Q.1) In the 6th Asian Carrom championship, which Indian players won the Men’s doubles titles?
(a) Ismail Azmeen and Hassan Nazim
(b) Ramesh Kumar and Mohan Rao
(c) Ratneesh Kumar and Rajesh Ranjan
(d) K Srinivas and Mohammed Ghufran
Q.2) Where is the Global Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX) 2024 currently being held?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Dubai
(d) Singapore
Q.3) In which country is the World Energy Congress 2024 being organized?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Netherlands
(c) France
(d) Canada
Q.4) India’s first multipurpose (heat and power) green hydrogen pilot project was launched in which state?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q.5) Amitabh Chaudhry has been reappointed as the MD and CEO of which bank?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) SBI
(c) PNB
(d) Yes Bank
Answers-
Ans.1(d), In the 6th Asian Carrom championship, Indian players captured both the Men’s and Women’s doubles titles at Male in Maldives. In Men’s doubles final, Indian duo K Srinivas and Mohammed Ghufran took down Ismail Azmeen and Hassan Nazim of the host country, 25-15, 25-16. While in women’s doubles, India’s Aakanksha Kadam and Shainy Sebastian upset compatriots, Rashmi Kumari and K Nagajothi in the final, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17.
Ans.2(c), Global Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX) 2024, currently underway at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Organized by the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Consulate General of India at Dubai, the pavilion showcases India’s commitment to promoting international higher education.
Ans.3(b), Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) participated in the 26th edition of the World Energy Congress held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He also said that India ranks fourth globally in renewable energy installed capacity.
Ans.4(d), SJVN Limited has commissioned India’s first multipurpose (heat and power) green hydrogen pilot project at the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station at Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh. The project will also generate electricity using green hydrogen and a 25 kW fuel cell.
Ans.5(a), Axis Bank has recently reappointed Amitabh Chaudhry as the MD and CEO of the bank. The Axis Bank board has appointed Chaudhry for a term of three years with effect from January 1, 2025. This will be his second extension of three years. Chaudhary joined the bank as MD and CEO in 2019. Prior to this, he was the MD and CEO of HDFC Life.