General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Which Bank's board of directors has reappointed 'Sandeep Bakshi' as the MD and CEO for a period of 3 years.

ICICI Bank

Axis Bank

HDFC Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Correct Answer : ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank's board of directors has reappointed Sandeep Bakshi as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for a period of three years, said in a regulatory filing.

The tenure Sandeep Bakshi was till October 3, 2023. The reappointment period is from October 4, 2023 to October 3, 2026, which is subject to approval from Reserve Bank of India, and the shareholders of ICICI Bank.

“The Board unanimously approved the re-appointment of Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi for a period of three years with effect from October 4, 2023 to October 3, 2026, subject to approval of the RBI and shareholders of the Bank," said the regulatory filing.

He was appointed as the banks's MD and CEO since October 15, 2018. He has served as Wholetime Director and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the bank, prior to his appointment as MD and CEO.

Bakhshi has been with the ICICI Group for 36 years and has handled various assignments across the group in ICICI Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, ICICI Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.

ICICI Bank on Saturday posted a net profit of ₹7,558 crore for the quarter ended September, rising by 37per cent from ₹5,511 crore in the same quarter last year.

Net interest income (NII) jumped by 26 per cent yoy to ₹14,787 crore in Q2FY23 as against ₹11,690 crore in Q2 of FY22. Net interest margin stood at 4.31 per cent in Q2FY23.

The business banking portfolio grew by 43 per cent year-on-year and 11% sequentially as of September 30, 2022..

Source : Mint

Published On : October 23, 2022

2 .

Satyajit Ray's 1955 masterpiece___________has been declared the best Indian film of all time by the Indian chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).

Charulata

Ashani Sanket

Aranyer Din Ratri

Pather Panchali

Correct Answer : Pather Panchali

Satyajit Ray’s 1955 masterpiece Pather Panchali has been declared the best Indian film of all time by the Indian chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).

Pather Panchali, an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Bengali novel of the same name, is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.

This film is the first film in Ray’s Apu trilogy, which is followed by Aparajito and Apur Sansar..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : October 23, 2022

3 .

Which city Haleem has won the 'Most Popular GI' award after beating other food items including Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev?

Mumbai

Jaipur

Ahmedabad

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

The famous Haleem of Hyderabad has been selected as the ‘Most Popular GI’ award beating 17 food items across India including Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev.

The signature food of Hyderabad was chosen through a voting system conducted by the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade under the Union Ministry of Commerce.

The voting was conducted between August 2 and October 9 and people across India and abroad marked their preferences and the majority of the people chose Hyderabadi haleem to become the title. The response, overall, has been overwhelming, GI attorney, S Ravi said.

Haleem is an originally Arabic stew-like dish composed of meat, lentils, and pounded wheat made into a thick paste. It is the most popular dish in the city, especially during the month of Ramadan.

It provides instant energy and is high in calories. The dish was accorded the Geographic Indication (GI) tag in 2010 and was renewed in 2019.

Haleem was the first non-vegetarian dish in India to receive this status. GI tag gives Hyderabad authority over the dish and no other place can make or sell it as Hyderabadi Haleem.

The dish was introduced to Hyderabad by the Arabs during the rule of the sixth Nizam, Mahbub Ali Khan. It became popular during the rule of the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The addition of local flavours to the original recipe resulted in a taste distinct from other types of haleem.

President of Hyderabad Haleem Makers Association M A Majeed received the award from the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi recently..

Source : Times now news

Published On : October 22, 2022

4 .

The Agni Prime New Generation Ballistic Missile was successfully tested by India on_________off the coast of Odisha.

17th October 2022

19th October 2022

21st October 2022

22nd October 2022

Correct Answer : 21st October 2022

The Agni Prime new generation ballistic missile was successfully test fired off the coast of Odisha Friday(21st Oct 2022).

* The sleek missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9.45 am.

* “During the test flight, the missile travelled the maximum range and all test objectives were successfully met. With this third consecutive successful flight test of the Agni Prime missile, the accuracy and reliability of the system has been established,”

* “Performance of system has been validated using the data obtained by a number of range instrumentation like Radar, Telemetry, and Electro Optical Tracking systems deployed at different locations including two down range ships at terminal point to cover entire trajectory,”

* Agni Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles with range capability between 1,000 and 2,000km..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : October 22, 2022

5 .

Which countries Militaries Conducted 'Tiger Triumph' Exercise in Visakhapatnam on October 2022?

Indian and Japan militaries

Indian and France militaries

Indian and Russia militaries

Indian and US militaries

Correct Answer : Indian and US militaries

The Indian and US militaries carried out a three-day joint humanitarian assistance exercise in Visakhapatnam in line with the growing strategic cooperation between the two countries.

* The exercise concluded on Thursday(20th Oct 2022).

* "This week's Tiger Triumph exercise was the second collaboration between the Indian and US militaries to coordinate disaster relief in the region," a readout by the American side said.

* The first exercise, also based out of Visakhapatnam, took place over the course of nine days in November 2019 and featured more than 500 US Marines and sailors and approximately 1,200 Indian sailors, soldiers, and airmen.

* Tiger Triumph marked the third time in 2022 that the Indian and US militaries have worked together in Visakhapatnam.

* In February, the US joined India and more than thirty other nations for India's bi-annual Exercise Milan.

* In August, the USS Frank Cable visited Visakhapatnam, during which US sailors joined Indian counterparts for briefings.

* "Tiger Triumph is a perfect illustration of how the United States and India are working together to strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific," said Jennifer Larson, US Consul General in Hyderabad..

Source : Times of India

Published On : October 22, 2022

6 .

Which bank has bagged the National Digital Transformation Awards, "DX 2022 Awards" instituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

Canara Bank

South Indian Bank

Bandhan Bank

Karnataka Bank

Correct Answer : Karnataka Bank

Karnataka Bank has bagged National Digital Transformation Awards — DX 2022 Awards — instituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry for best practice in digital transformation under BFSI segment.

The awards in recognition of the “Innovative Excellence” in ‘KBL HR NxT - Employee Engagement’, ‘KBL Operations NxT - Operational Excellence’ and ‘KBL Customer NxT - Customer Experience’ were presented to senior executives of the bank at New Delhi on Tuesday(18th Oct 2022).

Bank Managing Director and CEO M.S. Mahabaleshwara said KBL Vikas introduced in 2017 has laid a strong foundation for the digital transformation of the Bank. KBL NxT concept was launched in 2021 under KBL Vikas 2.0 focusing digitisation of its various verticals, including operations, human resources, customer experience, digital marketing etc.

Source : The Hindu

Published On : October 22, 2022

7 .

Which government has bags top honours at Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021?

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Under the BJP-led Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) housing scheme have been delivered and the rest are under various stages of completion, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday(19th Oct 2022).

Mr. Puri’s comments came on the sidelines of the PMAY-U Awards 2021 — scheduled annually to recognise the contribution of States, Union Territories and urban local bodies with regard to the implementation of the scheme — in Rajkot.

In the awards, Uttar Pradesh bagged the first position followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and third place, respectively.

Poll-bound Gujarat saw five special category awards — for performance related to Affordable Rental Housing Complexes and ‘Convergence with other Missions’ — coming its way..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : October 22, 2022

8 .

Fifth Khelo India Youth Games- 2022 will be held in which state?

Madhya Pradesh

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games -2022 will be held in Madhya Pradesh. The games will be held from 31st January to 11th February 2023.

This was announced by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur at an event in New Delhi in presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Talking to reporters after the event, Mr Thakur said, the Khelo India Youth Games will be held at eight locations. He said, more than 8 thousand 500 athletes and sportspersons are expected to participate in the sporting event.

Mr Thakur said, Khelo India Youth Games was stared in 2016 and provided a very effective platform to the youth of the country to showcase their performance and talents in sports.

Mr Thakur said that Madhya Pradesh is now showing its excellence in every sector and State Chief Minister has improved the infrastructure of sports and built up a big infrastructure of shooting and water sports..

Source : AIR

Published On : October 21, 2022

9 .

ISRO is planning to launch 'Chandrayaan-3' in which year?

2026

2025

2024

2023

Correct Answer : 2023

Indian Space Research Organisation planned to launch its third mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-3, in June 2023.

The move will help the organisation in its future interplanetary explorations. In addition to setting the timeline for Chandrayan-3, ISRO has also lined up the first test flight of the 'abort mission for Gaganyaan, the country's first human spaceflight, early next year(2023).

"Chandrayaan-3 (C-3) launch will be in June next year(2023) onboard the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath told.

After informing about the first test flight of the ‘abort mission’, he also said ISRO has decided to fly Indian astronauts into orbit by the end of 2024 after carrying out successful abort missions and uncrewed test flights.

It is worth noting that India failed in its maiden attempt to land a rover on the moon after the Vikram lander onboard the Chandrayaan-2 mission crashed on the moon in September 2019.

"C-3 is ready now. It is not a replica of C-2. The rover is there. The engineering is significantly different. We have made it more robust so that it does not have problems like last time," Somnath said.

Source : Mint

Published On : October 21, 2022

10 .

Who won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 title?

Arjun Erigaisi

Hans Niemann

Alireza Firouzja

Magnus Carlsen

Correct Answer : Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen claimed the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 title with a tournament defeating Arjun Erigaisi in the quarter-finals of the 8th and penultimate event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

Norway's world number 1, going for a hat-trick of tournament wins in the Tour's penultimate event, scooped a $50,000 prize on top of his overall winnings so far of $192,500 and the title of 2022 Tour Champion.

Going into today's quarter-finals, Polish ace Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the only player who could catch him yet needed Indian teen Arjun Erigaisi to knock out Carlsen and then to win November's final Major of the season.

The 31-year-old had to work in the opening game of his quarter-final match as Erigaisi played some of his best chess against the champ to go thee pawns up and set up a seemingly easy win. Carlsen, however, never gives up and opened his full box of endgame tricks to claw his way back into the game. Erigaisi wilted under the pressure and after 137 moves Carlsen escaped with a draw...

Source : FIDE

Published On : October 21, 2022