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Q :  

Recently, the new IPL franchise Ahmedabad has announced its name?

(A) Gujarat Titans

(B) Gujarat Lions

(C) Gujarat Tigers

(D) Gujarat Paltan

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

IIT Hyderabad has launched an AI-based job portal “Swarajability” for people with disabilities with funding support from which bank?

(A) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(B) Punjab National Bank

(C) States Bank of India

(D) Bank of Baroda

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

IIT-Hyderabad provided expertise for the Artificial Intelligence component. The project is funded by Kotak Mahindra Bank.


Q :  

Who among the following has been approved by the Supreme Court Collegium to become the first gay judge in the country?

(A) Rahul Sachdeva

(B) Saurabh Kripal

(C) Anil Kumar

(D) Mohan Agnihotri

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Kirpal would be India's first openly gay judge in a High Court. The Collegium however added a line that it “may have been advisable for the candidate [Mr. Kirpal] not to speak to the Press” about his prolonged appointment process.


Q :  

Which bank has partnered with National Payments Corporation to offer real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI ID for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners?

(A) Bank of Baroda

(B) IndusInd Bank

(C) State Bank of India

(D) RBL Bank

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The association between IndusInd Bank and NPCI will help MTO/Exchange houses to push cross-border payments to beneficiaries using UPI apps which will further enable international partners of the bank to perform real-time remittances to India.


Q :  

Bank of America Securities has projected India's GDP growth rate to be which of the following percentage in the fiscal year 2022-23?

(A) 4.5 percent

(B) 6.3 percent

(C) 8.2 percent

(D) 7.5 percent

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who among the following has been appointed as the new instructor in the National Defense Academy (NDA)?

(A) Subedar Bana Singh

(B) Subedar Ram Singh

(C) Subedar Sanjay Kumar

(D) Subedar Manoj Kumar

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Bipin Rawat has been appointed as India’s first Chief of Defense Staff. The CDS would be a four-star single-point military adviser to the Defence Ministry. 

It was suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999 which was headed by K. Subrahmanyam. The CDS would have to serve up to a maximum age of 65 years and would be heading the Department of Military Affairs. 

The Department of Military Affairs would be created within the Ministry of Defense and would function as its Secretary. 

Please note that the tenure was 3 years or up to the retirement age of 62 years, whichever is earlier and it has now set to the age of 65. 

The CDS would also head all tri-services defense institutions such as the National Defense Academy, College of Defense Management and the National Defense College.


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