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ST TH NEWS ANALYSIS 1 – 7 APR 2018

1. SEBI DOUBLES INVESTMENT LIMIT OF ANGEL FUNDS TO RS. 10 CRORE: To encourage early-stage start-ups, Securities and Exchange Board of India has decided to double the investment limit by angel funds in venture capital undertakings to Rs. 10 crore. Angel funds/investors, encourage entrepreneurship by financing small start-ups at a stage when they find it difficult to obtain capital from conventional sources of finance such as banks and financial institutions. SEBI's decision to raise the maximum investment will increase it from Rs. 10 crore from the current Rs. 5 crore.

2. ASSAM LAUNCHES TOLL-FREE HELPLINE FOR WOMEN: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched '181-Sakhi', a toll-free helpline number for women. This helpline has been launched in wake of increasing crimes against women in Assam. It is a part of Union Ministry of Women and Child Development's scheme to provide 24 hours response to women affected by violence.

3. GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES SWACHH BHARAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: In a bid to engage college students in Government's cleanliness drive, Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has introduced a Swachh Bharat Summer Internship .Students (interns) would be required to undertake 100 hours of activities including creation of sanitation infrastructure, building necessary systems and carry out behaviour change campaigns in and around nearby villages. On successful completion of above stated activities, interns would be provided a Certificate of Internship by the Swachh Bharat Mission.

4. NEW JERSEY DECLARES APRIL AS SIKH AWARENESS MONTH: In wake of increasing and unacceptable levels of anti-Sikh bigotry, US state of New Jersey's State Assembly has declared April as 'Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month'. During the month of April, efforts will be made to promote public awareness of the Sikh faith, recognise the important contributions of the Sikh community and combat anti-Sikh bigotry. After 9/11 terrorist attacks in US, rates of anti-Sikh bigotry rose dramatically as Sikhs in America are often confused for Muslims.

5. UP CM INAUGURATES INDIA'S LONGEST ELEVATED ROAD IN GHAZIABAD: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Hindon Elevated Road – India's longest elevated road, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Hindon Elevated Road is a six-lane road and 10.3 km long. The main objective of this road is to ease traffic movement between Ghaziabad and New Delhi. The vehicles will be allowed to drive at an average speed limit of 80 km/hour on this road.

6. PM NARENDRA MODI TOPS INDIAN EXPRESS LIST OF MOST POWERFUL INDIANS: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained the top spot on 'IE 100 2018', The List of Most Powerful Indians. PM Modi has retained the top spot as he has been the face of BJP in every election (Assembly, by-poll or civic polls) contested since 2014. At No. 2 is BJP President Amit Shah, who has been instrumental in getting inroads for BJP in new bastions. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi (at No. 5) is the most powerful woman on the list. Top 5 rankings are: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, RSS Head, Mohan Bhagwat, UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi

7. INDIA GETS FIRST US LNG SHIPMENT AT DABHOL, MAHARASHTRA: India received its first LNG cargo from the US under a long-term supply deal when a ship carrying super-cooled natural gas arrived at Dabhol in Maharashtra. GAIL India has contracted 3.5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from US energy firm Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass liquefaction facility in Louisiana. The first cargo from the project arrived at Dabhol, the city of India's biggest gas-fired power plant.

8. MEETING OF PIC BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN HELD IN NEW DELHI: The meeting of Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan began in New Delhi. Representatives from both the sides had discussed Water Treaty dispute and resolution of outstanding issues. The PIC is mandated to establish and maintain cooperative arrangements for the implementation of the treaty and to promote cooperation between the two sides in developing the Indus water systems. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 and involves six rivers – the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.PK Saxena- India's Indus Water Commissioner.

9. SHEKHARKAPUR TO HEAD THE JURY FOR 65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS: Veteran director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed the chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film Awards. The central panel comprises a chairperson and 10 other members, including five regional chairpersons who head the respective regional panels. Film writer Imtiaz Hussain, known for his works in films like Astitva (2000) and Parinda (1989) will be the regional chairperson of South I panel.

10. ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP: MUSKANBHANWALA WINS GOLD: Indian shooter Muskan Bhanwala clinched the gold medal in women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney, Australia. The 16-year-old Muskan beaten China's Qin Sihang and Thailand's Kanyakorn Hirunphoem. India thus upstaged China with 22 medals, including nine gold. India has also five silver and eight bronze medals.

11. MITHALI RAJ ADJUDGED 'SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR': Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj was adjudged 'Sportsperson of the Year' .Aceshuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P V Sindhu bagged the best senior male and female athletes at the Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for 2017 in Hyderabad. Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman presented 'best coach of the year' award to Pullela Gopichand, who received this award for the second time in a row. Triple Olympian and former national Hockey player N Mukesh Kumar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the event.

12. INDIA BECOMES 2ND LARGEST PRODUCER OF MOBILE PHONES IN THE WORLD: India is now the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world after China. According to the data shared by Indian Cellular Association with the government, annual production of mobile phones in India increased from 3 million units in 2014 to 11 million units in 2017. India replaced Vietnam to become the second largest producer of mobile phones in 2017.

13. DELHI BECOMES 1ST CITY TO ROLL-OUT EURO VI FUEL: .Aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR region, petrol pumps in the capital started supplying ultra-clean Bharat Stage VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel). This move makes New Delhi the first city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms).The major difference in standards between the existing BS-IV and the new BS-VI auto fuel norms is the presence of sulphur.

14. KERALA TO HOST ASIA'S LARGEST STARTUP CONCLAVE: Asia's largest startup ecosystem congregation, Huddle Kerala, will be held at

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Kovalam. The initiative is envisaged to provide a platform for start-ups to pitch their products and interact with a wide array of technology and industry leaders from around the world. Palaniswamy Sathasivam is the present Governor of Kerala.Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala.

15. MANGALURU AIRPORT ADJUDGED INDIA'S CLEANEST AIRPORT: The Mangalore International Airport has been adjudged the cleanest airport in the country. Airport director VV Rao received the award during the 23rd annual day celebrations of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in New Delhi. In the survey conducted across 53 airports in the country by AAI, Mangaluru airport was adjudged the cleanest.

16. WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY- 2 APRIL: The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day .The day is observed to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society. The theme for WAAD 2018 is "Empowering Women and Girls with Autism".

17. RUSSIA TESTS NEW NUCLEAR ICBM SARMAT: Russia successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat.It will replace the Soviet-era Voyevoda, which is known as “Satan” in the West. 'Satan' is the world's heaviest ICBM. ICBM Sarmat weighs 200 metric tons and has a greater range than 'Satan'. It can even fly over the North or the South Poles and can strike targets anywhere in the world.

18. USA AND SOUTH KOREA BEGIN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE- 'FOAL EAGLE': The United States and South Korea began their joint military training exercise named 'Foal Eagle. More than 11,500 U.S. troops and nearly 300,000 South Korean forces will take part in the four-week exercises. Foal Eagle, the largest annual joint military exercise in South Korea, usually runs about two months. Its start was delayed this year at the request of South Korea until after the Winter Olympics

19. US DIPLOMAT DICARLO BECOMES 1ST FEMALE UN POLITICAL CHIEF: Long-serving American diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo was appointed to become the first woman to head UN political affairs, one of the most high-profile positions at the world body. DiCarlo has replaced Jeffrey Feltman. DiCarlo also served as deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs and director for United Nations affairs at the national security council in Washington.

20. MIAMI OPEN 2018- COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS: The Miami Open also known as the Miami Masters, is an annual tennis tournament for men and women currently held in Florida, the USA. American John Isner won his first ever Masters 1,000 title with a victory over German Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open final.S. Stephens won in the Women's singles category.

21. KERALA LIFTS THEIR 6TH SANTOSH TROPHY: Kerala has lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title. In a thrilling final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Kerala held their nerves to beat defending champions and 32-time winners Bengal via penalty shootout. Kerala goalkeeper V Mithun put up a stellar show in the tie-breaker to help his side win 4-2.

22. BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRES TOP 100 INDEX RELEASED: Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has been ranked 19th on Bloomberg Billionaires Top 100 Index as he becomes the third richest Asian on the list. Ambani's wealth is pegged at about over 1.5 percent of India's GDP.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has added $21.8 billion to his fortunes this year and takes the top spot, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was ranked 2nd. From Asia, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma (ranked 13th) is the richest with a net worth of $47.2 billion and is followed by Tencent co-founder and CEO Pony Ma (17) with a $41.1 billion net worth.

23. NIRMALASITHARAMAN IN RUSSIA TO ATTEND MOSCOW CONFERENCE: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is in Russia to attend the 7th Moscow Conference on International Security. This is her first visit to Russia in her capacity as the Defence Minister. During her three-day tour, she will meet her Russian counterpart Army General Sergei Shoigu and other senior leaders.

24. WEST BENGAL INTRODUCES 'RUPASHREE SCHEME' FOR MARRIAGE OF POOR GIRLS: The state government of West Bengal introduced a new scheme called 'Rupashree' in order to provide marriage assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families with a budgetary allocation of Rs 1500 crore. The scheme proposes to extend one-time financial assistance worth Rs 25,000 to the family of the girl whose annual income is up to Rs 1.5 lakh.

25. WORLD-CLASS TOURIST AMENITIES UNVEILED AT KONARK SUN TEMPLE: A world-class interpretation centre and other tourist facilities for visitors were inaugurated at the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha. The facilities were inaugurated by the Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Konark Sun Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

26. E-WAY BILL FOR INTER-STATE MOVEMENT OF GOODS COMES INTO FORCE: With the beginning of the financial year 2018-19, the e-way Bill System for Inter-State movement of goods comes into force. Under this system businesses and transporters have to produce before a GST inspector e-way bill for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one state to another.

27. INDIA RANKS 37TH IN GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM: STARTUPBLINK REPORT: According to report released by global startup ecosystem map Startupblink, India was ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017. Startupblink is a global startup ecosystem map with tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators. The list, measuring startup ecosystem strength and activity, was topped by the United States followed by the United Kingdom.

28. HRD MINISTRY RELEASES 'NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2018': The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr PrakashJavadekar, released the National Institute of Ranking Framework India Rankings 2018 in various categories on the basis of performance of Higher Educational Institutions in a programme held in New Delhi. The top 3 Overall Institutes in India are: Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bengaluru), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The top 3 Universities in India are- Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.

29. INDIA-JAPAN-US TRILATERAL TALKS HELD IN NEW DELHI: The crucial dialogue between the three leading democratic powers India, Japan and the USA of the Indo-Pacific region was held in New Delhi. The India-Japan-US trilateral was launched in December 2011. It was elevated to ministerial level in September 2015. The last ministerial dialogue was held in New York in September 2017.

30. TRIAL RUN OF 1ST INDIA-BANGLADESH CONTAINER TRAIN FLAGGED OFF: The trial run of the first container train between India and Bangladesh was flagged off from Kolkata city. The train left for Bangladesh with 60 containers loaded with almost 1,200 tonnes of de-oiled cake, used as a raw material for animal feed.


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31. HRD MINISTRY CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO PREVENT EXAM PAPER LEAKAGES: The Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a High Powered Committee to examine the entire system of conducting Class X and Class XII examination conducted by the CBSE .The committee is formed to prevent leakages. Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi, Retd. Secretary (Higher Education), MHRD will be the Chairperson of the 7 member High Power Committee. Commonwealth Games 2018 Starts at Gold Coast in Australia- The 21st edition of the, Commonwealth Games begun in Gold Coast, Australia, with a colourful opening ceremony. Carrara Stadium has been chosen as the venue to host the opening ceremony. These Games marked the 5th time that Australia has hosted the games,India was represented at the opening ceremony by a contingent of over 200 athletes who were led by flag-bearer P V Sindhu.

32. CABINET APPROVES PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2018: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and promotion of human rights in the country. It proposes to include “National Commission for Protection of Child Rights” as deemed Member of the Commission;It proposes to add a woman Member in the composition of the Commission;It proposes to enlarge the scope of eligibility and scope of selection of Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission as well as the State Human Rights Commission; and

33. EAM SUSHMASWARAJ ON 3-DAY VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her three-day visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku. Ms Swaraj held bilateral consultations with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov. 1st Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement Released by RBI, The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility unchanged at 6.0%, The Reverse Repo Rate under the LAF remains at 5.75%, and the Marginal Standing Facility rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25%,India's real gross domestic product growth marginally upward to 6.6% from 6.5% in the first advance estimates. Dr Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI.RBI Headquarters in Mumbai.

34. CWG 2018: MIRABAICHANU WINS INDIA'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL: Weightlifter and current world champion MirabaiChanu has clinched India's first gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. MirabaiChanu becomes the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018. After finishing with the best lift of 86 kg in the snatch round, the 23-year-old finished with a total score of 196 points. She competed in the 48 kg category.

35. CWG 2018: WEIGHT LIFTER P. GURURAJA WINS SILVER: On the first day of competitions at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, in Australia, India began their campaign with a Silver Medal in Weightlifting. In the 56 kilogram category, P Gururaja lifted a total weight of 249 kg to finish second in the event. The 25-year old Guru rajaequalled his personal best. Malaysia took the Gold, while Sri Lanka settled for the Bronze.

36. CABINET APPROVES PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2018: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and promotion of human rights in the country. It proposes to include “National Commission for Protection of Child Rights” as deemed Member of the Commission;It proposes to add a woman Member in the composition of the Commission;It proposes to enlarge the scope of eligibility and scope of selection of Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission as well as the State Human Rights Commission; and

37. EAM SUSHMASWARAJ ON 3-DAY VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her three-day visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku. Ms Swaraj held bilateral consultations with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov.

38. 1ST BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT RELEASED BY RBI: The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility unchanged at 6.0%. The Reverse Repo Rate under the LAF remains at 5.75%, and the Marginal Standing Facility rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25%. India's real gross domestic product growth marginally upward to 6.6% from 6.5% in the first advance estimates. Dr Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI.RBI Headquarters in Mumbai.

ST THNEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 1 – 7 APR 20181. Which state government has rolled out 'Rupashree Scheme' for marriage of poor girls?A) Tamil Nadu B) OdishaC) West Bengal D) Assam2. Which of the following places to host Asia's largest startup ecosystem congregation “Huddle Kerala”?A) Kannur B) KovalamC) Ernakulam D) Kozhikode3. Who is the newly appointed President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?A) Ravi Kumar B) CS Krishna SettyC) R Chandrashekhar D) Debjani Ghosh4. What is the India's rank in global startup ecosystem in 2017, as per latest Startupblink report?A) 37th B) 44th

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5. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has clinched India's first gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018). She is related towhich weightlifting category?A) 48 kg B) 56 kgC) 42 kg D) 45 kg6. Who is the newly elected president of Badminton Association of India (BAI)?A) Devender Singh B) Ajay SinghaniaC) Himanta Biswa Sarma D) Anbumani Ramadoss7. India's longest elevated road “Hindon Elevated Road” has come up in which state?A) Karnataka B) Madhya PradeshC) Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh8. Which city hosted the 9th trilateral meeting of India, Japan and the United States?A) New Delhi B) Ahmedabad C) Kanpur D) Bhopal


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10. Who bagged India's first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?A) Mirabai Chanu B) Virdhawal KhadeC) Srihari Nataraj D) P Gururaja11. Who has become the youngest Indian weightlifter to win medal at Commonwealth Games (CWG)?A) Aleena Reji B) Saraswati RoutC) Deepak Lather D) P Gururaja12. The joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise 'Sahyog – Hyeoblyeog 2018' was held between India and whichcountry?A) Japan B) South KoreaC) South Africa D) Brazil13. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia?A) Neel Reddy B) Y S KhanC) Subrata Bhattacharjee D) Ankita Mehra14. SanjitaChanu has clinched India's second gold at which weightliting category in the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018)?A) 45 kg B) 53 kgC) 55 kg D) 69 kg

15. The Centre, Maharashtra Government and the World Bank have signed how much amount of project to help small andmarginals farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha region of the state?A) $420 million B) $320 millionC) $520 million D) $220 million16. Which Indian armed force will carry out combat training exercise “Gaganshakti 2018”?A) Indian Army B) Indian NavyC) Indian Air Force D) Indian Coast Guard17. Munin Barua, the noted film-maker has passed away. He belonged to which state?A) Odisha B) West BengalC) Manipur D) Assam18. Venkat Rahul Ragala claimed India's fourth gold in which weightlifting category at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?A) 85 kg B) 65 kgC) 55 kg D) 75 kg19. Who has been appointed the whole-time member of market regulator SEBI?A) Sanjeev Kaushik B) PK BaruaC) SK Mohanty D) Ananta Nagpal20. The Kamuthi Solar Power Project is located in which state?A) Karnataka B) Tamil NaduC) Kerala D) Andhra Pradesh

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1. ISRO LAUNCHES NAVIGATION SATELLITE IRNSS-1I: The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1I, the eighth such satellite to be a part of a constellation. It was launched from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Srihari kota, Andhra Pradesh. IRNSS-1I is expected to replace IRNSS-1A, the first of the seven navigation satellites that was rendered ineffective after its three rubidium atomic clocks failed.

2. FSSAI LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India launched 'Project Dhoop', an initiative aimed at shifting the school assembly time to noon to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight. The project was launched in New Delhi and saw the participation of around 600 students from NCERT, NDMC and North MCD Schools. The CEO of FSSAI is Pawan Agarwal.

3. INDIA AND NEPAL AGREE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS IN KEY AREAS: India and Nepal have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in key areas of border security, connectivity, trade and agriculture. The two countries agreed to develop inland waterways for o economic development of the region. Aiming to expand cross-border rail linkages, the two sides have also decided to construct a new electrified rail line, with India's financial support.

4. PRADHANMANTRIUJJWALAYOJANA LAUNCHED IN DELHI: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhanlaunched Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana scheme in Delhi and distributed new LPG connections and cylinders to beneficiaries. During the event, about 400 LPG connections were handed over to families belonging to below poverty line category. Target under this scheme has been increased from the existing 5 crore connections to 8 crore connections by 2020.

5. 4. NITINGADKARI ON 4-DAY VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkariis on a four-day official visit to South Korea. The visit is aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations and fur ther cementing cooperation in areas, including sharing of technology, experience in port development and joint participation in port-related construction.

6. FPI INVESTMENT LIMIT IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES HIKED: Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government, hiked the foreign portfolio investor investment limit in Central government securities from 5% of outstanding stock now to 5.5% in FY2019 and 6% in FY2020. The FPI investment in state development loans has been left unchanged at 2% of outstanding stock of securities.

7. INDIA'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES HIT A LIFE-TIME HIGH: India's foreign exchange reserves hit a life-time high of 424.361 billion US dollar after rising by 1.828 billion dollar. According to the Reserve Bank of India data the collection of foreign exchange reserve is at higher rate as comparable to last years.


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8. ANUSHKA SHARMA TO GET DADASAHEBPHALKE EXCELLENCE AWARD: Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma will be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for her successful movies as a producer. The award will be given for the contribution given by her in the field of cinema.

9. JITURAI AND MEHULIGHOSH BREAKS CWG RECORD: JituRai broke the games record to claim the gold medal by some distance in men's 10m air pistol, at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games. Om Prakash Mitharval bagged bronze in the same event. India's 17-year-old shooter Mehuli Ghosh set a Commonwealth Games joint record to win silver in the women's 10m Air Rifle event. India's 25-year-old shooter Apurvi Chandela won a bronze medal in the same event.

10. INDIA WIN BADMINTON TEAM GOLD FOR 1ST TIME IN CWG HISTORY: India clinched their first-ever badminton mixed team event gold in Commonwealth Games history after defeating defending champions Malaysia 3-1 in the final at Gold Coast. India's previous best performance in mixed team event at CWG was a silver-medal finish in the 2010 edition. Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth represented India in singles' matches of the five-member team event.

11. WEIGHTLIFTER PUNAMYADAV WINS 5TH GOLD FOR INDIA: India's weightlifter Punam Yadav won gold in the Women's 69kg weightlifting category. This was India's fifth gold medal in the ongoing games. Venkat Rahul Ragala earned India the fourth Gold medal after lifting 338 kilograms in the Men's 85 kg category

12. INDIAN WOMEN'S TT TEAM WINS GOLD: India has bagged three more Gold, one Silver and two bronze medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Indian women's Table Tennis team won their first ever Gold Medal defeating Singapore. Manika Batra led Table tennis team's victory was historic as Singapore had never lost since 2002.

13. CONFERENCE ON WATER, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE BEGINS IN NEPAL: An international conference on 'Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership' started in Kathmandu, Nepal. The basic objective of the conference is to bring together professionals, government and non-government institutions to discuss and deliberate on challenges related to water and environmental issues.

14. CWG 2018: HEENASIDHU WINS GOLD IN 25M PISTOL EVENT: Indian shooter Heena Sidhu set Commonwealth Games record to win gold in women's 25m pistol shooting event. This is Sidhu's second medal at CWG 2018, after winning silver in women's 10m air pistol. Another Indian shooter Annu Singh came sixth in the same event.

15. PM MODI LAUNCHES INDIA'S 1ST ALL-ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED TRAIN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's first all-electric high-speed locomotive in Bihar. The first big Make-in-India project completed by France's Alstom, the train has the country's most powerful engine with 12,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 120 km/hr. The average cost of one high-speed locomotive is around Rs25 crore.

16. VP VENKAIAH NAIDU INAUGURATES SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION ON WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a scientific convention on the World Homeopathy Day in New Delhi. The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Homoeopathy founder Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann on 10 April. The theme of the two-day convention is Innovate: Evolve, Progress: Exploring Science since 40 years.

17. 1ST NITI FORUM MEET AT AGARTALA: Tripura hosted the first meeting of the NITI Forum- a unit of NITI Aayog in Agartala. Chief Ministers of all Northeastern States, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region and senior officials of NITI Aayog and Union Government joined the conclave. The 'NITI Forum for North East' was constituted in February 2018 with an aim to ensure the sustainable economic growth of the North Eastern Region of the country. The meeting was chaired by the vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog, Rajeev Kumar.

18. TRANSGENDERS TO BE RECOGNISED AS INDEPENDENT GENDER CATEGORY IN PAN FORM: The government has amended Income Tax rules that will now allow transgenders to be recognised as an independent category of applicants for obtaining a Permanent Account Number for their tax-related transactions. The Central Board of Direct Taxes which frames the policy for the department, issued a notification that provides a new tick box for the transgenders to apply for the PAN. Sushil Chandra is the present Chairman of CBDT.

19. NEPAL PRESIDENT INAUGURATES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH ASIA: President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated an International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu. The conference is organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal. The theme of the conference is "Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia". PM Modi Inaugurates 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi. It is the largest gathering of Ministers from energy consuming, producing and transit countries. It is hosted by India and co-hosted by China and Korea, the meeting aims to focus on how global shifts, transition policies and new technologies influence market stability and future investment in the energy sector.

20. RAHUL AWARE WINS INDIA'S 1ST WRESTLING GOLD: Rahul Aware bagged India's first wrestling gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after beating Canada's Steven Takahashi in the final of men's Freestyle 57 kg event. Before the final, the 26-year-old had claimed two dominating victories with the scorelines 11-0 and 10-0, while he defeated Pakistan's Muhammad Bilal 12-8 in the semi-final.

21. BALRAMBHARGAVA APPOINTED NEW DG OF ICMR: Balram Bhargava has been appointed the new Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary of the Department of Health Research. Bhargava, currently a senior consultant cardiologist at the All India Institute of Medical Science, will carry out this role until 2021. He will succeed Soumya Swaminathan.

22. BAN KI-MOON ELECTED BFA CHAIRMAN: Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been elected chairman of 'Boao Forum for Asia' (BFA). He has replaced former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. BFA was Founded in 2001, the BFA is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.

23. RISHADPREMJI APPOINTED NASSCOM CHAIRMAN: Rishad Premji, Board member of Wipro Ltd. has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies for 2018-19. He succeeds Raman Roy, Chairman and Managing Director, who served as Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2017-18.


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24. SHOOTER SHREYASI SINGH WINS 12TH GOLD : Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh won the women's double trap gold in a shoot-off after scoring 96 points to take India's gold medal tally at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 to 12. This was her second CWG medal after having claimed a silver at the 2014 Glasgow Games.

25. OM MITHARVAL WINS BRONZE IN SHOOTING: Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharval settled for the bronze medal in the men's 50m pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia. Australia's Daniel Repacholi bagged the gold medal in the event with a Games record 227.2 while Shakil Ahmed of Bangladesh won the silver.

26. WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR PARK TO COME UP IN GUJARAT: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani approved setting up a 5,000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera Special Investment Region which would be the largest such entity in the world after its completion. The proposed solar power generation project would be set up in 11,000 hectares of land with an investment of Rs 25,000 crore.

27. BANGLADESH ENDS RESERVATION IN GOVERNMENT JOBS: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to scrap the quota system in government services after thousands of students marched across the country in protest against a controversial policy of setting aside jobs for special groups. The students began the protests against discriminatory quotas for government jobs, leaving scores of people injured at the Dhaka University.

28. INDIA'S GDP TO GROW 7.3% THIS FISCAL, 7.6% IN NEXT: ADB: The Asian Development Bank has projected that India's economic growth is set to rise to 7.3% this fiscal and further to 7.6% in the next financial year, on back of GST and banking reforms. According to the Asian Development Outlook 2018, Indian economy grew 6.6% in the last fiscal and it would remain the fastest-growing country across Asia.

29. IPS OFFICER RAJESH RANJAN APPOINTED DG OF CISF: Senior IPS officer Rajesh Ranjan was appointed as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force .MrRanjan is at present Special Director General, Border Security Force . He has been appointed as the chief of the CISF till 2020.

30. INDIA'S KIDAMBISRIKANTH BECOMES WORLD NO. 1 BADMINTON PLAYER: Kidambi Srikanth has become the first Indian male badminton player to attain the world number one ranking since Prakash Padukone in the 1980s. Srikanth had become the first-ever Indian to win four Superseries titles in a year in 2017. It helped India win gold at the mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games for the first time ever.

31. SUSHIL KUMAR WINS GOLD IN WRESTLING: Indian wrestler and Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar bagged his third straight Commonwealth Games gold medal after winning the men's Freestyle 74 kg event. The 34-year-old wrestler won the final 10-0, having dominated all previous opponents with scorelines of 11-0, 10-0, and 4-0.Sushil has a silver and a bronze in Olympics and was crowned world champion in 2010.

32. UNION HOME MINISTER LAUNCHES E-FRRO SCHEME: Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application 'e-FRRO'(e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office). Under the current system, foreigners staying in India on Visa duration of more than 180 days have to get themselves registered with their respective FRROs. Similarly, foreigners requiring different kind of visa related services such as Visa extension, Change of address, Visa Conversion, Change of Educational institutions, Exit permits etc. are currently required to visit the FRROs. By using e-FRRO application, foreigners in India would be able to get as many as 27 Visa and Immigration related services from the comfort of their place of stay, through email/post without appearing in person at the FRRO office. e-FRRO was introduced in four FRROs Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.

33. CHINA LAUNCHES CLOUD PLATFORM FOR ITS SCIENTISTS: China has introduced China Science and Technology Cloud to provide scientists with accessible, accurate and secure data services to promote research and innovation. China Science and Technology Cloud has been developed by the Computer Network Information Centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. CSTC obtains data from the academy's research institutes and major scientific installations, and many Chinese top universities and private innovation centres.

34. RBI TIGHTENS REPORTING NORMS FOR LIBERALISED REMITTANCE SCHEME: Reserve Bank of India issued a notification aimed at tightening reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme . Under LRS, all resident Indian individuals, including minors, are allowed to freely remit abroad, up to USD 250000 per financial year for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both. LRS scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004. At that time the limit was just USD 25000. However it was revised in a phased manner in line with prevailing macro and micro economic conditions and now stands at USD 250000 per financial year. Individuals can avail foreign exchange for this purposes within the limit of USD 250000 only, from Authorised Dealers/Banks. With a view to improve monitoring and also to ensure adherence to LRS limits, RBI has directed Authorised Dealers (ADs)/Banks to put in place a daily reporting system listing out all transactions undertaken by individuals under LRS.

35. 65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED, LATE VINODKHANNAHONOURED WITH DADA SAHEBPHALKE AWARD: The 65th National Film Awards was announced and late actor VinodKhanna was honoured with DadasahebPhalke Award posthumously. Late actress Sridevi has been honoured with the best actress award. The jury is headed by filmmaker ShekharKapur. Some important wildlife sanctuaries in India-Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh

36. GERMANY TOP FIFA RANKINGS, BRAZIL SECOND: According to the latest FIFA rankings Germany has secured the top position followed by Brazil in the second position. Tunisia has improved nine places and reached 14th place. This is their highest ever position. It is the highest position for any African country, since Ivory Coast obtained 13th rank in July 2013.

37. JALLIANWALLAHBAGH MASSACRE DAY: April 13,2018 was the 99th anniversary JallianwallahBagh Massacre also known as the Amritsar massacre.15000-20000 people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, Punjabto celebrate the Punjabi harvest festival of Baisakhi and to protest against the repressive Rowlatt Act that imposed control of the press, arrests without warrant and indefinite detention without trial. Around 50 troops of the British Indian Army, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer arrived at the spot and fired at the crowd indiscriminately for 10 minutes. According to the reports 379 individuals died and 1200 were wounded in Jallianwalah Bagh massacre.

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TH THNEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 8 – 15 APR 20181. India's first high-speed electric locomotive has been flagged off from which state?A) Assam B) Uttar PradeshC) Maharashtra D) Bihar2. Which country is hosting the 2018 International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia?A) India B) NepalC) South Korea D) China3. Who is the newly elected Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)? A)Yasuo Fukuda B) Li BaodongC) Ban Ki-moon D) Zhou Xiaochuan4. Heena Sidhu bagged gold in the women's which pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?A) 25-metre pistol event B) 20-metre pistol eventC) 10-metre pistol event D) 5-metre pistol event5. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?A) OP SinghB)Karambir SinghC) Rajesh RanjanD) Om Prakash Mitharval6. What is the India's GDP forecast for FY20, according to latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018?A) 7.3% B) 7.6%C) 7.5% D) 7.4%7. The world's largest solar park will come up in which Indian state?A) Gujarat B) MaharashtraC) Punjab D) Rajasthan8. Shreyasi Singh has won gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018. She is associated with whichsports?A) Wrestling B) ShootingC) Boxing D) Badminton9. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Association of Software and ServicesCompanies (NASSCOM) for 2018-19?A)Rishad Premji B)Keshav MurugeshC) Raman Roy D) K L Paul10. Who has been appointed the new Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)?

A) Vijay Raghavan B)Miland KumarC)Renu Swaroop D)Ashutosh Sharma11. Rahul Aware clinched gold in which men's freestyle wrestling category at the Gold Coast Commonwealthgames 2018?A) 53 kg B) 74 kgC) 64 kg D) 57 kg12. ISRO has successfully launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1I into the orbit from which launch vehicle?A) PSLV-C41 B) PSLV-C43C) PSLV-C42 D) PSLV-C4413. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award?A)Shatrughan Sinha B) Amitabh BachchanC)VinodKhanna D) Sri Devi14. Which neighbouring country of India has decided to end reservation in Government jobs?A) Nepal B) Bangladesh C) Myanmar D) Bhutan15. BajrangPunia has won gold medal in which men's freestyle wrestling category at the Gold CoastCommonwealth Games 2018?A) 68 kg B) 57 kgC) 60 kg D) 65 kg16. Which city to host the India Mobile Congress 2018?A) Chennai B) MumbaiC) Pune D) New Delhi17. Who has become first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold?A)Sarjubala Devi B)Sarita DeviC) Mary Kom D)Pinki Jangra18. Who has been elected as the new international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)?A) Amrita Kaur B)Neeraj KumarC) Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje D)Raghava Reddy19. Who is the India's flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?A)ManikaBatra B)Saina NehwalC) Mary Kom D Heena Sidhu20. The Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is situated in which state?A) Maharashtra B) KarnatakaC) Andhra Pradesh D) Kerala

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1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. C

TH RDNEWS ANALYSIS 16 – 23 APR 20181. NATION CELEBRATES 127TH AMBEDKARJAYANTI: Nation remembers DrBhimrao Ramji Ambedkaron his 127th birth anniversary floral

tributes were paid at Babasaheb's Statue in the Parliament House Complex, New Delhi. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution of India, was born on 14th April 1891 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, which is now known as Dr Ambedkar Nagar. He was also the first law minister of India. Unified Payment Interface based app BHIM that was launched by PM Modi has been named after Bhim Rao


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Ambedkar.2. PM MODI LAUNCHES LARGEST HEALTH CARE SCHEME ON AMBEDKARJAYANTI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the phase one of

the Ayushman Bharat schemes that aim at creating a healthy, prosperous and strong India on the occasion of Birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar. The first phase of Ayushman Bharat will see 1.5 Lakh such Centers being set up across the country. The Prime Minister also launched Health and Wellness Centre under Ayushman Bharat scheme in Jangala village of Karnataka.

3. RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHES WEB-BASED APP E-FRRO FOR FOREIGNERS: Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application e-FRRO (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office) scheme under which foreigners can avail, various visa and immigration-related services online. This will facilitate hassle-free travel to India for foreigners. The e-FRRO scheme is aimed at building a centralised, transparent online platform for foreigners to avail of visa-related services.

4. SANJEEV RAJPUT CLINCHES GOLD IN SHOOTING: Shooter Sanjeev Rajput won the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions with a Games record at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to seven. The gold was Rajput's third successive medal at the CWG, after having bagged silver and bronze in the 2014 and 2010 editions respectively. India's Chain Singh stood fifth in the same event.

5. NEERAJ CHOPRA, 1ST INDIAN TO WIN GOLD IN JAVELIN THROW: Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 20-year-old junior world champion had made the final after achieving the qualifying mark in his very first throw. He also won gold in March 2018 at Patiala during the Federation Cup National Championships.

6. MARY KOM, 1ST INDIAN WOMAN TO WIN CWG BOXING GOLD: Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Mary Kom achieved the feat after defeating Northern Ireland's Kristina O'Hara in the 45-48kg category final at Gold Coast, Australia. The 35-year-old boxer from Manipur is participating in her maiden Commonwealth Games.

7. CWG 2018 CONCLUDES: IMPORTANT INDIAN HIGHLIGHTS: India finished third in the medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018 with 66 medals (26 Gold, 20 Silver and 20 Bronze). Australia topped the list with 198 medals and England with 136 . India's maximum medals came from shooting (16), followed by wrestling (12) and weightlifting (9).

8. KIDAMBISRIKANTH WINS HIS 1ST CWG SILVER: World number one Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won his career's first Commonwealth Games singles Silver medal. In the final, the 25-year-old Indian lost to Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, who won his career's third Commonwealth Games singles gold medal. Three Indian shuttlers have won CWG men's singles title– Prakash Padukone (1978), Syed Modi (1982) and Parupalli Kashyap (2014).

9. SAINANEHWAL WINS HISTORIC 2ND CWG GOLD: Shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated world number three PV Sindhu in the first-ever all-Indian women's singles final at the Commonwealth Games. Nehwal claimed her second Commonwealth Games singles gold medal after having won it at the 2010 Delhi Games. Saina Nehwal is the only Indian female badminton player to win singles gold in Commonwealth Games history.

10. CWG 2018: COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE MEDALS WON BY INDIA: India finished third in the medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018, courtesy 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals. Australia with 198 medals (80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze) topped the chart and England with 136 Medals (45 Gold, 45 Silver and 46 Bronze) stood second.

11. INDIAN SWIMMER DOUBLE CROSSES BANGLA CHANNEL, SETS WORLD RECORD: swimmer Sampanna Ramesh Shelar has set a world record to double cross the Bangla Channel. Shelar, is the first person to swim to and fro from Saint Martin's Island Jetty to Teknaf in Bangladesh also known as the Bangla Channel. He has completed the journey of 32.2 kilometres in 9 hours and 10 minutes.

12. SMRITI IRANI INAUGURATES 7TH EDITION OF HOME EXPO INDIA 2018: The seventh edition of Home Expo India 2018, organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts , was inaugurated at India Expo Centre & Mart in Greater Noida. Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani inaugurated the fair, while Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles, was the guest of honour. Home Expo India 2018 will generate business deals for direct import.

13. HIMACHAL PRADESH CELEBRATES ITS 71ST FOUNDATION DAY: Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 71st foundation day with much fanfare and gaiety. The hill state came into existence after the merger of 30 odd princely states in 1948. The main event was held at Ridge Maidan in Shimla, where Chief Minister Jairam Thakur reviewed the ceremonial Parade presented by police, home guards and NCC cadets.

14. COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING BEGINS IN LONDON: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018) has begun in London, the UK. The theme of the summit is 'Towards a Common Future'. The biennial event has brought together delegates from 53 Commonwealth nations. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth nations. After every two years the meeting is held in a different member state

15. UN LAUNCHES ROAD SAFETY TRUST FUND: United Nations' Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed announced the launch of the 'UN Road Safety Trust Fund' to stimulate action that can save lives and prevent injuries and sufferings associated with road accidents. The UN Economic Commission for Europe , the development arm of the UN in Europe, is designated as the Secretariat for the Trust Fund. A contribution of USD 1500 to the fund could help save one life and prevent 10 serious injuries.

16. DHARMENDRA TO BE CONFERRED WITH RAJ KAPOOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards. The state government-instituted awards will be given away at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival.

17. GOVERNMENT RAISES NABARD'S AUTHORISED CAPITAL TO RS 300 BILLION: Under the programe to double the income of farmers by 2022, the government has raised the authorised capital of NABARD by six times from 50 billion to Rs 300 billion .It will help it increase its lending to the rural economy. The increase in authorised capital will enable Nabard to respond to commitments it has undertaken, particularly in respect of the Long Term Irrigation Fund and on-lending to cooperative banks. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the Chairman of NABARD.Its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

18. INDIA SIGNS LOAN AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR USD 48 MILLION FOR MEGHALAYA: A Loan Agreement for IBRD loan of USD 48


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million for the “Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project ”was signed with the World Bank. The Objective of the Project is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in the State of Meghalaya.

19. GOVERNMENT REVISES TARGET TO COMPLETE PMGSY FROM YEAR 2022 TO 2019: The Union Government has stated that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is well on its way to achieving the target by March 2019. The scheme was started in 2000, has been able to provide connectivity to more than One lakh 50 thousand habitations. Sensing the importance and urgency of rural roads for national development, the target date for completion of PMGSY-I has been preponed from 2022 to 2019.

20. BENGALURU HIGHEST PAYING CITY FOR TALENT: REPORT: The garden city of Bengaluru is found to be the highest paying city in the country, with an average annual cost to company for talent across all levels and functions standing at about Rs 11 lakh. Pune stands second at around Rs 10 lakh, followed by Delhi NCR and Mumbai with an average annual CTC figure of a little under Rs 10 lakh and around Rs 9 lakh, respectively. Bengaluru is the capital city of Karnataka.CM of Karnataka- Siddaramaiah.

21. WORLD BANK PROJECTS INDIA'S GROWTH RATE AT 7.3% FOR 2018-19:. The World Bank has projected a growth rate of 7.3% for India this year and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020. The bank also noted that Indian economy has recovered from the effects of demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax. President of the World Bank- Jim Yong Kim. Headquarters of World Bank: Washington, DC.

22. UK JOINS INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE TO MARK NARENDRAMODI VISIT: The United Kingdom joined the India-led International Solar Alliance ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's four-day visit to Britain. At an event held at the London Stock Exchange as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 Britain formally announced its membership of the alliance. This alliance aims to raise $1 trillion of private and public finance to provide affordable and sustainable energy for all by 2030.

23. WORLD HAEMOPHILIA DAY- 17 APRIL: April 17 is observed as World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. The theme of WHD 2018 is 'Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger'. World Haemophilia Day was started in 1989 by the World Federation of Hemophilia which chose to bring the community together on April 17 in honour of WFH founder Frank Schnabel's birthday.

24. SAUDI ARABIA OPENS 1ST MOVIE THEATER IN 35 YEARS: The opening of the first movie theater in Saudi Arabia has been highly anticipated across the country, after over 35 years of prohibition for religious reasons.The first film screening is to be in the capital Riyadh, where a mixed Saudi and foreign audience watched the Marvel superhero film "Black Panther".

26. CHHATTISGARH TO DISTRIBUTE FREE SMARTPHONES TO OVER 50 LAKH PEOPLE: The BJP government in Chhattisgarh will start distributing smartphones to over 50 lakh people for free from May under the Sanchar KrantiYojana .Women heads of households will be the priority recipients of the smartphones.

27. WORLD BANK: 19-CRORE INDIAN ADULTS DON'T HAVE BANK ACCOUNT: India has 19 crore adults without a bank account despite the success of the ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana, making it the world's second largest unbanked population after that of China, the World Bank said. Besides, almost half of the bank accounts remained inactive in the past year, the multilateral financial institution said in a report, even as it lauded the Government's financial inclusion scheme, the Jan Dhan Yojana, for bringing in additional 31 crore Indians into formal banking system by March 2018.It also said the country's adult population with a bank account has more than doubled to 80 per cent since 2011.The Jan Dhan Yojana was launched by the Modi government in 2014.

25. INDIA IS WORLD'S SIXTH LARGEST ECONOMY: India's Gross Domestic Product reached at $2.6 trillion for 2017, according to the database of the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook for April 2018.India is now the world's sixth largest economy, displacing France.The five economies ahead are the United States, China, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom.

26. MADHYA PRADESH CONFERRED MOST FILM FRIENDLY AWARD: The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced to state of Madhya Pradesh for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State. State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film friendly environment.

27. RAKESH ROSHAN TO GET LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR: Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan will be felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement honour at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards .The award is given for his contribution as a producer, director, screenwriter, editor and actor in Hindi films. Rakesh Roshan has produced and directed movies like Kaho Na Pyarhai, Koi Mil Gaya, Krish and Kaabil.

28. VP RELEASES A BOOK TITLED 'BHAVDIYE': The Vice President of India released a Book titled 'Bhavdiye' based on Compilation of Letters written by Shri Kedar Nath Sahani.The Vice President said that Shri Kedar Nath Sahani was a writer, freedom fighter, social reformer and an icon who inspired others all over his life.

29. OPPOSITION SUBMITS MOTION TO IMPEACH CHIEF JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA: seven opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress submitted a notice to the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. According to reports, over 60 MPs of the Rajya Sabha belonging to seven different political parties gave the notice seeking the removal of the Chief Justice.The impeachment is demanded over the grounds of alleged improprieties including favouritism in allocating cases to benches in the Supreme Court. Dipak Misra is the 45th Chief Justice of India. The procedure for the removal of a Supreme Court judge including the Chief Justice is laid down in Article 124(4) of the Constitution.

30. DEEPIKA PADUKONE, VIRAT KOHLI AMONG TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE : The TIME Magazine released the 100 Most Influential People List of 2018 designating individuals whose time is now. The 2018 list features the names of four self-made Indians- Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal and Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella.The list also features the Heads of various countries such as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un etc.


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31. JIM BRIDENSTINE CONFIRMED AS NASA CHIEF: The US Senate confirmed the appointment of Jim Bridenstine as the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US space agency. He became the 13th Chief of NASA and his name is recommended by USA President.

32. INDIA TO BID FOR 2026 YOUTH OLYMPICS: The Indian Olympic Association has decided to bid for the 2026 Youth Olympics as well as the 2030 Asian Games and the 2032 Summer Olympics. The bidding process for the 2026 Youth Olympics is likely to start in early 2020. Germany and Australia have expressed their desire to bid for 2032 Olympics and more countries are expected to join the bid later.

33. VICE-PRESIDENT INAUGURATES CIVIL SERVICES DAY EVENT IN NEW DELHI: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the two-day Civil Services Day event in New Delhi. The Day focuses on the topic 'Evolving Strategies for Transforming Aspirational Districts'. The Vice President also released a book 'Emulating Excellence- Takeaways for Replication'. The day is celebrated for the civil servants to rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service and excellence in work.

34. VIJAY GOEL LAUNCHES CENTRAL PROJECT MONITORING UNIT FOR E-VIDHAN PROJECT: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel inaugurated the new office of Central Project Monitoring Unit for the e-Vidhan project of the Government at the Parliament House .This was done as a part of Swachhata Pakhwada being observed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairse-Vidhan is a part of the broader Digital India Programme of the Government and is likely to contribute to the cleanliness and environment by reducing the use of papers to a great extent.

TH RDNEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 16 – 23 APRIL 20181. What is the theme of the 2018 World Haemophilia Day (WHD)?

A) Listen Carefully Their VoicesB) Together We CareC) Hear Their VoicesD) Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger

2. Which country hosted the India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018?A) Jordon B) IndiaC) Sweden D) Brazil

3. What is the India's growth rate for 2020, as per latest World Bank's

“South Asia Economic Focus report”?A) 7.3% B) 7.5% C) 7.6% D) 7.4%

4. Surendra Nihal Singh, who passed away recently, was the famous

personality of which field?A) Journalism B) SportsC) Film Industry D) Painting

5. What is the theme of the 2018 World Heritage Day (WHD)?A) Heritage for GenerationsB) Cultural Heritage and Sustainable TourismC) Environment as Legacy: Protecting our Green HeritageD) The Heritage of Sport

6. Who has taken charge as new Director General of National Cadet

Corps (NCC)?A) Vinod Vashisht B) A ChakravartyC) B S Sahrawat D) PP Malhotra

7. Bhimsain, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality

from which field?A) Law B) Film IndustryC) Sports D) Journalism

8. The Tilaiya Dam is located in which state?A) Punjab B) Jammu & KashmirC) Jharkhand D) Himachal Pradesh

9. What is the theme of the 2018 World Liver Day (WLD)?A) Avoid Depression for Healthy LiverB) Riding New Waves in Liver Diagnosis, Staging & TreatmentC) Join the Healthy Habits for Your LiverD) Listen Yourself for Your Liver

10. Which state has been conferred the Most Film Friendly State

Award for 2017 at the 65th National Film Awards?A) Madhya Pradesh B) UttarakhandC) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala

11. Who has been elected the new president of the Indian

Women's Press Corps (IWPC)?A) Huma Siddiqui B) Shalini BhardwajC) T K Rajalakshmi D) Manjari Chatrurvedi

12. The much-awaited river bridge 'IbSetu' has recently opened

to public in which state?A) Jharkhand B) OdishaC) West Bengal D) Bihar

13. Which country hosted the 2018 Global Malaria Summit?A) India B) South AfricaC) Australia D) United Kingdom

14. Rajinder Sachar, who passed away recently, was the former

Chief Justice of which High Court?A) Kolkata High Court B) Delhi High CourtC) Madras High Court D) Mumbai High Court

15. Which city will become the India's first city to have a policy to

compensate consumers for unscheduled outages?A) Delhi B) KolkataC) Pune D) Kochi

16. Which city to host the first-ever International SME

Convention-2018?A) Shimla B) BhopalC) Amritsar D) New Delhi

17. The Facebook (FB) page of which Chief Minister has been

ranked as the top ranked Facebook pages of Government

bodies in India?A) Uttar Pradesh B) RajasthanC) Gujarat D) Assam

18. What is the India's rank in the latest Commonwealth

Innovation Index (CII- 2018)?thA) 16 B) 24thth thC) 10 D) 5

19. Im Bergling, who passed away recently, was the noted dance

music star of which country?A) Sweden B) AustraliaC) United States D) Oman

20. Which football team has won the 2018 Indian Super Cup

Football tournament?A) East Bengal FC B) Kerala Blasters FCC) Bengaluru FC D) Churchill Brothers FC


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TH STHNEWS ANALYSIS 24 – 30 APR 20181. INDIA AND UK SIGN 10 AGREEMENTS IN SEVERAL SECTORS: India and the UK have signed 10 agreements in several sectors including cyber-

relationship, rejuvenation of Ganga and skill development. Some of the Important agreements signed between the 2 countries are as follows.

The two countries have agreed to an overarching cyber-relationship framework that among others enables the development of a common and

shared understanding of the international cyber activity. . An MoU on the rejuvenation of River Ganga, National Mission for Clean Ganga and

the UK-based Natural Environmental Research Council. AnMoU on Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International

Criminality and Tackling Serious Organised Crime has been signed.

2. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 'STUDY IN INDIA' TO ATTRACT FOREIGN STUDENTS: The Indian Government has launched the 'Study in India'

initiative to attract international students to study in India. The website of Study in India can be accessed at www.studyinindia.gov.in. The

portal will enable students from 30 countries across South Asia, Africa and West Asia to select and apply for different courses from 150 select

Indian institutions which are high on NAAC and NIRF ranking.

3. VENKAIAH NAIDU LAUNCHES ASSAM GOVT'S CASHLESS HEALTH SCHEME: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme

of the Assam government named Atal Amrit Abhiyan that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from Below

Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line families. The state government has released 400crore rupees for the scheme in the financial year 2018-

19. The cashless scheme Atal Amrit Abhiyan will cover 92 percent of the state's population with annual income below 5 lakh rupees.

4. 1ST MEETING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDIA'S NUTRITION CHALLENGES UNDER POSHAN ABHIYAAN HELD: The first meeting of

National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held today in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr Rajiv

Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog. The Council which has been set up under POSHAN Abhiyaan is the apex body to formulate overall policies,

guide and monitor all nutrition based schemes. Some of the important decisions taken in the meeting are : 1. 235 Additional Districts have

been confirmed as part of Phase II of POSHAN Abhiyaan in the financial year 2018-19. 2. Provision of Smartphones instead of Tablets to Lady

Supervisors. 3. Direct transfer of Funds to States/UTs for Cash Award to Frontline Functionaries, instead of Creation of Corpus Fund.TH5. COMMONWEALTH INNOVATION INDEX 2018: INDIA RANKED 10 : As per the 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index, India fetched 10th

position in the index topped by the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. The index was launched on the sidelines of the ongoing

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub.

6. SBI ALLOWS CASH WITHDRAWAL THROUGHPOS MACHINES: State Bank of India has come up with an alternate and convenient method of

cash withdrawal for its customers. The bank is now providing facilities of cash through 'Cash@POS' initiative. Under this, the debit card

holders of SBI and all other banks can withdraw cash from PoS machines installed by SBI across various merchant locations. A customer can

withdraw Rs 1000 in Tier I and Tier II cities whereas Rs 2000 can be withdrawn in Tier 3 to Tier 6 cities per day per card.

7. NABARD APPROVES RS 14,690 CRFUNDING TO RAJASTHAN: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has extended total credit

support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18. Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure

Development Fund of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed concessional loan of Rs 1,851.29 crore to the state government during

2017-18.

8. SMRITI IRANI LAUNCHES GNFC'S NEEM PROJECT IN UP: State-run Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited started its socio-

economic Neem Project, inaugurated by Union Minister Smriti Irani in Amethi District of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2015, GNFC, through its Neem

Project has collected over 45,000 tonnes of neem seeds by engaging 4.5 lakh rural women in over 60 districts of five states including Gujarat,

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

9. GUJARAT LAUNCHES POCKET COP PROJECT: The Gujarat police started the Pocket Cop project, which will enable quicker verification of

passport applicants, and search of accused persons, among others. The project was inaugurated by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in

Gandhinagar. Under the project, smartphones with data connectivity will be given to 4,900 police personnel, including every police station in-

charge, investigating officer, PCR van, and those involved in passport verification.

10. INDIA FORMS COMMITTEE TO REFORM HIGHER DEFENCE PLANNING: The Union Government formed a new integrated institutional

mechanism, Defence Planning Committee 1. Smriti Irani Launches GNFC's Neem Project in UP State-run Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers &

Chemicals Limited (GNFC) started its socio-economic Neem Project, inaugurated by Union Minister SmritiIrani in Amethi District of Uttar

Pradesh. Since 2015, GNFC, through its Neem Project has collected over 45,000 tonnes of neem seeds by engaging 4.5 lakh rural women in

over 60 districts of five states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

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mechanism, Defence Planning Committee to reform the process of higher defence planning. The permanent body would be chaired by

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The committee is aimed at driving the country's military and national security strategy, draft capability

development plans and guide and accelerate defence equipment acquisitions.

12. BANGALORE EMERGES AS TOP CITY FOR OFFICE EXPANSION: CBRE: In India, Bangalore has emerged as the most preferred city for office

expansion, according to a survey by real estate consulting firm, CBRE South Asia. MNCs are focusing on expanding in Bangalore and smaller

cities across the country, but have limited growth plans in the Delhi NCR and Mumbai, according to the CBRE Asia Pacific Occupier Survey

2018.

13. SBI INDIA'S MOST TRUSTED BANK, ICICI TOPS IN PRIVATE SECTOR: REPORT: According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, the State

Bank of India was the most-trusted bank (both public and private sector) in the country. ICICI Bank topped the chart among the private ones.

This year, State Bank of India tops the chart of BFSI (Banking and Financial Services Institutions) super-category despite seeing a dip in its

overall brand trust index ranking.

14. BCCL CHAIRMAN INDU JAIN GETS LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO MEDIA AWARD: Indu Jain, chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co, India's

largest media house, has received the All India Management Association's (AIMA's) annual award for lifetime contribution to media. AIMA,

which recognises achievers who have made a fundamental difference to society through its annual Managing India Awards, conferred on Jain

the award for managing the Times Group.

15. CABINET NOD TO RESTRUCTURED RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN SCHEME: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has

approved a restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan scheme. The scheme is aimed at making rural local bodies self-sustainable,

financially stable and more efficient.

16. WORLD EARTH DAY: 22 APRIL: The World Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April not only to spread awareness of the need for conservation but

also to take action to protect the environment. This day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 and has ever since been an annual event. The

theme for World Earth Day 2018 is 'End Plastic Pollution'. Earth Day 2018 is dedicated to providing the information and inspiration needed to

fundamentally.

17. DILIP CHENOY TAKES OVER AS FICCI SECRETARY GENERAL: Dilip Chenoy was appointed as the Secretary-General of industry body

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He has replaced Sanjaya Baru. Chenoy was working as Director General of

the industry body. Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD Grade-A Exam 2018- Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest

apex business organisation in India.

18. OFFICIAL MASCOT OF FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2019 UNVEILED: 'Son of Dreams' was unveiled as official Mascot of the FIBA

Basketball World Cup 2019 in China. The selection of Son of Dreams as China 2019's Official Mascot was the culmination of a unique process

by FIBA. The mascot finalists were Chinese dragon ('Son of Dream'), a Siberian tiger ('Speed Tiger') and a lion ('QiuQiu').

19. CABINET APPROVES PROMULGATION OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS ORDINANCE: The Union Cabinet approved the promulgation

of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018, which would empower the government to seize the domestic assets of those deemed by

a relevant court to be fugitive economic offenders. The Ordinance has a provision for a 'Special Court' under the Prevention of Money-

laundering Act, 2002 to declare a person as a Fugitive Economic Offender.

20. E-SANAD PORTAL AND NATIONAL ACADEMIC DEPOSITORY INTEGRATED: The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched

integration of e-SANAD portal and NAD – National Academic Depository in a bid to make education system in India more transparent. e-Sanad

is a project aimed at online submission and verification of documents with the ultimate object to extend contactless, cashless, faceless and

paperless document attestation service. NAD is a 24X7 online storehouse of all academic awards viz. diplomas certificates, degrees, mark-

sheets etc.

21. PRINCE CHARLES TO SUCCEED HIS MOTHER QUEEN ELIZABETH II AS HEAD OF COMMONWEALTH: Britain's Prince Charles will succeed

his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of the Commonwealth after the heads of government agreed on his succession. The Commonwealth

leaders have reached an agreement on the succession of the 69-year-old heir to the British throne at a closed-door Commonwealth Heads of

Government Meeting retreat in Windsor Castle.

22. COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES UNANIMOUSLY AGREE TO TAKE ACTION ON CYBERSECURITY BY 2020: The Commonwealth countries

have unanimously agreed to take action on cyber security by 2020. In a landmark declaration at the end of Commonwealth Heads of

Government Meeting in London, the leaders of 53 countries agreed to work closely to evaluate and strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks

and response mechanisms.

23. 16TH FEDERATION CUP JUNIOR NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS: The 16th Federation Cup Junior National athletics

championship has begun in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Over 800 athletes from 32 states across the country will take part in this tournament. The

meet will serve as the selections trials for the 18th Asian Junior Athletic Meet to be held at Gifu, Japan, in June.

24. INDIAN ANIMATION EXPERT BHIMSAIN KHURANA PASSES AWAY: Indian animation pioneer and multiple National Award winner Bhimsain

Khurana had passed away. Khurana was known for films like “Gharaonda” and for iconic animation shorts like “Ek Anek Ekta”. His


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unforgettable work includes “Ekchidiya, anekchidiya” song. In 1970, he made his debut with his first animation short “The Climb”, which

earned him the Silver Hugo Award in the Chicago Film Festival.

25. BENGAL'S DIGAMBARPUR, INDIA'S BEST GRAM PANCHAYAT: West Bengal has once again topped in the country with Digambarpur Gram

Panchayat bagging the Centre's award for the best Gram Panchayat in the country. The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Panchayati

Raj. Digambarpur GP at Patharpratima block in South 24-Parganas has come up as the best out of 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats in the country.

Sunderban tiger reserve and Buxa tiger reserves are situated in West Bengal. Hanumata Dam is in West Bengal built over Ganga River.

26. NITISH KUMAR LAUNCHES 3 BOOKS ON CHAMPARAN MOVEMENT: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released three books based on

Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran movement of 1917. Nitish Kumar released the books titled- 'Mister M K Gandhi Ki Champaran Diary' written by

Arvind Mohan, 'Champaran Andolan 1917' edited by Ashutosh Partheshwar and 'Pir Muhammad Munis: Kalam Ka Satyagrahi' collected and

edited by Srikant. The Champaran movement is acknowledged as the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.

27. AFSPA REMOVED FROM MEGHALAYA: The Union Home Ministry completely revoked the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act

from Meghalaya while diluting it in other regions of Arunachal Pradesh. Until September 2017, 40% of Meghalaya was under AFSPA. It is now

applicable only in 8 police stations in Arunachal, down from 16 police stations in 2017.

28. WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY: 23 APRIL: World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally this year on 23 April to provide the

people with many ideas and plans to make them aware of the situation and condition in the World. The World Book Capital for 2018 is Athens,

Greece. 23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all

died.

29.INDIA'S GDP TO REACH $5 TRILLION BY 2025: India is poised to remain the fastest growing large economy in the world, and its GDP is

expected to reach $5 trillion by 2025. It was announced in the 97th meeting of the Development Committee of the World Bank in Washington,

USA.

30. TCS, 1ST INDIAN IT COMPANY WITH 100 BILLION DOLLAR MARKET VALUE: Tata Consultancy Services has created the history as the

market capitalisation of the company has hit the 100 billion dollar mark, making it the first Indian IT company to achieve the mark. TCS shares

rose by 2% to Rs. 3476.75, pushing the market capitalisation of India's biggest outsourcer to Rs. 6,64,918crore. TCS joined the ranks of the

world's 100 most valued organizations and now ranks 97th. The last Indian name to cross that threshold in 2007 was Reliance Industries Ltd.

31. LIVERPOOL'S EGYPTIAN STAR MOHAMED SALAH CROWNED PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has become

the first Egyptian player to be named Professional Footballers' Association player of the year. The 25-year-old, who was bought for £36.9

million by the English club, has already scored 41 goals this season.

32. NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY: 24 APRIL: The nation celebrates the National Panchayati Raj Diwas (24th Aril) as this date marks a defining

moment in the history of decentralization of political power to the grassroots level. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mandla in Madhya

Pradesh on the National Panchayati Raj Day. He launched the Rashtriya Gramin SwarajAbhiyan, at a public meeting, and addressed Panchayati

Raj representatives across the country.

33. NITIN GADKARI INAUGURATES 29TH ROAD SAFETY WEEK IN NEW DELHI: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the

29th Road Safety Week at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. He released a book named "Have a Safe Journey". The central government has

increased the number of National Highways keeping in mind the traffic density and various other factors. Mr Gadkari has announced that India

will sign a pact with South Korea for enhancing road safety measures.

34. DIU, 1ST TO RUN ON 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY DURING DAYTIME: Diu Smart City has become the first city in India, that runs on 100%

renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. Diu had been impor ting 73% of its

power from Gujarat until 2017. To further enhance its solar capacity, Diu offers its residents a subsidy of Rs10, 000-50,000 for installing 1-

5KW rooftop solar panels.

35. SUNDERBAN RESERVE FOREST TO GET RAMSAR SITE STATUS: West Bengal government has given its approval to State Forest Department

to apply for coveted Ramsar Site recognition under Ramsar Convention to Sunderban Reserve Forest. Once it is conferred Ramsar site status,

Sundarbans Reserve Forest will be largest protected wetland in the country. There are currently 26 sites in India recognised as Ramsar

wetland sites of international importance.

36. INDIA AND WORLD BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE RURAL ROAD NETWORK IN MP: India and the World Bank signed a $210 million

loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. The Project is expected to improve the durability, resilience and safety of

the gravel surfaced rural roads and enhance the capacity of the state to manage its rural roads network. The Project will cover 10,510 km

stretch of rural roads in Madhya Pradesh that fall under the Chief Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (CMGSY) program

37. MADRAS HC, 1ST COURT IN SOUTH INDIA TO INTRODUCE E-COURT FEE PAYMENT FACILITY: The Madras High Court became the first

court in south India and overall eighth in the country to introduce e-court fee payment facility. It was jointly launched by Chief Minister

Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Chief Justice Indira Banerjee. The new system will enable litigants who file cases in High Court to pay judicial

stamp duty to the government through e-stamps, which can be purchased both online and offline.


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TH THNEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 24 – 30 APR 2018

38. IRAN BANS BANKS FROM USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES: Iran has banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by its banks and

financial institutions. As per the central bank of Iran, the ban was necessary since all cryptocurrencies have the capacity to be turned into a

means for money-laundering and financing terrorism and in general can be turned into a means for transferring criminals' money.

39. CANADA, EU TO HOST WORLD'S 1ST FEMALE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: Canada and the European Union will host the world's first 2-

Day female foreign ministers' meeting in September 2018 in Canada. The announcement was made by the Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia

Freeland. Female Foreign ministers from about 30 countries will be invited to the gathering, which is aimed at deepening global discussion on

women's empowerment.

40. EU, UN CO-HOST CONFERENCE ON SYRIA AID: The European Union and the United Nations co-chaired a two-day international conference in

Brussels, Belgium aiming to pump financial aid for Syrians and garner political support for UN-led intra-Syrian talks. The conference will bring

together participants from more than 85 countries and organisations at the ministerial level, as well as those from over 200 non-governmental

organisations. It is the second conference of its kind since 2017.

41. INDIA HIGHEST RECIPIENT OF REMITTANCES IN 2017: WORLD BANK: India has retained its position as the top remittances receiving

country with its diaspora sending about $69 billion back home in 2017, according to the report of the World Bank. Remittances to India picked

up sharply by 9.9% to $69 billion in 2017, reversing the previous year's dip. The World Bank said remittance inflows improved in all regions and

the top remittance recipients were India with $69 billion, followed by China ($64 billion) and the Philippines ($33 billion).TH42. THE WORLD'S 50 GREATEST LEADERS 2018: MUKESH AMBANI RANKS 24 : Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani (24th Rank) and human rights

lawyer Indira Jaising (20th Rank) have been named by Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders of 2018. This year's list is topped by

'The Students' of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools of US that witnessed gun violence. This year's list has the #Me Too

Movement, which described the pervasiveness of sexual abuse, at No.3 behind Bill and Melinda Gates (2nd Rank).

43. PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK REGISTERS 100M KYC WALLETS: Paytm Payments Bank now has over 100 million KYC wallets, against the

constant campaigning done by the bank about the benefits of the Know Your Customer (KYC) system. The bank has introduced several options

that include Paytm KYC centres and 'Paytm-Ka-ATM' outlets to offer more localised support.

44. EGYPTIAN PHOTOGRAPHER MAHMOUD ABU ZEID WINS UNESCO PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE: Jailed Egyptian photographer Mahmoud Abu

Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan won the 2018 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization's. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize was established in 1997 by UNESCO in honour of Guillermo

Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist.

1. Which state is observing Khongjom Day to pay tributes to the

great warriors of their state?A) Nagaland B) TripuraC) Mizoram D) Manipur

2. Which city hosted the 16th Federation Cup Junior National

athletics championship 2018?A) Coimbatore B) MaduraiC) Bengaluru D) New Delhi

3. The Basava Sagar Dam is located in which state?A) Odisha B) KarnatakaC) Assam D) Punjab

4. Which company has become the first listed Indian IT firm to hit

$100 billion market capitalisation (m-cap)?A) ITC B) AccentureC) Reliance Industries Ltd D) TCS

5. Which city is hosting the 2018 Secure India Conclave?A) Kanpur B) IndoreC) Jaipur D) New Delhi

6. The 2018 National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) is celebrated on

which date in India?A) April 21 B) April 22 C) April 24 D) April 23

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Rashtriya

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in which district of Madhya Pradesh?

A) Jabalpur B) GwaliorC) Mandla D) Indore

8. The coastal security exercise 'Sagar Kavach' has recently held

in which state?A) Kerala B) KarnatakaC) Andhra Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu

9. What is the theme of the 2018 World Malaria Day (WMD)?A) Ready to beat malariaB) Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in MalariaC) Invest in the future: defeat malariaD) Malaria: A disease without borders

10. Mahmoud Abu Zeid has won the 2018 UNE SCO/Guillermo

Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He hails from which

country?A) Israel B) IraqC) Iran D) Egypt

11. Who bagged India's first medal at the 2018 International

Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in South Korea?A) Ronjan Sodhi B) Shahzar RizviC) Om Prakash Mitharwal D) Jitu Rai

12. The bilateral military exercise “Harimau Shakti 2018” will be

conducted between India and which country?A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) New Zealand D) South Korea


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13. Tony Daniel, who passed away recently, was associated with

which sports?A) Tennis B) AthleticsC) Cricket D) Hockey

14. Which country to host the world's first-ever female foreign

ministers' meeting?A) Canada B) RussiaC) Brazil D) India

15. Which city to host India's first-ever nationwide food

archaeology conference “Archaeo Broma”?A) Mumbai B) New DelhiC) Indore D) Surat

16. Who has won the 2018 presidential election in Paraguay?A) Juan Afara B) Horacio CartesC) Mario AbdoBenítez D) Efrain Alegre

17. Who has become the first woman lawyer to be directly

promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC)?A) Ranjana Prakash Desai B) Ruma PalC) Indu Malhotra D) Gyan Sudha Misra

18. Which Indian shooter has made brand ambassador for

Haryana's Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign?A) Apurvi Chandela B) Ronjan SodhiC) Vijay Kumar D) Gauri Sheoran

19. Who has been honoured with the 26th P C Chandra Puraskaar

2018?A) Mithun Chakravarti B) Sonu NigamC) Sharmila Tagore D) Asha Bhosle

20. Which city hosted the 2018 International Buddhist

Conference?A) Dharmshala B) VaranasiC) Kathmandu D) Lumbini

ANSWERS

1)D2)A3)B4)D5)D6)C7)C8)A9)A10)D11)B12)B13)B14)A15)A16)C17)C18)D19)D20)D


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