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A)
Shreya Sinha
B)
Neha Bisht
C)
Deepika Kumari
D)
Aditi Swami

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Aditi Swami

Aditi Swami’s tryst with history continued. A day after winning India’s maiden gold medal in the World Archery Championships as a member of the women’s compound team, the 17-year-old became the youngest-ever world champion and claimed the country’s first-ever individual title at senior level, beating Mexico’s Andrea Bercerra 149-147 in the individual women’s compound event final in Berlin on Saturday.

Aditi perhaps is going through the best phase of her career. Only last month she won the Under-18 world titles in both individual and team categories in the Youth Championships in Limerick, thus becoming both the cadet and senior world champion at the same time.


Hours later, India got its second world champion when Ojas Deotalebecame the firstever male archer from the country to win gold. Ojas hit perfect 150 points in the final against Poland’s Lukasz Przybylski who scored 149 in men’s compound individual event. India thus ended with three gold and one bronze medal in the championship..

Source : Times of India

A)
Prarthana Thombare
B)
Ankita Raina
C)
Riya Bhatia
D)
Karman Kaur Thandi

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Prarthana Thombare

Prarthana Thombare has clinched the doubles title at the women's tennis hardcourt event in Barcelona, Spain in August 2023.

The Asian Games bronze medallist, combined with Russian Anastasia Tikhonova, edged out France’s Estelle Cascino and Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the final.

It is the second title of the year and 26th overall for Prarthana, who bagged bronze with Sania Mirza in 2014 at Incheon.

Siddhant Banthia and Sai Karteek Reddy won their second title this season in ITF men’s event in Astana, Kazakhstan.

They defeated Estonia’s Daniil Glinka and Karl Kiur Saar 7-5, 6-7, 10-4 to lift the trophy in the hard-court event. It is the first crown for both the players who had triumphed in their first appearance as a team in an event in Jakarta in June 2023.

In the ITF women’s event in Foxhills, Britain, Rutuja Bhosale in partnership with Destanee Aiava of Australia beat the top seeds Talia Gibson and Petra Hule of Australia in the doubles final. It was the 22nd career doubles title for the 27-year-old Rutuja..

Source : AIR

A)
China
B)
Poland
C)
India
D)
Germany

Correct Answer : Option (C) - India

The Indian women's compound archery team etched their names in history by clinching a gold medal at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany on Friday, 3 August 2023. This victory marked India's first-ever gold at the archery world championships in any category.

The triumphant team comprised Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Gopichand Swami.

In the final round, they showcased an exceptional performance against the Mexican team, consisting of Dafne Quintero, Ana Sofia Hernandez Jeon, and Andrea Becerra.

The Indian trio emerged victorious with a score of 235-229, demonstrating their prowess and precision in the sport.

“We’re very happy we’ve won the first title for India,” Aditi told World Archery.

“We just focused on our shooting, and we were confident that we would win.”

Their journey to the final was equally impressive. After receiving a bye in the first round, the Indian women's compound team faced and defeated formidable opponents from Chinese Taipei and Turkey in the quarter-finals and pre-quarterfinals, respectively. Their semi-final match was a nail-biting encounter against the defending champions, Colombia. The Indian team triumphed with a score of 220-216, securing their spot in the final.

This victory adds to India's impressive tally at the World Archery Championships, where the country bagged a total of 11 medals, including six gold, one silver, and four bronze.

Jyothi, Parneet and Aditi will also be in action in the individual compound event..

Source : India Today

A)
Gukesh D
B)
Gukesh D
C)
Pantala Harikrishna
D)
Vidit Gujrathi

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gukesh D

D Gukesh posted a win over home favourite Misratdin Iskandarov in a second round match of the World Cup at Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday (1st August 2023) and overtook senior compatriot Viswanathan Anand in the live world (FIDE) rankings.



The 17-year old Gukesh outclassed Iskandarov of Azerbaijan in 44 moves in the second game of their second-round match.

"Gukesh D won again today and has overcome Viswanathan Anand in live rating! There is still almost a month till next official FIDE rating list on September 1, but it's highly likely that 17-year-old will be making it to top 10 in the world as the highest-rated Indian player," the international chess federation (FIDE) said in a tweet.

If he stays ahead of Anand till September 1, he will become the first Indian to surpass Anand since Pravin Thipsay in July 1986 in the FIDE world rankings.

Gukesh has been set on achieving this target for a while now. Speaking to ESPN in June, Gukesh had outlined his goals for the year: "My very short-term goal is to enter the top-10. I'm quite close to it, almost there. In a few years, I would like to see myself competing seriously in the World Championship cycle.

First of all, I would like to qualify for the Candidates tournament. I believe I have a fair shot and I'll give my best. After Vishy [Anand] sir, I don't think anyone came close to qualifying for the Candidates. Right now, with this whole group of young talents, it's a very fair shot."

The latest gain of 2.5 rating points took Gukesh's live rating to 2755.9, while Anand's is 2754.0. As a result, Gukesh replaced Anand as the World No. 9 in live rankings while the five-time World champion slipped to 10th.

Anand, who first made it to the World's top-10 in July 1991, has remained India's top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987.

Gukesh will take on compatriot S L Narayanan in the third round of the World Cup.

Meanwhile, quite a few Indians advanced to the third round on Thursday, including R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin in the men's section and D Harika and R Vaishali in the women's.

Indian GM B Adhiban bowed out, losing 0.5-1.5 to Daniil Dubov while unfancied compatriot Karthik Venkataraman held the No.2 seed Hikaru Nakamura to a 1-1 score and forced a tie-break..

Source : Espn

A)
Max Verstappen
B)
Sergio Perez
C)
Charles Leclerc
D)
Daniel Ricciardo

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Max Verstappen

Defending Formula One champion "Max Verstappen" enters the mid-season break in unstoppable form, after emphatically winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday (30 July 2023) for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season.

Despite starting from sixth place he finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull an easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year.

Verstappen is 125 points ahead of Perez after just 12 races, and his next target is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight wins with a victory at the Dutch GP when the lopsided season resumes on Aug. 27. “I just want to have a nice time now, have a bit of time with family and friends,” Verstappen said.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in third spot for a third podium of the season, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

George Russell was sixth for Mercedes, with Lando Norris (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) completing the top 10.

Leclerc started on pole ahead of Perez, with Hamilton and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. behind them. McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was on the next row alongside Verstappen — who was fastest in Friday’s qualifying but took a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change and had to avoid early traffic.

“It was just about surviving turn one. I could see it was all getting really tight,” Verstappen said. “I’ve been in that position before myself so I am just going to stay out of that and it worked out. From there onwards I made the right overtakes.”

Last year (2022) Verstappen won from 14th, and once he overtook Perez on Lap 17 of 44 his 45th career win was seemingly inevitable.

“Really enjoyable to drive once I got in the lead,” Verstappen said. “It was again a great race.“

Red Bull extended its record to 13 straight wins, including the final race of last season.

Hamilton came in on the penultimate lap for a tire change and the move paid off as he took the bonus point for fastest lap from Verstappen — a very minor blip for the dominant Dutchman.

It was yet another stellar weekend for Verstappen, who also won Saturday’s sprint race. The only issue was some more bickering with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase over radio, as they continued their spat from Friday’s qualifying.

“Don’t forget Max, use your head, please,” Lambiase told Verstappen when he questioned why Perez was making his first tire change on Lap 14.

Verstappen defused any talk of tension with Lambiase..

Source : Outlook India

A)
Tarundeep Rai and Deepika Kumari
B)
Atanu Das and Dola Banerjee
C)
Sangampreet Singh and Avneet Kaur
D)
Pravin Jadhav and Laxmirani Majhi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sangampreet Singh and Avneet Kaur

In a remarkable display of talent and skill, Sangampreet Singh Bisla and Avneet Kaur emerged as the compound archery champions at the 31st World University Games in Chengdu, China on Monday (31st July 2023).

India has achieved its highest-ever tally in the sport, securing three gold, one silver, and three bronze medals in the prestigious event.

India has garnered a total of 9 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze medals, securing an impressive fourth position in the overall medal standings.



China leads the table with 17 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals, followed by Korea with 10 gold, 10 silver, and 4 bronze medals, and Japan with 10 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze medals.

The gold medals for India all came in the compound section, with Bisla winning the men's individual title, Avneet clinching the women's individual gold, and the mixed team of Saini and Pragati claiming victory in their category.

Adding to their triumph, the Indian compound archery team also secured a silver medal in the women's team event with Avneet, Purvasha Shinde, and Pragati putting up an impressive performance.

In addition to the gold and silver medals, the compound archers from India also secured two bronze medals, one in the men's team event with Rishabh Yadav, Saini, and Bisla, and the other in the men's individual category with Saini's outstanding performance.

However, the recurve archers from India faced some disappointment, managing to secure only one bronze medal in the women's team event with Sangeeta, Tanisha Verma, and Reeta Sawaiyan.

Bisla displayed remarkable composure in the men's individual compound final, edging out Christian Beyers de Klerk of South Africa with a score of 149-147 to claim the gold medal. Bisla had earlier triumphed in a thrilling semifinal shoot-off against his compatriot Saini, with both archers tied at 147 points after the regulation five rounds..

Source : Times of India

A)
Karolína Muchova
B)
Elena rybakina
C)
Elina svitolina
D)
Iga Swiatek

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Iga Swiatek

Polish Player "Iga Swiatek" secured her fourth Women’s Tennis Association title of the year 2023 by defeating Germany’s Laura Siegemund  in Warsaw.

Iga Swiatek cruised to the title in her home tournament, the Warsaw Open with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over exhausted Laura Siegemund on Sunday (30 July 2023). The world No. 1 completed two busy days by sweeping aside her German opponent in 68 minutes for a second victory of the day.

"I wanted to put it all in and go for it. I'm pretty happy that I did," Swiatek said in her winner's speech. The rain delays in the tournament meant Swiatek started Friday by playing her quarter-final and ended it by starting her semi-final against Yanina Wickmayer.

She led 5-1 in the second set and had three match points before the Belgian fought back. Play was halted with the match finely balanced.

On Sunday(30 July 2023), Wickmayer won a fifth straight game and reached deuce on Swiatek's serve. The Pole wasted two more match points in the tiebreak before clinching a 6-1, 7-6 (8/6) victory.

In the final, Swiatek won the first nine games and never faced a break point as she overpowered the unseeded German.

"It's not easy to play in Warsaw, but I'm so happy that we could manage and do everything we could today, after a pretty tiring day yesterday," Swiatek said.

Siegemund had spent more than six hours on court on Saturday as she beat Lucrezia Stefanini and then compatriot Tatjana Maria, both in three sets, to reach a first final since 2017..

Source : NDTV

A)
11
B)
14
C)
17
D)
21

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 14

Indian contingent finished their Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023,  30th July 2023 with 14 medals including 9 gold, 4 silvers and a bronze.

Indian athletes clinched six medals on the final day of the event at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The Indian 4x400 meter mixed relay team of Amoj Jacob, Aishwarya Mishra, Muhammed Anas and Himanshi Malik won the first gold medal of the day.

The event also featured a second Indian relay team comprising Nihal Joel William, Subha Venkatesan, Mijo Chacko Kurian and Vithya Ramraj, who bagged the silver medal.

Amoj Jacob, an Asian Athletics Championships gold medallist, then teamed up with Muhammed Anas, Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal to secure the gold medal in the 4x400 meter men’s relay event.
 
In the 4x400 meter women's relay event, the Indian quartet of Sonia Baishya, Aishwarya Mishra, Subha V and Himanshi Malik bagged the gold medal.

Interestingly, in the same event, Olympian Jisna Mathew and Vithya Ramraj of India teamed up with Sri Lanka’s WS Himaya Fernando and K Shanika Lakshani to come in third. India's T Santhosh Kumar also finished first in the men's 400 meter hurdles.

India’s javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena, who won the gold medal on Friday, was awarded the Best Male Thrower trophy..


Source : AIR

A)
Saurabh Chaudhary
B)
Vijay Kumar
C)
Sanjeev Rajput
D)
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

Indian shooters and archers bagged six medals including four golds at the World University Games in Chengdu, China 31st July 2023.

Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta joined forces to outclass local favourites China to win the 10m air rifle men’s team gold. Aishwary also secured gold in the 10m air rifle men’s individual event.
 

Avneet Kaur pipped USA’s Alyssa Grace Sturgill in a thrilling shoot off to clinch the compound women’s individual gold.

Sangampreet Bisla and Aman Saini clinched the gold and bronze medals in the men’s individual event.

India have won 17 medals, 9 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze, and are second in the tournament.

Hosts China lead the standings with a haul of 21 medals..

Source : AIR

A)
HDFC Bank
B)
ICICI Bank
C)
Canara Bank
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer : Option (A) - HDFC Bank

Swiggy, a popular food delivery platform, has collaborated with HDFC Bank to launch a co-branded credit card. This move follows the trend of various ecommerce platforms partnering with banks to introduce similar credit cards.

The Swiggy-HDFC co-branded credit card will be facilitated by Mastercard’s payment network. The primary aim of this partnership is to enhance customer retention and increase the average order value on the Swiggy platform by providing enticing benefits to cardholders.

Key features of the Swiggy co-branded credit card include :

Cashback on Swiggy platform :

* Cardholders will receive a 10% cashback for transactions made on the Swiggy platform.
* This cashback is applicable for spends related to food delivery, quick commerce grocery delivery, and dining out.


Cashback on major ecommerce platforms :

* Additionally, the card offers a 5% cashback on purchases made on prominent ecommerce platforms.
* These platforms include Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Nykaa, Ola, and branded fashion websites like Nike, H&M, Adidas, Zara, and others.