Q.1 ‘Nadabet Seema Darshan project’ has been inaugurated in which Indian state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. Assam
d. Gujarat
Q.2 Which Indian cities have been recognised as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World’ by FAO?
a. Kolkata and Mumbai
b. Mumbai and Hyderabad
c. Indore and Hyderabad
d. Mumbai and Indore
Q.3 In which Indian state, megalithic stone jars were unearthed?
a. West Bengal
b. Assam
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.4 Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM-DAKSH Yojana’?
a. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
b. Ministry of Women and Child Development
c. Ministry of Home Affairs
d. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Q.5 The Conference Amrit Samagam has been organised by which ministry as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations?
a. Ministry of External Affairs
b. Ministry of Women and Child Development
c. Ministry of Culture
d. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q.6 Who is the winner of the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021?
a. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
b. Krishna Sobti
c. Amitav Ghosh
d. Nilmani Phookan
Q.7 Who has won the 57th Jnanpith Award 2022?
a. Shankha Ghosh
b. Bhalchandra Nemade
c. Kedarnath Singh
d. Damodar Mauzo
Q.8 Which state’s Kangra tea will be given GI tag from European Commission?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Sikkim
Q.9 Which state has topped the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1?
a. Punjab
b. Odisha
c. Gujarat
d. Kerala
Q.10 The first Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament has been held in which city?
a. Durgapur
b. Dhanbad
c. Jamshedpur
d. Rourkela
Q.11 Who has been appointed as the Chief G20 Coordinator of India for the upcoming 2023 G20 Summit?
a. Rajiv Gauba
b. Harsh V Shringla
c. Ajay Kumar
d. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Q.12 Which country has become the first to give legal rights to individual wild animals?
a. Ecuador
b. Peru
c. Dominican Republic
d. Colombia
Q.13 Which country will host the G20 Summit in 2022?
a. Canada
b. South Korea
c. Australia
d. Indonesia
Q.14 Which Indian PSU has won the Gold medal at 80th SKOCH Award in the Social Responsibility category?
a. National Mineral Development Corporation
b. NHPC Limited
c. ONGC
d. Steel Authority of India
Q.15 In India April 14 is officially declared as a public holiday to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?
a. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
b. Subhas Chandra Bose
c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Q.16 Which country will host FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup this year?
a. Bangladesh
b. India
c. Sri Lanka
d. Australia
Q.17 India has decided to establish the ‘Education and Skills Development Working Group’ with which country?
a. Germany
b. USA
c. France
d. Finland
Q.18 Who has been awarded the EY India Entrepreneur of the Year 2021?
a. Savitri Jindal
b. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
c. Falguni Nayar
d. Roshni Nadar
Q.19 What is the theme of the first quiz under the government’s Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz?
a. National Pension Scheme
b. Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme
c. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
d. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
Q.20 “Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme is an initiative of which of the following Union Ministry?
a. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
b. Ministry of Rural Development
c. Ministry of Finance
d. Ministry of Home Affairs
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Q.1 d) Located in the Rann of Kutch region, this place is also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’.
Q.2 b) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation have jointly recognised Mumbai and Hyderabad as ‘2021 Tree City of the World’.
Q.3 b) Dozens of megalithic stone jars have been unearthed in the state of Assam, at four previously unknown sites.
Q.4 a) PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana, implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is a National Plan for the skilling of marginalized persons.
Q.5 c) The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated the “Amrit Samagam”, a conference of tourism and culture ministers of the country, in New Delhi.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 d) Eminent Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has been conferred with the 57th Jnanpith Award for the year 2022.
Q.8 a) Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra tea will soon get a European Commission Geographical Indication Tag (GI tag).
Q.9 c) Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1 among larger states
Q.10 c) The first phase of the Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament has been held at TATA Archery Academy, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
Q.11 b) India’s incumbent Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla has been appointed as the Chief G20 Coordinator of India.
Q.12 a) The South American country, Ecuador has become the first country to recognise the legal rights of individual wild animals.
Q.13 d) India will assume the Presidency of G20 after the 2022 Summit in Indonesia in November and will host the 2023 G20 Summit.
Q.14 a) The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under the Ministry of Steel, has won one gold and one silver award at the 80th SKOCH Summit and SKOCH Awards.
Q.15 d) Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is an annual festival is being celebrated on 14 April to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
Q.16 b)
Q.17 b) India and the US have decided to establish a new ‘India-US Education and Skills Development Working Group’.
Q.18 c)
Q.19 d) The theme of the first quiz under Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz is Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).
Q.20 a) The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme in 126 additional cities across 14 states and Union territories.