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A)
Truecaller
B)
WhatsApp
C)
Tik Tok
D)
Skype

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Truecaller


Former Flipkart Executive Sandeep Patil has been appointed as India Managing Director of Truecaller. He served as the head of consumer and commercial lending vertical at Flipkart until his new appointment with Truecaller. Sandeep Patil will be leading business strategies to expand the company and increase its revenue. He will be supervising the teams based in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. India is the largest market for Truecaller with 60-70% of global revenue and user base.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Abhay Kumar
B)
Arvind Gupta
C)
Naveen Srivastava
D)
Sangeeta Bahadur

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Abhay Kumar


Ambassador of India to Madagascar, Abhay Kumar(IFS-200C), has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Union of Comoros. Comoros a strategically located country in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa is also a member of OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Comoros has ratified International Solar Alliance (ISA) treaty in the year 2017.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Ladakh
B)
Shimla
C)
Manali
D)
Darjeeling

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Manali


Western Command Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 is being organised at Manali from 27 May to 02 June 2019. The seven day camp is being conducted under the aegis of Rising Star Brigade. This camp aims to provide a wholesome outdoor exposure to young boys and girls through educational, recreational and adventure activities.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
May 30
B)
May 28
C)
May 21
D)
May 14

Correct Answer : Option (B) - May 28


The 9th annual World Hunger Day was observed on May 28, 2019, with a theme of "#SustainabilityIs". World Hunger Day is an initiative by The Hunger Project, first started in 2011. The objective is to raise awareness about more than 821 million people living in chronic hunger worldwide. It seeks to celebrate sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty and to inspire everyone to be a part of the solution. The Hunger project used an innovative, holistic approach that tackles all the issues of poverty and hunger and also empowers those people who are living in hunger so that they can become the agents of their own development and lift their communities above the poverty line.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Magic Johnson
B)
Draymond Green
C)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
D)
Lamar Odom

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Lamar Odom


Former American professional basketball player, Lamar Odom, aged 39, launched a new book titled 'Darkness to light'. The book reveals the dark secrets of his life. He is the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, an American media personality, socialite, model, businesswoman and entrepreneur. In his book, he has opened up about his relationship with ex-wife Khloe Kardashian, his difficult childhood, past overdoses and addictions to drugs, alcohol, and sex. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
C.R.Anandakumar
B)
P.Malarvizhi
C)
J.Suresh
D)
N Kumar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - N Kumar


Professor N Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) was conferred with 'Lifetime Recognition Award' by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India (CHAI). He was awarded for his contributions to the field of horticulture and academic leadership focused on human resource development in agriculture.It was presented to him at the International Conference on Innovative horticulture held at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Karnataka
B)
Tamil Nadu
C)
Assam
D)
Andra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Karnataka


The cabinet of Karnataka has approved the Rs 93 crore cloud-seeding programme that would begin in June 2019 in order to tackle deficit rainfall in the state. To promulgate an ordinance to protect gazetted officers, who will face demotion or lose their jobs, as their recruitment process in 1998 by the Karnataka Public Service Commission was found to be irregular. To include NOTA in Nagar sabha (Corporation) elections, a provision which was not there till now.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Anjum Moudgil
B)
Anisa Sayyed
C)
Rahi Sarnobat
D)
Tejaswini Sawant

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rahi Sarnobat


Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat won the gold in 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munich. She also sealed a quota place for India in the event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Rahi scored a total of 37, beating Ukraine's Olena Kostevych, who was champion at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Kotak Mahindra Bank
B)
Standard Chartered
C)
IndusInd Bank
D)
HDFC Bank

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Standard Chartered


Standard Chartered in partnership with IBM has launched the Trade AI Engine which will automate the high-risk process of trade documentation. It will enhance client experience through increased operational efficiency and strengthened operational control. This newly launched Trade AI Engine will replace the Traditional documentary trade consisting of millions of data elements in paper-based that are reviewed through a largely manual process. Conversion of non-digital shipping documents into machine-readable format enabled by Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Identification and classification of document types from an initial pre-defined database. Continuous Machine learning (ML) based on user re-classification/re-defining of data elements to further improve accuracy.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Paisalo Digital Ltd
B)
Srei Equipment Finance
C)
MAS Financial Services Ltd
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Srei Equipment Finance


Srei Equipment Finance tied up with Oriental Bank of Commerce to offer loans for the purchase of equipment under a co-lending arrangement.Srei Equipment Finance is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance. The funds for the project will be sourced through a platform named iQuippo, a unique digital market place of Kanoria Foundation. It will help in loan origination, loan dues collection, auction of equipment, valuation of equipment and other facilities.The co-lending arrangement will include the financing of construction, mining and allied equipment, medical equipment, commercial vehicles and farm equipment.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48