General Knowledge 23

Duck, LBW, and Gully are standard cricket terms. Ace is a term used in tennis, volleyball, or card games, not cricket.

SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between the State Bank of India (SBI) and BNP Paribas Cardif (formerly BNP Paribas Assurance).

India's first centre to monitor climate change was established in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

VAT (Value Added Tax) was historically a state-level tax in India before the introduction of GST. Income tax, Customs duty, and Excise duty are collected by the Central Government.

Raghuram Rajan headed the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms, which submitted its report in 2009.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was nationalized on January 1, 1949, following the passage of the RBI (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948.

Vikram Pandit served as the CEO of Citigroup from 2007 to 2012.

Gary Kirsten was the head coach of the Indian cricket team when they won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Dmitry Medvedev served as the President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, while Vladimir Putin served as Prime Minister during that period.

Ratan Tata served as the Chairman of the Investment Commission of India, which was established to promote foreign investment.

BSNL is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) but is not classified as a Navratna company. NMDC, PGCIL, and REC are or were categorized as Navratna companies.

In the imperial system of measurement, one mile is equal to eight furlongs.

Bulimarexia is a term used to describe an eating disorder that combines symptoms of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Maria Montessori was the first woman in Italy to graduate with a degree in medicine from the University of Rome in 1896.

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award. The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest, followed by Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Hand-in-Hand is the code name for the joint military exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China.

Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Karnataka Bank brands its ATM network as 'Moneyplant'.

Sir Joseph Banks was a British naturalist and botanist. The plant genus Banksia is named in his honor.

World Leprosy Eradication Day is observed internationally on the last Sunday of January, which corresponds to January 30 in many years (the anniversary of Gandhi's death).

Kamalesh Sharma, an Indian diplomat, served as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth from 2008 to 2016.