Friday, January 28, 2022

GA Revision for Banking and Other Exams – 1069

  1. Nikol Pashinyan has been elected as Prime Minister of which country?
    A) Greece
    B) Armenia
    C) Switzerland
    D) Netherland



  2. Which country has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica?
    A) China
    B) France
    C) Russia
    D) India



  3. Who regulates Venture Capital Fund Company in India?
    A) RBI
    B) SIDBI
    C) SEBI
    D) NABARD



  4. Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2021?
    A) Lewis Hamilton
    B) ValtteriVotas
    C) Sebastian Vettel
    D) Max Verstappen



  5. Centre has extended the tenure of appointment of Ananta Barua as Whole-time Member (WTM) of SEBI by how many years?
    A) 1 year
    B) 2 years
    C) 3 years
    D) 4 years



  6. The M.A.Chidambaram Stadium is located in which city?
    A) Hyderabad
    B) Indore
    C) Chennai
    D) Kolkata



  7. What is the full form of UPI?
    A) Unified Payment Interface
    B) Unique Payment interface
    C) Unified Pay Inquiry
    D) Unique Pay Interface



  8. With which other organisation, Asian Development Bank launched ‘WePOWER India Partnership Forum’ to increase workforce participation of women in energy sector?
    A) WHO
    B) IMF
    C) NASSCOM
    D) World Bank



  9. Which Indian Power Utility has won Recognition of India’s Best Employers Among Nation-Builders 2021?
    A) Tata Power Company Ltd
    B) Adani Green Energy Ltd
    C) Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd
    D) NTPC Ltd



  10. Cash management Bills have a maturity of _____?
    A) less than 91 days
    B) 1 year to 3 years
    C) more than 1 years
    D) more than 3 years



  11. Which organisation launched world’s largest telescope James Webb Space to behold first stars?
    A) SpaceX
    B) WebX
    C) NASA
    D) ISRO



  12. How much amount of loan was signed between Asian Development Bank and Union government for development of Agartala?
    A) $61 million
    B) $55 million
    C) $48 million
    D) $58 million



  13. Which Airport has won Honour In Airport Service Quality?
    A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
    B) Chennai International Airport
    C) Cochin International Airport
    D) Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport



  14. Abubshehar Wild Life Sanctuary is in which state?
    A) Haryana
    B) Madhya Pradesh
    C) Assam
    D) West Bengal



  15. Who won the 11th National Billiards title 2021?
    A) Dhruv Sitwala
    B) Pankaj Advani
    C) Mayank Sharma
    D) Dharmendra Singh



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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set – 651

    Static GK Questions for SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC, NIACL, OICL, NABARD, SEBI and other competitive exams
  1. What is the capital of Oman?
    A) Sana’a
    B) Doha
    C) Jerusalem
    D) Muscat



  2. The headquarter of Dena Bank is based in which of these cities?
    A) Chennai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Kolkata
    D) Mumbai



  3. Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which state?
    A) Delhi
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Gujarat
    D) Haryana



  4. Where is the headquarter of AITA (All India Tennis Association) is situated?
    A) Lucknow
    B) Chennai
    C) Kolkata
    D) New Delhi



  5. Who is the governor of Bihar?
    A) Shri Phagu Chauhan
    B) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
    C) Shri Satya Pal Malik
    D) Shri R. N. Ravi



  6. Where is the headquarter of International Golf Federation (IGF) situated?
    A) Budapest
    B) Monaco
    C) Lausanne
    D) London



  7. Where is “Marine National Park” located?
    A) Gujarat
    B) Madhya Pradesh
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) Himachal Pradesh



  8. Who is the president of Argentina?
    A) Ilir Meta
    B) Alberto Fernández
    C) Abdul Hamid
    D) Patrice Talon



  9. The Harike Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
    A) Odisha
    B) Punjab
    C) Uttarakhand
    D) Himachal Pradesh



  10. Where is the headquarters of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance?
    A) Pune
    B) Mumbai
    C) New Delhi
    D) Noida



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GA Revision for Banking and Other Exams – 1068

  1. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of SMB Neobank FloBiz?
    A) Salman Khan
    B) Manoj Bajpayee
    C) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    D) Shahrukh Khan



  2. Who has been sworn in as president of Uzbekistan?
    A) Floynt Bount
    B) Danish Siddiqui
    C) Scott Morrison
    D) Shavkat Mirziyoyev



  3. At present how many credit rating agencies in India are registered with SEBI?
    A) 5
    B) 6
    C) 8
    D) 7



  4. Which state adopted the Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change-Resilient?
    A) Arunachal Pradesh
    B) Nagaland
    C) Assam
    D) TamilNadu



  5. Which state was crowned 11th Hockey India junior national championship winners?
    A) Punjab
    B) Himachal Pradesh
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Madhya Pradesh



  6. World’s largest cricket bat, certified by Guinness World Records was unveiled in which city?
    A) Hyderabad
    B) Lucknow
    C) Pune
    D) Delhi



  7. PM Modi inaugurated redeveloped Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in which city?
    A) Pune
    B) Lucknow
    C) Bhubaneswar
    D) Bhopal



  8. Valley of Flowers National Park is located in which state?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Jammu & Kashmir
    C) Uttarakhand
    D) Gujarat



  9. Which state wins Vijay Hazare Trophy?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Uttar Pradesh
    C) Punjab
    D) TamilNadu



  10. Who won the Mens’ single 2021 Denmark Open Badminton?
    A) Takuro Hoki
    B) Sebastian Vettel
    C) Kento Momomo
    D) Viktor Axelsen



  11. How much amount has been released by Department of Expenditure as health sector grant for rural and urban local bodies of 19 States?
    A) ₹8453 cr
    B) ₹8965 cr
    C) ₹9064 cr
    D) ₹2487 cr



  12. What was the minimum bid allowed in the LTRO operation of RBI?
    A) Rs 50 lakh
    B) Rs 1 crore
    C) Rs 5 crore
    D) Rs 10 crore



  13. Centre declared Soya Meal as an Essential Commodity up to which year?
    A) June 2022
    B) December 2022
    C) Sept 2022
    D) August 2023



  14. Singhi Chham is an Indian folk dance with origin from which state?
    A) Jammu & Kashmir
    B) Sikkim
    C) Assam
    D) West Bengal



  15. Indigo partenered with which bank for the launch of a co-branded credit card – Ka-ching – under the 6E Rewards program?
    A) Kotak a Mahindra Bank
    B) HDFC bank
    C) IDBI Bank
    D) SBI



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Daily Current Affairs 27th January, 2022

Daily Current Affairs 27 January 2022 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams.

NATIONAL NEWS

India’s first graphene innovation centre to come up in Kerala
India’s first innovation centre for graphene will be set up in Kerala by the Digital University Kerala (DUK), along with Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) in Thrissur, for Rs 86.41 crore. 
  • This will be the first graphene Research and Development (R&D) incubation centre in the country. Tata Steel Limited is set to be the industrial partner of the centre.
  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has given approval for the project. The project, which will be implemented with the support of the Kerala government, is expected to accelerate the state’s growth in the knowledge industry sector.
Karnataka govt launches Gram One programme in 12 districts
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched Gram One programme in 3026 Gram Panchayats spread over 12 districts. The scheme is aimed at taking government services to the doors of people at the grass-root level.
  • Gram One kiosks will provide Aadhar Card, Ration card, Caste certificates and other services related to the department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Revenue, Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare.
  • A separate cell is set up with equipment and data entry operators in the offices of tahsildars to receive the applications.
'Paschim Lehar': Indian Armed Forces' 20-day Joint Maritime Exercise off West Coast Ends
 A joint maritime exercise involving all three wings of Indian armed forces and also the Coast Guard, that provided the participants an opportunity to operate together under realistic conditions and enhance inter-service synergy, has concluded, the Navy said.
  • The exercise, 'Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022)', involving the Navy, the Air Force, the Army and the Coast Guard concluded off the West Coast, the Navy said.
  • The drill was conducted over a duration of 20 days with an objective to validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and enhance inter-service synergy among the Navy, the IAF, the Army and the Coast Guard. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of FOC-in-C (flag officer commanding in-chief), Western Naval Command.
PM Modi hosts first meeting of India-Central Asia Summit 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi host the first India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format during which the leaders are expected to deliberate on steps to take forward relations to newer heights as well as the evolving regional security situation.
  • The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Summit, with the participation of the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in a virtual format. This will be the first engagement of its kind between India and the Central Asian countries at the level of leaders.
  • During the Summit, the leaders are expected to discuss steps to take forward India-Central Asia relations to newer heights.
  • They are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues of interest, especially the evolving regional security situation.
India, France sign MoU with scope for cooperation in health research
India and France have signed an MoU with a scope for cooperation in health research. Science and Technology Ministry said, the MoU was signed between Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR and Institut Pasteur, France.
  • CSIR and Institut Pasteur will jointly research and focus on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and inherited disorders and enable delivery of effective and affordable healthcare solutions not only for the people of India and France but for the global good.
  • The MoU provides for developing potential scientific and technological cooperation and networking in advanced and emerging areas of Human Health.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Iran, China and Russia hold naval drills in north Indian Ocean
Iran, Russia and China began a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting marine security, state media reported.
  • Navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are taking part in the "2022 Marine Security Belt" exercise over an area of 17,000 square kilometres (6,560 square miles), Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajoldini, spokesman for the drills, told.
  • The drills will include various tactical exercises such as rescuing a burning vessel, releasing a hijacked vessel, and shooting at air targets at night.

BANKING & FINANCE

City Union Bank launches fitness watch debit card in tie-up with GOQii
City Union Bank, the oldest Private Sector Bank in India, in association with smart-tech-enabled preventive healthcare platform GOQii and powered by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has launched a wearable payment solution called CUB fitness watch debit card.
  • Customers need to hold this wristwatch in front of the PoS device during payment like tapping the card on PoS. For payments above Rs 5,000, customers need to tap and enter their PIN. The introductory price of a smartwatch debit card is Rs 3,499, as compared to an actual cost of Rs 6,499).
  • Customers can set limits for their payments using Net / Mobile Banking. Payments made using this Debit Card in a Fitness Watch are safe and secure, the bank said in a statement. For each transaction done using the watch, SMS will be sent to the registered mobile number.
Pencilton launches debit card with NCMC for teens in partnership with Transcorp
Pencilton, a teen-focused fintech company, has launched PencilCard, a debit card with NCMC for teens. PencilCard is an NCMC-compliant (National Common Mobility Card) RuPay debit card specially designed for the teenager segment. It has been launched in partnership with Transcorp.
  • According to a statement for users, a single PencilCard will serve multiple needs as this debit card which works for online & offline payments just like any other debit card also doubles up as a metro card, and bus card - an all-in-one card.
  • The debit card can already work as a metro card for travel in Delhi (Airport line) & as a bus card in Goa (across KTC buses).
Bank of Maharashtra, Lendingkart partner to offer small-ticket MSME loans
Fintech company Lendingkart said it has partnered with Bank of Maharashtra to co-lend business loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
  • Through this partnership, Lendingkart aims to make economical credit available to MSME borrowers at their doorstep powered by the ‘zero touch’ technology platform Lendingkart ‘2gthr’.
  • Lendingkart explained ‘2gthr’ enables banks and NBFCs to seamlessly onboard and disburse unsecured business loans up to ₹10 lakh to MSME borrowers across the country in a live environment.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Apple retains world's most valuable brand title in 2022: Report
Apple retained the title of the world’s most valuable brand in 2022, with a valuation of $355.1 billion (about Rs. 26,72,600 crore), according to a report. The valuation of the Cupertino company increased by 35%, thanks to the growth of its recognition in the market.
  • After Apple, Amazon and Google were named among the three most valuable brands of the year. TikTok, on the other hand, has become the fastest growing brand in the world, with its valuation increasing by 215% in 2022.
  • Brands in the top 10 are Apple, Amazon,Google,Microsoft,Walmart,Samsung,Facebook,Industrial and Commercial Bank of China,Huawei and Verizon.
  • The Indian conglomerate Tata Group has emerged as the most valuable brand from India and also in South Asia. It is the only brand from the country in the top 100. The Global Rank of Tata Group 78. The brand value of Tata Group is US$23.9 billion.

AWARDS

ICC Awards: Joe Root, Shaheen Afridi, Smriti Mandhana grab the honours
The International Cricket Council announced the awards for the year 2021. While Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged the Cricketer of the Year award in the men’s category, India’s opening batter Smriti Mandhana was felicitated with the same honour in the women’s category.
  • Apart from the two, the likes of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, South Africa’s Lizelle Lee and her compatriot Janneman Malan too had a terrific season. Check out the complete list to see who bagged what prize and their performance in the year.
Complete list of ICC Awards 2021 :
  1. Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year:Smriti Mandhana (India)
  2. Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year:Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
  3. ICC Umpire of the Year:Marais Erasmus
  4. ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year    :Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
  5. ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year:Tammy Beaumont (England)
  6. ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year:Janneman Malan (South Africa)
  7. ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year:Fatima Sana (Pakistan)
  8. ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year:Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)
  9. ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year:Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)
  10. ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:    Babar Azam (Pakistan)
  11. ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
  12. ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year:Joe Root (England)
Bangladesh: Rural hospital wins prestigious RIBA prize for most transformative building of the world
Friendship Hospital, in the southwestern town of Satkhira in Bangladesh has been adjudged the most transformative building of the world for the year 2021 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
  • The 80 bed community hospital designed by the Bangladeshi architect Kasef Chowdhury  is designed to ‘work with and withstand the climate change effects of rising sea water in the adjoining area’, said the RIBA in an announcement.
  • The low cost building is designed to collect the rainwater as it is a valuable commodity in this area where water has become saline due to the impact of cyclone Sidr of 2007 and rising sea level.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Meta aims to build the World’s Fastest AI Supercomputer
Facebook's parent company Meta said that it has created a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it believes will be the fastest in the world.
  • Meta said it believed the computer will be the fastest in the world when completed in mid-2022.
  • According to the company, developing the next generation of AI will require supercomputers capable of "quintillions of operations per second".
  • RSC, the company said, will help build new and improved AI models and allow for work across hundreds of different languages.

ENVIRONMENT

Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary set to be notified as 4th tiger reserve of Rajasthan
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, which is among the proposed five sites in the country, is expected to be formally notified as tiger reserve (TR) soon before the Global Tiger Summit, which is to be held at Vladivostok, Russia.
  • The Centre also announced the development during the 4th Asia ministerial conference on tiger conservation. It was said that the Centre has already given its approval of granting tiger reserve status to Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, along with MM Hills in Karnataka, Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh.

OBITUARIES

Sydney Olympics Rings Champion Szilveszter Csollány passes away
Former Olympic gymnastic champion Szilveszter Csollany died at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian sports officials said.
  • Csollány won a gold medal in the men's rings competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won silver in 1996 in Atlanta and a world championship gold in 2002.
  • He was a six-time medalist at the European gymnastics championships, and the recipient of Hungary's “Sportsman of the Year” award in 2000 and 2002.
Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini passes away
Milena Salvini, an Italy-born dancer who was a great enthusiast of Indian classical art, especially Kathakali, passed away in France. She was 84.
  • The 84-year-old dancer, who arrived in Kerala in 1965 to learn Kathakali, had established Centre Mandapa, a school of Indian dance forms in Paris, which flourished as a learning centre.
  • She sponsored Kathakali troupes from Kerala and arranged stage performances in many European countries. This helped to increase the acceptance of Indian classical dance in the west. India had honoured her with Padma Shri in 2019.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set – 650

    Static GK Questions for SBI PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC, NIACL, OICL, NABARD, SEBI and other competitive exams
  1. Which of these National Parks is not based in Gujarat?
    A) Vansda National Park
    B) Gir National Park
    C) Sanjay National Park
    D) Blackbuck National Park



  2. In which field is the “Abel Prize” awarded?
    A) Theatre
    B) Music
    C) Cooking
    D) Mathematics



  3. Which animal is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh?
    A) Mithun
    B) Gaur
    C) Lion
    D) Blackbuck



  4. International Nurses Day is held every year on_______?
    A) 12 May
    B) 29 June
    C) 17 August
    D) 4 April



  5. Vaigai Dam is located in which of these states?
    A) Tamil Nadu
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Odisha
    D) Karnataka



  6. Neiphiu Rio is the current chief minister of which Indian state?
    A) Arunachal Pradesh
    B) Nagaland
    C) Manipur
    D) Sikkim



  7. Where is the “Gamgul wildlife bird” sanctuary located?
    A) Goa
    B) Himachal Pradesh
    C) Gujarat
    D) Telangana



  8. The headquarter of Dena Bank is based in which of these cities?
    A) Chennai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Kolkata
    D) Mumbai



  9. The Uber Cup is related to which of these sports?
    A) Football
    B) Cricket
    C) Badminton
    D) Golf



  10. “Bali Jatra” is a famous festival celebrated in which of the following Indian state?
    A) Assam
    B) Manipur
    C) New Delhi
    D) Odisha



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Daily Current Affairs 26th January, 2022

Daily Current Affairs 26 January 2022 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India ranks 85 in Transparency International’s corruption index
With a score of 40, India ranks at 85th position in the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2021. The report cites India's case as "particularly worrying".
  • India's neighbours Pakistan has got a score of 28 and stands at 140th position whereas Bangladesh has 26. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Singapore have also been marked as countries that have increased digital surveillance to silence those trying to hold governments accountable during the pandemic. 
  • The countries that have fared well are Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand, each with a score of 88 followed by Norway (85), Singapore (85), Sweden (85), Switzerland (84), the Netherlands (82), Luxembourg (81) and Germany (80). South Sudan, Syria, and Somalia with scores of 11, 13, 13, remain at the bottom of the index. 
  • According to CPI 2021, countries experiencing armed conflict or authoritarianism tend to earn the lowest scores and those include Venezuela (14), Afghanistan (16), North Korea (16), Yemen (16), Equatorial Guinea (17), Libya (17) and Turkmenistan (19).

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

IMF Downgrades India's Economy Growth Forecast to 9% in FY22
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India's economic growth forecast to 9 per cent for the current fiscal year ending March 31, joining a host of agencies which have downgraded their projections on concerns over the impact of a spread of new variant of coronavirus on business activity and mobility.
  • In its latest update of World Economic Outlook, the Washington-based international financial institution, which had in October last year projected a 9.5 per cent GDP growth for India, put the forecast for the next fiscal FY23 (April 2022 to March 2023) at 7.1 per cent.
  • The Indian economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in the 2020-21 fiscal year.

AWARDS

Babar Azam Named ICC ODI Cricketer of The Year
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits in 2021 when he scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50.
  • The 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan’s wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa.
  • The architect of Pakistan’s chase of 274 in the first ODI, Babar made a century and laid the foundation with an 82-ball 94 in the final ODI where the visitors posted 320 batting first.
Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra gets Param Vishisht Seva Medal 
Olympian Neeraj Chopra honoured with Param Vishisht Seva Medal. Neeraj Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 384 defence personnel with Gallantry and other awards at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The awards include 12 Shaurya Chakras, 29 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, 53 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 13 Yudh Seva Medals, three Bar to Vishisht Seva Medals.
  • The President also honoured the winners of 122 Vishisht Seva Medals, three Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 81 Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry), 40 Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), eight Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), and 14 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty). 
 Padma Awards 2022 announced
The names of 128 recipients of Padma Awards including 2 duo cases were confirmed by President Ram Nath Kovind. Among the awardees this year are veteran actor Victor Banerjee, playback singer Sonu Nigam, and filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi.
  • The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards.  34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.
  • The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved. The awards have been given annually since 1954. 
Padma Vibhushan: [su_table]
S. No Name  Field  State / Country
1 Ms. Prabha Atre Art Maharashtra
2 Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous) Literature and Education U.P.
3 General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) Civil Service Uttarakhand
4 Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous) Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
[/su_table] Padma Bhushan: [/su_table]
S. No Name  Field  State / Country
1 Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Public Affairs Jammu and Kashmir
2 Shri Victor Banerjee Art West Bengal
3 Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) Art Punjab
4 Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Public Affairs West Bengal
5 Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran Trade and Industry Maharashtra
6 Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo) Trade and Industry Telangana
7 Ms. Madhur Jaffery Others-Culinary USA
8 Shri Devendra Jhajharia Sports Rajasthan
9 Shri Rashid Khan Art Uttar Pradesh
10 Shri Rajiv Mehrishi Civil Service Rajasthan
11 Shri Satya Narayana Nadella Trade and Industry USA
12 Shri Sundararajan Pichai Trade and Industry USA
13 Shri Cyrus Poonawalla Trade and Industry Maharashtra
14 Shri Sanjaya Rajaram (Posthumous) Sci and Engg Mexico
15 Ms. Pratibha Ray Literature and Education Odisha
16 Swami Sachidanand Literature and Education Gujarat
17 Shri Vashishth Tripathi Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh
[/su_table] Padma Shri : [su_table]
S. No Name  Field  State / Country
1 Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala Trade and Industry West Bengal
2 Prof. Najma Akhtar Literature and Education Delhi
3 Shri Sumit Antil Sports Haryana
4 Shri T Senka Ao Literature and Education Nagaland
5 Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Nalini Asthana* (Duo) Art Uttar Pradesh
6 Shri Subbanna Ayyappan Science and Engineering Karnataka
7 Shri J K Bajaj Literature and Education Delhi
8 Shri Sirpi Balasubramaniam Literature and Education Tamil Nadu
9 Srimad Baba Balia Social Work Odisha
10 Ms. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Science and Engineering West Bengal
11 Ms. Madhuri Barthwal Art Uttarakhand
12 Shri Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat Literature and Education Ladakh
13 Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar Medicine Maharashtra
14 Shri Harmohinder Singh Bedi Literature and Education Punjab
15 Shri Pramod Bhagat Sports Odisha
16 Shri S Ballesh Bhajantri Art Tamil Nadu
17 Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia Art Sikkim
18 Shri Maria Christopher Byrski Literature and Education Poland
19 Acharya Chandanaji Social Work Bihar
20 Ms. Sulochana Chavan Art Maharashtra
21 Shri Neeraj Chopra Sports Haryana
22 Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary Social Work Assam
23 Shri Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil Sports Kerala
24 Shri S Damodaran Social Work Tamil Nadu
25 Shri Faisal Ali Dar Sports J&K
26 Shri Jagjit Singh Dardi Trade and Industry Chandigarh
27 Dr. Prokar Dasgupta Medicine U.K.
28 Shri Aditya Prasad Dash Science and Engineering Odisha
29 Dr. Lata Desa Medicine Gujarat
30 Shri Malji bhai Desai Public Affairs Gujarat
31 Ms. Basanti Devi Social Work Uttarakhand
32 Ms. Lourembam Bino Devi Art Manipur
33 Ms. Muktamani Devi Trade and Industry Manipur
34 Ms. Shyamamani Devi Art Odisha
35 Shri Khalil Dhantejvi (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Gujarat
36 Shri Savaji Bhai Dholakia Social Work Gujarat
37 Shri Arjun Singh Dhurve Art Madhya Pradesh
38 Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre Medicine Maharashtra
39 Shri Chandraprakash Dwivedi Art Rajasthan
40 Shri Dhaneswar Engti Lit. and Education Assam
41 Shri Om Prakash Gandhi Social Work Haryana
42 Shri Narasimha Rao Garikapati Lit. and Education Andhra Pradesh
43 Shri Girdhari Ram Ghonju (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Jharkhand
44 Shri Shaibal Gupta (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Bihar
45 Shri Narasingha Prasad Guru Lit. and Education Odisha
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[/su_table] Jai Bhim, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham enter Oscars 2022 long list
Suriya's 'Jai Bhim' and Mohanlal's 'Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham' have been included in the long list of films eligible for the Oscars 2022. The two films found a place in the shortlist of 276 films which are in contention to get nominated at the 94th Academy Awards.
  • The final list of films shortlisted for the Oscars will be announced on February 8 and the award ceremony will be broadcasted on March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CDRI develops Omicron Testing Kit name, "Om"
The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, called 'Om', for testing the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
  • It is the first kit made by any government institution, and the third to be made indigenously, for specific testing of Omicron.The kit will cost around Rs 150 and give the test result in around two hours.
  • At present, two more such kits developed by private players are available in the market.

IMPORTANT DAYS

73rd Republic Day
India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day with the iconic parade at Delhi's Rajpath showcasing its military prowess and cultural pageantry. A flypast by 75 aircraft and helicopters was the highlight of this year's parade. 
  • This year's celebrations are significant - it's the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, being observed as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' across the country.
  • The parade, led by Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Mishra, started after the tricolour was unfurled with a 21-gun salute. The winners of the country's highest gallantry awards, Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra, led the contingents in saluting the President, the Supreme Commander of armed forces.

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GA Revision for Banking and Other Exams – 1067

  1. The 20th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting held In which country?
    A) Afghanistan
    B) China
    C) Indonesia
    D) Kazakshtan



  2. Which country to host COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference?
    A) Scotland
    B) UK
    C) France
    D) USA



  3. What is the metric that measures how long a firm will be deprived of cash if it increases its investment in resources in order to expand customer sales known as?
    A) Quick ratio
    B) Accounts payable turnover
    C) Days payable outstanding
    D) Cash conversion cycle



  4. SIDBI signs MoU to develop MSME ecosystem with which state?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Maharashtra
    C) West Bengal
    D) Uttar Pradesh



  5. Which company announced its partnership with deep-tech startup TropoGo for the distribution of a drone Insurance product?
    A) IDBI Federal
    B) Bajaj Allianz Insurance
    C) ICICI Prudential
    D) MAX Bupa



  6. With which country,India conducted a trilateral exercise Konkan Shanti 21?
    A) Russia
    B) France
    C) USA
    D) UK



  7. Which bank has entered into a co-lending arrangement with Lendingkart Finance Limited as part of its efforts to improve the flow of credit to the unserved and underserved sector of the economy?
    A) PNB
    B) BOB
    C) IOB
    D) IDBI



  8. What is the name of World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics, Developed at DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana?
    A) ATMNIRBHAR
    B) AGNI
    C) NIRAV
    D) SWADESH



  9. How much amount of loan was signed between Indian and Asian Development Bank to support urban mobility in Mizoram?
    A) $5.2 million
    B) $4.8 million
    C) $4.5 million
    D) $3.0 million



  10. Banks must apply LEF at the same level as the risk-based capital requirements are applied. What does L stands for in LEF?
    A) Large
    B) Liquidity
    C) Liability
    D) Loan



  11. As per government data,how many percent growth in the volume of digital transactions were registered in the country during the last three years?
    A) 85%
    B) 95%
    C) 88%
    D) 90%



  12. Which country successfully launched a new testing satellite named Shiyan 11?
    A) USA
    B) Australia
    C) Mongolia
    D) China



  13. Which bank crossed the market capitalisation of Hindustan Unilever to become the fifth largest company by market value?
    A) ICICI Bank
    B) HDFC Bank
    C) SBI
    D) PNB



  14. Where is the headquarters of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India situated?
    A) Mumbai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Pune
    D) Chennai



  15. As per government report, AYUSH market has grown at how much percent in 2014-20 to reach 18 billion dollars?
    A) 19%
    B) 14%
    C) 15%
    D) 17%



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