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A)
ESA
B)
NASA
C)
ISRO
D)
Roscosmos

Correct Answer : Option (C) - ISRO


Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has successfully completed the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday(10th Aug 2022).

Objective : Evaluation of motor ballistic parameters; Validation of motor subsystem performance.

Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) :
* It is a distinctive special purpose solid rocket motor.
* It has four reverse flow nozzles.
* It generates a maximum sea level thrust of 842 kN (nominal) with a burn time of 5.98 seconds (nominal).

Source : Business Standard

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
Sunanda Pushkar
B)
Supriya Sule
C)
Shashi Tharoor
D)
Jairam Ramesh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shashi Tharoor


With senior Congress leader "Shashi Tharoor" set to be conferred with France's highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, a host of party leaders congratulated him on the prestigious honour. The French government is honouring him for his writings and speeches and French Ambassador here Emmanuel Lenain has written to Tharoor informing him about the award.
 
"As one who cherishes our relations with France, loves the language and admires the culture, I am honoured to be recognised in this way. My gratitude & appreciation to those who have seen fit to award me this distinction," Tharoor said in response to a tweet congratulating him on the award.
 
Several Congress leaders as well as Congress's Kerala unit and the state's Youth Congress unit also congratulated the MP from Thiruvananthapuram.
 
About Shashi Tharoor :
 
* Shashi Tharoor is a two-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.
 
* He has previously served as Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs in the erstwhile UPA government.
 
* Tharoor is also a former diplomat with a 23-year-long career in the United Nations. He is also a celebrated author with several fiction and non-fiction books under his belt.

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
HDFC Bank
B)
Axis Bank
C)
ICICI Bank
D)
YES Bank

Correct Answer : Option (A) - HDFC Bank


Trade receivables discounting platform M1xchange has tied up with HDFC Bank with an aim to provide more liquidity to small businesses at competitive interest rates. 
 
"HDFC Bank has partnered with M1xchange promoted by Mynd Solutions Pvt Ltd to make a debut in the Trade receivables Discounting System (TReDs) platform. This move is expected to bring in high liquidity to buyer corporates and MSMEs at competitive interest rates," said a release on Tuesday(11th Aug 2022).
 
TReDS system, regulated by RBI, enables Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to auction their trade receivables online and borrow funds from the financial institution which offers loan at the lowest rate of interest.
 
"The collaboration between HDFC Bank and M1xchange is another significant step forward in the provision of financing to MSME and micro category businesses," Sundeep Mohindru, MD & CEO, M1xchnage, said.
 
HDFC Bank will benefit from partnering with M1xchange with shorter turn-around time and lower administrative costs in booking additional new-to-bank (NTB) corporate buyer relationships, he said.

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
NASA
B)
ISRO
C)
ESA
D)
JAXA

Correct Answer : Option (B) - ISRO


'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations marking the 75th year of India’s Independence, the national space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has launched an innovative platform to showcase various Indian space missions and their nuances in an interactive manner through a virtual space museum called 'SPARK'.
 
The space museum was launched for the public by ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Wednesday(10th Aug 2022). It will show documents, images and videos of various space missions.  
 
"The platform hosts several documents, images and videos related to ISRO launch vehicles, satellites and scientific missions," ISRO said in a statement..

Source : DNA India

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
700 T20 Matches
B)
650 T20 Matches
C)
600 T20 Matches
D)
550 T20 Matches

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 600 T20 Matches


Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches on Monday(8th August 2022).
 
* The hard-hitting batter achieved this landmark during his side's London Spirit's match against Manchester Originals during ongoing The Hundred tournament at Lord's.
 
* Pollard made sure to make the occasion memorable. He smashed an unbeaten 34 runs off just 11 balls consisting of one four and four big sixes.
 
* Pollard has some brilliant T20I stats. He has scored 11,723 runs across 600 games at an average of 31.34. He has the best individual performance of 104. Pollard has scored one century and 56 half-centuries in the format. He has also captured 309 wickets with best bowling figures of 4/15.
 
* Over the years Pollard has represented many T20 teams/franchises, most notably West Indies, domestic team Trinidad and Tobago, Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League, Dhaka Gladiators and Dhaka Dynamites in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League, Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) etc.
 
* Behind him are players Dwayne Bravo (543 matches), Shoaib Malik (472), Chris Gayle (463) and Ravi Bopara (426).
 
* Coming to the match, Pollard's assault powered his team 160/6 in 100 balls. Contributions also came from captain Eoin Morgan (37) and opener Zak Crawley (41). Manchester Originals could manage only 108 runs before they ran out of batters.Phil Salt was its top scorer with 36 runs while Jordan Thompson 4/21 was the leading bowler for the London Spirit team. London Spirit won the game by 52 runs..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
Barcelona
B)
NY Red Bulls
C)
Real Sociedad
D)
Real Madrid

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Real Madrid


Real Madrid claimed the 2022-23 season's first trophy with a comfortable 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki, Finland early Thursday(11th Aug 2022) morning. 
 
Los Blancos thus joined Barcelona and AC Milan as the most successful teams, with five wins each. David Alava scored the opener in the 37th minute from a Casemiro set-up then Karim Benzema doubled the lead in the 65th with an assist from Vinicious Jr. Carlo Ancelotti's side had defeated Liverpool to win the UEFA Champions League in May, while Oliver Glasner side got the the better of Frankfurt Rangers in the UEFA Europa League final.

Source : Outlookindia

Published On : August 12, 2022
A)
Axis Bank
B)
YES Bank
C)
HDFC Bank
D)
ICICI Bank

Correct Answer : Option (B) - YES Bank


YES Bank has joined hands with IBSFINtech (TreasuryTech Solution provider) to explore digital services for corporate clients.
 
This partnership will strengthen the corporate treasury ecosystem with a strong decision-making tool and automated workflows.
 
It will provide connectivity between a corporate’s ERP (Enterprise resource planning) and a bank’s solutions.
 
YES Bank MD & CEO : Prashant Kumar; Headquarters: Mumbai

Source : Thehindubusinessline

Published On : August 11, 2022
A)
Uzbekistan
B)
Armenia
C)
India
D)
Russia

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Uzbekistan


Uzbekistan, one of the youngest teams on the roster, defeated rating favourites the Netherlands by 2.5-1.5, securing the gold medal.
 
Armenia gets the silver medal, while India B, formed by young talents, outpaced its seniors and snatched the bronze.
 
History was made in the open section of the FIDE Chess Olympiad, which came to an end this morning in Chennai, India..

Source : Chessbase

Published On : August 11, 2022
A)
5.8%
B)
6.6%
C)
7%
D)
7.9%

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 7%


With the global economic growth slowing, Morgan Stanley in its research report has revised India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates to 7.2 per cent in FY23 from 7.6 per cent and 6.4 per cent for FY24 from 6.7 per cent.
 
According to the report, the consumer price index (CPI) to average 6.5 per cent, whereas the earlier estimate was 7 per cent.
 
In its latest research report, Morgan Stanley said it sees three aspects -- slower trade growth, tighter financial conditions and changes in commodity prices.
 
While there are signs of moderation in exports, Morgan Stanley said the domestic demand will provide a partial offset with the support from government's supply side response and the reopening vibrancy to help the informal sector.
 
The report said, the moderation in commodity prices and swifter correction in domestic food prices will improve the near term inflation.
 
"We now expect CPI inflation to average 6.5 per cent in F23 (vs. 7 per cent earlier)," Morgan Stanley said.
 
On the monetary policy, the report said the policy normalisation will continue pegging the terminal repo rate at 6.5 per cent by April 2023.

Source : Zeebiz

Published On : August 11, 2022
A)
Indian rocket
B)
Russian rocket
C)
Japan rocket
D)
South Korea rocket

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Russian rocket


A Russian rocket on Tuesday(9th Aug 2022) successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit.
 
* The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time (0552 GMT) Tuesday(9th Aug 2022) from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
 
* About nine minutes after the launch, it placed the Iranian satellite called Khayyam into orbit. It's named after Omar Khayyam, a Persian scientist who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
 
* Iran has said the satellite fitted with high-resolution camera will be used for environmental monitoring and will remain fully under its control.
 
* Tehran said no other country will have access to information it gathers and it would be used for civilian purposes only, but there have been allegations that Russia may use it for surveillance of Ukraine amid its military action there.
 
* If it operates successfully, the satellite would give Iran the ability to monitor its archenemy Israel and other countries in the Middle East.
 
* Iranian state television aired footage of the launch live, noting that the country's telecommunications minister attended the liftoff in Kazakhstan..

Source : Business Today

Published On : August 11, 2022