Banking Wallah IBPS RRB , SBI , IBPS PO / Clerk

What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following number series:

Q-:1, 8, 22, ?, 71, 106, 148

(a) 41
(b) 45
(c) 47
(d) 43
(e) 39

Can you find out the missing number in the series?

122, 138, 118, 142, 114, 148, 110
(a) 122
(b) 138
(c) 148
(d) 118
(e) 110

TOP NEWS 29 January 2025

1. ISRO’s 100th Mission Success
- GSLV rocket launched navigation satellite NVS-02 from Sriharikota.
- First mission under ISRO’s new Chairman V Narayanan.

2. Railway Infrastructure Upgrade
- 23,000+ track km upgraded for 130 kmph speeds; 54,000+ km for 110 kmph.

3. Budget Session & All-Party Meeting
- Parliament’s budget session begins Friday; all-party meet held Thursday.

4. PM Modi on “One Nation, One Election”
- Urged youth to debate the proposal, citing delays in governance due to frequent polls.

LEGAL & GOVERNMENT

1. FIR Against Journalist Rana Ayyub
- Delhi Court orders FIR over alleged anti-Hindu posts on X (Twitter).

2. Waqf Amendment Bill 2024
- Parliamentary panel to recommend a law to prevent tribal land conversion into Waqf property.

3. Delhi Riots Accused Granted Parole
- Supreme Court allows AAP-turned-AIMIM candidate Tahir Hussain to campaign for Delhi polls.

4. Election Commission Notice
- EC issues notice to Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna pollution remarks.

ECONOMY & FINANCE

4. RBI Ombudsman Complaints
- 9.34 lakh complaints in FY24, a 32.8% YoY rise.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. India-Oman CEPA Talks
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets Oman’s counterpart to boost trade ties.

2. India-Myanmar Border Fencing
- Naga Council opposes fencing, citing threats to tribal rights under Free Movement Regime (FMR).

3. Sri Lanka Fishermen Row
- India protests firing by Sri Lankan Navy on Indian fishermen.

DEFENCE & SECURITY

1. Navy Agniveers’ Training
- 67 Agniveers (including 14 women) complete Kamov-28 ASW aircraft training.

2. Women Officers’ Seminar
- Western Command discusses expanding roles for women in the Indian Army.

SPORTS & CULTURE

1. 38th National Games
- Began in Dehradun (Uttarakhand); 47 events across 11 cities till 14th next month.

2. Padma Awards Controversy
- Singer Sonu Nigam criticizes exclusion of legends like Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik.

GK & EXAM-RELEVANT FACTS

- Largest Planet: Jupiter | Nearest to Sun: Mercury.
- Delhi’s History: Formerly Indraprastha (Mahabharata era); British capital shifted in 1911.
- Born Today: Rajyavardhan Rathore (Ex-Army Colonel, Olympic Silver Medalist, MP).

IDIOMS & VOCAB

- Idiom: “Can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs” → Every action has a cost.
- Antonym: Advance × Retreat
- Synonym: Infect ≈ Contaminate

🟠India’s Ranking in the Henley Passport Index 2025

🔸India’s 2025 Rank : 85th
🔸India’s 2024 Rank : 80th
🔸Top Country :Singapore (1st)
🔸Data Source : Henley Passport Index (IATA data)
🔸Purpose of Index : Assess global mobility and passport power

🟠Top 10 Countries 🟠
1st. Singapore
2nd. Japan
3rd. Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea
4th. Austria, Landmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
5th. New Zealand, Switzerland, Portugal, United Kingdom
6th. Australia, Greece
7th. Canada, Malta, Poland
8th. Czechia, Hungary
9th. Estonia, United States
10th. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, UAE

✅Ambassador

- Shikhar Dhwan – MotoGP India
- Aditya Roy Kapur – Bisleri Limonata
- PV Sindhu – Greenday’s Better Nutrition
- PV Sindhu – Tobacco Control
- Shah Rukh Khan – Muthoot Pappachan Group
- Kareena Kapoor Khan – UNICEF India National Ambassador