15th May Flashcards
Which bank has recently (in May ‘24) become the 1st bank in India to act as a Trading-cumClearing Member (TCM) at the India International Bullion Exchange IFSC Limited (IIBX)?
State Bank of India
On 29th June 2022, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi launched the IIBX at GIFT-IFSC
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Bajaj Finserv Multi Asset Allocation Fund
It is India’s 1st Multi Asset Fund
with a dividend yield strategy that aims to provide stability and growth by diversifying
across asset classes.
Minimum application amount
during NFO is Rs. 500 and in multiples of Re. 1.
Which company has recently (in May ‘24) signed an agreement with Norway’s Yara Clean
Ammonia ( world’s largest trader and distributor of Ammonia) to supply renewable ammonia?
Greenko Zeroc
IIFL Securities Limited
Managing Director (MD)
Whole-Time Director
Nemkumar H for 5 year
He has succeeded R. Venkataraman.
The company has also appointed Narendra Jain as Whole-Time Director for another 5-year
term.
In May 2024, The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
approved the acquisition of Reliance Capital by ________________.
IndusInd International Holdings Limited- Hinduja Group firm
Hinduja Group firm IndusInd International Holdings
Limited’s Rs 9,650 crore resolution plan for Reliance Capital.
Who has recently (in May ‘24) won the ‘2024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz’ chess
tournament held in Warsaw,Poland?
Magnus Carlsen
* Magnus received the prize money of USD 40,000.
* Wei Yi of China clinched the second spot while Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland finished third.
* India’s Praggnanandhaa claimed the fourth position in the tournament
* Erigaisi Arjun finished fifth while Dommaraju Gukesh finished at 10th position
Who has recently (in may ‘24) won the javelin throw event in the Doha Diamond League
2024 held in Doha, Qatar?
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 88.38 meters
Neeraj Chopra- (88.36 meters)
Dr. Birubala Rabha- passed away
Anti-witch hunting crusader
Padma Shri in 2021,
recognising her work to protect lives in rural India.
She was nominated for the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2005 by The Swiss Peace, Switzerland under the project ‘1000 Women’.
Assam Witch Hunting
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of
Plant Health (IDPH) i
International Nurses Day (IND)
May 12, 2024
United Nations (UN)’s International Day of
Plant Health (IDPH) theme- “Plant Health, Safe Trade, and Digital Technology”.
International Nurses Day (IND) theme- “Our Nurses. Our Future. International Nurses Day (IND)The economic power of care”.
International Sun Day (also known as
World Sun Day)
May 3, 2024
‘Run for Sun’ Marathon in New Delhi to commemorate - Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Bambi Bucket operations
Indian Air Force (IAF) + Uttarakhand government
aim- by utilising the Mi-17 V5 helicopter to combat forest fires in
Nainital, Uttarakhand.
1. Uttarakhand government has launched the “Pirul Lao-Paisa Pao” campaign to combat the
forest fires and forest devastation.
Under this campaign, the locals and youth will collect dry pirul (pine tree leaves) from the
forest and transport it to designated collection centres.
* They will receive a reward of Rs 50 per kilogram (kg), which will be deposited directly into
their bank accounts.
India conduct 3 biennial training exercises with France namely
- GARUDA– between Air Forces of India and France
- VARUNA– between Navies of India and France
- SHAKTI- is a joint military exercise between India and France
About Indian Army:
Chief of Army Staff: Manoj Pande
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi
Established – April 01, 1895
About France:
About France:
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
About United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF):
Establishment– 2000
Headquarters– New York, US
About Iran:
About Iran:
Currency- Iranian Rial
Capital- Tehran
About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO):
About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO):
Director-General: Audrey Azoulay
Headquarters: Paris, France
Established: 1945
About State Bank of India(SBI):
About State Bank of India(SBI):
Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tag line: The Banker to Every Indian
Founded in: 1955
About Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO):
About Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO):
Director-General– Dr. Qu Dongyu
Headquarters– Rome, Italy
Established in– 1945
Name the personality who has recently (in May ‘24) won the gold medal in women’s shot
put at the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2024 held at Bhubaneswar,
Odisha, by setting a new record of 18.41m.
Abha Khatua
Who has recently (in May ‘24) won the 2024 MotoGP French Grand Prix held at Le Mans,
France?
Jorge Martin (Spain)
Who has recently (in May ‘24) finished third in a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze
event held in Los Angeles,United States of America?
K M Deeksha
Which country will host the The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) U17 Women’s World Cup 2024
Dominican Republic
In May 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) invited 75 international visitors from
election management bodies (EMBs) of ______ countries to watch the Lok Sabha elections.
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Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in _____________
Uttarakhand
In May 2024, The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) achieved a significant milestone by
breaking through the___________ Sungal tunnel along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway.
2.79km
Which company has recently (in May’ 24) surrendered the payment aggregator and wallet
licence to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Zomato Payments Private Limited
Name the table tennis player who has recently (in May’ 24) became the first Indian woman
paddler to achieve the world No. 24 in the women’s singles rankings.
Manika Batra
(tennis)
Which company has recently (in May’ 24) launched India’s fastest Direct Current (DC)
charger with a range of connector options and power outputs from 60 kW to 400 kW?
Exicom Tele-Systems Limited
Exercise Shakti
India+ France
7th edition
Umroi, meghalaya
india- Rajput regiment
United Nation forum on forest (UNFF)
19th Session, New york
Chaired- Zephyrin Manirankgen
Indian delegation- Jitendra Kumar
International forest - deforestation drop from 13 million to 10 million hectares per year between 2010-2023.
Shahid Beheshari Port Terminal at chabar port
India + Iran- 10 year contract
Indian Manuscript included in UNESCO Memory of world (MOW) Asia- pacific regional register
The Ramcharitmanas- Goswami Tulsidas,
Panchatantra- Pt. Vishnu Sharma
Sahrdayaloka- Locana- Acharya Anandvardhan
World wildlife crime report 2024: Trafficking in protection spieces
Release by united nation office on drugs and crime
The most trafficked spices
1. Corals 16%
2. Crocodile 9%
3. elephant 6%
- Tiger triumph Exercise
- Purvi Leher
- Sahyog Kaijian
- Tiger triumph- 3rd edition- India USA- Vishakhapatnam
- Purvi Leher- Indian Navy- Vishakhaptnam
- Sahyog Kaijian - 25th - India + Japan (coast guard)
- Mio Oka
- India + Cuba Mou
- GIFT-FD-USD- NRI
- Asia- Pacific food nurturing value
- 13% in Viacom18
- HDFC Bank sell 70% of which subsidiaries
- PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award
- GD Birla Award
- Mio Oka- New country director for India by ADB
- India + Cuba Mou- digital transformation through the use of the INDIA STACK
- GIFT-FD-USD- NRI- Axis Bank
- Asia- Pacific food nurturing value- FAO- 74.1% Indian cannot afford Nurtries food
- 13% in Viacom18- Reliance Industries
- HDFC Bank sell 70% of which subsidiaries- HDFC credila
- PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award- Ratan Tata
- GD Birla Award- Aditi sen
