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Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of which IIT has launched ‘Mission Bharat O2’ challenge to develop indigenous solutions for solving India’s oxygen crisis ______. IIT Kanpur
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) launched the Joint Multinational Military Exercise ‘DEFENDER-Europe 21’ in which country ______. Albania
Who has authored the book titled Bengal 2021, An Election Diary _______. Deep Halder
Who has authored the book titled “The Bench” ______. Meghan Markle
Who translated Satyajit Ray’s book titled “Another Dozen Stories” from Bengali to English _____. Indrani Majumdar
Name the Indian weightlifter who clinched gold medal in the 45kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ________ Jhilli Dalabehera
Who won the 2021 World Snooker Championship _______. Mark Selby
Mark Selby belongs to which country who has become the World Snooker Champion for the fourth time ______. England
Asian Games gold medalist Colonel Gulam Mohammad Khan (retired) passed away recently, he was associated with which sports ________. Riding
Name the Indian gymnast who has qualified for Tokyo Olympics through Asian quota _______. Pranati Nayak
Name the Indian sports person who has been nominated as athlete ambassadors for the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ‘Believe in Sport’ campaign aimed at preventing competition manipulation _______. PV Sindhu
Who has won the Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 _______. Lewis Hamilton
Due to rising Covid cases in India the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), in consultation with the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) decided to conduct the 2021 Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in _____. Dubai, UAE
Who has won the women’s singles title in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2021 in Stuttgart _____. Ashleigh Barty
Who has been honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statue, at the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 Ceremony ________ Tyler Perry
Who will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) ________. Pink
Maria Ressa is an investigative journalist and media executive of which country who has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize ________. Philippines
Who has been honoured with the 3rd highest order decoration of Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, under the class Gold and Silver Rays from the Consulate-General of Japan in Bengaluru, Karnataka _______. Shyamala Ganesh
Which country has approved the proposed sale of 6 Poseidon-8I (P-8I) Patrol Aircraft and other equipment to India _________. USA
44 people were killed in a stampede that occurred at a religious gathering at Mount Meron that is located in which country? Isreal
The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been opened in which country ____. Portugal
The Global Forest Goals Report 2021 has been released by which of the following institutions ________. UN Department of

Economic and Social Affairs

Alstom is a rolling stock manufacturer of which country that successfully manufactured and delivered its 100th Electric Locomotive to the Indian Railways _________. France
Which State government has launched the Corona Warriors Scheme ______. Madhya Pradesh.
Which state government has launched the first of its kind Auro Scholarship Programme of Sri Aurobindo Society for all the students of state _______. Tripura
Which state government has declared working journalists as Frontline Covid Warriors and have been covered under Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana _________. Odisha
Which state government has initiated ‘Parvat Dhara Yojana’ to revive, recharge aquifers and conserve natural resources of water in the state _______. Himachal Pradesh
In which state/UTs the Indian Army has Inaugurated its first Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant of 56 KVA (KiloVoltAmpere) _______. Sikkim
What additional amount has been decided to provide to states as as interest free 50 year loan for spending on capital projects ______. Rs 15,000 crores.
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an MoU on Migration and Mobility Partnership between India and which  country ___. UK
What amount has been released by the central govt for State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to all the States for COVID-19 containment measures _________ Rs 8,873 crore.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a year-long celebrations to Mark birth centenary of which filmmaker ________. Satyajit Ray
On the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the first-ever India-France-Australia Trilateral Foreign Ministerial Dialogue was held in ____. London
With Which country India has adopted ‘Roadmap 2030’ which aims to elevate bilateral ties to ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership _________. UK
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated India’s first 3D printed house at which IIT ___. IIT Madras
Who has been appointed as the Director of the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) _______. Raman Meenakshi

Sundaram.

Who has been appointed as Acting Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, 2021 _________. Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
Vaishali S Hiwase held from which state who became the first woman officer to be appointed as officer commanding in the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) ______. Maharashtra
World Asthma Day is observed every year on which date ___ 5th May
International No Diet Day is observed globally every year on which date ___ 6th May
International Day of the Midwife is observed globally every year on which date ______. 5th May
World Press Freedom Day is observed globally every year on which date _____. 3rd May
nternational Labour Day or International Workers’ Day or May Day observed every year on which date ______. 1st May
Renowned personality Manas Bihari Verma passed away recently, he was a veteran _____. Aeronautical Scientist
Renowned personality Amit Mistry passed away recently, he was a veteran ______. Film Actor
Renowned personality Soli J Sorabjee passed away recently, he was former ___________. Attorney General
Which company got the CCI nod to acquire 64.3% stake in BigBasket’s B2B arm Supermarket Grocery Supplies ______. Tata Digital
According to UN Study, Online share of retail sales jumps to how much percent amid lockdowns ______. 19%
Which steel company has been selected by the Andhra Pradesh government as Joint Venture partner to set up a steel plant in the Kadapa district ______ Essar Steel
What amount will be provided by the Reserved Bank of India for three years at the repo rate to small finance banks (SFBs) to lend individuals, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) _______ 10,000 Crores

 



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