October Current Affairs Mock Test 2016

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The theme for 2016 is “Take A Stand Against Ageism”. The President of India Shri Pranab Mukharjee presented the National Awards for Senior Citizens “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2016” to eminent senior citizens and institutions.

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The festival would witness artistes performing Shehnai Vaadan, puppet show, Behrupia, Raavanhatha, among others at Chand Baori and Harshat Mata temple. The Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan in collaboration with the Dausa District Administration organized the annual event.

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INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, was accorded a grand send-off from the port city in Kochi, after over five decades of its service to the Navy. The ship, which underwent a withdrawing refit, is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning ceremony, was reported by a Navy official. Viraat is expected to be decommissioned by end of this year, after 55 years of service, including 27 years with the Royal Navy (British Navy).

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Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar would launch the e-procurement portal in Karnal.

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New Delhi Declaration on Education adopted by the BRICS in the BRICS Education Summit to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote “life-long learning opportunities for all” and the “Education 2030 Framework for Action“.

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The Spartathlon, an annual run between Athens in Sparta in Greece has a circuit which lasts for 246.6 km was widely considered The world’s toughest race till date only 50 % of the runners have successfully completed this race, with India having little to no success.

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Kumar became the first and the only Indian climber to have won three Gold medals, seven Silver medals and a Bronze medal.

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Indian Revenue Service officer Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) till May 2017 by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He will replace Rani Singh Nair, who will retire on October 31.

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The tenth edition of the SiGNS digital video festival, which would be remembered for recording the highest-ever participation, concluded. Randu Kurippukal (Two Notes, 2015), a Malayalam short film directed by Gireesh Kumar K, took home the SiGNS 2016 award for Best Short Fiction.

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This is the first time that a leader of the United Arab Emirates crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would be honored with the invitation of being the Chief Guest at India‘s Republic Day parade.

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India bagged their first gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games with the women’s beach kabaddi team defeat Thailand team winning the title for the record fifth time in succession in Danang, Vietnam.

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The human pancreas naturally supplies a low, continuous rate of insulin, known as basal or background insulin. In patients with diabetes, the body’s ability to produce or respond to insulin is impaired.

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The prestigious “P.L. Roy Award” instituted by HelpAge India has been presented on SJVN for its outstanding contribution in providing free & quality medical care to the communities as one of its
many CSR initiatives.

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A Special Purpose Vehicle, Bhor Sagar Port Limited (BSPL) has been incorporated for the implementation of the project, with Kolkata Port Trust holding 74% equity and the Government of West Bengal holding 26% equity.

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World Teachers Day was created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994 to celebrate the educators of the world. The 2016 World Teachers’ Day theme –‘Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status’.

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After a long gap of 20 years of her Booker win, Arundhati Roy has announced her next novel, The
Ministry of Utmost Happiness which was prepared to release in June 2017. Over these years, Arundhati wrote several non-fiction essays, interviews and has set the high standards in the field of ‘real’ Journalism.

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According to NITI Aayog’s index on reforms in the farm sector, Maharashtra has been adjudged the most farmer friendly state in the country followed by Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Index is aimed at helping the states to identify and address problems in the farm sector, which suffer from low growth, low farm income and agrarian distress. Maharashtra ranked first with 81.7 and Gujarat was second at 71.5, Puducherry, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir got the lowest three grades, of 4.8, 7.3 and 7.4, respectively.

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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first edition of World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi on October 6, 2016. It is organised by TERI with emphasis on the need to limit the rise of climate change. The theme is “Beyond 2015: People, Planet and Progress”.

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The photo-biography on Mahatma Gandhi titled “Mahatma – Gandhi’s Life in Colour” launched by Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi. It contains 692-pages and published by Gandhi Serve India. Another book titled “Untouchability No More” was also released by Mahesh Sharma.

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India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Ariane space from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. Weighing 3404 kg at lift-off, GSAT-18 carries 48 communication transponders to provide Services in Normal C-band, Upper Extended C-band and Ku bands of the frequency spectrum.

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The Union Minister of Human Resource and Development, Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the Green building and Shatabdi Krishi Bhawan at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the wake of holding a review meeting VCs of Central Universities. The Shatabdi Krishi Bhawan under the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU had been so named to commemorate the Centenary year of University.

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Maharashtra had become the 17th state to join the UDAY scheme, meant for financial turnaround of debt-laden power distribution utilities, and it would help the state save around Rs.9,725 crore on account of cheaper funds and cut in AT&C losses. Government of India signed a (MOU) with Government of Maharashtra and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).

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Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu flagging-off the first freight train which featured a newly-developed guard van, which uses solar power to run fans and lights at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The Guard’s toilet has also been modified to a zero discharge bio toilet and also features GPRS aided monitoring system.

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84th Air Force Day is celebrated at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on October 8 2016. It was officially established on October 8, 1932. The India Air Force has been engaged in the four wars with the Pakistan and one with People’s Republic of China after its independence.

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According to the Delhi International Airport Limited, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport’s (IGIA) Terminal 3 (T3) has achieved “Platinum” rating from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated first Model Skill Development Centre “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra” at Panjabari, Guwahati. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development Corporation.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MIA), spread over 7,000 square feet at Nariman Point in south Mumbai. The Mumbai Centre is an integral part of the proposed International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). It would have seven arbitration hearing rooms for the resolution of commercial disputes.

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The National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) had been reconstituted with P S Raghavan, former Ambassador to Russia, as its head.The NSAB deals with internal and external security, foreign affairs, defence, science and technology and economic affairs and normally meets at least once in a month.

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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would arrive in New Delhi for a three-day visit to India.During his stay, he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss issues of mutual interest. They had decided to conclude an enhanced bilateral economic partnership by the end of this year to allow the free flow of services between the two nations.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had asserted that adoption of GST (Goods and Services) tax would boost India’s medium-term growth. India’s strong reform push in 2016 was welcome and should continue quickly. Adoption of the goods and services tax is self -contained to boost India’s medium-term growth was announced by the IMF in its latest Asia Pacific regional economic update.

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Revenue department has extended anti-dumping duty on import of certain Chinese products, used in garment, footwear and toys manufacturing, for another five years.The anti-dumping duty on ‘narrow
woven fabrics hook and loop velcro tapes’ would be charged at the rate of USD 1.87 per kilogram.

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The 4th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting was held at Jaipur, Rajasthan on 8 October, 2016 to strengthen the collaboration amongst the BRICS countries in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). The Theme is Building, Responsive Inclusive and Collective Solutions.

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India based airlines IndiGo has introduced child-free zones on all of its flights. According to this rows 1 to 4 and 11 to 14 are designated quiet zones so that business travelers can do their work without interruption. The airline avoids seating children below the age of 12 in these rows, which are near emergency exits.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently received the ‘Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year’ award while featuring among Outlook Business’ 19 outstanding women. The former Miss World looked gorgeous on the cover of the issue, 19 women achievers shared their successful, entrepreneurial journey in a candid conversation with Outlook Business.

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Parmeshwar Godrej, philantropist and wife of Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej passed away in Mumbai on October 11 2016. She was 72. She was known as the dynamic face of the Godrej clan and had an impact on all fronts: family office and social.

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2016 ISSF World cup held at the TSN Shooting Range in Bologna, Italy. The Champions Trophy sponsored by SIUS. Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai shrugged off the disappointment of a poor Olympic campaign by clinching a silver medal in the 50m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final. He finished sixth in the men’s 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final.

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A new study brought in first conclusive evidence of the role played by Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in reducing ‘socioeconomic disparities’ existing in maternal care. The JSY was launched in 2005 as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to improve maternal and neonatal health by promotion of institutional deliveries (childbirth in hospitals).

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Telangana, carved out of Andhra Pradesh, came into existence on June 2, 2014 as the 29th state of India with 10 districts.The state government carried out the biggest administrative reform, creating 21 new districts. The total number of districts in the state went up to 31 from 10.

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Aditi Ashok (18) from India recorded her third top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour at the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters held at the Golf Club Hubblerath, Germany. She tied at ninth position in the final. She played her fourth successive one-under 69 round for her third straight top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France.

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Goa Tourism department added another attraction for tourists in the coastal state with the launch of a vessel that could run on both land and water. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar launched the vessels popularly known as ‘Duck Boats’ which is a first of its kind facility being used for civilian purpose (joy rides) in India.

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The Union Government is going to commemorate the birth centenary of social activist and former RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh from October 11, 2016 to October 11, 2017. It was announced by the Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma during inaugural programmeorganised on the eve of the birth centenary celebrations. Nanaji Deshmukh was born in Kadoli in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on October 11, 1916 and passed away on February 27, 2010.

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Twinkle Khanna, who after a stint as an actress, has established herself as an interior designer, author and popular columnist, on Wednesday announced her second book titled “The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad”. The new book of stories that would hopefully make us laugh a lot and sigh a little. ‘The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad’,” Twinkle tweeted about her book.

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Kolkata had used
human hair to produce cost-effective, metal-free cathodes for use in solar cells. This is the first instance where a bio-waste-derived electrode has been used as cathode in a quantum dot sensitised solar cell device.

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Raising the slogan ‘Haryana ek Haryanvi ek’, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged people of the state to help eradicate casteism from the society for the development of the state. He addressed a gathering during the Dussehra festival in Panchkula’s HUDA ground that It was a social evil.

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The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated ‘Women of India Festival 2016’ of organic products by women at Dilli Haat at INA, New Delhi. It promotes women entrepreneurs from across India. Participants from the remotest areas of the country will travel to Delhi for the entire duration of the festival and sell their unique products in the capital.

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Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme, Andhra
Pradesh has released Rs.99.62 crore to AP-Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (AP-UFIDC) for the year 2016-17. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus of the urban renewal projects is to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewerage networks and water supply for urban transformation.

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The prestigious ‘V Krishnamurthy Award for Excellence’was presented to eminent scientist and former Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, RA Mashelkar. Former Governor of Tamil Nadu K Rosaiah presented the award to Mashelkar at the Centre for Organisation Development (COD) in the presence of Habil F Khorakiwala, Founder Chairman, Wockhardt Group and Chairman of the Board of Governors, COD among other dignitaries.

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World celebrates Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary as students day. In honour of the man who always wished to be remembered as a teacher and who has made himself approachable to more than 18 million youngsters over the last 15 years of his life. United Nations recognized Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s 79th birthday as the World Student’s Day, in the year 2010.

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Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, have developed a cost-effective, high-performance, self-powered UV photodetector that can use the harvested optical energy for direct self-charging of energy storage devices such as supercapacitor. The researchers have developed the photodetector by integrating semiconducting vanadium doped zinc oxide (VZnO) nanoflakes with a conducting polymer.

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The Maldives announced that it would leave the Commonwealth, weeks after the organisation warned it could be suspended because of its lack of progress in promoting the rule of law and democracy. The Indian Ocean archipelago has been involved in political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, its first democratically elected leader, was removed in disputed circumstances in 2012.

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Celebrated on the last day of the Ashwin month, the Kumar Purnima festival is the occasion to observe the birthday of Lord Kartikeswara, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is a festival of rejoicing for the girls. All of them sing and dance. The songs are of special nature. They also play a kind of game known as Puchi. They also indulge in other varieties of country-games.

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Renowned writer C Radhakrishnan has been selected for the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in recognition of his contribution to the field of literature. A sum of Rs.2 lakh, a plaque and citation constitute the award. Radhakrishnan is a writer and film director in Malayalam language from Kerala state, South India. He was born in Chamravattom in Ponnani taluk in Malappuram district on February 15, 1939.

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The Mangalore international airport here has been rated the best in southern region and won the third spot among all the 52 airports from across the country. The performances of all the airports are rated on the basis of overall customer satisfaction. The Airports Authority of India conducts survey of all the airports once in six months through external agency and in the latest survey the airport secured 4.72 marks out of 5 points.

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The Jaipur Sufi festiva held at the Diggi palace in Jaipur from October 14-16, 2016. It is organised annually by the Foundation of SAARC Writers And Literature (FOSWAL), in association with the Rajasthan government. Nearly 400 participants participated from SAARC nations. After India’s decision to skip the SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistani artists and authors have backed out of the SAARC Sufi Music Festival.

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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on the October 17th of every year. The 2016 Theme: Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” explicitly recognizes that poverty results not from the lack of just one thing but from many different interrelated factors that affect the lives of people living in poverty.

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Roopa Ganguly and Ganeshan two newly elected and nominated Members of Rajya Sabha have taken oath in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman Md. Hamid Ansari in the Parliament House.

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India is finally close to operationalising its long-awaited nuclear weapons triad — the capability to launch nukes from land, air and sea. INS Arihant’s 750km and 3,500km missiles may be somewhat dwarfed by SLBMs with ranges of well over 5,000km with the US, Russia and China, but the completion of the nuclear-triad is critical for a country like India, which has a clearly declared policy of “no first-use” of nuclear weapons.

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According to data provided by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), under the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the month of September 2016 was the hottest September on record.

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Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla has signed a memorandum of agreement for South Africa’s first biosimilars manufacturing facility to be set up at a cost of nearly $91 million. The facility would be South Africa’s first biotech manufacturing unit for the production of biosimilars. It is set to produce a range of affordable treatments for cancer and other autoimmune diseases for the African and global market.

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Former president of the National Indian Congress and husband of Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Mewa Ramgobin passed away. He was 83. A former African National Congress member of Parliament until 2009, he was among the first supporters of the Release Mandela campaign. He was charged for treason in 1985.

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A 23-member high-level delegation comprising FIFA experts ratified Kochi as venue after visiting Jawarharlal Nehru International Stadium. Kochi became the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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Delhi’s air quality worsened on last two days with the six stations that monitor particulate matter(PM) 2.5 and 10 falling in the ‘very poor’ category. The overall levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were settled at 120.8 and 248 micrograms per cubic metre, as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

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The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has made it mandatory for all automobile manufacturers to provide emission and noise pollution details for every vehicle they produce by April 2017. It has amended Form 22 under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1989, through which manufacturers provide the initial certificate of compliance with pollution standards, safety standards of components quality and road-worthiness certificate for all vehicles.

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Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom were awarded the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for their work on improving the design of contracts, the deals that bind together employers and their workers, or companies and their customers. Oliver Simon D’Arcy Hart is a British-born American economist and the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

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The Indian and Chinese armies held Second Joint Exercise “Sino India Cooperation 2016” , as a sequel to the first Joint Exercise held in the area of Border Personnel Meeting Hut at Chushul Garrison of Eastern Ladakh, along with Chinese troops of Moldo Garrison under the provisions of Border Defense Cooperation Agreement, 2013.

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Maharashtra government launched ‘KaushalyaSetu’, its skill development programme for students. Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis, Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy and state Education Minister VinodTawde were present on the occasion.

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World Statistics Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010 worldwide. The United Nations Statistical Commission declared the day. The theme for this year is “Better Data, Better Lives”. This theme emphasizes the critical role of high-quality official statistical information in analysis and informed policy decision-making in support of sustainable development.

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Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is the only captain in ODI history to score a double ton, while leading India against the West Indies in 2011. Sehwag’s 149-ball 219, the then highest individual score in ODI cricket, helped the Men in Blue post their best ever ODI total of 418. Sehwag played 104 Tests and scored 8,586 runs at an average of 49.34 and a highest score of 319.

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India created history at the IWF Youth (Boys & Girls) World Weightlifting Championships at Penang, Malaysia, bagging a silver and a bronze medal in the 56kg weight category. Jeremy Lalrinnunga finished second with a lift of 108kg in snatch and 127kg in clean & jerk for a total effort of 235kgs. Muthupandi Raja clinched the bronze with an overall lift of 233kgs (100+133), according to the Indian Weightlifting Federation release.

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation took a major step today towards making flying a reality for the small town common man. The Civil Aviation Minister Shri P Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched the Ministry’s much awaited Regional Connectivity Scheme “ UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)” in New Delhi. This first-of-its-kind scheme globally will create affordable yet economically viable.

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Heritage Rail Tourism Conference was organized by Indian Railways at National Rail Museum, New Delhi jointly with Asia Pacific Heritage & Rail Tourism Organization (APHRTO). Participants from many countries including Japan, UK, Germany, Australia, Taiwan, senior officers of Indian Railways and other stakeholders of Heritage Rail Tourism were present in the Conference.

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Veteran Assamese journalist Tilak Hazarika has died in Guwahati, Assam. He was 96. Hazarika was serving till his death as the Editor of the Assamese weekly Sadin and as an advisor of the vernacular daily Dainik Pratidin.

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Typhoon Haima made a landfall in south China’s Guangdong Province triggering sudden downpours in several cities. At least five counties and cities in Guangdong experienced heavy rain fall on October 22, 2016. The water level at most of the province’s dam were at dangerous levels and the ground especially on mountain slopes, was still saturated from the last typhoon.

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Smooth-coated otter was sighted for the first time in the mangrove forest near the Krishna wildlife sanctuary (KWS) in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. In all, seven otters including a family of four, were found in a playful mood and the rest were photographed while preying on the fish in the brackish waters.

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Mortgage lender HDFC has raised Rs.500 crore through rupee-denominated bonds from overseas investors. With reference to the earlier letter dated October 12, 2016, informing about the opening of the fourth issue of rupee-denominated bonds to overseas investors, aggregating an amount up to Rs.500 crore. In this connection, Housing Development Finance Corporation has now informed BSE that the corporation has closed the said issue on October 14,2016.”

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Arunachal Pradesh is one of the land of tribes. The festivals here are abound with zest and life – based on aspects related to nature and agriculture. Dance is the soul of all the festivals here; performed with pride and belief. Losar or The New Year festivalis the most important festival of Tawang District in Arunachal Pradesh. The MonpaTribe celebrated this as the coming of a new year.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 19,702 crore loan to National Water Development Agency (NWDA) for 50 irrigation projects. The loan is sanctioned under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF), announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the Budget 2016-17. This would help create additional irrigation potential of 39.14 lakh hectares under these projects in 11 states.

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended a large sum of penalty of Rs.3,050 crore on top three telcos – Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, for violating their license agreement and denial of interconnection to new player Reliance Jio. The regulator has recommended penalty of Rs.50 crores each for 21 of the 22 circles of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone (except J&K).In case of Idea, it has recommended penalty of Rs.50 crores each for 19 circles where the operator provides services.

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Almatti dam, one of the largest reservoirs in Karnataka, was chosen for the World Bank’s Award of Excellence for best utilisation of funds for renovation to enhance the strength of the dam. The World Bank had granted Rs.72 crore to the Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited to prevent seepage which could damage the dam. The project was completed in 2000 and water storage began in 2002. This is the first renovation work started in March this year and it was taken up under the DRIP scheme by the Union government.

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Modi launched “Urja Ganga”, 1500 km long gas pipeline project which costing Rs 51,000 crore to provide piped cooking gas to residents of Varanasi within two years. He flagged off projects like doubling of railway tracks on the busy Allahabad—Varanasi section and expansion of the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) besides laying foundation stone for a fully air-conditioned perishable cargo centre in Varanasi.

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The 22nd meeting of the Western Zonal Council was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.The meeting was attended by the Chief Ministers and Ministers of these States and Administrators of Union Territories as well as senior officers of Central and State Governments.

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Indo Tibetan Border Police, ITBP celebrated its 55th raising day on October 24. The force was raised on 24th October in 1962. It is deployed on border guarding duties from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh covering 3488 kilometer of India-China Border manning Border Outposts on altitudes raging from 9000 feet to 18700 feet in the Western, Middle and Eastern Sector of the Border.

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Road and inland water communication in Assam is prepared to improve by the Centre. It decided to invest nearly Rs.1 lakh crore to improve connectivity. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari announced about the improvement of transport communication with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.

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The Indian Space Research Organization started a series of ground and aerial tests linked to the critical Moon landing of Chandrayaan-2 at Challakere in Chitradurga district. This Place is 400 km far away from Bengaluru. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) is the lead centre for the second Moon mission. It has artificially created close to ten craters to simulate the lunar terrain and test the Lander’s sensors.

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The fourth edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ‘MITRA SHAKTI 2016’ is being
conducted at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka from October 24 to November 6. The main focus of this edition of the joint exercise is to enhance inter-operability while carrying out Counter Insurgency (CI)/Counter Terrorism (CT) operations under the United Nations Mandate.

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated First National Tribal Carnival-2016 in New Delhi. The four day long carnival has been organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs to promote a sense of inclusiveness amongst the tribals. About 1600 tribal artists and around 8000 tribal delegates from States/UTs such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Telangana, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu are attending the carnival.

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India is ranked 130 out of 190 countries in World Bank Group’s annual report on the ease of doing business, Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All. India has moved up only one rank on the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking this year while in the 2016 edition, India had been downgraded to 131 from 130.

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Freedom fighter Chandrakant Kenkre has passed away in Shirodi in Goa. He was 87. Kenkre was known for fighting for rights of freedom fighters after liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule in 1961. He fought for the rights of freedom fighters and their families across Goa. He was the former president of Goa Freedom Fighters Association.

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Union Cabinet has cleared 2 percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA). The hike will be effective from July 2016. Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment and operationalisation of a National Academic Depository (NAD), which is aimed at bringing another dimension and enhancement of the vision of Digital India.

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The Nightingale of Kashmir, Raj Begum, who enthralled millions with her mellifluous voice for more than seven decades, passed away after a long time illness. She was 89. She started at a time when women were not even allowed to move out of their homes. Her contribution only allowed female singers to come out and make their mark.

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National Ayurveda Day observed on October 28 across the country by the Ministry of AYUSH. It organized a one day National Seminar on ‘’Prevention and Control of Diabetes through Ayurveda’’ on 28th October 2016 at New Delhi. Dr.Jitender Singh inaugurated the seminar and Minister of AYUSH (IC) Shri Shripad Yesso Naik presided over the programme. The Ministry of AYUSH launches “Mission Madhumeha through Ayurveda” on the occasion.

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According to the data given by the Registrar General of India (RGI), Jammu and Kashmir has surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, barring life expectancy at birth. The data prepared following surveys done between 2010 and 2014, Kerala used to be the leader in life expectancy in almost all categories of age till 2010.

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India has ranked 133 out of 183 countries in 2016 Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat. It has registered an impressive improvement of nearly 11 per cent in its youth development scores in the period between 2010 and 2015. Top 5 Countries : Germnay, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia and UK. Other Neighbouring countries : Nepal (77), Bhutan (69) and Sri Lanka (31).

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Alastair Cook has become the first Englishman to reach 10,000 Test runs after scoring the five runs he needed on day four of the second Investec Test against Sri Lanka at Emirates Riverside. Alastir Cook became first to score 10000 runs as an opening batsman

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The trio of Dhanush Babu, Vikram Ingale and Nikhilesh Tabhane have won India’s first ever senior international roller skating medal in the Asian Championship in China. The Indian trio shocked higher ranked contestants such as Chinese Taipei and Indonesia. South Korea pocketed the gold medal, while hosts China won silver medal. Chinese
Taipei, Iran and Indonesia finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively in the summit clash involving six teams.

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India’s tennis star Sania Mirza retained her numero uno status in women’s doubles for the second consecutive year. During the year, Sania has won titles, including Australian Open with Hingis, Cincinnati Masters with Barbora Strycova. Sania had split with Hingis but they paired up and made an unsuccessful bid to defend the WTA Finals in Singapore.

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Three women from Maharashtra Suvarna Lokhande, Sangeeta Awhale & Chiatali Rathod were conragulated & honored by MC granting title of “Swachhatadoot”. They can become agents of change and can reach to many others with their own experience. They have become the role models to many who want to bring this kind of a change in their lives.

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Jhulan Goswami, fast bowler and former captain of Indian women’s cricket team, has once again
earned an honour. She has achieved the ICC number one bowler’s rank, having earned 730 points. Jhulan has already been ICC number one bowler a couple of years ago. She was named ICC player of the year. Jhulan received the news that she has taken a lead over West Indies’ Stephanie Taylor and became number one ICC bowler. Stephanie has earned 659 points.

Explanation:
A 14-day India-Nepal joined military exercise, named Surya Kiran X, began at Saljhandi, Nepal. The exercise would end on 13th November 2016. To enhance defence co-operation relations with Nepal, an Indo-Nepal joint Military exercise Surya Kiran-X commenced at Army Battle School in Nepal. The aim of this exercise is to conduct battalion level joint training with special importance on Counter Terrorism in mountainous terrain.

Explanation:
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the function to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the High Court of Delhi. The theme of the Golden Jubilee Celeberations has been fixed as “Justice for all”. Narendra Modi appealed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary by stating Sardar gave the direction to a huge movement. He added that the country bows in front him for his contributions.