May 10 2023 Flashcards
For the first time in 75 years, Pakistan has made the decision to surrender its Hajj quota, 8,000 unused seats which will save the government a considerable amount of money totalling $24 million, to __.
Saudi Arabia
Significance of May 10
International Day of Argania or International Day of the Argan Tree is observed to promote awareness and understanding of the argan tree’s environmental importance worldwide.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased its gold reserves by (1) % to 794.64 metric tonnes in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2023. The bank added 34.22 metric tonnes of gold during this period, which brought its total gold reserves up from 760.42 metric tonnes at the end of the previous fiscal year.
2. Expand WGC
- 4.5%
- World Gold Council
- __, a leading fintech company in India, has announced the rebranding of PAYBACK India, the country’s largest multi-brand loyalty program, as ‘Zillion.’
- BharatPe
- Gen Z(Zoomers)
- Millennials
- Gen Alpha
- 1997-2012
- 1981-1996
- 2013-2028
Laureus World Sports Awards
1. World Sportsman of the Year Award
2. World Sportswoman of the Year Award
3. World Team of the Year Award
4. World Breakthrough of the Year Award
5. World Comeback of the Year Award
6. World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award
7. World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award
8. Laureus Sport for Good Award
- Lionel Messi
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
- Argentina Men’s Football Team
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Christian Eriksen
- Catherine Debrunner
- Eileen Gu
- TeamUp
(1) and YES Bank have joined hands to launch ‘(2)’, an international collection service for exporters who hold an account with YES Bank.
3. The funds collected can be converted into INR and settled into their local bank account within __.
4. What is e-FIRA?
- Cashfree Payments
- Global Collections
- one business day
- An e-FIRA is a foreign inward remittances advice that provides exporters with a certificate for the international payments received. With the Global Collections service, exporters can receive an e-FIRA within 24 hours.
__Extends $1 Billion Credit Line to Sri Lanka Amid Economic Crisis
India
- ICC Founded on
- ICC Chairman
- ICC CEO
- ICC Headquarters
- 15 June 1909
- Greg Barclay
- Geoff Allardice
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ICC Player of the Month awards for April 2023
1. Men
2. Women
- Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan
- Thailand skipper Naruemol Chaiwai
The (1), a forum for high-level international climate talks held annually before the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP), took place in Berlin, Germany from May 2-3, 2023.
2. This year’s conference was hosted by Germany and the __, which is hosting the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC.
3. Expand UNFCCC
- Petersberg Climate Dialogue
- United Arab Emirates
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the UNICEF, and the UNFPA shows that, in 2020-2021, there were a combined 4.5 million deaths of this kind, with (1) leading a list of 10 countries that account for (2) % of the total.
3. Expand UNICEF and UNFPA
4. Which region has the largest number of deaths for maternal, newborn, and stillbirths?
- India
- 60%
- United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, United Nations Population Fund
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Badminton Asia has appointed __ , the Joint Secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), as the Chair of the Technical Officials Committee.
Omar Rashid
The __ government introduced a new policy known as the State Robotics Framework.
Telangana
(1) , a Scottish tennis player, has won his first tournament since 2019 by defeating Tommy Paul, the world No. 17, 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the final of the ATP Challenger event in (2).
- Andy Murray
- Aix-en-Provence