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CONTENTS ■ CURRENT AFFAIRS ............................................................................... SHQE-9 ■ CURRENT AFFAIRS POINTERS ............................................................ SHQE-19

SOLVED PAPERS SET-01

SET-05

SSC Higher Secondary Level Data Entry

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC

Operator & LDC Exam, 27.11.2010

Exam, 11.12.2011 (Delhi Zone : Ist Sitting)

Part-I : General Intelligence ...................... SHQE–23

Part-I :

General Intelligence ..................... SHQE–87

Part-II : English Language ........................ SHQE–25

Part-II :

English Language ......................... SHQE–89

Part-III : Numerical Aptitude .................... SHQE–27

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................... SHQE–91

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–29

Part-IV : General Awareness ....................... SHQE–93

SET-02

SET-06

SSC Higher Sec. Level Data Entry Operator &

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC

LDC Exam, 28.11.2010 (First Sitting)

Exam, 11.12.2011 (Delhi Zone : IInd Sitting)

Part-I : General Intelligence ...................... SHQE–37

Part-I :

General Intelligence ................... SHQE–105

Part-II : English Language ........................ SHQE–39

Part-II :

English Language ....................... SHQE–107

Part-III : Numerical Aptitude .................... SHQE–41

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................. SHQE–109

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–43

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–112

SET-07 SET-03 SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 21.10.2012 (1st Sitting)

Exam, 04.12.2011 (North Zone : Ist Sitting) Part-I :

General Intelligence ..................... SHQE–51

Part-II :

English Language ......................... SHQE–53

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................... SHQE–55 Part-IV : General Awareness ....................... SHQE–57

Test Form No. : 965QK4 Part-I :

General Intelligence ................... SHQE–121

Part-II :

English Language ....................... SHQE–124

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................. SHQE–125 Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–128

SET-04 SET-08

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 04.12.2011 (East Zone : Ist Sitting)

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC

Part-I :

General Intelligence ..................... SHQE–68

Exam, 28.10.2012 (1st Sitting)

Part-II :

English Language ......................... SHQE–70

Test Form No. : 334PK9

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................... SHQE–72 Part-IV : General Awareness ....................... SHQE–74

Part-I :

General Intelligence ................... SHQE–139

Part-II :

English Language ....................... SHQE–142

SHQE-3

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................. SHQE–143

SET-13

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–146

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 10.11.2013 (1st Sitting)

SET-09 SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 28.10.2012 (1st Sitting) Test Form No. : 556PT3 Part-I :

General Intelligence ................... SHQE–158

Part-II :

English Language ....................... SHQE–161

(Test Form No. 000KG1) Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–236 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–238 Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–241 Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–244

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................. SHQE–163

SET-14

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–165

SSC CHSL (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 02.11.2014 (Patna Region : 1st Sitting)

SET-10 SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 04.11.2012 (2nd Sitting) Test Form No. : 012PN5

(Test Form No. 901 RG 1) Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–257

Part-I :

General Intelligence ................... SHQE–176

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–259

Part-II :

English Language ....................... SHQE–179

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–261

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute .................. SHQE–181

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–264

Part-IV : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–183

SET-15

SET-11

SSC CHSL (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 09.11.2014

SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC

(Test Form No. 624 TH 8)

Exam, 20.10.2013 (Test Form No. 357 MN-8) Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–194 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–196 Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–199

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–277 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–279 Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–281 Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–284

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–202

SET-16 SET-12 SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 27.10.2013 (2nd Sitting)

SSC CHSL (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam, 16.11.2014 (Patna Region : 1st Sitting)

(Test Form No. 004 MN5)

(Test Form No. 222 KP 1)

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–214

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–299

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–216

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–301

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–219

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–303

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–222

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–306

SHQE-4

SET-17

SET-21

SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM, 01.11.2015 (2ND SITTING)

SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM, 20.12.2015 (1ST SITTING)

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–319

(Test Form No. 9692918)

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–321

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–404 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–406

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–324

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–409

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–326

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–411

SET-22

SET-18 SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM, 20.12.2015 (2ND SITTING)

15.11.2015 (1ST SITTING)

(Test Form No. 3148585)

(Test Form No. 6636838)

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–426

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–340

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–428 Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–431

Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–342

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–433

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–345

SET-23

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–347

SSC (10+2) STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘C’ & ‘D’ EXAM, 31.01.2016

SET-19

(Test Form No. 3513283)

SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM,

Part-I : General Intelligence & Reasoning SHQE–447 Part-II : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–449

06.12.2015 (1ST SITTING)

Part-II : English Language &

(Test Form No. 1375232)

Comprehension ........................... SHQE–452

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–362 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–364

SET-24

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–367

SSC (10+2) STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘C’ & ‘D’ EXAM, 31.07.2016

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–369

Part-I : General Intelligence & Reasoning SHQE–465 Part-II : General Awareness ..................... SHQE–467 Part-II : English Language &

SET-20

Comprehension ........................... SHQE–469

SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA EXAM, 06.12.2015 (2ND SITTING)

SET – 25

(Test Form No. 3441135)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 08.01.2017 (Evening Shift)

Part-I : General Intelligence .................... SHQE–384 Part-II : English Language ...................... SHQE–386

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–484 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–485

Part-III : Quantitative Aptitute ................ SHQE–388

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–486

Part-IV : General Awareness ................... SHQE–391

English Language ..................................... SHQE–488

SHQE-5

SET – 26

SET – 31

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

09.01.2017 (Evening Shift)

22.01.2017 (Shift-III)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–495

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–549

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–496

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–550

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–497

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–551

English Language ..................................... SHQE–499

English Language ..................................... SHQE–552

SET – 27

SET – 32

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

13.01.2017 (Shift-III)

23.01.2017 (Evening Shift)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–506

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–559

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–507

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–560

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–508

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–561

English Language ..................................... SHQE–509

English Language ..................................... SHQE–563

SET – 28

SET – 33

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

15.01.2017 (Evening Shift)

24.01.2017 (Shift-III)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–516

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–570

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–517

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–571

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–518

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–572

English Language ..................................... SHQE–520

English Language ..................................... SHQE–574

SET – 29

SET – 34

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

17.01.2017 (Evening Shift)

30.01.2017 (Shift-III)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–527

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–581

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–528

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–582

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–529

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–583

English Language ..................................... SHQE–531

English Language ..................................... SHQE–585

SET – 30

SET – 35

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM,

20.01.2017 (Shift-III)

02.02.2017 (Shift-II)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–538

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–592

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–539

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–593

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–541

Quantitative Aptitute................................. SHQE–594

English Language ..................................... SHQE–542

English Language ..................................... SHQE–596

SHQE-6

SET – 36

SET – 42

SSC STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘C’ & ‘D’ EXAM 11.09.2017 (Shift-II)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 20.03.2018 (Shift-I)

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–603 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–606 English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–608

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–702 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–703 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–705 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–706

SET – 37 SSC STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘C’ & ‘D’ EXAM 12.09.2017 (Shift-I) General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–625 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–628 English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–630

SET – 38 SSC STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘C’ & ‘D’ EXAM 13.09.2017 (Shift-I) General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–645 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–648 English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–650

SET – 39 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 16.03.2018 (Shift-I) English Comprehension ............................. General Intelligence .................................. Quantitative Aptitude ................................ General Awareness ....................................

SHQE–665 SHQE–666 SHQE–668 SHQE–669

SET – 40 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 17.03.2018 (Shift-I) English Comprehension ............................. General Intelligence .................................. Quantitative Aptitude ................................ General Awareness ....................................

SHQE–677 SHQE–678 SHQE–680 SHQE–681

SET – 43 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 04.03.2018 (Shift-III) English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–714 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–715 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–717 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–718

SET – 44 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 15.03.2018 (Shift-III) English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–726 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–727 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–729 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–730

SET – 45 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 17.03.2018 (Shift-III) English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–738 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–739 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–741 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–742

SET – 46 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 19.03.2018 (Shift-III) English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–751 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–752 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–754 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–755

SET – 41

SET – 47

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 19.03.2018 (Shift-I)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 20.03.2018 (Shift-III)

English Comprehension ............................. General Intelligence .................................. Quantitative Aptitude ................................ General Awareness ....................................

SHQE–689 SHQE–690 SHQE–692 SHQE–693

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–764 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–765 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–767 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–769

SHQE-7

SET – 48

SET – 53

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 21.03.2018 (Shift-III)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 17.03.2020 (Shift-I)

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–778

English Language ..................................... SHQE–845

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–779

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–846

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–781

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–848

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–783

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–850

SET – 54

SET – 49 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 22.03.2018 (Shift-III)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 19.03.2020 (Shift-I)

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–792

English Language ..................................... SHQE–857

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–793

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–858

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–795

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–860

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–796

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–861

SET – 55

SET – 50 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 23.03.2018 (Shift-III) English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–805 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–806 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–808 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–809

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 12.04.2021 (Shift-I) English Language ..................................... SHQE–869 General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–870 Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–872 General Awareness .................................... SHQE–874

SET – 56

SET – 51 SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 02.07.2019 (Shift-I)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 19.04.2021 (Shift-I)

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–817

English Language ..................................... SHQE–883

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–818

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–884

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–820

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–886

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–821

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–888

SET – 52

SET – 57

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 03.07.2019 (Shift-I)

SSC CHSL (10+2) TIER-I CBE EXAM, 04.08.2021 (Shift-I)

English Comprehension ............................. SHQE–831

English Language ..................................... SHQE–896

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–832

General Intelligence .................................. SHQE–897

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–834

Quantitative Aptitude ................................ SHQE–899

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–835

General Awareness .................................... SHQE–901

SHQE-8

CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT AFFAIRS Padma Awards 2022

73rd Republic Day India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day on 26 January 2022. The celebrations this year are special as India is in the 75th year of Independence – being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. It replaced the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. 10 interesting facts Republic Day 1. Rajpath was not the event’s organisational centre from 1950 to 1954 because Republic Day was organised at Irwin Stadium, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramleela Maidan from 1950 to 1954. After that, Rajpath has been the permanent venue of Republic Day. 2. The Prime Minister, President or ruler of any country is invited as a guest to the event every year. This time, there are no foreign guests invited to Republic Day because of the ongoing Covid-19 situation. 3. The President’s cavalier bodyguards salute the National Flag, followed by the playing of the National Anthem and the firing of 21 guns. 4. The firing of 21 gunsis not carried out using guns. Instead, Indian Army’s 7 cannons, which are known as 25 ponders, are employed to fire three rounds. These canons were built in 1941 and are used in all the army’s formal programmes. 5. The firing of the gun salute co-exists with the playing of the National Anthem. The first shot is fired at the opening of the National Anthem and the last shot is fired 52 seconds later. 6. The Republic Day parade’s preparations begin in July when all of the participants are officially notified of their participation. They will practice parades at their respective places till August. They come to perform at the event in December. Before the official event, the participants had already trained for 600 hours. 7. Every programme on January 26 is planned and held as per plans because small mistakes and the shortest delay could cost heavily to the organisers. According to media reports, around 320 crores was spent on the event. 8. The song ‘Abide with me’ was played on every Republic Day, as it was Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite song. However, s per a brochure by Indian Army, this hymn was dropped this year in favour of more Indian tunes. 9. Each group covers 9 km on Republic Day. According to the judgement of the judges, the group was awarded the title of ‘Best Marching Group’. 10. The tableau on Republic Day moves at a speed of about 5 km/hour as every individual can see it. The drivers of these tableaus drive through a small window.

The Union ministry of home affairs announced the Padma awards on the eve of the country’s 73rd Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher-order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service). Padma Vibhushan ● The late CDS, Bipin Rawat and Kalyan Singh are to be presented with Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Padma Bhushan ● The former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is presented with Padma Bhushan. But Buddhadeb is to decline the award. He is a CPI (M) leader. ● The congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad, alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will also receive the award. ● Gurmeet Bawa, the late folk singer of Punjab, Rajiv Mehrishi, the union home secretary are to be presented with Padma Bhushan. Padma shri ● Sonu Nigam, the play back singer of Bollywood will receive Padma Shri. Sports persons ● A total of six sports persons are to receive the Padma awards 2022. Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia is to receive Padma Bhushan. ● Hockey player Vandana Katariya and Paralympians Pramod Bhagat, Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil are to receive Padma Shri. Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist will also receive Padma Shri. Vaccine makers ● Cyrus Poonawala, the founder of SII (Serum Institute of India) will receive Padma Bhushan. ● He is the man behind the popular “COVISHIELD”. The chairman of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ellla and the co-founder of Bharat Biotech Suchitra Ella will also receive Padma Bhushan. Padma Awards 2022 ● In 2022, the President Ram Nath Kovind approved 107 padma shri awards, 17 padma bhushan and 4 padma vibhushan awards. ● In all 128 padma awards. ● Of this one Padma award is a duo case. In duo cases, the award is considered as one.

SHQE-9

CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Padma Vibhushan(4) Name Ms. Prabha Atre Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous) General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous)

Field Art Literature and Education

State / Country Maharashtra U.P.

Civil Service

Uttarakhand

Public Affairs

Uttar Pradesh

Padma Bhushan (17) Name Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Shri Victor Banerjee Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo) Ms. Madhur Jaffery Shri Devendra Jhajharia Shri Rashid Khan Shri Rajiv Mehrishi Shri Satya Narayana Nadella Shri Sundararajan Pichai Shri Cyrus Poonawalla Shri Sanjaya Rajaram (Posthumous) Ms. Pratibha Ray Swami Sachidanand Shri Vashishth Tripathi

Field Public Affairs Art Art

State / Country Jammu and Kashmir West Bengal Punjab

Public Affairs

West Bengal

Trade and Industry Trade and Industry

Maharashtra Telangana

Others-Culinary USA Sports Rajasthan Art Civil Service Trade and Industry Trade and Industry Trade and Industry Sci and Engg Literature and Education Literature and Education Literature and Education

Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan USA USA Maharashtra Mexico Odisha Gujarat Uttar Pradesh

Padma Shri (107) Name Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala Prof. Najma Akhtar

Field Trade and Industry Literature and Education Shri Sumit Antil Sports Shri T Senka Ao Literature and Education Ms. Kamalini Asthana Art and Ms. Nalini Asthana* (Duo)

State / Country West Bengal Delhi Haryana Nagaland Uttar Pradesh

Shri Subbanna Ayyappan Shri J K Bajaj Shri Sirpi Balasubramaniam Srimad Baba Balia Ms. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Ms. Madhuri Barthwal Shri Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar Shri Harmohinder Singh Bedi Shri Pramod Bhagat Shri S Ballesh Bhajantri Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia Shri Maria Christopher Byrski Acharya Chandanaji Ms. Sulochana Chavan Shri Neeraj Chopra Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary Shri Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil Shri S Damodaran Shri Faisal Ali Dar Shri Jagjit Singh Dardi Dr. Prokar Dasgupta Shri Aditya Prasad Dash Dr. Lata Desa Shri Malji bhai Desai Ms. Basanti Devi Ms. Lourembam Bino Devi Ms. Muktamani Devi Ms. Shyamamani Devi Shri Khalil Dhantejvi (Posthumous) Shri Savaji Bhai Dholakia Shri Arjun Singh Dhurve Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre Shri Chandraprakash Dwivedi Shri Dhaneswar Engti

SHQE-10

Science and Engineering Literature and Education Literature and Education Social Work Science and Engineering Art

Karnataka

Literature and Education Medicine

Ladakh

Delhi Tamil Nadu Odisha West Bengal Uttarakhand

Maharashtra

Literature and Education Sports Art

Odisha Tamil Nadu

Art

Sikkim

Literature and Education Social Work Art

Poland Bihar Maharashtra

Sports Social Work

Haryana Assam

Sports

Kerala

Social Work Sports Trade and Industry Medicine Science and Engineering Medicine Public Affairs Social Work Art

Tamil Nadu J&K Chandigarh

Trade and Industry Art

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Trade and Industry Ms. Sosamma Iype Animal Husbandry Shri Avadh Kishore Lit. and Jadia Education Ms. Sowcar Janaki Art Ms. Tara Jauhar Lit and Education Ms. Vandana Kataria Sports Shri H R Art Keshavamurthy Shri Rutger Lit and Kortenhorst Education Shri P Narayana Lit and Kurup Education Ms. Avani Lekhara Sports Shri Moti Lal Madan Sci and Engineering Shri Shivnath Mishra Art Dr. Narendra Prasad Medicine Misra (Posthumous) Shri Darshanam Art Mogilaiah Shri Guruprasad Civil Service Mohapatra (Posthumous) Shri Thavil Art Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan Ms. R MuthukaArt nnammal Shri Abdul Khader Grassroots Nadakattin Innovation Shri Amai Mahalinga Agriculture Naik Shri Tsering Namgyal Art Shri A K C Natarajan Art Shri V L Nghaka Lit. and Education Shri Sonu Nigam Art Shri Ram Sahay Art Panday Shri Chirapat Lit and Prapandavidya Education Ms. K V Rabiya Social Work

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CDS Bipin Rawat, Killed in IAF Helicopter Crash On December 8, 2021, a Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, in which a total of 14 people including CDS Bipin Rawat and his wife were on board. CDS Bipin Rawat was on his way to deliver a speech at a military institute in Tamil Nadu. The accident resulted in the tragic death of CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other army officers. Group Captain Varun Singh is the only survivor in this accident, his condition is currently critical and he is undergoing treatment, but he died on December 16, 2021. There was a demand for Chief of Defence Staff for the past several years, it is necessary to establish coordination between the three forces and increase their effectiveness. The Chief of Defence Staff will be the highest military officer of the country, he will provide advice to the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy. This officer will also act as military advisor to the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister. Brigadier L S Lidder, Lt. Col. Harjinder Singh, Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, Squadron Leader Kuldeep, JWO Pradeep, JWO Das, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar, Lance Naik B Sai Teja, and Havildar Satpal also lost their lives in the crash.

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Territorial Army

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Army, Navy and Air Force related work

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Specific purchases for services other than capital gains as per extant rules and procedures

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Ensuring coordination in the process of procurement, training and staffing of military services through integrated joint plans and requirements

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Promoting the use of indigenously made equipment by the armies

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Facilitate restructuring of military commands and formation of joint theater commands for rational use of resources through joint operations

70TH MISS UNIVERSE 2021 Actor-model Harnaaz Sandhu made history as she was crowned Miss Universe 2021 beating contestants from 80 countries, 21 years after India last brought home the title. While Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira, 22, finished second, South Africa’s Lalela Mswane, 24, came third. Only two Indians before Ms Sandhu have won the title of Miss Universe— actors Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000. The 70th edition of the event was held in Eilat, Israel, where the 21-year -old bagged the coveted pageant. The Chandigarh-based model, who is pursuing her master’s degree in public administration, was crowned by her predecessor Andrea Meza of Mexico, who won the pageant in 2020. Ms Sandhu started her journey in pageantry when she won Times Fresh Face in 2017, representing Chandigarh at the age of 17. She later won the LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021 title.

Gen Rawat, who assumed office as the country's first CDS on January 1, 2020, flew into the IAF Airbase in Sulur on the outskirts of Coimbatore on December 8,2021 morning. He was accompanied by his wife and eight officers and personnel. Five officers and personnel joined him on his around 40-minute flight from Sulur to Wellington. Job Area of the Chief of Defence Staff : ●

Army, Navy and Air Force

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Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters, Air Force Headquarters and Defence Staff Headquarters)

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CURRENT AFFAIRS Medicine on October 4, 2021 for their seminal work in identifying the gene and understanding the mechanism through which our body perceives temperature and pressure.

NOBEL PRIZE 2021 PEACE Two journalists – Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia – whose work has angered the rulers of their countries, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on October 8, 2021 for their relentless fight for freedom of expression in countries where media outlets have faced persistent attacks. In 2012, Maria Ressa co-founded “Rappler”, a digital media company for investigative journalism. Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov was one of the founders of the independent Russian newspaper “Novaja Gazeta” in 1993. LITERATURE United Kingdom-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 7, 2021. He is only the sixth Africa-born writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He has published 10 novels and a number of short stories. He released his debut novel “Memory of Departure” in 1987. Other novels : Pilgrims Way (1988); Dottie (1990); Paradise (1994); Desertion (2005); The Last Gift (2011) and Afterlives (2020).

ECONOMIC SCIENCES The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 11 October 2021, awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science to: David Card for his empirical contributions to labour economics and Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is formally known as the ‘Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021.

RAJINIKANTH HONOURED WITH DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD Actor Rajinikanth was honoured with the prestigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony in October 2021. Reason: for his contribution as an actor, producer and screenwriter. He received the prestigious award from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

PHYSICS Three scientists – Giorgio Parisi of Italy (Sapienza University of Rome : one-half of the prize); Klaus Hasselmann of Germany (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg : one-fourth of prize) and Syukuro Manabe, Japanese – born American (Princeton University : one-fourth of prize) – won the Nobel Prize for Physics on October 5, 2021 for work that found order in disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including our understanding of the global climate crisis.

73RD EMMY AWARD 2021 The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 19, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. The award honoured the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021. 2021 Emmy Awards:

CHEMISTRY Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute and David MacMillan of Princeton University won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 6, 2021 for pioneering a unique way to build molecules. The new method is known as asymmetric organocatalysis.

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Outstanding Drama Series: The Crown

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Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso

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Outstanding Variety Talk Show: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Outstanding Limited Series: The Queen’s Gambit

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Outstanding Actor–Comedy: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

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Outstanding Actor–Drama: Josh O’Connor

MEDICINE OR PHYSIOLOGY David Julius from the University of California, San Francisco and Ardem Patapoutian from Scripps Research in La Jolla, California won the Nobel Prize in

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2020 OLYMPICS GAMES The 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.

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It was the 32nd Edition of Olympic Games.

MEDAL WINNERS

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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th International Olympic Committee Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013.

Neeraj Chopra

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The 2020 Olympics was scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020.

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The event was postponed to 2021 in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games.

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The 2020 Games are the Fourth Olympic Games to be held in Japan, following the Tokyo 1964 (Summer), Sapporo 1972 (Winter), and Nagano 1998 (Winter) games.

India recorded its best-ever medal tally (7) at Tokyo Olympics; winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze medals.

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Neeraj Chopra, on 7 August 2021, won gold in the men’s javelin throw final with a best attempt of 87.58m.

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He became the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympic Games

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It was India’s first gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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He became the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics after Abhinav Bindra.

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With Neeraj’s gold on the penultimate day, India ended its campaign at the XXXII Olympiad with seven medals – the country’s best performance at the Olympics.

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Tokyo became the first city in Asia to hold the Summer Games twice.

Mirabai Chanu

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New Games added to the Olympic programme:

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Surfing, sport climbing, skateboarding and karate ●

Baseball and Softball returned to Olympics after their absence since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Summer Olympic Mascot – ‘MIRAITOWA’

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339 Medal Events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

PV Sindhu ●

Sindhu bagged the bronze medal in Tokyo and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.

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She beat China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match of the women’s badminton singles event.

INDIA’S PERFORMANCE ●

India sent 228-member contingent to the Tokyo Olympics including 119 athletes (67 male & 52 female).

Chanu he bagged the silver medal after she lifted 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the 49kg category to better Karnam Malleswari’s bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Lovlina Borgohain ●

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain took the bronze medal in the in women’s welterweight (64-69kg) category on 4 August 2021.

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She was defeated by Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli.

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It competed in 85 medal events.

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India’s official cheer song: Cheer4India: Hindustani Way

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It is performed by singer Ananya Birla and composed by AR Rahman.

She has become only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.

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India’s flag bearers in the Opening Ceremony: Mary Kom (Boxing) & Manpreet Singh (Hockey)

Mary Kom, Vijender Singh clinched bronze at 2008 Beijing & Olympics 2012 London Olympics.

Ravi Dahiya

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India’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony: Bajrang Punia (Wrestling)

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Deepak Kabra: 1st Indian to be selected for judging the Gymnastics competition of the Olympic Games.

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Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya on 5 August 2021 clinched an Olympic silver medal after losing his 57 kg final to Russian two-time defending world champion Zavur Uguev.

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This was India’s second silver medal and fifth medal overall at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Indian Men’s Hockey Team ● India men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in Tokyo after defeating Germany 5-4. ● It was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. ● Barring the 7-1 defeat against Australia, and the 5-2 loss in the semifinal to the World Champions Belgium, India won all their games in Tokyo. Bajrang Punia ●

Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia on 7 August 2021 won a Bronze Medal for India after defeating Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan by 8-0 in men’s freestyle 65 kg Bronze Medal match. Medal Winners for India at the 2020 Olympics Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Date

Gold

Neeraj Chopra

Javelin Throw

Final

7 August 2021

Silver

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Weightlifting

Women’s 49 kg

24 July 2021

Silver

Ravi Dahiya

Wrestling

Men’s 57 kg

5 August 2021

Bronze

P. V. Sindhu

Badminton

Women’s singles

1 August 2021

Bronze

Lovlina Borgohain

Boxing

Women’s welterweight (64-69kg)

4 August 2021

Bronze

Men’s Team

Hockey

Bronze Medal decider

5 August 2021

Bronze

Bajrang Punia

Wrestling

Men’s Freestyle 65 kg

7 August 2021

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MEDAL TALLY : TOP TEN COUNTRY

Indian women’s hockey team made history on 2 August as they defeated Australia 1-0 to book their place in the semi-final for the first time in the Olympics.Goal scorer for India: Gurjit Kaur. The Indian women’s hockey team lost to Argentina 1-2 in the semi-finals on 4 August 2021. The spirited team later went down 3-4 in a heroic match against Great Britain in the Bronze medal decider on 6 August 2021. Kamalpreet Kaur: Kamalpreet Kaur finished sixth in the final of the women’s discus throw event. She managed a best throw of 63.70m with USA’s Valarie Allman taking gold with a throw of 68.98m. Neeraj Chopra qualifies forjavelin throw final: Star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra earned a direct qualification into the finals with a stunning throw of 86.65m on 4 August 2021. He became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Games. Golfer Aditi Ashok finishes fourth: Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok, on 7 August 2021, narrowly missed the Olympic medal as she finished fourth in the Women’s Individual Golf tournament. She finished just two shots behind gold medal winner Nelly Korda of USA and just a shot behind Mone Inami of Japan and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, who win silver and bronze, respectively.

1. United States

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

39

41

33

113

2. China

38

32

18

88

3. Japan

27

14

17

58

4. Great Britain

22

21

22

65

5. R.O.C.

20

28

23

71

6. Australia

17

7

22

46

7. Netherlands

10

12

14

36

8. France

10

12

11

33

9. Germany

10

11

16

37

10. Italy

10

10

20

40

48. India

1

2

4

7

UEFA EURO : 2020 Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the teams had fought out a 1-1 extra-time draw at a raucous Wembley on July 12, 2021. The giant keeper saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus Rashford hit a post, as Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci and Domenico Berardi all scored for the Italians. Luke Shaw had given England a dream start with a superb goal after two minutes but Italy, who offered almost nothing in response in the first half, gradually took command as the hosts sat back and levelled through Bonucci after 67 minutes.

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