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The correct answer is Narendra Modi.

• Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest award to honour foreign nationals by the Maldives Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen in 2019.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with the Maldives' highest honour "Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen" during his visit to the country.
• Modi will reach the Indian Ocean archipelago in his first bilateral visit after retaining power in the Lok Sabha polls.
• "The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen" is the Maldives' highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries, Foreign Minister Shahid said on Twitter.
• Modi said India considers the country as a valued partner with whom it shares deep bonds of history and culture.
• The prime minister visited the Maldives in November to attend President Ibrahim Solih's swearing-in ceremony.
• The relations between India and the Maldives deteriorated after the then President Abdulla Yameen imposed an emergency on February 5 last year.
• However, ties were back on track under Solih's presidency.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

Key Points

• Pinaki Chandra Ghose became the first Lokpal of India.
• Pinaki Chandra Ghose was the first Lokpal of India since 23^rd March 2019 to 2023
• He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Important Points

• A Lokpal is an anti-corruption authority or body of ombudsman who represents the public interest in the Republic of India.
• The Lokpal has jurisdiction over the central government to inquire into allegations of corruption against its public functionaries and for matters connected to corruption.
• The Lokpal is responsible for enquiring into corruption charges at the national level while the Lokayukta performs the same function at the state level.
• The Lokpal consists of a Chairperson and eight members. Four of the judicial members have been former Chief Justices of different High Courts and the four non-judicial members have been from All India Services/Central Services.

The correct answer is Bank of Baroda.

• The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from 1 April 2019.
• With amalgamation with BOB to create India's third-largest bank.
• According to the Amalgamation Scheme, Vijaya Bank shareholders would earn 402 BoB equity shares for every 1,000 shares owned.
• In Dena Bank's case, its shareholders will receive 110 BoB shares per 1,000 shares.
• The three-way merger announcement was among many reform initiatives undertaken by Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar to make public-sector banks (PSBs) stable, robust and competitive globally.

• Indian cricket bowler Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals on 23 January 2019.
• He took 100 wickets in 56 ODI matches.
• Before Shami, Irfan Pathan reached the 100-wicket mark in 59 ODIs, while Zaheer Khan in 65 matches, Ajit Agarkar in 67 matches, and Javagal Srinath in 68 matches.

• A conference on 'The Future of Indian Banking' was held in New Delhi on 22 February 2019.
• It was organised by NITI Aayog and the Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare (EGROW Foundation).
• The aim of the conference was to increase and elevate the discourse on the banking sector in India, and help develop insights to inform the continued evolution of the Indian banking sector

The Narasimham Committee was established under former RBI Governor M. Narasimham in August 1991 to look into all aspects of the financial system in India. The report of this committee had comprehensive recommendations for financial sector reforms including the banking sector and capital markets.

The correct answer is Germany.

• The Quad Group is a group consisting of India, Japan, the USA, and Australia.
• Thus, Germany is not a member of the Quad.

Additional Information

• The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) is an informal strategic forum between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India.
• The grouping is maintained by semi-regular summits, information exchanges, and military drills between member countries.
• The forum was initiated as a dialogue in 2007 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, with the support of Vice President Dick Cheney of the US, Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India.
• The dialogue was paralleled by joint military exercises of an unprecedented scale, titled Exercise Malabar.
• The diplomatic and military arrangement was widely viewed as a response to increasing Chinese economic and military power, and the Chinese government responded to the Quad by issuing formal diplomatic protests to its members.

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. The city lies on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi is 1,760 km (1,090 mi) north of Ho Chi Minh City and 120 km (75 mi) west of Hai Phong city.

The correct answer is Option 4 (Lordstown Motors' net loss in the third quarter was wider than last year)

Key Points

• The fourth paragraph states that
• Lordstown Motors reported a net loss of $154.4 million in the three months to the end of September, which is wider than the $95.8 million loss it reported for the same period last year.
• Therefore, the correct answer is D, Lordstown Motors' net loss in the third quarter was wider than last year.

The correct answer is '​The collaboration to produce electric vehicles.'

Key Points

• Let us explore the given paragraphs:
• The first paragraph is all about Foxconn's investment and its aim.
• The second paragraph is all about building a strategic partnership.
• The third paragraph is all about Foxconn operating at a loss.
• The fourth paragraph is all about the collaboration to produce electric vehicles.
• The fifth paragraph is all about pushing the economy to move in a different genre.
• Therefore, from the given options, the second option can be inferred from the fourth paragraph.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 2.