Current Affairs One-Liner: 12th February 2021

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 Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPF) has signed MoU with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) tot telecast the Investor Awareness Programmes.

o    Manasa Varanasi: She is announced as the winner for VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020. She is from Telangana.

o    Manika Sheokand: She is announced as the winner for VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020. She is from Haryana.

 

o    Manya Singh: She is announced as VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 runner-up. She is from Uttar Pradesh.

o    The Bank of India acquired 49% stake each in BOI AXA Investment Managers and BOIAXA Trustee Services. The approval for same was given by Competition Commission of India (CCI).

o    Static Part: 

o    HQ of CCI: New Delhi

o    Chairman of CCI: Ashok Kumar Gupta

o    HQ of BOI: Mumbai

o    Tagline of BOI: Relationship Beyond Banking

o    The Mastercard and AGS Transact Technologies Ltd (AGSTTL) collaborated to launch first-ever Contactless Cash Withdrawals on ATMs in India. This will allow the Mastercard holders to withdraw the amount at ATMs through QR code scanning process which will be displayed on the ATM screen.

o    Static Part: 

o    HQ of Mastercard: New York US Executive 

o    Chairman of Mastercard: Ajay Banga 

o    HQ of AGSTL: Mumbai

o    Awards and Recognition: ‘Koozhangal’: It is the title of Tamil Film. It has won ‘Tiger Award’ at 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021.

o    Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru): It has won Airports Council International World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’ award.

o    The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that BYJU’s to be their global partner for a tenure of 2021 to 2023.

o    Static Part: 

o    HQ of ICC: Dubai, UAE

o    Chairperson of ICC: Greg Barclay (Replaced Shashank Manohar)

o    CEO of ICC: Manu Sawhney

o    Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’

o    Author of Book: Meghna Pant

Q.1 Which airport bagged the Airports Council International World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’ award?
a. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.
b. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.
c. Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
d. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.