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The correct answer is Kolkata.

Key Points

• The people of Kolkata are the most passionate fans of football in India.
• This is the reason Kolkata is known as the "Mecca of Indian Football".
• Kolkata is also known as the hub of Indian Football with the two most supported teams in the country i.e. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.
• This city witnessed one of the biggest crowds in football matches as well as numerous debates, discussions as well as violent incidents when it comes to local derby matches.
• Various International Football stars have visited Kolkata as it is India’s football capital.
• Kolkata has the biggest football stadium in India, the Salt Lake Stadium.
• It has a capacity of 85,000.

Additional Information 

• The Indian Super League is a professional football league, which is one of two co-existing highest levels in the Indian football system along with the I-League.
• ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal participated in the 2020-21 edition of ISL.

The correct answer is 88^th.

Key Points

• India wasranked 88^th with 676 million Swiss francs (about Rs 4,500 crore) in terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks, according to an analysis by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) for 2016.
• As per the latest figures, the money officially held by Indians with banks in Switzerland now accounts for a meager 0.04% of the total funds kept by all foreign clients in the Swiss banking system.
• The SNB official figures haven't included the money that Indians, NRIs, or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of entities from different countries.
• The United Kingdom (UK) has topped the list, followed by United States (US), West Indies, France, Bahamas, Germany.

Additional Information

• Swiss National Bank:
• The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is the central bank of Switzerland and is responsible for setting that country's monetary policy and issuing its currency, the Swiss franc (CHF).
• The Swiss National Bank has offices in Basel, Geneva, and Zurich and officially opened for business on June 20, 1907.
• The Swiss National Bank's primary function is to ensure price stability within the country and create an economic environment conducive to optimal economic growth and development for Switzerland.

The correct answer is April 2017, Patna.

Key Points

• The world’s first “Gender Literature Festival” was held in Patna, Bihar in the second week of April 2017.
• The Gender Resource Centre of Bihar’s Women Development Corporation (WDC) organized the festival.
• The purpose of this initiative was to create a platform, exchange ideas, and share and learn experiences of renowned people in the field of gender-based or focused literature.
• The festival also acted as a platform to increase visibility for gender equity and advocacy in the State of Bihar.

Additional Information

• Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India.
• It is conferred to those Indian citizens who have done some exemplary literature works in any of the official languages of India.
• Some other literary awards in India:
• Sahitya Akademi Award
• Vyas Samman
• Saraswati Samman
• Mahapandit Rahul Sankritayan Award
• The Hindu Literary Prize

The correct answer is Citibank.

Key Points

• Citibank launched Voice Biometrics Authentication for Phone Banking customers that would allow clients to use their voiceprints for authentication.
• The new technology allows clients to use their voiceprints for authentication rather than having to remember multiple PINs or respond to questions used for verifying their identities.
• The voice biometrics authentication capability uses a voiceprint, similar to a fingerprint, which is unique for each person.
• The new authentication solution is fast, secure, and convenient as verification is completed automatically within 15 seconds while clients speak to the (bank) official when they call CitiPhone Banking, the 24-hour hotline service.
• Earlier, on average, it took 45 seconds for a customer to verify his/her details.
• When clients call CitiPhone Banking, they can choose to enroll in this service by having their voice recorded to generate their unique voiceprint.
• Each voiceprint will be uniquely tagged and cannot be emulated or reused once stored.

Additional Information

• Citibank:
• Founded: 16 June 1812, New York, United States
• Founder: Samuel Osgood
• It started its operation in India in 1902.

The correct answer is 1^st January 2015.

Key Points

• The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015.
• ​NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs.
• While designing strategic and long-term policies and programs for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre and States.
• The Prime Minister as its Chairman comprises Chief Ministers of all States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories (UTs).
• The Government of India, in keeping with its reform agenda, constituted the NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission instituted in 1950.
• NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform of the Government of India to bring States to act together in the national interest, and thereby fosters Cooperative Federalism.

Additional Information 

• Present Composition of NITI Aayog: 
• Chairperson: Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Prime Minister
• Vice-Chairperson: Shri Suman Bery
• CEO:  Parameswaran Iyer
• Full-Time Members:
• V.K. Saraswat
• Prof. Ramesh Chand
• Dr.

V. K. Paul

• Ex-officio Members:
• Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence
• Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs
• Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs
• Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj
• Special Invitees: 
• Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
• Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
• Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry
• Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State(Independent Charge) of Ministry of Planning

The correct answer is Narinder Batra.

Key Points

• Narinder Batra is the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
• HQ - Lausanne, Switzerland.

Additional Information

• Recent updates
• Incumbent Narinder Batra of India was on 22 May 2021 re-elected as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) President for a second term.
• Batra is also the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.
• He will hold the office until 2024.
• Batra remains the only Asian to grab the top post in the world body's 92-year-old history.

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The correct answer is Tamil.

Key Points

• Tamil poet S. Abdul Rahman passed away in Chennai after a brief illness.
• He was popularly known as Kavikko.
• Abdul Rahman received several awards and honours such as the 'Kalaimamani' title and the 'Agni Akshara' Award.
• He also won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1999 for his collection of poems, Aalapanai.
• He even introduced Sufism to Tamil poetry and translated many Urdu and Hindi poems into Tamil.

The correct answer is LinkedIn.

Key Points

• LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
• Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is mainly used for professional networking and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs.
• Microsoft has struck a landmark deal to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn.
• The deal will help Microsoft boost the sales of its business and email software.
• As of March 2016, LinkedIn has more than 400 million total users & more than 106 million active users.
• Headquarters- Sunnyvale, California, United States$.

The correct answer is Jagdish Singh Khehar

Key Points

• Jagdish Singh Khehar was the 44^th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
• He was the first CJI from the Sikh community.
• He has been a judge in the Supreme Court of India from 13 September 2011 to 27 August 2017 upon superannuation.
• He served for a brief period but gave many landmark Judgements such as the Triple Talaq and the Right to Privacy Judgement.
• He was succeeded by Justice Deepak Misra.

The correct answer is Chess.

Key Points

• Parimarjan Negi is an Indian chess grandmaster.
• He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which makes him the sixth youngest grandmaster in history.
• In 2010, Parimarjan was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Indian Government.