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Which billionairgot 3rd position in Forbes’ Annual Billionaire list ?	Bernard Arnaut
Professor Suman Chakraborty has been selected for the ________ GD Birla Award.	30^th
Professor Suman Chakraborty has been selected for the 30th GD Birla Award. He is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)_______	Kharagpur
Name the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India who retired recently.	B P Kanungo
World Bank and AIIB have approved a loan of how much amount for canal-based drinking water projects in Punjab?	USD 300 million
How much is the amount approved by the World Bank in USD 300 million loan?	105 million
Every year in India National Maritime Day is observed on __________.	5 April
India will mark the ______ edition of National Maritime Day in 2021 .	58th
On which date, International Day of Conscience is observed every year?	5 April
The Foreign Minister of which country will come to New Delhi for a two-day visit to India?	Russia
The government of which state will inaugurate a unique gift scheme to promote covid vaccination?	Uttar Pradesh
The Shistura Hiranyakeshi in Sindhudurg has Become the _______ Biological Heritage Site.	5th
South Asian Wushu Championship Kerala-based Aniyan Midhun has won Gold. The event was held in which country?	Nepal
In ARWU Ranking, 2020, Which institute topped at global level?	Harvard University
Who has been appointed as chairman of Capacity Building Commission also known as Mission Karmayogi?	Adil Zainulbhai
Biggest Floating Solar Power Plant of India will be set up in which state?	Telangana
India’s biggest floating solar power plant will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. What is the total cost of this project ?	423 cr
Government will start issuing ____________ unique land parcel identification number (ULPIN) by March 2022.	14-digit
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?	Mallika Srinivasan
Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Digit Insurance?	Virat Kohli
Where is the headquarter of Digit Insurance ?	Bengaluru
Who has received Kalinga Ratna Samman for 2021?	Biswabhusan Harichandan
Name the Indian origin business tycoon of UAE who has been honoured with Abu Dhabi’s top civilian award for their noble and charitable contributions to the community?	Yusuffali MA
Who has agreed to acquire speech-recognition firm Nuance Communications Inc. for $16 billion?	Microsoft Corporation
Who launched “Aahaar Kranti” in April 2021?	Harsh Vardhan
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) registered over how many million digital transactions in March 2021?	970
The 2021 Davis Cup Finals will be held in which city?	Madrid, Innsbruck, and Turin
Name the first mutual fund house in India to cross the Rs. 5 lakh crore average assets under management (AAUM) mark.	SBI Mutual Funds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently appealed to the Chief Ministers of the States to organise “Tika Utsav”. It is to be held between?	11 April to 14 April
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou has been named as the Prime Minister of which of the following country?	Niger
Two-week “Balikatan” (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) military exercise is being conducted between which countries?	USA and Philippines
Which film has won the best picture at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2021?	Nomadland
In April 2021, who has announced the launch of its ‘Mentor Connect’ programme?	Amazon India
Which country becomes the first country to introduce climate change law for financial firms ?	New Zealand
Which district of Jammu and Kashmir has bagged top position at National level for successfully implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2020-21?	Udhampur
Who has launched DGFT ‘Trade Facilitation’ app to promote ease of doing business?	Piyush Goyal
Hindustan Unilever and which other company in association with MyGov India announced a agricultural hackthaon to address issue of water scarcity?	Google
Recently Fintech platformU Gro Capital partnered with which bank to launch credit cards for MSMEs?	SBM Bank
Which e commerce company signed agreement with Adani Group to boost infrastructure and logistics?	Flipkart
Who became the first ever female sailor from India to qualify for Olympics?	Nethra Kumanan
The Pakistan Cricket aboard will be launching its own Hall of Fame.How many legends are planned to be inducted initially?	6
The Union Agricultural Ministry signed MoU with which company for a pilot project in 100 villages of 6 states to raise farmers income?	Microsoft
Which city will host 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards 2021?	Seville
Recently which national digital depository on health and nutrition was launched by NITI Aayog in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?	Poshan Gyan
Which application was launched at ICCR Foundation Day held in Beijing?	Little Guru
Government think tank NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission partnered with which major to work on healthcare and agriculture innovations?	Bayer
Who is NOT one of the “Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year” in the 2021 edition of Wisden Almanack?	Alistair Cook
Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me” is the memoir Book of which cricketer?	Suresh Raina
Who has launched the “Online Grievance Management Portal of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)”?	Ravi Shankar Prasad
The 37th Siachen Day was celebrated by Siachen Warriors Brigade of Fire & Fury Corps on ____________, 2021.	13 April
Which e-commerce company announced to acquire 100% stake in Cleartrip, one of the oldest travel booking portals in India ________	Flipkart
Which social media giant has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm’s wind power project that is companies first such deal in the country ________	Facebook
Which financial institution will invest USD 100 million in J.C. Flowers India Opportunities Fund to help Indian financial institutions in resolving distressed assets _________	International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Which bank has allowed its customers to make International Fund Transfers (send money abroad) in over 100 currencies across 150 countries through the ‘Send Money Abroad’_________.	Axis Bank
Which digital payments and financial services company has become the first company to cross 1 billion transactions on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) _____	Phone Pe
With which country, India has signed an MoU on the establishment of a framework of cooperation in the area of trade remedial measures?	Bangladesh
Who has been elected as the President of Cuba?	Miguel Díaz-Canel
Out of control’ fire broke out in the UNESCO World Heritage site “Table Mountain National Park”. Table Mountain National Park is located in which country?	South Africa
The World Press Freedom Index is published annually by which organisation?	Reporters Without Borders
What is the rank of India in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index 2021?	142
Which country has topped in the World Press Freedom Index 2021, published by Reporters Without Borders?	Norway
Often referred to as “Father of Indian Banking Reforms” name the former Governor of RBI, who has passed away recently	Maidavolu Narasimham
According to UN report, Cyclone Amphan of 2020 has resulted in how much economic loss in India?	USD 14 Billion
Mobie Marketing Association has announced the appointment of whom as Chairperson of its India Boards of Directors?	Amit Jain
Which country got last position in World Press Freedom Index, 2021?	Eritrea
Who has won the GM round robin Rujna Zora-3 2021 chess tournament which concluded in Serbia?	Arjun Kalyan
Name the Indian boxer the only one from the Indian Men’s Boxing Contingent to win a Gold Medal (56 Kg) at the event ________.	Sachin
AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2021 was held in which country _______.	Poland
Who has won the 68th Edition of Barcelona Open ________	Rafael Nadal
According to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) which country will host the World Table Tennis Championship 2021 for the first time _________	USA
Which Football Club has won the League Cup final in London ________	Manchester City
Name the Indian boxer who won a bronze medal at the Governor’s Cup in St Petersburg, Russia ________	Amit Panghal
Who become the first Indian women to scale the Mount Annapurna 10th highest mountain peak in the world _________.	Priyanka Mohite
Along with Jio Platform which company have figured in Time Magazine’s first-ever list of 100 Most Influential Companies _____.	Byju’s
Who become the first Indian and Asian woman to be chosen for the 2021 ‘WILD Innovator Award’ given by the ‘WILD ELEMENTS Foundation _______.	Krithi K Karanth
Which state has won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021” ranking first under Category I _______	Uttar Pradesh
Which became the first country in the world to permit self-driving cars on motorways _____.	United Kingdom
Which country has launched NEO-01, robot prototype capable of catching space debris with net _______.	China
Which country has topped the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which classifies 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes ______.	Finland
Which organization has released the report, “Gender Bias & Inclusion in Advertising in India” that analyzed Indian Women’s position in Televisions & Advertisements _______.	UNICEF
Which country will build World’s most powerful weather, climate-change forecasting supercomputer ____.	United Kingdom
Who is not a member country of ‘Net Zero Producers Forum’ being set up to support implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change _______.	India
Which University finds top position in the 3rd edition of Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021 ______	University of Manchester, UK.
For how much time in row Norway tops in the World Press Freedom Index 2021 released by international journalism notfor-profit body Reporters Without Borders ________	5^th Time
Which city hosted the World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) 2021 _______	London
The 6th Global Forum on TB Vaccines will be convened in which city from 22 – 24 February 2022 ________.	Toulouse, France
Which state government announced to appoint oxygen nurses to curb wastage of oxygen at hospitals _______.	Maharashtra
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has established a ‘Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI)’ in which state ________.	Uttarakhand
Which state government has approved ‘HARIHAR Scheme’ under which a job will be provided to abandoned, surrendered children and turned 18-year-old while living in child-care institutions ______.	Haryana
Which state government has launched ‘Covid Emergency Loan Scheme’ for new and old entrepreneurs supplying medicines, oxygen and other medical facilities to Covid-19 patients _______.	Haryana
With which state the Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed its first solar power purchase agreement for the sale of 100 Mw solar power with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 25 years _____	Gujarat
Which becomes the fourth country with which India has decided to hold ‘2+2 ministerial dialogue’ between foreign, defence ministers _____.	Russia
What is India’s rank in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which classifies 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes ______	49th
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of Indian Air Force (IAF), Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria recently visited to which country _______.	France
The Indian Air Force Commanders Conference 2021 took place in New Delhi, what was the theme of the conference _________ .	Reorienting for the Future.
Who represented Delhi and India at the World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) 2021.	Arvind Kejriwal
Amitabh Chaudhry has been reappointed as Managing Director and CEO of which bank for three years with effect from January 1, 2022 ______.	Axis Bank