Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The ASO examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
Q.1) “World Sanskrit Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 12th August
(2) 13th August
(3) 14th August
(4) 15th August
Q.2) Who has become the World’s first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches?
(1) Virat Kholi
(2) Dwayne Bravo
(3) Rohit Sharma
(4) Kieron Pollard
Q.3) Which state has got its 5th Elephant reserve in Agasthyamalai?
(1) Kerala
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q.4) ‘One MLA, One Pension’ scheme has been implemented in which state?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Punjab
(4) Maharashtra
Q.5) ‘Pawan Kumar Borthakur’ has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of which state?
(1) Goa
(2) Kerala
(3) Assam
(4) West Bengal
Q.6) Who has launched India’s first saline water lantern “Roshni“?
(1) Rajnath Singh
(2) Dr Jitendra Singh
(3) G. Kishan Reddy
(4) Amit Shah
Q.7) Which country’s President proposed a 3-men Commission for Global peace?
(1) Mexico
(2) Cuba
(3) Honduras
(4) Colombia
Q.8) Which is the first mutual fund to launch India’s first ‘Manufacturing Index Fund’?
(1) SBI Mutual Fund
(2) Kotak Mutual Fund
(3) Navi Mutual Fund
(4) L&T Mutual Fund
Q.9) Who has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan Technical University?
(1) Deepak singh
(2) Manoj Prabhakar
(3) Prithvi Malik
(4) Santosh Kumar Singh
Q.10) Which Ministry has launched the “SMILE-75 initiative“?
(1) Defence Ministry
(2) Ministry Of Social Justice
(3) MSME Ministry
(4) Railways Ministry
Q.11) SBI will run Indian Visa Center in which country?
(1) India
(2) England
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Uzbekistan
Q.12) Who has become the first South Asian woman to win the Lisbon Achievement Award?
(1) Manisha Rope
(2) Marina Tabassum
(3) Arya Walker
(4) Tanvi Grover
Q.13) Who has been appointed as the head of United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)?
(1) Auguste Tano Kouame
(2) Alvaro Lario
(3) Guillermo Pablo Rios
(4) None of above
Q.14) Which company’s chairman Amit Burman has resigned recently?
(1) Colgate
(2) Vaidyanath
(3) Dabur
(4) None of these
Q.15) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sports Council of Sri Lanka?
(1) Deepak Singh
(2) Manoj Prabhakar
(3) Prithvi Malik
Q.16) The First edition of Women’s IPL to be held in ______.
(1) May 2023
(2) December 2022
(3) March 2023
(4) January 2023
Q.17) Who broke the Guinness Powerlifting World Record by lifting 737.5 kg?
(1) Tamara Walcott
(2) Daniella Melo
(3) Jen Thompson
(4) Megan Gallagher
Q.18) Which University has been ranked first in the ‘Nature Index 2022’ ranking?
(1) Amity University
(2) Hyderabad University
(3) Chandigarh University
(4) Shoolini University
Q19) “World Organ Donation Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 10th August
(2) 11th August
(3) 12th August
(4) 13th August
Q20) “International Left-Handers Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 12th August
(2) 13th August
(3) 14th August
(4) 15th August
Q21) The first Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Hyderabad
Q22) Indian Air Force has participated in Military Drills ‘Udarashakti’ with –
(1) Thailand
(2) Indonesia
(3) Malaysia
(4) Philippines
Q23) Which Indian politician was conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) Rahul Gandhi
(3) Shashi Tharoor
(4) Ramnath Govind
Q24) Union Cabinet has approved to continue Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till which year?
(1) 2023
(2) 2024
(3) 2027
(4) 2030
Q25) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand?
(1) Shreyas Iyer
(2) Rishabh Pant
(3) Mayank Agarwal
(4) Ajinkya Rahane
Q26) Which state is going to host 2nd edition of North East Olympics from October 2022?
(1) Manipur
(2) Mizoram
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Tripura
Q27) World’s 1st Artificial embryo has been created by the researchers of which country?
(1) Jordan
(2) Lebanon
(3) Syria
(4) Israel
Q28) World Women Entrepreneurs’ Award 2022 has won Sangeeta Abhoyan, She is from –
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Odisha
Q29) Who wrote the biography of Kargil hero Yogendra Singh Yadav titiled “Bravo Yadav“?
(1) Vikram Batra
(2) Deepak Singh
(3) Anuj Nayyar
(4) Rajesh Singh
Q30) Which former Indian cricketer has been appointed as the head coach of Nepal Cricket team?
(1) Robin Singh
(2) V.V.S. Laxman
(3) Manoj Prabhakar
(4) Dinesh Karthik
Q31) Which vaccine has been approved as booster dose in India for people above 18 years of age?
(1) Covishield
(2) Corbevax
(3) Covaxin
(4) Sputnik V
Q32) Which state/UT has launched the ‘UMEED Market Place’ initiative?
(1) Ladakh
(2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Punjab
Q33) Which space research organization unveiled the first virtual space museum called “SPARK“?
(1) ESA
(2) NASA
(3) JAXA
(4) ISRO
Q34) A new zoonotic virus ‘Langya’ has infected 35 people in –
(1) China
(2) Japan
(3) Australia
(4) South Korea
Q35) What percent of Indian Population has owned Digital Currency in 2021?
(1) 8.2%
(2) 7.3%
(3) 7.7%
(4) 9.1%
Q36) “International Youth Day (IYD)” is observed every year on –
(1) 12th August
(2) 13th August
(3) 14th August
(4) 15th August
Q37) “World Elephant Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th August
(2) 12th August
(3) 13th August
(4) 14th August
Q38) 4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in –
(1) Bangalore
(2) Mumbai
(3) Kolkata
(4) New Delhi
Q39) Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched a book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’, Written by –
(1) Abhijita Gupta
(2) Adeeba Riyaz
(3) Ayaan Kapadia
(4) Sannidhya Sharma
Q40) The 2022 BRICS Games is scheduled to be held online in –
(1) September 2022
(2) October 2022
(3) November 2022
(4) December 2022
Q41) RBI has cancelled the banking licence of ‘Rupee Co-operative Bank’, situated in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Pune
(3) Mysuru
(4) Coimbatore
Q42) What is the name of Iranian satellite, launched by Russia from Kazakhstan?
(1) Hope
(2) Babar
(3) Nuri
(4) Khayyam
Q43) Which organization has published a book titled ‘Field Guide, Birds of India’?
(1) NITI Aayog
(2) FSSAI
(3) Zoological Survey of India
(4) Central Zoo Authority
Q44) To protect Lumpy Skin disease, Indigenous vaccine “Lumpi ProVac” has been launched by –
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Narendra Singh Tomar
(3) Hardeep Singh Puri
(4) Gajendra Singh
Q45) A unique coffee-table book, “Fish and Seafood” has been launched by –
(1) Pralhad Joshi
(2) Kiren Rijiju
(3) Purushottam Rupala
(4) Nitin Gadkari
Q46) Who has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh?
(1) Eknath Khadse
(2) Subhash Desai
(3) Ajit Pawar
(4) Keshav Prasad Maurya
Q47) Which bank has become the first Indian bank to frame a policy to fund makers of lab-grown Diamonds?
(1) State Bank of India
(2) PNB Bank
(3) Maharashtra Bank
(4) UCO Bank
Q48) Which state will contribute USD 550 billion to make India USD 5 trillion economies?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Assam
Q49) Which state set up its own public policy think tank on the lines of NITI Aayog?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q50) Which team beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win 2022 UEFA Super Cup?
(1) Barcelona
(2) Juventus
(3) Real Madrid
(4) Club America
Q51) India’s 1st Underwater Metro will be inaugurated in which city?
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Pune
Q5.2) Who has been named as the “AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year“?
(1) Ashalata Devi
(2) Manisha Kalyan
(3) Bala Devi
(4) Martina Thokchom
Q53) Who has took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar?
(1) Nitish Kumar
(2) Ram Vilas Paswan
(3) Sushil Kumar Modi
(4) Tejashwi Yadav
Q5.4) Who has been named as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar?
(1) Tejashwi Yadav
(2) Nitish Kumar
(3) Tej Pratap Yadav
(4) Rabri Devi
Q55) Which country team has won the Gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad?
(1) Armenia
(2) Uzbekistan
(3) India
(4) Georgia
Q56) Who has become 1st Indian Psychologist on “US Heritage Wall of Fame“?
(1) Ramadhar Singh
(2) Subin Vazhayil
(3) Kamna Chhibber
(4) Vipul Rastogi
Q57) Who has became the 1st Indian athlete to win 2-medals at the World U20 Athletics Championship?
(1) Shaili Singh
(2) Priya Mohan
(3) Rupal Chaudhary
(4) Barath Sridhar
Q58) James Marape sworn in as the new Prime Minister of –
(1) Philippines
(2) Australia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Papua New Guinea
Q59) PM Narendra Modi dedicated to nation the 2G Ethanol Plant in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Haryana
Q60) New Delhi International Arbitration Centre has been renamed as?
(1) Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre
(2) Bharat Arbitration Centre
(3) India International Arbitration Centre
(4) International Arbitration Centre
Q61) Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in –
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) West Bengal
Q62) Rudi Koertzen passes away in car crash at 73. He was former Umpire of –
(1) West Indies
(2) New Zealand
(3) Zimbabwe
(4) South Africa
Q63) Which country has declared the iconic green site Padang, as its 75th national monument?
(1) Singapore
(2) Malaysia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Nepal
Q64) Senior politician K. Maya Thevar has passed away. He was the first MP of –
(1) RJD
(2) AIADMK
(3) JD(U)
(4) CPI(M)
Q65) Tennis legend Serena Williams announces her retirement. She was from –
(1) Australia
(2) Brazil
(3) USA
(4) Switzerland
Q66) Name of India’s mission to send humans 6,000 meters deep in ocean?
(1) Samudrayaan
(2) Deep Ocean
(3) Jal Jeevan Mission
(4) Mission Sagar
Q67) Which state government has inaugurated the 22nd ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Delhi
(4) Kerala
Q68) Which bank has signed an MoU with Hatchlab Research Centre to launch ‘IND Spring Board’?
(1) Axis Bank
(2) Indian Bank
(3) HDFC Bank
(4) Canara Bank
Q69) Which company has launched its cross-border payments platform for small to medium-sized businesses named “Global Pay“?
(1) Rupay
(2) VISA
(3) American Express
(4) Master Card
Q70) Which state government has launched the community radio channel “Radio Jaighosh” to promote folk art?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Punjab
ANSWER:
S1. Ans. 1) 12th August
Sol: World Sanskrit Day is celebrated every year on Sawan Purnima, according to the Hindu calendar.
In the year 2022, the day was celebrated on 12 August.
It is celebrated to raise awareness and revive the ancient Sanskrit language.
It was first celebrated in the year 1969.
Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language and belongs to the group of Indo-European languages.
Sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages and it is one of the first languages spoken in India.
‘Sudharma’ is the only Sanskrit newspaper in the world.
S2. Ans. (4) Kieron Pollard
Sol: Former West Indies all-rounder, Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches.
Behind him are players Dwayne Bravo (543 matches), Shoaib Malik (472), Chris Gayle (463) and Ravi Bopara (426).
Kieron Pollard has the best individual performance of 104. Pollard has scored one century and 56 half-centuries in the format. He has also captured 309 wickets with the best bowling figures of 4/15. He has scored 11,723 runs across 600 games at an average of 31.34.
S3. Ans. (4) Tamil Nadu
Sol: The proposal to designate 1,197.48 sq.km in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli as the Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve was approved by the Union Environment Ministry.
Tamil Nadu will oversee this Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve, which is the fifth elephant reserve.
The Periyar-Agasthyamalai region, which spans 5,600 sq km and 16 forest divisions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, is home to the elephant population to the south of this.
Asian elephant numbers in the Periyar-Agasthyamalai landscape are estimated to be 1,800 (Census 2010).
S4. Ans. (3) Punjab
Sol: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the ‘One MLA, One Pension’ scheme has been cleared by Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
With the scheme, the AAP government aims to save crores.
The new scheme aims to remove payouts based on the number of terms served by an MLA. HT had earlier reported that government eyes a saving of ₹19 crore with this.
S5. Ans. (3) Assam
Sol: An IAS officer of the 1989 batch Paban Kumar Borthakur will be the new chief secretary to the Assam government.
Borthakur will take charge with effect from August 31 when the present chief secretary IAS Jishnu Barua superannates, an official notification from the government read.
Paban Kumar Borthakur is currently posted as Additional Chief Secretary to the Assam government, T&D and Personnel departments.
Jishnu Barua, Chief Secretary, Assam will continue as Chairman, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for a period of two years after his superannuation on August 31 or until further orders, the notification said.
S6. Ans. (2) Dr Jitendra Singh
Sol: Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first saline water lantern named “Roshni“, which uses seawater to power LED lamps.
The first-of-its-kind saline lantern would be able to bring ‘Ease of Living’ to the poor and needy, particularly the fishing community living along the 7,500 Kilometres long coastal line of India, which is home to 9 coastal states and 1,382 islands.
S7. Ans. (1) Mexico
Sol: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed a 3-men commission comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Pope Francis for global peace.
The Mexican President is planning to submit a written proposal to the UN to create the commission, made up of three world leaders, including PM Modi, to promote a world truce for a period of five years.
The aim of the commission is to present a proposal to stop the wars around the world and reach an agreement to seek a truce for at least five years.
S8. Ans. (3) Navi Mutual Fund
Sol: Navi Mutual Fund has announced the launch of Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund, which is India’s first index fund focusing on the manufacturing sector, a statement from the company said.
This is the sixth fund of this year from Navi MF.
This is India’s first open-ended index fund that will seek to replicate the Nifty India Manufacturing Index, which tracks the performance of manufacturers among the top 300 companies in India.
Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund aims to simplify investing in the Indian manufacturing sector.
S9. Ans. (4) Santosh Kumar Singh
Sol: Santosh Kumar Singh has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota.
This appointment is also for a period of three years or till the age of 70 years.
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has appointed Sudhi Rajeev as the Vice Chancellor of Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Rajeev, who is currently the Dean at Poornima University, has been appointed for a period of three years from assuming office or till she attains the age of 70 years.
S10. Ans. (2) Ministry Of Social Justice
Sol: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to implement comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging under “SMILE-75 Initiative”.
SMILE stands for “Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.
To implement the scheme till year 2025-26, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has allocated Rs.100 crores.
S11. Ans. (3) Bangladesh
Sol: The State Bank of India (SBI) will manage the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh for two more years.
The agreement to extend the operations for two more years was signed between the officials of the SBI and the High Commission of India in Dhaka.
A priority lounge was also inaugurated at the IVAC centre in Dhaka.
Currently, SBI runs a total of 15 IVACs across Bangladesh. The IVAC centre at the Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka was opened in 2018. It is the largest Indian visa application centre. The first IVAC was started by SBI in 2005 in Dhaka.
On average, the IVAC manages more than 5 thousand visa applications on a daily basis. In 2019, the Indian High Commission issued over 16 lakh visas in Bangladesh.
S12. Ans. (2) Marina Tabassum
Sol: Renowned Bangladeshi architect, researcher and educator Marina Tabassum became the first person from the global south and first south Asian to win the prestigious Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Lifetime Achievement Award.
Announcing the award, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale jury praised Marina Tabassum for presenting an inspiring example of work with local communities that can have a positive impact across the globe even under the most adverse conditions.
Marina Tabassum is known for her architectural designs that break away from commercialism and deeply embed environmental concerns.
She has also designed bamboo houses at the Rohingya refugee camps, at Ukhiya near Cox’s Bazar which are ‘low impact, mobile housing which can be delivered at the lowest cost possible.
S13. Ans. (3) Guillermo Pablo Rios
Sol: N. Secretary General has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Ríos of Argentina succeeds Major General José Eladio Alcaín of Uruguay, who will shortly complete his assignment.
What is UNMOGIP? It was established in January 1949. After the first war in Kashmir (1947-1948), India approached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to bring the conflict in Kashmir to the notice of Security Council members. In January 1948, the UNSC adopted Resolution 39, establishing the three-member United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) to investigate and mediate the dispute.
S14. Ans. (3) Dabur
Sol:
Dabur India’s board has accepted the resignation of Amit Burman from the post of the Chairman of the company with effect from the close of working hours of August 10.
Burman will continue as the non-executive director of the company.
Mohit Burman has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the board of the company from August 11 for a period of five years.
Saket Burman has been appointed as the non-executive vice-chairman of the board of directors for a period of five years with effect from August 11.
S15. Ans. (4) Arjuna Ranatunga
Explanation:
Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain and former MP Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Sports Council.
Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed Ranatunga to the new post which comprises of 15-members in the National Sports Council.
S16. Ans. (3) March 2023
Sol: The First Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a one-month window and in all likelihood with five teams.
The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue and a month of March window has been found for the tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
S17. Ans. (1) Tamara Walcott
Sol: Tamara Walcott, a female powerlifter from Maryland, lifted a total of 737.5 kg combining the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift.
In July 2022, she was honoured at the World Raw Powerlifting Federation American Pro in Manassas, Virginia.
Then this athlete had lifted 680 kg, but after a month Tamara gave a record-breaking performance.
Walcott started powerlifting four years ago when she realized that she cannot invest time in baseball or basketball. Initially, she was aiming for weight loss and general fitness, and not setting new world records.
S18. Ans. (2) Hyderabad University
Sol: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) continues to be in the top position in the latest Nature Index 2022 ranking.
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been ranked first among Indian Universities and 16th among all institutions in the academic sector.
The Nature Index is an indicator of high quality research in natural and physical sciences (includes chemistry, life sciences, earth & environmental sciences, and physical sciences).
These ranks are assigned based on the information taken from April 1, 2021, to march 31, 2022.
S19. Ans. (4) 13th August
Sol: World Organ Donation Day is celebrated every year on August 13.
The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and motivate people to donate organs after death.
The first-ever successful living donor organ transplant was carried out in 1954 in the United States when Ronald Lee Herrick donated a kidney to his identical twin brother, Richard Lee Herrick.
Doctor Joseph Murray won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1990 for successfully carrying out this kidney transplant.
In India, National Organ Donation Day is observed on November 27 from 2010.
S20. Ans. (2) 13th August
Explanation:
The International Left-Handers Day is observed on August 13 every year to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left-handers and raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed in a predominantly right-handed world.
Left-handers are likely to have better verbal skills than their right-handed counterparts, according to a 2019 study by Oxford University.
The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R Campbell, the founder of Lefthanders International Inc.
Further, in 1990, the Lefthanders International Club was founded with an aim to promote left-handedness, and make their views known to manufacturers towards the development of items for left-handed individuals.
In 1992, the Club launched the International Lefthanders Day to create awareness regarding the “advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed.”
S21. Ans. (2) New Delhi
Sol: The first Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi from August 16 to 23, 2022.
The competition will be held in 3 phases.
In Phase 1 of the league, a total of 16 teams are participating and over 300 players will compete, in a total of 56 matches.
The Sports Authority of India has allocated Rs 53.72 lakh across 3 phases of the competition, which includes Prize money of Rs 15.5 lakh.
S22. Ans. (3) Malaysia
Sol: The Indian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will conduct a bilateral air exercise named ‘Udarashakti’, at RMAF base of Kuantan in Malaysia.
To participate in the four-day exercise, the Indian Air Force contingents left for the destination on August 12, 2022.
From the Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft will be participating while the RMAF will be flying Su 30 MKM
The exercise will give an opportunity to the members of both Air Forces to share and learn best practices, while also discussing mutual combat capabilities.
S23. Ans. (3) Shashi Tharoor
Sol: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is set to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
The French government is honouring the politician for his writings and speeches.
The award is also called as the National Order of the Legion of Honour. It was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Indians who received the honour: Maharaja Pratap Singh of Udar was the first Indian to receive this honour in 1918. Since then, over 40 Indians have been awarded the honour. Other awardees include; JRD Tata in 1983; Satyajit Ray in 1987; E Sreedharan in 2005; Amitabh Bachchan in 2007; Lata Mangeshkar in 2007; Shah Rukh Khan in 2014; Kamal Haasan in 2016; Ratan Tata in 2016 and Azim Premji in 2018.
S24. Ans. (2) 2024
Sol: The Union Cabinet recently approved continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till December, 2024.
The ‘Housing for All’ Mission was launched in June 2015.
The original deadline for the scheme, which aimed at providing pucca houses to all eligible urban beneficiaries, was March 2022.
In 2017, there was a demand of 100 lakh houses against which 102 lakh houses are under construction. Out of these, 62 lakh houses have been completed. Of the sanctioned 123 lakh houses, demand for 40 lakh houses were received during last phase of the scheme.
S25. Ans. (2) Rishabh Pant
Sol: Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been named the brand ambassador of the Indian state Uttarakhand.
Pant was born in the Haridwar city of the north Indian state.
Pant made his debut in international cricket back in February 2017 against England in the third T20I. He has so far played 54 matches in T20I cricket and scored 883 runs at a strike rate of 126.32. His best score in the format is 65*.
In 31 Tests, he has scored 2,123 runs at an average of 43.32. His individual best score is 159* in this format.
In 27 ODIs, Pant has scored 840 runs in 27 matches with an average of 36.52. His individual best score is 125*.
S26. Ans. (3) Meghalaya
Sol:
Meghalaya is all set to host the upcoming 2nd edition of the North East Olympics from October the 30th to November the 6th in Shillong.
In this edition, about 4,000 participants from eight North Eastern States will be competing in 18 disciplines at 13 venues spread across Shillong.
The first edition of Games was held in Manipur in 2018, with 12 disciplines.
S27. Ans. (4) Israel
Sol: Scientists have created “artificial embryos” using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first.
Scientists used stem cells from mice to create embryo-like structures that had an intestinal tract, a brain-like structure, and a beating heart.
With this development, the need for sperm, eggs and fertilisation was effectively eliminated by scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel.
They found that stem cells from mice could self-assemble into early embryo-like structures with an intestinal tract, early brain, and a beating heart.
These embryos are classified as synthetic because they are created without fertilised eggs.
S28. Ans. (1) Kerala
Sol: Sangeetha Abhayan, a Kerala-based entrepreneur, won the World Women Entrepreneurs’ Award instituted by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCIHK) for her handloom and handicrafts start-up’s performance in tune with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
JCIHK, which provides development opportunities for youngsters, chose Ms. Abhayan, who’s the chief executive officer of com from Kasaragod district, from among 225 female entrepreneurs across the world, according to a communication.
Based out of Kasaragod, eweworld.com, won international recognition for creating social changes and financial stability among women entrepreneurs. ‘The online platform, whose name eWe is an abbreviation of Empowering Women Entrepreneurs, received the JCIHK award at a virtual event held at Hong Kong on August 7.
S29. Ans. (2) Deepak Singh
Sol: Deepak Singh, an established content creator with more than 15 years of experience in content creation recently penned a book ‘Bravo Yadav’.
The newly launched book is a biography of Kargil hero and Param Vir Chakra recipient Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav.
The biography of Kargil Hero Yogendra Singh Yadav honors the brave and indomitable spirit of the soldiers who refused to surrender before adversities in the Kargil War, in 1999.
S30. Ans. (3) Manoj Prabhakar
Sol: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar as the new head coach of the Nepal Men’s national team.
Succeeding Pubudu Dassanayake, Indian allrounder Prabhakar has worked as head coach for three Ranji Trophy teams.
In 2016, Prabhakar, who had represented his home nation in 169 internationals, served as Afghanistan’s bowling coach.
Prabhakar has played 39 Test matches and 130 One Day Internationals for India.
S31. Ans. (2) Corbevax
Sol: The Union Health Ministry of India has approved Corbevax as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose under emergency use authorization for individuals aged 18 years and above after 6 months of the administration of primary vaccination of Covaxin or Covishield.
Adult individuals, above the age of 18 years, can now opt to get the Corbevax vaccine as the precautionary dose.
Corbevax is the only vaccine which has been approved for use in 12 to 14-year-old children.
S32. Ans. (2) Jammu & Kashmir
Sol: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has inaugurated “UMEED Market Place” under AVSAR Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar International airport.
A similar Marketplace was also opened at Jammu Airport. Both the outlets will exhibit products of all 20 districts.
The Lt Governor said that the initiative will support local art and artisans of Self-Help Groups of J&K Rural Livelihood Mission, providing a platform to market local products directly to the customers.
S33. Ans. (4) ISRO
Sol: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched a digital platform called the ‘SPARK’ space museum for showcasing several ISRO missions with an interactive interface.
The digital platform known as the ‘SPARK’ space museum was launched by the Chairman of ISRO, S Somnath.
This idea by ISRO is a new initiative while celebrating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of Independence.
S34. Ans. 1) China
Sol: A new type of a Henipavirus named Langya Henipavirus or LayV has been detected in China.
It can infect animals and humans.
As of now, no licensed drugs or vaccines are available against this virus for humans.
Langya is closely related to the Mojiang Henipavirus.
Langya has been found in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China.
Fever, cough, fatigue, and nausea are the main symptoms of Langya. It can also impact the liver and kidneys.
The Langya virus has likely come from animals to humans. The RNA of the LayV virus is generally found in shrews. However, there is no clear information about human-to-human transmission.
S35. Ans. (2) 7.3%
Sol: According to the United Nations, 3% of India’s population owned digital currency in 2021, ranking seventh in the list of top 20 global economies for digital currency ownership as share of population.
The use of cryptocurrency rose globally at an unprecedented rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukraine topped the list with 7%, followed by Russia with 11.9%, Venezuela with 10.3%, Singapore with 9.4%, Kenya with 8.5%, and the US with 8.3%.
S36. Ans. (1) 12th August
Sol: The International Youth Day (IYD) is observed on August 12 annually to draw attention of governments and others towards youth issues worldwide.
2022 Theme: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages
In 1999, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
The first IYD was observed on 12 August, 2000.
S37. Ans. (2) 12th August
Sol: World Elephant Day is observed every year on August 12 globally for the preservation and protection of the global elephants.
The main objective of World Elephant Day is to create awareness on elephant conservation, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better protection and management of wild and captive elephants.
The World Elephant Day was initiated on August 12, 2012, when Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation teamed up with Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims.
Since 2012, Ms Sims has been leading World Elephant Day.
S38. Ans. (3) Kolkata
Sol: The 4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata from November 29 to December 4, 2022.
For the first time, a separate women’s section has been added in the tournament, which had only the Open section so far.
Tata Steel Chess India (rapid and blitz) is one of the most important chess tournament in India.
Top Indian female players like Koneru Humpy, D Harika, and R Vaishali will compete in the maiden women’s edition.
S39. Ans. (4) Sannidhya Sharma
Sol: Union Minister Jitendra Singh recently launched a book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’.
The book has been written by an 11-year-old, standard 7 student, Sannidhya Sharma, who hails from a remote village in Kharah on the outskirts of Jammu.
This 100-page poetry book is an anthology of 40 poems in which the young author defines the nature of the world.
The book is published by Blue-rose publishers.
S40. Ans. (1) September 2022
Sol: The 2022 BRICS Games is scheduled to be held from September 01 to 30 but on online platform.
This means that the athletes from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will compete online.
The 2022 BRICS Games will feature only three competitive games as medal events, which are breakdancing, chess and Wushu (Chinese martial arts).
Indian yoga, dragon and lion dance, dragon boat racing, Brazil jiu-jitsu, sambo and dibeke will be shown as demonstration events.
The online BRICS Games can enhance mutual understanding and people-to-people exchanges among participating countries in an innovative and safe way, through the power of sports.
The Game is being organised by China, as the host of the 14th BRICS Summit held in June 2022.
S41. Ans. (2) Pune
Sol: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licence of Pune-based Rupee Co-operative Bank on August 11, 2022, following an order from the Bombay High Court.
The order shall come into effect after six weeks from August 11, 2022.
This means that the bank will have to cease to carry on banking business with effect from September 22, 2022.
S42. Ans. (4) Khayyam
Sol: Russia has launched an Iranian satellite into orbit from southern Kazakhstan.
An Iranian satellite named “Khayyam” into orbit by the Soyuz rocket from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
The name of satellite was named after Omar Khayyam, a Persian scientist who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
The satellite fitted with high-resolution camera will be used for environmental monitoring and will remain fully under its control.
S43. Ans. (3) Zoological Survey of India
Sol: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has published a book titled ‘Field Guide, Birds of India’.
The new book on over 1,000 bird species.
It deals with 1,331 avian species found in the country.
It highlights quality photographs of birds unlike other books that mainly used drawings.
About Zoological Survey of India (ZSI): Founded – 1 July 1916; Headquarters – Kolkata, West Bengal; Director – Dhriti Banerjee
S44. Ans. (2) Narendra Singh Tomar
Sol:
The indigenous vaccine Lumpi ProVac has been launched by Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease.
The National Equine Research Center, Hisar, Haryana, has developed the vaccine in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, Bareilly.
Research institutes have been engaged in developing the vaccine since the disease entered India in 2019.
Lumpy Skin Disease: It is caused by the virus “capripoxvirus”. It is genetically related to the family of viruses that cause gotpox and sheeppox. It mainly infects cattle and buffaloes through blood feeding insects.
S45. Ans. (3) Purushottam Rupala
Sol: A unique coffee-table book, “Fish and Seafood” a collection of 75 gourmet recipes launched by Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Purushottam Rupala in New Delhi.
This initiative has been started by the Department of Fisheries to boost domestic consumption of fish and seafood, as well as to promote local fish species.
The recipe book highlights the diversity of fish in domestic water bodies and the fish culinary legacy of the country, which signifies varied cooking and eating methods across the country.
Recognizing the importance of the fisheries sector, the Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in May 2020 as part of the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package with the highest ever investment of 20,050 crores.
The schemes will be implemented from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all states/UTs.
S46. Ans. (4) Keshav Prasad Maurya
Sol: Keshav Prasad Maurya has been appointed as Leader of the House of Legislative council of Uttar Pradesh after the resignation of Swatantra Dev Singh from the post.
Recently, Keshav Prasad Maurya has been elected to the Legislative Council after losing the Assembly elections.
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad came into existence by the Government of India Act of 1935. Currently, it has 100 members.
At present, only Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka have a legislative council.
S47. Ans. (1) State Bank of India
Sol: State of Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund makers of lab-grown diamonds which come across as replicas of the natural stones.
The bank’s operational guidelines for financing man-made diamond houses include the standard prudential practices like treating non-fund limits at part with funded limits.
Lab grown diamonds are the replicas of natural stones.
S48. Ans. (3) Madhya Pradesh
Sol: During the seventh governing council meeting of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state will contribute USD 550 billion.
PM Modi has set the target to make India a USD 5 trillion economy and global powerhouse by 2024-25.
The state government charted a self-reliant Madhya Pradesh map in 2020 and has achieved a 19.74 percent development rate in 2021-22. The state will generate employment and one lakh government jobs will be provided in the next one years.
According to National Achievement Survey, Madhya Pradesh has attained the fifth spot in the execution of the National Education Policy. Last year around 18,500 teachers were hired to improve school education.
Madhya Pradesh is emphasizing to impart teaching in the mother tongue. As part of this Bhopal-based, Gandhi Medical College will conduct MBBS in Hindi in the 2022-23 session.
S49. Ans. (2) Karnataka
Sol: Karnataka has set up a state-level public policy think tank on the lines of Niti Aayog to help the government set priorities and lay out policies to achieve rapid development across sectors.
The body, called the State Institute for Transformation of Karnataka (SITK). It will replace the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will chair the institution, which will have an annual budget of Rs 150 crore, according to a tweet from the CM.
S50. Ans. (3) Real Madrid
Sol: Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt, 2-0 in finals to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup for a record-equalling fifth time, on August 11, 2022, in Helsinki, Finland.
UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organised by UEFA for the winners of the two main European club competitions, i.e. the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
The last season’s Champions League winners Real Madrid defeated Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt to win the title for fifth time.
Prior to this, Team Barcelona, and Team Milan have won the trophy five times each.
S51. Ans. (2) Kolkata
Sol: India’s first underwater train in Kolkata is all set to be fully completed by March 2023.
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has made a way to pass under the Hooghly River in Kolkata and the east and west corridor will be connected via this twin tunnel over 500 meters.
India’s first underwater train will be 13 meters below the Hooghly River.
As per the reports, the underwater train project in Kolkata will be completed at a cost of roughly Rs. 8,600 crores.
India’s first underwater train will help in reducing the duration as well as the time taken for travelling.
Currently, the Kolkata Green Line runs between Phoolbagan and Sector V in just in 6.97 meters. It will further help in reducing the travel distance between Sector V to Howrah.
S52. Ans. (2) Manisha Kalyan
Sol: Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan have been named the AIFF Men’s and Women’s Footballer of the year respectively for the 2021-22 season.
Chhetri has been honoured for the seventh time with this award. While Kalyan was first Women’s Footballer of the Year award.
Chhetri, the third highest goal scorer among active international players, was first named for the award in 2007. He then went on to win it in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018-19 seasons.
AIFF Awards (2021-22):
Women’s Footballer of the Year- Manisha Kalyan
Men’s Footballer of the Year- Sunil Chhetri
Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year- Martina Thokchom
Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year- Vikram Partap Singh
Best Referee of the Year- Crystal John
Best Assistant Referee of the Year- Ujjal Halder.
S53. Ans. (1) Nitish Kumar
Sol: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on August 10, 2022.
This is for the 8th time that Kumar took oath as Bihar CM since he was first sworn-in as the CM of the state in 2000.
This move comes a day after Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of the CM of the NDA alliance government and broke ties from BJP.
Later he staked claim to form a new government with the RJD, the Congress and other parties.
S54. Ans. (1) Tejashwi Yadav
Sol: Tejashwi Yadav has been named as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and his swearing-in ceremony will be held on August 10, 2022, at Raj Bhavan in Patna.
Tejashwi Yadav was until now the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly.
Earlier when Nitish Kumar was running the government with RJD, Tejashwi had served as Nitish’s deputy, an arrangement that is set to be repeated again.
Tejashwi leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal which is the single largest political party in Bihar.
S55. Ans. (2) Uzbekistan
Sol: The team Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad which concluded on August 09, 2022.
Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze in Open Section.
In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal. Team Georgia won the silver, while India-1 team won the bronze medal.
About 44th Chess Olympiad:
The 44th Chess Olympiad was organised by FIDE in Chennai, India from July 28 to August 09, 2022. India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time.
It consisted of open and women’s tournaments.
The total number of participants was 1,737, including 937 in the Open and 800 in the Women’s event.
Overall 188 teams were registered from 186 nations in the Open section and 162 from 160 nations in the Women’s section.
The main venue of the Chess Olympiad was the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton.
The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The next edition of the Chess Olympiad will be held in Budapest in Hungary in 2024.
Chess Olympiad 2026: According to a tweet from the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Uzbekistan will host the 2026 Chess Olympiad.
S56. Ans. (1) Ramadhar Singh
Sol: An Indian professor, Ramadhar Singh has been marked on the ‘Heritage Wall of Fame’ of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the USA.
Currently, he is a professor at the Amrut Mody School of Management of Ahmedabad University.
The Ohio State University, Columbus had nominated Ramadhar Singh for induction to the ‘Heritage Wall of Fame’.
SPSP established in 1974, is the world’s largest organization of personality and social psychologists.
S57. Ans. (3) Rupal Chaudhary
Sol: Rupal Chaudhary created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championship.
She clinched silver medal in the 4x400m relay as well as a bronze medal in the women’s 400m.
World U20 Athletics Championship, also known as the World Junior Championships, the event was held in Colombia.
Rupal is the second Indian to have won a medal in the women’s 400m after Hima Das clinched a historic gold in the 2018 edition of the championships in Finland with a time of 51.46s.
S58. Ans. (4) Papua New Guinea
Sol: Papua New Guinea’s Parliament has elected James Marape as Prime Minister after the elections.
He became the Prime Minister for the second time.
The election in Papua New Guinea was held between 4 July to 22 July.
The election in Papua New Guinea is very challenging due to difficult terrain, extreme weather, poor transport infrastructure, and linguistic and cultural diversity.
James Marape is the leader of the Pangu Party, which has won 36 seats and clinched 97 votes in Parliament.
He became Prime Minister for the first time in 2019.
Papua New Guinea: It is the third largest island country in the world. Its capital is Port Moresby, and its currency is Kina. It is located in the Oceania geographic region. It is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world.
S59. Ans. (4) Haryana
Sol: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 2G Ethanol Plant at Panipat, Haryana via video conferencing on August 10, 2022.
The initiative is in line with Prime Minister Modi’s vision of transforming the energy sector into being more affordable, accessible, efficient, and sustainable.
Developed at a whopping cost of Rs 999 crores, the 2G Ethanol Plant will be used to transform 2 lakh tonnes of rice straw (parali) into 3 Crore litres of Ethanol
The plant has been setup on 35 acres of land and can produce 100 kilolitres of ethanol per day by processing 750-tonne paddy straw.
S60. Ans. (3) India International Arbitration Centre
Sol: Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022, passed a bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre. This bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 5, 2022.
The objective of the amendment is to have world-class arbitration in India.
As per the government, the arbitration will also help in reducing the pendency of cases in India.
S61. Ans. (3) Uttar Pradesh
Sol: The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, virtually laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh on August 09, 2022.
These Centers of Excellence (CoE) act as demonstration and training centers for the latest technologies in the field of Horticulture.
At the same time, they serve as a source of planting material for fruits and vegetables in protected cultivation.
These CoE are being set up based on Israeli technologies. The technology is provided by experts from Israel under the India-Israel Action Plan (IIAP).
Funds for building infrastructure for demonstration purposes will be used from Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector.
S62. Ans. (4) South Africa
Sol: Former South African international umpire Rudi Koertzen has passed away, following a car crash accident.
He was 73.
Rudi Koertzen was one of the most respected and famous umpires in world cricket from the late 1990s till 2010.
He had officiated in nearly 400 international games.
Koertzen was inducted into the ICC’s Elite Panel in 2002 and was a part of it for 8 years.
S63. Ans. (1) Singapore
Sol: Singapore government has declared the iconic green site Padang, as its 75th national monument on August 09, 2022, the day which marked the 57th National Day of Singapore.
Padang is the large open field site in Singapore, from where Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose gave the slogan of ‘Delhi Chalo’ in July 1943.
Padang has a strong national, historical and social significance, and is one of the oldest open spaces continuously used since the 1800s.
It is popular for sporting events such as cricket, football, hockey, tennis and lawn bowling
With the Monument Status, Padang will now be preserved and accorded the highest level of protection in Singapore under the Preservation of Monuments Act, said the National Heritage Board (NHB).
S64. Ans. (2) AIADMK
Sol: Former Member of Parliament (MP) and senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politician Maya Thevar has passed away due to age-related illness. He was 87.
Maya Thevar was the first MP of the AIADMK.
He led the party to enter the world of politics by registering the party’s first victory by contesting by-election to Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency in 1973.
Also, it was Mr. Maya Thevar who chose the iconic ‘two-leaves’ symbol of the AIADMK party.
Later, he left AIADMK and joined the DMK.
S65. Ans. (3) USA
Sol: The 41-year-old tennis legend, Serena Williams, plans to retire from the game after the 2022 U.S. Open, which will run from August 29 to September 11, 2022.
During her tennis career so far, the American athletes Serena has won 73 singles titles, 23 doubles titles and over $94 million in career winnings.
Her first major singles title came at the S. Open in 1999 at age 17. The next year, she won the first of three Olympic doubles titles with older sister Venus. She also won singles gold at the 2012 London Games.
Williams is married to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian.
Recent Retirement:
Ben Stokes – One Day International Cricket – England
Sebastian Vettel – Formula One (at the end of the 2022 season)
Mithali Raj – All forms of International Cricket
Rumeli Dhar – All Forms of Cricket
Dinesh Ramdin – International Cricket – West Indies
S66. Ans. 1) Samudrayaan
Sol: The Indian government will soon start its mega ocean mission called ‘Samudrayaan’ to unlock the mysteries in the heart government of deep water.
With this mission, India will be joining the elite club of nations such as the US, Russia, Japan, France, and China to have niche technology and vehicles to carry out subsea activities.
Samudrayaan Mission is aimed to develop a self-propelled manned submersible to carry three human beings to a water depth of 6,000m in the ocean with a suite of scientific sensors and tools for deep ocean exploration.
Developed indigenously, MATSYA 6000 is a manned submersible vehicle.
It will facilitate the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in conducting deep ocean exploration. It has an endurance of 12 hours of operational period and 96 hours in case of emergency.
S67. Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Sol: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has inaugurated the 22nd ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’ at Rabindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.
It is a 5-day theatre festival which is being organized by the National School of Drama under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign.
The festival will showcase plays of renowned theatre directors based on the life and sacrifices of our freedom fighters.
S68. Ans. (2) Indian Bank
Sol: Indian Bank has signed an MoU with Hatchlab Research Centre, TBI of SRM University-AP to launch ‘IND Spring Board’.
It is an initiative for financing start-ups and MSMEs.
The bank will extend financial aid of up to Rs 50 crore to start-ups incubated at SRM Hatchlab for their working capital requirements.
This collaboration is one of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
About Indian Bank: Founded – 1907; Headquarters – Chennai, Tamil Nadu; MD & CEO – Shanti Lal Jain
S69. Ans. (3) American Express
Sol: American Express has launched its cross-border payments platform for small to medium-sized businesses named Global Pay.
It will work as a digital solution that will let S. businesses make secure domestic and international B2B payments.
In addition to this, the eligible customers can earn rewards points on foreign exchange payments.
Global Pay is available to all eligible American Express Small Business Card Members in the U.S.
About American Express: Headquarters – New York, US; CEO – Stephen Squeri
S70. Ans. (1) Uttar Pradesh
Sol: The Department of Culture of Uttar Pradesh has launched the community radio channel “Radio Jaighosh” to promote folk art, performing arts, and regional delicacies of Uttar Pradesh.
Radio Jaighosh will be available at 8 MHz and will broadcast programmes from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
It will help in connecting youths and children with the ethos, customs, and values of Uttar Pradesh.
The state government will also promote artists and unsung heroes of the state.
A daily radio show, ‘Parakram’, will be broadcast which will revolve around soldiers of the pre and post-Independence time and unsung heroes.
A daily show, ‘Shaurya Nagar’, will promote folktales from all the 75 districts of the state.
Many other different shows will be broadcast such as ‘Rajya ki Rasoi’ on the delicacies of Uttar Pradesh, ‘Rang Shala’ on theatre artists, ‘Rajya ki Raftaar’ on government schemes, and ‘Rang Yatra’ on performing arts.
Kakori Train Action: The Kakori Train Action or Kakori Conspiracy is a train robbery that took place at a village Kakori near Lucknow on 9 August 1925. The robbery was executed by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, and other members of the Hindustan Republican Association.
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