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A)
PayU
B)
Razorpay
C)
Paytm
D)
PayPal

Correct Answer :   Razorpay


Razorpay, a fintech unicorn, announced the purchase of IZealiant Technologies, a renowned Fintech business that provides banks with payments technology solutions, for an undisclosed sum. IZealiant is a Pune-based startup that offers banks and financial institutions mobile-first, API-enabled, and cloud-ready payment processing tools.
 
KEY POINTS :
 
* Razorpay’s Banking Solutions Arm will be strengthened by the purchase of IZealiant, which will develop revolutionary payment banking solutions for partner banks, allowing businesses and their end-customers to enjoy a faster, more seamless, and secure payment experience.

* Razorpay’s Banking team has worked on a number of important projects in India, including Razorpay TokenHQ, India’s first multi-network RBI compliant card tokenization solution, and MandateHQ, an API-based, plug-and-play recurring payments interface for banks.

* “We are pleased to have the IZealiant team join the Razorpay family today,” said Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-founder of Razorpay, in response to the purchase. I am certain that the combined strength of two technological firms will provide our partner banks with the required assistance in developing next-generation solutions and changing market dynamics in the new normal.”

* “The team at IZealiant has considerable expertise creating and executing sophisticated, high-performance acquiring and issuing systems,” he continued, “and I am certain that together we will be able to offer industry-first solutions for Indian banks.””

* “We are happy to join up with Razorpay and be part of their growth path together,” stated Prashant Mengawade, CEO of IZealiant. Financial institutions are rapidly eager to implement innovative, versatile, and secure solutions to satisfy ever-changing client expectations, and the time couldn’t be better.

* IZealiant is incredibly proud of our customer-centricity and high-performing digital payments systems that we have designed for some of the world’s most prestigious financial institutions.

Published On : March 16, 2022
A)
R Ashwin
B)
Shreyas Iyer
C)
Jason Holder
D)
Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer :   Shreyas Iyer


Shreyas Iyer, the fast-rising India batter, has won the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month’ for February 2022.

Published On : March 16, 2022
A)
Zimbabwe
B)
Australia
C)
West Indies
D)
New Zealand

Correct Answer :   New Zealand


New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr bagged the ICC ‘Women’s Player of the Month’ award for February 2022.

Published On : March 16, 2022
A)
National Book Trust
B)
Lalit Kala Akademi
C)
Sangeet Natak Akademi
D)
Sahitya Akademi

Correct Answer :   Sahitya Akademi


Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters has published a book-length poem ‘Monsoon’ by Indian poet-diplomat "Abhay K" on the occasion of its 68th anniversary.
 
Sahitya Akademi was established on 12th March in 1954. Its logo was designed by Satyajit Ray himself and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was its first President. The first book published by the Academy was Bhagwan Buddha by D.D. Koshambi in 1956. It was a translation from Marathi into Hindi.
 
Monsoon is a poem of 150 stanzas of 4 lines each (quatrain/ruba’i) that commences its journey in Madagascar and follows the path of the monsoon invoking the rich flora and fauna, languages, cuisine, music, monuments, landscapes, traditions, myths and legends of the places through which monsoon travels and acts as a messenger to carry the poet’s message from Madagascar to his beloved in Srinagar in the Himalayas.
 
Monsoon originates in Mascarene High near Madagascar in April and journeys across the Indian Ocean and the Indian subcontinent to reach the high Himalayas in June every year before retreating again to Madagascar after September..

Source : The Print

Published On : March 16, 2022
A)
1st
B)
2nd
C)
3rd
D)
4th

Correct Answer :   4th


India has jumped to the fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-23 after a series win against Sri Lanka. India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in its second pink ball test match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, gaining 12 crucial World Test Championship points.

Published On : March 15, 2022
A)
Ravindra Jadeja
B)
R Ashwin
C)
Ben Stokes
D)
Jason Holder

Correct Answer :   Ravindra Jadeja


India's Ravindra Jadeja is currently ranked at the top of the ICC Test All-Rounder Rankings 2022 with 406 points after his epic performance in India vs Sri Lanka Test Series. Jadeja scored 175 not out and took 9 wickets in India's first test against Sri Lanka at Mohali. Jason Holder is ranked second with 382 points, followed by R Ashwin with 347 points.

Published On : March 15, 2022
A)
March 25, 2022
B)
March 21, 2022
C)
March 19, 2022
D)
March 16, 2022

Correct Answer :   March 16, 2022


Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab in the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on March 16, 2022. He has requested people to reach Khatkar Kalan on March 16th for the swearing-in ceremony.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Sangrur
B)
Gurdaspur
C)
Patiala
D)
Jalandhar

Correct Answer :   Sangrur


Bhagwant Mann had defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon from "Sangrur" Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. He tendered his resignation from membership of Parliament to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on 14th March 2022 to become the new Punjab Chief Minister. 

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Chirag Sen
B)
B. Sai Praneeth
C)
Lakshya Sen
D)
Srikanth Kidambi

Correct Answer :   Lakshya Sen


Indian shuttler "Lakshya Sen" beat the reigning world no.1 Viktor Axelsen in a stunning comeback in the semifinal of German Open Super 300. He beat the Olympic Gold medalist by making an unexpected comeback in the third and final game to win the match 21-13, 12-21, 22-20.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Rohit Sharma
B)
Rishabh Pant
C)
Virat Kohli
D)
Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer :   Rishabh Pant


Rishabh Pant scored the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket, surpassing Kapil Dev's record during India’s second test against Sri Lanka at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. Rishabh Pant's 50 came off 28 deliveries, which is the 13th fastest fifty in Tests in the world.

Published On : March 14, 2022