1. Which company collaborated with Hughes Communications India Private Limited (HCIPL) to provide satellite broadband services in India?
[A] Tata Sky
[B] Bharti Airtel
[C] Vi
[D] Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
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Correct Answer: B [Bharti Airtel]
Notes:
Bharti Airtel Limited has partnered with Hughes Communications India Private Limited (HCIPL).
2. Which bank was recently approved by the RBI for international remittance business?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Bank of Baroda
[C] Fino Payments Bank
[D] HDFC Bank
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Correct Answer: C [Fino Payments Bank ]
Notes:
Recently ,Reserve Bank of India has approved Fino Payments Bank for commencing international (Cross Border) remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS).
3. Who was recently appointed as additional independent director at HKG Ltd ?
[A] VS Pathania
[B] CA Hemant Vastani
[C] Baldev Prakash
[D] Amir Subhani
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Correct Answer: B [CA Hemant Vastani]
Notes:
CA Hemant Vastani, with over three decades of professional experience, appointed as additional independent director at HKG Ltd. He is a senior faculty member teaching GST at the BSE Institute Ltd and a team member of the core committee of ICAI-WIRC. He is also an eminent faculty on a CII panel on GST.
4. Who will be the next Governor of Norway’s central bank?
[A] Jens Stoltenberg
[B] Mia Amor Mottley
[C] Roberta Metsola
[D] Zhang Ming
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Correct Answer: A [Jens Stoltenberg ]
Notes:
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief, Jens Stoltenberg will take over as Norway’s central bank Governor at the end of the year.
5. Which Payments Bank has recently joined with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to offer cyber insurance?
[A] NSDL Payment Bank
[B] Fino, Paytm Payment Bank
[C] Airtel Payment Bank
[D] India Post Payment Bank
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Correct Answer: C [Airtel Payment Bank]
Notes:
ICICI Lombard General Insurance has partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to offer cyber insurance to customers of the bank.
6. Which Yojana was recently extended till March 2026 with a budget of Rs 4,600 crore?
[A] Atal Pension Yojana
[B] Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana
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Correct Answer: B [Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana]
Notes:
The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.
7. Under which scheme, Rajasthan has the greatest number of houses powered through the solar-based standalone system?
[A] Development of Solar Park Scheme
[B] UDAY Scheme
[C] Saubhagya scheme
[D] SECI Scheme
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Correct Answer: B [UDAY Scheme]
Notes:
Under the Saubhagya scheme, Rajasthan has the maximum number of households electrified through the solar-based standalone system. In hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative.
8. Which of the following Indian delegations participated in the 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue?
[A] Mansukh Mandaviya
[B] Hardeep Singh Puri
[C] Dharmendra Pradhan
[D] RK Singh
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Correct Answer: D [RK Singh]
Notes:
The 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue was held recently.It was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh.
9. Fisdom has partnered with which bank to provide wealth management products and services to the bank’s customers?
[A] Canara Bank
[B] Bank of Maharashtra
[C] Dena Bank
[D] UCO Bank
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Correct Answer: B [Bank of Maharashtra]
Notes:
Fisdom has partnered with the Bank of Maharashtra in this partnership both the entities aim to offer wealth management products and services to the bank’s customers. Fisdom is a wealth tech company.
10. Who has been awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan , Pakistan’s second-highest civilian honor?
[A] Bill Gates
[B] Jeff Bezos
[C] Steve Jobs
[D] Mark Zuckerberg
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Correct Answer: A [Bill Gates]
Notes:
Microsoft founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates has been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan, the second-highest civilian honor in the country, for his efforts to help eradicate polio in Pakistan. Gates is on a day-long visit to Pakistan and has met with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. He also visited the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) that oversees efforts to curb Covid-19.
