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Page 1: CA Funsta-Mission ParentsGerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as ``Ferry Cross the Mersey'' and the song that became the
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OBITUARY

➢Gerry Marsden passed away. He sang "Ferry Cross the Mersey''. This song is the anthem of which football Club?

D) Liverpool

A) Barcelona B) Manchester United C) West GermanyD) Liverpool E) Real Madrid

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Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as ``Ferry Cross the Mersey'' and the song that became the anthem of Liverpool

Football Club, ``You'll Never Walk Alone,'' has died

Explanation

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OBITUARY

➢Vilas Patil Undalkar passed away. He was minister of which state?

A)Maharashtra

A)MaharashtraB)NagalandC)MizoramD)Uttar PradeshE)Haryana

Answer:

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OBITUARY

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• Former Maharashtra cabinet minister and seven-time Congress MLA Vilas Patil Undalkar died

• An old Congress hand, Undalkar, popularly known as 'kaka', was elected seven times till 2014 from Karad-South Assembly seat, now represented by senior party leader Prithviraj Chavan.

• In the 2014 state Assembly elections, the Congress denied ticket to Undalkar and fielded Chavan.

• Undaklar fought against Chavan independently, but could not retain his seat against the former chief minister.

• Undalkar served as minister in the law and justice and cooperative departments during the previous Congress-led state governments.

• His last rites will be conducted at his native village Undale village in Karad taluka of Satara district.

Explanation

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Maharashtra Capital : Mumbai

CM : Udhav ThackareyGovernor : Bhagat singh koshyari

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1. P Namgyal - Congress - MP – Ladakh.2. K.Surendran-Congress leader-Kerala.

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BANKING AND FINANCE

➢Tata Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding with which Bank to introduce financing offers for customers?

B)Karnataka Bank

A)HDFC BankB)Karnataka BankC)ICICI BankD)Bandhan BankE)IndusInd Bank

Answer:

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BANKING AND FINANCE

• Tata Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding with Karnataka Bank to introduce financing offers for customers.

• Loans of up to 85 per cent on the on-road pricing of a Tata Motors vehicle are available with an interest rate linked to external benchmark lending rate which will be updated on the bank's website periodically.

• The tenure of this loan is set at a maximum time-frame of up to seven years.• The scheme can also be availed by customers who are agriculturists and are

owners of farming lands as well as by non-resident Indians.

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BANKING AND FINANCE

Tata MotorsHeadquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtrachairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Karnataka Bank Hq: Mangaluru,Karnataka

MD and CEO : MahabaleshwaraM.STagline : Your Family Bank across India

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BANKING AND FINANCE

1. Karnataka Bank has launched a new indigenous Rupay debit card- National Common Mobility Debit Card (NCMC) in line with the vision of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

2. Karnataka Bank - health insurance policy -Premium - Rs.399 - cover the uncertainties - by Covid-19 pandemic

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BANKING AND FINANCE

➢Which Bank has launched a Video KYC Account Opening (VAO) facility to open Savings Bank Accounts?

D)IDBI Bank

A)IndusInd BankB)Bandhan BankC)CSB BankD)IDBI BankE)Dhanalakshmi Bank

Answer:

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BANKING AND FINANCE

IDBI Bank HQ : Mumbai

MD & CEO : Rakesh Sharma Tagline : Banking for All “Aao SocheinBada”

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BANKING AND FINANCE

1. IDFC First Bank has come out with a new video-based KYC facility can open savings bank accounts without the need to visit a branch office.

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BANKING AND FINANCE

➢SEBI fined how much amount on Reliance Industries for manipulating shares of Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) in November 2007?

D) Rs 25 crore

A) Rs 55 croreB) Rs 45 croreC) Rs 35 croreD) Rs 25 croreE) Rs 15 crore

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BANKING AND FINANCE

• The Securities Exchange Board of India on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on Reliance Industries and Rs 15 crore on its chairman, Mukesh Ambani, for manipulating shares of Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) in November 2007.

• The issue relates to manipulation during the sale and purchase of Reliance Petroluem Limited shares in the cash and the futures segments in November 2 007.

• This followed RIL's decision in March 2007 to sell 4.1 per cent stake in RPL, a listed subsidiary that was later merged with RIL in 2009.

Explanation

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BANKING AND FINANCE

SEBIAbbreviation : The Securities and Exchange Board of India

Act: SEBI Act, 1992Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra

Chairman : Ajay Tyagi

Reliance Industries Limited Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra

Chairman & MD : Mukesh Ambani

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BANKING AND FINANCE

RELIANCE JIO STAKES

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CompanyStake

%

Investment

Amount(Rs)Headquarters

Facebook 9.99% 43,574 CrMenlo Park, California, United

States

Google 7.7% 33,737 CrMountain View, California,

United States

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BANKING AND FINANCE

➢The Asian Development Bank will provide how much amount loan to modernize and upgrade the power distribution system in Bengaluru city?

E) USD 100 million

A) USD 200 millionB) USD 300 millionC) USD 400 millionD) USD 500 millionE) USD 100 million

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BANKING AND FINANCE

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a USD 100 million (around Rs 730 crore) loan to modernize and upgrade the power distribution system in Bengaluru city in the state of Karnataka

• Beside the USD 100 million sovereign loan, ADB will provide a USD 90 million loan without sovereign guarantee for the project to Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (BESCOM), one of the five state-owned distribution utilities in Karnataka.

Explanation

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BANKING AND FINANCE

Karnataka Capital : Bengaluru

CM : B. S. Yeddyurappa Governor : Vajubhai ValaAsian Development Bank

Member Countries: 68 Founded Year : 1966

Headquarters: Manila, Philippines Head : Masatsugu Asakawa

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BANKING AND FINANCE

1. The Karnataka government has given its approval to the Maski Nala irrigation project in Raichur district and to establish Maratha Development Authority (MDA) with an estimated cost of ₹52.54 crore

2. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme of disbursing loans to the tune of ₹ 39,300 crore through various cooperative institutions.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

➢L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has bagged an over to ₹7,000 crore project to set up dual feed cracker unit in which state?

A)Rajasthan

A)RajasthanB)Madhya PradeshC)SikkimD)BiharE)Telangana

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L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has bagged an over to ₹7,000 crore order from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL), a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Government of Rajasthan,

for setting up a dual feed cracker unit.

Explanation

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Larsen & ToubroHeadquarters: Mumbai,Maharashtra

CEO: S. N. Subrahmanyan

RajasthanCapital : Jaipur

Chief Minister : Ashok GehlotGovernor : Kalraj Mishra

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

1. The Rajasthan police launched a campaign named AAWAJ to spread awareness among woman about the crime against them and to educate them of their rights and ways to secure justice if they end up becoming its victims

2. Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for about Rs 3,200 crore four-lane road bridge across river Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Phulbari on NH 127 B

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APPOINTMENTS

➢Justice S Muralidhar is appointed as Chief Justice of which State/UT High Court?

A)Odisha

A)OdishaB)Andhra PradeshC)NagalandD)MadrasE)Delhi

Answer:

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• Justice S Muralidhar took oath as the 32nd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

• Justice Muralidhar succeeds Justice Mohammad Rafiq as the new chief justice of the Orissa High Court.

Explanation

• Muralidhar was born on August 8, 1961. • He enrolled as an advocate on September 12, 1984 and practiced in

civil courts in Chennai, Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India.• Muralidhar was appointed as an Additional Judge of Delhi High Court

on May 29, 2006 and as Permanent Judge on August 29, 2007. • Later, he was transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court on March

6, 2020.

Justice S Muralidhar

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APPOINTMENTS

Odisha Capital : Bhubaneswar

Chief Minister - Naveen Patnaik Governor - Ganeshi Lal

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APPOINTMENTS

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S. No.Name of the Judge

S/Shri Justice

High Court

From To

1Raghvendra Singh Chauhan,

Chief JusticeTelangana Uttarakhand

2Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari,

Chief JusticeAndhra Pradesh Sikkim

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APPOINTMENTS

➢Ashish Pethe is appointed as Chairman of the All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council. What is the headquarters of the All India

Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council?

A)Mumbai, Maharashtra

A)Mumbai, MaharashtraB)New Delhi, DelhiC)Hyderabad, TelanganaD)Bangalore, KarnatakaE)Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Answer:

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APPOINTMENTS

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• The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry has appointed Ashish Pethe as

chairman and Saiyam Mehra as its vice chairman for a period of two years.

Explanation

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

➢PURE EV has developed Artificial Intelligence-driven hardware that automates identification and repair of defects in Lithium-ion batteries of

electric vehicles. This is an incubated start-up of which IIT?

A)IIT Hyderabad

A)IIT HyderabadB)IIT DelhiC)IIT MandiD)IIT MadrasE)IIT Bombay

Answer:

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• IIT Hyderabad-incubated start-up, PURE EV, has developed Artificial Intelligence-driven hardware that automates identification and repair of defects in Lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles.

• Researchers at PURE EV have designed Artificial Neural Network-based algorithms for the system, called ‘BaTRics Faraday,’ that identify the defects in various series in the battery and also auto heals them to the best of the electro-chemistry potential of the cells

• In December, IIT Hyderabad-incubated start-up PURE EV is collaborating with CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi with its Extension Centre at CSIR Madras Complex, Chennai on indigenising lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles.

Explanation

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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1. Telangana launched app for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in home isolation. This app is developed by IIT Hyderabad.

2. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has planned to collaborate with a Hong Kong-based financial firm New Frontier Capital Management, to establish a global network for ventures as well as to create a venture ecosystem

Recent News

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

➢Which country has passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ will expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive

higher education under a merit and needs-based programme?

B)USA

A)UAEB)USAC)AustraliaD)New ZealandE)Iran

Answer:

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

• The US Congress has passed the 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act' which will expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive higher education under a merit and needs-based programme.

• Passed by the House of Representatives in March 2020, the bill was passed by the United States Senate by a voice vote on January 1. The bill now heads to the White House for US President Donald Trump to sign into law.

• The bill requires the US Agency for International Development to award at least 50 per cent of scholarships under a Pakistan-based higher education scholarship programme to Pakistani women, from 2020 to 2022, across a range of academic disciplines and in accordance with existing eligibility criteria.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

On October 10, 2014, Malala shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi for her "struggle against the suppression of children

and young people and for the right of all children to education".

Malala Yousafzai

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

United States Capital : Washington D.C

Currency :US Dollar

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. USA + India = USD 1.9 million =to support vulnerable populations like informal sector workers whose livelihoods have been disrupted due to COVID-19

2. USA - the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement to curb climate change

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

➢Narendra Modi delivered inaugural address at the National Metrology Conclave 2021. This conclave is organised by which research centre?

D)CSIR-NPL

A)CSIR-CRRIB)CSIR-CMERIC)CSIR-NALD)CSIR-NPLE)CSIR-IGIB

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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• The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered inaugural address at the National Metrology Conclave 2021.

• PM Modi will also dedicate 'National Atomic Timescale', and 'Bhartiya NirdeshakDravya' to the nation, and lay the foundation stone of the 'National Environmental Standards Laboratory'.

• The Conclave was organised by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, on its 75th year of inception.

• The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’. • Union Minister Dr harsh Vardhan and Principal Scientific Advisor Dr Vijay Raghwan

were present on the occasion.

Explanation

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and All important policy issues and All other

portfolios not allocated to any MinisterMinister: Narendra Modi

Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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1. 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State - Video Conference Format - Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led the Indian delegation

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira near Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district. The service will reduce the 375-km road distance between Bhavnagar and Surat to 90-km by sea route

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

➢Which country launched the 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica marks four decades of country’s scientific endeavour to the southern

white continent?

B)India

A)ChinaB)IndiaC)AustraliaD)New ZealandE)Singapore

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• India launched the 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica, which marks four decades of country’s scientific endeavour to the southern white continent.

• the 40th expedition journey will be flagged off from Goa on January 5, with 43 members onboard. The chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin will make this journey and will reach Antarctica in 30 days.

• The vessel would return back to India in April, after leaving behind a team of 40 members. On return, it will also bring back the winter team of the preceding trip

Explanation

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• The Indian Antarctic expeditions began in 1981 and its first trip comprised of a team of 21 scientists, support staff led by Dr SZ Qasim. A

• After a humble beginning, the Indian Antarctic programme has now credited to have built 3 permanent research base stations in Antarctica—named Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Bharati

• Currently, India has two operational research stations in the continent of Antarctica named Maitri and Bharati, which are being operated under National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa.

• Earlier in November 2019, the preceding 39th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was launched, which mounted 27 scientific projects, focusing on climate process and its linkages with climate change, crustal evolution, environmental processes and conservation, the ecosystem of terrestrial.

The Indian Antarctic expeditions

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

➢Which Indian Airport signed a MoU with Dubai Airports for building an exclusive Vaccine Air Freight Corridor Product called HYDXB-VAXCOR?

B)Hyderabad Airport

A)Varanasi AirportB)Hyderabad AirportC)Mumbai AirportD)Chennai AirportE)Delhi Airport

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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• GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited and GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo have signed a MoU with Dubai Airports for building an exclusive Vaccine Air Freight Corridor Product called HYDXB-VAXCOR(Hyderabad to Dubai global Vaccine Corridor)

• The MoU was signed in the backdrop of the city becoming a hub for Covid-19 vaccine and other antidotes with several vaccine manufacturers having their bases

Explanation

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

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1. Hyderabad Airport + Mapmygenome - COVID-19 test facility for international passengers.

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➢Mathikettan Shola National Park is situated in which state?

A)Kerala

A)KeralaB)Andhra PradeshC)Uttar PradeshD)Karnataka E)Maharashtra

Answer:

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• The Centre has notified an area to an extent varying from zero to one km around the boundary of Mathikettan Shola National Park in Kerala''s Idukki district as an Eco-sensitive Zone considering the unique nature of the Shola forest and its importance as an elephant strip

• The National Park is situated in the high ranges of southern Western Ghats and formed together with the part of the forest areas of Cardamom Hill Reserve

• The National Park is a biodiversity hotspot with its rich treasure of medicinal herbs as well.

Explanation

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➢Who laid the foundation stone of the buildings for School of Engineering and Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship at Jawaharlal Nehru University through Video

Conference?

E) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

A)Narendra ModiB)Ramnath KovindC)Venkaiah NaiduD)Nirmala SitharamanE) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

Answer:

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• Union Education Minister of India, ShriRameshPokhriyal ‘Nishank’ laid the foundation stone of the buildings for School of Engineering and Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship at Jawaharlal Nehru University today through a virtual program.

• Vice Chancellor, JNU, Prof. M. Jagdish Kumar,Rector I Prof.ChintamaniMahapatra, Rector II Prof. Satish Chandra Garkoti, Rector III Prof. Rana Pratap Singh and the deans of the new schools, Prof. UnnatPandit and Prof. SatyavratPatnaik were present on the occasion.

• ShriPokhriyal expressed his delight at the naming the School of Management on the name of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was not only an efficient and visionary Prime Minister of India, but an inspiring author too.

Explanation

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EducationMinistry : Ramesh Pokhriyal NishankConstituency : Hardwar, Uttarakhand

Titbits

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1. Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ - ‘EnglishPro’ - English learning app - developed by the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad

2. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' - the 'KAPILA' - the 89th birth anniversary of former President and Scientist Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - 'KAPILA - ' Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign

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➢Which oil company launched a new initiative named Prayaas to address the needs of the local communities near its fuel stations?

E) Indian Oil Corporation Limited

A) Balmer Lawrie & Co. LimitedB) Engineers India LimitedC) Gas Authority of India LimitedD) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation LimitedE) Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Answer:

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IOCAbbreviation : Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Headquarters: New Delhi, DelhiChairman: Shrikant Madhav Vaidya

Titbits

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➢TRIFED signs MoU with Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram for setting up of TRIFOOD Parks in which state?

B)Madhya Pradesh

A)MaharashtraB)Madhya PradeshC)NagalandD)Andhra PradeshE)Karnataka

Answer:

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• Continuing its mission to improve the livelihoods of the tribals(both forest dwellers and artisans) and work towards tribal empowerment, TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has decided to explore a convergence and build a partnership with Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra, a pioneering organization that has been working for the welfare of tribals in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand since 1952.

• In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged between the two organisations on January 3, 2021 to work togetherfor setting up of TRIFOODParks in 5 districts in Madhya Pradesh.

• The MoU was signed by Shri Pravir Krishna, MD, TRIFED and Shri Yogesh Bapat, General Secretary, AkhilBhartiyaVanvasi Ashram in the presence of Shri Durga Das Uikey, Member of Parliament from Betul, Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation

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TRIFEDAbbreviation: Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India

Founded: 1987Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi

Chairman - Ramesh Chand Meena

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1. TRIFED+ IIT Delhi = UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN by Ministry of HRD.2. TRIFED + IIT Kanpur + Chhattisgarh MFP Federation = “Tech for Tribals” Initiative

in Chhattisgarh - Bridge the Gap between Tribal Entrepreneurs and Urban Markets

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Obituary

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Gerry Marsden

Gerry & the Pacemakers singer

Vilas Patil UndalkarFormer Maharashtra cabinet

minister and seven-time Congress MLA

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BANKING AND FINANCE

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Introduce financing offers for customers

Tata Motors + Karnataka Bank

Video KYC Account Opening facility to open Savings Bank

AccountIDBI Bank

Rs 40 Crore Fine On Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani For

Manipulative Trades In RPL

SEBI

Provide USD 100 million loan to upgrade power distribution in

BengaluruAsian Development Bank

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

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Bag over ₹7,000 cr order from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering

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APPOINTMENTS

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Justice S Muralidhar32nd Chief Justice of Orissa

High Court

Justice Mohammad Rafiq(Replaced)

Ashish PetheChairman

The All India Gem & Jewelry Domestic Council

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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AI system to resolve defects in lithium-ion batteries of electric

vehicles

PURE EV, IIT Hyderabad

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

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Pass ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ for Pakistani

women

US Congress

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Building an exclusive Vaccine

Air Freight Corridor Product called HYDXB-

VAXCOR

Deliver inaugural address at National

Metrology Conclave

The foundation stone of the buildings for

School of Engineering +

AtalBihariVajpayee School of Management

and Entrepreneurship

Launch 40th scientific

expedition to Antarctica

0-1 km area around boundary of

Kerala''sMathikettan Shola

Park as Eco-sensitive Zone

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Prayaas - to address the needs

of the local communities near its fuel stations.

National

Affairs

Centre Hyderabad

airport +

Dubai airport

Union

Education

Minister

IOC India

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Setting up of TRIFOOD Parks in Madhya PradeshTRIFED +

Akhil

Bhartiya

Vanvasi

Kalyan

Ashram

Narendra

Modi

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MaharashtraChief Minister: Udhav Thackarey

Capital : MumbaiGovernor : Bhagat singh koshyari

National Park• Chandoli NP

Sanjay Gandhi( Borivilli) NP

WLS• Amba Barwa WLS• Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary

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Mali

Capital: BamakoCurrency: West African CFA franc

Prime Minister : Moctar Ouane

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KVIC

Abbreviation: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Act: 'Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956

Founded Year: 1956Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Chairman: Vinai Kumar Saxena

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Culture and Tourism Ministry

Minister : Prahlad Singh PatelConstituency : Damoh, Madhya Pradesh

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BRICS

SCO

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BRICS❖ Abbreviation : The Shanghai

Cooperation Organization❖ Founded : 2001❖ Headquarters: Beijing, China

SCO

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BRICS8 member states

SCO

• China• India• Kazakhstan• Kyrgyzstan• Pakistan• Russia• Tajikistan• Uzbekistan

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BRICS4 observer states

SCO

• Afghanistan• Belarus• Iran• Mongolia

6 dialogue partners

• Armenia• Azerbaijan• Cambodia• Nepal• Sri Lanka• Turkey

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BRICS4 guest attendances

SCO

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations

• Commonwealth of Independent States

• Turkmenistan• United Nations

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9 AM - Quants

12pm - Reasoning