August 2014 Complete Current Affairs PDF

Friends.. Here is the monthly Current Affairs PDF of August 2014. This will be a very useful reference for upcoming Bank Exams and other competitive Exams. We have tried our best to cover all the happenings from August 2014. You can download the PDF from the below link. Do comment your suggestions for further improvement.

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August 2014 Current Affairs Questions (Fourth Week)

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1) Name the mega financial inclusion plan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014?

Ans. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Read More about the scheme>> http://goo.gl/ryNzu7

2) President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Sports Awards to eminent sportsperson on 29 August 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014?

Ans. No sportsperson was selected for Khel Ratna award this year.

Note: Since the inception of the award in 1991 this was the second time that no award was presented. The previous was in 1993-94.

3) How many sports persons were awarded Arjuna Awards 2014?

Ans. 15

Read list of winners with discipline>> http://goo.gl/HUhb1S

4) Who became the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime campaign of Interpol on 27 August 2014?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2014 set up a committee to identify obsolete laws. Who will chair the committee?

Ans. R. Ramanujam, Secretary in the PMO   

Note: The committee will identify the laws which they believed hamper governance by creating avoidable confusion.

6) President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 August 2014 appointed Governors for four states Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. Name the governors of each state?

Ans. Kalyan Singh- Rajasthan

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala- Karnataka

Ch. Vidyasagar Rao- Maharashtra

Mridula Sinha- Goa

7) Name the director of the famous film Gandhi who died on 24 August 2014 at the age of 90? Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Richard Attenborough

Note: The film that won Oscar awards in eight different categories in the 55th Academy Awards depicted Gandhi’s non-violent, non-cooperative independence movement and others against the United Kingdom’s rule in India during the 20th century.

8) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated India's first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) at which state on 24 August 2014?

Ans. Shibpur, Howrah in West Bengal

9) Which state government on 28 August 2014 made it mandatory for women riding a two-wheeler to wear helmets?

Ans. Delhi

Note: The government granted exemption to Sikh women to value religious sentiments of Sikhs.

10) National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August across the country. Why is this day celebrated on 29 August every year?

Ans. To mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.

11) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on 28 August 2014 launched a new application to book train tickets for which smartphone users?

Ans. Black Berry

12) Union Cabinet on 27 August 2014 announced to lift the restriction of one LPG cylinder per month per household. However, the Union Cabinet did not change the overall cap of ...... subsidised cylinders per year?

Ans. 12

13) Union Government on 27 August 2014 launched a new domain called ........ in Devanagari script in New Delhi?

Ans. Dot Bharat

Note: Initially the domain will cover eight languages like Hindi, Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and Sindhi.

14) Sheila Dikshit on 26 August 2014 resigned as the Governor of?

Ans. Kerala

15) "Not Just an Accountant" book which is going to be released in October 2014 is authored by?

Ans. Vinod Rai

Note: He was the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

16) Ice Bucket Challenge was in news recently. This Challenge has led to raising of millions of dollars as funds for research of which disease?

Ans. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease

17) Which state government reduced the probation period in direct recruitment of its employees on higher posts from two to one year on 25 August 2014?

Ans. Rajasthan

18) Union Textiles Ministry on 25 August 2014 signed MoU with which e-store to provide online marketing platform to handloom weavers?

Ans. Flipkart

19) K Sankaranarayanan resigned from his office on 24 August 2014 as the governor of which state?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Maharashtra

Note: He tendered his resignation in the backdrop of being transferred to Mizoram.

20) Vinod Kumar Duggal resigned as Governor of which state on 28 August 2014?

Ans. Manipur

21) Tata Value Homes tied up with which e-commerce major on 26 August 2014 to sell houses online through the online marketplace model?

Ans. Snapdeal

22) Which state cabinet on 27 August 2014 ratified the new liquor policy which plans to shut down bars attached to hotels below the five-star category & also to phase out liquor from the state in a phased manner?

Ans. Kerala

23) Union Government on 28 August 2014 notified enhancing the social security cover limit under the social security schemes run by EPFO. Expand EPFO?

Ans. Employees Provident Fund Organisation

24) Name the Indo-Russian Air Force Exercise which was held in the last week of August 2014?

Ans. Avia Indra-2014

25) Who was appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee on 25 August 2014?

Ans. RN Ravi

26) Union Government launched India's first ethanol-run bus in which city on 22 August 2014?

Ans. Nagpur

27) Who was appointed as CRPF Special Director-General by appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 August 2014?

Ans. Ramesh Chand Tayal

28) Which private mobile service provider on 26 August 2014 signed a deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing around 4000 mobile towers?

Ans. Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL)

29) Who was elected as the first President of Indian Steel Association (ISA) on 26 August 2014?

Ans. C.S.Verma

30) Who recently broke the 50-km Walk World Record at the European Athletics Championship held in Zurich, Switzerland?

Ans. Yohann Diniz of France

31) World’s oldest metal object, cone-shaped copper awl was discovered by archaeologists at Middle Chalcolithic burial site in which country recently?

Ans. Tel Tsaf in Israel 

32) Who was sworn in on 28 August 2014 as 12th President of Turkey?

Ans. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 22 August 2014 to 31 August 2014

Friends.. Here are the daily current affairs from 22 August 2014 to 31 August 2014 which we have missed to update. 

31 August 2014

1) 'Jaipur Pink Panthers' clinches inaugural 'Pro Kabaddi League' by defeating 'U Mumba' in the final. 

2) P V Sindhu settles for Bronze in World Badminton Championship. She lost to ninth seed Carolina Marin 21-17, 21-15 in semis.

3) Veteran Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana aka Bapu passed away aged 80. 

30 August 2014

1) Manipur Governor Vinod Kumar Duggal resigned.

2) PV Sindhu storms into the semi-final of World Badminton Championship 2014.

3) Cristiano Ronaldo wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

4) Modi begins his Japan visit. India, Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into ‘smart city’.

5) Noted historian Bipin Chandra passed away.

29 August 2014

1) Shah Rukh Khan becomes the first Indian to be appointed as ambassador for Interpol's ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign. 

2) Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso quits international football. 

3) Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated across India.

4) National Sports Day celebrated. It’s the birthday of Hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

5) President presents National sports & adventure awards.

6) India's GDP growth in the first quarter is 5.7 percent which is highest in last 2 and half years.

28 August 2014

1) EPFO retains interest rate on provident fund at 8.75%.

2) C.S.Verma elected as First President of Indian Steel Association.

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched "Jan Dhan Yojana" scheme to provide a bank account to every household where account holders will get a debit card and accidental insurance cover of up to a lakh.

4) Wayne Rooney named as captain of the England national football team.

5) Government launched the .bharat domain name in devanagari script. 

27 August 2014

1) Sheila Dikshit has resigned as the Governor of Kerala.

2) BJP leader LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been dropped from the new BJP Parliamentary board.

3) England midfielder Frank Lampard retired from England's national team.

4) India’s first All India Institute of Ayurveda, along the lines of AIIMS, to come up at Jasola (Delhi). 

5) Textiles Ministry to collaborate with Flipkart to provide an online marketing platform to handloom weavers in the country. 

6) Ramesh Chand Tayal is appointed as the Special Director-General of CRPF.

7) Union Cabinet lifted the monthly cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, but retained the overall annual limit at 12 cylinders. LPG consumers can avail 12 cylinder quota anytime in the year.

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up a committee to identify "obsolete" laws which will submit its report in three months.

26 August 2014

1) Supreme Court ruled all coal mining licences (218) awarded between 1993 and 2010 as illicit.  

2) Ahmet Davutoglu becomes the new Prime Minister of Turkey. 

3) 66th annual Emmy Award given at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

4) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and Mridula Sinha will take charge as the governors of Karnataka and Goa respectively.

5) Nagpur becomes the first Indian city to operate public buses running on ethanol. 

6) Kalyan Singh appointed as Governor of Rajasthan, while former union minister Vidyasagar Rao will be Governor of Maharashtra.

25 August 2014

1) British film director Richard Attenborough, best remembered for his Oscar-winning directorial "Gandhi", passed away aged 90. 

2) The U.S. Open Tennis Championships 2014 began.

3) Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar coalition party along with the Congress party won six of ten assembly seats in Bihar by-elections.

24 August 2014

1) West Bengal gets the nation's first 'Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology' (IIEST) at Shibpur, Howrah.

2) Maharashtra governor K. Sankaranarayanan resigned from the post after he has been transferred to Mizoram.

3) RN Ravi appointed new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee.

23 August 2014

1) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley commissioned India’s first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine warfare INS Kamorta to the Indian Navy.

2) RBI has notified the increase in deposit money under Public Provident Fund, PPF to 1.5 lakh rupees from 1 lakh rupees.

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana.

4) Guru Hanuman Akhara chosen for 2014 Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar.

22 August 2014

1) Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith award winner UR Ananthamurthy passed away.

2) Arvind Subramanian likely to be the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).

3) Weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul bagged India's first medal of the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

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Current Affairs PDF August 2014- Third Week

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1) Name the renowned filmmaker and poet who was presented the 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award on 20 August 2014 at Jawahar Bhawan in New Delhi?

Ans. Muzaffar Ali

Note: Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award or Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award was instituted by All-India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1992 to commemorate the contribution of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

2) Who was appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 20 August 2014?

Ans. Prof. KV Thomas

Note: He will be the 94th Chairman of PAC. KV Thomas is the senior Congress Parliamentarian from Ernakulum Constituency, Kerala. Before him Murli Manohar Joshi of BJP was the chairman.

3) Which bank became the first bank in India to launch EMI facility on Debit Card on 19 August 2014?

Ans. ICICI Bank

4) Name the world-renowned yoga guru who died on 20 August 2014?

Ans. B K S Iyengar

5) Name India’s indigenously designed warship which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 16 August 2014?

Ans. INS Kolkata (D63)

6) Who was was elected as Chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA) on 20 August 2014?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. T M Bhasin

Note: He will be the Chairman of IBA for 2014-15.T M Bhasin is the chairman and managing director of Indian Bank. K R Kamath, who is the chairman and managing director of Punjab National Bank, was the previous chairman of this Association.

7) Name the eminent Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee who died on 22 August 2014 at a hospital in Bangalore?

Ans. UR Ananthamurthy

Note: Ananthamurthy was a new voice in Kannada literature and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. His nomination for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize brought him to the attention of a Western audience.

8) Name the Sri Lankan batsman and a former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team who retired from the Test Cricket on 18 August 2014?

Ans. Mahela Jayawardene

9) Which former Indian player was appointed as the Director of Indian Cricket Team on 19 August 2014?

Ans. Ravi Shastri

Note: Ravi Shastri would be assisting the team for the upcoming ODI series (25 August 2014-5 September 2014) and a single Twenty-20 (7 September 2014) against England.

10) World Humanitarian Day was observed across the world on 19 August 2014 with the theme?

Ans. The World Needs More Humanitarian Heroes.

11) India on 18 August 2014 called-off the Foreign Secretary-level bilateral talks with which country?

Ans. Pakistan.

Note: The decision was taken by the Union government after Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit invited Kashmiri separatist Hurriyat leaders in Delhi for a meet.

12) Name the scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 August 2014 to meet the irrigation needs of all farmers across the country?

Ans. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana

13) Name India’s first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) which was commissioned in Indian Navy by Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on 23 August 2014?

Ans.  INS Kamorta

Note: It was commissioned at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam.

14) Who won Cincinnati Tennis Open on 17 August 2014?

Ans. Roger Federer

15) District and Sessions Court of Imphal, Manipur ordered release of which human rights activist who is on a hunger striker since November 2000 for scrapping Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958?

Ans. Irom Sharmila Chanu

Note: She is also known as Iron Lady of Manipur or Mengoubi.

16) Which state will host Football Federation Cup in August 2015?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

17) Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on 21 August 2014 withheld the release of which Punjabi film based on Indira Gandhi's assassination?

Ans. Kaum de Heere.  In English means Diamonds of the Community.

18) Who has resigned as the Prime Minister of Iraq on 14 August 2014?

Ans. Nuri al-Maliki

19) Who was appointed as the Chef-de-Mission for Asian Games on 18 August 2014?

Ans. Adille Sumariwala

Note: He was the President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

20) England recently won the 5-match ............ Trophy test-series played against India by 3-1?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Pataudi Trophy

21) Book Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job recently released was authored by?

Ans. Faraz Ahmad

22) Who was was elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand on 21 August 2014?

Ans. Prayuth Chan-ocha

Note: He was the Thailand coup leader and Army Chief.

23) Who will become the youngest Formula One (F1) driver in the F1 history when he will compete for the 2015 season?

Ans. Max Verstappen of Netherlands

Note: He will be 17 years and few months old in 2015.

24) Name the weightlifter who won first medal for India at 2nd Youth Olympics on 22 August 2014?

Ans. Ragala Venkat Rahul

Note: Event was held in Nanjing, China.

25) Name the Delhi-based wrestling academy which was chosen for the 2014 Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) on 21 August 2014?

Ans. Guru Hanuman Akhara

26) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 August 2014 dedicated 765 KV Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line (Powergrid) to the nation in which state?

Ans. Jharkhand

27) India celebrated its ...... Independence Day on 15 August 2014?

Ans. 68th

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Know about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

* The government rolled out its ambitious financial inclusion programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on 28 August 2014, and said about 1.5 crore accounts were opened on August 28 through thousands of camps, exceeding the firstday target of 1 crore accounts.

* The programme is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first blockbuster social upliftment scheme and is aimed at improving the lives of millions of India's poor by bringing them into the financial mainstream and freeing them from the clutches of usurious moneylenders, while giving them a modicum of insurance cover.

* Buoyed by the performance on Day 1, Modi shortened the time for achieving the 7.5 crore new accounts to five months from six, urging the finance ministry to complete the task by January 26.

* The prime minister topped up each account with life insurance cover of Rs 30,000, adding to the Rs 1 lakh accidental insurance benefit already available under the account that will come bundled with a Ru-Pay-enabled debit card.

* After six months of satisfactory operations, the account would be eligible for Rs 5,000 overdraft facility, designed to take the poor out of the clutches of moneylenders. Subsequently, these accounts will be also used for providing micro pensions.

* PMJDY was simultaneously launched at multiple centres by 20 chief ministers and several union ministers — Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Bhopal, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in Surat, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Chennai and Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar in Pune.

* In all, 600 programmes and 77,852 camps were organised on the first day for the opening of bank accounts.

* All the 6 lakh villages to be mapped according to the sub service area. Villages with over 2,000 population to get full-fledged brick & mortar branches. Each bank to have at least one fixed point banking outlet catering to 1,000 to 1,500 households.

* Expansion of network includes: 50,000 Business Correspondents - targets set for bank, 7,000 branches and 20,000 new ATMs in the first phase.

* Other features include: Project management consultant/group to be engaged to help financial services department. A web portal would be created for reporting/monitoring of progress.  Roles of various stakeholders like departments, state governments, RBI, NABARD, NPCI and others identified. Gram Dak Sevaks in rural areas are proposed as Business Correspondents of banks.

* Direct benefits transfers for LPG could be routed through these accounts.

* With the introduction of new technology introduced by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a person can transfer funds, check balance through a normal phone which was earlier limited only to smart phones so far.

* Mobile banking for the poor would be available through National Unified USSD Platform (NUUP) for which all banks and mobile companies have come together.

Other highlights of the scheme

1) Modi had announced the scheme on Independence Day in his address to the nation.

2) The logo of the mission was created by Priya Sharma through competition in My Gov.in platform.

3) The name “Jan Dhan” was also chosen through an online competition on the MyGov Platform and received more than 6000 suggestion from Indian citizens. After evaluation the jury shortlisted “Jan Dhan” which was suggested by 7 individuals.

4) Slogan of this scheme is " Mera Khata – Bhagya Vidhaata” (My Bank Account – The Creator of the Good Fortune).

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August 2014 Current Affairs Questions (Second Week): PDF

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1) Name the Indian-origin mathematician who recently won Fields Medal which is known as 'Nobel Prize' of maths?

Ans. Manjul Bhargava

Note: He won the award for developing new approach in the geometry of numbers. Fields Medal was first awarded in 1936 to Finnish mathematician Lars Ahlfors and American mathematician Jesse Douglas.

2) Who was appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 1 August 2014?

Ans. K V Chowdary

Note: He succeed R K Tewari. CBDT is the apex authority of the Income Tax department.

3) Paragliding World Cup Association selected which state in India as a venue to host the 2015 para-gliding World Cup?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Note: This will be the first para-gliding World Cup to be hosted in India. The tournament will be organised under the aegis of Para-gliding World Cup Association, France.

4) Union Government decided to appoint whom as the head of the Expenditure Management Commission on 12 August 2014?

Ans. Bimal Jalan 

Note: He is the former RBI governor. He would be tasked to suggest ways for managing public finances by reducing food, fertiliser and oil subsidies to include fiscal deficit.

5) President Pranab Mukherjee on 12 August 2014 conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards. Name the winners?

Ans. BJP leader Arun Jaitley received the award for the year 2010.

Congress Veteran Karan Singh received the award for the year 2011.

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav received the award for the year for 2012.

6) Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) recently named its upcoming joint venture airline as?

Ans. Vistara

Note: It will start its operation from October 2014. Vistara is an inspiration from Sanskrit word, Vistaar that means limitless expanse. It has drawn inspiration from the brand’s domain – the limitless sky.

7) Who became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 16 August 2014?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Rajni Razdan

Note: She was appointed as Chairperson of UPSC by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 14 August 2014 in accordance with the Article 316 (1) of the Constitution. She replaced Prof. D P Agrawal who completed his six-year tenure as Chairman of UPSC on 16 August 2014. 

8) Indian Women’s Recurve team on 10 August 2014 won gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage IV. Where was the event held?

Ans. Wroclaw, Poland

9) Which Indian player was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings released on 11 August 2014?

Ans. Ravichandran Ashwin

10) Who became the first Indian player to reach the semi-final of World Junior Squash Championship on 13 August 2014?

Ans. Kush Kumar

11) Which football club on 13 August 2014 lifted the UEFA Football Super Cup, the first European trophy of the season?

Ans. Real Madrid

12) Selection committee headed by Kapil Dev gave no nominations for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014 on 12 August 2014. Since the inception of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92, this is the ..... time that there has been no nomination?

Ans. Second. Other was in 1993-94.

13) Name the German player who announced his retirement from international football on 11 August 2014?

Ans. Miroslav Klose

14) Who became the first woman to win coveted Fields Medal on 13 August 2014 in Seoul, South Korea?

Ans. Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian born mathematician

15) Which state police on 10 August 2014 launched Whatsapp helpline to curb corruption?

Ans. Delhi Police

16) Andhra Pradesh Government on 12 August 2014 decided to make which city as its ad hoc capital?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Vijayawada

17) Which state became the most favoured destination for foreign tourists in the North-Eastern (NE) region of India as per the data released by the Union Tourism Ministry in the second week of August 2014?

Ans. Sikkim

18) Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum named whom as the new Iraqi Prime Minister on 11 August 2014?

Ans. Haider al-Abadi

19) World Elephant Day was observed across the world on?

Ans. 12 August 2014

20) Name the powerful Typhoon which smashed large parts of south-west Japan on 9 August 2014?

Ans. Typhoon Halong

21) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 August 2014 laid the foundation of 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric project and Nimoo Bazgo project in which state?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir. 

22) Name the Delhi University professor who on 13 August 2014 received Global South Award given by International Political Science Association (IPSA)?

Ans. Dr. Sunil Kumar

23) Who became the oldest-ever woman to win a Gold medal in European Championships recently?

Ans. Jo Pavey of Great Britain

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