Q.1) In the report of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which Indian Bank tops the list among Indian Banks in the Asia-Pacific region?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) SBI
(d) PNB
Q.2) Which institution did the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) sign a MoU with to undertake research and develop new technologies (to address health problems faced by soldiers in difficult terrains)?
(a) Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore
(b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
(c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
(d) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
Q.3) Recently ‘Tirangi Barfi’ has been given GI tag, it is related to which city?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Kanpur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Patna
Q.4) Who won the Best Airport Award at the Skytrax Awards 2024?
(a) Changi Airport (Singapore)
(b) Tokyo Haneda Airport
(c) Hamad International Airport (Doha)
(d) Dubai Airport
Q.5) Recently India is supplying BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Philippines
(c) Thailand
(d) Bangladesh
Answers-
Ans.1(c), Three Indian banks, SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, have been included in the top 50 banks of the Asia-Pacific region according to a report of S&P Global Market Intelligence released on 18 April 2024. India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of India, was the top-ranked bank in the 2023 list, its ranking from 20 in 2023.
Ans.2(d),The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative research and training with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on 18 April 2024. AFMS and IIT Kanpur will team up to undertake research and develop new technologies to address health problems faced by soldiers in difficult terrains.
Ans.3 (c), Tirangi Barfi of Varanasi has been given GI tag. Along with this, another product of Varanasi, Dhalua Murti Metal Casting Craft has also been given GI tag. Till now, a total of 34 products from Banaras region and 75 products from Uttar Pradesh have been granted GI tag. Tamil Nadu ranks second with 58 GI products.
Ans.4 (c), Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) won the Best Airport Award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024. Hamad Airport beat 12-time champion, Singapore Changi Airport, to win the award. It also won the Best Airport Award for Shopping for the second consecutive time. India’s Delhi Airport stood at 36th position in the best airport list.
Ans.5(b), India supplied the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the South East Asian country Philippines under a $375 million deal. The Philippines had made this deal with India in January 2022. BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles fire at speeds of 2.8 Mach or about three times the speed of sound.