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A)
Kiran George
B)
Lakshya Sen
C)
Koo Takahashi
D)
B. Sai Praneeth

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kiran George


Indian badminton player Kiran George clinched the men’s singles title at the Indonesia Masters 2023 in Medan, North Sumatra on Sunday (10th Sep 2023).

Playing at the GOR PBSI Pancing court, Kiran George, 50th in the badminton rankings, beat world No. 82 Koo Takahashi of Japan 21-19, 22-20 in 56 minutes to claim his second BWF World Tour Super 100 badminton title.

Kiran George won the Odisha Open last year, beating compatriot Priyanshu Rawat in the final.

In the Indonesia Masters final, Kiran George and Koo Takahashi matched each other’s intensity in the first game. However, after the scores were tied at 15-all, Kiran George won six of the next 10 points to take a 1-0 lead.

The second game also got off to a similar start. The 23-year-old Indian shuttler amped up his game after the scores were level at 6-all to take a five-point lead at 16-11.

Koo Takahashi made a strong comeback in the closing stages of the game to force a tie-breaker. Kiran George won back-to-back points after scores were level at 20-all to win his first BWF World Tour Super 100 title of the 2023 badminton season.

In the semi-final on Saturday, Kiran George beat 2014 World Championships bronze medallist Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in three games.

Kiran George was the only Indian who reached the final at the Indonesia Masters 2023.

The Indian women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, seeded seventh, were ousted in the semi-final after losing to top-seeded pair Lanny Tria Mayasari and Ribka Sugiarto of Indonesia, 20-22, 21-16, 21-13.

World No. 96 Mansi Singh was knocked out in the women’s singles quarter-finals by 82nd-ranked Chiu Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Indian shuttler had earlier toppled third-seeded Malvika Bansod in the round of 16..

Source : Olympics

Published On : September 12, 2023
A)
Steve Smith
B)
Babar Azam
C)
Virat Kohli
D)
David Warner

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Virat Kohli


Star India batter Virat Kohli once again unleashed his wrath on Pakistan during the Super 4 fixture of Asia Cup 2023 on Monday (11 September 2023) at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

During his stupendous innings, Kohli added another feather in his cap as he became the fastest player to reach 13,000 runs in ODIs reaching the landmark in just 267 innings. Kohli left behind his cricketing idol Sachin Tendulkar who had completed the milestone in 321 innings.

Notably, the batting sensation is the fastest player to score 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12k runs in the format. Furthermore,  Kohli also registered his 112th 50+ score in the format only behind Kumar Sangakkara (118) and Sachin Tendulkar (145).

The former India captain played a scintillating innings of 122* off 94 balls smashing nine fours and three sixes in his innings.

The 34-year-old is the fifth-highest run-scorer in ODIs with 13,024 runs to his name from 278 matches at an average of 57.62 and a strike rate of 93.85.

He’s just two hundreds away from levelling Tendulkar’s another record of most hundreds in ODIs. Kohli currently has 47 hundreds to his name and needs two more hundreds to level Tendulkar’s world record...

Source : Crictracker

Published On : September 12, 2023
A)
AU Small Finance Bank
B)
IDFC FIRST Bank
C)
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
D)
Equitas Small Finance Bank

Correct Answer : Option (A) - AU Small Finance Bank


AU Small Finance Bank has entered into bancassurance tie-ups with Star Health and Bajaj Allianz.

1. Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited ('Star Health') for Health Insurance solution to Bank's customers.

2. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company ('Bajaj Allianz') for Life Insurance solution to Bank's customers.

These tie-ups will enable the Bank's customers to access a wide range of insurance products from Star Health and Bajaj Allianz..

Source : Capital Market

Published On : September 12, 2023
A)
France
B)
Germany
C)
Poland
D)
Belgium

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Germany


Germany beat Serbia 83-77 to lift basketball's 2023 FIBA World Cup on Sunday, 10 September 2023.

Despite going down 26-23 in the first quarter, the Germans, playing in their first-ever final, refused to be overawed by the occasion.

Inspired by the intensity of Isaac Bonga on both sides of the ball and Toronto Raptor Schroder's three-point magic, they responded by taking an early four-point lead in the second.

After weathering a rally from Serbia, the teams went into half-time locked at 47-47. The lead had changed hands 15 times by this point, a testament to a high quality, but even contest.

With a capacity crowd at fever pitch, Germany stepped on the gas in the third quarter to open up an 11-point lead when Serbia called a time-out.

Showing superior shooting accuracy from the likes of Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner, the Germans extended their lead to 69-57 at the buzzer.

Spearheaded by the brilliant Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia battled furiously in the fourth quarter to get back within three-points, but Germany survived the thrilling final minute to close out the match and spark wild celebrations on court.

After winning bronze at FIBA EuroBasket 2022, this is the first time in German basketball history that they've won major event medals in consecutive years.

Predictably, Schroder was awarded the prestigious FIBA World Cup MVP award, finishing with 28 points on the night, including the game winning shots.

Germany and Serbia have already secured Olympic quotas for Paris 2024 after making the semi-finals, as the top two-ranked European teams..

Source : Olympics

Published On : September 12, 2023
A)
Istanbul
B)
Tehran
C)
Jakarta
D)
Mumbai

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Istanbul


19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) was attended by Indian Coast Guard that took place from 05-08 Sep 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

A four-member ICG delegation led by DG Rakesh Pal, Director General Indian Coast Guard took part in the annual event of the independent forum with 23 members of Coast Guard Agencies and 02 associate members in the form of ReCAAP and UNODC.

During the three-day meet, a series of vital issues including maritime law enforcement, safety and security of life at sea, marine environment protection, illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons, and humans at sea etc were discussed.

The forum resolved to further bolster the maritime cooperation among the Asian Coast Guards.

The HACGAM is an annual event hosted by one of its member nations on a rotational basis. In 2022, the 18th edition of the meeting was hosted by the ICG in New Delhi.

The forum comprises four Working Groups to enable a focused and goal-oriented approach towards coordinated response and synergy towards common maritime issues.

Indian Coast Guard is the chair of the Search and Rescue (SAR) Working Group and a proactive member of the other Working Groups which include environmental Protection, Controlling Unlawful Acts at Sea, and Information sharing..

Source : AIR

Published On : September 11, 2023
A)
Peter Svidler
B)
Sergey Karjakin
C)
R Praggnanandhaa
D)
Alexander Grischuk

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Alexander Grischuk


World Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa was the best Indian with an overall third place finish, while world champion "Alexander Grischuk" reigned supreme to clinch the Open Blitz title of the Tata Steel Chess India 2023 in Kolkata on Saturday (9th Sep 2023).

Unbeaten in four games, Praggnanandhaa was in the lead but he suffered defeats against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (13th round), Grischuk (15th) and Vidit Gujrathi (16th) that proved costly.

Erigaisi was the second best Indian with an overall fourth finish with 10 and a half points.

India's No 1 D Gukesh suffered six defeats from nine rounds on the final day that included one against his closest rival Praggnanandhaa in the penultimate round, to end with a disappointing eighth place finish.

But he recovered well posting wins over Praggnanandhaa and German prodigy Vincent Keymer to finish on top with 12 points, with a quick draw over Pentala Harikrishna in the final and 18th round.


The two-time world blitz champion Grischuk suffered the only loss of the tournament when he was stunned by the rising Indian Arjun Erigaisi in the 13th round.

Former world Rapid champion Abdusattorov finished with three points with Praggnanandhaa, but the Uzbek secured a big win over Gujrathi to edge past the Indian sensation on tiebreaks.

Praggnanandhaa began the day on a positive note when he outwitted Rapid section's runner-up Teimour Radjabov with a fine attacking game.

In the 11th round, he held Rapid champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and continued his fun run with a win over Keymer iin the next round.

The Indian's four-game unbeaten streak was brought to an end by Abdusattorov in the 13 round that also saw the upset of the day by Erigaisi.

In round 15, Grischuk edged out Praggnanandhaa with the black pieces, while the Indian's shock defeat came in the final round when he lost a crucial match against fellowmate Gujrathi to slip to third place.

The winners :

Women's, Rapid : 1. Divya Deshmukh, 2. Ju Wenjun; Blitz: 1. Ju Wenjun, 2. Koneru Humpy

Open, Rapid: 1. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2. Teimour Radjabov; Blitz: 1. Alexander Grischuk, 2. Nodirbek Abdusattorov.


Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : September 11, 2023
A)
7
B)
10
C)
12
D)
15

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 12


Country’s top annual science prize, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awards were announced 11th Sep 2023 after a gap of two years.

This year 12 scientists will get the awards in seven categories. Dr.N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of CSIR announced the awards for the year 2022 in the presence of Union Minister for Science and technology Dr Jitendra Singh.

Named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the first director of CSIR, these awards are given every in seven scientific disciplines - physics, biology, engineering, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, and earth sciences.

Speaking On this occasion Union Minister for Science and technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that recent G20 summit became a point to showcase India's tecnological capabilities and it's economic strength.

Launching the One Week One Lab program of CSIR-  National Institute of Science Communication and Policy research, The Minister who is also vice President of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR said that It's time to tell the world what we are doing in the field of science for the public good..

Source : AIR

Published On : September 11, 2023
A)
Tarundeep Rai
B)
Jayanta Talukdar
C)
Prathamesh Jawkar
D)
Abhishek Verma

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Prathamesh Jawkar


India archer Prathamesh Jawkar missed out on the gold medal by the barest of the margins and settled for silver in the Archery World Cup Final 2023.

World No 14 Jawkar was facing a major challenge against the 10th-ranked Mathias Fullerton of Denmark in the gold medal clash.

* The game ended in a 148-148 tie after five sets. While both archers hit a 10 in the shoot-off, but Fullerton was declared the  winner as his shot was closer to the centre.

* Jawkar kicked off the day with a convincing 149-141 victory against world No 5, Italian Miguel Becerra, in the quarter-final, according to Olympics.com.

* The Indian then shot a perfect 150 against world No 1 Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands and beat the second-seeded archer by a single point to book his place in the final.

* Abhishek Verma, who was the first Indian men's compound archer to win a silver at the Archery World Cup Final in 2015, missed out on a medal after losing his bronze medal clash.

* Verma defeated Sawyer Sullivan in the tie-breaker of the quarter-finals after scores were level at 146. In the semi-finals, the Indian ended up losing to 150-147 gold medallist Fullerton.

* Verma produced his best performance of the day in the bronze medal match against the American Schloesser, scoring 149 points in five sets. However, Schloesser emerged victorious after shooting a perfect 150..


Source : Economic Times

Published On : September 11, 2023
A)
B. Zapata Miralles
B)
Novak Djokovic
C)
B. Shelton
D)
D. Medvedev

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Novak Djokovic


In US Open Tennis, Novak Djokovic created history winning 24th Grand Slam title. Serbian star Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to win the US Open 2023 Men's Singles final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium early this morning.

With this, 36-year-old Djokovic equals Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam tennis titles, the most by any player in history. Djokovic, already the oldest French Open singles champion, became the oldest US Open singles champion in the pro era.
 

In Women's Doubles last night, 16th seed New Zealand-Canadian combination of Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski defeated 12th seed pair of German-Russian duo Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva 7-6, 6-3 to win the title.
 
Earlier 10th Sep 2023, American teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff secured her maiden Women's Singles title, defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2..

Source : AIR

Published On : September 11, 2023
A)
Scotiabank
B)
CTBC Bank
C)
Standard Chartered
D)
HSBC India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - HSBC India


Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited became the first foreign bank in India to launch 'ONDC in a Box', a one-stop-shop proposition for corporates towards seamless enablement on ONDC.

Aim :  To foster an inclusive, competitive, and open network, amplifying its impact across the business spectrum.

* The ONDC is an initiative to build an open, interoperable network on which buyers and sellers can transact without needing to be present on the same platform.

Source : HSBC

Published On : September 11, 2023