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1 .

Which bank has launched EASY PAY Integrated Debit Card facility in Fitness Watch?

Union Bank

City Union Bank

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

Correct Answer : City Union Bank

City Union Bank, the oldest Private Sector Bank in India, in association with smart-tech-enabled preventive healthcare platform GOQii and powered by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has launched a wearable payment solution called CUB fitness watch debit card.

“We used advanced technology to enable our customers to make digital transactions in a contemporary, safe and secure fashion. We are happy to introduce this CUB Easy Pay Debit Card in a Fitness Watch providing our customers with an easy tap and go payment solution,” said N Kamakodi, managing director and chief executive officer of City Union Bank.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 26, 2022

2 .

Which Indian actor won the Best Actor award at the Dhaka International Film Festival 2022?

Prabhas

Jayasurya

Dhanush

Ram Charan

Correct Answer : Jayasurya

Indian actor Jayasurya won the best actor award for the Ranjith Sankar-directed film ‘Sunny’. Further, the best script writer award was given to Indranil Roychowdhury and Sugata Sinha for India-Bangladesh film Mayar Jonjal. The movie was directed by Indranil Roychowdhury.

Published On : January 25, 2022

3 .

What is the new name of the Lucknow IPL team?

Lucknow Kings

Lucknow Chargers

Lucknow Legends

Lucknow Super Giants

Correct Answer : Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow IPL team, owned by RPSG Group, will be called Lucknow Super Giants. Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Lucknow IPL Team owner and RPSG Group Chairman unveiled the new name of the Lucknow IPL team in a video message on January 24, 2022.

Published On : January 25, 2022

4 .

Which Indian film won the Best Picture award at the Dhaka International Film Festival?

Jai Bhim

Aarkkariyam

Koozhangal

Fire in the Mountains

Correct Answer : Koozhangal

'Koozhangal' aka 'Pebbles' grabbed everyone's attention when the film was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. But the film failed to make it to the final nomination list and disappointed millions of fans. We have another piece of good news for our readers as 'Koozhangal' has won the Best Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival.

'Koozhangal' was screened during the Dhaka International Film Festival, and the prestigious Tamil film has impressed the juries and the audience. 'Koozhangal' has been awarded the Best International Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), and the committee has announced the triumph officially through their Twitter page.

'Pebbles' has been awarded at the closing ceremony of the Dhaka International Film Festival that happened on January 23rd, 2022, and the committee has also thanked the team for their excellent show.

Source : Times of India

Published On : January 25, 2022

5 .

Who is ranked at the top of ICC Women's T20 Batting Rankings?

Shafali Verma

Mithali Raj

Deepti Sharma

Smriti Mandhana

Correct Answer : Shafali Verma

Indian opener Shafali Verma has climbed to the top spot on the ICC Women's T20 Batting Rankings 2022. Australia's Beth Mooney is ranked second, followed by Australian captain Meg Lanning at third place. India's Smriti Mandhana has been pushed to the fourth position.

Published On : January 25, 2022

6 .

How many millions has Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) invested in data center development to serve emerging Asia?

USD 120 million

USD 130 million

USD 140 million

USD 150 million

Correct Answer : USD 150 million

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank has committed USD 150 million to invest in the development of data centres that mostly serve emerging Asia. This project is being AIIB’s 1st data centre project. India is a key founding member of AIIB.

AIIB’s investment of USD 100 million through a parallel fund structure and USD 50 million through co-investments mark the final close of KDCF II, a development fund making strategic investments in the fast-growing data center sector with a focus on the Asia Pacific.

Published On : January 25, 2022

7 .

With which company does Paytm partnered in providing lending products to business partners and customers?

Fullerton India

Tata Capital

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

HDB Financial Services

Correct Answer : Fullerton India

Fullerton India and One97 Communications, which owns Paytm, have partnered to provide lending products to merchant partners and consumers. “With the partnership, the two will leverage data-driven insights and wide reach to bring credit to new-to-credit users,” said a statement on Monday(24th Jan 2022). The programme will offer Paytm Postpaid or buy-now-pay-later to consumers on the Paytm platform while utilising Fullerton’s risk assessment capabilities and scale, it further said.

Fullerton India and Paytm will further expand their product offerings to include instant personal loans. “We believe that there is a massive opportunity to provide access to credit to merchants in small cities and towns. Consumer credit has been growing exponentially through products like Paytm Postpaid and Personal Loans, which we believe can be further expanded through our partnership with Fullerton India,” said Bhavesh Gupta, CEO, Paytm Lending.

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : January 25, 2022

8 .

Swiggy has become Decacorn, how many billions has the valuation crossed in the new funding round?

$9.1 billion

$10.7 billion

$12.4 billion

$15.6 billion

Correct Answer : $10.7 billion

Food-ordering and instant grocery delivery platform, Swiggy has signed a $700 million funding round led by asset manager "Invesco". With this, the total valuation of Swiggy has reached to $10.7 billion i.e. it is now a decacorn.

Swiggy’s latest valuation is almost double that of Zomato before the latter went for its initial public offering. Zomato was valued at $5.4 billion before its IPO.

Bengaluru-based Swiggy has overtaken budget hospitality company Oyo, whose valuation dropped to $8 billion in 2020 from $10 billion in 2019, and then increased to $9 billion in 2021.

Swiggy has overtaken sports technology company Dream Sports, the parent firm of fantasy sports platform Dream11.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 25, 2022

9 .

Who is the recipient of Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2021?

Hasan Ali

Babar Azam

Shaheen Afridi

Mohammad Rizwan

Correct Answer : Shaheen Afridi

As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Pakistani pacer Shaheen Afridi as the recipient of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2021.

Afridi has had a fabulous 2021 across all three formats of the game. He took 78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20. His contribution in the Test and T20I formats of the game was phenomenal. At the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Afridi took seven wickets in six matches aiding Pakistan formidably to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Source : ICC Cricket

Published On : January 25, 2022

10 .

Which women's team won the 9th National Women's Ice Hockey Championship in Himachal Pradesh?

Delhi

Ladakh

Chandigarh

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Ladakh

The Ladakh women's team has won the 9th national women's ice hockey championship organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India in Himachal Pradesh, an official spokesman said on Friday(21st Jan 2022).

The championship was held in Kaza area of Himachal Pradesh from January 15 – January 21, 2022.

Six teams from Delhi, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Telangana and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police participated in the championship.

Published On : January 25, 2022