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1) The World Liver Day has been celebrated on which among the following Date?
(a) April 16
(b)April 17
(c)April 18
(d)April 19
(e)April 20
2) The Government of India has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for a further period of 180 days. Who among the following is the beneficiary of this scheme?
(a) School Students
(b) Unemployed Married Women
(c) Social Workers
(d) Farmers
(e)Health Care Workers
3) California-based Multinational Company Ethosh Digital has opened its first IT Training & Services centre in which among the following place?
(a)Leh, Ladakh
(b) Sri Nagar, Jammu
(c) New Delhi, Delhi
(d) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
(e)Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
4) The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways has launched e-DAR portal to speed up accident compensation claims .What is the full form e-DAR?
(a) e-Detailed Accident Result
(b) e-Detailed Accident Report
(c)e-Designated Accident Report
(d) e-Detailed Accident Reclaim
(e)e-Detailed Accident Response
5) As per the report released by Border Roads Organisation, the World’s Highest Tunnel recently constructed with____________ feet.
(a) 13,580 feet
(b)14,580 feet
(c)15,580 feet
(d)16,580 feet
(e)17,580 feet
6) The Government has amended the Foreign Exchange Management Act rules to allow _______% foreign direct investment (FDI) in LIC.
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%
(e) 50%
7) RBI has certified which among the following fintech company as NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company) -factor after Revised Registration of Factors Regulations?
(a)Bhala Finance Pvt. Ltd.
(b) PROLOAN CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
(c) 121 Finance
(d)Priyanshi Associates
(e) Nidhi Lakshmi Finance Pvt Ltd
8) Which among the following digital assets institution has launched the world’s first card with Mastercard and DiPocket?
(a) Solana
(b) XRP
(c) BNB
(d) Ethereum
(e) Nexo
9) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas has got extension for one more year as a chairman in which among the following commission of India?
(a) Atomic Energy Commission
(b) National Human Rights Commission of India
(c)National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
(d) Finance Commission
(e) Staff Selection Commission
10) The President Abdrabbuh Hadi has stepped down as the President of which among the following country?
(a) Cuba
(b) Syria
(c) Yeman
(d) Iran
(e) Iraq
11) Who among the following has been appointed as the India’s next Chief of Army Staff?
(a) Manoj Roy
(b)Manoj Soni
(c)Manoj Pramahamsa
(d)Manoj Prabakar
(e) Manoj Pande
12) Which among the following bank has Bagged Global Celent Model Bank Award for Its Enterprise Payments Hub Initiative?
(a)IDBI Bank
(b) IndusInd Bank
(c) DBS Bank
(d) RBL Bank
(e) CSB Bank
13) Which among the following scheme has selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration?
(a) UDAN
(b) Digital India
(c) Skill India
(d) Ujawala Yogna
(e) PRASAD
14) As per the report released by the World Bank, the Extreme Poverty in India has declined by ________________% between 2011-2019.
(a) 10.3%
(b)11.3%
(c) 12.3%
(d)13.3%
(e)14.3%
15) ANew satellite to observe air pollution, greenhouse gases named Zhongxing-6D has been launched by which among the following country?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) North Korea
(e) None of these
16) Which among the following state has won the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship held in Bhopal?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Punjab
(e) Kerala
17) A New Children’s Book titled, “The Boy Who Wrote a constitution” has been authored by whom among the following?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Amish Tripathi
(c) Kiran Desai
(d) Salman Rushdie
(e)Rajesh Talwar
18) Famous personality in Odisha Prafulla Kar passed away. He belonged to which field?
(a)Magical
(b) Literature
(c) Music
(d)Film
(e) Politics
19) RIDF Stands for _________ in banking.
(a)Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
(b)Regional Institute for Development Finance
(c) Risk Income to Deduct Fund
(d) Reserve Innovation for Development Fund
(e)None of these
20) The Dam Gobind Sagar is located across which river?
(a)Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Sutlej
(d) Chamba
(e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: D
Every year World Liver Day is celebrated on April 19.
The day is observed to raise awareness about liver diseases across the world.
The liver is the largest solid organ of the body that removes toxins from the body.
The organ maintains healthy blood sugar levels, regulates blood clotting, and performs several other vital functions in the body.
2) Answer: E
The Union Government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 for a further period of 180 days.
The decision has been taken to extend the policy so as to continue to provide the safety net to the dependents of health workers.
In March 2020, the PMGKP was launched to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of 50 lakh rupees to 22.12 lakh health care providers including community health workers and private health workers.
3) Answer: A
Ladakh Additional Director General of Police SS Khandare has inaugurated the first IT Training and Services centre of Ethosh Digital, in Leh, Ladakh
Leh has taken the first step towards establishing the Information Technology sector.
Ethosh Digital is a California-based Multinational Company, working in the field of digital communications and AR-VR products.
4) Answer: B
The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) have developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report).
Digitalised Detailed Accident Reports (DAR) will be uploaded on the portal for easy access.
The web portal will be linked to the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD).
From iRAD, applications to more than 90% of the datasets would be pushed directly to the e-DAR.
5) Answer: D
Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, informed BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary.
This tunnel, to be completed by 2025, will change the economy of Zanskar Valley, the official added.
At present, one has to travel 101 kms from Manali to Darcha on Leh road and thereafter, take a turn from Darcha towards Shinku La Pass and enter Zanskar valley.
6) Answer: B
The government has amended rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), paving the way for up to 20 per cent foreign direct investment in the insurance behemoth LIC.
The government is planning to dilute its stake in LIC through the Initial Public Offering (IPO).
The new FEMA guidelines enable a startup to issue convertible notes that may be converted into equity shares within ten years.
7) Answer: C
The fintech firm 121 Finance has become India’s first NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) -factor to receive the certificate of registration under registration of factors (Reserve Bank) regulations, 2022
To deliver the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) experience for seamless Working Capital solutions to MSMEs
NBFC-factor addresses the most significant challenge most businesses suffer from, which is arranging short-term funds for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) without any collateral.
8) Answer: E
Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, officially launched the Nexo Card, a first-of-its-kind crypto-backed Mastercard & DiPocket, in selected European markets.
The Nexo Card is the first card in the world that allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets.
Your Crypto Stays: The Nexo Card is linked to a Nexo-provided, crypto-backed credit line that starts and stays at 0% APR*.
9) Answer: A
The government has granted an extension of one year to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas.
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service to Vyas for a period of one year beyond May 3, 2022 or “until further orders”.
This is the second extension for Vyas, who was first appointed to the post in September 2018 for a period up to May 3, 2021.
10) Answer: C
Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi stepped down from his position under pressure from Saudi Arabia.
He stepped down after seven years of war in the country and handed over his power to the newly created presidential council, which consists of eight political leaders,led by Rashad al-Alimi..
11) Answer: E
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande appointed the new Chief of Army Staff.
He will succeed General M M Naravane who will retire on April 30, 2022.
Lt Gen Manoj Pande would be the 29th COAS.
The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Pande will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the COAS.
12) Answer: B
IndusInd Bank has been awarded the global Celent Model Bank award under the category Payments System Transformation for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH).
The award acknowledges the Bank’s outstanding journey in creating a cloud-based central payments hub that is capable of seamlessly processing high transaction loads originating across all forms of payment instructions, and across all originating client touchpoints.
13) Answer: A
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has been selected for Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category Innovation (General) Central.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on 21stApril,i.e. Civil Service Day.
14) Answer: C
According to the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, the extreme poverty rate in India has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019 &ie 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011.
The World Bank working paper, titled Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought, has been authored by economists Sutirtha Sinha Roy and Roy van der Weide.
Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban India.
15) Answer: A
China sent a new satellite Zhongxing-6D into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The satellite was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
The satellite was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology.
16) Answer: B
Haryana has become the winner of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship in the final, Haryana defeated Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time.
The tournament was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from April 6 to 17, 2022.
Haryana has won the trophy for the first time since 2011.
17) Answer: E
In the 131st year of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s birth, Rajesh Talwar published “The Boy Who Wrote a constitution: A Play for Children on Human Rights.”
Talwars also authored books include The Vanishing of Subhash Bose, Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Four-Legged Scorpion, and Aurangzeb.
18) Answer: C
Popular Odia singer and music director Prafulla Kar passed away following breathing difficulties
He was 83.
Kar was an eminent musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist.
He received the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2015.
19) Answer: A
RIDF – Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
20) Answer: C
The Gobind Sagar on river Sutlej
