GK Updates - 22 April | Banking Quiz

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LinguaNext Technologies has bagged the ‘Best Value Proposition’ award at the InTech 50 Summit held in Bangalore.About Linguify - LinguaNext has developed a product, Linguify, which allows users to operate the software in any language of their choice.Linguify enables enterprise applications to be localised into multiple languages without making any changes to the application code or database.

Makoto Kitai has been appointed the new Managing Director of Mitsubishi Electric India.Kitai has been a part of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation since 1987 and has handled sales, marketing, budget control, management support and project management.

Queen Elizabeth II’s 88th birthday was marked across the UK with traditional gun salutes on 21^st April. The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, and her birthday is also celebrated officially each year in June at the Trooping the Colour service - which this year will fall on June 14.A portrait of the Queen by renowned British photographer David Bailey was released yesterday in honour her birthday.

Ryan Giggs named as interim Manchester United manager having earlier is David Moyes. Giggs, who has spent his whole Life career at Old Trafford, He is responsible for the first team until a permanent appointment can be made.

Indian-American professor Rajendra Singh was named as one of ten Solar Champions of Change by the White House on 19 April 2014. He was named because of the initiative taken by him in solar deployment across America.

Shaik Abdul Hameed of India and Kritsanakorn Sangaroon from the host country claimed their first career Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour title in the 2014. Tour's Thailand leg at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok, Thailand.

Veteran pro-democratic Journalist of Myanmar Win Tin on 19 April 2014 died due to his respiratory problems. He was 85.

Meb Keflezighi on 21 April 2014 became the first United States male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades (since 1983).

Mathangi Sathyamurthy, Karnataka musician was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014. It was announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation on 19 April 2014. She will receive a cash award of 10001 rupees and a plaque. The awards will be give to her on 2 May 2014.

Canadian author Alistair MacLeod on 20 April 2014 died due to a heart stroke. He was 77. He was well known for his short story collections and novel No Great Mischief.

Donna Vekic of Croatia won the BMW Malaysian Open 2014 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 20 April 2014. The win made Donna Vekic richer by 43000 dollars. BMW Malaysian Open 2014 was held from 14 to 20 April 2014.

Chennai Super Kings thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 93 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on 21^st April.

Chitra, Uma bow out of World Snooker.Chitra, who ended in the sixth position, failed to cross the league-stage hurdle for the first time. She had earlier made it to the knock-out stages in her previous 11 outings.

HDFC Bank net jumps 23% on robust loan growth, interest margin.HDFC Bank has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 2,326 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 driven by robust loan growth and interest margin.

Andhra Pradesh has recorded highest growth in terms of both milk production and per-capita milk availability at over 41 per cent and about 36 per cent, respectively, during the five year period of 2006-10.The state ranked third in terms of milk production with over 1.1 million tonnes (mt) milk produced annually.Milk production across India has grown at a significant rate of about 19 per cent during the aforesaid period with overall milk production crossing 121 mt mark as of 2010-11.