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 Who is the MD of International Monetary  Who has been recently appointed as Joint
Fund, who has been elected for the second Director in CBI?
five-year term? a) Adesh Kumar Pandey
a) Soumya Swaminathan b) Anurag Kumar
b) Kristalina Georgieva c) Naman Ojha
c) Geeta Gopinath d) Abhishek Sinha
d) Anshula Kant Explanation - Under an order issued by the
Explanation - The International Monetary Department of Personnel and Training
Fund (IMF) has reappointed Kristalina (DoPT), Anurag Kumar (IPS) has been
Georgieva as Managing Director for a second appointed as Joint Director in the Central
five-year term starting October 1, 2024. Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Anurag has
Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria has served as been appointed as Joint Director in CBI for a
the MD of the IMF since 2019. joint tenure of five years i.e. till February 24,
2027.
 What is India's rank in the recently released  Who has been appointed the new director
World Cyber Crime Index? of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal?
a) 10 a) Justice Ashok Kumar
b) 20 b) Justice Deepak Mishra
c) 30 c) Justice Aniruddha Bose
d) 40 d) Justice Ajay Chawla
Explanation - Recently an international team Explanation - The Supreme Court has
of researchers has released the 'World appointed Justice Aniruddha Bose as the
Cyber Crime Index'. According to new Director of the National Judicial Academy
research, India is at 10th place in cyber crime. (NJAC), Bhopal. Chief Justice DY
Under this, ranking of about 100 countries of Chandrachud made this announcement during
the world has been prepared. a function organized in honor of the retired
judge.
 When is World Art Day celebrated every  When is the International Human Space
year? Flight Day observed every year?
a) 12 April a) 11 April
b) 13 April b) 12 April
c) 14 April c) 13 April
d) 15 April d) 14 April
Explanation - World Art Day is celebrated Explanation - International Day of Human
every year on 15 April all over the world. The Space Flight is celebrated every year on 12
day is celebrated with the aim of raising April. This day is celebrated in honor of Yuri
awareness about the diversity of artistic Gagarin, the first man to go into space. The
expressions and strengthening the relationship UN General Assembly had announced the
between artistic works and society. celebration of this day in the year 2011.

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 Who has been appointed as the full-time
member of the Sixteenth Finance
Commission?
a) Rajeev Kumar
b) Amitabh Kant
c) Manoj Panda
d) Rajmohan Sinha
Explanation - The Central Government has
appointed Manoj Panda, former Director of the
Institute of Economic Growth, as a full-time
member of the Sixteenth Finance Commission.
Till now there were only three full-time
members in the Commission.
 Who will organize 'Shakti - Festival of
Music and Dance'?
a) Sangeet Natak Academy
b) Global Music Institute
c) Swarnabhoomi Music Academy
d) IIFA
Explanation - Sangeet Natak Akademi will
organise 'Shakti - Festival of Music and Dance'
from 9 to 17 April at seven different
Shaktipeeths across the country. 'Shakti Utsav'
is starting from Kamakhya Temple in
Guwahati.
 The city of Miraj, which has been granted
GI tag for its art of making musical
instruments, is located in which state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Haryana
Explanation - Miraj, a small town in Sangli
district of Maharashtra, is known for its
craftsmanship in making musical instruments,
especially sitar and tanpura. The city of Miraj
has recently been granted the GI tag.
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 Who has been sworn in as the new Prime
Minister of Ireland?
a) Michael Martin
b) Simon Harris
c) Michael McGrath
d) Leo Varadkar
Explanation - The Irish Parliament has elected
Simon Harris as the country's new and
youngest Prime Minister. Earlier, Indian-
origin Leo Varadkar had resigned from the
post of Prime Minister. He was appointed
Minister of Health in 2016 at the age of 29 and
Minister of Higher Education in 2020.
 In which city will the National Women's
Hockey League be inaugurated?
a) Ranchi
b) Lucknow
c) Varanasi
d) Bhopal
Explanation - The National Women's Hockey
League will be inaugurated on 30 April in
Ranchi. It will be organised from 30 April to
10 May. While the eight quarterfinalists at the
Senior Women's National Championship in
Pune - Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Mizoram, Manipur
and Odisha - will compete in the first phase of
the league.
 Where was the 'Sagar Kavach' exercise
organised recently?
a) Goa
b) Lakshadweep
c) Odisha
d) Gujarat
Explanation - Recently, a two-day 'Sagar
Kavach' exercise was organised in the
Lakshadweep Islands. All maritime security
agencies including Indian Navy, Indian Coast
Guard, Marine Police, Fisheries, Customs and
other security agencies participated in the
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 At what rate has RBI maintained the repo
rate for the seventh time in a row?
a) 6.00
b) 6.20
c) 6.50
d) 6.75
Explanation - Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor Shaktikanta Das today announced
the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
decision on key interest rates. RBI has not
made any change in the repo rate for the
seventh consecutive time and it has been kept
at 6.50 percent. The Monetary Policy
Committee of RBI has taken the decision on
the policy rate with a majority of 5:1.
 Which ballistic missile was successfully
tested by DRDO recently?
a) Agni-Prime
b) Nag
c) Trishul
d) Prahar
Explanation - Recently, Strategic Forces
Command and DRDO successfully tested the
new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime
off the coast of Odisha. Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, SFC
and the armed forces for this testing. Agni-
Prime is a two-stage surface-to-surface
missile.
 Which has become India's largest port in
terms of cargo volume?
a) Deendayal Port
b) Paradip Port
c) Kandla Port
d) Mangalore Port
Explanation - The state-owned Paradip Port in
Odisha is set to become India's largest major
port in terms of cargo volume with a cargo
throughput of 145.38 million tonnes in FY24.
In this matter, the port has left behind
Deendayal Port Authority in Gujarat.
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 Where was India's first domestic gene
therapy for cancer launched?
a) IIT Bombay
b) IIT Delhi
c) IIT Kharagpur
d) IIT Varanasi
Explanation - President of India Draupadi
Murmu launched India's first domestic gene
therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay. India's first
CAR-T cell therapy has been developed in
collaboration with IIT Bombay and Tata
Memorial Hospital.
 Kathia wheat, which has recently been
given GI tag, belongs to which state?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Explanation - 'Kathiya Gehu', an agricultural
produce of Bundelkhand region of Uttar
Pradesh, has recently been granted
Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The
application for GI tag for this crop was made
in the year 2022. The GI tag was granted after
a two-year long process.
 'Operation Sankalp', which was in news
recently, is related to which of the
following?
a) Maritime security
b) child education
c) Cyber security
d) Tribal development
Explanation - The Indian Navy has launched
'Operation Sankalp' in the Persian Gulf and
Gulf of Oman with the aim of ensuring the
security of Indian ships. Operation Sankalp of
the Indian Navy, launched in response to the
increasing tension in the maritime domain, is a
successful effort.
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 Who took charge as the 33rd Director
General of Electronics and Mechanical
Engineers?
a) Alok Puri
b) JS Sidana
c) Anirudh Sinha
d) Mahesh Kumar Nagar
Explanation - Lieutenant General JS Sidana
took charge as the 33rd Director General of
Electronics and Mechanical Engineers.
Lieutenant General JS Sidana is an alumnus of
the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla.
He joined the army in 1985.
 Subrahmanya Dhareshwar passed away, he
was a famous singer of which folk dance?
a) Garba
b) Kathakali
c) Kathak
d) Yakshagana
Explanation - Famous Yakshagana singer
Subrahmanya Dhareshwar passed away at the
age of 67. He was famous as 'Bhagavad
Shrestha' for his wonderful voice.
Subrahmanya Dhareshwar had served in the
field of Yakshagana for 46 years.
 Volcano Mount Erebus was in news
recently, in which continent is it located?
a) Asia
b) North America
c) Antarctica
d) Europe
Explanation - Antarctica's most famous active
volcano, Mount Erebus, has recently come into
the news because of the release of 'gold dust'
worth $6000 every day. Mount Erebus is the
second highest and most active volcano in
Antarctica and is located on Ross Island in
Antarctica.
 India's first multipurpose (heat and power)
green hydrogen pilot project was launched
in which state?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Sikkim
d) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation - SJVN Limited has
commissioned India’s first multipurpose (heat
and power) green hydrogen pilot project at the
1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station
at Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh. The project will
also generate electricity using green hydrogen
and a 25 kW fuel cell.
 When is the World Book and Copyright
Day observed every year?
a) 20 April
b) 22 April
c) 23 April
d) 24 April
Explanation - Every year on 23 April, World
Book and Copyright Day is celebrated all over
the world. This day was started by UNESCO
in the year 1995. It is a global celebration of
literature and writers. The theme of World
Book Day 2024 is "Read Your Way".
 Who has been appointed as the chief of
'National Security Guard'?
a) Vijay Kumar Singh
b) Aniruddha Prasad
c) Nalin Prabhat
d) Manoj Kumar Sharma
Explanation - Recently, IPS Nalin Prabhat has
been appointed the new chief of the National
Security Guard (NSG). Prabhat, a 1992 batch
IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, is
currently serving as Additional Director
General in CRPF.

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 Who has been appointed by Fintech firm
BharatPe as its whole-time Chief
Executive Officer?
a) Suhail Sameer
b) Nalin Negi
c) Rajiv Sinha
d) Ravi Singh
Explanation - Fintech firm BharatPe has
promoted its interim CEO and chief financial
officer Nalin Negi as full-time chief executive
officer. Negi was given the charge of interim
CEO after the then CEO Suhail Sameer
stepped down in January 2023.
 Who is the MD of International Monetary
Fund, who has been elected for the second
five-year term?
a) Soumya Swaminathan
b) Kristalina Georgieva
c) Geeta Gopinath
d) Anshula Kant
Explanation - The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) has reappointed Kristalina
Georgieva as Managing Director for a second
five-year term starting October 1, 2024.
Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria has served as
the MD of the IMF since 2019.
 Who has been appointed the new director
of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal?
a) Justice Ashok Kumar
b) Justice Deepak Mishra
c) Justice Aniruddha Bose
d) Justice Ajay Chawla
Explanation - The Supreme Court has
appointed Justice Aniruddha Bose as the
Director of the National Judicial Academy
(NJAC), Bhopal. Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud made this announcement during
a function organized in honor of the retired
judge. NJAC was established in 1993.
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 What is the rank of Delhi airport in the list
of world's busiest airports?
a) 9th
b) 10th
c) 11th
d) 12th
Explanation - Airports Council International
(ACI) World has recently released the list of
the world's busiest airports. Indira Gandhi
International Airport (IGI Airport Delhi) is
ranked 10th. Atlanta International Airport
holds the top spot and is followed for the first
time by Dubai International Airport, which
overtook Dallas Forth Worth International
Airport to take second place.
 What is India's rank in the recently released
World Cyber Crime Index?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
Explanation - Recently an international team
of researchers has released the 'World Cyber
Crime Index'. According to new research,
India is at 10th place in cyber crime. Under
this, ranking of about 100 countries of the
world has been prepared. Russia tops the list,
followed by Ukraine, China, the US, Nigeria
and Romania.
 Who won the Best Airport Award at the
Skytrax Awards 2024?
a) Changi Airport (Singapore)
b) Tokyo Haneda Airport
c) Hamad International Airport
(Doha)
d) Dubai Airport
Explanation - Doha's Hamad International
Airport (HIA) won the Best Airport Award at
the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024.
Hamad Airport beat 12-time champion,
Singapore Changi Airport, to win the award. It
also won the Best Airport Award for Shopping
for the second consecutive time.

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 Which state's traditional items, Matabari
Pera and Pachra, have been honoured with
the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
a) Tripura
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Meghalaya
Explanation - Tripura's traditional items,
Matabari Pera and Pachra, have been honoured
with the Geographical Indication (GI) tag,
marking a significant milestone for local
artisans and weavers in the state.
 Which city in Uttar Pradesh is known as
the "City of Imarti"?
a) Lucknow
b) Kanpur
c) Jaunpur
d) Varanasi
Explanation - Jaunpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh,
is renowned as the "City of Imarti" due to its
unique Imarti delicacy, which has a distinct
taste and aroma that has been cherished since
the British era. The district administration has
been working to obtain a Geographical
Indication (GI) tag for Jaunpur's Imarti,
highlighting its cultural significance.
 Which organization is set to launch a new
edition of the Girl Child Empowerment
Mission (GEM)?
a) NTPC
b) BHEL
c) SAIL
d) ONGC
Explanation - NTPC Limited, India's largest
power company, is unveiling a new version of
its Girl Child Empowerment Mission (GEM),
aligning with the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
campaign to promote gender equality and
provide opportunities for young girls'
development.
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 Which company is collaborating with
OpenAI to construct the 'Stargate' AI
supercomputer?
a) Apple
b) Google
c) Microsoft
d) IBM
Explanation - Microsoft is collaborating with
OpenAI to construct the 'Stargate AI
supercomputer, representing a significant leap
forward in AI infrastructure with a planned
completion by 2028 and a cost estimate of
$100 billion.
 What milestone did Pradhan Mantri Mudra
Yojana (PMMY) loans surpass in FY24?
a) ₹4 Lakh Crore
b) ₹5 Lakh Crore
c) ₹6 Lakh Crore
d) ₹7 Lakh Crore
Explanation - In FY24, Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana (PMMY) loans surpassed the
₹5 lakh crore mark, reaching ₹5.20 lakh crore
in disbursements. This milestone reflects the
program's success in providing collateral-free
institutional credit to small businesses, with
significant growth and lower delinquency
rates, driven by effective credit management
mechanisms and empowering women
entrepreneurs.
 When is India aiming to land an astronaut
on the moon, as revealed by ISRO Chief S
Somanath?
a) 2030
b) 2035
c) 2040
d) 2045
Explanation - ISRO Chief S Somanath
announced that India aims to land an
astronaut on the moon by 2040, as part of the
upcoming Chandrayaan-4 mission,
highlighting India's ambitious lunar
exploration goals and the progress in ISRO's
space projects.