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Table of Contents
1. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS…………………….………..…………….………….... 2
2. NATIONAL AFFAIRS……………………………...……………….…….….……….... 7
5. VISITS……………………………………….…….…………………………………………. 21
7. APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS………………………….…………………...24
8. AWARDS……………………………………………………………………………………..27
9. OBITUARY………………………………………………………………………………….. 29
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
● Morocco has been named second. Morocco, the North African country
significantly increased the share of renewables over the past five years
and increased new renewable energy capacity. Lithuania is in the third
position in CCPI 2019
● The bottom five in the list are Saudi Arabia, U.S., Iran, South Korea,
and Taiwan. With the connection of the world’s largest solar plant to
the grid, Morocco is on track for achieving its target of 42% installed
renewable energy capacities by 2020
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France Introduced GAFA Tax On Global Internet, Technology
Firm
● France has been pushing hard for a new so-called “GAFA tax” named
after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon to ensure the global giants
pay a fair share of taxes on their massive business operations in Europe
● The agreement, which was signed on December 31, 1988, and entered
into force on January 27, 1991, provides that the two countries inform
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each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the
pact on the first of January of every calendar year
● U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Asia Reassurance
Initiative Act (ARIA), which passed the U.S. Senate earlier in
December
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
About 123 crore Aadhaar cards issued to people till Nov 2018
● Out of these, 6.71 crore Aadhaar cards were issued to children aged
below five years while over 29 crore were given to those aged between
5-18 years
● Union Minister Hansraj Ahir said the number of children born within
last one year of the 2011 census is 2,08,98,228
● Delhi High Court has allowed that Section 354A of Indian Penal Code
(IPC) can be used by transgenders to register complaints of sexual
harassment
● Government has doubled the export incentives for onion farmers from
existing 5 percent to 10 percent
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● This is the result of steep drops in recent weeks in the prices for onions,
a staple food in India
● The export incentive for fresh Onions was zero before July, 2018.
During July this year, the incentives were introduced at the rate of five
percent. The Ministry said, now, with the current increase, Onions
enjoy one of the highest incentives for Agro-exports
● The proposed scheme will enable the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Board to
receive deposits from non-resident Malayalis and use it, along with a
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matching share from the government, to provide a monthly dividend for
investors
● Karnataka’s Kaiga Atomic power station created a world record for the
longest uninterrupted operation for 962 days on December 10. It had
earlier set a record of 941 days
● The earlier record of 940 days by Heysham-2 unit 2 was set by the
United Kingdom
● The ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd has received the RBI’s approval for
inclusion in the second schedule of the RBI Act, 1934 paving its way to
operate as a scheduled bank
● In 2016, RBI gave approval to ESAF MFI along with 9 other applicants
to start banking operations as a small finance bank and within two
years of its commencement of operations, it has received the scheduled
bank tag
● On the operation front, the ESAF Small Finance Bank has a network of
432 outlets across 13 states with 2.6 million customers and a loan book
of Rs 4,660 crore and deposits if over Rs 3,300 crore
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Former SEBI chief UK Sinha to head RBI panel on MSMEs
● This comes after RBI allowed one-time restructuring of MSME loans
of up to ₹25 crore
● With the merger, Bank of Baroda (BoB) will become the country’s
third-largest bank after State Bank of India and ICICI Bank
● CEO: P. S. Jayakumar
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● Founded: 20 July 1908, Vadodara
● Headquarters: Mumbai
● Headquarters: Bengaluru
● While HDFC MF looks after assets worth Rs 3.35 lakh crore, ICICI
Prudential MF manages Rs 3.08 lakh crore
● With AUM of Rs 2.64 lakh crore, SBI MF stands at the third slot
● Aditya Birla and Reliance MF follow next with Rs 2.42 lakh crore and
Rs 2.36 lakh crore, respectively
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● The Lunar rover Yutu 2 touched the lunar surface and left a trace on the
loose lunar soil
● The bomb is five to six metres long (16 to 20 feet), but weighs less than
the American version
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● In a short video published on the website of state arms manufacturer
Norinco, the massive bomb drops on to a plain and produces a gigantic
ball of fire and black smoke
● Chang’e-4 lunar probe, a Chinese space probe, touched down on the far
side of the moon
● The probe, which has a lander and a rover, that was launched in
December made the soft landing and transmitted the first-ever
close-range image of the far side of the moon
● It touched down at a targeted area near the moon’s south pole in the
Von Karman Crater
VISITS
● This was Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering’s first overseas visit after
assuming the office in November 2018
● This was also the Golden Jubilee year of the establishment of formal
diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan
● The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Aadhaar and Other Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2018
● The Bill also gives a minor the option to opt out of the 12-digit identity
scheme on attaining the age of 18
● Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said this Bill superseded the MCI
and the powers of the council had been vested in a Board of Governors
(BoG)
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● The BoG will have all eminent personalities and include directors of
AIIMS and PGI, Chandigarh. This board will continue to perform till a
council is constituted
APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS
● In July 2017, the board of Axis Bank had approved the reappointment
of Sharma, who was to start her fourth term as MD and CEO from
June 2018
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● However, in April this year, Sharma wanted her new term to be
reduced to seven months from a three-year tenure without citing any
reasons
● Four new members have also been appointed to CIC, taking its strength
to seven
● The CIC is the highest appeal body under the Right to Information Act.
It has been functioning with just three members since the former chief
and several members completed their tenure last month
AWARDS
● Mandhana has helped India win an ODI series against England and T20
and ODI series against Sri Lanka and South Africa this year
● She finished as the highest scorer in ODIs in 2018 with 669 runs in 12
matches at an average of 66.90
● New Zealand’s Sophie Devine was the runner-up for the ODI Player of
the Year, while Pakistan bowler Sana Mir was third in the race
● Meanwhile, New Zealand's Suzie Bates was named the captain of the
ICC women's ODI team of the year
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OBITUARY
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passes away at age of 81
● Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh
Khanna's "Daag" and has featured in over 300 films
QUIZ CORNER
Answer A
A.Ranchi
B.Varanasi
C.Bhubaneswar
D.Kolkata
Answer B
Answer A
A.Section 354C
B.Section 354D
C.Section 354A
D.Section 354B
Answer C
A.269
B.274
C.256
D.287
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Answer D
A.Denmark
B.Austria
C.Switzerland
D.France
Answer A
A.3,200
B.4,500
C.2,700
D.1,800
Answer B
A.Prayut Chan-o-cha
B.Bakytzhan Sagintayev
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C.Lotay Tshering
D.Joko Widodo
Answer C
9) India has cut import taxes on crude and refined palm oil from
ASEAN countries to ______% from 44%.
A.40
B.42
C.36
D.38
Answer A
10) Who was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Telangana High
Court, which came into existence on January 1, 2019 after the
bifurcation of the High Court at Hyderabad?
A.Biswanath Somadder
B.Ramesh Ranganathan
C.TB Radhakrishnan
D.Praveen Kumar
Answer C
11) Who became the new managing director and CEO of Axis Bank
for a period of three years?
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A.Aditya Puri
B.Amitabh Chaudhry
C.Sanjiv Sachar
D.Shyamala Gopinath
Answer B
A.Ratan Lal
B.Lalit Chandra Trivedi
C.Ashwani Lohani
D.Vinod Kumar Yadav
Answer D
13) Who was named the captain of the ICC women's T20I team of
the year?
A.Harmanpreet Kaur
B.Ellyse Perry
C.Smriti Mandhana
D.Natalie Sciver
Answer A
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A.Lithuania
B.Morocco
C.Sweden
D.Ireland
Answer C
15) The merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with BoB will come
into force on _______.
A.April 1, 2019
B.March 1, 2019
C.April 30, 2019
D.March 31, 2019
Answer A
16) How many space missions has been planned by ISRO to launch
in 2019?
A.32
B.25
C.18
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D.43
Answer A
A.Palestine
B.Belgium
C.Israel
D.Mexico
Answer C
18) Where was the 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress
held?
A.Haryana
B.Rajasthan
C.New Delhi
D.Punjab
Answer: D
19) What is the theme of the 106th edition of the Indian Science
Congress where PM stressed the State universities to focus on
research in his speech?
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A.Innovative Policies Science governance
B.Futute India– Science and Technology
C.Sustainable Development: From vision to transition D.Science,
Management, and Innovation
Answer: B
20) How many projects have been recently approved by the Haryana
Government for the rejuvenation of Saraswati river?
A.7
B.11
C.9
D.15
Answer: B
21) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan?
A.Mushir Alam
B.Gulzar Ahmed
C.Saqib Nisar
D.Asif Saeed Khosa
Answer: D
A.Saurabh Kumar
B.Dinesh Karthik
C.Senthil Kumar
D.Dinesh kumar
Answer: A
A.Virat Kohli
B.Naresh Kumar
C.Sachin Tendulkar
D.Ravindran Ashwin
Answer: A
A.Clause 2
B.Clause 6
C.Clause 3
D.Clause 5
Answer: D
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25) How many projects worth over Rs.1500 crore on his one-day
visit to Imphal, Manipur?
A.12
B.15
C.10
D.8
Answer: A
26)Which of the following Bill did the Lok Sabha pass to regulate
the medical education in the best manner?
Answer: C
A.Russia
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B.US
C.UK
D.China
Answer: C
A.Sushma Singh
B.Sudhir Bhargava
C.Deepak Sandhu
D.Bimal Julka
Answer: B
Answer: A
Answer: D
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