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A)
Amiya Kumar Mallick
B)
Dharambir Singh
C)
Amlan Borgohain
D)
Avinash Sable

Correct Answer :   Amlan Borgohain


Amlan Borgohain became India’s fastest sprinter by running 100 metres in 10.25 seconds at the All India Inter Railways Athletics Championships in Raebareli on Monday (August 29, 2022). The 24-year-old surpassed the timing of Amiya Mallick, who had set the 100-metre race national record in 2016 by clocking 10.26 seconds.
 
The Northeast Frontier Railways tweeted and informed about the accomplishment of Amlan in the 87th AIR Athletics Championship. After all the paperwork is completed, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) would need to ratify the latest 100m record from the Railways competition.
 
Amlan’s previous best in 100 metres was 10.34 seconds, which he clocked last year at the National Open in Warangal..

Source : Firstpost

Published On : September 1, 2022
A)
26th Aug 2022
B)
28th Aug 2022
C)
30th Aug 2022
D)
1st Sep 2022

Correct Answer :   28th Aug 2022


Indian leg-spinner Rahul Sharma on Sunday(28th Aug 2022) announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 
“Today, the day has come, I Rahul Sharma hereby announce my retirement from international and first class cricket” said the 35-year old in a statement.
 
Sharma has represented India in four ODIs and two T20Is. “It’s fortunate & lucky to have shared the dressing room with the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Virendra Sehwag and MS Dhoni” he added.
 
Sharma made his Indian Premier League debut with Deccan Chargers (now Sunrisers Hyderabad) in 2010, then represented the now defunct Pune Warriors in 2013 before moving on to play for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2014. He played a total of 44 matches in the IPL with 40 wickets towards his name..

Source : Sportstar

Published On : September 1, 2022
A)
Mumbai
B)
Delhi
C)
Bengaluru
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer :   Mumbai


The Central Railways installed Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG) called "Meghdoot" in six railway stations in Mumbai. The machines will directly harvest water from the air and the commuters can refill their bottles for Rs 12 per litre and Rs 8 for 500 ml.

The Railways installed 17 kiosks across six major stations, including five each at CSMT and Dadar, four at Thane, and one each at Kurla, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli.

The machine that utilises the science of condensation to extract water vapours from the atmosphere has been developed and manufactured by a Hyderabad-based start-up Maithri Aquatech in collaboration with the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. The machine will make water from ambient temperatures ranging from 18 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius..

Source : Times now News

Published On : September 1, 2022
A)
31st Aug 2022
B)
30th Aug 2022
C)
29th Aug 2022
D)
28th Aug 2022

Correct Answer :   31st Aug 2022


New Zealand all-rounder "Colin de Grandhomme" quit international cricket on Wednesday(31st Aug 2022) after being unexpectedly drafted to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) around the new year.
 
The 36-year-old's selection as a "gold" pick for the Adelaide Strikers in Sunday's BBL draft presented a conflict with his central contract with New Zealand Cricket (NZC), which ran to next July.
 
NZC said in a statement on Wednesday(31st Aug 2022) that de Grandhomme had decided to retire from the international game and had been released from his contract..

Source : Times now News

Published On : August 31, 2022
A)
Sanjay Kumar
B)
Balwan Singh
C)
Subedar Major Yadav
D)
Manoj Kumar Pandey

Correct Answer :   Subedar Major Yadav


The autobiography “The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir”, is about the inspiring story of Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd), the Youngest Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardee, at the age of 19 for his actions in the 1999 Kargil conflict. This autobiography is published by Srishti Publishers & Distributors.

About the book : Subedar Major Yadav’s idea in writing about him began when he was invited to the top colleges in India, he noticed that his simple but honest answers made a lot of impact on young students. His motive in writing the autobiography is to motivate youngsters of India and infuse a sense of patriotism. The book was mainly focused on the night of July 3, 1999, 19 years old Yadav was given a crucial task with the Ghatak Platoon of 18 Grenadiers Regiment in order to capture the Tiger Hill..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 31, 2022
A)
Aravind Adiga
B)
Dr Ashutosh Raravikar
C)
Dr Amitav Ghosh
D)
Dr Ruskin Bond

Correct Answer :   Dr Ashutosh Raravikar


Director of the Department of Economic & Policy Research(DEPR), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Dr Ashutosh Raravikar has authored a new book titled “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence”.

The book is published by Aswad Prakashan Private Limited. Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India has written the foreword of the book.
 
About the book : The books highlights various economic development such as LPG (Liberalisation Privatisation and Globalisation) reforms during 1991, the Nationalisation of Banks in 1969 for the first time, the licencing of new private sector banks post 1991, setting up of Payment banks, Small Finance Bank (SFB) and consolidation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) etc. It also mentioned financial inclusion, and Prime Minister’s Jan DhanYojana (PM JDY) impact on the banking system in India..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : August 31, 2022
A)
Bank of America
B)
HDFC Bank
C)
HSBC India
D)
Standard Chartered

Correct Answer :   HSBC India


Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday(29th Aug 2022) announced its partnership with HSBC India to support women athletes of the country, especially the youngsters.
 
Under the partnership, promising girls will be picked from the National Inter District Championships for Under-14 and Under-16 categories and would be nurtured to perform on the global stage.
 
“Special coaching camps would be set up for the selected athletes and all their needs would be taken care of,” AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said at the launch of the partnership.
 
“The partnership with HSBC will not only help develop, grow and support women’s participation in various track and field disciplines but also raise their performance levels in international events,” he added.
 
HSBC India General Manager and CEO Hitendra Dave said, “We look forward to supporting our women athletes. We want to bolster their efforts by enabling access to training and equipment of international standard.” India’s first medallist in World Athletics Championships Anju Bobby George, Birmingham Commonwealth Games medallists Priyanka Goswami (10,000m race walk) and Annu Rani (javelin throw) and Asian Games silver winner (400m) Hima Das were also present on the occasion..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 31, 2022
A)
Karnataka
B)
Telangana
C)
Sikkim
D)
Rajasthan

Correct Answer :   Telangana


Telangana Tops Inflation Chart At 8.32%, together with West Bengal (8.06%) and Sikkim (8.01%), report charges nicely above the nation’s 6.8%. 

India’s retail inflation has been a bugbear for the economic system because it surged previous 6% in January, however there are huge disparities within the tempo of worth rise skilled by customers throughout the nation, with a dozen States clocking a median inflation of lower than 6% and one other 12 States averaging over 7% by way of 2022 thus far.  
 
Whereas headline inflation measured by the Client Value Index has averaged 6.8% within the first seven months of 2022, nicely above the 6% higher tolerance threshold set by coverage makers.
 
Retail costs in States like Kerala (4.8%), Tamil Nadu (5.01%), Punjab (5.35%), Delhi (5.56%), and Karnataka (5.84%) have been rising at lower than 6%. Smaller States like Manipur, Goa and Meghalaya have had a median inflation of lower than 4% by way of this era, at 1.07%, 3.66%, and 3.84%, respectively.

As many as 14 States, together with the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir, have witnessed worth rise increased than the nationwide common by way of 2022, with all however two of those States seeing increased than 7% inflation. Shoppers in Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim confronted the steepest spike in costs, with their mixed retail inflation for rural and concrete areas averaging 8.32%, 8.06%, and 8.01%, respectively.
 
A number of the different main States the place inflation has stayed sharply elevated embody Maharashtra and Haryana (7.7%), Madhya Pradesh (7.52%), Assam (7.37%), Uttar Pradesh (7.27%), Gujarat and J&Ok (7.2%), in addition to Rajasthan (7.1%)..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : August 31, 2022
A)
George Russell
B)
Sergio Perez
C)
Fernando Alonso
D)
Max Verstappen

Correct Answer :   Max Verstappen


Red Bull’s "Max Verstappen" won the Belgian Grand Prix 2022 at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday(28th Aug 2022), overcoming a grid penalty for a power unit change that meant he started from the midfield.
 
From 14th on the grid, Verstappen surged through the field to take the lead after just 12 of the 44 laps.
 
Early leader Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) briefly retook P1 after the first pitstop cycle, but Verstappen was on much fresher tyres and hit the front again on Lap 18. Sergio Perez’s Red Bull also passed Sainz to finish second.

Belgian Grand Prix 2022
 
Source : Motorsport

Published On : August 30, 2022
A)
HDFC Bank
B)
Axis Bank
C)
ICICI Bank
D)
Yes Bank

Correct Answer :   ICICI Bank


ICICI Bank 29th Aug 2022 announced its partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a range of credit cards on RuPay, the indigenous payments network. To begin with, the ICICI Bank RuPay Credit Card is available in the Coral variant of the Bank’s Gemstone series, which will be followed by Rubyx and Sapphiro variants soon.
 
Called, ‘ICICI Bank Coral RuPay Credit Card’, the contactless card offers a host of privileges and benefits including reward points on daily purchases like shopping and restaurants, paying utility bills, complimentary domestic airport & railway lounge access, waiver of fuel surcharge, discounts on movie tickets & dining, among others. The card also offers exclusive benefits of the RuPay network such as accident insurance coverage to the cardholder and dedicated personal concierge services.
 
Speaking on the launch, Sudipta Roy, Head- Credit Cards, Payment Solutions and Merchant Ecosystem, ICICI Bank, said, “ICICI Bank has always been at the forefront of offering innovative, powerful and distinctive value propositions for its customers. We are delighted to partner with NPCI to launch ICICI Bank Credit Cards on RuPay network, which is an Indian card payments network equipped with state-of-the-art technology..

Source : Mint

Published On : August 30, 2022