Q.1 The Chief Minister of which state N. Biren Singh has launched the “Catch the Rain Campaign – 2022”?
a. Gujarat
b. Kerala
c. Manipur
d. Rajasthan
Q.2 Indian Air Force has unveiled a new initiative “Fleet Card-Fuel on Move” in association with which organization?
a. Hindustan Petroleum
b. Gail
c. Bharat Petroleum
d. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Q.3 In which city the Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur has launched Tejas Skill Training Project?
a. Dubai
b. Abu Dhabi
c. Ajman
d. Sharjah
Q.4 India recently signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with which country?
a. Japan
b. Germany
c. Australia
d. France
Q.5 ‘Sajibu Nongma Panba’ is a traditional festival of which Indian state?
a. West Bengal
b. Odisha
c. Manipur
d. Assam
Q.6 Which team has won the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup?
a. New Zealand
b. West Indies
c. Engalnd
d. Australia
Q.7 The cross-border railway link between India and Nepal is the first ever broad-gauge passenger rail link between the two sides. The link will connect the country with Nepal through which state?
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Haryana
Q.8 RAMP is supported by which global institution?
a. UNICEF
b. International Monetary Fund
c. World Economic Forum
d. World Bank
Q.9 The Lok Sabha passed a bill to merge three municipal corporations of which city into a single entity?
a. Chennai
b. Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Kolkata
Q.10 Dr Renu Singh has been appointed as the next Director of Forest Research Institute in Dehradun by which of the following ministry?
a. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
b. Ministry of Women & Child Development
c. Ministry of Tribals
d. Ministry of Education
Answers-
Q.1 c) Manipur CM N Biren Singh launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain’ campaign 2022 at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
Q.2 d) The Indian Air Force has unveiled a new initiative with the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Q.3 a) The Union minister Anurag Thakur, who is in Dubai to participate in the India Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020, launched Training for Emirates Jobs And Skills (TEJAS) on Sunday.
Q.4 c) India and Australia signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA). It seeks to provide -duty access to 96 per cent of India’s exports to Australia.The exports include engineering goods, gems and jewellery, textiles, apparel and leather. The pact is expected to boost bilateral trade in goods and services to USD 45-50 billion over five years and generate over one million jobs in India.
Q.5 c) ‘Sajibu Nongma Panba’ is a traditional festival for the followers of the Sanamahism religion in Manipur, as a Lunar New Year.The day is mostly observed on the first day of the lunar month of Sajibu. Also known as Meetei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, the festival is celebrated by the Meitei people, one of the largest ethnic communities in Manipur.
Q.6 d) In cricket, Australia beat England by 71 runs in finals to claim their seventh Women’s World Cup on April 03, 2022, at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Q.7 a) 35-km cross-border railway line linking Jaynagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Nepal. This is the first broad-gauge passenger rail link between the two sides. The inaugural run of a train was flagged off on this line with a capacity of 1,000 passengers.
Q.8 d) The Union Cabinet has approved USD 808 million (INR 6,062.45 crore) for a new scheme ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP). The new scheme assisted by the World Bank is expected to commence in the financial year of 2022-23.
Q.9 b) The Lok Sabha passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill seeks to unify the three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single and integrated entity, for better planning and optimal utilisation of resources.
Q.10 a) Dr Renu Singh has been appointed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) as the next director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun.