What is the purpose of the merger between Dialog Axiata and Bharti Airtel?
- a) To expand Dialog Axiata’s operations in India
- b) To grant Airtel access to a large customer base in Sri Lanka
- c) To create a new telecommunications company in Sri Lanka
- d) To acquire Dialog Axiata’s infrastructure and assets
Answer: b) To grant Airtel access to a large customer base in Sri Lanka
What is the term used to describe the agreement between Dialog Axiata and Bharti Airtel?
- a) Merger agreement
- b) Binding term sheet
- c) Acquisition deal
- d) Partnership contract
Answer: b) Binding term sheet
Which bank has been taken over by JPMorgan Chase & Co. according to the announcement by American regulators?
- a) First National Bank
- b) First Republic Bank
- c) Federal Reserve Bank
- d) First American Bank
Answer: b) First Republic Bank
How many major U.S. financial institutions have failed in the past two months?
- a) One
- b) Two
- c) Three
- d) Four
Answer: c) Three
What is the approximate value of loans that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is set to acquire from First Republic Bank?
- a) $173 million
- b) $173 billion
- c) $30 million
- d) $30 billion
Answer: b) $173 billion
What does JPMorgan Chase & Co. not take on from First Republic Bank?
- a) Corporate debt and preferred stock
- b) Deposits and loans
- c) Securities and corporate debt
- d) Preferred stock and deposits
Answer: a) Corporate debt and preferred stock
Which organizations have signed a supplementary joint venture agreement to develop nuclear power projects in India?
- a) NTPC and Apple
- b) NPCIL and Google
- c) NTPC and NPCIL
- d) NTPC and Samsung
Answer: c) NTPC and NPCIL
Which companies have collaborated to combat unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices?
- a) Apple and Samsung
- b) Google and Chipolo
- c) Apple and Google
- d) Samsung and Tile
Answer: c) Apple and Google
What was the purpose of the Bluetooth devices mentioned in the collaboration?
- a) Tracking lost items
- b) Enhancing mobile phone security
- c) Monitoring health and fitness
- d) Controlling smart home devices
Answer: a) Tracking lost items
Which countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial research and development cooperation?
- a) India and China
- b) India and Israel
- c) Israel and China
- d) Israel and the United States
Answer: b) India and Israel
Who won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship?
- a) Max Verstappen
- b) Sergio Perez
- c) Lewis Hamilton
- d) Sebastian Vettel
Answer: b) Sergio Perez
Which Indian badminton pair made history by winning a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships?
- a) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
- b) PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal
- c) Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap
- d) Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy
Answer: a) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
How long did Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd.) spend at sea during the Golden Globe Race?
- a) 100 days
- b) 180 days
- c) 236 days
- d) 365 days
Answer: c) 236 days
Who claimed his first world title in snooker by defeating Mark Selby?
- a) Luca Brecel
- b) Mark Selby
- c) Ronnie O’Sullivan
- d) Judd Trump
Answer: a) Luca Brecel
Which state government has decided to extend its sponsorship for the Indian Hockey Teams for another ten years?
- a) Maharashtra
- b) Odisha
- c) Punjab
- d) Karnataka
Answer: b) Odisha
Who is set to become the first Indian to participate in the FIM World JuniorGP World Championship?
- a) Emmanuel Jebaraj
- b) Geoffrey Emmanuel
- c) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
- d) Chirag Shetty
Answer: b) Geoffrey Emmanuel
Who has announced her retirement from international cricket, being known as the fastest bowler in women’s cricket?
- a) Shabnim Ismail
- b) Neeraj Chopra
- c) Tori Bowie
- d) Mark Nicholas
Answer: a) Shabnim Ismail
Where will the inaugural edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) be held?
- a) Dubai
- b) London
- c) New York
- d) Mumbai
Answer: a) Dubai
Which former world champion sprinter passed away at the age of 32?
- a) Tori Bowie
- b) Neeraj Chopra
- c) Shabnim Ismail
- d) Hashim Amla
Answer: a) Tori Bowie
Who won the Doha Diamond League 2023 in the men’s javelin throw event?
- a) Mark Nicholas
- b) Neeraj Chopra
- c) Hashim Amla
- d) Babar Azam
Answer: b) Neeraj Chopra
Who has been chosen as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
- a) Mark Nicholas
- b) Stephen Fry
- c) Neeraj Chopra
- d) Babar Azam
Answer: a) Mark Nicholas
Who has become the fastest player to score 5000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket?
- a) Babar Azam
- b) Neeraj Chopra
- c) Hashim Amla
- d) Shabnim Ismail
Answer: a) Babar Azam
On which date is Maharashtra Day celebrated every year?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 4th
Answer: a) May 1st
World Tuna Day is observed on which date?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 4th
Answer: b) May 2nd
Which day is dedicated to raising awareness about the significance of a free press?
- a) Labour Day
- b) World Tuna Day
- c) World Press Freedom Day
- d) World Asthma Day
Answer: c) World Press Freedom Day
When is World Asthma Day observed?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 4th
Answer: b) May 2nd
Coal Miners Day is celebrated on which date?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 4th
Answer: d) May 4th
International Firefighters Day is observed on which date?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 4th
Answer: d) May 4th
Which date is designated as World Portuguese Language Day?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 5th
- d) May 7th
Answer: c) May 5th
When is World Athletics Day celebrated?
- a) May 1st
- b) May 2nd
- c) May 3rd
- d) May 7th
Answer: d) May 7th
