Q.1 Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Working Group on Sponsors, constituted by SEBI?
a. Nimesh Shah
b. Imtaiyazur Rahman
c. A. Balasubramanian
d. Harsha Upadhyaya
Q.2 Which scheme has been launched by the Airport authority to support the women SHGs, artisans and craftsmen by giving them space at airport to sell their produce?
a. AVSAR
b. SUYOG
c. SHOBHA
d. KIRTI
Q.3 Tomb of Sand is the first Hindi novel to get shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Who is the author of this book?
a. Krishna Agnihotri
b. Geetanjali Shree
c. Mannu Bhandari
d. Swayam Prakash
Q.4 Name the photographer who has won the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award?
a. Amber Bracken
b. Yasuyoshi Chiba
c. Mads Nissen
s. John Moore
Q.5 SEBI has constituted a working group on MF trustees to streamline the role and obligations of trustees of MFs. Who is the head of this panel?
a. Dhrubo Chaudhuri
b. Sameer Kamdar
c. Manoj Vaish
d. Vinod Bisht
Q.6 The 20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held at Pakke Tiger Reserve. In which state is the reserve located?
a. Haryana
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.7 Which day is marked as the World Homeopathy Day?
a. April 08
b. April 09
c. April 10
d. April 11
Q.8 Which is the nodal agency to implement the Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)?
a. National Medical Commission
b. Medical Council of India
c. National Health Authority
d. AIIMS
Q.9 Which institution recently launched the ‘AVSAR’ scheme?
a. Airports Authority of India
b. Reserve Bank of India
c. Supreme Court of India
d. Election Commission of India
Q.10 Which organisation launched the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station?
a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. SpaceX
d. ESA
Answers –
Q.1 c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up two separate Expert Groups to examine the roles, eligibility criteria and functions of sponsors and trustees at asset management companies (AMCs). A sponsor is like a promoter who brings in the capital for setting up an AMC. The working group on Sponsors will be chaired by Balasubramanian, MD & CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC.
Q.2 c) The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched an initiative “AVSAR” to encourage the talent of women, artisans and craftsmen and provide them with the right opportunities. AVSAR stands for ‘Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans Of The Region’. Under AVSAR initiative, AAI will allocate space to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at its airports for selling/showcasing the self-made products of their region.
Q.3 b)
Q.4 a)
Q.5 c) The working group on MF trustees will be chaired by Manoj Vaish, Independent Trustee, Mirae MF.
Q.6 c) The 20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held on April 09, 2022 at Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav.
Q.7 c) The World Homeopathy Day is celebrated every year on April 10 to spread awareness about homoeopathy and its contribution to the world of medicine.
Q.8 c) The National Health Authority (NHA) was set-up to implement the set-up to implement the PM-JAY at the national level.The National Health Authority has recently launched a new version of the Health Benefit Package, 2022, under the PM JAY. It added 365 new procedures to take the total to 1,949. It also introduces differential pricing under the scheme based on the type of city and level of care.
Q.9 a) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently launched Airport as Venue for skilled artisans Of The Region (AVSAR) scheme.It aims to allocate space to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at its airports for selling or showcasing the self-made products of their region. Under this scheme, an area of 100-200 square feet has been earmarked at each AAI-operated airport.
Q.10 c) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Ax-1, a mission from Houston-based Company Axiom Space. It is the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.