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Q. Under the ‘Hanumanji Char Dham’ project, PM Modi has unveiled the 108ft tall statute of
Lord Hanuman Ji in West Direction of the country, in which city?
A) Morbi, Gujarat B) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
C) Nizamabad, Telangana D) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A .
✓ Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a 108 ft statue of Lord Hanuman ji in Morbi,
Gujarat, at the Ashram of Bapu Keshvanand ji, via video conferencing on April 16, 2022, on the
occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.
✓ This statue is the second among the four statues being built in the four directions across the country,
as part of the ‘Hanumanji Char Dham’ project.
✓ The first such grand statue of Hanuman Ji was inaugurated in the North in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
in 2010.
✓ The statue at Morbi has been set up in the West.
✓ The third statue will be set up in the South at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
✓ Similarly the final statue will be established in East in West Bengal.
STATUE IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ PM Modi Inaugurates 108 ft tall statue of Lord Hanuman ji in Morbi of Gujarat
➢ India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha being built at Bodh Gaya
➢ Construction : Kolkata
➢ Installed : Bodh Gaya, Bihar
➢ Designed by : Mintu Pal
➢ 100 feet long and 30 feet high
➢ PM Modi has unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune,
Maharashtra.
➢ The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5-feet tall
➢ The Statue of Equality is the world’s second-tallest statue in a sitting position.
➢ Dedicated : Saint Ramanujacharya
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➢ Location : Muchintal, Hyderabad, Telangana

➢ Height : 65.8 m (216 Ft)
➢ The statue was built by Aerosun Corporation in China
➢ PM Modi Unveils Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and Statue in Kedarnath
➢ Dedicated : Adi Shankaracharya
➢ Designed by : Arjun Yogiraj
➢ Height : 12-feet
➢ Weight : 35 tonnes (35,000kg)
➢ PM Modi unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ in Rajasthan
➢ Dedicated : Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji Maharaj.
➢ Height : 151-inch (12.6 ft) .
➢ Gujarat CM unveils world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ahmedabad
➢ Height : 50 feet
➢ Designed by : Ram V. Sutar
➢ World’s tallest statue, Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya colony, Narmada district, Gujarat
➢ Height :182 metres (597 ft)
➢ Constructed by : Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
➢ Designed by : Ram V Sutar.
Q. The Phase II of the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ has been launched in how many cities?
A) 126 B) 154
C) 130 D) 165
Answer : A .
✓ ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ scheme, an additional program of PMSVANidhi was launched by the Ministry
of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on January 04, 2021 to be implemented in phased manner.
✓ The SVANidhi se Samriddhi programme maps the socio-economic profile of the PM SVANidhi
beneficiaries and their families. Assess the potential eligibility of the beneficiaries for various Central
welfare schemes and facilitate the linkages to these schemes.
✓ Phase I : Launched in 2020-21 in 125 cities to cover approximately 35 lakh street vendors and their
families.

✓ Phase II : Now MoHUA has launched Phase II of the program in additional 126 cities to cover 28 lakh
street vendors and their families.
✓ A total target of 20 lakh scheme sanctions has been set under Phase II for FY 2022-23.
✓ The remaining cities would be added to the program gradually.
✓ PM SVANidhi scheme is available to all street vendors who are engaged in vending in urban areas as
on or before March 24, 2020
Q. How much amount of capital infusion has been done by the government in NICL, UICL and
OICL insurance companies in April 2022?
A) Rs 7000 crore B) Rs 6000 crore
C) Rs 5000 crore D) Rs 4000 crore
Answer : C .
✓ The central government has infused a total of Rs. 5,000 crore in three public sector general insurance
companies namely Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), National Insurance Co. Ltd. (NICL)
and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (UICL). The individual capital infusion in these three insurance
company is given below:
✓ NICL- Rs 3,700 Crore
✓ OICL- Rs 1,200 Crore
✓ UICL- Rs 100 Crore
✓ With this, the authorised share capital of these insurance companies has now been increased. The
details of new authorised capital is given below:
✓ Authorized capital of NICL= Rs. 15,000 crore
✓ Authorized capital of OICL= Rs. 7,500 crore
✓ Authorized capital of UICL= Rs. 7,500 crore
✓ Authorised share capitals of entities are increased from time to time to enable subscription of capital
Q. The UDAN scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation has won the Prime Minister’s Award for
Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under which category?
A) Innovation B) Good Governance
C) Peoples’ participation D) End to End Delivery of Services
Answer : A .

✓ Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik), the flagship scheme of the Ministry of
Civil Aviation (MoCA) has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public
Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”.
✓ The scheme lay emphasis on Good Governance, Qualitative achievements, and last mile connectivity
rather than only on achievement of quantitative targets.
✓ The award was launched by the Government of India in 2006 to acknowledge, recognize and reward
the extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State
Governments.
✓ The award comes with a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs 10 lakhs.
✓ The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on April 21, 2022, on the occasion of Civil Service
Day.
✓ Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) was launched as a regional connectivity scheme (RCS) under the
Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2016.
Q. Who has been awarded with the 2022 Malcom Adiseshiah Award?
A) Sushil Doshi B) Prabhat Patnaik
C) Aakash Chopra D) Harsha Bhogle
Answer : B .
✓ Renowned Indian Marxist economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for
the 2022 Malcom Adiseshiah Award.
✓ The Malcolm Adiseshiah Award is given annually by the Chennai-based Malcolm and Elizabeth
Adiseshiah Trust since 2000 for Distinguished Contributions to Development Studies.
✓ The award is given to an outstanding social scientist selected by a specially constituted national jury.
✓ The award comprises a citation and prize money of Rs. 2 lakh.
Q. Name the winning team of the 71st Women Senior National Basketball Championship?
A) Punjab B) Haryana
C) Telangana D) Indian Railways
Answer : D .
✓ In Basketball, Tamil Nadu beat Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men’s title in the 71st Senior National
Basketball Championship.

✓ The women’s title was won by the Indian Railways team after defeating Telangana 131-82.
Q. Which team has won the 71st Men’s Senior National Basketball Championship?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Punjab
C) Gujarat D) Indian Railways
Answer : A .
✓ In Basketball, Tamil Nadu beat Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men’s title in the 71st Senior National
Basketball Championship.
Q. Which State/UTS has inaugurated its first beach festival named I Sea PONDY-2022.
A) Ladakh B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Puducherry D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C .
✓ Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has inaugurated the Puducherry’s
first-ever Beach Festival named I Sea PONDY-2022 in the presence of the Chief Minister N.
Rangasamy.
✓ The four days festival will be celebrated in Puducherry Gandhi Beach, Pondy Marina, and Sandunes of
Paradise Beach
Q. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation has risen to ___ in March 2022.
A) 14.55% B) 13.35%
C) 12.78% D) 14.21%
Answer : A .
✓ Wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in India in the month of March rose to 14.55% due to an
increase in power prices and rising edible oil prices.
✓ In March 2021, the WPI-based inflation had stood at 7.89%. In March 2022, the high rate of inflation
was recorded due to a rise in prices of mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, and basic metals
owing as there was a disruption in the global supply chain caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
✓ The food index, which includes food products from the Manufactured Products group and food articles
from the government’s Primary Articles group, has risen to 167.3 in March 2022 from 166.4 in February
2022.

✓ The WPI Food Index based rate of inflation also increased to 8.71 % in March 2022 from 8.47 % in
February 2022. In March 2022, the index for the major fuel and power group increased by 5.68 % to
146.9 from 139.0 in February 2022.
✓ Wholesale price index (WPI)
✓ WPI is an index that measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the
retail level.
✓ The base year for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is 2011-12
✓ The WPI is published by the Economic Adviser of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
✓ Prices of which of the following commodities are considered while calculating the Wholesale Price Index
(WPI)
✓ Primary Goods
✓ Fuel and Power(Oil)
✓ Manufactured Goods.
✓ Manufactured goods have maximum weightage.
Q. The government has amended the rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
to open the way for up to __% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the LIC.
A) 10% B) 30%
C) 20% D) 40%
Answer : C .
✓ Government has amended the rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to open the
way for up to 20% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the LIC.
✓ The government is also planning to dilute its stake in LIC through the Initial Public Offering (IPO). SEBI
has also given approval to the draft papers and the insurer is in the process of filing a request for a
proposal with changes.
Q. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador for Lloyd’s eastern Indian markets?
A) Sourav Ganguly B) Virat Kohli
C) Akshay Kumar D) Manoj Bajpayee
Answer : A .
✓ Sourav Ganguly appointed as brand ambassador for Lloyd’s eastern Indian markets

✓ Electrical goods major Havells India’s consumer durables brand, Lloyd, has roped in former Indian
cricket captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly as its Brand Ambassador for Eastern Indian
markets.
✓ Lloyd’s product portfolio comprises air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and LED TVs
Q. Name the tennis player who has won the title of Monte-Carlo Masters
A) Rafael Nadal B) Roger Federer
C) Novak Djokovic D) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer : D .
✓ Greek tennis player, Stefanos Tsitsipas has defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by 6-3, 7-6 (3) to
retain the title of Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his eighth ATP title.
✓ In the ATP rankings, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and Rafael Nadal currently
sit above Tsitsipas.
Q. Who has won gold in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Danish Open swimming in
Copenhagen, Denmark?
A) Sajan Prakash B) Virdhawal Khade
C) Srihari Nataraj D) Sandeep Sejwal
Answer : A .
✓ Sajan Prakash has won gold in the men’s 200m butterfly and Vedaant Madhavan clinched a silver
medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle event at the Danish Open swimming in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Q. In which city was the 40th edition of 'Hunar Haat' inaugurated recently?
A) Lucknow B) Patna
C) Jaipur D) Mumbai
Answer : D .
✓ Recently the 40th edition of 'Hunar Haat' was inaugurated in Mumbai. More than 1000 craftsmen and
artisans from 31 states and union territories participated in this edition.
✓ Hunar Haat scheme was introduced by the Minority Affairs Ministry of the Central Government. It was
first organized in Jaipur in August-September of 2019.

Q. Which state government from this year on April 14, 2022, B.R. Announced to celebrate
Ambedkar's birth anniversary as 'Equality Day'?
A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : D .
✓ Tamil Nadu celebrated 14th April 2022, the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar as ‘Equality Day’ from
this year onwards. A pledge was also taken across the state on this day.
✓ Dr. Ambedkar’s life-size bronze statue of Ambedkar will also be installed in the Ambedkar
Manimandapam located in Chennai
✓ Declaration of Equality Day
✓ In an Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department meeting the representation was made to declare the
birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar as Equality Day. On 13th April 2022, MK Stalin, the chief minister of
Tamil Nadu announced the decision of celebrating Equality Day annually on 14th April.
Q. Recently which portal has been developed by the Ministry of Road, Transport and
Highways?
A) e-DMR B) e-DOR
C) e-DAR D) e-HOR
Answer : C .
✓ Recently the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has developed a portal named 'e-
DAR' (e-Detailed Accident Report).
✓ This portal provides instant information on road accidents and helps in speedy settlement of accident
compensation claims so that the families of the victims can get relief.
Q. Many megalithic stone jars have been found in Dima Hasao district of which state?
A) Bihar B) Punjab
C) Assam D) Karnataka
Answer : C .
✓ Many megalithic stone jars have been found in Dima Hasao district of Assam.
✓ The discovery has uncovered a possible link between Southeast Asia and the northeastern region of
India dating back to the second millennium BC.

✓ The jar discovered in Assam was first seen in the year 1929 by John Henry Hutton and James Philip
Mills, British civil servants
Q. When is the World Hemophilia Day celebrated?
A) 12 April B) 13 April
C) 16 April D) 17 April
Answer : D .
✓ Every year the World Hemophilia Day is observed internationally on April 17 to raise awareness and
understanding about hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
✓ April 17, 2022, marks 33rd World Hemophilia Day.
✓ The theme for 2022 World Hemophilia Day is “Access for All: Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging
your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy“.
✓ The day is being held since 1989, which marks the birthday of Frank Schnabel, founder of the World
Federation of Hemophilia.
Q. Which bank has launched the FYN portal exclusively for business banking and corporate
clients?
A) HDFC Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) State Bank of India D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : D .
✓ Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has launched its new enterprise portal ‘Kotak FYN’, exclusively for
business banking and corporate clients.
✓ Using ‘Kotak FYN’ the bank’s customers can carry out all trade and services transactions, with a
seamless experience in a unified view across all product platforms.
✓ FYN is future-ready, one stop digital corporate portal which will offer comprehensive digital banking and
value–added services across all products, including trade & services, account services, payments and
collections.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank launches digital platform ‘Kotak FYN’ for Business Banking and Corporate
clients
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank became first Indian bank to sign MoU with Business France.

➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank partners Ezetap for PoS solutions.

➢ IIT-Hyderabad launches AI-based platform for the disabled jobseekers- Swarajability. The project
is funded by Kotak Mahindra Bank.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Ashu Suyash as independent director
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank launches DIY Digital Repayment platform- ‘Neo Collections’.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank signs MoU with Indian Navy for Salary Account.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank launches Payment app ‘Pay Your Contact’.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank issues India’s first FPI licence to GIFT AIF.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National Agriculture
Market (eNAM).
➢ KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
➢ Founded : 2003
➢ Founders : Uday Kotak
➢ Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
➢ Chairman : Prakash Apte
➢ MD & CEO : Uday Kotak
Q. ‘Iron Beam‘ laser missile-defence system is world’s first energy-based weapons system
that uses a laser beam to destroy any airborne object. Which country has developed this
system?
A) Japan
B) France
C) Israel
D) Russia
Answer : C .
✓ Israel successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam‘ which can destroy any
airborne object including drones.
✓ Iron Beam is the world’s first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser beam to shoot down
incoming UAVs, rockets, mortars, long range missiles, anti-tank missiles etc.

ISRAEL IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ Israel successfully tests ‘Iron Beam’ new laser-based air defence system.
➢ Israel successfully tests new naval air defence system ‘C-Dome’.
➢ Israel became first country to allow drones in civilian airspace.
➢ Israel completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3.
➢ India tie-up with Israel to convert 150 villages into ‘Villages of Excellence’.
➢ India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decide to launch quadrilateral economic forum.
➢ IAF participated in International Exercise ‘Blue Flag 2021along with IAF’s Mirage 2000 aircraft
squadron at Israel’s Ovda Airbase.
➢ Israeli defense technology company, Rafael Unveils New Long Range Guided Missile System
‘Sea Breaker’ for the US Navy.
➢ Israel Becomes The ‘First Country’ To Use Laser Weapons To Shoot Down Hostile Drones.
➢ Naftali Bennett as the 13th Prime Minister of Israel.
➢ Isaac Herzog Elected as 11st President of Israel.
➢ ISRAEL
Capital : Jerusalem
Currency : New Shekel
President : Isaac Herzog
Prime Minister : Naftali Bennett
Q. PM Modi has recently inaugurated K K Patel Super Speciality Hospital in which of these
place?
A) Bhuj B) Surat
C) Rajkot D) Ahmedabad
Answer : A .
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, a 200-bed K K Patel Super Speciality Hospital
in Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat, via video-conferencing on April 15, 2022.
✓ This hospital has been built by Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj, Bhuj and is the first charitable super
speciality hospital in Kutch region

✓ It will guarantee quality medical treatment for people of Kutch including lakhs of soldiers, par military
personnel and traders.
✓ This initiative is in line with the policy of Central government to set up at least one medical college in
every district of the country, so that India gets a record number of doctors in the next 10 years.
Q. The Indian Air Force has inked an MoU with which institution to develop solutions for
maintaining weapon systems?
A) IIT Ropar B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Bombay D) IIT Kanpur
Answer : B .
✓ Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Madras for technology development and finding indigenous solutions towards the
sustenance of various weapon systems.
✓ The partnership will significantly contribute in accelerating IAF’s indigenisation efforts towards
enhancing sustenance capability, obsolescence management and achieving ‘Self Reliance’.
Q. Which state has launched a scheme named ‘Him Prahari’ to stop the migration of ex-
servicemen and youngsters of the state?
A) Odisha
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
Answer : D .
✓ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a scheme named ‘Him Prahari’.
✓ The new scheme has been launched for ex-servicemen and youngsters and is aimed at stopping the
migration of people from the state.
✓ The scheme will focus on areas where migration occurs at a rapid phase, especially the districts which
have international borders.
✓ The state government will provide all necessary assistance to ex-servicemen and the youth, so that
people stay put, and not move out.
✓ The scheme will be implemented with the help of Centre Government.

Q. Which country will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 (SCCWC 2023)?
A) China B) India
C) Russia D) France
Answer : B .
✓ India is the host nation for the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 (SCCWC 2023), a mixed gender
cricket tournament for street-connected children and young people worldwide.
✓ The Tournament will be organised by Save the Children India (Bal Raksha Bharat) and Street Child
United in September 2023.
✓ The 10-day event will see participation of 22 teams from 16 countries.
✓ SCCWC 2023 will be the second edition of the tournament.
✓ The inaugural edition was held in London/Cambridge in 2019, in which eight teams took part and Team
India South emerged victorious after beating hosts England.
Q. India recently held which edition of the Joint Staff Talks with France?
A) 16th B) 20th
C) 34th D) 27th
Answer : B .
✓ 20th edition of India and France Joint Staff talks was held in Paris on April 12-13, 2022.
✓ The focus of the meeting was on new initiatives under the existing bilateral defence cooperation
mechanism and strengthening ongoing bilateral defence engagements.
✓ The meeting was co-chaired by Assistant Chief of Integrated Staff and Air Vice Marshal B Manikantan
and Head of Bilateral Cooperation South/Staff HQ Brigadier General Eric Peltier.
Q. Name the Indian badminton player who lost to Toma Junior Popov of France to win silver
medal in men’s singles final of Orleans Masters 2022?
A) B. Sai Praneeth B) Mithun Manjunath
C) Srikanth Kidambi D) Nandu Natekar
Answer : B .
✓ In Badminton, India’s Mithun Manjunath lost to Toma Junior Popov of France, 21-11, 21-19, in the finals
of the Orleans Masters 2022 to settle for a silver medal.
✓ Men’s Single – Toma Junior Popov (France) beat Mithun Manjunath (India)

✓ Women’s Single – Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia) beat Iris Wang (USA)
Q. Which organization has announced to launch National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)
to provide government data in a user-friendly format, promoting data-driven decision
making and research?
A) NASSCOM B) NITI Aayog
C) NPCI D) SIDBI
Answer : B .
✓ NITI Aayog is about to launch National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide
government data in a user-friendly format, promoting data-driven decision making and research.
✓ It will have 200 datasets from more than 46 ministries at the launch time. New datasets will be added
up to village level in the future.
Q. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey
World Cup. 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be organized in which city of Odisha?
A) Rourkela & Bhubaneswar B) Cuttack & Rourkela
C) Bhubaneswar & Berhampur D) Sambalpur & Sundargarh
Answer : A .
✓ Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup
at the Kalinga stadium in the capital Bhubaneswar.
✓ To be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, the prestigious quadrennial tournament is
scheduled from January 13 to 29.
✓ Hockey India and its official partner Odisha will host the marquee event for the second consecutive time
in the country after 2018. The 15th edition of the showpiece will be staged in Bhubaneswar and
Rourkela, where the country’s largest hockey stadium (New Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium,
Rourkela) is being constructed
Q. World Bank has reduced the global growth forecast for 2022 from 4.1 percent to what
percent due to the Russo-Ukraine war?
A) 3.9% B) 1.8%
C) 2.6% D) 3.2%
Answer : D .

✓ World Bank has cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2% from 4.1% due to the impacts of
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
✓ The reason for lowering the projection is that people are facing reduced commercial activity and trade,
and the debt crisis and currency depreciations have placed a heavy burden on the poor.
Q. State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of ___ through a syndicated loan facility at
“very fine pricing” through its IFSC Gift City branch.
A) $400 million B) $500 million
C) $200 million D) $300 million
Answer : B .
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of $500 million (over Rs 3,800 crore) through a
syndicated loan facility at “very fine pricing” through its IFSC Gift City branch.
✓ This is the first offshore USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked syndicated loan raised
by SBI through its Gift City branch.
✓ The facility is for USD 400 million plus USD 100 million as a green shoe option. MUFG, Bank of America
and JP Morgan were the Joint lenders for this offering whereas Fist Abu Dhabi Bank acted as the facility
agent
Q. Which company has become India’s first fintech led NBFC (non-banking financial company)-
Factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors
(Reserve Bank) Regulations 2022?
A) Zerodha B) Multipl
C) CredAvenue D) 121 Finance
Answer : D .
✓ Jaipur-based 121 Finance becomes India’s first fintech led NBFC (non-banking financial company)-
Factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors (Reserve Bank)
Regulations 2022.
✓ That means, it is the first NBFC to convert from an Investment and Credit Company (ICC) to an NBFC-
Factor.
✓ Until now, Factoring was offered only to the large corporates. Under this registration, MSME can sell a
receivable invoice to 121 Finance, without any collateral.

Q. Sugar export in India has witnessed an impressive growth of 291% from USD 1,177 million
in the financial year 2013-14 to USD ___ in the last financial year.
A) USD 3700 million B) USD 4600 million
C) USD 5500 million D) USD 6200 million
Answer : B .
✓ Sugar export in India has witnessed an impressive growth of 291% from USD 1,177 million in the
financial year 2013-14 to USD 4,600 million in the last financial year.
✓ The sugar export has jumped 65% in 2021-22 corresponding to the previous year.
✓ The growth was achieved despite the logistical challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. The country
had exported sugar worth 1,965 million US dollars in 2019-20, which increased to 2,790 million US
dollars in 2020-21.
Q. Which day is commemorated as the Save the Elephant Day?
Answer : C .
✓ Save the Elephant Day is celebrated on April 16 every year to raise awareness about the dangers
elephants face and various difficulties they have to overcome to live.
✓ The Day is established by Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, to spread awareness
among the general people about the significance and consequences of their actions, or inactions on
the future of elephants.
✓ According to WWF data, at present the population of Pachyderms in India is around 20,000 to 25,000.
✓ Kerela, Karnataka, Jharkhand has the Elephant as their State Animal
✓ Elephant project was started in 1992 to protect elephants in India.
✓ World Elephant Day is celebrated on 12th August every year.
✓ There are around 28,000 elephants in India with around 25% of them in Karnataka
Q. The World Voice Day is observed annually on____
Answer : D .

✓ World Voice Day (WVD) is celebrated globally on April 16 every year to demonstrate the enormous
importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people.
✓ The theme of 2022 is Lift Your Voice.
Q. BRO is constructing the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet. This tunnel
will connect Ladakh with which state of the country?
A) Sikkim B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : B .
✓ Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world’s highest tunnel connecting Himachal
Pradesh to Zanskar Valley in Ladakh.
✓ The tunnel will be constructed by BRO at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet.
✓ BRO will execute this ambitious project under ‘Project Yojak’ . This tunnel is proposed to be completed
by 2025.
✓ FAMOUS TUNNEL IN INDIA
✓ Atal Road Tunnel, Himachal Pradesh - Longest High-Altitude Tunnel.
✓ Atal Tunnel, at 9.02 km is the longest highway tunnel in the world, connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti
Valley, India
✓ Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir (Longest Railway Tunnel)
✓ Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Road Tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir (Longest Road Tunnel)
✓ Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir
✓ Sangaldan Railway Tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir
✓ Rapuru Railway Tunnel, Andhra Pradesh
✓ Karbude Railway Tunnel, Maharashtra
✓ Natuwadi Railway Tunnel, Maharashtra
✓ Tike Railway Tunnel, Maharashtra
WORLD'S HIGHEST / LARGEST IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ BRO to construct world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass connecting Himachal Pradesh to
Ladakh at 16,580 feet.
➢ World’s largest electric 3-wheeler making plant will set up in Telangana

➢ BRO received Guinness World Record for world’s highest motorable road Umlingla Pass.
➢ BRO Builds World’s Highest Motorable Road Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh at 19,300 ft
➢ World’s Highest EV Charging Station Inaugurated At Kaza in Himachal Pradesh set up at a height
of 500 ft.
➢ World’s highest railway bridge that soars 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab river in Jammu
and Kashmir
➢ World’s Highest Altitude Movie Theatre launched in Ladakh at 11,562 ft
➢ World’s largest Khadi National Flag hoisted in Leh, Ladakh tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet
wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
➢ Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
Formation : 7 May 1960
Headquarters : New Delhi
Director General : Rajeev Chaudhary
Q. In April 2022, India has been elected on how many United Nations Economic and Social
Council (UN-ECOSOC) bodies?
A) 5 B) 3
C) 2 D) 4
Answer : D .
✓ India has been elected to four key United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) Bodies
in April 2022.
✓ These bodies include:
1. Commission for Social Development,
2. Committee on NGOs,
3. Commission on Science & Technology for Development
4. Ambassador Preeti Saran has been re-elected to Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights.
✓ Apart from this, India has contributed US$ 200,000 to UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability
for Crimes by Da’esh/ ISIL (UNITAD).

✓ The contribution will be used to support the two areas of UNITAD’s investigations, which are:
Development and use of chemical and biological weapons by ISIL and ISIL crimes against cultural
heritage in Iraq.
✓ UN-ECOSOC headquarter – New York, United States
✓ INDIA ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN NEWS 2021-22
✓ India has been elected to four key United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) Bodies
in April 2022.
✓ India assumed the chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year.
✓ India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term with 164 votes.
✓ India gets re-elected to U.N. Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term.
✓ India elected to Council of Administration(CA) And Postal Operations Council (POC) of Universal
Postal Union (UPU).
✓ India elected as member of UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24.
✓ India elected as non-permanent member of UN Security Council.
✓ India re-elected as president of International Solar Alliance.
Q. As per the World Bank report on the extreme poverty in India, the extreme poverty count in
the country declined by what percentage between 2011 and 2019?
A) 14.2% B) 10.6%
C) 12.3% D) 11.5%
Answer : C .
✓ The extreme poverty rate in India fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 as per World Bank Policy
Research Working Paper.
✓ This represents a decline of 12.3 percentage points in extreme poverty count between 2011 to 2019 in
the country.
✓ The decline in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas.
✓ While the reduction in rural poverty dropped by 14.7 percentage points, the poverty in urban areas
dropped by 7.9 percentage points.
✓ The paper titled ‘Poverty has Declined over the last decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought’
was jointly authored by economists Sutirtha Sinha Roy and Roy van der Weide.

Q. Which team has won the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship
A) Punjab B) Haryana
C) Railways D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B .
✓ Haryana beat Tamil Nadu to win 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship
✓ Haryana has emerged as the champions of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship by
defeating Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time.
✓ The tournament was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from April 6 to 17, 2022.
✓ Haryana has won the trophy for the first time since 2011.
Q. Who has been named as the next Chief of Army Staff to replace General MM Naravane?
A) Lt. General Manoj Pande B) Lt. Tarun Kumar Chawla
C) Lt. General Sunil Puri Goswami D) Lt. General S Harimohan Iyer
Answer : A .
✓ Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff.
✓ Lt Gen Pande is the incumbent Vice-Chief of the Army.
✓ He will take over from General MM Naravane, who is set to retire on April 30, 2022.
✓ Lt Gen Manoj Pande is the first-ever officer from the Corps of Engineer to be appointed as Army Chief.
✓ 29th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, Lt Gen Manoj Pande will become the first
engineer to become the Army Chief
✓ 29th Chief of the Army Staff- Lieutenant General Manoj Pande
✓ 25th Chief of the Naval Staff- Admiral R. Hari Kumar
✓ 27th Chief of the Air Staff- Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Q. World Bank has reduced the global growth forecast for 2022 from 4.1 percent to what
percent due to the Russo-Ukraine war?
A) 3.9% B) 1.8%
C) 2.6% D) 3.2%
Answer : D .
✓ World Bank has cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2% from 4.1% due to the impacts of
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

✓ The reason for lowering the projection is that people are facing reduced commercial activity and trade,
and the debt crisis and currency depreciations have placed a heavy burden on the poor.
Q. State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of ___ through a syndicated loan facility at
“very fine pricing” through its IFSC Gift City branch.
A) $400 million B) $500 million
C) $200 million D) $300 million
Answer : B .
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of $500 million (over Rs 3,800 crore) through a
syndicated loan facility at “very fine pricing” through its IFSC Gift City branch.
✓ This is the first offshore USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked syndicated loan raised
by SBI through its Gift City branch.
✓ The facility is for USD 400 million plus USD 100 million as a green shoe option. MUFG, Bank of America
and JP Morgan were the Joint lenders for this offering whereas Fist Abu Dhabi Bank acted as the facility
agent
Q. Which company has become India’s first fintech led NBFC (non-banking financial company)-
Factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors
(Reserve Bank) Regulations 2022?
A) Zerodha B) Multipl
C) CredAvenue D) 121 Finance
Answer : D .
✓ Jaipur-based 121 Finance becomes India’s first fintech led NBFC (non-banking financial company)-
Factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors (Reserve Bank)
Regulations 2022.
✓ That means, it is the first NBFC to convert from an Investment and Credit Company (ICC) to an NBFC-
Factor.
✓ Until now, Factoring was offered only to the large corporates. Under this registration, MSME can sell a
receivable invoice to 121 Finance, without any collateral.

Q. Sugar export in India has witnessed an impressive growth of 291% from USD 1,177 million
in the financial year 2013-14 to USD ___ in the last financial year.
A) USD 3700 million B) USD 4600 million
C) USD 5500 million D) USD 6200 million
Answer : B .
✓ Sugar export in India has witnessed an impressive growth of 291% from USD 1,177 million in the
financial year 2013-14 to USD 4,600 million in the last financial year.
✓ The sugar export has jumped 65% in 2021-22 corresponding to the previous year.
✓ The growth was achieved despite the logistical challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. The country
had exported sugar worth 1,965 million US dollars in 2019-20, which increased to 2,790 million US
dollars in 2020-21.
Q. Which company has launched world’s 1st crypto-backed payment card with Mastercard &
DiPocket?
A) Aave B) Nexo
C) Torque D) Celcius
Answer : B .
✓ London-based Cryptocurrency lender, Nexo has joined hands with global payments company
Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card. Electronic money firm DiPocket is
Nexo’s card issuer.
✓ Interest remains at 0% for customers who maintain a loan-to-value ratio of 20% or below.
✓ This move by crypto and incumbent financial networks forces digital assets to become more
mainstream. Initially, The card will be available in selected European countries.
Q. Which bank has won global ‘Celent Model Bank’ Award under the category of ‘Payments
System Transformation’ for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH)?
A) Canara Bank B) IndusInd Bank
C) Punjab National Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B .
✓ IndusInd Bank has been awarded the global ‘Celent Model Bank’ award under the category of
‘Payments System Transformation’ for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH).

✓ The award recognises the Bank’s outstanding journey in creating a cloud-based central payments hub.
The award is given by Celent, a leading research and advisory firm focused on technology for financial
institutions globally.
✓ IndusInd Bank won global ‘Celent Model Bank’ Award for its Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH) initiative
✓ INDUSLND BANK
Founded : 1994
Founder : S.P. Hinduja
Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra,
MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer
Q. Which director has been honoured with the Director Of The Year award at 2021 AIMA
Managing India Awards?
A) Shoojit Sircar B) Sachin Bansal
C) Ritesh Agarwal C) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Answer : A .
✓ Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, presented the 2021 AIMA Managing India
Awards in multiple categories in Delhi.
✓ In the films category, Shoojit Sircar was honoured with the Director Of The Year award for Sardar
Udham. This year, the 12th edition of the AIMA Managing India Awards is being organised physically,
coinciding with the 7th National Leadership Conclave.
✓ Every year, AIMA presents the Director Of The Year award, which recognises an individual “who has
exemplified the spirit of filmmaking and created a masterpiece out of it”.
Q. Name the Indian Grandmaster who has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess
tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
A) D Gukesh B) Sankalp Gupta
C) Mitrabha Guha D) R Praggnanandhaa
Answer : A .
✓ Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess
tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

✓ He defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the final round. GM Haik M. Martirosyan from Armenia placed
second with 7.5 points.
✓ Indian GM D Gukesh won 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title
Q. How much amount has been contributed by India UN Investigative Team to Promote
Accountability for Crimes by Da’esh/ ISIL (UNITAD)?
A) US$ 300,000 B) US$ 500,000
C) US$ 400,000 D) US$ 200,000
Answer : D .
✓ India has contributed US$ 200,000 to UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes by
Da’esh/ ISIL (UNITAD).
Q. Which day is observed as the International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage
Day) annually?
Answer : D .
✓ International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) is observed on 18 April each year to
promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity, their vulnerability and the efforts
required for their protection and conservation.
✓ The International Day for Monuments and Sites was proposed by the International Council on
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) on 18 April 1982 and approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO
in 1983.
✓ Theme 2022 – ‘Heritage and Climate‘
✓ International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Headquarters : Paris, France
Q. The World Liver Day is marked every year on which day?
Answer : C .
✓ World Liver Day is observed on 19 April annually to spread awareness about causes of liver disease
and tips for its prevention so as to take holistic care of liver.

✓ The liver is the second largest and the second most complex organ in the body, after the brain.
Q. What is the theme of International Day for Monuments and Sites 2022?
A) Heritage and Climate
B) Rural Landscapes
C) Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
D) Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility
Answer : A .
Q. India’s first portable solar rooftop system has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Bengaluru B) Gurugram
C) Gandhinagar D) Hyderabad
Answer : C .
✓ The first portable solar rooftop system in India has been inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham
temple complex in Gandhinagar, in Gujarat.
✓ The 10 PV Port systems has been manufactured by New Delhi-based Servotech Power Systems Ltd
and designed by German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
✓ The systems have been installed under the initiative of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy to develop renewable energy cities across India.
INDIA'S FIRST IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ India’s first portable solar rooftop system unveiled in Gandhinagar.
➢ India’s first geological park will be built in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
➢ Mumbai to host India’s first International Cruise Conference
➢ Maharashtra is first state in India to launch a bus service with a totally digital ticketing system.
➢ India’s 1st Internet Radio “Radio Aksh” For Visually Challenged Launched In Nagpur.
➢ India’s first steel road featured in Gujarat.
➢ India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Assam.
➢ CryptoWire introduces India’s first global index of cryptocurrencies IC15.
➢ India’s first para-badminton academy launched in Lucknow.

➢ Karnataka became India’s first state to launch AVGC Center of Excellence.

➢ Youtuber Prajakta Koli become India’s first UNDP Youth Climate Champion.
➢ India’s first heli-hub to be set up in Gurugram, Haryana.
➢ India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
➢ KVIC launched India’s first “Mobile Honey Processing Van” at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad.
➢ Kochi became India’s first city to have a Water Metro Project.
➢ India’s first food museum in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur.
➢ India’s first ‘Grass Conservatory’ inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet.
➢ India’s first National Yogasana Sports Championships organised in Bhubaneswar
➢ Tripura launches India’s first cricket bats and stumps made of Bamboo
➢ India’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram Haryana.
➢ India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol system inaugurated in Kolkata.
➢ India’s first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in Gujarat.
➢ Power Finance Corporation (PFC) issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.
➢ India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center unveiled at VGU Jaipur.
➢ India’s first smog tower inaugurated in Connaught Place, Delhi.
➢ Indore declared India’s first ‘Water Plus’ certified city.
➢ India’s first Drone Forensic Lab comes up in Kerala.
Q. The Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 has been extended for
180 days from April 19, 2022. The scheme was launched under which central sector
scheme?
A) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan
B) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
C) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Answer : B .
✓ ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting
COVID-19’ has been extended for a further period of 180 days.
✓ This will be effective from April 19, 2022.

✓ The extension has been given so as to provide the safety net to the dependents of health workers who
are deputed to take care of COVID-19 patients.
✓ The PMGKP was launched on March, 30, 2020 to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of
Rs. 50 Lakh to 22.12 lakh healthcare providers, including community health workers and private health
workers dealing with COVID-19 patients and may be at risk of being impacted by the same
Q. AS per IMF, what is the projected GDP Growth rate of India in FY23?
A) 6.2% B) 9.3%
C) 7.5% D) 8.2%
Answer : D .
✓ International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for
India in FY23 to 8.2 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook report, released on April 19, 2022.
✓ Earlier in January report, this was estimated at 9 percent.
✓ IMF has also cut India’s FY24 GDP growth forecast to 6.9 percent. Earlier this was 7.1 percent.
✓ In the case of global economy, IMF has cut the growth forecast for calendar year 2022 to 3.6 percent
from 4.4 percent.
IMF IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 8.2% in its latest World Economic Outlook
report.
➢ IMF approved $1.4 billion emergency support for Ukraine.
➢ Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas from France has been named as the next chief economist of the IMF.
➢ Gita Gopinath is set to become the first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary
Fund.
➢ Andorra Joins IMF as its 190th Member.
➢ International Monetary Fund (IMF)
➢ Founded : 1945
➢ Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
➢ Managing Director : Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
➢ First Deputy MD : Gita Gopinath

➢ Chief Economist : Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (France)

➢ Member countries : 190 (Andorra)
➢ IMF Released Report
➢ Global Financial Stability Report
➢ World Economic Outlook
Q. Centre has reconstituted the expert committee to monitor the compensatory afforestation
for the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor Expressway project. Who is the head of the
renewed committee?
A) Chairperson of Wildlife Institute of India
B) Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand
C) Director-General of Forests , MoEFCC
D) Director-General of National Green Tribunal
Answer : C .
✓ Supreme Court has reconstituted the expert committee to monitor the compensatory afforestation and
other mitigation measures for the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor Expressway project.
✓ The independent 12-member expert committee was formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to
be headed by Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand.
✓ The Director-General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change will be the
Chairperson of the reconstituted Committee.
✓ Chandra Prakash Goyal is currently appointed as the Director General of Forests and Special Secretary
to Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
✓ Apart from the new Chairperson, the Supreme Court has also included Anil Prakash Joshi (founder of
Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation) and Vijay Dhamsana
(environmentalist) as additional members in the committee
Q. IMF has estimated the global growth forecast for calendar year 2022 at what percent in its
latest outlook report in April 2022??
A) 3.3% B) 3.6%
C) 4.2% D) 2.7%
Answer : B .

✓ In the case of global economy, IMF has cut the growth forecast for calendar year 2022 to 3.6 percent
from 4.4 percent
Q. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) had organised the 8th National Level Pollution Response
Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, in which place?
A) Goa B) Kerala
C) West Bengal D) Maharashtra
Answer : A .
✓ Indian Coast Guard (ICG) kicked-off 8th edition of two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise,
‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, on April 19, 2022 off Mormugao harbour, Goa.
✓ The marine spill preparedness exercise was inaugurated by the Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar.
✓ The exercise is being attended by more than 85 participants from 50 agencies, including 29 observers
from 22 friendly foreign countries & International Organisations and two Coast Guard ships from Sri
Lanka and Bangladesh.
✓ The objective of NATPOLREX-VIII is to enhance the preparedness and response capability in
combating marine spills.
✓ Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
✓ Founded : 1977
✓ Headquarteres : New Delhi
✓ 24th Director General : Virender Singh Pathania
Q. In April 2022, the Indian Air Force used which of its aircraft to successfully undertake live
test-firing of a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile?
A) Mirage 2000 B) Mil Mi-24
C) Su30 MkI D) MiG-29UPG
Answer : C .
✓ Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out live test-firing of a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
from a Sukhoi fighter jet, Su30 MkI, on the Eastern seaboard on April 19, 2022.
✓ The missile hit the target with accuracy and precision.
✓ More about BrahMos
✓ The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been developed by BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian
joint venture.

✓ The missile can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or even land platforms.
✓ It can fly at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.
✓ The missile has a range of 290 km.
✓ The range of the advanced version of the missile has been extended to around 350 km.
Q. Who is the author of the book “The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution”?
A) Ranjit Rae B) Rajesh Talwar
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Vijay Gokhale
Answer : B .
✓ Noted lawyer and writer Rajesh Talwar has come out with a new children’s book titled “The Boy Who
Wrote a Constitution”.
✓ This book seeks to inform children about the life story of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the person who
came to write the Constitution of India
Q. Which state/UT has launched the ‘Jan Nigrani’ app to help people lodge complaints online?
A) Himachal Pradesh B) Puducherry
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : D .
✓ Jammu and Kashmir has launched a mobile application named ‘Jan Nigrani’ to help people lodge
complaints related to various schemes online.
✓ This ‘Jan Nigrani’ app is an internet-based solution for reporting and resolving grievances by the
residents of the Jammu and Kashmir against various schemes of the department
Q. Who has been appointed as new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO)
of Digit Insurance?
A) Jasleen Kohli B) Dinesh Kumar Khara
C) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya D) Mukesh Kumar Surana
Answer : A .
✓ Jasleen Kohli was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
the Digit Insurance with effect from 20 April 2022.
✓ He succeeded Vijay Kumar, who has held the post since the business’s founding in 2017 and will retire
from the company on 19 April 2022.

Q. India has signed an MoU With which country to establish a Virtual Network Centre on
Quantum Computing?
A) Finland B) Sweden
C) Norway D) Switzerland
Answer : A .
✓ India has signed an MoU with Finland to establish an Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum
Computing.
✓ India has identified three premier institutes IIT Madras, IISER Pune, and C-DAC Pune for Virtual
Network Centre on Quantum Computing.
Q. India has signed seven MoUs with which country for projects to be built under the Indian
grant assistance scheme for the High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP)
through local bodies?
A) Maldives
B) Sri Lanka
C) Vietnam
D) Bhutan
Answer : A .
✓ India and Maldives signed seven MoUs for projects to be built under the Indian grant assistance scheme
for the High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) through local bodies.
✓ These projects are worth a total grant of 26.8 million Rufiyaa (equivalent to approximately USD 1.7
million), and will promote health, sports, youth empowerment & heritage preservation along with socio-
economic development of Maldives.
✓ MALDIVES
✓ Capital : Male
✓ Currency : Rufiyaa
✓ President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
✓ Ekuverin Exercise : India and Maldives

Q. Who has topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 and became the richest
billionaire in the healthcare sector 2022?
A) Adar Poonawalla B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Cyrus S Poonawalla D) Radhakishan Damani
Answer : C .
✓ Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India (SII), Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla has topped
the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 and became the richest billionaire in the healthcare sector
2022.
✓ He has topped the list with a new value of USD 26 billion (up 41%). Cyrus Poonawalla is followed by
Thomas Frist Jr & Family of HCA Healthcare, Li Xiting and Xu Hang of Mindray at the 2nd position with
a net value of USD 19 billion.
✓ Dilip Shanghvi & Family, of the Sun Pharmaceuticals, is at the 5th position with a net worth of USD 18
billion.
✓ China (34) has the most healthcare industry billionaires, followed by the United States of America (16),
Switzerland (15), Germany (11), and India (9).
Q. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules for non-banking finance companies
(NBFCs) relating to their large exposures. RBI capped aggregate exposure of NBFCs which
are in the upper layer toward one entity at___% of capital base
A) 15% B) 10%
C) 20% D) 25%
Answer : C .
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs)
relating to their large exposures.
✓ RBI capped aggregate exposure of NBFCs which are in the upper layer toward one entity at 20% of
capital base. The limit can only be extended by another 5% with board’s approval.
✓ For a particular borrower group, the cap is at 25%, with additional 10% if exposure is towards
infrastructure. The upper-layer NBFCs are typically the top 10 ones in terms of asset size.
✓ However, NBFCs which are into infrastructure finance can have exposure of 25 per cent, with an option
of additional 5 per cent of Tier I capital to a single counterparty. For a group of connected counterparties,
infrastructure companies can have an exposure of 35 per cent of Tier-I capital.

✓ These norms will come into effect from October 1, 2022.
Q. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs __ on Manappuram Finance Limited for non-
compliance of Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction & Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs)
norms.
A) Rs 15.97 lakh B) Rs 17.63 lakh
C) Rs 24.54 lakh D) Rs 55.22 lakh
Answer : B .
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 17.63 lakh on Manappuram Finance
Limited for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Master Direction on Issuance and Operation
of Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) dated October 11, 2017 (updated as on February 28, 2020)
and the Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction dated February 25, 2016 (as updated
on April 20, 2020).
✓ The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under Section 30 of the Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Q. Who has been appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser?
A) Shanti Sethi B) Vivek Murthy
C) Vanita Gupta D) Uzra Zeya
Answer : A .
✓ Indian-American Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has been appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s
Defence Adviser.
✓ Shanti Sethi is the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat ship. Shanti Sethi
commanded the guided-missile destroyer, USS Decatur, from December 2010 to May 2012.
✓ She joined the Navy in 1993. Recently, US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Ketanji Brown
Jackson (the first Black woman) to Supreme Court Judge
Q. Which day is observed as the UN Chinese Language Day annually?
Answer : C .

✓ UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 annually.

✓ The UN Department of Public Information established the day in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and
cultural diversity as well as promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the
organization.
✓ April 20 has also been chosen to pay tribute to Cangjie, a mythical figure who is presumed to have
invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago.
Q. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its Advisory
Committee for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS). Who is the new
head of this committee
A) Sunil Bajpai B) Ajay Tyagi
C) Tapan Ray D) G. Mahalingam
Answer : A .
✓ The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its Advisory Committee for
Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS).
✓ The 7-member committee will be headed by Sunil Bajpai, former Principal Advisor (Information
Technology) of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
✓ The SEBI constituted the seven-member ALeRTS in December 2021 chaired by Madhabi Puri Buch,
who is currently serving as the Chairperson of SEBI.
SEBI IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ SEBI reconstituted its advisory committee for leveraging regulatory and technology solutions;
Advisory Committee for ALeRTS will now be led by Sunil Bajpai.
➢ SEBI announces Ideathon ‘Manthan’ to promote innovation in securities markets
➢ SEBI raises UPI limit for investing in debt securities to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 lakh previously.
➢ Madhabi Puri Buch named as first woman chief of SEBI
➢ SEBI launches Saa₹thi mobile app on investor education
➢ SEBI makes provision of separation of chairperson & MD/CEO roles voluntary
➢ SEBI reconstitutes advisory panel for alternative investment policy; Headed By N R Narayana
Murthy.

➢ SEBI reconstitutes its 8-member advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund;
Headed By : G Mahalingam
➢ SEBI formed 4-Member Advisory Committee on Settlement Orders; Headed By : Jai Narayan
Patel
➢ SEBI reconstitutes its primary market advisory committee; Headed By : S Sahoo
➢ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
➢ Founded : 1988
➢ Act : 1992
➢ Headquarteres : Mumbai, Maharashtra
➢ First Women Chairmam : Madhabi Puri Buch
➢ SEBI was given statutory recognition in 1992 on the recommendation of the Narasimham
Committee.
Q. What is the name of the sixth and final submarine in the Scorpene-class under Project 75,
which has been launched by Indian Navy recently?
A) Vela B) Vagir
C) Varsha D) Vagsheer
Answer : D .
✓ The Indian Navy launched the sixth and last submarine, Yard 11880, of the French Scorpene-class
under Project 75, on April 20, 2022 at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in
Mumbai.
✓ The submarine has been named as ‘Vagsheer’
✓ The submarine will now undergo rigorous harbour trials and sea trials, before being commissioned in
the Indian Navy.
✓ These submarines are designed by French naval defence and energy company ‘DCNS’ while Mazagon
Dock Limited, Mumbai has manufactured them.
✓ List of other submarines under Scorpene-class submarines.
✓ First submarine : INS Kalvari- commissioned on 14 December 2017.
✓ Second : INS Khanderi – September 2019
✓ Third: INS Karanj – March 2021

✓ Fourth : INS Vela – November 2021

✓ Fifth : INS Vagir- launched in November 2020 and is undergoing sea trials.
Q. The Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit has been inaugurated by PM Modi in
which city?
A) Chennai B) Bengaluru
C) Gandhinagar D) Ahmedabad
Answer : C .
✓ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on official visit to Gujarat from April 18 to 20, 2022 to inaugurate
and lay foundation stones of a number of projects.
✓ Day I: On April 18, PM Modi visited the Command and Control Centre for Schools in Gandhinagar and
interacted with teachers and students.
✓ Day II: On April 19, PM dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at
Diyodar, Banaskantha district. The facility has been built at a cost of over Rs. 600 crores.
✓ The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the Banas Community Radio Station, and the expanded
facilities at the Banas dairy plant in Palanpur.
✓ An Organic Manure and Biogas plant established at Dama, Gujarat was also dedicated to the nation.
✓ PM Modi laid the foundation stone of four gobar gas plants of 100 tonnes capacity, which will be located
at Khimana, Ratanpura – Bhildi, Radhanpur and Thawar.
✓ Besides this, he laid the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar
the same day.
✓ Day III: Finally, on April 20, 2022, Prime Minister inaugurated the Global AYUSH Investment &
Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar.
GANDHINAGAR IN NEWS 2022

➢ PM Narendra Modi dedicates Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
➢ Nation’s first portable solar rooftop system unveiled in Gandhinagar.
➢ India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar.
➢ PM Modi will open the Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at Mahatma Mandir
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Q. India’s first-ever internet radio channel for the visually impaired people has been launched
in which city?
A) Kochi B) Chennai
C) Nagpur D) Noida
Answer : C .
✓ India’s first-ever internet radio channel for the visually impaired people, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been
launched in Nagpur.
✓ Unlike FM and AM, this radio channel has been launched on Internet Radio technology, which has no
geographical limits. All the Contents are pre-recorded.
✓ This digital platforms will enable access to vast bank of information from anywhere, to the visually
impaired through their digital devices.
✓ This concept of internet radio has been initiated by the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti
Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham).
Q. The Indian Army conducted Ex Kripan Shakti in which place recently?

A) Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand B) Siliguri, West Bengal
C) Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh D) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Answer : B .
✓ Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducted Ex Kripan Shakti at the Teesta Field Firing Firing Ranges
(TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal on April 19, 2022.
✓ The Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the civil administration
participated in the exercise.
✓ The exercise main aim was to synergise the capabilities of the Army and Central Armed Police Forces
(CAPF) to fight an integrated battle.
✓ Trishakti Corps, also known as XXXIII Corps, is a division of Indian Army headquartered at Sukna near
Siliguri.
✓ BSF manages the border with Bangladesh.
✓ SSB is in charge of affairs along India’s border with Nepal and Bhutan.

Q. The first-ever pure Green Hydrogen plant in India has been unveiled in which state?
A) Assam B) Kerala
C) Gujarat D) Odisha
Answer : A .
✓ India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India Limited
(OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on April 20, 2022.
✓ The plant has an installed capacity of 10 kg per day.
✓ The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by 500kW Solar plant using a 100
kW Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolyser array.
✓ The AEM technology is being used for the first time in India.
ASSAM IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India
Limited (OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
➢ Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, one of the biggest festivals of Assam, falls in the second week of
April every year.
➢ This year Bohag Bihu is being observed from April 14 to April 16.
➢ Assam government has extended the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
(AFSPA) in the state for six more months.
➢ Assam and Meghalaya have signed an agreement to resolve a border issue in six disputed
districts.
➢ Assam Govt Launches India’s First Night Navigation Mobile App for ferry services on the
Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam
➢ ADB approves $112 million loan to establish Assam Skill University.
➢ Ratan Tata to get Assam’s highest civilian award Asom Bhaibav’ award.
➢ World Bank sanctions Rs 770 crore for Inland Water Transport department: Assam.
➢ Assam launches app ‘Fishwaale’, India’s first e-fish market.
➢ Sojat Mehndi from Rajasthan and Judima rice from Assam wine gets GI tag.
➢ Assam is setting up a tea Park at Chayygaon in Kamrup District.
➢ Centre signs tripartite ‘Karbi Anglong’ peace accord in Assam

➢ Assam cabinet decides to remove Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Orang national park.
➢ Assam celebrates Wanchuwa Festival 2021.
➢ Kaziranga National Park becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones.
Q. PM Narendra Modi recently dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato
processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district. In which state is it located?
A) Odisha B) Gujarat
C) Telangana D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B .
✓ PM dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha
district. The facility has been built at a cost of over Rs. 600 crores.
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➢ PM Modi inaugurated development projects worth Rs 22,000 crores in Dahod, Gujarat.
➢ India’s first steel road featured in Gujarat.
➢ India and the WHO have agreed to establish a global traditional medicine centre in Jamnagar,
Gujarat.
➢ Gujarat Govt to receive Rs 7,500 Cr Loan from World Bank, AIIB.
➢ Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel unveils new Biotechnology Policy 2022-27 to strengthen innovation
ecosystem.
➢ Adani Group inks MoU with South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO to develop steel mill in
Gujarat.
➢ Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy 2.0
➢ Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL (India) Limited team up to establish
bioethanol plant in Gujarat.
➢ SBI to acquire 9.95% stake in GIFT-IFSC-based Clearing Corp.
➢ Gujarat became India’s Largest Manufacturing Hub, according to data from the RBI
➢ Gujarat CM launches 'Aatmanirbhar Gram Yatra' from Mahemdabad near Ahmedabad
➢ Gujarat launches e-Sarkar app on pilot basis for paperless administration

➢ Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Go Green’ Scheme

➢ India’s first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in Gujarat
➢ Bhupendra Patel has been chosen as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat
➢ PM Modi addresses Investor Summit in Gujarat virtually and launches ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy’
➢ DefExpo-2022 is scheduled to be held in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar from March 2022.
➢ Dholavira, the Harappan City in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutchch inscribed as India’s 40th UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
➢ India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
➢ Amazon has launched its first Digital Kendra in India in Surat, Gujarat.
➢ Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani e-launches Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021.
➢ Gujarat CM has launched a web portal named ”e-Nirman".
➢ Gujarat Maritime Board to Set-up India's First International Maritime Services Cluster at GIFT
City.
Q. Which crypto lending company has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first
“crypto-backed” payment card?
A) Nexo B) Blockfi
C) Celsius D) CoinRabbit
Answer : A .
✓ Crypto lender Nexo has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment
card.
✓ The card allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets such as bitcoin.
✓ These will be used as collateral to back the credit granted.
✓ Initially the facility has been launched in selected European countries.
✓ The electronic money firm DiPocket will be the card issuer.
Q. PM Modi has recently laid the foundation stone and inaugurated the various projects worth
____ rupees at a function organized at Dahod in Gujarat.
A) Rs 35,000 crores B) Rs 22,000 crores
C) Rs 42,000 crores D) Rs 27,000 crores

Answer : B .
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated the various projects worth
22,000 crore rupees at a function organized at Dahod in Gujarat.
✓ Dahod District Southern Area Regional Water Supply Scheme, constructed at Narmada River Basin
(Rs 840 crore); Dahod Smart City (Rs 335 crore).
✓ Manufacturing project of 9,000 HP Electric Locomotives at the Railway Production Unit in Dahod.
10,000 tribals of Panchmahal and Dahod districts (provided Rs 120 crore under PMAY).
Q. Biliti Electric Inc will establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing
facility in which state?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka
C) Telangana D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C .
✓ Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in California, United States of America, has announced its intention to
establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing facility in Telangana.
✓ The plant will be built in 2 phases over an area of 200 acres. Phase I of 13.5 acres with a capacity to
produce 18000 Electric Vehicles(EV) per year will become operational in 2023 and the larger facility of
200 acres with a production capacity of 240000 EV per year will become operational in 2024.
✓ The facility is estimated to drive private investment of USD 150 million (around Rs 1,144 crore) and is
expected to create more than 3000 jobs in Telangana.
TELANGANA IN NEWS 2021-22

➢ Biliti Electric Inc, a California-based company to set up the World’s largest electric 3-wheeler
making plant will set up in Telangana.
➢ Telangana govt tie-up with British Council to expand higher education.
➢ Telangana topped the country in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current
Prices.
➢ Ministry of Tribal Affairs allocates Rs. 2.26 Crores for Telangana’s Medaram Jatara Festival 2022.
➢ Telangana govt tie-up with British Council to expand higher education.
➢ Telangana tops in highest number of open defecation free (ODF Plus) villages.
➢ Telangana’s Pochampally village named among Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO.

➢ Telangana’s Bhadrachalam added as destination in IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train.

➢ Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference.
➢ Mohd Azharuddin unveils world’s largest cricket bat in Hyderabad, Telangana.
➢ India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant
inaugurated at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana.
➢ Telangana develops India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution.
➢ Bathukamma festival begins in Telangana.
➢ Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) of Telangana inscribed as India’s 39th UNESCO World
Heritage List.
Q. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) will sell a__% stake in HDFC Capital
Advisors to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to raise
funds of Rs 184 crore.
A) 15% B) 10%
C) 13% D) 20%
Answer : B .
✓ Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) sell a 10% stake in HDFC Capital Advisors to a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to raise funds of Rs 184 crore.
✓ HDFC Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC Limited. ADIA is also the primary investor in the
alternative investment funds managed by HDFC Capital.
✓ ADIA is an important investor in the alternative investment funds managed by HDFC Capital. HDFC
Capital was set up in 2016 as the investment manager for HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Funds
1, 2 and 3.
Q. The World Creativity and Innovation Day is marked annually on which day?
Answer : A .
✓ World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year.
✓ Theme in 2022 : Collaboration

✓ The day aims to raise awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving
and encourage creative multidisciplinary thinking at the individual and group levels.
✓ The United Nations recognised the day in April 2017.
✓ The first UN World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on April 21, 2018.
✓ The World Creativity and Innovation Week is observed from April 15-21.
Q. What is the theme for World Creativity and Innovation Day 2022?
A) Innovation B) Collaboration
C) Creation D) Collection
Answer : B .
Q. Civil Services Day is observed in India on which day?

Answer : C .
✓ In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the
Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate themselves to
the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service’.
✓ The day April 21 has been chosen to commemorate the day when the first Home Minister of
Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services
Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi.
✓ In his address, he called Civil Servants, the ‘Steel Frame of India’.

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