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1) Indian Army day 2023 is observed on which among the following day in January?
(a) January 14
(b)January 15
(c)January 16
(d)January 17
(e)January 18
2) As per the recent report, India’s first Centre of Excellence of online gaming will come up in which among the following state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Manipur
(c) Karnataka
(d) Haryana
(e) Gujarat
3) Which among the following Union Minister has recently launched the MAARG portal (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) for startup mentorship?
(a) Shri Amit Shah
(b) Shri Rajnath Singh
(c) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Shri Manoj Joshi
(e) Shri Piyush Goyal
4) Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav inaugurated the Regional Office of Employees Provident Fund Organization in which State or Union Territory?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Goa
(e) Jammu and Kashmir
5) To provide essential medical supplies to any developing country PM Modi announces ______________ project
(a) Aarogya Mitra
(b) Soubhagya Mitra
(c)Soubhagya Maitri
(d) Aarogya Maitri
(e) Pragasa Mitra
6) India and which among the following country recently signed an agreement on cooperation in the training of diplomats?
(a) Cuba
(b) Panama
(c) Guatemala
(d) Paraguay
(e) Costa Rica
7) To formalize the Young Professional Scheme, India has signed an MoU with which among the following country?
(a) United States
(b) Australia
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Switzerland
(e) France
8) Shared school bus system & agriculture response vehicle scheme was recently launched by which state Chief Minister?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Meghalaya
9) ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd (OTPC) ties up with APDCL to develop a 250 MW battery energy storage system in which state or Union Territory?
(a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c)Bihar
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Andaman and Nicobar
10) Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board signs MoUs with chapters of 8 countries of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) on the occasion of the _______ edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention
(a) 13th Edition
(b) 15th Edition
(c) 17th Edition
(d) 19th Edition
(e) 21st Edition
11) Which Life Insurance and Punjab & Sind Bank have recently entered into a strategic partnership to develop their Customer Relationship?
(a)Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
(b) Aviva Life Insurance Company
(c) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company
(e) Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
12) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allows AIFs to Participate in Credit Default Swap Transactions. What does “A” stand for in AIF?
(a)Alternative
(b) Asian
(c) Agreement
(d) Automated
(e) Association
13) As per recent news Reserve Bank of India (RBI) grants in-principle approval for payment aggregator license to which Fintech startup?
(a) Cash App
(b)EquityBee
(c) Plaid
(d) DriveWealth
(e) EnKash
14) Which Bank raises $1 billion via 10-yr sustainability bond issue under Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework?
(a)Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(b)Asian Development Bank
(c) World Bank
(d) Export-Import Bank of India
(e)New Development Bank
15) As per recent news, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) allows ________ transactions for non-resident accounts linked to international numbers
(a)Unified Payments Interface
(b)NPCI International Payments Limited
(c)Immediate Payment Service
(d) National Electronic Funds Transfer
(e) Real Time Gross Settlement
16) As per the report released by PwC India, Startup Funding in India Drops ___________% to $24 Billion in 2022
(a) 31%
(b) 32%
(c) 33%
(d) 34%
(e) 35%
17) Which among the following Social Media Giant appoints Mr. Vikas Purohit as Director of Global Business Group India?
(a)Meta
(b) Twitter
(c) Snapchat
(d)Youtube
(e) Koo
18) James Webb Telescope Discovers its 1st Exoplanet. This James Webb Telescope belongs to which space Agency?
(a)SpaceX
(b) Indian Space Research Organisation
(c)National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(d)The European Space Agency
(e) China National Space Administration
19) Indian peacekeepers have been awarded the UN Medal for Exemplary Service. Who among the following led the parade of the Indian contingent at the award ceremony in Upper Nile for the first time?
(a)Major Bhavana Gowda
(b) Major Revathi Chawla
(c) MajorJasmine Chatha
(d) Major Reema Mouriya
(e) Major Mayuri Chopra
20) Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel crowned _____________ at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in the United States.
(a)Miss Universe 2022
(b) Miss World 2022
(c) Miss Supranational 2022
(d) Miss Earth 2022
(e) Miss International 2022
21) As per the report released by Oxfam, India’s richest _________% own more than 40% of total wealth
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%
(e) 5%
22) Which among the following Network signs with Hyundai Ioniq 5and Samsonite as sponsors for Australian Open?
(a)ZEE Sports
(b)Jio Sports
(c) Star Sports
(d) ESPN
(e) Sony Sports
23) Which Indian Cricketer becomes the fifth-highest run scorer in the One Day International (ODI) Format?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c)KL Rahul
(d)Dinesh Karthik
(e) Suryakumar Yadav
24) Falak Mumtaz, an 11-year-old from which State or Union Territory won gold in the National Sqay Championship 2023?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) New Delhi
(d) Punjab
(e) Odisha
25) What is the name of the ATM that non-banking companies set up and run their own ATMs, under a pact with a sponsor bank and a network provider?
(a)White Label ATM
(b) Brown Label ATM
(c) Green Label ATM
(d) Platinum Label ATM
(e) None of these
26) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allows which among the following to switch from active to passive Equity-Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) scheme?
(a) Mutual fund
(b) Stocks
(c) Bonds
(d) Exchange Traded Funds
(e) Fixed deposits
27) Google Doodle honours India’s ‘Pocket Dynamo’ Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav on his ____________ birth anniversary
(a) 96thbirth anniversary
(b) 97thbirth anniversary
(c) 98thbirth anniversary
(d) 99thbirth anniversary
(e) 100thbirth anniversary
28) Who among the following was named as the president of the COP28 climate conference which is going to take part in Dubai, UAE?
(a) Michał Kurtyka
(b) Carolina Schmidt
(c) Alok Kumar Sharma
(d) Sultan al-Jaber
(e) Shoukry bemoans
29) As per recent report, India’s forex reserves declined by USD 1.268 billion, falling to USD _______ billion for the week ended January 6
(a)USD 561.583
(b) USD 661.583
(c) USD 761.583
(d) USD 861.583
(e) USD 961.583
30) The person who signs a cheque to his or her bank ordering to pay the face amount of the check is called _____________.
(a)Drawer
(b) Drawee
(c) Payee
(d) Both B and C
(e) Defaulter
Answers :
1) Answer: B
Indian Army day 2023 is observed on the 15th of January 2023.
One million Indians volunteered to serve in the British Army during World War I, and almost 90,000 of them died in the war.
In a similar vein, about half of the officers in the World War II engagements were Indian.
The loyalty of Indian soldiers was torn as the struggle for Indian independence gained momentum in 1946.
The majority of the British-led army and navy divisions either rebelled or quit.
Although the British military continued to be “Indianized” until after the country gained its independence, the ultimate transfer took place on January 15, 1949, and this is the day we commemorate.
2) Answer: A
The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced that India’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) of online gaming will be set up in Shillong, Meghalaya by March 2023.
The CoE will be set up under Digital India Startup Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
The STPI was set up in 1991 as an autonomous society in the field of Science and Technology under the MeitY.
Digital Skills have become necessary to thrive in the post-Covid world. Understanding the significance of digital skills in today’s era, MeitY is re-launching Skill India through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0.
Scope of Online gaming industry:
India has one of the largest markets for the gaming business, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Sequoia India report suggests that the Indian mobile gaming industry will be worth $5 Billion in 2025.
But the other side of the coin is the presence of violent and unregulated content in online games.
3) Answer: E
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will launch the MAARG platform (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth), which would facilitate mentorship between startups and entrepreneurs across sectors, stages, and functions.
The matchmaking phase of the portal, which will be launched on the occasion, will allow startups to connect with mentors and discuss their mentorship needs
Goyal will also announce the results of the National Startup Awards 2022.
The National Startup Awards 2022 invited applications across 17 sectors, fur, and 7 special categories.
The sectors included Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Construction, Drinking Water, Education & Skill Development, Energy, Enterprise Technology, Environment, Fintech, Food Processing, Health & Wellness, Media and entertainment, Industry 4.0, Security, Space, Transport, and Travel.
The National Startup Awards 2020 and 2021 have recognized 367 startups as winners and finalists.
4) Answer: C
Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav inaugurated the Regional Office of Employees Provident Fund Organization in Alwar, Rajasthan.
With the opening of this regional office, more than 2 lakh members and 8500 pensioners working in about 12000 establishments of Alwar and neighbouring districts of Bharatpur and Dhaulpur will be benefitted.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Yadav appreciated the important role played by EPFO in providing social security to workers in the last 70 years.
EPFO is the custodian of the hard-earned money of more than 6.4 crore members and their families who benefit from this fund in times of distress and it is a big responsibility of this organization.
Regional Office, Jaipur is divided into two Regional Offices, namely Regional Office Jaipur and Regional Office Alwar, in managing large offices of EPFO.
5) Answer: D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project under which India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crisis
Under this project, India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crises
India will launch the Global South Science and Technology Initiative to share its expertise in areas such as space technology and nuclear energy, and establish the Global South Center of Excellence for research on developing solutions that can be scaled up and implemented around the world.
India will establish a global south centre – Centre of Excellence.
This institution will research development solutions or best practices of any of our countries which can be scaled & implemented in other members of the global south
PM Modi also suggested a Global South Young Diplomats Forum that will help connect youthful officers to Foreign Ministries.
6) Answer: B
India and Panama signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation for the training of diplomats.
India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Panama’s Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo signed the MoU during the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Convention 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh (MP).
About the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention:
The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in partnership with the Madhya Pradesh Government from 08-10 January 2023 in Indore, MP
The theme of this PBD Convention is “Diaspora: Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal”.
7) Answer: C
India and the United Kingdom (UK) signed and exchanged letters of the UK-India Young Professional Scheme (YPS) at an event in London, UK.
High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram K Doraiswami, and Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary at the Home Office of the UK signed the event.
It is for the first time that the UK has done such an agreement with a visa-national country like India.
About the Scheme:
The YPS is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Migration and Mobility Partnership between the two governments which was signed on May 4, 2021.
PM Shri Narendra Modi and UK PM Mr. Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the Young Professional Scheme at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
The scheme will allow graduates aged 18 to 30 to stay in the other country for up to 2 -years without needing to have a job in hand.
The scheme allows for exchange visas for up to 3,000 individuals per year
8) Answer: E
Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Shri Conrad Sangma launched the 30 shared school bus system & prime tourism vehicles and agriculture response vehicle scheme in Shillong city, Meghalaya.
About the shared school bus system:
The buses will help to minimize traffic congestion in Shillong, Meghalaya.
The buses are part of the Sustainable Transport and Efficient Mobility Society (STEMS) program focused on mobility and overall transportation to decongest the city.
The buses are GPS enabled for real-time tracking with a passenger information system and LED screens to show the routes.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) will develop a mobile application and website for tracking and booking the buses while the transport department will be roped in for operations and maintenance of the buses.
The drivers and the caretakers of the buses will be trained by the Meghalaya Skills Development Society
9) Answer: B
ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd (OTPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) to develop a battery energy storage project in Assam at an investment of Rs 2,000 crore.
The MoU has been signed to develop a Battery Energy Storage System Project of capacity up to 250 MW / 500 MWh in a phased manner in Assam by incorporating a Joint Venture Company.
The Project will help the state improve power availability during peak load hours, improve the integration of renewable energy generation with the electricity grid, and enhance grid reliability.
Note:
Managing Director of APDCL: Rakesh Kumar
Minister of Power, Cooperation, Mines & Minerals, Indigenous & Tribal Faith and Cultural Department, Government of Assam: Smt. Nandita Gorlosa
10) Answer: C
Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and 8 countries of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) signed 8 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in Indore, MP.
The MoUs were signed on the occasion of the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention.
These MoUs were signed with France Metropole Paris, Reunion Island, Martinique, Sri Lanka, GOPIO International, Malaysia, and Mauritius.
The MoU was signed by the Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture and Managing Director of the Tourism Board Sheo Shekhar Shukla and presidents of eight countries of GOPIO.
The objective of the MoUs:
To promote cooperation in the development of the tourism sector of the state and to promote tourism destinations.
It also seeks to strengthen, promote and develop cooperation in research, promotion, and tourism development.
11) Answer: C
Leading public sector bank Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company (BALIC) has announced their Corporate Agency Partnership.
Mr. Swarup Kumar Saha, MD & CEO, of Punjab & Sind Bank, and Mr. Tarun Chugh, MD & CEO, of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, signed the partnership agreement in New Delhi, Delhi, India.
About the Partnership:
The collaboration would allow new and existing clients of Punjab & Sind Bank to access a range of retail life insurance products from Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, including term, savings, retirement, and investment choices.
PSB is the 25th Schedule Commercial Bank to collaborate with BALIC to distribute its life goals-based product suite.
The life insurer will work closely with the bank to enable customers to get seamless service and help them achieve their long-term financial goals in a planned manner.
This includes responding to customer support requests made via WhatsApp or a self-service tool like the Bajaj Allianz Life LifeAssist App, in addition to the well-trained bank employees servicing the life insurance division.
12) Answer: A
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Alternative Investment Funds to participate in credit default swaps (CDS) to protect buyers and sellers.
The new norms will facilitate the deepening of the domestic corporate bond segment & allow business entities to hedge risks associated with the bonds market.
Key Highlights:
CDS is a specific kind of counterparty agreement that allows the transfer of third-party credit risk from one party to another.
Under the new norm, Category-I and Category-II AIFs can buy CDS on underlying investments in debt securities only for hedging.
While Category-III AIFs can purchase CDS for hedging or otherwise, within permissible leverage.
Category-II and Category-III AIFs may sell CDS by earmarking unencumbered government bonds or Treasury bills equal to the amount of the CDS exposure.
Category III AIFs are allowed to sell CDS, subject to the condition that effective leverage undertaken is within the permissible limits.
13) Answer: E
Fintech startup EnKash has got in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a payment aggregator’s license.
The license will enable EnKash to broaden its product offerings to millions of businesses for digital transactions.
BharatPe and Hitachi Payment Services have also received in-principle authorization to operate as payment aggregators.
About EnKash:
Founded in 2018
Founder: Yadvendra Tyagi
EnKash claims to have assisted 1 lakh businesses to digitize and decentralize their corporate payments.
14) Answer: D
Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) has raised $1 billion via a 10-year Sustainability Bond issue in the 144A/Reg-S format under its Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework.
According to the Exim Bank, the net proceeds of the Sustainability Bond will be used towards eligible projects under the Bank’s ESG Framework, including renewable energy; clean transportation; access to essential services and basic infrastructure; affordable housing; and sustainable water and wastewater management.
This issuance at a coupon rate of CT10 (US 10-year Treasury Bond) +190 basis points makes India Exim Bank the first Indian issuer to open the markets for dollar and sustainability bond issuances in 2023.
About Exim Bank:
Established: 1982
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD: Ms. Harsha Bangari
15) Answer: A
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for non-resident bank accounts linked to International mobile numbers of 10 countries.
The non-resident bank accounts are Non-Residential External (NRE) & Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO).
To start with, NRIs from Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, USA, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), can make transactions using the UPI platform.
Key Highlights:
Member banks to ensure such types of accounts are only allowed as per the extant FEMA regulations and adherence to the guidelines/instructions issued by the concerned regulatory departments of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from time to time.
All the necessary Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) checks and compliance validation/account level validations as per the extant rules applicable under the regulatory guidelines shall be the responsibility of the remitter/beneficiary banks.
16) Answer: C
According to the PwC India report, titled ‘Startup Tracker-CY 22’, the funding for India’s startups dropped by 33% to $24 billion in 2022 in contrast to the earlier year.
Key Highlights:
As per the report, the startups received more than twice the funds raised in 2020 and 2019.
The startups received a total funding of USD 13.2 billion in 2019, USD 10.9 billion in 2020, and USD 35.2 billion in 2021.
In value terms, early-stage deals contributed to approximately 12% of the total funding in 2022 compared to nearly 7% in 2021.
Growth and late-stage funding deals, in value terms, accounted for 88% of the funding activity in 2022.
The average ticket size in the growth-stage deals was $43 million and in late-stage deals was $94 million in 2022.
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) segment accounted for nearly 25% of all funding activity; it saw an increase of 20% in funding values during 2022 as compared to 2021.
17) Answer: A
Facebook-parent Meta has appointed Mr. Vikas Purohit as Director of its Global Business Group in India.
He will lead the strategy and delivery of the charter that is focused on the country’s largest advertisers and agency partners.
Mr. Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads Business for Meta in India.
About Mr Vikas Purohit:
Mr. Purohit comes with more than 20 years of experience in senior business, sales, and marketing roles at companies such as Tata CLiQ, Amazon, Reliance Brands, Aditya Birla Group, and Tommy Hilfiger.
He started his career at Aditya Birla Group before joining Tommy Hilfiger and then heading retail at Reliance Brands.
He has served as the chief executive at Tata CLiQ till October 2022.
18) Answer: C
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s(NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first-ever exoplanet, formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost the same size as our earth clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.”
About the Research Team:
The research team is led by Kevin Stevenson and Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, both from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, United States (US).
The team’s results were presented at a press conference of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
The team chose to observe this target with Webb after carefully reviewing targets of interest from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which hinted at the planet’s existence.
19) Answer: C
The United States of America and the United Nations have both received a distinguished award for their contributions to the cause of peace.
The United Nations Medal was presented to 1,171 Indian peacekeepers deployed with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan during a special award ceremony in Upper Nile.
Major Jasmine Chatha, a woman officer of the Indian Army, led the parade of the Indian contingent at the award ceremony in Upper Nile for the first time.
India is one of the most significant contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping missions.
India’s peacekeepers are acknowledged for their outstanding performance and obligations while serving in missions.
As of June 2022, India has sent 2370 military soldiers to UNMISS, second only to Rwanda (2637).
20) Answer: A
Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu crowned her successor, Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel at the 71st Miss Universe pageant held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Contestants from over 84 countries participated and competed at this year’s pageant.
While Miss Venezuela was the first runner-up, Miss Dominican Republic was crowned as the second runner-up.
The 2022 edition saw many firsts, like the debut of Bhutan, and the comeback of countries like Angola, Belize, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
About R’Bonney Gabriel:
Miss USA 2022 and Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel is a woman who wears many hats.
She is a fashion designer, model, and sewing instructor with a zest for life.
While in high school, she instantly fell in love with constructing designs with fabrics and textiles.
21) Answer: A
The richest 1% percent in India now own more than 40 percent of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 percent of the wealth.
Taxing India’s ten-richest at 5 percent can fetch entire money to bring children back to school.
A one-off tax on unrealized gains from 2017-2021 on just one billionaire, Gautam Adani, could have raised Rs 1.79 lakh crore, enough to employ more than five million Indian primary school teachers for a year
The report titled ‘Survival of the Richest’ further said that if India’s billionaires are taxed once at 2 percent on their entire wealth, it would support the requirement of Rs 40,423 crore for the nutrition of malnourished in the country for the next three years.
A one-time tax of 5 percent on the 10 richest billionaires in the country (Rs 1.37 lakh crore) is more than 1.5 times the funds estimated by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry (Rs 86,200 crore) and the Ministry of Ayush (Rs 3,050 crore) for the year 2022-23.
Oxfam said the total number of billionaires in India increased from 102 in 2020 to 166 in 2022.
22) Answer: E
Broadcaster Sony Sports Network, which will air the Australian Open this month across its channels and OTT app SonyLiv, has roped in sponsors like Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Samsonite as co-presenting sponsors and Panasonic as an associate sponsor for the upcoming open.
This will mark the return of the network’s live tennis studio show, ‘Extraaa Serve’, hosted by Arpit Sharma, Extraaa Serve will feature Olympian, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, and Indian tennis player, Somdev Devvarman, former tennis player Gaurav Natekar and Davis Cup player Purav Raja.
In addition to this, the Hindi commentary for the tournament will be provided by Natekar, Manish Batavia & Atish Thukral.
Top-seeded players, including the returning Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas will all be part of the men’s singles draw.
The broadcaster launched its ‘Slam Of The Greats’ campaign, which pays homage to the ‘Greats of Tennis in this Era’, such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty, and other tennis legends while also highlighting the rise of a new young crop of tennis stars vying to leave their mark on the tournament in their path for greatness themselves.
23) Answer: B
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli became the fifth-highest run-scorer in the history of ODI cricket, overtaking Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene to enter the top five.
Virat added another record to his pile of accomplishments during India’s third and final ODI of the series against Sri Lanka in Kerala.
In the 35th over of India’s batting, Kohli smashed a leg-cutter bowled by Chamika Karunaratne between mid-off and covers for a four.
With this, he was able to become the fifth-highest run scorer in ODIs.
Virat is currently racing towards his 46th ODI and 74th international cricket century.
He has hit his 65th ODI fifty.
At the time of becoming the fifth-highest run-scorer, Virat had 12,652 runs in 268 ODIs at an average of 57.78, with 45 tons and 65 half-centuries. His best score in the format is 183.
He overtook Jayawardene, who has scored 12,650 runs in 448 matches, 418 innings at an average of 33.37.
24) Answer: B
Falak Mumtaz, an 11-year-old from Shopian in South Kashmir, won gold in the National Sqay Championship 2023.
Falak Mumtaz won the gold medal in the National Sqay Championship last week in Jammu, overcoming all odds.
She didn’t have access to education because she came from a poor home.
But that didn’t stop her from fulfilling her ambition.
Her devotion to Sqay earned her a gold medal.
Falak is a bright and determined sixth-grader at Aisha Ali Academy in Kulgam.
Her long-term goal is to become an IAS officer and help the valley’s people.
25) Answer: A
White Label ATM is issued by non-banking companies to set up and run their own
26) Answer: A
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed mutual funds with active Equity-Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) to launch passive schemes, a move that will provide a cost-effective and tax-saving alternative to individual investors.
Key Highlights:
Under the procedure, the fund house will have to stop all fresh inflows or subscriptions, including systematic investment plans (SIPs) and systematic transfer plans (STPs), to the actively managed ELSS scheme.
Besides, AMCs will provide an option to investors to redeem their units without exit load subject to lock-in requirements.
After completion 3 years from the date of stopping inflows in the actively managed ELSS scheme, the scheme will be merged with the passively managed ELSS scheme and the investments would be managed through the passively managed scheme.
The investments under the ELSS scheme have a 3-year lock-in period, which is the shortest lock-in period as compared to other tax-efficient products.
Furthermore, investors can also get a tax deduction of up to Rs 1.5 lakh per financial year under Section 80C of the IT Act.
27) Answer: B
Google has celebrated the 97th birth anniversary of legendary Indian wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, also known as Pocket Dynamo, with a doodle.
The celebrated wrestler became independent India’s first athlete to clinch an Olympic medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki.
The tribute on Google’s home page shows two sketches of the legendary wrestler. In one, Jadhav can be seen in a tactical position, while the other shows him wearing an Indian jersey.
About Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav:
According to Google Doodle’s blog, the wrestler was born today in Maharashtra’s Goleshwar village in 1926.
He inherited his athleticism from his father, who was also a wrestler and one of his village’s best and started training with him.
Following this, Jadhav shined at multiple competitions held at state and national levels.
28) Answer: D
Sultan al-Jaber is also the Gulf state’s special envoy for climate change. The head of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company was named Thursday as president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, prompting fierce criticism from environmental activists.
29) Answer: A
India’s forex reserves declined by USD 1.268 billion to USD 561.583 billion for the week ended January 6, the Reserve Bank said on Friday
30) Answer: A
The person who signs a cheque to his or her bank ordering to pay the face amount of the check is called a Drawer.