https://www.aimsdaretosuccess.blogspot.com: ONE LINERS JULY 2018

"ReUnite" App are launched to search for lost children by social organization – Bachapan Bachao Andolan.
'National Aging Center' (NCA) is being set up at - AIIMS, New Delhi.
National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) was launched on experimental basis in 3 states - Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra.
NITI Aayog’s First Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts topped by - Dahod, Gujarat.
On June 29, 2018, direct international air services were started between Varanasi (India) and city - Kathmandu (Nepal).

International

A bilateral meeting of Australia-India Ministerial Dialogue on 'Education Co-operation' was concluded in city - Adelaide, Australia.

Sports

In ISSF junior World Championship Shooting Championship at Suhel (Germany), Indian shooters earned total of medals - 26.
In the 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship at Guwahati, female runner made a new national record of 11.29 seconds in the race of 100 meters - Duti Chand.

Person in News

Person is appointed as the full time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - Anant Barua.
Person is appointed as President of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC) - S. Ramesh.

General Knowledge

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was established in year - 1956.
National Informatics Center (NIC) was established in year - 1976.
NITI Ayog was established on date - 1 January 2015.
'Electronic National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)' Introduced in India in - 2016 (April 14).
In India, the Representative of People Act was enacted in - 1951.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is headquartered at - Washington D.C. (US).

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National

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings are listed in UNESCO's World Heritage List, which is situated in a city - Mumbai.
Under the Prime Minister's Safe Motherhood Campaign, this State Government gets the award for the reduction in the maternal mortality rate - Madhya Pradesh.

International

$ 12.6 billion tax imposed on goods from the United States on July 1, 2018 by North America’s country - Canada.
English-language Droid Robot designed as the first personal, artificial intelligence contributor to help the astronaut on the ISS in space named - Crew Interactive Mobile Companion (CIMON).

Sports

Six countries’ ‘Kabaddi Masters Dubai’ won by - India.
In the 2018 cricket season, this India's players signed a contract with Lancashire Thunder Club to play in England's Super-league Women's Cricket Championship - Harmanpreet Kaur.

Person in News

New Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and custom (CBIC) - S. Ramesh.
New Director General of Maharashtra Police - Datta Padsalgikar.
New Director (Planning and Project) of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India Limited - Nadela Naga Maheshwar Rao.
Defense Ministry's Task force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) headed by - N. Chandrasekharan (President of Tata Sons).

General Knowledge

On July 1, India is observed 'National Doctor Day' in the memory of - Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been implemented all over India on dated - 1 July 2017.
The first country in the world who implemented goods and services tax (GST) regime - France.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is headquartered in - Paris, France.
Ottawa is the capital city of country - Canada.
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) started its working in year - 1964 (1 January).

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One Liner

The only Asian invited to participate in Golden Globe Race- Commander Abhilash Tomy
37th and concluding Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament won by- Australia
Committee to heads the norms for computation of economic data at states and districts- Ravindra H Dholakia
Won 12th Malaysia Open title for Men’s Singles 2018- Lee Chong Wei
College ranked the "Best Dental College in India” for the seventh year in a row by independent rating agencies of Hansa Research - The Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
The world’s First tallest statue of a seated figure- Great Buddha of Thailand
Appointed as ICICI Bank non-executive, part-time chairman and an independent director of the board for three years- Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
Agency to acquire a majority stake in the IDBI bank- Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Banks Board Bureau (BBB) was recommended by Committee- P.J. Nayak Committee

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The 17th World Police & Fire Games held at - California, USA
Recommended an asset management company/alternative investment fund (AIF)-led resolution approach to deal with NPA cases of more than Rs 500 crore- Sunil Mehta-panel
Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni who passed away recently was Chief of - Navy
The 42nd World Heritage Committee meeting of 2018 is held at - Bahrain's capital Manama
The official advisory body on the natural sites of the UNESCO heritage meeting- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The ICC will impose a ban of minimum tests on ball tampering offenders- 6
Annapurna Milk Scheme is launched by the State Governments - Rajasthan
Elected as new President of Mexico- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Data collected during the following Census will be stored electronically- 2021

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5 JULY 2018

National

· According to Supreme Court, Minimum tenure for Directors General of Police (DGPs) should - 2 years

· Staff College for the Indian Police Services is at- Hyderabad

· MP government launched scheme ‘Sambal’ for- Outstanding power bill waiver

· The scheme ‘Sambal’ launched by MP government caters the Category- Below Poverty Line

International

· The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a research council of country- United Kingdom

· The koala bear is classified by International Union for Conservation of Nature in its Red Data book as- Vulnerable

· The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA),renamed on 2 November 2005 was previously known as- Bangkok Agreement

· Country where Secretariat of Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) is at – Thailand

Sports

· The Commonwealth Chess championship-2018 is held at - New Delhi

G.K

· India's first bitcoin exchange company - Buysellbitco.in

· The world's first cryptocurrency- Bitcoin

· Original author(s) of the Bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto

· Chairman of 7th Pay commission- Ashok Kumar Mathur

· Interpol stands for - International Criminal Police Organization

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6 JULY 2018

National :

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy was approved by the Indian cabinet in- 2016
Agartala Airport to be renamed by union Cabinet as - Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport
Regional Rural Banks are working in the country as of January 2018 - 56 RRBs
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) is a joint venture of Ministry of Human resources Development and - Canara Bank
The government hiked the minimum support price for paddy in 2018 by – 200 Rupees per Quintal
Mobile Application ‘Khan Prahari’ developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a Subsidiary of CIL and - Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG)
Commission has mandate to recommend minimum support prices (MSPs) to incentivize farmers - The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices.
Space Application Centre is at - Ahmedabad
The newly developed technology for inspection of rail tracks developed by I.I.T Roorkee is titled - “Railtel”.
Someone who is given the legal responsibility to carry out some responsibilities of a parent - Loco parentis.

International :

The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) is a special agreement under convention- Berne Convention
WIPO Copyright Treaty came in force on - March 6, 2002
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the first version of Basel III norms in -2009

Peron in news :

ISRO current Chairman - K.Sivan

Sports :

Sports Authority of India set to be renamed as - Sports India
Sports Authority of India was established in - 1984

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7 JULY 2018

National

The amount has been provided by Centre to Shipping Corporation of India to lease out cruises to promote cruise tourism under Sagarmala project - 500 Crores
NITI Aayog will organize ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’ at – New Delhi
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched its e-marketing system New Delhi - Khadi Institution Management and Information System.
State government makes dope test mandatory for government staff - Punjab
In 2018, the Sex Ratio of Rajasthan has been increased to - 950

International

The world’s first all-digital art museum has opened in the country - Japan
The world’s most endangered mammal - Northern White Rhino

Sports

An international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition - The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation
The Summer Olympics in 2020 will be held at - Japan

Person in news

Appointed as the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in 2018 - Justice L Narasimha Reddy
The French journalist and filmmaker of 9½-hour documentary “Shoah” who passes recently in July 2018 - Claude Lanzmann

General Knowledge

Nari Shakti Puraskar award is conferred by the President every year at New Delhi on - 8 March
State government makes dope test mandatory for government staff - Punjab
The first Bharat stage emission standards (BSES) were introduced in India in – 2000

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8 JULY 2018

National

According to R.B.I’s latest report, Import Cover of the country in December 2017 is of months - 10.8 Months
Under the National Food Security Act the mandated amount of foodgrains to be provided by Government to per person per month at subsidised price - 5 kg
Chaired the first meeting of the task force on e-commerce held recently in July 2018 - Rita Teaotia.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a 'Design University for Gaming' - Visakhapatnam
According to Supreme Court of India’s who is the master of roster - Chief Justice of India
Country won men’s team gold medal in the World ranking para archery championship-2018 – India
In July, 2018, RBI issued licence to Chinese Bank to launch operations in India - Bank of China
Total foreign exchange reserves in December 2017 - $409 billion

International

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was signed in year - 4 February 2016
Budget approved by UN member states for 13 peacekeeping operations for the year 2018-19 - $6.69 billion dollar.

Person in news

Dhoni reaches coveted milestone of playing international matches-500 matches

Sports

Para Asian Games 2018 will be held at - Jakarta
Player played maximum matches for India in all International formats of Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar

General Knowledge

The RBI was nationalised on - 1 January 1949
The general superintendence and direction of the RBI is entrusted with the - 21-member central board of directors
The RBI has four zonal offices - Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai

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National

- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) is under ministry - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

- A Project for expansion of green cover under in Nagaur, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Kishangarh and Sajangarh is under the Mission - Amrut Mission

- The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organising a two-day International Round Table Conference at - New-Delhi

- The Union Government has declared the area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). The MTR is located in - Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.

International

- Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the 17th World Sanskrit Conference at - Vancouver, Canada

Person in News

- New Chairperson of National Green Tribunal July 2018 - Adarsh Kumar Goel

- The head of the Committee created to draft new education Policy - K Kasturirangan

- New Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh - Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan

- J N Sadhu, the Veteran journalist has passed away. He was associated with newspaper - The Indian Express

Sports

- The Indian Men T-20 vice-captain of Cricket team - Rohit Sharma

General Knowledge

- Elections to one-third of the seats of the upper house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, are conducted every - Two years.

- First time NOTA was introduced in five state elections in - November 2013

- The minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha or Assembly election – 25 Years

- The maximum number of members of Rajya Sabha – 250

- The present strength of Rajya Sabha – 245

- Rajya Sabha is a Permanent House and is not subject to dissolution as per - Article 83 (1)

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11 JULY 2018

National

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in inaugurated Samsung’s mobile manufacturing plant at – Noida
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology works under - Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
In July 2018,Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) operates from number of locations – 32 Locations
India Smart Cities Internship (ISCI) Program and The Smart Cities Digital Payments Awards 2018 will be implemented as pilot project in - 25 Cities
Under Smart City Mission, number of cities to be developed are – 100
An Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) in its report recommended number of institutions as ‘Institutions of Eminence’ – 6
‘Institutions of Eminence’ declared under Public Sector by Empowered committee are : (i) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (ii) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (iii) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Asian Development Bank(ADB) accorded approval for lining project for – Son Canal
Indian Railways Introduces First Double Stack Dwarf Container Service from - Rajkot Division of Western Railway
The Tourism Ministry will organize the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM) at – New Delhi

International

Person nomitated by US Prez Donald Trump as Supreme Court Judge - Brett Kavanaugh

Sports

India's premier gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched a gold medal in FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in – Vault Event
The first player in the history of T20 Internationals to break the 900-point mark - Aaron Finch

General Knowledge

When a large number of customers of a bank or another financial institution withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency –Bank Run
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, industrial buildings, or equipment – Capital Expenditure
When an individual or organization can no longer meet its financial obligations with its lender or lenders as debts become due – Insolvency

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National

State has topped the third edition of the government’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index for States in 2018 - Andra Pradesh
The first-ever Indian warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia - INS Sumitra
The first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an memorandum of understanding (MOU) - Venkaiah Naidu

International

Asian Archery Championships was first organized in – 1980
The First Industrial Revolution took place from the - 18th to 19th centuries
The most powerful leader of the world according to the Forbes list 2018 – Xi Jinping
Country has started "oil and gas plus" model with Arab countries to spur economic growth in the region- China
The most followed foreign minister in the world on Twitter - Sushma Swaraj
Won the special one-off Golden Man Booker Prize to mark the 50th anniversary of the prestigious literary award - 'The English Patient'

Sports

Medals were won by India at Asia Cup Archery in July 2018 - four medals
Cristiano Ronaldo moves from Real Madrid to - Juventus

Person in news

Appointed as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan - Major General José Eladio Alcain

General Knowledge

Capital of Thailand – Bangkok
Currency of Thailand - Thai baht
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize - literary prize
Number of languages part of The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India – 22
Ease of doing Business’ report is published by Agency - World Bank

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National

Police Antarik Suraksha Seva Padak is medal to be awarded to each police or security personnel of the Central or State forces for duty in Jammu & Kashmir, North-East and Left-Wing Extremism affected districts for duration of – 2 years
The Startup India Yatra’s technology partner- Shrofile
The States Startup Ranking Framework was launched by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in - February,2018
Indian rank in biggest economy in World Bank Ranking pubsidhed by World Bank-2017
State government has started ‘Seema Darshan’ project - Gujarat
The combined operations of Idea and Vodafone will create the country's largest telecom operator worth over - 1.5 lakh crore
BSNL customers will be able to make calls using the company's mobile app to any phone number in the country.Name of that mobile app is - Wings
Awarded to police or security personnel of the Central/State forces for participation in the successful conduct of operations of a significant nature or scale - Union Home Minister's Special Operation Medal
Awarded to members of Central or State intelligence organizations, branches or units engaged in intelligence gathering for combating terrorism, militancy, insurgency and for acts of exceptional courage and skill in intelligence gathering - Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalata Padak

International

According to International monitory Fund report the expected average growth of the world in 2018 - 3.9 %
The current President of Sri-Lanka - Maithripala Sirisena

Sports

The monthly allowance for each of the 18 members of the men's hockey team under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) -50 Thousand
Person in News
The Union Government has appointed as whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India - Anant Barua
The Union Government has appointed senior bureaucrat as chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) - S Ramesh

General Knowledge

An accounting method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life and is used to account for declines in value over time – Depreciation
The cumulative depreciation of an asset up to a single point in its life - Accumulated depreciation.

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National

The president of The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), a New Delhi based Indian think-tank - Vice President of India
The Archaeological Survey of India, an organisation under - the Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Under the ‘Beautification of Railway Stations with Local Artists’ competition the railway stations got the First Rank - Maharashtra’s Ballarshah and Chandrapur railway

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International

The Buddha seated in a meditative posture in SWAT valley of Pakistan, considered one of the largest rock sculptures in South Asia was restored with the help of – France
The Pakistan Army launched an operation, Rah-e-Rast, to flush out militants from the tribal region in - 2010

Sports

The first Indian track athlete to have won a medal in the history of the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships - Hima Das

Person In News

Spiritual leader Dada J.P. Vaswani passes away recently was a receipient of - U Thant Peace Award

General Awareness

Aadhaar (English: Foundation) is a unique identity number of – 12 Digits
A total of how many states are located at the International Border – 17
Sikkim share border with - China,Nepal,Bhutan
West Bengal share border with - Bhutan,Nepal,Bangladesh
Arunachal Pradesh share border with - China, Bhutan, Myanmar
Jammu & Kashmir share border with - Pakistan, China, Afghanistan[POK]

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15 JULY 2018

National

The Nivati-Medha break water harbour in the Konkan region is being considered under “12 Champion Sectors initiative”
Mt Saifee are situated inside Gangotri national park.
Ship visits Sunderland to Participate in Tall Ship Races – 2018 - INS Tarangini
A rural cleanliness programme, the 'Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018' is launched by - The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Railways has launched its first consolidated Bridge Management System, a web-enabled IT application to store data of - One lakh 50 thousand Bridges
State government will appoint girls as district Brand Ambassador – Madhya Pradesh

International

The S-400 Triumf,previously known as the S-300PMU-3, is an anti-aircraft weapon system developed in the 1990s by - Russia

Person in news

Kaptan Singh Solanki was given the additional charge of which of the following state as Governor in July 2018

General Knowledge

Century’s Longest Total Lunar Eclipse will occur on - July 27-28
Highest peak of the world – Mount Averest
Height of Mount Averest – 8848 m

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National

Goa IT Policy 2018 is unveiled by Union Minister - Ravi Shankar Prasad
Largest Indian visa centre in the world is inaugurated by Home minister Rajnath Singh along with his Bangladesh counterpart at – Dhaka

International

United States President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold their first one-on-one meeting in 2018 at - Helsinki

Sports

Team stood runner-up in World cup Football tournament-2018 – Croatia
Won the World Cup 2018 Football Tournament – France
Won Wimbledon Men's Singles-2018 title - Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has won a total of Four Wimbledon Men's Singles title
Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It is played on - Grass court

Person In News

Author of ‘An Uncertain Glory’ - Amartya Sen
Bhushan Steel, acquired by Tata Steel approved the appointment of eminent person as chairman and non-executive, additional director of the company - T.V. Narendran

Economy

Headquarter of World Customs Organization (WCO) is at - Brussels
- Policy that uses taxation and government spending to steer the economy - Fiscal Policy
- The purchase and sale of government bonds by the Fed as a form of monetary policy- Open Market Operations

General Knowledge

Policy enacted by the government that reduces output. Examples include raising taxes and decreasing government spending- Contractionary Fiscal Policy
Policy enacted by the Central Bank that reduces the money supply and thus reduces output- Contractionary Monetary Policy
Money in a bank that can be withdrawn at any time, that is, on demand - Demand Deposits
Income that can be spent after taxes - Disposable Income
Policy enacted by the government that increases output. Examples include lowering taxes and increasing government spending - Expansionary Fiscal Policy

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National

- BBC World Service launches its first Gujarati language television news bulletin with broadcaster’s partner station - GSTV

- Under life extension program BrahMos is the first Indian missile whose life has been extended from 10 to – 15 Years

- Regiments of BrahMos has been inducted in its arsenal by Indian Army – 3

- The land-attack version of BrahMos has been in operation in the Indian Army since - 2007

International

- Number of Low-orbit satellites have been launched by China to provide worldwide communication services in July 2018 – 300

- Country has recently declared a 60-day state of emergency on its border - Colombia

- 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins in July 2018 at – Muscat,Oman

Sports

- Country has won in the inaugural edition of the Athletics World Cup - Unites States of India

- Named as Indian women's national cricket team team interim coach - Ramesh Powar

Person in news

- President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated former MP Ram Shakal, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh and stone artist Raghunath Mohapatra

General Knowledge

- The rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds – Repo Rate

- The rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) borrows money from commercial banks within the country - Reverse repo rate

- A certain percentage of the total bank deposits has to be kept in the current account with RBI which means banks do not have access to that much amount for any economic activity or commercial activity – Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR)

- The amount of money that is invested in certain specified securities predominantly central government and state government securities - SLR, statutory liquidity ratio

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19 JULY 2018

National

The partner country for the First Pondicherry International Film Festival going to held in Sept 2018 – France
Brand ambassador of the First Pondicherry International Film Festival - Adil Hussain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bansagar Canal Project at - Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
The Chief Minister launched a campaign called ‘Paudhagiri’ to increase the green cover of the state – Haryana

International

Country has lodged a complaint with the International Court of Justice against the United States' reimposition of sanctions – Iran
Country has signed the single market’s biggest trade deal ever with European Union –Japan
The first land-based communication link between Pakistan and China - Optical Fibre Cable

Sports

The 36^th Edition of the Vojvodina Youth Men Tournament held in 2018 - Serbia
Medals were won by the Indian Team in the 7th World Junior Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil -9

Person in News

The Chairman of the Committee set up to synergise NCC and NSS - Anil Swarup
Rita Bhaduri passed away in Mumbai in July .She is accociated with – Acting

General Knowledge

National Green Tribunal Chairperson – Adarsh Kumar Goel
National Green Tribunal draws inspiration from article -21
First Chairperson of National Green Tribunal - Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta
Article 21 of the Indian Constitution deals with – Right to Life
Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal – News Delhi
The Eight Core Industries comprise in Index of Industrial Production consists of - 40.27% of the weight of items

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20 JULY 2018

National

India is set to hold the tenth edition of -Delhi Dialogue
Delhi Dialogue is engagement between India and - ASEAN
The phase -1 of Special Remission to Prisoners on eve of Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi will take place - 2nd October, 2018
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the State Government of Uttar Pradesh for establishment of new medical college at - Deoria
Asian Development Bank approves USD 503M worth lining project of- Son canal in Bihar
Sabarimala temple is located at state – Kerala

International

Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial warfare exercise hosted by the Air Force (RAAF) of Country- Australia
The RCEP is a free trade area (FTA) consisting of 10 ASEAN members their six FTA partners - India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
Country has passed a law to declare that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country – Israel
India has become the Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of - two years
India has formally become the 69th shareholder of the - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Sports

Player has won a gold medal in Sottevile Athletics meet- Neeraj Chopra
The Asian Junior Championships-2018 held at – New Delhi

Person in News

- Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister - Dharmendra Pradhan

General Knowledge

The money value of all final goods and services produced within the domestic territory of a country during a year - Gross domestic product
The income left after the payment of direct taxes from personal income is called Disposable Income.
The sum of the income received by factors of production in the form of rent, wages, interest and profit - National Income
The market value of all final goods and services after allowing for depreciation- Net National Product

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National

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha in 2018 seeks to punish - Bribe Givers
The inaugural 'two-plus-two dialogue' between India and the United States will be held in - New Delhi on September 6
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to issue new 100 Rupee notes consists of motif - Rani Ki Vav
In 2014, UNESCO had recognised Gujarat's - 'Rani-ki-Vav'
The decision to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the 2018-19 marketing year was taken by- the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
The government had recently announced a sharp increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of - Kharif (summer-sown) crops
Padma Bhushan awardee Gopal Das Neeraj passed away at the AIIMS trauma centre in Delhi recently. . He was associated with – Poetry
The Government of India (GoI) has given ‘In-Principle’ approval for construction and operation of LIGO-India Laboratory in - Maharashtra

International

18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit was held at Qingado (China)
India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in - Astana, Kazakhstan.

Person In News

The author of the book “The House of Islam: A Global History” - Ed Husain
The current director and Agency Executives of National Physical Laboratory of India- D.K. ASWAL

Sports

- Host city of 2020 winter Olympics - Tokyo, Japan

General Knowledge

Trace missing and abandoned children in India – ReUnite
INDIA'S FIRST BLOCKCHAIN CENTRE set up a Centre of Excellence for blockchain technology in Hyderabad
Only Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), a public sector company, would be manufacturing - OXYTOCIN

Audio Notes: 20 July 2018

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22 JULY 2018

National

No-confidence motion in July 2018 was the- 27th in Parliamentary history
Last time in 2003 when the Congress party moved a no-confidence motion against prime minister- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Rule of the Lok Sabha specifies the procedure for a motion of no-confidence- Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha

International

The group was formed in 1997 and it brings together - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
4th BIMSTEC Summit-2018 will be held at Kathmandu on 30 August
Great Bareer Reef is located in - Pacific Ocean
The ‘8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting-2018 is held at -Durban, South Africa

Sports

International Olympic Committee names Afghan woman among nine candidates for membership to ‘Individual Members" special committee - Samira Asghari
The International Olympic Committee is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in- Lausanne, Switzerland
The International Olympic Committee was formed in - 23 June 1894
The President of International Olympic Committee is Thomas Bach
The Honorary President of International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge

Person In News

The current president of Colombia who also won Noble peace price for his efforts to end the war - Juan Manuel Santos

General Knowledge

Jaffna province recently seen in news is situated in country - Sri-Lanka
Non-banking finance company has won the 2018 NABARD award for its service to Self-Help Group (SHG) linkage - Repco Micro Finance Ltd (RMFL)
Ayshman Bharat Scheme will subsume the - Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).

Audio Notes: 21 July 2018

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24 JULY 2018

National

Institution has been given the task to formulate national action plan to combat drug menace by Supreme Court of India - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
The Maulana Azad Schooling Basis (MAEF), a subordinate organisation of - The Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Indra Sawhney v Union of India verdict of Supreme Court is related to - Reservation in promotions to SC & ST

International

Country topped the team championship-2018 of the Jr Asian Wrestling Championship held in New Delhi – Iran
Chinese has offered Sri Lanka a fresh grant of - two billion yuan ($295 million)

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Country topped the team championship-2018 of the Jr Asian Wrestling Championship held in New Delhi – Iran
Retained the men's doubles title at the Lagos International badminton tournament in Nigeria - Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy
The third Indian shuttler to secure a gold medal at the Badminton Asia junior championships - Lakshya Sen
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot name – Someity

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The current record holder of India's national 400 meters Sprint Event - Muhammed Anas
Appointed as ‘Chef De Mission’ by Indian Olympic Association for the Asian Games-bound Indian contingent - Brij Bhushan Saran Singh

General Knowledge

The Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID) is observed every year on - 18th July
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) is a subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) was established on - 15 July 1978 under Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961.
India's fourth largest private sector lender- YES Bank
Yes Bank received final regulatory approval from the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start mutual fund business, named - YES Asset Management India Limited (YAMIL).
YES Bank Director & chief executive officer:- Rana Kapoor

Audio Current Affairs: 23 July 2018

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
25 JULY 2018

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The Project Sashakt, a five-pronged strategy to resolve bad loans is proposed by - Punjab National Bank non-executive chairman Sunil Mehta

High level committee constituted to check mob lynching under - Union Home Secretary

The maternal mortality rate has come down from 167 per lakh births between 2011 and 2013 to 130 between 2014 and 2016

International

The Pakistan’s first-ever woman Chief Justice of a high court - Tahira Safdar

Justice Safdar had made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge in Balochistan – Argentina

Sports

Named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year in the men’s category - Sunil Chhetri

Person In News

The first Indian Prime Minister to visit Rwanda - Narender Modi

Indian personality has been crowned the Miss Asia (Deaf) 2018 - Deshna Jain

Economy

Bihar launched the online transfer of diesel subsidy directly into the bank account - of farmers in the state.

General Knowledge

Shah Bano case is related to Judgment - Maintenance given to an aggrieved divorced Muslim woman

India-Bangladesh Border Haat is a border trade market between - Bangladesh and India

Daily Audio Notes: 24 July 2018

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26 JULY 2018

National
Indian State has recently included Acid Attack victims in Disability list- Madhya Pradesh
state government has recently set up separate directorate for Divyangs - Assam
State government has launched e-Pragati Core initiative to provide integrated services to citizens – Andra Pradesh
State government has released its first-ever tribal atlas to highlight the tribal demography of the state –Odisha

International

India’s rank for FDI Confidence Index in terms of its attractiveness, according to an AT Kearney report – 11
Sports
Won the Singapore Open men's singles title-2018 - Chou Tien-chen
Fakhar Zaman, who has become the fastest player to score 1000 ODI runs, is belong to – Pakistan
The 15th National youth athletics championships-2018 held – Vadodara,Gujarat

Person in News
The current president of Uganda- Yokohama Museveni

General Knowledge
the high-powered committee set up last year to review the current process of Coal Bidding -Pratyush Committee
Asian Development bank is headquartered at - Ortigas Centre in Manila, Philippines
- India’s banks had 12.5% of their total loans categorised as non-performing or restructured at the end of March 2018
- According to Asian Development Bank (ADB), India will continue to be fastest growing major economy, ahead of China, with growth rate of 7.3% in 2018-19 and 7.6 % in 2019-20.

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
27 JULY 2018

National
‘Invest India’ is set up as a non profit venture under - Ministry of Commerce and Industries
The 2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference 2018 will be organized by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) - New Delhi
The author of the book “The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Bharat Sundaresan

International
The theme of 10th BRICS Summit going to be held at Johannesburg, South Africa- 'BRICS in Africa - collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th industrial revolution

Sports
Player recently hits second highest individual score in U-19 internationals- Pawan Shah
City to host the 3rd edition of Kabira festival 2018 – Varanasi
Won the 2018 Formula 1 German Grand Prix tournament - Lewis Hamilton
John Gregory, the Chennaiyin FC head coach, has bagged the ISL Coach of the Year award
Benjamin Pavard's strike in France's World Cup victory over Argentina has been voted the best goal of the tournament in Russia.

Person in News
The current chief of European Commission- Jean-Claude Juncker

General Knowledge
The five BRICS countries represent over 3.1 billion people, or about 41% of the world population; four out of five members (excluding South Africa at #24) are in the top 10 of the world by population.
The 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas is being celebrated on every year -26 July
Banks are required to maintain liquid assets in the form of gold, cash and approved securities – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
RBI was set up based on the recommendations of the 1926 Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance, also known as the Hilton–Young Commission.

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28 JULY 2018

National

Maharashtra Government will pump amount to develop areas around tiger reserves – ₹124 crore

The State Assembly passed the West Bengal Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2018

According to Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018 rehabilitation fund with an initial corpus of amount will be created for the first time - 10 crore rupees

The 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council (SIC) meeting was held at which of the following place -New Delhi

International

The BRICS Forum-2018 ended with which of the following Declaration - Johannesburg Declaration

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 winner Sonam Wangchuk is associated with programme - Operation New Hope

Person in News

The Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission - R Ramanan

The 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council (SIC) meeting was represented from Indian Side by which of the following Minster - Harsh Vardhan

Sports

The Indian women’s compound archery team created history by scaling to the top of the world rankings

General Knowledge

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Bharat Vaswani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six individuals who were declared winners of the award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.

The current president of New Development Bank(NDB) - KV Kamath

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
29 JULY 2018

National

Government will notify a National Permit Scheme to facilitate seamless movement of - Tourist vehicles.
At all government hospitals, National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme offer free drugs and diagnostics for - hepatitis B and C.
The Central Government has permitted the factories to produce ethanol from - Sugarcane juice.
“Mission Satyanishtha” Launched by - Indian Railways.

International

World Hepatitis Day 2018 theme - Test. Treat. Hepatitis
After the Houthi attack, this country halts oil exports in Red Sea lane - Saudi Arabia.
This country introduced ‘The Reciprocation Access to Tibet Act’ to enter into Tibetan areas - US.
'Artificial Intelligence Bridge' is a program of - Invest India and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
World witnessed longest Lunar eclipse of the century on 27 and 28 July 2018 named - Blood Moon.

Sports

This javelin thrower player has qualified for the IAAF Diamond League Final which will play in Zurich on August 30 - Neeraj Chopra.
The women's compound team of this country is on the top in Archery world Ranking - Indian team.

Person in News

This person’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party won Pakistan's parliamentary elections - Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi.

General Science

In India, Sugarcane control Order was introduced in - 1966.
On July 28, The World Hepatitis Day is observed in the memory of - Baruque Samuel Bloomberg (Hepatitis B virus finder).
Saudi Arabia’s National Currency - Saudi Riyal.
Tibet is the autonomous region of the country - China.
Capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi.
National currency of United Arab Emirates (UAE) - UAE Dirham.

Audio Notes: 28 July 2018

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
30 JULY 2018

National

Theme of Conference of Vice-Chancellors organized on July 26-28 - Research and Innovation.
India’s first in-phone guide - Go whatsThat.
India’s first National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) which is exclusively for women at - Mohali, Punjab.
This state implement Pranam Scheme to ensure that govt staff take care of their parents & physically challenged siblings – Assam.
Indigenised multi-fuel engines for powering T-90 Bhisma Tank - V92S2 (1,000 HP).
2nd Conference of Young Superintendent of Police being organized at – New Delhi.
Software to detect plagiarism in research, would be provided to all universities free of cost - Turnitin.

International

This Assamese film won best movie award at the 3rd Love International Film Festival in Los Angeles - Xhoihobote Dhemalite.
India will provide advance warning of floods to country - Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
New strain of Ebola virus discovered in Sierra Leone named – Bombali.

Sports

New Goalkeeper coach of the Chennai FC team of Indian Super League - Kevin Hitchcock (Britain).

Person in News

Name of The world's oldest 117-year-old person , who died recently - Chiyo Miyako (Japanese).

General knowledge

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headquarters - Geneva (Switzerland).
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established in the year - 1873.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) established in the year - 1875.
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) formed in the year - 2006.

AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
31 JULY 2018

National

Country is the largest milk producer of the world – India

The per capita consumption of the global average - 330 grams

Indian Prime Minister had attended the concluding session of the two-day ‘Transforming Urban Landscape’ convention at – Uttar Pradesh

Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Government of India set a target of building 20 million affordable houses by - 31 March 2022

International

Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day is celebrated on - 29 July

Imran Khan to be sworn-in as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Imran Khan is a leader of Political Party - Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)

Person in News

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh

The current Governor of Meghalaya - Ganga Prasad

Sports

Bajrang Punia won international gold at the Yasar Dogu International.

General Knowledge

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is a statutory Corporation under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was formed in 1963 with Headquarter in New Delhi

Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day is celebrated on - 29 July

Mudumalai Tiger reserve is in – Tamil Nadu

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