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A)
Canara Bank
B)
Union Bank of India
C)
South Indian Bank
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer :   South Indian Bank


South Indian Bank bagged a world record for staging and swinging the highest 101 Oonjals or Jhoolas- beautifully decorated- in Kochi.
 
The South Indian Bank on Sunday(9th Oct 2022) organized an event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ and was accoladed with the World Book of Records award for ‘staging and swinging 101 Oonjals’.
 
The event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ saw people gathered in large numbers to celebrate unity and prosperity during the ongoing festival season. Swings were made using wood and rope in the traditional way.
 
The World Book of Records team presented the Award to South Indian Bank officials.
 
Murali Ramakrishnan- MD and CEO of the South Indian Bank said, “Because of the present generation of technology, etc, I think people forget the authentic happiness which you are all getting when we all playing swing in our younger days..

Source : The Print

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Russia
B)
China
C)
Israel
D)
United States

Correct Answer :   Russia


Russia launched its Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the GLONASS-K navigation system on Monday(10th Oct 2022) from a northern cosmodrome.
 
The GLONASS-K satellite lifted off on the Soyuz rocket at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 800 km (500 miles) north of Moscow.
 
GLONASS-K is a navigation satellite intended as a part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system
 
Russia has spent billions of dollars in the past two decades on developing the GLONASS system seen as a potential rival to the U.S. global positioning system (GPS)..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Wazahat Husain
B)
K.S. Gill
C)
A.K.M Ghouse
D)
Venu Govindaraju

Correct Answer :   Wazahat Husain


Prof Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has won an international award for Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
 
Husain, a retired chairman of the Department of Botany at the AMU, received the Second Sheikh Zayed International Award on Monday(10th Oct 2022) in an event organised by the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation.
 
The Foundation is a UAE-based non-governmental, non-profit organisation that invests in developing human capital to improve the quality of life, according to the Foundation’s website.
 
The award aims to give recognition to eminent academics and scientists of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM ) globally, and TCAM physicians from the UAE, for enhancing TCAM knowledge and practices, and contributing to improving the quality of life for humanity, it said.
 
A plant taxonomy expert, Husain has been conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards twice, once jointly by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the AYUSH ministry and then by the Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU.
 
Prof. Husain said he was honoured to be representing AMU and India at the pinnacle of his academic career..

Source : The Print

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Brazil
B)
USA
C)
China
D)
Morocco

Correct Answer :   USA


The FIFA U-17 Women World Cup India 2022 kick starts from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar today(11th Oct 2022).

Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will grace the inaugural ceremony of this historic event at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
 
India is hosting this tournament for the first time. The iconic Kalinga stadium in capital Bhubaneswar will witness two matches- first between Morocco and Brazil from 4.30 in the afternoon and between the host India and the USA at 8 pm. Navi Mumbai and Goa also are the two other venues of this FIFA tournament. 
 
Kalinga stadium will have the honour of hosting all the group state matches featuring India against USA today, against Morocco on the 14th October, and against Brazil on the 17th of October. A total of 16 teams are taking part in this tournament that will draw to a close by the end of this month.

Source : AIR

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Kerala
B)
Karnataka
C)
Goa
D)
Maharashtra

Correct Answer :   Goa


The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October 2023.

The state government of Goa also conveyed its in-principle approval to IOA to host the National Games in 2023.
 
IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, in a letter to Goa's Secretary of Sports and Youth Affairs Ajit Roy, said the IOA is pleased to announced Goa as the host for the 2023 edition of the National Games and that the delegation from Goa would receive the IOA flag after the closing ceremony of the 36th National Games.
 
"IOA is pleased to note the whole-hearted support of the Government of Goa to host the 37th National Games in Goa in 2023..

Source : India Today

Published On : October 10, 2022
A)
Pooja Patel
B)
Nivedha Singh
C)
Sneha Kumari
D)
Poonam Yadav

Correct Answer :   Pooja Patel


Gujarat's Pooja Patel on Sunday(9th Oct 2022) scripted history as she became the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana at the ongoing 36th National Games.
 
Yogasana is one of the five sports that has been included in the National Games for the first time in history. Pooja won the gold medal in Yogasana in the traditional category which also includes sports such as Kabaddi, Kho Kho, and Mallakhamba. Pooja has written her name in the history books with a flawless performance at the Games.
 
The 36th edition of the National Games is taking place in six cities of Gujarat. The event began on September 29 and will end on October 12.

Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar are the cities hosting the competition (only the track cycling event will take place in Delhi).
 
As far as the medal table of the 36th National Games is concerned, Services Sports Control Board is leading the chart with a total of 113 medals, including 51 gold, 33 silver, and 29 bronze. Haryana is second on the table with 95 medals (31 gold, 29 silver, 35 bronze), followed by Maharashtra (119), Karnataka (84), and Tamil Nadu (67). Maharashtra has fewer gold medals than Haryana, which is why it has been placed third on the table.
 
About the Yogasana : The word yogasana is derived from two Sanskrit words, Yuj meaning unite and Asana meaning body postures. Yogasana is a sport that focuses on the physical aspect of yoga, where players have to perform yogic postures and are judged on their difficulty, balance, control, flexibility and endurance..

Source : Republic World

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
54.38%
B)
57.70%
C)
60.72%
D)
63.24%

Correct Answer :   60.72%


The government on Friday(7th Oct 2022) invited bids for privatising IDBI Bank and said that it together with LIC will sell a total of 60.72 per cent stake in the financial institution.
 
The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), while inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI), said that the potential investor should have a minimum net worth of ₹22,500 crore, must report net profit in three out of the past five years to be eligible for bidding for IDBI Bank.

LIC to divest 60.72% share in IDBI Bank :
* A consortium could only have a total of four members.

* The winning bidder would be obligated to lock-in at least 40% of the equity capital for a period of five years starting from the date of acquisition.

* Additionally, it stated that the Reserve Bank will choose the qualified interested parties and the equity position these firms would hold in IDBI Bank, and that the bidder would need to pass the banking regulator’s “Fit and Proper” evaluation.

* Additionally, it prohibited individuals or big corporations from taking part in the bidding process.

* Potential purchasers have until December 16 to submit offers or Expressions of Interest (EoI).

Ownership of IDBI Bank :
* Together, the government and LIC own 94.72 percent of IDBI Bank. The government owns 488.99 billion shares, or 45.48 percent of IDBI Bank, while Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has 529.41 billion shares, or 49.24 percent of the bank. In the bank, public shareholders own 5.2 percent of the stock.

* The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) announced the sale of the government’s holding and LIC’s investment, totaling 60.72 percent of the equity share capital of IDBI Bank, along with the transfer of management control of the bank.

vThe total shareholding of LIC and the government will drop to 34% after the stake sale.

IDBI Bank Shareholding Pattern :
* 5.2% of IDBI Bank’s shareholders are small business owners.

* Additionally, when filing the EoI, the interested parties and each consortium member must make a statement or disclosure on any orders, pending investigations, or proceedings by any court, regulatory authority, SFIO, NCLT, or NCLAT.

* The winning bidder will be obliged to align its shareholding with the RBI criteria by reducing or diluting its stake in accordance with the glide-path that will be given by the QIPs at the RFP stage..

Source : Mint

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Cristiano Ronaldo
B)
Paul Pogba
C)
Neymar
D)
Kylian Mbappé

Correct Answer :   Cristiano Ronaldo


Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to register his 700th club goal as Manchester United came from behind to win 2-1 against Everton on Sunday(9th Oct 2022).
 
The 37-year-old recorded his latest milestone 20 years and two days after his first ever club goal for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Primeira Liga in 2002.
 
To put his scoring exploits into perspective, Erling Haaland would need to score 37 club goals every season for another 15 years to match Ronaldo's record.
 
Ronaldo has now scored 26 goals since returning to Manchester United last summer, extending his overall tally at the club to 144 - having netted 118 during his first spell at the club..

Source : Skysports

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Hardik Pandya
B)
Mohammad Rizwan
C)
Joe Root
D)
Naseem Shah

Correct Answer :   Mohammad Rizwan


Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan has been crowned the ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2022 after some stellar performances.
 
Rizwan beat competition from ace Indian spinner Axar Patel and emerging Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who both had a month to remember. 
 
Rizwan was in stunning form in September, churning out some sizzling performances in T20Is.

The No.1 T20I batter in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's Player Rankings continued his domination in the shortest format of the game and put his name on the shortlist for the Player of the Month for September..

Source : Icc-cricket

Published On : October 11, 2022
A)
Deepti Sharma
B)
Harleen Deol
C)
Harmanpreet Kaur
D)
Renuka Singh

Correct Answer :   Harmanpreet Kaur


Indian women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has become India's first women's cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award.

She won for her excellent performance during the recently concluded ODI series against England. 
 
Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Mohammed Rizwan have been announced as ICC Player of the Month September 2022..

Source : NDTV

Published On : October 11, 2022