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• Every year on 4 February World Cancer Day is observed globally and is celebrated by WHO to aware people about the disease Cancer and how to cure it.


• To give all the information related to Cancer to the people and to provide the preventive measures to fight with this disease. 2019 theme is 'I Am and I Will'.


• According to WHO, the theme is an empowering call-to-action urging for personal commitment and represents the power of individual action taken now to impact the future.

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• Pushing back against Republican opposition, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination to pull US troops out of "endless wars" in Syria and Afghanistan.


• Trump cited the high cost in blood and money after years of fighting in Afghanistan, in arguing for a US withdrawal from the place where the 9/11 attacks were hatched.

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• Playing down concerns over economic slowdown in China amid the intense trade war with the US, President Xi Jinping said the world's second largest economy has made "steady" progress as his government took new steps for reforms and opening-up of economy to avert major risks.


• Greeting Chinese people on the eve of the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, Mr Jinping said at an official reception in Beijing that in the past year China has made efforts and "achieved a lot".

• Think tanks and Civil Societies Programme by Lauder Institute declared Observer Research Foundation(ORF) as top think tank under Best New Idea or Paradigm developed by Think tank category.


• Under US and non-US category, Brookings Institution is the highest ranked think tank followed by French Institute of International Relations and the Carnegie Endowment in second position,whereas Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is ranked 118th position.


• Under Think Tanks with the Most Innovative Policy Ideas category, Observer Research Foundation(ORF) has been placed in eighth position.


• Under the social media outreach and the use of other digital medium category,Observer Research Foundation with three centres in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is ranked top in the list.

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• Tulsi Gabbard, the first-ever Hindu elected to the US Congress, officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign.


• The 37-year-old launched her candidacy in the US state of Hawaii, where she has served as a congress woman since 2013. A Samoan-American, Gabbard is an Iraq war veteran and a member of the Democratic Party.

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• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Railway electrification of 294-km long Andal-Sainthia-Pakur-Malda and Khana-Sainthia sections in West Bengal.


• The electrification of 294-km sections will make the transportation of coal and stone chips to North and North East India fast and convenient.


• The 20-km long Hijli-Narayangarh third line was also inaugurated by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.


• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced various schemes has been launched in this year’s budget that will benefit more than 12 crore families of small farmers, 30-40 crore workers and 3 crore middle-class families.

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• Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh declared one of the rarest mammal, Indus River Dolphin, which is only found in Beas River, as Punjab State Aquatic Animal.


• Chief Minister constituted a committee comprised eminent members of the State Board of Wildlife, including Major AP Singh, Hardit Singh Sidhu, Col. P.S. Grewal and Jaskaran Singh and officers of Wildlife Department, to examine certain issues related to formation of separate Directorate of Wildlife & Wetlands of Bir Moti Bagh wildlife Sanctuary to provide a natural habitat to various wildlife species.


• Chief Minister approved to declare Kanjli Wetland and holy Kali Bein River as a wildlife conservation reserve to mark the historic celebration of 550th Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Chief Minister announced to ban the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Aceclofenac for veterinary use to ensure vulture conservation.

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• The second phase of Pasupu-Kumkuma (Turmeric-Kumkum) scheme and welfare pensions was launched by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Chandrababu Naidu.


• Around 94 Lakh DWCRA (Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas) women will be given Rs 10000 in three installments under the Pasupu-Kumkuma scheme.


• Under the scheme, Rs 2500 will be given on 1st February 2019, Rs 3500 will be given 8th March and Rs 4000 will be given on 5th April.


• 54 Lakh pensions will be given to different categories of people each month and it will cost a monthly expenditure of Rs 1100 crore. The Annual Expenditure will be around Rs 13200 crore.

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• Microsoft India entered into a pact with the Sikkim state government to improve the education system in the state by boosting digital literacy and the knowledge of new-age technology among students and teachers in government schools.


• The MoU was signed between the Human Resource Development Department and the technology major.


• The collaboration was carried out between Sikkim and Microsoft India as part of the state’s commitment to use the power of technology to revamp its core sectors including e-governance.

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• Protesting CBI action in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went on an indefinite 'dharna' in front of the Metro Channel Control Post, Kolkata.


• She said her agitation was to "save democracy, Constitution and the country". She added that proceedings in the state assembly will take place where she will hold a meeting.

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• Public sector Indian Bank said two regional rural banks (RRBs), Pallavan Grama Bank and Pandyan Grama Bank will be merged to form Tamil Nadu Grama Bank as per the Finance Ministry. The integration will be effective from April 1.


• The new Tamil Nadu Grama Bank will be under the sponsorship of Indian Bank with head office in Salem,Tamil Nadu. Originally the Pallavan Grama Bank was sponsored by Indian Bank and Pandyan Grama Bank by Indian Overseas Bank.

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• In order to save Iran from the US (United States) sanctions, Project INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exercises) was launched by the governments of United Kingdom, France and Germany.


• The Special payment system, INSTEX will save Iran nuclear Deal by allowing Iran to keep trading with countries of European Union despite of sanctions re-imposed by USA.


• INSTEX has supervisory board chaired by UK with members from France and Germany and it is registered with Paris with an initial 3000 Euros.

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• India’s Smriti Mandhana attained top in the ICC ODI rankings for bats women, she grab first position after the match against New Zealand, whereas Ellyse Perry followed her in the second position and Indian ODI skipper Mithali Raj in fifth position.


• In the ODI Bowler’s ranking, veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami is fourth, with Poonam Yadav at eighth, and spinner Deepti Sharma at ninth.


• Whereas,Deepti Sharma is fourth in the All-rounders rank and is the Indian cricketer to be the top-10 list.

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• Former captain of the Pakistan women team Sana Mir became the first Asian woman to play hundred T20Is.
She achieved this milestone, When she played against West Indies in her final T20I that was held in Karachi.

• Sana Mir is the sixth woman in the world to complete 100 T20Is, whereas Daendra Dottin of West Indies lead the list with 110 T20Is.

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• India defeated New Zealand in fifth One Day International (ODI) match held at Wellington in New Zealand by 35 runs to clinch the five-match series 4-1.


• India struggled in the beginning but Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya played good knocks due to which India managed to score a competitive score of 252.


• Ambati Rayudu and Vijay Shankar who scored 45 runs off 64 balls, forged a 98-run partnership after the fall of four wickets at the score of 18.


• India defeated New Zealand in the first three ODIs but defeated badly in the fourth ODI.

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• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, wanted for questioning by the CBI, is among the "best in the world".


• she said "He is working 24x7, and was on leave for only one day recently." The BJP is misusing power to take control of the police and destroy all institutions.

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• Former Cricketer, Greg Chappell confirmed to retire after the Ashes 2019.


• Greg Chappell have played 87 Tests for Australia.


• After his retirement in 1984,he worked as Team selector in three separate regimes, from 1984 to 1988, 2010 to 2011, and 2016 to the present.


• He was also appointed as national talent manager in 2010.

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• Madhya Pradesh Congress party has sought the resignation of Governor Anandiben Patel accusing her of working as a worker of the BJP.


• This comes after Patel reportedly said "Modi sahab ka dhyan rakhana" during her visit to a solar power plant in Rewa district. She was interacting with a group of villagers in the area.

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• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) which will act as the hub of ISRO’s future manned missions at the headquarters of ISRO in Bengaluru, Karnataka.


• India’s first manned mission was announced on 15th August 2018 and it is set to happen by 2022 which is going to be the 75th year of Independence.


• Former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan unveiled the full scale model of Gaganyaan’s crew module in the presence of ISRO’s chairman K. Sivan.


• S. Unnikrishnan Nair and R. Hutton was declared as the founder Director of HSFC and Project Director of Gaganyaan respectively by ISRO chairman Dr. K. Sivan.

A. Rs 36,292 crore B. Rs 58,166 crore C. Rs 64,587 crore D. Rs 1,58, 658 crore Answer: C

A. Amargarh B. Ladakh C. Srinagar D. Shopian Answer: B

A. 4 February B. 5 February C. 6 February D. 7 February Answer: A

A. Amravati B. Vijayawada C. Hyderabad D. Nellore Answer: A

A. Italy B. Russia C. Denmark D. Iran Answer: D

A. Madhya Pradesh B. Rajasthan C. Haryana D. Uttar Pradesh Answer: D

A. Central African Republic (CAR) B. Democratic Republic of the Congo C. Venezuela D. Syria Answer: A

A. Russia B. NATO C. North Korea D. Japan Answer: A

A. 42 B. 38 C. 15 D. 20 Answer: A

A. M Nageswara Rao B. Rakesh Asthana C. Rishi Kumar Shukla D. Alok Verma Answer: C

A. Mithali Raj B. Smriti Mandhana C. Poonam Yadav D. Punam Raut Answer: B

A. Kolkata B. Pune C. Delhi D. Mumbai Answer: D

A. UK B. US C. China D. Japan Answer: C

A. Russia B. Germany C. Japan D. South Korea Answer: C

A. Mahesh Sharma B. Jitendra Singh C. Manoj Sinha D. Raj Kumar Singh Answer: A

A. Pune B. Delhi C. Jaipur D. Bengaluru Answer: D

A. Jharkhand B. Madhya Pradesh C. Assam D. Uttarakhand Answer: A

A. Sikkim B. Delhi C. Telangana D. Goa Answer: D

A. 50000 B. 200000 C. 250000 D. 100000 Answer: D

A. I am and I will B. We can. I can C. Not Beyond Us D. Debunk the Myths Answer: A

A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth Answer: C

A. Maharashtra B. Madhya Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. West Bengal Answer: D

A. 68 B. 69 C. 70 D. 71 Answer: D

A. India B. Bhutan C. China D. Pakistan Answer: D

A. Punjab B. Manipur C. Delhi D. Jharkhand Answer: A

A. Nagaland B. Tripura C. Sikkim D. Manipur Answer: C

A. Malaysia B. Sri Lanka C. Vietinam D. Nepal Answer: D