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AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS 
1 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This many pieces per million of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 in circulation respectively was found to be counterfeited, as per RBI Annual Report 2016-17 – 7.1 and 19.1
• The Union Government made applicable the creamy layer criteria of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for reservations in these organizations – Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) & Financial Institutions
• On these categories of goods, the maximum rate of Compensation Cess can be levied from 15% to 25% - motorvehicles for transport of not more than 13 persons
• Union Cabinet approved an MoU with Myanmar for the Conservation of Earthquake-Damaged Pagodas at this place - Bagan

International

• This country approved world’s first gene therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – United States (US)
• The name of the gene therapy to be made available by Novartis in the US to treat childhood cancer - Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel)
• With these international Election Management Bodies, the Election Commission of India signed an MoU on cooperation in the field of election management and administration – Ecuador, Albania, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Guinea, and Myanmar
• India and Israel will make an equal contribution of this much amount to the Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F) - US $4 million
• India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the fields of - Zebu Cattle Genomics
• India agreed to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism operations with this economic block - European Union

Sports

• This Pakistani batsman was handed five-year ban by the Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board for his role in spot-fixing in the PSL - Sharjeel Khan
• The latest ICC Test Players Rankings for batsmen has been topped by - Steve Smith

Person in News

• This person took charge as the new Union Home Secretary succeeding Rajiv Mehrishi – Rajiv Gauba
• This former Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been appointed as High Commissioner to Cyprus - RK Raghvan

General Knowledge

• On this particular date the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the demonetization of Rs 500/Rs 1000 bank notes – November 8, 2016
• In this year, the criteria for deciding the creamy layer on the basis of income and status was made applicable by the Union Government – 1993
• In this type of leukaemia white blood cells called granulocytes or monocytes become cancerous – Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
• Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells and – bone marrow
• This Article of the Indian Constitution provides for powers of Election Commission to conduct elections to the Parliament - Article 324(1)
• It is a Hindu or Buddhist temple, typically in the form of a many-tiered tower, found in India and East Asia - Pagodas
• This country was the first in the world to introduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 1954 - France
• Besides India, only this country has the dual model of Goods and Services Tax (GST) - Canada
• This region is the origin of the Zebu cattle, sometimes known as indicine cattle or humped cattle  - Indian subcontinent
• With a speed of 3520 kmph, this is the world's fastest airplane - SR-71 Blackbird

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2 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) commemorated 60 years of induction of this first generation jet bomber - English Electric Canberra plane
• It is a multi-purpose window for solutions and will be available for farmers anywhere in the world - FarmerZone
• This place will saw the establishment of George Fernandes Institute of Tunnel Technology (GFITT) - Goa
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the annual conference Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 at - Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
• This Department mooted the creation of an open source cloud-service 'FarmerZone' - Department of Biotechnology
• The Union inaugurated Common Food Processing Incubation Center for this agricultural produce at Chettikulam village in Tamil Nadu - Shallots (Small Onions)

International

• India signed two preliminary pacts with this country to enhance cooperation in railways sector - Switzerland
• Adani Group will tie up with Swedish defence company SAAB to manufacture this single-seat jet fighter plane locally - Gripen

Sports

• He became the fourth Indian boxer to win a bronze medal at World Championships - Gaurav Bhiduri
• This place saw the hosting of World Boxing Championships 2017 - Hamburg, Germany
• He became the sixth Indian batsman to play 300 One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches - Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Person in News

• He was appointed as the new Election Commissioner to the Election Commission of India (ECI) - Sunil Arora
• She is the president of Switzerland who visited India recently - Doris Leuthard
• The portfolio held by Union Minister Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, who was appointed BJP chief of Uttar Pradesh - Minister of State for Human Resource Development
• Indian-origin civil servant JY Pillay was appointed the acting president of this country - Singapore

General Knowledge

• In this year the composition of Election Commission of India (ECI) was changed to multi-member body - 1989
• He is the present Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India - Achal Kumar Joti
• In this year, the first generation jet bombers, English Electric Canberra plane, of IAF took part in UN operations in Congo - 1961
• The name of the operation undertaken by Indian Air Force (IAF) in Sri Lanka in 1987 - Operation Pawan
• In December 2015, India brought out a new model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in place of - Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPAs)
• The US defence giant Lockheed Martin has tied up with this Indian defence company to produce F-16 fighter planes - Tata Advanced System
• The name of the operation undertaken by Indian Air Force (IAF) in Maldives in 1988 – Operation Cactus
• He is first Indian boxer to win a bronze medal at World Championships in 2009 - Vijender Singh

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3 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This is the name of an integrated traceability system developed by APEDA for providing Internet based electronic services to the stakeholders for facilitating farm registration – Hortinet
• For this programme, the Women and Child Development Ministry launched the scheme implementation guidelines - Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
• This state became the fourth state to see the launch of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, a centrally sponsored scheme for senior citizens belonging to BPL category - Gujarat
• This state government decided to create a corpus of Rs 5 crore for rescued child labours - Bihar
• Indian Coast Guard launched an aviation infrastructure including a multi-mission maritime aircraft hanger (MMMA) along the coast of - Odisha and West Bengal

Person in News

• This person has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India - Rajiv Mehrishi
• This person has been nominated by the US president Donald Trump as US ambassador to India - Kenneth Juster
• This person took charge as the Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) - Rajiv Kumar
• She has been appointed as the Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - Anita Karwal
• Rajiv Kumar succeeded this person as Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog - Dr Arvind Panagariya

International

• This country hosted the International Hindu Conference 2017 - Nepal
• This country's Supreme Court annulled the presidential elections held in August 2017 - Kenya

Sports

• On the recommendation of this Task Force, the Union Sports Ministry constituted the Empowered Steering Committee for the Tokyo Olympics (2020) - Olympics Task Force (OTF)

General Knowledge

• In this year, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established - 1985
• This article of the Indian Constitution provides for Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) - Article 148
• In this year, the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was launched as a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age - 2010
• This Department under the Union Ministry of Finance covers the functioning of Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies and the National Pension System - Department of Financial Services
• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was earlier operational by this name - Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)
• This place will host the 2028 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles
• The president of Kenya, a African continent country, is - Uhuru Kenyatta
• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, a centrally sponsored scheme for senior citizens belonging to BPL category, was launched on - April 1, 2017

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4 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The researchers from this Indian Institutte of Technology (IIT) mimicked nature to keep surfaces oil-free in water - IIT Guwahati
• This city is India's first UNESCO 'World Heritage City' - Ahmedabad
• This Indian research organisation is ranked 9th public research institution of the world - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• The CERT-In issued an alert on spread of this new malware - Locky Ransomware
• Under this Act, the Assam government declared the entire state as a 'disturbed area' for another six months - Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
• This city of Maharashtra will see the construction of a cycle track at the cost of Rs 300 crore - Mumbai
• Under Saksham Haryana Yojana the state government will create these many jobs for educated unemployed youth - 2 lakhs

International

• For sustainable development projects in these three countries, New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries approved US $1.4 billion loan - China, India and Russia
• The National Planning Commission of Nepal and the United Nations Country Team signed a US $635 million UN assistance package for the period - 2018-2022
• The name of the tropicsl storm that hit the Mexico's Baja California peninsula is - Lidia

Sports

• Roelant Oltmans of the Netherlands was sacked as the coach of this national team - Indian Hockey team
• This former National Champion won the men's singles of the U.S. Open Grand Slam Carrom tournament - Radhakrishnan
• This girl from Hyderabad won the women's singles of the U.S. Open Grand Slam Carrom tournament - Tejasvi Duduka

Person in News

• This nuclear scientist of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) was appointed the chairman of Heavy Water Board - U Kamachi Mudali
• This Konkani writer received the Saraswati Samman for the year 2016 - Mahabaleshwar Sail
• This person was given the charge of interim coach of Indian national hockey team - David John

General Knowledge

• In this year, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) was formed - 2004
• In this year, the South Africa was added as a member country of BRIC to form BRICS - 2010
• This person coined the term "BRIC" in 2001 in his book 'Building Better Global Economic BRICs' - Jim O'Neill
• Among the North-East States, these states have withdrawn Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 - Tripura and Mizoram
• This much amount will be offered to an educated unemployed youth for working 100 hours a month under Saksham Haryana Yojana - Rs 9000

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5 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The Centre notified hike in GST cess on a range of these goods to a maximum of 25%, from earlier 15% - Cars
• To widen the definition of this term, the Health Ministry has floated a circular in public to amend the Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation Act – Near Relative
• President Ram Nath Kovind lay the foundation stone of the second phase of link-IV pipeline canal of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana in - Rajkot

International

• This country has announced to give US $76 million for BRICS cooperation plan – China
• The collection of these non-neuronal cells, which had long been regarded as passive support cells, are in fact found to be vital for nerve cell development in the brain – Glia
• Researchers from this country have identified 15 gene mutations that can cause intellectual disabilities – The Netherlands

Sports

• The country of origin of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who won the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2017 is – Britain
• This Sri Lankan player was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the first wicket keeper in the history of One Day Internationals (ODIs) to claim 100 stumpings – Akila Dananjaya
• This wrestler was awarded Rs 25 lakh as compensation by a Delhi court for being barred from 2002 Asian Games – Satish Kumar
• He was adjudged the Player of the Series in the just concluded five-match One Day series between Indian and Sri Lanka – Jaspreet Bumrah
• This young Indian shuttler finished runner-up at the India Junior International Grand Prix held in Pune – Rahul Bhardwaj
• Former Indian basketball team captain became the first Indian to be signed by an Australian NBL team – Amritpal Singh

Person in News

• She is the commander of International Space Station (ISS) and by spending 665 in space; she set a new record for the most cumulative time in space by an American – Peggy Whitson
• He is the former Governor of RBI who recently authored a book titled ‘I do what I do” – Raghuram Rajan

General Knowledge

• She is the world’s most experienced spacewoman and female spacewalker and, at 57, the oldest woman to go into space – Peggy Whitson of US
• He holds the world record for the maximum number of days spent in space – Gennady Padalka of Russia
• This year saw the enactment of Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation Act – 1994
• The 14th edition of Asian Games held in 2002 was hosted by this country – South Korea in Busan
• The water from Sardar Sarovar reservoir built across the River Narmada is distributed to these states - Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra

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6 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The scientists of this Indian Institute have developed two new molecules capable to destroy bio-film forming bacteria - Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
• Teachers Day is celebrated every year on September 5 to commemorate the birth anniversary of - Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• The name of the social media campaign launched by the Cell for IPR Promotions and Management (CIPAM) for promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs) - #LetsTalkIP
• This Indian refinery dispatched the first consignment of 30 MT of High Speed Diesel to Myanmar through NH 37 - Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL)
• The name of the first batch of 1000 E-rickshaws flagged off from Huda City Centre metro station in Gurugram by Union Road Transport Ministry - SmartE
• This Ministry announced the formation of inter-ministerial task force for the speedy implementation of Namami Gange Mission - Union Ministry of Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation

International

• This place saw the conduct of 12th edition of India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise "Surya Kiran" - Saljhandi, Nepal
• This automobile company unveiled Sayer, a smart steering wheel based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Jaguar Land Rover

Sports

• Star India will pay this much amount per match of Indian Premier League (IPL) making it the costliest cricket match in the world - Rs 54.5 crore
• This player equalled the feat of Sachin Tendulkar of pocketing the highest-ever rating in ICC ODI rankings for batsmen by an Indian - Virat Kohli
• The Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships is being held at - Gold Coast, Australia

Person in News

• This deceased person was the Union Minister of State for Tourism in the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh government - Sultan Ahmed
• This person was presented with the PLuS Alliance Prize for Global Leadership - NR Narayana Murthy
• This woman was presented the PLuS Alliance Prize for Research Innovation for her project - Professor Veena Sahajwalla

General Knowledge

• From this year India started celebrating Teachers Day every year by paying respect and tribute to teachers of their lives - 1962
• He was the first Indian along with C Rajagopalachari to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1954 - Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• It is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin - Geographical Indications
• The Cell for IPR Promotions and Management (CIPAM) is an administrative unit under this Department - Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
• In this North-East state lies the Moreh Custom Check Point - Manipur
• In this state lies the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) - Assam
• In this year the Namami Gange Mission was approved with budget outlay of Rs 20000 crore - June 2014
• The Indian Premier league (IPL) founded by BCCI in 2007, is regarded as the brainchild of - Lalit Modi
• The PLuS Alliance is an international collaboration between Arizona State University, King's College London, and UNSW Sydney launched in  - February 2016

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS 

7 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This Ministry is organizing the two-day event called “North East Calling” on September 9 and 10 – Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER)
• The name of the portal launched by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to enable, accelerate and amplify solutions in the realm of teacher education – DIKSHA
• The aim of the National Nutrition Strategy launched by Niti Aayog is - Kuposhan Mukt Bharat
• This state has set up a DBT cell for the implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme – Assam
• The total cost of three River Inter-Linking Projects on which the Centre will start the work soon is – Rs 40000 crore
• The talks between the state government of Mizoram and this faction fizzled out - Hmars

International

• US President Donald Trump scrapped this Obama-era amnesty programme for immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children – Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA)
• United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called to end the violence against Rohingyas Muslims in this state of Myanmar – Rakhine
• Scientists discovered a massive black hole in the heart of this Galaxy - Milky Way
• This place in Russia saw the hosting of Eastern Economic Forum – Vladivostok
• India signed this many agreement (including MoU) with Myanmar during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – Eleven

Sports

• In a first for an Indian official, this person has been nominated as the International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) Technical Delegate (TD) - Norman Swaroop Isaac

Person in News

• She was a noted independent journalist who was shot dead in Bengaluru – Gauri Lankesh

General Knowledge

• In this year the Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) was instituted – September 2001
• This person is the Minister of State for Development of North East Region (DoNER) – Dr Jitendra Singh
• The award money given along with a Silver medal and a Certificate to the winners of National Teachers Award – Rs 50,000
• The benefit-to-cost ratio of investing in nutrition recognized globally is – 16:1
• The income penalty paid by India due to a workforce stunted during their childhood is – 9% - 10%
• The international media dubbed the mass migration of Rohingyas Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2015 as – Boat People
• On this date the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme envisioning transfer of subsidies directly into the ban accounts of people was launched – January 1, 2013
• This is the first state to implement the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme in Kerosene – Jharkhand
• This is the first river inter-linking project of the country – Ken Betwa project

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8 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This Indian company has signed an agreement with Russian defence firm Rosoboronexport to supply tracked vehicle solutions to the armed forces - Ashok Leyland
• A worker at this multinational company with its subsidiary in India will now be entitled to a parental leave of - Eight Weeks
• This film is an Indo-Bangladesh joint production and Moscow International Film Festival award winner – Doob (No Bed of Roses)
• As per the Road Accidents in India 2016 report, road accidents in India decreased by 4.1% during 2016, but fatalities rose by – 3.2%

International

• This historic and holy temple was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day official visit to Myanmar - Ananda Temple, Bagan
• In this Malaysian state Energy Efficiency Services Limited ( EESL) launched the UJALA scheme - Melaka
• The first region to be hit by the Category-5 tropical storm Hurricane Irma is - Caribbean

Sports

• This country will host the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in 2019 – India
• This country will host the Commonwealth Powerlifting and Benchpress Championships 2017 - South Africa
• This Indian wrestler won a gold medal in 62kg Youth Boys section with a total lift of 260 kg - Muthupandi Raja

Person in News

• This person has been given the additional charge of chairperson of National Authority on Chemical Weapon Conventions (NACWC) - Dr Inder Jit Singh
• This person will head the Task Force on Employment and Export constituted by the Centre - Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog
• This Bollywood actress recently became the first Indian woman ambassador for Tourism Australia - Parineeti

General Knowledge

• The President and the State Counsellor of the Republic of Union of Myanmar are - U Htin Kyaw and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• In this year the then ruling military changed the name of Burma to Myanmar - 1989
• The capital and curreny of Myanmar are - Naypyidaw and Burmese Kyat
• In this year the National Authority Chemicals Weapons Convention (NACWC) was established under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act - 2000
• India signed the UN Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction on - January 14, 1993
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world's largest LED distribution programme, UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All) on - January 5, 2015
• The Category-5 Hurricane causing catastrophic damage carry winds at or greater than - 155 miles per hour
• Ashok Leyland is an automobile manufacturing company of this business group - Hinduja Group
• The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) was established in - 1947

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9 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This state government joined hands with a US-based company to introduce futuristic Hyperloop transportation system in the state – Andhra Pradesh
• This place will see the culmination of the Narmada Mahotsav Yatra that was flagged off from Surendranagar district – Dabhoi in Vadodara district
• This state government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google to increase digital literacy – Assam

International

• This country was hit by the strongest earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale since 1985 – Mexico
• This place saw the starting of Sri Lanka-India joint naval exercise SLINEX 2017 – Visakhapatnam
• The banking regulators of this country has shut down Pakistan’s Habib Bank over money laundering concerns – United States of America (USA)
• The Prime Minister and the cabinet of this country was voted out of power over graft allegations – Mongolia
• The theme of the International Literacy Day 2017 observed on September 8 is – Literacy in Digital World

Sports

• These two women wrestlers clinched the gold and bronze medal respectively in 43kg category at the Cadet World Wrestling Championship - Sonam Malik and Neelam
• This place hosted the Cadet World Wrestling Championship 2017 – Athens
• These two weightlifters qualified for the 2018 edition of Commonwealth Weightlifting Games - Sathish Kumar, R V Rahul
• This cricket team of this country has topped the latest ICC Test Rankings – India

Person in News

• The chairman and managing director of this national newspaper Vivek Goneka was elected as the chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) – Indian Express
• This former editor-in-chief of The Hindu was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI) – N Ravi
• This person resigned as the president and co-founder of MakeMyTrip – Ashish Kashyap
• This former foreign secretary of India is the author of the book titled ‘How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century’ – Shyam Saran

General Knowledge

• In this year the largest news agency of India Press Trust of India (PTI) was established – August 27, 1947
• This mode of transportation system envisages a 'tube modular transport system' that runs free of friction – Hyperloop
• Hyperloop mode of transportation is the brainchild of the founder of Tesla – Elon Musk
• Foundation stone of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the River Narmada was laid in 1961 by – Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Narmada, the fifth longest river of India and the ‘Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh’, flows through these states – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat  
• In this year, the first edition of Sri Lanka – India joint naval exercise (SLINEX) was started – 2005
• This country of East Asia is the second largest landlocked country after Kazakhstan – Mongolia
• The first International Literacy Day observed in the year – 1967
• Ashish Kashyap along with this person founded the online travel company MakeMyTrip in 2000 – Deep Kalra

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10 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The scientists of this Indian research organisation discovered skin bacterium with anti-microbial acitivity - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
• For the first time India imposed countervailing duty on these products being imported from China - Steel product
• The Union Water Resource Ministry will provide RS 60000 crore in next two years to this State to deal with recurring water crisis - Maharashtra
• These two public sector organisations joined hands to roll out open mobile wallet "Speedpay" across 10 states in the country - Punjab National Bank and BSNL
• This Ministry organised the first-ever Swachhathon 1.0, Swachh Bharat Hackathon to crowd source solutions to some of the sanitation and hygiene challenges - Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
• The preparation of "No-Fly List" by Civil Aviation Ministry to tackle on-board disruptive and unruly behaviour by passengers is in accordance with this UN Convention - Tokyo Convention, 1963

International

• The power generating capacity of fifth nuclear plant C-4 of Pakistan built by China at Chashma in Mianwali district of the Punjab is - 340 MW

Sports

• This sports organisation issued first ever player’s handbook that covers several issues from money managing to managing emotions - Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
• This person has been appointed the chief coach of Indian Senior Men Hockey Team - Waltherus Marijne
• This Dronacharya Awardee has been appointed the High Performance Specialist Coach of Indian Senior Women Hockey team - Harendra Singh

Person in News

• The name of the first book written by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella - Hit Refresh
• These film personalities will receive the honorary Oscars for the year 2017 from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Donald Sutherland, Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman and Agnes Varda
• This Indian cricketer famous as "The Wall" wrote the forward of the book titled '100 things every professional cricketer must know' - Rahul Dravid
• The co-author of the autobiography of  bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui "An Ordinary Life: A Memoir" - Rituparna Chatterjee

General Knowledge

• These group of bacteria are common colonisers of human skin and the third largest genera identified in human skin microbiome - Staphylococci
• This award is given to honour extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture art and sciences - Honorary Oscars
• This is a major river-linking project proposed in Maharashtra besides Par-Tapi-Narmada project - Damanganga-Pinjal project
• The BCCI was formed in this year as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act - December 1928
• Par-Tapi-Narmada proposes to transfer water from the water surplus regions of Western Ghats to the water deficit regions of - Saurashtra and Kutch
• It is an additional import duty imposed on imported products when such products enjoy benefits like export subsidies and tax concessions in the country of their origin - Countervailing Duty (CVD)
• These two states are involved in the dispute over sharing of water in Nar-Par-Tapi-Narmada Basin - Maharashtra and Gujarat

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11 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The foundation stone for India's first Green Field Smart City was laid by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu - Ranchi Smart City
• This Union Ministry will launch six Zonal Helplines in the country to address consumer grievances - Ministry of Consumer Affairs
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Nag in the ranges of - Rajasthan

International

• India along with this country has agreed to set up industry specific working groups for increasing exports with a view to bridge trade deficit - China
• The fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) economic ministers’ meeting is being held in - Manila, the Philippines

Sports

• She by winning the women's singles title of the US Open became only the fifth unseeded woman to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era - Sloane Stephens of US
• They won the men's doubles title of the US Open of tennis - J Roger and H Tecau
• This Swiss-Taiwanese pair won the women's doubles title of the US Open - Martina Hingis and Y Chan
• This Swiss-Brit pair won the mixed doubles of the US Open - Martina Hingis and J Murray
• These many gold medals were won by India at the just-concluded Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia - 23

Person in News

• In a first in South American nations, the Vice-President of Uruguay resigned amid allegations of credit-card graft - Raul Sendic
• The Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat paid homage to this Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardee on his 52nd death anniversary - Havaldar (CQMH) Abdul Hamid
• This Eminent jurist was awarded with the prestigious Prof N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award - Tahir Mahmood

General Knowledge

• As part of Smart Cities Mission this many smart cities will be developed in India - 100
• The two core elements of Smart Cities Missiona are - Citizen friendly and Sustainable
• This Union Ministry is responsible for implementing the Smart Cities Mission - Ministry of Urban Development
• From this Institute the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) operates under the Centre for Consumer Studies - Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
• This public sector defence undertaking manufactures the 3rd-Gen Anti Tank Guided Missile Nag - Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
• In this year, the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was conceived by former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - 1983
• In 2016-17, India’s trade deficit with China stood at - US $51.08 billion
• The capital and currency of South American nation Uruguay is - Montevideo and Peso
• Abdul Hamid is known as the hero of this battle during the 1965 India-Pakistan War - Asal Uttar battle
• Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) observes Law Teachers Day on this date since 2009 to honour law teachers and law schools in India - September 9

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12 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The name of first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew aboard INSV Tarini - Navika Sagar Parikrama
• This Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) is set to get the status of Maharatna - Bharat Petroleum

International

• This much loan amount will be provided to Nepal by Asian Development Bank (ADB) for enhancing power transmission - US $152 million
• China and Pakistan have decided to work together, in order to enhance anti-terror cooperation along the - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
• This country launched the Sahara Forest Project to combat with the water problem in the country - Jordan

Sports

• The number of Grand Slam women's doubles title won by tennis star Martina Hingis - 13
• The country of origin of the winner of men's singles title of the US Open - Spain (Rafael Nadal)
• The country of origin of Martina Hingis who paired with J Murray of Britain to win the mixed doubles title of the US Open - Switzerland
• This state won the Chief Minister's cup at National kickboxing championship in Raipur - Maharashtra
• This country topped the medal tally at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships - Italy

Person in News

• She is leading the all-women crew of INSV Tarini that was flagged off by Defence Minister as part of expedition Navika Sagar Parikrama - Lt. Commander Vartika Joshi

General Knowledge

• The men's singles for the US Open Tennis Championship was contested in the year - 1881
• In this year, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), a non-government organisation, was constituted - 1973
• In this year, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established - 1966
• The conferment of Maharatna Status on Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) was started in the year - 2009
• The conferment of Mahratna Status raises a company's investment ceiling from Rs. 1,000 crore to - Rs. 5,000 crore
• The Maharatna firms can decide on investments of up to this much percent of their net worth in a project - 15 percent

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13 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The five ‘Cs’ enunciated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to deal with the problems in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and restore peace there - Compensation, Communication, Coexistence, Confidence Building and Consistency
• The third Regional Research Institute of Homeopathy of the North East region was inaugurated in – Agartala, Tripura
• This Department is organizing the Second State Startup Conference in New Delhi – Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
• Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra asked High Courts to set up special benches for these type of appeals - Criminal appeals
• The upper age limit of joining the National Pension Scheme (NPS) has been raised to - 65 years

International

• This place in Gujarat will host the 12th India-Japan annual summit – Gandhinagar
• Japan would provide this much soft loan to build India’s first bullet train – US $12 billion
• India signed four pacts with this country to expand relationship in the area of health and transport among others – Afghanistan
• This EU Withdrawal Bill passed by the Britain’s parliament seeks to repeal the European Communities Act of – 1972
• These two countries joined the unanimous UN vote for sanctions on North Korea – China, Russia

Sports

• This former Indian badminton legend was conferred the lifetime achievement by Badminton Association of India (BAI) – Prakash Padukone
• This tennis player from Spain topped the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings – Garbine Muruguza
• The country of origin of Rafael Nadal who topped the men’s tennis ranking after his win at US Open 2017 – Spain

Person in News

• The name of the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan who is on three-day visit to India - Salahuddin Rabbani
• This ethnic Malay Muslim woman is set to become the first president of Singapore – Halimah Yacob

General Knowledge

• The European Monetary Union established in 1999 to introduce euro currency came into full force in the year - 2002
• Under the leadership of this Indian prime minister, the first India-Japan annual summit was held – Dr Manmohan Singh
• The 9 Regional Research Institute of Homeopathy across India are functioning under the supervision of - Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCHR)
• The headquarters of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCHR) is in – New Delhi
• This treaty of 1993 established the European Union (EU) and introduced the European citizenship - Maastricht Treaty
• In this year the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) was set up under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry – 1996
• This Article of Treaty of Lisbon provides for the rules for exit from the European Union (EU) – Article 50
• The five permanent members of the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) are – USA, UK France, Russia and China
• In this year, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) came into being – 1934
• The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of these many member states – 28

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14 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• The percent of additional dearness allowance (DA) approved by the Union Cabinet for the Central Government employees and pensioners – 1 percent
• The mobile tower assets of this state-owned telecom company will be hived off to form a separate company – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
• The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to be introduced in the Parliament will amend the Payment of Gratuity Act of – 1972
• India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology laboratory was inaugurated in – Kolkata
• The nation-wide Hackathon #OpenGovDataHack themed on Drinking Water & Sanitation, Transport, Education, Crime & Health will take place in – Seven cities
• The Union Cabinet has approved a Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) with an outlay of - Rs 10,881 crore

International

• To enhance cooperation in this area India and Morocco will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on – Health Sector
• With this country India will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in Disaster Management – Armenia
• To strengthen collaborative research in this area India and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) – Silkworm

Sports

• This place will host the 2028 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles
• This place is hosting the World Senior Badminton Championship – Kochi, Kerala

Person in News

• The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Exports constituted by the Union Ministry of Finance – Sushil Kumar Modi
• This person will head the Committee on exports constituted by the Union Ministry of Finance – Dr Hasmukh Adhia
• This Indian-American was appointed by the US President Donald Trump to key post in his Communication team – Raj Shah

General Knowledge

• Dearness allowance (DA) is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to Government employees, Public sector employees (PSU) and pensioners in these countries – India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
• The sea bordering the Northern African country of Morocco is – Mediterranean Sea
• The present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Payment of Gratuity Act is - Rs. 10 Lakh
• The capital and the currency of the Kingdom of Morocco are – Rabat and Dirham
• This country was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion – Armenia
• The capital and currency of the Eurasian nation Armenia is – Yerevan and Dram
• The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is – Anupam Shrivastava
• State-owned telecom company BSNL was founded in the year – 2000
• The name of the hybrids of Silkworm suitable to Indian tropical conditions being developed by the Central Silk Board is – Bivoltine
• The total number of sedimentary basins covering an area of 3.14 Million Sq Km in India stands at – 26

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15 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This mobile app was launched by Department of Official Language to mark the Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2017 – LILA
• For the month of August 2017, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at - 3.24%
• This port won the “Container Terminal of the Year” Award 2017 – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)
• India’s first bullet train, for which the foundation stone was laid on September 14, 2017, will connect these two cities – Ahmedabad and Mumbai

International

• This country inked a deal with Syria to repair war-hit power grid of the country – Iran
• With this country India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for expansion of biotech lab – Japan
• Using the data from an instrument aboard this spacecraft scientists have created first global map of water on the Moon - India’s Chandrayaan-1

Person in News

• Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) will be minting Commemorative Coins of denominations Rs. 100/- and Rs. 5/- on the birth centenary of - Dr. M S Subbulakshmi
• Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) will be minting Commemorative Coins of denominations Rs. 100/- and Rs. 10/- on the birth centenary of – Dr MG Ramachandran
• PP Rao who passed away on September 14, 2017 was a renowned – Constitutional Law expert
• The name of the autobiography of tennis star Maria Sharapova of Russia – Unstoppable: My Life So Far
• This Indian-origin professor of economics is among the two Americans to have won the Balzan prize recognizing scholarly and scientific achievements – Bina Agarwal

General Knowledge

• The Hindi was adopted as an official language of India on September 14 in – 1949
• This Article of the India Constitution provides for the Hindi in Devanagiri script as official language for all official purposes – Article 343
• The Base Year for calculating the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based Inflation in India is – 2011-12
• The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), also called Nava Sheva Port, was started in the year - 1989
• The maximum weight in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is given to – Manufactured Products (64.23%)
• The Balzan Prize was first given by the International Balzan Foundation in the year – 1961
• The total prize money given to each winner of the Balzan Prize – 750,000 Swiss Francs
• The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered as Asia’s Noble Prize in 1974 was – Dr MS Subbbulakshmi
• This Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1988 – Dr MG Ramachandran

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16 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This Kochi-based government organisation has been awarded National level Rajbhasha Keerti Award for the third consecutive year - Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
• This tech giant will be unveiling a digital payment service in India very soon - Google
• The nation-wide 'Swachhta Hi Seva' (Cleanliness is Service) campaign was launched from this village in Kanpur - Ishwari Ganj village
• This public sector undertaking has undertaken a campaign called "Gaon ki Ore" - Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)

International

• The Company Secretaries Association of this country will adopt Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as the benchmark - Malaysia
• India launched "Operation Insaniyat" to provide aid to this country to tackle the problem of Rohingya refugee - Bangladesh
• After a 20-year voyage, this spacecraft of NASA dived into Saturn on September 15, 2017 to end the mission forever - Cassini
• This country has abolished ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims - Tunisia

Sports

• 17 national anti-doping agencies have called for banning this country from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics over doping scandals - Russia
• These two Indian badminton players are ranked 4th and 12th respectively in the latest BWF rankings - PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
• This state launched the "Maha Mission 1 Million’ initiative to popularise football in the state - Maharashtra

Person in News

• This former UN Secretary-General has been elected chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ethics commission - Ban Ki-Moon
• The third woman to feature on a modern-day British banknote after medical innovator Florence Nightingale and social reformer Elizabeth Fry is - Jane Austen

General Knowledge

• This person is the Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi - A Jayathilak
• In this year the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) was constituted - 1972
• The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee, is based in - Montreal, Canada
• International Olympic Committee (IOC), the supreme authority of the worldwide Olympic movement, is based in - Lausanne, Switzerland
• On this date, the Secretarial Standards under the Companies Act, 2013, came into effect - July 1, 2015
• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) headquartered in New Delhi was formed in the year – 1968
• This lander was carried aboard the NASA's Cassini spacecraft which was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1997 - European Huygens
• Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, namely - Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
• Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of the largest state-owned steel making company, was founded on - January 19, 1954

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17 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This indigenously developed system is employed for breaching of land mines and creating a vehicle safe lane – Trawl System
• This final development trials of this missile was successfully completed recently paving the way for its induction in Indian Air Force (IAF) – Astra
• India signed US $76 million loan deal with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the upgradation of – Alang-Sosiya ship recycling yards
• Union Government lifted ban on the export of these items after a gap of 10 years – Tur, Urad and Moong dal
• In the first quarter of financial year 2017-18, the current account deficit (CAD) as a percentage of GDP increased to - 2.4%
• This state government has fixed a target of constructing more than 5 lakh houses for urban poor under the PM Awas Yojana – Andhra Pradesh

International

• Kurdish Parliamentarians of this country has voted for independence referendum – Iraq
• The theme for the 2017 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed on September 16 is - Caring for all life under the Sun
• The theme for the 2017 International Day of Democracy observed on September 15 is - Democracy and Conflict prevention

Sports

• The monthly stipend to be given to high performing athletes under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme for preparations for 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Rs 50000
• This city won the Kalpathi AGS – Buchi Babu All-India Invitation cricket tournament – Hyderabad
• This state will host the 36th National Games - Goa

Person in News

• This former Chief Election Commissioner of India is the author of the book 'Loktantra ke utsav ki ankahi kahani’ – Dr S Y Quraishi
• One of the world’s most distinctive actors famous for his roles in Twin Peaks, Big Love and Pretty in Pink, died recently - Harry Dean Stanton

General Knowledge

• The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was – Sukumar Sen
• The Astra missile developed by DRDO in cooperation with Indian Air Force (IAF) is – Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was formed in the year – 1958
• In this year, the world’s largest ship breaking yard at Alang in Bhavnagar district came into being – 1982-83
• The focused disciplines under the Target Olympics Podium (TOP) scheme of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports are - Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling and Shooting
• This group forms the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East but they have never obtained a permanent nation state - Kurds
• He is the first gold medal winner for India in the Olympics and was the head the Committee on Target Olympics Podium (TOP) scheme – Abhinav Bindra
• In 2016-17 crop year (July-June), the country's pulses production has touched a record of - 22.4 million ton
• Is a measurement of a country’s trade where the value of the goods and services it imports exceeds the value of the goods and services it exports – Current Account Deficit

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18 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This commercial place in India is among the top 10 costliest places in the world - Connaught Place, New Delhi
• The hieght of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada River that was dedicated to the nation on September 17, 2017 - 138.68 metres
• Foundation stone for the first Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI) of Telangana was laid down in - Hyderabad
• Air India launched its 44th international destination flight to this place in Europe - Copenhagen, Denmark

International

• Name of the joint military exercise between India and the US that got underway in Washington - Yudh Abhyas 2017
• The bacteria that was spotted to change shape, when treated wth antibiotic, in the International Space Station (ISS) - E-Coli bacteria

Person in News

• He was India’s oldest, five-star ranked air force officer who passed away at the age of 98 on September 16, 2017 - Marshal Arjan Singh
• This BJP MP from Alwar passed away at a hospital in New Delhi - Mahant Chandnath
• This person 67th birth anniversary was celebrated as Sewa Diwas - Narendra Modi
• This Bollywood actor was honoured with the Global Diversity Award 2017 in the British Parliament House - Salman Khan
• Name of the Iceland Prime Minister who gave his resignation to President Gudni Th. Johannesson - Bjarni Benediktsson

General Knowledge

• This airbase in West Bengal has been named after Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh - Panagarh
• After retirement in July 1969, Marhsal of IAF Arjan Singh was appointed Indian ambassador to this country - Switzerland
• The states that will benefit from the opening of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada River - Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
• In this year the foundation stone of Sardar Sarovar Dam was laid down by the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru - 1961 (April 5)
• This program laid the basis for joint military exercise between India and the US in 2004 - US Army Pacific Partnership Program
• These two places saw the establishment of first Regional Vocational Training Institutes (RVTIs) in India - Bombay and Bangalore
• The National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) for Women is based in - New Delhi
• Between these two places India's first airplane was flown by JRD Tata - Karachi to Bombay
• In this year, the first component of International Space Station (ISS) was launched into orbit - 1998
• This person first sowed the seeds for establishing a Sports body at National level in 1919 - Sir Dorabji Tata

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19 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This Union Ministry gave the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National Safety Awards 2015 - Union Labour and Employment Ministry
• For the first time India's foreign exchange reserve crossed this mark - US $ 400 billion
• This country holds the sixth largest foreign exchange reserves in the world - India
• The name of the mobile payment service launched by Google in India - Tez

International

• This person was appointed as the Prime Minister of Peru - Mercedes Araoz
• This animal has been declared "no longer endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Snow Leopard
• This web television series became the first to win the award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 69th Emmy Awards - Handmaid's Tale
• The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater in - Los Angeles, U.S.

Sports

• She is the first Indian to win the Korean Open Super Series Badminton title - PV Sindhu
• The import duty on these items were lifted by the Centre in lieu of FIFA U-17 World Cup - Sports item
• The country of origin of Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton who won the Singapore Grand Prix - Britain
• This place hosted the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women boxers - Istanbul, Turkey
• He is the youngest Indian to qualify for the ISSF World Cup Finals for shooting - Shapath Bhardawaj

Person in News

• This person was appointed as the Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) - YC Modi
• This person was appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - Rajni Kant Misra
• This person received the prestigious ANR National Award 2017 for his contribution to the Telugu film industry - SS Rajamouli
• This former Governor of Reserve Bank of India is the author of the book "India: Priorities for the Future" - Bimal Jalan

General Knowledge

• In this year the Union Ministry of Labour started the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National Safety Awards - 1965
• Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar was previously known as - Shram Vir National Awards
• The final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held at this place - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
• This football playing nation is the first incumbent title holder since Switzerland in 2009 to fail to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup - Nigeria (2015 Winner)
• The president of the Latin American country Peru is - Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
• The composition of foreign exchange reserves in India is - Foreign currency assets, Gold reserves SDRs and Reserves in IMF
• Ahmet Comert was a amateur boxer, coach, referee, judge and sports official of this country - Turkey
• In this year the ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation - 1986
• In this year the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was established to combat terror in India - 2009
• ANR (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) National Award was first awarded to this veteran Bollywood actor in 2006 - Dev Anand
• Any animal species experiencing high rate of decline is considered Endangered in IUCN Red List if its number fall below - 2500
• Snow leopards inhabit alpine and subalpine zones at elevations from - 3000 to 4500 m

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20 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• In a first-of-its-kind, this Union Ministry has launched an exercise 'name and shame' to make public the names of disqualified directors of shell companies - Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• The developmental work on these Greenfield airport in Gujarat will be undertaken by Airports  Authority of India (AAI) - Hirasar, Rajkot
• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched intelligence wing of this paramilitary force - Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
• This port won the “Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar” for the year 2016-17 in the category of ‘B’ region for autonomous bodies and boards - Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)
• This Union Ministry held the first ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition” - Ministry of Women and Child Development
• This state will set up well equipped skill city with 10,000 training seats capacity - Assam
• This state will give Rs 2500 monthly honorarium to ‘Jal Rakshaks’ - Himachal Pradesh
• This state became the first in the country to set up family welfare district committees to deal with the issue of fake and biased complaints by women against their husbands, in-laws and husband's relatives - Tripura

International

• This place saw the hosting of trilateral talks between India, the US and Japan - New York

Sports

• The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 is being held in - Ashgabat
• She bagged the lone gold in the women’s pentathlon event for India at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 - Purnima Hembram

Person in News

• This person became the first African American, to win the best actor drama Emmy awards in 19 years for his performance - Sterling K Brown

General Knowledge

• In this year the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation was founded - 1995 (April 1)
• The number of total airports managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) is - 125
• The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) under the administrative control of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was founded in - 1963 (December 20)
• Prior to 2001, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was known as - Special Service Bureau (SSB)
• According to latest NFHS (2015-16), over the past decade, the proportion of underweight children fell nearly 7 percentage points to - 36%
• The percentage of global gross domestic product (GDP) lost due to malnutrition in the 20th century - 8 percent
• This award is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry - Emmy Award
• In this year, the first India-US-Japan trilateral meeting was held - December 2011
• These Games are described as the second largest Asian multi-sport event after the Asian Games - Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
• 'Beti Hai Anmol Yojna' is scheme for the welfare of the girls in - Himachal Pradesh

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21 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• Indian Army took Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan to this highest battle field of the world – Siachen Glacier
• This Union Ministry gave away the 1st AICTE-ECI Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards -2017 - Ministry of Human Resource Development
• The name of the initiative launched by Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions to bring the aggrieved pensioner on a common table - Pension Adalat
• The sixth India Minerals and Metals Forum organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Kolkata began in - New Delhi
• This state government has decided to implement the BigFast Results method in Government departments to increase productivity - Maharashtra

International

• The13th Inter-Governmental Commission on Natural Gas was held between these two countries - India and Kazakhstan
• This country lifted the ban on internet calling application - Saudi Arabia
• India imposed anti-dumping duty on import of these items from China - Bus/truck tyres

Sports

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nominated this cricketer for the Padma Bhushan Award - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• After MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar now a biopic will be made on this woman cricketer - Jhulan Goswami

Person in News

• The book titled "The Shershah of Kargil" written by Deepak Surana is the biography of - Late Captain Vikram Batra (PVC)
• The author of the book titled "The Golden House" is - Salman Rushdie

General Knowledge

• The Siachen glacier, where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends, is located in - Karakoram Range
• In this year the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) was set up as an advisory body - November 1945
• In this year, the Engineering Council of India (ECI) was esablished as an apex body of engineering associations in India - 2002 (April 4)
• It is a platform for retiring employees for sharing their experience of working with Government - Anubhav
• The largest landlocked country of the world is - Kazakhstan
• This country is the third largest producer of steel in the world – India
• Instituted in 1954, this award is the third highest civilian award to be conferred by Government of India – Padma Vibhushan
• The highest gallantry award in India for the displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime – Param Vir Chakra

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22 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• Union Cabinet approved the merger of existing 17 Government of India Press (GIPs) into - 5 GIPs
• This Act will be amended by the proposed Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 - Dentists Act, 1948
• As approved by the Union Cabinet, the Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) will be transferred to - Rajasthan Government
• This much stake of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) will be divested in favour of M/s Donyi Polo Ashok Hotel Corporation - 51 percent
• Centre approved the increase of cost norms for Supplementary Nutrition in Anganwadis under this scheme - Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS)
• 6th International Textile and Apparel Fair, 'VASTRA' was held in - Jaipur
• This Department will commission a two-tiered barge known as the Brahmaputra Biodiversity Biology Boat (B4) to collect samples from various stretches of the river - Department of Biotechnology

International

• These many nations signed the United Nations (UN) deal banning the use of nuclear weapons - 50
• This nation was the first to sign the UN deal banning the use of nuclear weapons - Brazil
• This telescope discovered the unique binary asteroid with comet-like features of Earth

Sports

• The country of origin of Mark Beaumont who registered its name in the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the planet on a bicycle in 78 days - Britain

Person in News

• This Nigerian lawyer was awarded with 2017 Nansen Refugee Award of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Zannah Mustapha
• “Babuji Dheer Chalna…” fame yesteryear Bollywood actress passed away recently - Shakila

General Knowledge

• This Union Ministry is the administrative authority of the Directorate of Printing responsible for executing printing works for all Ministries/Departments - Ministry of Urban Development
• In this year the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) under Ministry of Tourism was established - 1966
• In this year, the Integrated Child Service Scheme was launched by the Union Government - 1975
• The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) came into effect in this year -  1970
• Boko Haram is a militant organisation of this African country - Nigeria
• The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award was instituted in the year - 1954

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23 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This trade facilitation centre for handicrafts at Varanasi was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Deendayal Hastkala Sankul
• The third Mahamana Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will connect Varanasi with - Surat and Vadodara
• This place saw the inauguration of new campus of Indian Aviation Academy by Union Minister of Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju - New Delhi
• This state announced to become Open Defecation Free by March 2018 - Andhra Pradesh
• This state undertook 'SwachhtaChitran' as part of 'Swachhhata Hi Seva' campaign to aid with generating awareness about cleanliness in the state - Rajasthan
• The second Vistadome Coach on the Jan Shatabdi Express was launched by Ministry of Railways on this route - Mumbai-Goa
• This public sector undertaking delivered INS Kalvari, the first of the six Scorpene-class submarines,  to Indian Navy - Mazgaon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd
• This state became the first in India to offer electric bus service for tourist spots - Himachal Pradesh
• Name of the campaign launched by Union Health Ministry to sensitise women about cancer - 'Nurturing the Nurturer'

International

• This country has banned the use of anti-Islam words on social media - China

Person in News

• This bollywood actor's movie "Newton" has been declared by the Indian government as the official entry to Oscars 2018 - Rak Kumar Rao

Sports

• This India shuttler jumped two places to second spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings - P V Sindhu

General Knowledge

• The Indian Aviation Academy constituted on Jully 22, 2010 is a joint venture of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and - Directorate General of Civil Aviation
• The first Vistadome Coach was commissioned by the Ministry of Railways in April, 2017 on - Vishakhapatnam – Araku Valley Route
• The Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd signed a contract wth this country's defece major DCNS to manufacture six Scorpene-class submarines in India - France
• All the six  Scorpene class submarines will be built under the programme called - Project 75
• INS Kalvari is named after a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean named - Tiger Shark
• In this year, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) was founded to govern the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - 1934

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24 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This place saw the inauguration of four-day Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela 2017 - Mathura
• Indian Army signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with his open university to launch project "Yash-Vidya" for empowering soldiers - Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU)
• The additional amount Centre has provided to fight malnutrition over next three years in the country - Rs 12000 crores
• This government think-tank has launched SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital) initiative in Assam - NITI Aayog
• This initiative was launched by the Centre as a backup to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to distribute LPG connections among the rural areas - LPG Panchayat

International

• This city cancelled the license of the multinational cab service provider Uber - London
• This country unveiled its latest ballistic missile named Khoramshahr with a range of 2000-km - Iran
• India will be strengthening the ‘Korea Plus” cell to promote and facilitate - FDI from South Korea

Sports

• The sports discipline of Deborah Herold who won two Silver medals on day 7 of Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat - Cycling
• She won Silver medal in Women’s Kurash, a Martial Arts event, at the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat - Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav

Person in News

• She was stripped of her Miss Turkey 2017 title over her unacceptable tweet on last year's military coup - Itir Esen
• The birth centenary of this historical personality and one of the founding members of Bharat Jana Sangh is being celebrated by the Centre - Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay
• The Google is celebrating the birth centenary of this Indian woman scientist by dedicating a Doodle - Asima Chatterjee

General Knowledge

• She was the first woman to be elected as the General President of the Indian Science Congress - Asima Chatterjee
• The place and the year in which the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established - Nashik, 1989
• This organisation has been constructing the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) in India since 2014 - Central Statistics Office (CSO)
• The two main components of human capital as enunciated in SATH initiative are - Health and Education
• From this place the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1, 2016 - Ballia (UP)
• Ashgabat is a capital of this Central Asian nation where the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games is being held - Turkmenistan
• These two persons founded the multinational cab service provider Uber in March 2009 - Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp

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25 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• On this day the Haifa Day was celebrated to remember the contribution of Indian Army in Battle of Haifa in Israel - September 23
• This central government programme will be launched in the seven states of North East region on October 7, 2017 - Mission Indradhanush
• The multi-agency exercise ‘Pralay Sahayam' was conducted on the banks of this lake in Hyderabad - Hussain Sagar Lake
• For the first time, funds from this country's loan will be utilised in the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project - Japan
• This Indian bank in partnership with FTSE Russell, launched new bond index series at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) - State Bank of India

International

• This airways became the first in the Gulf region to offer fully automated online installment plans after partnering with PayFort - Etihad Airways
• This country tops the list of countries in terms of number of nuclear reactors installed in 2016 - China
• The share of nuclear energy in electricity generation in the world stagnated at - 10.5%

Sports

• The 8th Indian Olymic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Forum will take place in this city in November 2017 - Lausanne (Switzerland)
• She is the first Indian to be picked as the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) representative for the 8th IOC Athletes' Forum – MC Mary Kom

Person in News

• This person has been given one year extension as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) till October 2018 - Arvind Subramanyan
• He is the author of the book titled “Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup” - Diego Maradona

General Knowledge

• In this year the Battle of Haifa was fought by Indian soldiers to liberate the Haifa city in modern day Israel - 1918
• By this year, the Mission Indradhanush aims to fully immunize more than 90% of newborns - 2020
• She is the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships - MC Mary Kom
• In this year the International Boxing Association (AIBA) with headquarters at Lausanne, Switzerland was founded - 1946
• This Indian River feeds the heart-shaped Hussain Sagar Lake of Hyderabad - Musi
• The head office of the Etihad Airways, the second-largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is - Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi
• The estimated investment required to develop Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC) - US 90 billion dollars

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26 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Power for all" scheme named "Saubhagya" on the 100th birth anniversary of – Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
• CGECB issues notice for closure of BALCO's 1200 MW thermal power plant situated at – Korba
• By this year Union Government aims to achieve the 24X7 electricity for all - 2019

International

• These countries are in the list of countries covered under the ambit of US travel ban announced by President Donald Trump - North Korea, Venezuela, Chad

Sports

• At Ethiopia International, top seeded Indian duo won men’s doubles title - Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok
• The Indian pair of Manav Thakkar & Manush Shah won gold of junior boys doubles at - Slovenia Open Junior and Cadet Table Tennis
• He was adjudjed "Man of the Match" of the 3rd ODI between India and Australia - Hardik Pandya
• This Indian shuttler clinched the women’s singles Under-19 title at the Belgian Junior Open badminton tournament -  Vaishnavi Reddy

Person in News

• The name of the book authored by Tim Shipman detailing the story of British politics from the entry of Theresa May - Fall Out, A Year of Political Mayhem
• The name of the political party of Angela Merkel got re-elected as the German Chancellor for the 4th term - Christian Democratic Union
• This former Union Home Secretary took oath as the 13th Comptroller and Auditor general of India - Rajiv Mehrisi

General Knowledge

• The river is a tributary of Mahanadi River and flows in the state of Chhattisgarh – Hasdeo River
• This country is the fifth largest in the African continent  in terms of area – Chad
• Noted journalist Arun Sadhu died was famous for his novel - Mumbai Dinank
• These articles of the Indian Constitution mention about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Article 148-151

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27 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched an electronic platform for effective enforcement for no child labour developed by Ministry of Labour and Employment – PENCIL
• This port has been renamed as Deendayal Port – Kandla port
• ISRO successfully completed this Mission for 3 years around the red planet - Mars Orbiter Mission

International

• The prime minister of this country has called for a snap election one year before the completion of the term - Japan
• The focus of the World Day Tourism 2017celebrated on September 27 is - Sustainable Tourism

Sports

• Sports ministry has nominated PV Sindhu for – Padma Bhushan Award  
• This Indian Cricketer is Nominated for Padma Bhusan Award – MS Dhoni
• He has won gold medal in the men's freestyle 65kg in AIMAG – Bajrang
• He has won the title of Macau Open Squash Tournament - Mohamed Abouelgha

Person in News

• He has been appointed as the Chairman of five-member Economic Advisory Council- Prime Minister (EAC-PM) - Bibek Debroy
• This retired judge of high court will head the committee set up by Tamil Nadu government to probe the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalitha - Justice (retd) A Arumugaswamy
• He has been suspended from the All India Trinamoool Congress party for six years for his involvement in anti-party activities - Mukul Roy

General Knowledge

• The first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle - Rohini
• An election that is called earlier than expected – Snap elections
• 27th September every year is celebrated as – World Tourism Day
• Fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 34 seats is - All India Trinamool Congress
• India’s third highest civilian award is - Padma Bhushan Award
• This is an independent body to give advice on economic and related issues to the Government of India, specifically to the Prime Minister - Economic Advisory Council (EAC).
• This scheme was initiated in 1988 to rehabilitate working children by eliminating  all forms of child labour - National Child Labour Project

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28 SEPTEMBER 2017

 

National

 

• Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System is launched in – New Delhi
• The fourth and last of the follow-on Water Jet FAC's built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata - INS Tarasa
• Under the mission Swachch bharat Abhiyan toilets are being named as – Izzat Ghar
• Mobile app launched bound to empower the 'Divyangjans'  by providing easier and convenient access of information to them - Divyang Sarathi

 

International

 

• It is the only country in the world that bans women from driving – Saudi Arabia
• A foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports - World Anti-Doping Agency
• This country holds the second largest telecom market in the world - India

Sports

• This country is hosting South Asian Championship for the first time in December 2017 - India

Person in News

• Angola's first head of state to be constitutionally limited to serving two five-year terms - Joao Lourenco

General knowledge

• This is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies - International Telecommunication Union
• These receipts are issued by registered warehouses and help farmers to seek loans from banks - Negotiable Warehouse Receipts
• It is the seventh-largest country in Africa and its capital is Luanda – Angola

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29 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• This new category of award was introduced in the National Tourism Award from the year 2017 - Swachhta Award
• This project was launched to entrust heritage sites to the public sector and private sector companies and individuals for the development of tourist amenities - Adopt A Heritage’ Project
• This tourism campaign marks a shift to market specific promotional plans and product specific creatives, with greater focus on digital presence and social media - Incredible India 2.0 Campaign
• The Centre decided to increase the retirement age of central government doctors including those working under the AYUSH ministry and in the railways to - 65 years
• The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) started this monthly program to have interaction with the officials and staff for seeking information related to Adoption - Jan Sampark
• The Jammu & Kashmir launched a scheme for disabled soldiers in collaboration with this organisation - National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)

International

• The second US-India Health Dialogue was held in - New Delhi
• Union Cabinet approved the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Information, Communication and Media with this country - Ethiopia
• South Korean government has agreed to invest in this ambitious infrastructure project of Maharashtra - 'Samruddhi Corridor'
• This country has claimed to have liquidated chemical weapons 3 years ahead of Schedule – Russia
• The name of joint military exercise between China and Australia – Panda-Kangaroo

Sports

• The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has suspended its coach for an “objectionable” social media post - Kripa Shanker Patel
• This Indian tennis player bagged a Gold on the concluding day of 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - Sumit Nagal
• These many medas were won by India at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 40 (9 Gold, 12 Silver and 19 Bronze)
• This country topped the medal tally of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - Turkmenistan

Person in News

• The 30-feet statue of inventor of assault rifle AK-47 was unveiled in Moscow, Russia - Mikhail Kalashnikov
• She is the first woman minister to be inducted in Mizoram's cabinet since 1987 - Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu

General Knowledge

• In this year, the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993 was ratified by Government of India - 2003
• This is the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions - Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
• This country is the most populous landlocked country in the world - Ethiopia
• The countries located in the Horn of Africa, the eastern most part of African continent - Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia
• National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) was set up in January 1997 as a non-profit company under this Ministry - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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30 SEPTEMBER 2017

National

• First state to use the VVPAT system for the Assembly elections – Goa
• The first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT - Gujarat

International

• This European country has the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world - Norway
• It is the Wildest game in the World – Buzkashi

Sports

• She has won gold in women's 800 metres event at National open Athletics Championship – Lili Das
• Named as best male athlete at National open Athletics Championship - Santhosh Kumar
• Named as best female athlete at National open Athletics Championship - Chintha Yadav

 Person In News

• Hugh Hefner dies at 91, the founder of - Playboy magazine
• The first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious Von Hippel Award – C.N.R Rao

General Knowledge

• The colour of the world tourism day is – Blue
• The second tallest minaret in the world is located at – Afghanistan
• India has declared 2010-20 as the – Decade of innovation
• World’s largest practical science lesson was attempted at – New Delhi
• Award given for outstanding Indian work in science and technology - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

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