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The Securities Exchange Board of India Chairperson

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Madhabi Puri Buch

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Expand SWIFT, the commonly used inter-banking messaging system that was discovered in 1973.

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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

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What is China’s alternative to SWIFT?

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CIPS - Cross border Interbank Payment System

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Which company replaced the Indian Oil in the Nifty 50 index?

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Apollo Hospitals

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Which bank was removed from the banking index (Nifty Bank) in place of RBL Bank?

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Bank of Baroda

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What is Ukraine’s currency called?

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Ukrainian Hryvnia

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Who is the President of Belarus?

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Alexander Lukashenko

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Which cyber security company did Google acquire for $5.4 billion all-cash deal?

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Mandiant

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Pharma company Biocon’s arm, Biocon Biologics, agreed to acquire which biosimilars company for $3.335 billion?

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Viatrics

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Which was the first US bank to leave Russia amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

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Goldman Sachs

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What is the name of the CEO of Marks and Spencers that recently stepped down from his role?

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Jack Rowe, after almost 40 years in the company where he joined straight from school.

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Who is replacing Jack Rowe as the CEO of Marks and Spencers?

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Stuart Machin, the boss of M&S’ food business.

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Who stepped down as CEO of a Japanese company amid opposition to restructuring plans?

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Sathoshi Tsunakawa, the former CEO of Toshiba

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Who stepped in as interim CEO of Toshiba?

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Tara Shimada

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Who is the CEO of Amazon?

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Andy Jassy

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What is the name of the telescope that will be replacing the Hubble Telescope?

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James Webb telescope

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Who is known as the ‘SPAC king’ and recently resigned from the Virgin Galactic Chair?

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Chamath Palihapitiya

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Who won the South Korean presidential elections and which political party does he belong to?

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Yoon Suk-yeol from the People Power Party

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What is the name of William Ackman’s hedge fund?

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Pershing Square Capital Management

20
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What is the name of Russia’s lead negotiator?

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Vladimir Medinsky

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What is the name of the new CEO that was appointed by Colgate-Palmolive?

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Prabha Narasimhan

22
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Who will Prabha Narasaimhan be replacing?

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Ram Raghavan who will be moving onto a more global role.

23
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Who is the CEO of Japanese retail-chain UNIQLO?

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Tadashi Yanai

24
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What is the name of the journalist identified to be shot by Russian forces in Irpin?

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Brent Renaud

25
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Which South African airline got grounded due to violations of safety protocol by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)?

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Comair which operates another airline called Kulula and has a licensing agreement with The British Airways

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Who is the Russian oligarch that owns Chelsea and had his assets frozen as part of the sanctions in the UK?

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Roman Abramovich

27
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Who is the President of Brazil?

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Jair Bolsanaro

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Which company is the world’s largest producer of Nickel and Palladium?

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Norilsk Nickel

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Who is the President and biggest shareholder of Norilsk Nickel?

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Vladimir Potanin, a Russian oligarch that has yet not been sanctioned by the West.

30
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Which Indian company has a majority of its stake owned by Russia’s Rosneft?

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Nayara Energy

31
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Which is India’s largest nuclear power station?

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Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant

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Which logistics company did JD Logistics, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant, JD.com Inc, acquire?

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Deppon Logistics Co.

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Who is the ‘Big Shot’ of Nickel that is suffering major losses right now with the commodity jumping 250%?

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Xiang Guangda of Tsingshan Holding Group Co.

34
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Which Chinese company is facing record fine for Anti-Money laundering violations?

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Tencent Payment Technology Co. is facing money laundering allegations over its WeChat Pay app.

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Which company board did former Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger take seat at?

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Genies Inc.

36
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Who is former Wirecard CEO that has been charged by German prosecutors with suspected market manipulation?

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Markus Braun

37
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Who is the CEO of Oatley?

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Toni Petersson

38
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Who is the CEO of Hennez and Mauritz (H&M)?

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Helena Helmersson

39
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To whose name did Roman Abramovich transfer his entities to shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

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David Davidoch

40
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Which Chinese city is knows as China’s Silicon Valley

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Shenzhen City

41
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Who is the Finance Minister of the United Kingdom?

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Rishi Sunak

42
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What is the real name of Foxconn?

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

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What is the name of the Nominee for Top Fed Banking regulator that stepped down amidst opposition from Republicans and a Key Democrat?

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Sarah Bloom Raskin

44
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Who is the director of the Enforcement Division at Securities and Exchange Commission?

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Gurbir Grewal

45
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Who is the Chairman of SEC?

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Gary Gensler

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What is the name of the President of the Republic of Poland?

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Andrzej Duda

47
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What are the Big Four Accounting firms?

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Deloitte and Touche LLP, Ernst and Young LLP, KPMG LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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