Muhammad Waseem came up with an all-round show as UAE scripted their first-ever T20 World Cup win, defeating Namibia by seven runs in the concluding group A match.

Courtesy of UAE's win, the Netherlands qualified for the Super 12 from Group A, along with Sri Lanka, while Namibia, who were in the reckoning before the match, got also eliminated.

UAE were already eliminated after Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs earlier in the day.

Q1. Name the British Prime Minister who has resigned  on Oct 20 — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority ?

1. Boris Johnson
2.  Theresa May
3. Gordon Brown
4. Liz Truss
5. None of These

Q2. The government on Oct 18 hiked the minimum support price for mustard by Rs 400  per quintal to

1. Rs 2,450
2. Rs 3,450
3. Rs 4,450
4. Rs 5,450
5. None of These

Q3. The  MSPs (minimum support prices) is decided by  the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the

1. Prime Minister
2. Finance Minister
3. Agriculture Minister
4. Trade and Commerce Minister
5. None of These

Q4. What number of  crops grown in both Kharif and rabi seasons whose MSPs (minimum support prices) is decided by the govt ?

1. 21
2. 22
3. 23
4. 24
5. None of These

Q5. Name the member of 1983 World Cup-winning  team  who has been appointed as the new President of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) replacing the outgoing president Sourav Ganguly ?

1. Kapil Dev
2. Roger Binny
3. Mohinder Amarnath
4. Syed Kirmani
5. None of These

Answers

1-----------------------4   Liz Truss

2----------------------4    Rs 5,450

3----------------------1   Prime Minister

4-----------------------3    23

5-------------------------2   Roger Binny

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said it is an honour for him to receive the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award and he looks forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more.

Nadella, who plans to visit India next January, formally received the award for distinguished service, from India's Consul General in San Francisco, Dr T.V Nagendra Prasad, last week.

The 55-year-old CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees earlier this year. On receiving the award, Nadella said: It's an honour to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognised by so many extraordinary people.

Hyderabad-born Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said it is an honour for him to receive the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award and he looks forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more.

Nadella, who plans to visit India next January, formally received the award for distinguished service, from India's Consul General in San Francisco, Dr T.V Nagendra Prasad, last week.

The 55-year-old CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees earlier this year. On receiving the award, Nadella said: It's an honour to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognised by so many extraordinary people.

Hyderabad-born Nadella was named CEO of Microsoft in February 2014.

In June 2021 he was also named the company's Chairman, an additional role in which he will lead the work to set the agenda for the board.

The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.

The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).was named CEO of Microsoft in February 2014.

In June 2021 he was also named the company's Chairman, an additional role in which he will lead the work to set the agenda for the board.

The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.

In a bid to transform the Indian defence sector to achieve self-reliance, and boost the export of defence items, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on  Oct 19 released the ‘Fourth Positive Indigenisation List’ of 101 equipment and systems at DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar.

The PM also unveiled indigenous trainer aircraft and laid the foundation stone of a new airbase at Deesha. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said, “All the items included in the lists will be procured from indigenous sources as per provisions given in Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020.”

The MoD had earlier promulgated ‘First, Second and Third Positive Indigenisation Lists’, comprising 310 items on August 21, 2020, May 31, 2021 and April 07, 2022 respectively. The ministry has taken numerous steps to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, and Positive Indigenisation Lists is one of the landmark initiatives towards achieving the vision.

The Prime Minister also unveiled HTT-40, an indigenous trainer aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the DefExpo. The aircraft has state-of-the-art contemporary systems and has been designed with pilot-friendly features. The HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formation flights whereas its secondary roles would include navigation and night flying.

Rustam-II trials to be over by ’23 

The much awaited indigenous Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is expected to complete its user trials by August 2023. Another project for production of its armed version is also underway simultaneously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. 

Road Transport and Highways Secretary Aramane Giridhar has been named the new defence secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Oct 19 .

--Giridhar, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Defence.

---He will take over as Defence Secretary after the retirement of Ajay Kumar on October 31, 2022.

Alka Upadhyaya, chairperson of the National Highways Authority of India, will be the new Road and Transport Secretary in place of Giridhar.

Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Malhotra will be the new Revenue Secretary. He has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Revenue. The officer will take over as the Revenue Secretary after Tarun Bajaj completes his term on November 30, 2022.

Vivek Joshi, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs will be the new Secretary, Department of Financial Services in place of Malhotra.

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry, will be the new Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner in place of Joshi.

Rural Development Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha has been named the new Steel Secretary.

----Sinha has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Steel with effect from December 1, 2022.

----He will take over as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel, after the retirement of Sanjay Kumar Singh on December 31, 2022.

Shailesh Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, will be the new Rural Development Secretary from December 1.

----Singh has been appointed as the OSD in the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development.

Amrit Lal Meena, who is currently Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, will be the new Coal Secretary.

----Meena, who has been appointed as the OSD in the Coal Ministry, will take over as the Secretary after the retirement of Anil Kumar Jain on October 31.

Sudhansh Pant, a 1991 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, has been named as Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

----Pant, who has been appointed as the OSD in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, will take over as Secretary after incumbent Sanjeev Ranjan superannuates on January 31, 2023.

Kamran Rizvi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, will be the Heavy Industries Secretary.

----Rizvi is appointed as the Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and he will take over as the secretary after Arun Goel superannuates from the post on December 31.

Rachna Shah, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, has been named as the new Textiles Secretary.

----Shah, who has been appointed as the OSD in the Ministry of Textiles, will take over as the secretary after incumbent Upendra Prasad Singh retires this month-end.

Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, who is currently chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), will be the New and Renewable Energy Secretary.

Bhalla, who has been appointed as the OSD in the Ministry of New and Renewal Energy, will take over as the secretary after incumbent Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi completes his term this month-end.

Youth Affairs Secretary Sanjay Kumar will be the new Secretary of the Department of School Education & Literacy.

---He will take over the new position after the retirement of incumbent Anita Karwal on November 30.

Meeta R Lochan, Member Secretary in the National Commission for Women, will be the new Youth Affairs Secretary.

Sanjeev Chopra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, has been named as Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution.

He will replace Sudhanshu Pandey, who retires this month-end.

Manoj Govil, a 1991 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Malaysia will head to the polls on November 19,  after the prime minister called for a snap election to restore political stability.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved parliament earlier this month and called for the vote a year ahead of schedule to shore up his slim majority in the 222-member legislature.

Ismail's UMNO, the dominant party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, will contest the polls head-on with its bitter rival Pakatan Harapan alliance led by veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Others in the fray include a host of Malay-based parties, including Pejuang which is led by Mahathir, who has said he will be available to become prime minister for the third time.

United Nations inspectors have been blocked from accessing an Australian detention facility during a first anti-torture mission to the country, authorities said on Oct 20 , adding that the visitors lacked "prior approval".

UN inspectors -- touring facilities under a voluntary agreement to prevent cruelty to detainees -- were refused access to holding cells in a town outside the capital Canberra.

A government human rights watchdog condemned the lack of accountability on the part of local authorities.

Australia ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in 2017, committing the country to reforms safeguarding detainees and making facilities subject to inspection.

Australia's prisons, youth detention centres, and immigration compounds have been plagued by persistent allegations of human rights abuses, particularly against Aboriginal communities.

Indian-origin British Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned on  Oct 19 after a "mistake" in using her private email for ministerial communication, in the latest blow to embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss who faces significant discontent among Conservative lawmakers over her botched economic plan.

Braverman was only appointed Home Secretary 43 days ago when British Prime Minister Truss took charge at 10 Downing Street.

Grant Shapps, who was a major backer of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak during the Tory leadership contest, is likely to be the new home secretary.

Shapps was fired from his role as transport secretary by Truss when she became prime minister and was replaced by Anne-Marie Trevelyan.