage increase/decrease in the number of selected students For year 2005 = 6035−1800/1800 × 100 = 235% For year 2006 = 6035−2350/6035 × 100 = 61% For year 2007 = 6370−2350/2350 × 100 = 171% For year 2008 = 9570−6370/6370 × 100 = 50% For year 2009 = 9570−5280/9570 × 100 = 44.8% 2005
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 8 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after what time should B be closed so that the tank is full in 6 minutes?
3
2
4
5
1
Option A Let after x minutes pipe B is closed (1/8 + 1/12)*x + (1/8)*(6 -x) = 1 x= 3 minutes
On pipe P is 4 times faster than pipe Q and takes 45 minutes less than pipe Q. In what time the cistern is full if both the pipes are opened together?
20
18
16
12
14
Option D Let P takes x minutes to fill the tank alone. Q will take 4x minutes to fill the tank 4x – x = 45, x = 15 So P will take 15 minutes and Q will take 60 minutes to fill the tank. (60*15)/(75) = 12 minutes
The sum of the age of mother and daughter is 100 years. 5 years ago their age were in the ratio of 2:1. The ratio of the age of daughter and mother after 10 years.
1:2
3:5
9:4
5:7
2:1
Option B M + D = 100 and (M – 5)/(D -5) = 2/1 we get D = 35 and M = 65. After 10 years ratio = 45:75 = 3:5
Sahil purchased an article for Rs. 8400 and sold it for a loss of 5%. From that money he purchased another article and sold it for a gain of 5%. What is the overall gain or loss?
A boat can travel with a speed of 12 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
3.10 hours
4.25 hours
5.12 hours
2.20 hours
3.15 hours
Option B Speed downstream = (12+4) = 16 km/hr Time taken to travel 68 km downstream = 68/16=17/4 = 4.25 hours
Directions(6-10): Find the missing term '?' of the following number series.
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NATIONAL NEWS
HUA launches 'Angikaar campaign', to bring PMAY(U) beneficiaries into Ujjawala, Ayushman Bharat fold The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry launched the 'Angikaar campaign', a move aimed at bringing beneficiaries of PMAY (urban) into the fold of other central schemes such as Ujjawala and Ayushman Bharat.
At an event, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the convergence would especially focus on Ujjwala for gas connection and Ayushman Bharat for health insurance to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(U).
HM Amit Shah flags off battery operated electric buses in Ahmedabad, first only India operated Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off battery operated 8 electric buses for Janmarg Bus Rapid Transit System -BRTS route in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
He said that electric buses have been introduced in some other cities also but in case of Ahmedabad, it is for the first time that completely India-made electric buses have been put on roads.
He said that battery charging facilities for electric vehicles will come up in future like petrol pumps. This would not just reduce pollution but also bring qualitative change in the life of people.
Maharashtra: Lifeline Express inaugurated at CSMT, Mumbai The Lifeline Express, also known as "Hospital on Wheels", has been inaugurated at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus by the Central Railway (CR) for its latest project, which involves providing medical treatment to poor patients.
The Indian Railways, in partnership with Impact India Foundation, had launched the Lifeline Express - the world's first hospital on wheels - on July 16, 1991 from CSMT to provide free of cost medical care to the poor living in remote corners of the country. The seven coaches of the Lifeline Express have advanced operation theatres, a pathology lab, a mammography unit, a gynaecology examination room, a dental unit, a pharmacy, consultation cubicles and X-Ray unit, among others.
Bihar govt bans pan masala containing magnesium carbonate Bihar government banned Pan Masala containing magnesium carbonate in the state, said commissioner of food safety.
20 samples of different Pan Masala brands were collected and it was found that all of them consisted of magnesium carbonate.
"Manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation or sale of Pan Masala containing magnesium carbonate is completely banned in the state," he added.
Assam govt. releases National Register of Citizens (NRC) The Assam government has finally released the final version of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The final NRC has left out over 19 lakh people in Assam who now face the danger of being declared illegal migrants if they don't contest their exclusion.
Announcing the final NRC list, the government said a total of 3.29 crore people had applied for the NRC, of which 3.11 were found to be eligible to be included in the final list.
CBDT notifies creation of five-member special cell for startups The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notified the creation of a five-member special cell to address grievances of startups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues.
An order issued by the CBDT said the 'startup cell' will be headed by the member (Income Tax and Computerisation) of the board.
Mega Vendor Meet 2019 held at Lucknow The research arm of Indian Railways, Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) organized a special Mega Vendor Meet at RDSO in a significant move to show-case greater business opportunities in Railway sector in Lucknow. Industries from across the country were invited for this vendor meet to encourage their participation in Indian Railways supply chain development.
BANKING & FINANCE
RBI extends banking license of Rupee Cooperative Bank till Nov 30, 2019 Rupee Co-op. Bank Ltd., Pune has been granted extension for its banking license by the RBI till November 30, 2019.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
ADB President Nakao pledges USD 12 billion support to govt’s initiatives Asian Development Bank, ADB, President Takehiko Nakao met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to India and pledged to support the government’s new flagship initiatives.
The ADB committed USD 12 billion to the government’s new flagship initiatives like piped water for all (Jal Jeevan Mission) and road safety over the next three years.
Nakao said, ADB expects the country’s growth in 2019 at 7.0 per cent and in 2020 at 7.2 per cent, despite downside risks in the global economy.
Economy slumps to 7-year low, GDP growth slows to 5 pc in Q1 FY20 The economic growth slowed to a seven-year low of 5 per cent in April to June quarter from 8 per cent a year ago, government data showed.
The slowdown was largely due to a sharp dip in the manufacturing sector and agriculture output, said the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in a statement.
GDP growth expected to be between 6.5 % and 7% in current fiscal: Debroy Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Bibek Debroy said that the country's real GDP growth is expected to be between 6.5 and 7.0 in 2019-20 and several reform measures introduced by the government were meant to boost growth.
Mumbai ranked 45th, Delhi 52nd on world's safe cities list; Tokyo safest: Study Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI), while Delhi stood at the 52nd position, according to a report by Economist Intelligence Unit.
Cities in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region made up six of the top-10 safest cities with Tokyo taking the top spot.
Along with Tokyo, Apac cities dominated the SCI 2019. Singapore and Osaka came second and third.
Government-e-Marketplace signs MoU with SIDBI Government e Marketplace has signed an MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India. The MoU aims to benefit MSMEs, women entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups, Women Self Help Groups and various loan beneficiaries under MUDRA and Stand-up India scheme.
GeM and SIDBI will take steps to ensure payments within a guaranteed timeframe to sellers, enhance working capital availability through bill discounting.
SPORTS
Mizoram's Saidan Secondary School wins U-14 Subroto Cup title Saidan Secondary School of Mizoram was crowned Under-14 boys champions of Subroto Cup International Football tournament after defeating Unique Model Academy of Manipur 2-0 in the summit clashin New Delhi.
It was the Mizoram school's maiden title win in the tournament.
Jalaj Saxena sets rare record in Indian first-class cricket history Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Saxena has become the first Indian cricketer to score over 6,000 runs and take over 300 wickets in first-class cricket and still not have played for Team India. Overall, he is the 19th Indian to score 6,000 runs and take 300 wickets in first-class cricket. The 32-year-old achieved the feat during a Duleep Trophy match.
Lucy Bronze wins UEFA Award England footballer Lucy Bronze won the Women’s Player of the Year award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.
APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNS
PK Sinha appointed OSD in PMO, Nripendra Misra to retire Former Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha has been appointed as OSD (Officer on Special Duty) in the PMO after Nripendra Misra's request to be relieved as Principal Secretary was accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Lakshmi Vilas Bank MD & CEO Parthasarathi Mukherjee announces resignation Lakshmi Vilas Bank, the mid-sized private sector lender announced the resignation of its chief executive officer Parthasarathi Mukherjee.
Mukherjee has quit citing personal reasons. Mukherjee, who had served the larger rival Axis Bank before joining the Tamil Nadu based bank in 2015, was given a two-year extension this January.
AWARDS
UP: Man sets world record for reading continuously for 27 hrs in Kanpur Alauddin, a student of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University has created a new history by reading continuously for 27 hours and five minutes while making his way to the Golden Book of World Records.
He broke the world record of longest reading aloud marathon held from August 25 to August 26.
DAY-NULM conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), has been conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award. It has been conferred the award for its initiative “Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA)”. DAY-NULM is a flagship mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
PAiSA is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines release of interest subvention under the Mission. It offers end to end online solution for processing, payment, monitoring and tracking of interest subvention claims from banks on a monthly basis.
Noida girls' Maitri mobile app win tech prize in US Five girls in Noida have developed a mobile App that connects children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes, with their innovation fetching them a bronze medal at a global tech competition in the US.
The App, called Maitri, aims at bringing together individuals suffering from loneliness and depression and those lacking the nurturing love of elderly role models, said the all-girl team ‘Tech Witches’.
‘Maitri’ clinched the bronze medal at the Technovation Challenge, the world’s largest technology and entrepreneurship programme for girls, held in San Francisco.
BOOKS
'Obama: The Call of History': New book gives in-depth account of Barack Obama’s years in office 'Obama: The Call of History', written by Peter Baker, the Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, chronicles a period of “great hope, tumult, accomplishments, and, yes, failure”. It will give an in-depth account of the former US President’s years in office, while examining his legacy as it stands today.
The book tells the story of a young president who “took on the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression, forged a controversial health care program, watched anxiously in the Situation Room after approving the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden and endured mid-term election defeats”.
Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.
One school of thought believes that the planet is warming without humans doing anything to make it happen.
the planet is warming it
the planet is warming itself
the planet is warming themselves
the planet is warming oneself
No correction required
Option B
A dollar weak index and lower US treasury yield are also making the yellow metal attractive for investors.
dollar weaker index and lower US
dollar weak index and low US
weak dollar index and US lower
weak dollar index and lower US
No correction required
Option D
Entrepreneurs should put down some money in a contingency fund even before starting their business.
should putting down some money
should put by some money
should have put down some money
should had put by some money
No correction required
Option B
We must do everything we possibly can sooner than we think we can, and more brilliantly and imaginatively than we think possible.
sooner when we think we can
more sooner than we think we can
later than we think we can
latest than we think we can
No correction required
Option E
Most of us recognise our moral obligation towards leave children a decent future, which obviously includes a decent planet.
our moral obligations towards
our moral obligatory towards
our moral obligatory to
our moral obligation to
No correction required
Option D
Despite the political collusion, our suspicious chief minister has kept her comrades at arming lengths.
comrades at arming length
comrades at arm’s lengths
comrades at arm’s length
comrades in arm’s length
No correction required
Option C
Extensive digital campaigns and the lack of better alternatives brought out BJP’s unprecedented victory.
better alternatives bringing out
better alternatives brought about
better alternatives brought round
better alternatives brought up
No correction required
Option B
A pincing movement of interesting corporate and political pressure combined with regulatory overdrive has cramped the autonomy of the teacher.
pincer movement of interesting corporate
pincing movement of corporate interest
pincer movement of corporate interest
pincing movement in interesting corporate
No correction required
Option C The word ‘pincing’ should be replaced with ‘pincer’ to make the sentence correct. The term ‘pincer movement’ is used in reference to a situation involving pressure from two different sides or forces.
In private spaces too, heckling may amount to a breach of privacy, which includes the right to be left alone.
may amount to a breach in
may amount to a breach from
may amount to a breach out of
may amount in a breach of
No correction required
Option E
With the advent from new age digital and social media, fake news has pervaded all spheres of life, political and social.
Current Affairs 31 August 2019 Quiz Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper Quiz daily to excel in General Awareness section of upcoming Competitive Exams.Quiz from Current Affairs 30 August 2019 of A2Z –Click Here to Read Current Affairs of August 30, 2019
How much amount was released by Centre to all states for promoting afforestation?
A)₹47436 cr
B)₹45465 cr
C)₹74728 cr
D)₹34567 cr
Option A
Explanation: The Centre released Rs 47,436 crore to various states in a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives in the country. The money is released under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
Recently Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inagurated Gorewada International Zoo in which city?
A)Pune
B)Kanpur
C)Nagpur
D)Kochi
Option C
Explanation: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the approval for the new Gorewada International Zoo to be inaugurated in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ten AYUSH health and wellness centres in which state?
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar pradesh
C)Haryana
D)Bihar
Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ten AYUSH health and wellness centres in Haryana. The centres are in line with the Ministry of AYUSH's commitment to making 12,500 AHWCs functional in the next three years.
Recently Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in which city?
A)Hyderabad
B)Kochi
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
Option A
Explanation: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in Hitex Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Recently which state CM inagurated Fit India Movement ?
A)Manipur
B)Mizoram
C)Meghalaya
D)Nagaland
Option C
Explanation: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma took the lead to launch the campaign of Fit India Movement which has been launched in the country by the Prime Minister.
Which state launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Haryana
Option D
Explanation: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana from Red Bishop, Panchkula.
Recently Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela in Which city/UT?
A)New Delhi
B)Leh
C)Pune
D)Gangtok
Option B
Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela in Leh.
Recently Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree of which state got Geographical Indication Tag?
A)West Bengal
B)Taml Nadu
C)Manipur
D)Assam
Option B
Explanation: Two well-known products from Tamil Nadu — Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree — have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai.
Recently India and which other country introduced friendship bus service?
A)China
B)Bhutan
C)Thailand
D)Nepal
Option D
Explanation: A private transport company in Kathmandu has started a deluxe bus service for Siliguri in West Bengal. It will leave Kathmandu at 3 pm (local time) and reach Siliguri via Kakkarvitta-Panitanki along the Indo-Nepal border next day at around 11 am.
Which states topped the list in Child well being index released World Vision India?
A)Kerala, Tamil Nadu, UP and Manipur
B) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry
C)Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha and Bihar
D)Bihar, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Assam
Option B
Explanation: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry topped the charts in the child well-being index, a tool designed to measure and tracks children’s well-being comprehensively. Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh featured at the bottom, as per a report released by the non government organisation World Vision India and research institute IFMR LEAD. The report is an attempt to look at how India fairs on child well-being using a composite child well-being index.
Recently researchers sighted a view of which critically endangered species in Eastern Ghats?
A)Mouse
B)Snake
C)Tarantula
D)Butterfly
Option C
Explanation: In an interesting find, researchers have sighted a critically endangered species of tarantula for the first time beyond its known habitat in the Eastern Ghats.
Recently which country carried out test missile of Ghaznavi?
A)UAE
B)China
C)Pakistan
D)Afghanistan
Option C
Explanation: Pakistan has successfully carried out a night training launch of 290-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi. Ghaznavi was developed after studying Chinese M-11 missiles, which were delivered to Pakistan in 1987.
At how much percent India GDP will grow in FY 2019-20 according to India Ratings and Research?
A)6.7%
B)6.8%
C)6.9%
D)7.0%
Option A
Explanation: India Ratings and Research has revised downwards its projection of the country’s GDP growth in financial year 2019-20 to 6.7%, a six-year low, from its earlier forecast of 7.3%.
Which state felicitated several athletes with Biju Patnaik Sports Award?
A)Odisha
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Uttrakhand
Option A
Explanation: On the occasion of National Sports Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated several top players of the state with Biju Patnaik Sports Award at Jaydev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
Who won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro?
A)Randhir Singh
B)Prabhakar Jadhav
C)Tankay Verma
D)Abhishek Verma
Option D
Explanation: In shooting, Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro.
The International Athletic Meeting 2019 held In which country?
A)Hungary
B)Bulgaria
C)Czech Republic
D)Netherlands
Option C
Explanation: Indian sprinter VK Vismaya produced a personal best timing of 52.12s to clinch the gold medal in the women 400m run at the International Athletic Meeting – Josef Seck r Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic.
Who bagged the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign?
A)Christiano Ronaldo
B)Neymar
C)Virjil Van
D)Lionel Messi
Option D
Explanation: Barcelona's Lionel Messi bagged the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.
Who was re appointed as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes?
A)Ravneet Singh
B)Pramod Sawant
C)Pramod Chandra Mody
D)Rishi Rana
Option C
Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved "re-appointment" of Pramod Chandra Mody for a period of one year. Mody was to retire on August 31.
Who was sacked as MD of Moody’s India Unit ICRA Ltd?
A)Ravneet Gill
B)Pramod Singh
C)Yadvendra Singh
D)Naresh Takkar
Option D
Explanation: Moody’s India unit ICRA Ltd (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited) has ousted its Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Naresh Takkar, nearly three months after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) received an anonymous complaint alleging misconduct at the credit rating agency under him.
Which company won Dun and Bradstreet PsU awards 2019?
A)HPCL
B)BHEL
C)BEL
D)IOCL
Option A
Explanation: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has bagged the best navratna award in manufacturing category at Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2019 consecutively for the second year in a row.
Recently Nimu Bhowmik passes away.He was related to which field?
A)Journalist
B)Social Activist
C)Actor
D)Philosopher
Option C
Explanation: Veteran actor Nimu Bhowmik who essayed major character roles in Bengali classics such as 'Ganadebata', 'Baghini' and 'Dadar Kirti' has passed away following prolonged illness. He was 84.
As announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Bank will be merged with which of the following banks?
A)Allahabad Bank
B)Canara Bank
C)Andhra Bank
D)United Bank
Option A
Explanation: PNB, OBC and United Bank to be merged (PNB will be the anchor bank). Consolidated PNB+OBC+United Bank to be 2nd largest PSB with Rs 18 lakh crore business and 2nd largest branch network in India. PNB will be the anchor bank in this merger.
Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank to be merged. Canara Bank will be the anchor lender.
Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Corporate Bank to be merged. Consolidated Union+Andhra+Corporation Banks to be 5th largest PSB with Rs 14.6L Cr. business & 4th largest branch network in India. Union Bank of India will be anchor lender in the this merger.
Indian Bank to be merged with Allahabad Bank. Consolidated Indian & Allahabad Banks to be 7th largest PSB with Rs 8.08 lakh crore business.
After the merger, the number of India’s public sector banks drops to 12 from 27 earlier.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
Where is the headquarters of Union Bank of India?
A)Bengaluru
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai
Option C
Where is the headquarters of India Ratings and Research?
A)New Delhi
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai
Option C
Ind-Ra is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Fitch Group.
Where is the headquarters of ICRA Ltd (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited)?
A)Mumbai
B)Hyderabad
C)Kochi
D)Gurugram
Option D
It was a joint-venture between Moody's and various Indian commercial banks and financial services companies.
India's player Elavenil Valarivan is related to which of the following sports?
A)Athlete
B)Shooting
C)Gymnastics
D)Badminton
Option B
Elavenil Valarivan is a sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamilnadu.
What is the constituency of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?
A)Lucknow
B)Buxar
C)Udhampur
D)Banglore North
Option A
Who is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya?
A)Pema Khandu
B)Neiphiu Rio
C)Conrad K Sangma
D)Biplab Kumar Deb
Option C
Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A)M Venkaiah Naidu
B)Manmohan Singh
C)Ram Nath Kovind
D)Narendra Modi
Option A
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician and the current Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, in office since 11 August 2017.
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NATIONAL NEWS
Centre releases Rs 47,436 crore to various states for afforestation The Centre released Rs 47,436 crore to various states in a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives in the country. The money is released under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
The money will be utilised for compensatory afforestation, catchment area treatment, wildlife management, assisted natural regeneration and forest fire prevention and control operations.
Centre approves Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the approval for the new Gorewada International Zoo to be inaugurated in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.
Modi launches 10 AYUSH health, wellness centres in Haryana Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 10 AYUSH health and wellness centres in Haryana. The centres are in line with the Ministry of AYUSH's commitment to making 12,500 AHWCs functional in the next three years.
The main focus of these AYUSH centres would be empowering the community for 'self-care' by imbibing AYUSH-based healthy food and lifestyle, social behaviour and use of medicinal plants for primary healthcare.
M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Aqua Aquaria India 2019 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in Hitex Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organising this bi-annual event.
‘Fit India Campaign’: Meghalaya CM launches ‘walk to work’ campaign in state Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma took the lead to launch the campaign of Fit India Movement which has been launched in the country by the Prime Minister.
The Chief Minister took a two-kilometer walk from his residential quarters to his office chamber at Main Secretariat, Shillong launching the #WalktoWorkMeghalaya which is a part of the ‘Fit India Campaign’.
Haryana CM launches Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana from Red Bishop, Panchkula.
The scheme is being launched with a vision of Surakshit Parivar, Shashakt Parivar, Samridh Parivar, to provide social security to lakhs of families in the state.
In order to provide social security benefits to eligible families, the state government is starting this important scheme to provide people with the facility of Life Insurance or Accidental Insurance, Crop Insurance and Pension related benefits.
Rajnath inaugurates Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela in Leh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela in Leh.
The mela was organised by the Leh-based Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of DRDO, which was established in 1960 to meet the fresh food requirement of the soldiers deployed in the harsh terrain of Ladakh
T.N.’s Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree get GI tag Two well-known products from Tamil Nadu — Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree — have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai.
The Dindigul locks are known throughout the world for their superior quality and durability, so much so that even the city is called Lock City. Government institutions such as prisons, godowns, hospitals, and even temples use these locks instead of other machine-made ones.
The Kandangi sarees are manufactured in the entire Karaikudi taluk in Sivaganga district. They are characterised by large contrast borders and some are known to have borders covering as far as two-thirds of the saree which is usually around 5.10 m-5.60 m in length.
Nepal, India introduce friendship bus service between Kathmandu and Siliguri A private transport company in Kathmandu has started a deluxe bus service for Siliguri in West Bengal. It will leave Kathmandu at 3 pm (local time) and reach Siliguri via Kakkarvitta-Panitanki along the Indo-Nepal border next day at around 11 am.
Kerala, TN, Himachal top India’s child well-being index, says report Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry topped the charts in the child well-being index, a tool designed to measure and tracks children’s well-being comprehensively. Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh featured at the bottom, as per a report released by the non government organisation World Vision India and research institute IFMR LEAD. The report is an attempt to look at how India fairs on child well-being using a composite child well-being index.
Rare tarantula sighted in Villupuram district In an interesting find, researchers have sighted a critically endangered species of tarantula for the first time beyond its known habitat in the Eastern Ghats.
The spider belonging to the genus Poecilotheria, commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider or Gooty Tarantula was spotted by a team of researchers of the Puducherry-based Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF) in the Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee in Villupuram district.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Pakistan 'successfully' tests Ghaznavi ballistic missile Pakistan has successfully carried out a night training launch of 290-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi. Ghaznavi was developed after studying Chinese M-11 missiles, which were delivered to Pakistan in 1987.
BANKING & FINANCE
10 public sector banks to be merged into four Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a big consolidation of public sector banks:
PNB, OBC and United Bank to be merged (PNB will be the anchor bank). Consolidated PNB+OBC+United Bank to be 2nd largest PSB with Rs 18 lakh crore business and 2nd largest branch network in India. PNB will be the anchor bank in this merger.
Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank to be merged. Canara Bank will be the anchor lender.
Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Corporate Bank to be merged. Consolidated Union+Andhra+Corporation Banks to be 5th largest PSB with Rs 14.6L Cr. business & 4th largest branch network in India. Union Bank of India will be anchor lender in the this merger.
Indian Bank to be merged with Allahabad Bank. Consolidated Indian & Allahabad Banks to be 7th largest PSB with Rs 8.08 lakh crore business.
After the merger, the number of India’s public sector banks drops to 12 from 27 earlier. Earlier, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank were also merged with Bank of Baroda which came into effect from April 1, 2019.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Ind-Ra cuts GDP growth forecast in FY20 to 6.7% India Ratings and Research has revised downwards its projection of the country’s GDP growth in financial year 2019-20 to 6.7%, a six-year low, from its earlier forecast of 7.3%.
SPORTS
Odisha: CM felicitates athletes with Biju Patnaik Sports Award On the occasion of National Sports Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated several top players of the state with Biju Patnaik Sports Award at Jaydev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
Players who secured medals at the national and international level for the state were given cash prize by the chief minister.
India bags gold in 10 meter air pistol event in Shooting World Cup In shooting, Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro.
Also, Elavenil Valarivan won a gold in the women's 10m air rifle event.
Vismaya wins gold with new personal best in Czech Republic Indian sprinter VK Vismaya produced a personal best timing of 52.12 s to clinch the gold medal in the women 400m run at the International Athletic Meeting – Josef Seck r Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic.
Lionel Messi wins 'Forward of the Season' award Barcelona's Lionel Messi bagged the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.
Virgil van Dijk named as Defender of the Season Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk won the Defender of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.
Virgil van Dijk wins 'Player of the Year' award Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk won the Men's Player of the Year award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign
APPOINTMENTS
Govt extends CBDT Chairman Mody's tenure The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved "re-appointment" of Pramod Chandra Mody as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes for a period of one year. Mody was to retire on August 31.
ICRA sacks its MD and CEO Naresh Takkar Moody’s India unit ICRA Ltd (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited) has ousted its Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Naresh Takkar, nearly three months after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) received an anonymous complaint alleging misconduct at the credit rating agency under him.
On July 1, Takkar was asked to proceed on leave until further notice.
AWARDS
HPCL declared best navratna at Dun & Bradstreet PSU awards Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has bagged the best navratna award in manufacturing category at Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2019 consecutively for the second year in a row.
Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards have been instituted to recognise and felicitate the top-performing PSUs in India for business excellence and acknowledge their contribution in the socio-economic development of the country.
OBITUARIES
Veteran Bengali actor Nimu Bhowmik passes away Veteran actor Nimu Bhowmik who essayed major character roles in Bengali classics such as 'Ganadebata', 'Baghini' and 'Dadar Kirti' has passed away following prolonged illness. He was 84.
