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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wrappedup 4 Nation Tourl Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his four-nation

tour of Germany, Spain, Russia and France on June 4, 2017.l India was committed to "go above and beyond" the Paris

agreement to protect climate for future generations.l Modi arrived in France from Russia, where he held talks

with president Vladimir Putin and attended aninternational economic forum. Before Russia, he also visited Germany and Spain and held talks with the top leadershipthere.

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service Introduced by Railwaysl The Indian Railways introduced 'Buy Now, Pay Later'

service on June 1, 2017 for passengers to book ticketsonline first and make payment for the reservations within a window of 15 days.

l The new Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC) feature is being enabled in partnership with theMumbai-based ePay later company.

l To buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later willdecrease the difficulties involved in the payment process atthe time.

Government Launched New CampaignCalled ‘Darwaza Band’l The Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation

‘Narendra Singh Tomar’ and Maharashtra Chief Minister‘Devendra Fadnavis’ jointly launched a new campaign‘Darwaza Band’ in Mumbai for promotion of toilet usage inthe rural areas across the country on May 30, 2017.

l Bollywood star ‘Amitabh Bachchan’ lead the campaign.l The campaign is designed to encourage behaviour change in

men who have toilets but are not using them.

Anti-Ragging Mobile App Launchedl The Union Human Resource Development Minister

Prakash Javadekar has launched an 'Anti-RaggingMobile App' introduced by the UGC (University GrantsCommission) in New Delhi on May 30, 2017.

l The mobile app will help students register complaintsagainst the menace of ragging in the country. Thecomplaint will be sent to the concerned authorities fortimely action. Earlier, students had to visit the websiteto register a complaint against ragging.

PM Modi Inaugurated India’s Longest Bridgel Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the

country’s longest bridge, the Dhola-Sadia Bridge inAssam on May 26, 2017.

l The three lane Dhola-Sadiya Bridge is 9.15 km long,built over the river Lohit, which is a tributary of theBrahmaputra. Dhola-Sadiya Bridge has been namedafter noted singer and ‘Asom Ratna’, Bhupen Hazarika.

l The project, worth ` 950 crore, was started in 2011. TheBrahmaputra downstream connects three rivers Lohit,Dibang and Siang.

Swachh Bharat App Launched inNational Museuml Swachh Bharat App launched in National Museum under

Ministry of culture by the Minister of State for culture &Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma on May 24, 2017.

l The app will enable visitors to report garbage on thepremises of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)monuments across the country.

l Around 30 galleries in the National Museum equippedwith a device that will make use of the intranet toconnect to the app.

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Government Permitted DIPP to Grant Industrial Licenses l The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) has been given back the power to grantlicenses for defense manufacturing on May 26, 2017.

l The power to grant manufacturing license are withrespect to the category of arms and ammunition anddefense items under the Arms Act.

l Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP) was first established in 1995, and thenreconstituted in 2000 and merged with theDepartment of Industrial Development.

l The DIPP falls under the Ministry of Commerce andIndustry. Its main responsibility includes formulationof promotional and developmental measures to boostindustrial sector.

Abolition of Foreign InvestmentPromotion Boardl The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister

Narendra Modi approved the proposal to phase outthe Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) onMay 24, 2017.

l The proposal approved requires abolishing the FIPBand allowing administrative Ministries andDepartments to process applications for Foreign direct investment (FDI) requiring government approval.

l The FIPB is a national agency of Government ofIndia, with the remit to consider and recommendforeign direct investment (FDI) which does not comeunder the automatic route.

India’s First Underwater Rail Tunnel Completedl India’s first underwater rail tunnel in Kolkata got

completed on May 23, 2017, ahead of the scheduledtime.

l The two organizations Afcons Transtonnelstroy andKolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMCRL) implemented the India’s first underwater tunnelunder the Hooghly river to link Howrah and Kolkata.

l The length of Kolkata’s East-West Metro is 16.6 kmlong out of which a length of 502 meters is under theHooghly river. The East-West Metro will have 12stations, six will be underground stations.

Sale of Cattle for Slaughter Bannedl The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests came

up with new regulations that ban the sale of all kinds of cattle for slaughter across India on May 23, 2017.

l The rules were issued under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It will be implemented in nextthree months.

l It requires anyone purchasing cattle to provide anundertaking mentioning that animals are bought foragricultural purposes and not slaughter. These include bulls, bullocks, cows, buffalos, steers, heifers, calvesand camels.

Communications Minister LaunchesVarious Schemesl The Communications Minister Manoj Sinha has launched Pt

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill Excellence Awards andPandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanchar Kaushal VikasPratisthan Scheme at a function in New Delhi on May 23, 2017.

l Around 10000 people will be imparted training in Telecomsector through the scheme.

l The minister launched Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)’s satellite phone service that will be offered togovernment agencies in phase one and later for others inphased manner. The minister also launched Mobile satelliteCommunication.

Railways Minister Flagged-off High SpeedTejas Expressl The union Railway

Minister ‘SureshPrabhu’ flagged off the high speed,air-conditioned ‘TejasExpress’ on May 22,2017 from ChatrapatiShivaji Station,Mumbai.

l Tejas Express , country's first ultra-modern train begun itsfirst journey from Mumbai to Goa. The train is equipped with CCTV cameras besides smoke and fire detection system.

l 20-coach Tejas train has bio- vacuum toilets and GPS-basedpassenger information display system capable of running at200 kms per hour. The train will operate five days a weekduring non-monsoon period, and three days a week duringmonsoon period.

Union Minister Launches SEVA Appl Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New &

Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal launched theSaral Eindhan Vitaran Application (SEVA) mobile app onMay 22, 2017.

l It was developed in-house by Coal India Limited (CIL) forpower sector consumers. SEVA is a part of ‘Digital India’initiative aimed at increasing the Consumer Connect as wellas the Transparency and Accountability in Coal dispatch.

Committee on Scouts & Guides SubmittedFinal Reportl A seven-member Committee on Scouts and Guides under the

chairmanship of ‘Harsh Malhotra’ has submitted its report tothe Sports Minister Vijay Goel on May 21, 2017.

l The Committee has suggested mandatory revamp of theBharat Scout & Guides and Hindustan Scouts & Guides.

l The Committee has also found number of irregularities andanomalies in the management. It has further recommendedfor a permanent monitoring Committee to periodically assessthe activities of both the organisations.

l The committee has also recommended that there should begovernment nominees on the Boards of both theorganisations.

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Chitale Committee RecommendsSeveral Measuresl Chitale committee constituted to prepare

guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga fromBhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (WestBengal), submitted its report to Ministry ofWater Resources on May 19, 2017.

l It recommended the preparation of annualreports of Sand registry describing the previousde-silting/dredging activity and a technicalinstitute may be trusted to conduct thesediment budget, morphological and floodrouting studies that would examine andconfirm the necessity of the de-silting of thereach under consideration.

l The Ministry of Water Resources RiverDevelopment and Ganga Rejuvenationconstituted a committee to prepare guidelinesfor desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda(Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal) inJuly 2016.

Jammu & Kashmir hosted the14th GST Council Meetl Jammu and Kashmir claimed its place in

India’s economic history with the 14th meeting of the goods and services tax (GST) Council inSrinagar on May 18, 2017.

l The meeting of the GST Council was headed byUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

l The GST is a value added tax and is proposed to be an indirect tax levied on the manufacture,sale, and consumption of goods as well asservices by the Central and State Government.

Pan-India implementation ofMaternity Benefit Programmel The Union Cabinet, presided by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi gave ex-post factoapproval to Pan-India implementation ofMaternity Benefit Programme on May 17, 2017.

l The Programme has been extended to alldistricts of the country with effect fromJanuary 1, 2017.

l Goals of this Benefit Programme are to providepartial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can takeproper rest before and after delivery of the firstliving child.

l The Pregnant Women and Lactating Motherwill be given the benefit of ` 5000 in threeinstalments for the birth of the first live childby the Union Ministry of Women and ChildDevelopment .

l The remaining cash incentive as perapproved norms will be given after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman willget ` 6000.

Union Cabinet Approved Pharma Missionl The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a

programme on May 17, 2017 for the development of biopharmaceuticals through industry-academia collaboration, entailing an investment of ` 1500 crore by it over a period of 5 years.

l The programme will focus on the development of specific productssuch as vaccines, biotherapeutics, medical devices.

l The mission will be implemented by Biotechnology IndustryResearch Assistance Council (BIRAC) – a public sector undertakingof Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

NGT Orders ̀ 5000 Fine on Over-speeding Vehiclesl The National Green Tribunal (NGT) announced on May 17, 2017

that any vehicle found over-speeding inside the Kaziranga NationalPark would have to pay an environment compensation of ` 5000along with challan under the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.

l The decision was taken after the park’s director complained thetribunal about four animal deaths since January, 2017 inspite of the installation of sensor-operated automated traffic barriers to preventsuch fatalities. The order was passed by a bench headed by JusticeSwatanter Kumar, NGT Chairperson.

Exemption from Quoting Aadhaar / EnrolmentID to Certain Individuals l The Central government vide

notification dated 11th May,2017 has notified that therequirement of quoting ofAadhaar / Enrolment ID shallnot apply to the followingindividuals if they do notpossess the Aadhaar /Enrolment ID :

l An individual who is residing in the state of Assam, Jammu andKashmir and Meghalaya.

l An individual who is a non-resident as per the Income-tax Act, 1961.l An individual of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the

previous year.l An individual who is not a citizen of India.

l Finance Act, 2017 provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar /Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form for filing of return ofincome and for making an application for allotment of PermanentAccount Number with effect from 1st July, 2017.

Immediate Interim Measures Announcedl The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been making

several efforts to deal with the problem of online Child SexualAbuse Material (CSAM). The news came up on May 12, 2017.

l In a major step , a stakeholder Consultation was held last year onthis issue wherein it was decided that the Ministry will establish aNational Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse andExploitation, focusing primarily on the online content.

l Based on the consultations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee, theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY) incollaboration with Ministry of Women and Child Development hasissued immediate interim measures to curb the menace of OnlineChild Sexual Abuse Material.

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US Withdrawal from Paris Agreementl US President Donald Trump has announced to withdraw the

US from the Paris Agreement on climate change on June 2,2017. According to the US President, countries like China andIndia are benefiting the most from the Paris Agreement.

l The United States will cease all implementation of thenon-binding Paris accord, the draconian financial andeconomic burdens the agreement imposes on the USA.

China Launched Cyber Security Lawl China launched a controversial cyber security law on

June 1, 2017. The law is designed to safeguard China ‘scyberspace sovereignty, national security, public interest aswell as the rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organisations according to the CyberspaceAdministration of China (CAC).

l According to the law all companies must undergo a safetyassessment procedure if they want to transfer these dataout of China.

43rd G7 Summit Concluded l The 43rd G7 summit was held on May 26 to 27, 2017 in

Taormina (ME), Sicily, Italy.l It was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa

May, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian PrimeMinister Paolo Gentiloni, and US President Donald Trump.

l In March, 2014, the G7 declared that a meaningfuldiscussion was currently not possible with Russia in thecontext of the G8. Since then, meetings have continuedwithin the G7 process.

l The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada,France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA. Canada became the seventh member to beginattending the summits in 1976, after which the name'Group 7' or G7 Summit was used.

Cabinet Approved MoU between Spainand Indial The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an MoU on May 24, 2017 between the National TransplantOrganisation, Ministry of Health, Social Services andEquality, Spain and the Directorate General of HealthServices, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indiaon cooperation in the field of Organ TransplantServices.

l The MoU would facilitate bilateral cooperation in thefield of organ and tissue procurement andtransplantation and better understanding between thetwo countries.

l The knowledge gained will help in improving theservices rendered to the patients suffering from endstage organ failure. The Memorandum ofUnderstandings is proposed to be signed during theforthcoming bilateral meeting with the Spanish side.

Agreement Signed between US and Six Gulf Countriesl Six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the

United States of America (USA) have signed a MoU inRiyadh on May 23, 2017 to curb financing of terrororganizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Haqqaninetwork, the Taliban.

l The MoU was signed between US and Bahrain, Kuwait,Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to establish the Terrorist Financing Targeting Centre.

l According to the MoU, the signatory countries intendto identify, track and share information regardingterrorist financial networks and related activity ofmutual concern, including related threats emanatingfrom countries and terrorist organizations.

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‘Start-Up India Summit’ in Abu Dhabil The two-day ‘Start up India Summit’ was concluded in

Abu Dhabi (UAE) on May 23, 2017.l The Summit was organised by the Consul General of

India (CGI) in Dubai and Embassy of India in AbuDhabi in partnership with iSPIRIT, a nonprofit thinktank and supported by TiE, Dubai.

l The aim of the summit was to provide a sharedplatform for the Start up eco system in both India andUAE.

l 17 start- up companies from India in the space ofArtificial Intelligence, Financial Technology or Fintech,Digi Medicine, Health care Technology, InnovativeTechnology and Software as Service took part in theevent.

l Startup India campaign is based on an action planaimed at promoting bank financing for start-upventures to boost entrepreneurship and encouragestartups with jobs creation.

World’s Most Crowded Cities Report l According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing

UN Habitat data on May 22, 2017, two Indian cities(Mumbai and Kota) have been named among theworld's most crowded in a list topped by Dhaka.

l The population density of Dhaka (44500 people/sq km)makes it the most crowded city on the planet.

l India’s financial capital Mumbai (31700 people/sq km)is at the second place and Medellin of Columbia standsat third place. Kota (Rajasthan) with 12100 people/sqkm was ranked seventh.

Petroleum Minister Co-chaired IndiaOPEC Institutional Dialoguel Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for

Petroleum and Natural Gas co-chaired the 2ndIndia-OPEC Institutional Dialogue at the Organizationof the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)headquartered in Vienna (Austria) on May 22, 2017.

l OPEC is a grouping of 13 oil producing nations. It wasmutually agreed that India will host the next meetingin 2018.

l Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) is an intergovernmental organization of 14nations , founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first 5members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela), and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna.

Sri Lanka Backed India’s Stand onChina-Pak Economic Corridorl Sri Lanka, which was a participant of China’s One Belt

One Road (OBOR) conference in Beijing, on May 16,2017, backed India’s concern about Kashmir.

l The two-day conference in Beijing brought togetherleaders from 29 countries. Earlier, India skipped themeeting due to its sovereignty concerns over the $ 50billion CPEC project. India’s concern is that the projectpassed through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

India Ranks Second in EY Renewables Listl India has been placed in the second spot in the renewable

energy country attractiveness index by Ernst & Young (EY)on May 16, 2017 .

l India continued its upward trend in the index to secondposition with the government’s programme to build 175GW in renewable energy generation by 2022 and to haverenewable energy account for 40 per cent of installedcapacity by 2040.

l China, which has been ranked first in the index, and Indiahave surpassed the US, which fell for the first time since2015 to third place in the ranking of top 40 countries.

Mount Lhotse Records First Summit in3 Yearsl Mt Lhotse recorded the first summit in three years on

May 16, 2017. The mountain drew blank after the twodisasters , avalanche in 2014 and earthquake in 2015, thathit the Mt Everest region in the previous years.

l Indian climber Debasish Biswas and a woman climber fromNew Zealand were the first to successfully climb Mt Lhotseafter a team of Sherpas fixed the route to summit.

l Mt Lhotse (8516 m) is the fourth highest mountain in theworld after Mt Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga. It ispresent on the border between Tibet and the Khumburegion of Nepal.

India Jumps 73 Spots in World Bank’sPower Listl India has climbed up to 26th position in World Bank’s

electricity accessibility ranking in 2017 from 99th spot in2014 . Power Minister Piyush Goyal announced this on May 15, 2017.

l Piyush Goyal also exuded confidence that by 2019, threeyears ahead of its original schedule, the government wouldable to take power to every household.

l The flagship scheme Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to provide 24×7 uninterrupted electricitysupply to each rural household across the country by 2022.

First One Belt, One Road (OBOR) SummitConcludedl The First One Belt,

One Road (OBOR)Summit wasconcluded on May 15, 2017 in Beijing,China.

l The Summitshowcased China’s plans to build a network of trade routesunder the One Belt, One Road initiative to therepresentatives of 57 participating countries.

l As a founding-member of the Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank (AIIB), which is a financial arm of theOBOR, India was supposed to take part in the summit.

l But, India boycotted the summit by raising three concerns,which are related to sovereignty, procedures and leadership.

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Launch of ‘UJALA – UK’ in Londonl Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New &

Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal presided over thelaunch of World’s largest efficient lighting programme, UJALA – UK (UK Joins Affordable LEDs for All) by Energy EfficiencyServices Ltd. (EESL) in London, United Kingdom on May 12,2017.

l During the event, MoUs were signed between Indian HighCommission and EESL and between the BritishElectrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers Association(BEAMA) and the Indian Electrical and ElectronicManufacturers Association (IEEMA) to strengthen bilateralindustry cooperation and exchanges between India and theUK.

l UJALA scheme aims to promote efficient use of energy at theresidential level; enhance the awareness of consumers aboutthe efficacy of using energy efficient appliances andaggregating demand to reduce the high initial costs thusfacilitating higher uptake of LED lights by residential users.

DIPP and WIPO Signed Agreement l The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of

India and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)signed an agreement on May 8, 2017 to establish Technologyand Innovation Support Centers (TISC).

l TISC programme provides innovators in developing countrieswith access to locally based, high-quality information andrelated services, helping them to exploit their innovativepotential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectualproperty (IP) rights.

l WIPO is a specialised agency of the United Nations. WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967.

Sunday Times Rich List 2017 Releasedl India-born brothers Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja of the

Hinduja Group have topped with a combined fortune of $21billion in the Sunday Times Rich List 2017 published on May7, 2017 for the UK.

l David and Simon Reuben, of Iraqi Jewish origin butMumbai-born, have been ranked the third-richest with an $18 billion fortune. Steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal is UK'sfourth-richest with $17 billion.

l On the global scale, India has a record 56 billionaires,compared to 193 in China and 43 in Russia.

l The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1,000 wealthiestpeople or families in the United Kingdom, updated annuallyin April and published as a magazine supplement by Britishnational Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times since 1989.

India Elected as President of UN-Habitatl India elected as the President of the UN-Habitat after a gap of

10 years on May 6, 2017. l UN-Habitat promotes socially and environmentally sustainable

human sehlements across the world. This is only the thirdtime that India elected as President after 2007 and 1988.

l UN-Habitat is an organ of the United Nations Organisation(UNO). M.Venkaiah Naidu will preside over thedeliberations of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat for thenext 2 years.

Russia, Turkey and Iran Sign Deal onSafe Zones in Syrial Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel

supporter Turkey signed a memorandum on May 4,2017 on a Moscow-backed plan to create safe zonesin Syria to bolster a fragile truce.

l The major objective of the memorandum is to stopthe violence and facilitate conditions for the safe,voluntary return of refugees as well as to providerapid and uninterrupted delivery of relief suppliesand medical aid.

l A previous ceasefire agreement signed in Astana onDecember 30,2016 by Russia, Iran and Turkey helped reduce overall violence for several weeks buteventually collapsed.

India and Turkey Signed ThreeAgreementsl India and Turkey signed 3 agreements after

delegation level talks between Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Turkey President Recep TayyipErdogan in New Delhi on May 2, 2017.

l The agreements were inked in areas of culture,communication and foreign relations.

l One of the major highlights the Turkish President'svisit were his controversial remarks on the Kashmirissue. He suggested a "multi-lateral dialogue".

Dubai Becomes First City in theWorld to get its own Microsoft Font

l Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font on May 2, 2017.

l Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid AlMaktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman ofthe Executive Council, launched the Dubai Fontrecently.

l The font, now available to more than 100 millionusers of Microsoft Office 365 around the world, isthe first font to be created by a city and namedafter it.

l The font, available in three styles as 'Dubai', 'DubaiMedium' and 'Dubai Light', can be in italics,underlined and bold.

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Indian Army SuccessfullyTest-fired Brahmos Land-attack Missilel The Indian Army successfully test fired an

advanced version of the Brahmos land-attackcruise missile on May 3, 2017 in the Andamanand Nicobar Islands, revalidating the weapon’sstrike capability.

l The land-to-land configuration of Brahmosblock III version missile was launched from amobile autonomous launcher (MAL).

l The Brahmos missile is developed by a joint-venture between Russia’s Mashinostroyeniaand India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The strike range of themissile was enhanced from 290 km to 450 km.

HEALTHJE Vaccination Drive in 38 Districts of UPl Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath launched a massive immunisationdrive in 38 districts of the state to eradicateJapanese Encephalitis (JE) on May 25, 2017from Kushinagar district.

l This government has fixed the target toimmunise more than 88 lakh 55 thousandchildren in the age group of 1 to 15 yearsduring the drive in the targeted districts. Thedrive will be continued till June 11, 2017.

l Almost entire eastern Uttar Pradesh is in thegrip of Japanese Encephalitis with major JEprone districts like Gorakhpur, Deoria, Gonda,Basti, Sidharthnagar, Sant Kabirnagar,Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Balrampur, Ghazipur and Azamgarh. These districts have beendeclared as Encephalitis-affected districts.

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Launchedl Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda,

announced the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(PCV) in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) of thecountry in a function at Mandi, on May 13, 2017.

l Terming this as an historic moment and an exemplary step inIndia’s immunisation programme, the Union Health Minister added that the government is committed to reducing morbidity andmortality in children.

l PCV protects children against severe forms of pneumococcaldisease, such as pneumonia and meningitis. Currently, the vaccineis being rolled out to approximately 21 lakh children in HimachalPradesh and parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the first phase.

Italy Makes Childhood Vaccinations Compulsoryl Italy’s government has declared on May 18, 2017, a new law

making a series of childhood vaccinations a condition of schoolinscription in a move triggered by a spike in measles cases.

l According to Prime Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni ,the move willmake compulsory (until now simply recommended) certainvaccinations. Vaccinations covering 12 common diseases will berequired to register children for state childcare and elementaryschool up to the age of six.

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTNGT Banned Dumping e-Waste Near Ramganga l The National Green Tribunal (NGT) announced on May 3, 2017

that anyone found dumping electronic waste on the banks ofriver Ramganga in Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) would have to pay `1 lakh as environment compensation.

l The decision was taken by a bench headed by NGT ChairpersonJustice Swatanter Kumar. Ramganga, which spans a length of596 km, is a tributary of river Ganga.

l According to a reports, India is the fifth-largest producer ofe-waste, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronicwaste annually.

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TENNISGeneva Open 2017l Swiss top seed Stan Wawrinka successfully defended

his Geneva Open Men’s Singles title with a victory overGermany's Mischa Zverev on May 27, 2017.

l It is the 16th title of Wawrinka's career. He is a Swissprofessional tennis player.

l He has reached three Grand Slam singles finals in hiscareer, winning all of them: the 2014 Australian Open,the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open.

l Geneva open is the tennis tour affiliated with an ATPTour that was held annually in Geneva, Switzerland onthe clay courts from 1980 to 1991.

Bordeaux Challenger Trophyl The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja have won

their first title of the 2017 season by lifting the Bordeaux Challenger trophy at Bordeaux, France on May 21,2017.

l They defeated the fourth seeded Mexican-Kiwicombination of Santiago Gonzalez and Artem Sitak ofNew Zealand in the straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Italian Open 2017l Germany's Alexander Zverev defeated the world no. 2

ranking Serbian’s player Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to winthe Italian Open, 2017 . The final was held in Rome,Italy on May 21, 2017.

l The Italian Open women's Singles Title 2017 was won by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina by defeating Simona Halep.

l The tournament is also known as Rome Masters and theItalian Championship.

l The Italian tennis championship was first held in 1930.

Madrid Open 2017l Rafael Nadal won 5th Madrid Open title after his

Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo Masters titles.l He defeated Dominic Thiem. Dominic Thiem is an

Austrian professional tennis player.l Nadal, who beat defending champion Novak Djokovic in

the semi-final, has now won his 30th ATP World TourMasters 1000 title, tying the all-time record with Serbia’sDjokovic. He has won 14 times the Grand Slam titles.

Tallahassee Challenger 2017l The Indo-American pair of Leander Paes and Scott

Lipsky defeated Argentine Leonardo Mayer and MaximoGonzalez to win the Tallahassee Challenger title of themen’s doubles on April 30, 2017.

l India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan finished up as arunner-up in the Tallahassee Challenger Men’s Singlesevent. The title was won by Slovenia’s Blaž Rola.

l This title is currently played as a part of the ATPChallenger Tour and played on outdoor hard courts. Since2000, it is held annually at the Forestmeadows TennisComplex in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.

CRICKETIndian Premier League (IPL) 2017 l Mumbai Indians won the Indian Premier League

(IPL) trophy 2017 for the third time at Hyderabad onMay 21, 2017.

l They defeated Rising Pune Supergiant in the finals. Krunal Pandya from MI (scored 47) named ‘Man of the Match’.

l The 2017 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was thetenth edition of the IPL established by the BCCI in 2007.

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BADMINTONThailand Open GrandPrix Gold 2017l Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth

won the men's singles title at theThailand Open Grand Prix Title onJune 4, 2017.

l Praneeth defeated IndonesiaJonatan Christie. This is the firstGrand Prix Gold win and a secondtitle for Praneeth followed bySingapore Open title.

Sudirman Cup 2017l South Korea defeated China to lift

their fourth Sudirman Cup title atGold Coast Sports and LeisureCentre, Queensland (Australia) onMay 28, 2017.

l South Korea’s women shuttlersbeat China with a 3-2 win in thefinal. Earlier, South Korea won theSudirman Cup in 2003, 1993 and1991.

l The Sudirman Cup (founded in1989) is the world mixed teambadminton championship whichtakes place every two years.

F1 RACEMonaco Grand Prix 2017

l German racing driver SebastianVettel (Ferrari) has won theMonaco Grand Prix 2017 atMonaco on May 28, 2017.

l The second place in the race wassecured by Kimi Raikkonen(Ferrari) and the third place byDaniel Ricciardo (Red Bull).

l The Monaco Grand Prix is aFormula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuitthat runs through the Principalityof Monaco.

Spanish Grand Prix 2017l Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish

Grand Prix title from pole position inthe Formula One championship.

l The Spanish Grand Prix 2017 was aFormula One motor race held on May 14, 2017 at the Circuit deBarcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló,Spain.

l He is a three-time Formula OneWorld Champion. Totally He has won55 Grand Prix.

SQUASHSYS Open l US-based squash player Ramit

Tandon has won his ProfessionalSquash Association (PSA) title in theSYS Open on May 14, 2017.

l Ramit Tandon defeated hiscompatriot Kush Kumar in thesummit clash of SYS Open.

l The Kolkata player, who shifted toNew York nearly 6 years ago forstudies, has just begun to shape hiscareer on the professional circuit.

l Ramit has won 6 junior national titles and ended his junior career ranked 1in India.

Abu Dhabi Open 2017l India's Vikram Malhotra won his

5th PSA title after beating Egypt'sYoussef Ibrahim in the final of theAbu Dhabi Open on May 7, 2017.

l The US-based Indian won 6-11 11-411-3 9-11 13-11 against his opponent.

l The top seeded Indian, fresh from the Asian Championship held in Chennai, beat Hesham Mohamed Aly of Egyptin the first round and then seventhseed Ahmad Al-Saraj of Jordan in the quarters.

l The Professional Squash Association(PSA) is the governing body for themen's and women's professionalsquash circuit.

WRESTLINGAsian Championships 2017l Bajrang Punia won a first gold medal

for India in men's 65kg freestylecategory at the Asian WrestlingChampionship. He defeated South

Korea’s, Seunghui Lee. The eventtook place from May 10 to 14, 2017.

l The Asian Wrestling Championships2017 was held at the KD JadhavIndoor Stadium, Indira GandhiArena, New Delhi in India.

l The Indian wrestlers overall bagged10 medals comprising a gold, fivesilver, and four bronze. Japanfinished on top with 16 medals.

l Asian Wrestling Championships isthe Wrestling Asian Championshiporganised by the Asian AssociatedWrestling Committee (AAWC).

FOOTBALLUEFA Europe League 2016-17l Manchester United won the The

Union of European FootballAssociations (UEFA) Europa LeagueTitle 2016-17 on May 25, 2017.

l They defeated AmsterdamscheFootball Club Ajax (AFC) team atthe Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden.

l Manchester United Football Club isa Professional Football Club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester,England.

I-League 2016-17l Aizawl FC defeated Shillong Lajong

FC to grab the 2016-17 I-League inShillong, Meghalaya on April 30, 2017. With this, Aizawl FC becamethe first ever northeastern club towin the title.

l The I-League 2016-17 was the 10thedition of the I-League held at theJawaharlal Nehru Stadium inShillong. It was formed in 2007.

38th Federation Cupl Bengaluru Football Club has won

the 38th Federation Cup Footballtournament by defeating defendingchampion Mohun Bagan 2-0 atCuttack.

l CK Vineeth, scored twice forBengaluru in extra time helpingthem to win the tournament.

l Now, Bengaluru also sealed a berthfor next year’s Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) Cup.

l Bengaluru Football club is an Indian professional football club inBengaluru, Karnataka. The club wasformed in the year of 2013.

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21. Which of the following is thecharacteristic of a plant cell?a. Small nu cleus b. Large golgi bod iesc. Small mitochondria d. Large vac u ole

22. The first Local Body Act was passedby the British government ina. 1885 b. 1858c. 1919 d. 1935

23. Ribosomes are enzymes made ofa. de oxy ri bo nu cleic acid

b. hy dro chlo ric acidc. amino acid

d. ribonucleic acid

24. Chambers in fish heart area. only one

b. only twoc. only two

d. Some have two while some have four

25. Conduction in plants taken place asfollowinga. xy lem con duct wa ter from leaves to rootsb. phloem con duct wa ter and min er als from

leaves to rootsc. xy lem con ducts wa ter and min er als

while phloem con ducts the prod ucts ofphoto syn the sis

d. phloem con ducts prod ucts of photosyn the sis from roots to leaves

26. Which is the ‘Pravesh Dwar’ ofPauri Garhwal district?a. Haridwar b. Rishikesh

c. Kotdwar d. Dugadda

27. Where is Kafani Glacier situated?a. Champawat b. Bageshwarc. Pithoragarh d. Uttarkashi

28. What happens when a personcrosses 180° longitude from East toWest?a. One losses a dayb. One gains a dayc. One neither gains nor losses a day but

the time changesd. There is no change in day or time

Uttarakhand State Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC)

SOLVED PAPERExam Date May 21, 2017

Group ‘C’Recruitment Exam 2016-17

Maximum Marks 100Time Allotted 2 Hours

JULY 2017M

1. Which among the following is theoldest dynasty?a. Gupta b. Mauryac. Kushan d. Kanva

2. With which of the following is theclassic ‘Jivaka Chintamani’ in Tamilassociated?a. Jainism b. Bud dhismc. Hin du ism d. Chris tian ity

3. The flusome development of Mughalpainting was the achievement of a. Humayun b. Babarc. Akbar d. Jahangir

4. Swaraj was interpreted as completeindependence at the Lahore session ofIndian National Congress, which waspresided over bya. Motilal Nehru

b. CR Das

c. Subhash Chandra Bose

d. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. Which of the following architecturalwonders was not constructed in the AD12th Century?a. Sun Tem ple of Konarkb. Tem ple of Khajurahoc. Angkorvat Tem pled. None of the above

6. ‘Nildarpan’, written by DinabandhuMitra, become very popular during theFreedom Movement of India becausea. it popu lar ised the use of indigo

b. it highlighted the interests of the indigoplanters

c. it was a treatise on methods andtechniques of indigo plantation.

d. it highlighted the plight of Indian peasants

7. The term ‘roll-in’ is used ina. Cricket b. Tennis c. Hockey d. Golf

8. In a rainforest, the vegetation thatgrows under the shade of a canopy, isknown asa. Crown b. Canopyc. Understorey d. Forest floor

9. Which of the following is the busiestInternational Sea Port in India?a. Mumbai b. Kolkatac. Kochi d. None of these

10. Who coined the slogan ‘InquilabZindabad’?a. Subhash Chandra Boseb. Bhagat Singhc. Sukhdevd. Balgangadhar Tilak

11. Which State has become the firstState in India to switch to theJanuary-December financial year fromthe existing April-March cycle?a. Madhya Pradesh b. Jharkhandc. Chhattisgarh d. None of these

12. Which of the following is known asthe Manchester of South India?a. Kochi b. Vishakhapatnamc. Coimbatore d. Bengaluru

13. Who was the flag bearer of India atRio Olympics 2016?a. PV Sindhub. Jwala Guttac. Yogeshwar Duttd. Abhinav Bindra

14. Beighton Cup is related to which ofthe following sports?a. Football b. Hockeyc. Badminton d. Cricket

15. Sun temple is situated in which ofthe following States?a. Odisha b. Gujaratc. Karnataka d. Tamil Nadu

16. Which of the following rivers flowsbetween Satpura and Vindhya ranges?a. Tapi b. Sabarmatic. Narmada d. Mahi

17. In the year 2016, Uttar PradeshPravasi Diwas was celebrated on whichday?a. January 4 b. January 9c. February 4 d. February 9

18. Which Sikh Guru compiled the AdiGranth?a. Guru Angad Dev b. Guru Ramdasc. Guru Arjun Dev d. Guru Har Rai

19. Who was the first Muslim to invadeIndia?a. Firdausi Shahb. Muhammad Gauric. Mohammed-Bin-Qasimd. Mahmood Ghaznavi

20. Which of the following uplands isnot a part of the Telangana plateau?a. Aravalli b. Western Ghatc. Eastern Ghat d. Satpura

21. Yeejle ceW %eeveheer" hegjmkeâej heeves Jeeueer henueer ceefnuee keâewve Leer?a. ceneosJeer Jecee& b. Dece=lee Øeerlecec. ceneMJeslee osJeer d. DeeMeehetCee& osJeer

45

Part I General Knowledge

Jail Warder/Forest GuardRecruitment Exam 2017

practice paper

No. of Questions 100Time Allotted 2 hr

Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board

JULY 2017 M

98. Four horses are tethered at 4 corners of a square field of side 70 m so that they just cannot reach one another. The arealeft ungrazed by the horses is

a. 1050 m2 b. 3850 m2

c. 950 m2 d. 1075 m2

99. The ratio between boys and girls ina school is 4 : 6 respectively. If thenumber of boys is increased by 200, theratio becomes 5 : 6 respectively. Howmany girls are there in the school?a. 1200 b. 800c. 1000 d. Cannot be determined

100. A man whose bowling averages is12.4 takes 5 wickets for 26 runs andthereby decreases his average by 0.4.The number of wickets taken by himbefore his last match, isa. 85 b. 78c. 72 d. 64

48

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a)

6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b)

11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a)

16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a)

21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (c)

26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (a)

31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (c)

36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d)

41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (a)

46. (d) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (d) 50. (d)

51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (a)

56. (b) 57. (d) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)

61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (d) 65. (a)

66. (d) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (b)

71. (c) 72. (d) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (c)

76. (d) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (b)

81. (a) Given, marked price = ` 50

Discount = 10%

Then, SP =- ´( )100

100

Discount MP

=- ´

=( )100 10 50

10045`

Now, trader gain 25% at the CP

Then, CP =´

+

SP 100

100( )Gain percentage

=´

+=

´=

45 100

100 25

45 100

12536

( )`

82. (a) ( )A B+ ¢s 5 day’s work

= +é

ëêù

ûú= ´é

ëêù

ûú=

95

1

25

1

205

9

100 20

Remaining work = -é

ëêù

ûú=1

9

20

11

20

1

20 work is done by B in 1 day.

11

20 work is

done by B in

1 2011

20´ ´æ

èç

öø÷days =11days

83. (b) 9 children’s 1 day’s work =1

360

= 1 child’s

1 children 1 day’s work =1

3240

18 men’s 1 day’s work =1

72

Þ 1 man’s 1 day’s work =1

1296

12 women’s 1 day’s work =1

162

Þ 1 woman’s 1 day’s work =1

1944

\ (4 men + 12 women + 10 children)’s

1 day’s work = + +é

ëêù

ûú4

1296

12

1944

10

3240

= + +é

ëêù

ûú= =

1

324

1

162

1

324

4

324

1

81

Hence, they can finish the work in 81 days.

84. (a) Q Interest on sum-Total discount =Interest on total discount

\ ` 67 20 60. - =` Interest on ` 60

Now, ` 71

5= Interest on ` 60

\ ` 671

5= Interest on

60

71

15

671

5´

Hence, the required sum

=´

´ =60 35

36

336

5560`

85. (b) Difference = æèç

öø÷P

r

100

2

(only for 2 yr)

Þ 65

100

2

= æèç

öø÷P

Þ P =´ ´

´=

6 100 100

5 52400`

86. (a) Let, the number of two digits is ( )10x y+

\ The number formed by reversing the digits

= +10y x

\ 10 10 99x y y x+ + + =

Þ 11 11 99x y+ =

\ ( )x y+ = =99

119

87. (b) Total weight of student = Number ofstudent ´ Average

= ´ =34 42 1428 kg

Now, when teacher is included

total member = + =34 1 35

Average weight = + =42 0 400 42 4. . kg

Similarly, their total weight = ´ =42 4 35 1484. kg

\ Weight of teacher = (Total weight including teacher - Total weight excluding teacher)

= - =1484 1428 56 kg

88. (a) In afternoon 100 pages at 60 page/h.

\ Time taken to read 100 pages

= =100

601 66. h

Similarly, in evening time taken

= =1000

402 5. h

Now, average rate of reading

=Total pages

Total time taken

=+

´= @

100 110

1 66 2 5

200

4 1648

. . . pages/h

89. (a) Ratio of chromium in type 1 stainless

steel =2

13

Ratio of chromium in type 2 stainless steel

=5

26

Ratio of chromium in mxed type steel =7

39

The required ratio

So, the required ratio = =

1

781

39

39

78 Þ 1 2:

90. (a) Let, the numbers be a b, and c,

Now, a b: := 8 9 Þ b c: := 3 4

\ a b c: : : := ´ ´ ´8 3 9 3 9 4

= =24 27 36 8 9 12: : : :

\ a b c

k8 9 12

= = =

Þ a k b k c k= = =8 9 12, ,

According to the question,

8 12 2400k k´ = Þ k2 2400

8 1225=

´=

Þ k = 5

\ Second number = = ´ =9 9 5 45k

91. (c) Let, the women’s population in town = x

\ Let, the men’s population in town

= -( )500 x

Now, using condition given

Þ 10% of ( ) %5000 15- +x of x = -5600 5000

Þ 10 5000

100

15

100600

´ -+

+=

( )x x

Þ 50000 10 15

100600

- +=

x x

Hints Solutionsand

739

213

178

139

526

:

:

JULY 2017 M

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-3) In each of the following questions, select therelated letter/word/number from thegiven alternatives.

1. Writer : Pen :: ?a. Needle : Tailor b. Artist : Brushc. Painter : Canvas d. Teacher : Class

2. FGHI : OPQR :: BCDE : ? a. KLMJ b. KLMNc. TUVW d. STUW

3. 17 : 60 :: 20 : ?a. 57 b. 69c. 81 d. 93

Directions (Q.Nos. 4-6) In each of the following questions, find the oddword/letter/number pair from the givenresponses.

4.a. Tomato b. Po tato

c. Carrot d. Onion

5. a. A N B P b. C P D Q

c. F S G T d. I V J W

6. a. 131 b. 256

c. 196 d. 225

Di rec tions (Q.Nos. 7-8) A se ries is given with one term or letter groupmissing. Choose the cor rect alternativefrom the given ones that will com pletethe se ries.

7. NOAB,OPBC,PQCD, ?a. QRDE b. RTEF c. QSDE d. QRGF

8. 33, 28, 24, ?, 19, 18 a. 21 b. 22c. 20 d. 23

9. Five birds Crow, Pigeon, Little pigeon,Big crow and Eagle fly one after otherfrom a tree branch. Big crow flew afterCrow but is ahead of Eagle. Pigeon isbetween Crow and Big crow. Littlepigeon is before Crow. Which bird is inthe last?a. Pigeon b. Big crowc. Eagle d. None of these

10. If P denotes ‘multiplied by’, Tdenotes ‘subtracted from’, M denotes‘added to’ and B denotes ‘divided by’,then 28 B 7 P 8 T 6 M 4 is equal to

a. -3

2b. 30 c. 32 d. 34

11. Select the correct set of symbolswhich will fit in the given equation 5 0 35 = 20a. ´ ´ ´, , b. - + ´, , c. ´ + ´, , d. + - ´, ,

12. In a certain code, BREAKTHROUGHis written as EAOUHRBRGHKT. How isDISTRIBUTION written in that code?a. RISTTIBUDION b. TISTBUONDRII c. STTIBUONRIDI d. STTIBUDIONRI

13. If ROAST is coded as PQYUR in acertain language, then how will SLOPPYbe coded in that language? a. MRNAQN b. NRMNQAc. QNMRNA d. RANNMQ

14. Which year will have the samecalendar as that of 2009?a. 2012 b. 2016c. 2020 d. 2015

15. In this question, which one of thegiven responses would be a meaningfulorder of the following words.1. Honey 2. Flower

3. Bee 4. Wax

a. 1, 3, 4, 2 b. 2, 1, 4, 3c. 2, 3, 1, 4 d. 4, 3, 2, 1

16. In this question, find the missingnumber from the given responses.

a. 58 b. 24c. 18 d. 36

17. A man is facing West. He turns 45° in

the clockwise direction and then another

180° in the same direction and then 270°

in the anticlockwise direction. Which

direction is he facing now?

a. Southb. North-West c. Westd. South-West

18. In the following questions twostatements are given followed bytwo/four conclusions I, II, III and IV. Youhave to consider the statements to be trueeven, if they seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. You have todecide which of the given conclusions, ifany, follow from the given statements.Statements All writers are lawyers. All readers are lawyers.Conclusions I. Some lawyers are readers.

II. Some readers are writers.

a. Only conclusion I followsb. Only conclusion II followsc. Either conclusion I or II followsd. Both conclusions I and II follow

19. In the following question from thegiven alternatives words, select the wordwhich cannot be formed using the lettersof the given word.

PERSONNELa. REAL b. ROSEc. ROLE d. NOSE

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STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC)

PRACTICE PAPER

Multi-Tasking ( )Non-Technical Recruitment Exam 2017

Maximum Marks 150Time Allotted 2 Hours

Part I General Intelligence& Reasoning

JULY 2017 M62

26. (a) Reduction is consumption

=´20 100

120 = 16

2

3%

27. (d) Let, the to tal number of valid voters = x.

Then, 52% of x - 48% of x = 98

Þ 4% of x = 98

Þ x =´

=98 100

42450

28. (b) Perimeter of rhombus = ´4 Side

\ 4 Side 40´ = Þ Side = = 40

4 10 m

As a rhombus is a parallelogram of equalsides,

its area = Base ´ Height = ´ =10 5 50 m2.

29. (b) Required percentage =´20 100

120

= 162

3%

30. (b) 5000)5750(1

5000

750)5000(6

4500

500)750(1

500

250)500(5

500

´

Hence, the daily wage is ` 250.

31. (c) Time taken by Bimal = ´2

315

= 10 days

32. (b) ( )A B+ ’s 1 day’s work =1

12

( )B C+ ’s 1 day’s work =1

20

( )C A+ ’s 1 day’s work =1

15

On adding

2( )A B C+ + ’s 1day’s work

= + + =1

12

1

20

1

15

1

5

\ ( )A B C+ + ’s 1 day’s work =1

10

\ ( )A B C+ + together will complete thework in 10 days.

33. (b) A does 20% less work than B.

\ Ratio of time taken = 5 4:

A completes a work in 15

2 h.

\ Time taken by B to do the same work

= ´ =15

2

4

56 h

34. (d) Q 2 2p pr r= Þ r = 2

\ Diameter of circle = 4

35. (b) Radius of toy wheel = 7 cm

\ Circumference of toy wheel

= ´ ´222

77 = 44 cm

\ Distance travelled in 15 revolution = ´44 15 = 660 cm

36. (a) CP of the article = ` 80

Over head charges of the article = ` 20

\ Total cost price of the article = ` 120

and SP of the article = ` 120

Profit percent =-

´ =120 100

100100 20%

37. (d) Let, the cost price of the article = ` x

\ SP of the article = ` 8

5x

\ Profit = -8

5x x = `

3

5

x

Profit percentage

= ´ = =3 5

100300

560

x

x

/%

38. (b) Gain percentage

=-

´ = = 18 15

15 100

300

1520%

39. (a) Given, expression = -( ) ( )106 942 2

= + -( )( )106 94 106 94

= ´ =( )200 12 2400

40. (b) Suppose B takes x days to finish thejob. Then, A takes( )x - 60 days to finish it.Work done by A in 1 days = 3 times work

done by B in 1 day 1

60

3

x x-= Þ 3 180x x- =

Þ 2 180 90x x= Þ =

\ B takes 90 days and A takes 30 days tofinish the work.

(A B+ )’s 1 day’s work = +æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =

1

30

1

90

4

90 =

2

45

Working together they finish the work in 45

2

days =221

2 days

41. (b) Required discount

= -´æ

èç

ö

ø÷

æ

èç

ö

ø÷ ´

æ

èç

ö

ø÷100

100 90

100

80

100

60

100

= -´ ´ ´

´ ´100

100 90 80 60

100 100 100

= - =100 432 56 8. .

42. (c) Let, the former rate be ` x per dozen,

New rate = ` x ´æ

èç

ö

ø÷

75

100 per dozen = `

3

4

x per

dozen

Þ162

34

1622

x x- =

Þ 216 162

2x x

- =

Þ 2 216 162 54x = - =( )

Þ x =27

Original rate = ` 27 per dozen.

43. (b) 1

5

1

83 4A B: :=

Þ

1

51

8

3

4

A

B

= Þ 8

5

3

4

A

B= Þ

A

B= ´

æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =

3

4

5

8

15

32

\ A B: = 15 : 32

1st part = ´æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =94

15

4730

44. (b) Sum of 100 numbers = ´ =( )44 100 4400

Sum of 104 numbers = ´ =( )50 104 5200

Sum of 4 numbers = -( )5200 4400

Average of these 4 numbers

= 800 = =800

4200

45. (b) Let, CP be ` 100. Then, MP = ` 120and SP = ` 108

\ Discount = ´æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =

12

120100 10%

46. (a) SP of 1 kg mix = ` 68.20, gain = 10%

CP of 1 kg mix = ` 100

1106820´

æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =. ` 62

Cheaper tea : Dearer tea = 3 2:

47. (a) Speed downstream = 15.5 km/h

Speed upstream = 8.5 km/h

Speed of the stream = -1

215 5 8 5( . . ) km/h

= 3 5. km/h

48. (c)

49. (b) Number of required peoples

=- ´( . )20 67 20000

100 =2660

50. (d)

51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c)56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a)61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (a) 64. (b) 65. (a)66. (d) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (b)71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (d)76. (d) 77. (b) 78. (c) 79. (b) 80. (c)81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (d) 85. (b)86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (a)91. (d) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (a)96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (d)101. (c) 102. (a) 103. (b) 104. (c) 105. (d)106. (a) 107. (c) 108. (d) 109. (d) 110. (c)111. (b) 112. (b) 113. (a) 114. (b) 115. (d)116. (b) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (a) 120. (d)121. (d) 122. (a) 123. (b) 124. (d) 125. (d)126. (a) 127. (b) 128. (d) 129. (c) 130. (a)131. (d) 132. (c) 133. (a) 134. (c) 135. (a)136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (b) 140. (a)141. (b) 142. (a) 143. (a) 144. (b) 145. (d)146. (b) 147. (c) 148. (a) 149. (c) 150. (d)

Mean price(` 62.00)

CP of 1 kgof cheaper

tea(` 60)

CP of 1 kgof dearer

ter(` 65)

3 2

DA

BC E

5 m

JULY 2017 M68

1. The labourers A B, and C were given a contract of ` 750 for doing a certain piece of work. All the three together can finishthe work in 8 days. A and C together cando it in 12 days, which A and B together

can do it in 131

3 days. The money will be

divided in the ratio. [SSC CGL (Tier-II) 2017]a. 4 : 5 : 6 b. 4 : 7 : 5c. 5 : 7 : 4 d. 5 : 6 : 8

2. A batsman has a certain average ofruns for 12 innings. In the 13th inning, he scores 96 runs thereby increasing hisaverage by 5 runs. What will be hisaverage after 13th inning?

[SSC CGL (Tier-II) 2017]a. 28 b. 32c. 36 d. 42

3. A picture on a page was reduced on axerox copier to 75% of its original sizeand this copy was then reduced by 20%.What percentage of the size of theoriginal picture was the final copy?

[MP PSC (Pre.) 2017]a. 15 b. 10c. 12 d. 18

4. Ramesh spends 40% of his monthlysalary on food. Out of the remainingmoney left with him, he spends 10% onphone bill, 20% on electicity bill and 10%on loundry bill. After all the expenditure,he has ` 7200 left with him. Ramesh’smonthly salary equal to

[MP PSC (Pre.) 2017]a. ` 16364 b. ` 36000c. ` 20000 d. ` 22909

5. If the numerator of a fraction isincreased by 200% and the denominator isincreased by 350%, the resultant fractionis 5/12. What was the original fraction?

[MP Aanganwadi Karyakarta 2017]

a. 5

9b.

5

8

c. 7

12d.

11

12

6. To cover a distance of 315 km in 2.8hours, what should be the average speedof the car? [SSC (10+2) (Tier-I) 2017]a. 112.5 m/sec b. 56.25 m/secc. 62.5 m/sec d. 31.25 m/sec

7. Praful has done, 1/2 of a job in 30days, Sarabjit completes the rest of thejob in 10 days. In how many days canthey together do the job?

[SSC (10+2) (Tier-I) 2017]a. 30 days b. 45 daysc. 15 days d. 60 days

8. If ( ) ( )7 12 3 7 14- - - =x x , then thevalue of x is [SSC (10+2) (Tier-I) 2017]a. -4 b. 0c. 5 d. 2

9. Machine A produces bolts at auniform rate of 120 every 40 second and machine B produces bolts at a uniformrate of 100 every 20 seconds. If the twomachines are run simultaneously, howmany seconds will it take for them toproduce a total of 200 bolts.

[OFB Trade Apprentice 2017]a. 22 b. 25c. 28 d. 32

10. The water from one outlet, flowingat a constant rate, can fill a swimmingpool in 9 hours. The water from asecond outlet, flowing at a constant rate, can fill the same pool in 5 hours. If bothoutlets are used at the same time,approximately what is the numbers ofhours required to fill the pool?

[OFB Trade Apprentice 2017]a. 0.22 b. 2.50c. 3.21 d. 4.56

11. A train travels first 300 km at anaverage speed of 30 km/h and furthertravels the same distance at an averagespeed of 60 km/h. Then the averagespeed of the train over the wholedistance is

[Chhattisgarh Revenue Inspector 2017]a. 35 km/h b. 40 km/hc. 42 km/h d. 45 km/h

12. A boy walks from his house at aspeed of 4 km/h and reaches his school 5 minutes late. If his speed had been 5km/h, he would have reached 10minutes earlier. The distance of theschool from his house is

[Chhattisgarh Revenue Inspector 2017]a. 5 km b. 6 kmc. 7 km d. 8 km

13. In a convocation, average weight of16 members is 55 kg, average weight of 25 members is 45 kg and average weight of14 members is 40 kg. Then, averageweight of all members in a convocation isequal to [Chhattisgarh Patwari 2017]a. 40.5 kg b. 46.5 kgc. 44.5 kg d. None of these

14. The LCM of two numbers is 131387and the GCD is 37. If one of the number is1961, the other number is

[Chhattisgarh Patwari 2017]a. 2579 b. 2369c. 2479 d. 2469

15. A car driver starting from Bengaluruat 8 : 30 am wants to reach a place 300 km away from Bengaluru at 12 : 30 Noon. At10 : 30 am he finds that he has coveredonly 40% distance. How much speed of the car he has to increase to reach atstipulated time? [RSSB, Gram Sevak

& Hostel Superintendent 2016]a. 45 km/h b. 35 km/hc. 40 km/h d. 30 km/h

16. Out of ` 20000 Prakash gives someamount on loan at simple interest rate 8%per annum and rest amount at simple

interest rate 4

3% per annum. At the end of

the year he earns ` 800. The amount given at 8% rate will be [RSSB, Gram Sevak

& Hostel Superintendent 2016]a. ` 12000 b. ` 6000c. ` 10000 d. ` 8000

17. P can do one fourth of work in 10days, Q can do 40% of work in 40 days and

R can do one-third of work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?

[SSC CGL (Tier-II) 2017]a. P b. Qc. R d. Both P and R

18. In an exam, the average marksobtained by John in English, Maths, Hindiand drawing were 50. His average marksin Maths, Science, Social Studies andCraft were 70. If the average marks in allseven subjects is 58, his score in Mathswas [SSC CGL (Tier-II) 2017]a. 50 b. 52c. 60 d. 74

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JULY 2017M

19. A and B started a business withrespective investments of ` 25000 and

` 15000. The number of months for which

B invested was 4 less than the number ofmonths A had invested. If the respectiveratio between total profit and ¢A s share in profit was 7 : 5, what was the number ofmonths for which B invested in thebusiness? [RBI Assistant 2016]

a. 5 b. 6 c. 9 d. 7 e. 8

20. The average of 10 numbers is 21.8.The average of last four numbers is 15. If

the average of first five numbers is 23,what is the value of the sixth number?

[RBI Assistant 2016]a. 32 b. 43 c. 48d. 38 e. 42

Directions (Q. Nos. 21-25) Whatwill come in place of question mark inthe given number series?

[IBPS Officer 2016]

21. 10 11 15 24 40 ?

a. 90 b. 87 c. 114d. 95 e. 65

22. 25 35 49 67 89 ?

a. 24 b. 81 c. 115 d. 107 e. 93

23. 11 9 15 41 159 ?

a. 740 b. 607 c. 751d. 709 e. 789

24. 8.5 10.5 16.5 28.5 48.5 ?

a. 57.5 b. 78.5 c. 93.5d. 64.5 e. 85.5

25. 18 9 9 18 72 ?

a. 460 b. 372 c. 576d. 484 e. 380

1. (a) ( )A B C+ + =1

8…(i)

A C+ =1

12…(ii)

and ( )A B+ = = =1

131

3

1

40

3

3

40…(iii)

Now, on solving Eqn. (i), (ii) and (iii), we have

A B= =1

30

1

24, and C =

1

20

\ Required ratio

= =1

30

1

24

1

20

120

30

120

24

120

20: : : :

= 4 5 6: :

2. (c) Let, average runs for 12 innings = x

Then, total runs for 12 innings = 12 x

In the 13th inning he scored = 96

Now, according to the question,

xx

+ =+

512 96

13

Þ 13 65 12 96x x+ = +

Þ 13 12 96 65x x- = -

Þ x = 31

\ Average runs after 13th inning

= + =31 5 36

3. (a) Percentage of final copy of the original

picture size = ´ ´ =20

100

75

100100 15

4. (c) Let, the Ramesh’s monthly salary = ` x

Money left with Ramesh after 40%

expenditure on food = - =xx x40

100

60

100`

According to the question,60

100

60

100

10

100

20

100

10

1007200

x x- + +

æ

èç

ö

ø÷ =

Þ 60

100

60

100

40

1007200

x x- ´ =

Þ 60

100

24

1007200

x x- =

Þ 36

1007200

x=

Þ x =´

= ´7200 100

36200 100

Þ x = ` 20000

\ Ramesh’s monthly salary = ` 20000

5. (b) Let, original fraction =x

y

According to the question,

x x

y y

+ ´

+ ´

=

200

100350

100

5

12

Þ 300

450

5

12

x

y=

Þ x

y= ´

5

12

45

30

Þ x

y=

5

8

Hence, original function =5

8

6. (d) Total distance = 315 km = 315000 m

Total time = ´ ´2 8 60 60. sec

\ Average speed =Total distance

Total time

=´ ´

315000

2 8 60 60.

= 3125. m/sec

7. (c) Praful completes full job in

30 2 60´ = days

Sarabjit completes full job in

10 2 20´ = days

Their combined one day work

= + = =1

60

1

20

4

60

1

15

So, they both take 15 days to complete fulljob.

8. (b) ( ) ( )7 12 3 7 14- - - =x x

Þ 7 12 3 7 14- - + =x x

Þ 14 15 14- =x

Þ - = - =15 14 14 0x Þ x = 0

9. (b) Number of bolts produced in 40seconds by Machine A = 120

\ Number of bolt produced in 1 second by

Machine A = =120

403

Now, number of bolts produced in 20seconds by Machine B = 100

\ Number of bolt produced in 1 second by

Machine B = =100

205

\ Total number of bolts produced byMachine A and B in one second = + =3 5 8

\ Time taken to produced 200 bolts by

both the machines = =200

825 sec

10. (c) Time taken to fill the swimming poolby first outlet = 9 h.

\ One hour work of first outlet =1

9

and time taken to fill the swimming pool bysecond outlet = 5 h.

\ One hour work of second outlet =1

5

Now, one hour work of both the outlet

= + =1

9

1

5

14

45

\ Time taken to fill the swimming pool by

both the outlets =45

14 h » 3.21 h

11. (b) Time taken by train at an averagespeed of 30 km/h ( )T1

= = =Distance

Speed

300

3010 h

Time taken by train, at an average speed of

60 km/h ( )T2 = = =Distance

Speed

300

605 h

Average speed of the train over the wholedistance

=Total distance travelled

Total time taken

=+

+= =

300 300

10 5

600

1540 km/h

12. (a) Let, the time taken by the boy be ‘x’minutes to cover the distance.

Then, according to the question,

4

605

5

6010( ) ( )x x+ = -

Þ 4 20 5 50x x+ = -

Þ 5 4 50 20x x- = +

Þ x = 70 min

\ Distance of the school from his house

= +4

6070 5( ) = ´ =

4

6075 5 km

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13. (b) Average weight of all the members

=´ + ´ + ´

+ +

( ) ( ) ( )16 55 25 45 14 40

16 25 14

=+ +

=880 1125 560

55

2565

55 = 46 5. kg

14. (c) We know that

First number ´ Second number

= LCM ´ GCD

Þ 1961 ´ Second number = ´131387 37

Þ Second number =´

=131387 37

19612479

Hence, other number is 2479.

15. (d) Distance travelled till 10 : 30 am

= ´ =40

100300 120 km

Time to reach destination = 12 30:

Remaining time = - =( : : )12 30 10 30 2h

Speed till 10 : 30 am = =120

260 km/h

Speed till 12 : 30 am

=-æ

èç

ö

ø÷ = =

300 120

2

180

290 km/h

Speed ot be increased to reach destinationat time = - =90 60 30 km/h

16. (d) Let, the amount which is lent at therate of 8% per annum is ` x.

Then, the amount lent at the rate of 4

3% per

annum is ` ( )20000 - x .

Total time = 1 year,

Total simple interest = ` 800

Then, 8008 1

10020000=

´ ´+ -

xx( )

´ ´4

3

1

100

Þ 8008

100

4 20000

300= =

-x x( )

Þ x = ` 8000

Hence, the amount lent at 8% per annum is ` 8000.

17. (c) Given, time taken to complete the 1/4 work by P = 10 days

\ Time taken to complete 1 work by

P = =10

1 440

/ days

Time taken to complete the 40

100 work by

Q = 40 days

\ Time taken to complete 1 work by

Q = =40

40

100

100 days

Time taken to complete the 1/3 work by

R = 13 days

\ Time taken to complete 1 work by

R = =13

1 339

/ days

It is clear from above that R will completethe work first.

18. (d) Total marks obtained by John inEnglish, Math, Hindi and Drawing

= ´ =50 4 200

Total marks obtained by John in Math,Science, Social study and Craft

= ´ =70 4 280

Total marks obtained by John in all sevensubjects

= ´ =58 7 406

\ John’s marks in Maths

= + -200 280 406

= -480 406 = 74

19. (e) Let, A invested money in business = x months

then B invested money in business

= -( )x 4 months

\ Ratio of profit of A and

B x x= ´ ´ -25000 15000 4: ( )

Let, total profit and A’s share is 7 x and 5xrespectively,

\ A’s share

=´Ratio of profit of Total profit

Sum of ratio of p

A

rofit of and A B

Þ 55 7

5 3 4x

x x

x x=

´

+ -( )

Þ 17

5 3 12=

+ -

x

x x

Þ 8 12 7x x- =

Þ 8 7 12x x- =

Þ x = 12

Now, B invested money in business

= -( )x 4 months

= -( )12 4 months = 8 months

20. (b) Let, numbers are x x x x1 2 3 10, , ¼¼ .

According to the question,

x x x1 2 10

1021 8

+ + ¼¼ += .

Þ x x x1 2 10 218+ + ¼¼ + = …(i)

andx x x x7 8 9 10

415

+ + +=

Þ x x x x7 8 9 10 60+ + + = …(ii)

and x x x x x1 2 3 4 5

523

+ + + +=

Þ x x x x x1 2 3 4 5 115+ + + + = …(iii)

Now, from Eqn. (i), we have

115 60 2186+ + =x

[Putting the value from Eq. (ii) and (iii)]

x6 175 218+ =

x6 218 175= -

x6 43=

Hence value of sixth number is 43.

21. (e)

22. (c)

23. (e)

24. (b)

25. (c)

70

10 11 15 24 40 65

2+(1) 2+(2) 2+(3) 2+(4) 2+(5)

25 35 49 67 89 115

+10 +14 +18 +22 +26

+4 +4 +4 +4

11 9 15 41 159 789

×1–2 ×2–3 ×3–4 ×4–5 ×5–6

8.5 10.5 16.5 28.5 48.5 78.5

+2 +6 +12 +20 +30

+4 +6 +8 +10

18 9 9 18 72 576

12× ×1 ×2 ×4 ×8

JULY 2017M

1. Which tiger reserve has become theIndia’s first tiger reserve to get officialmascot?

a. Kanha Tiger Reserve b. Sariska Tiger Reserve c. Corbett Tiger Reserve d. Sanjay Tiger Reserve

2. The biggest river festival of India“Namami Brahmaputra” has started inwhich state?

a. Assam b. Arunachal Pradesh c. Sikkim d. Manipur

3. In India, the Eastern swamp deer(Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi), iscurrently found only in

a. Manas National Park b. Kaziranga National Park c. Namdapha National Park d. Wandur National Park

4. Gas molecules that absorb thermalinfrared radiation and are present inlarge quantity to change climate systemare known as

a. alpha radiationsb. beta radiationsc. ozone gasesd. greenhouse gases

5. Greenhouse gases which is present invery high quantity is

a. propane b. ethanec. carbon dioxide d. methane

6. Which one the following is notbiodegradable?

a. vegetables b. Fruitsc. earthworm d. aluminium foil

7. Which of the following wastes cannotbe decomposed by bacteria to formcompost?

a. Kitchen wastes b. Plastic and polythene bagsc. dead plants d. bodies of insects living in the soil

8. Plants are green because of thepresence of a pigment called

a. glucose b. nitrogenc. chlorophyll d. oxygen

9. Nucleus is separated from nucleuswith a membrane which is known as

a. nuclear membraneb. endoplasmic reticulumc. lysosomesd. centrosome

10. Genetic material of human cells ispresent in the

a. nucleus of cellb. mitochondria of cellc. cytoplasm of celld. Both (a) and (b)

11. Considering RNA of cells,Ribonucleic Acid synthesis of eukaryoticcells is

a. in ribosome b. in mitochondriac. in cytoplasm d. in nucleus

12. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of whichone of the following?

a. Chambal Project b. Kosi Project c. Damodar Valley Project d. Bhakra Nangal Project

13. Amongst the following Indian Stateswhich one has the minimum total forestcover?

a. Sikkim b. Goac. Haryana d. Kerala

14. The term PVC used in the plasticindustry stands for

a. polyvinyl chlorideb. polyvinyl carbobatec. phosphor vanadiu chlorided. phosphavinyl chloride

15. Which one of the following gas isreadily soluble in water at roomtemperature?

a. Chlorine b. Nitrogenc. Ammonia d. Carbon dioxide

16. Which of the primary component ofnatural gas?

a. Ethane b. Propanec. Methane d. Butane

17. Name of the instrument to measureatomspheric pressure ?

a. Barometer b. Barographc. Bolometer d. Callipers

18. Which law is also called Law ofInertia?

a. Newton first lawb. Newton second lawc. Newton third lawd. All of the above

19. What is movement of cell againstconcentration gradient is called?

a. Osmosis b. Active transportc. Diffusion d. Passive transport

20. Which is responsible for the processof cell division ?

a. Mitosis b. Heterosisc. Fusion d. Fission

21. Branch of science which used in testof breast cancer

a. Mycology b. Mammographyc. Microbiology d. Morphology

22. On an average, how many litres ofblood a human body have ?

a. 2-3 litre b. 5-6 litrec. 8-10 litre d. 12-14 litre

23. Rickets is caused by deficiency of

a. vitamin A b. vitamin Cc. vitamin D d. vitamin E

24. Which part of the hu man bodyco or di nates the func tions of var i ousor gans ?

a. Kidneys b. Brainc. Liver d. Heart

25. Which among the following bloodprotein regulates the amount of water inplasma ?

a. Fibrin b. Globulinc. Fibulin d. Albumin

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)

6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)

11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (c)

16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (a)

21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (d)

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