Current Affairs One-liners: 24th May 2021

Kotak Mahindra Bank: It has become first bank to issue foreign portfolio investor (FPI) licence to the GIFT IFSC alternative investment fund (AIF) of True Beacon Global.

• Static Part: 
• HQ of True Beacon Global: Bangalore, Karnataka
• HQ of Gift City: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• MD and Group CEO of Gift City: Tapan Ray
• HQ of Kotak Mahindra Bank: Mumbai
• MD and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank: Uday Kotak
• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) acquired 2% stake in Union Bank of India (UBI) which has led to hike in its stake hold in UBI to 5.06%
• Static Part: 
• HQ of LIC and UBI: Mumbai
• Chairman of LIC: MR Kumar
• MD and CEO of UBI: Rajkiran Rai G
• Awards and Recognition: 
• Jane Goodall: She is Renowned Conservationist and was awarded with Templeton Prize 2021. She was renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and observance of human like behavior amongst chimpanzees
• Boyd Rankin: He is former Ireland and England fast bowler and has announced retirement form international cricket.
• The Indian Navy’s INS Rajput which was the 1st destroyer of IN, was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh after serving for 41 years.
• Static Part: 
• Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh.
• The FIFA 2022 under 17 Women’s World Cup will be held in India from 11th Oct to 30th Oct 2022. The announcement for the same was made by 71st Federation Internationale de Football association (FIFA), which the council of FIFA
• Static Part: 
• HQ of FIFA: Zurich, Switzerland

Question: 

Q: 1 :Boyd Rankin, announced his retirement from which sports?
a. Tennis
b. Football
c. Cricket
d. Volleyball