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 Name the MLA from Delhi who has been appointed as vice president of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Bonn, Germany that promotes sustainable development? -- Atishi Singh
 The Government of which country has added Pakistan to the list of undesirable 21 high-risk countries with unsatisfactory money laundering and terrorist financing controls? -- UK
 NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University has launched____________, a national digital repository on health and nutrition. -- Poshan Gyan
 Japan will release contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea after removing isotopes, and leaving only_________, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen hard to separate from water for which it will dilute the water until its levels fall below regulatory limits, before pumping it into the ocean. -- tritium
 Tamizhp Puththaandu, the first day of the Chithirai month marks the beginning of the _________Calendar. -- Tamil
 India Open Super 500 badminton tournament, a part of the Olympic qualification calendar will be held at the __________in New Delhi from May 11-16. -- KD Jadhav Indoor Hall
 Which three cities will host the finals of Davis Cup 2021 from 25th November to 5th December 2021? -- Innsbruck (Austria),Turin (Italy), Madrid (Spain)
 People of Meghalaya’s villages fear the death of which river (the cleanest river in Asia) and their tourism-based livelihood if the 210 MW hydroelectric project comes up? -- Umngot River
 Mumbai-based WazirX exchange, launched which platform through which creators can auction their digital assets and earn royalties? -- non-fungible tokens (NFT)
 While participating in the 103rd Development Committee Meeting of World Bank-IMF 2021, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman represented which countries? -- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Sri Lanka
 Which Payments Bank has announced its new savings account ‘Rewards123’ which offers benefits and value to customers when they transact digitally using the bank account? -- Airtel Payments Bank
 Which is the first country in the world to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business? -- New Zealand
 China has opened a 5G signal base at the __________radar station in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet which is the world's highest manually operated radar station at an elevation of 5,374 meters. -- Ganbala
 Name the electronic marketplace (web portal) providing a platform to connect Aqua Farmers and the Buyers (both at National & International levels) launched by the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on 13 April 2021? -- ‘e-SANTA’ (Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers’ Trade in Aquaculture)
 The renewable energy arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been awarded the contract to build Saudi Arabia’s largest solar plant ___________________that has a capacity of 1.5GW.  -- Sudair Solar PV Project
 Which cricketer of New Zealand won his fourth Sir Richard Hadlee medal for excelling across formats and was also adjudged the ‘Test Player of the Year’ in the country’s annual cricket awards on 13th April 2021? -- Kane Williamson
 Who were declared as the ICC Player-of-the- Month award for March 2021? -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) and Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
 Reuters has announced _____________ as its new editor-in-chief, the first woman to head the global news agency in its 170-year history? -- Alessandra Galloni
 Scientists have named a new species of small caddisfly after the Coronavirus pandemic – ‘Potamophylax coronavirus’ that was found in which country? -- Kosovo
 Which Indian Batsman has been appointed as the brand ambassador of SportzXchange, a fantasy sports platform? -- Prithvi Shaw
 On 11th April 2021, Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab announced the appointment of actor and philanthropist _____________as the brand ambassador of the anti-coronavirus vaccination programme of the government of Punjab. -- Sonu Sood
 On 13th April 2021, the World Health Organization called for a halt to the sale of ____________in food markets to prevent the emergence of new diseases such as COVID-19. -- live wild mammals
 Some 200 dinosaur footprints from the Late Cretaceous period have been discovered in an area measuring less than 100 square meters in a village in East China's Fujian Province, which the local team of scientists has termed as  -- "dinosaur dance floor"
 Name the member of the silver medal-winning 1958 Asian Games Indian hockey team, who died on 13 April 2021? -- Balbir Singh Jr
 Which movie won in four categories of Best Film, Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Cinematography, Best Director (Chloe Zhao) in BAFTA 2021 awards? -- Nomadland
 Who has been appointed as the Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer of Hyderabad Cricket Association? -- Justice Deepak Varma (former Supreme Court Judge)
 Which is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional New Year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus? -- Gudhi Padwa
 Sajibu Nongma Pānba, also called Meetei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, is the lunar new year festival of the people who follow the religion of Sanamahism in the Indian state of - -- Manipur
  ___________ is the New Year day for the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana-observed on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra? -- Ugadi/Yugadi
 ___________marks the start of a New Year in Kerala and is the first day of the Malayalam calendar? -- Vishu
 Which festival marks the beginning of the Lunar Hindu New Year for Sindhi Hindus? -- Cheti Chand (Moon of Chaitra)
 What is the name of the New Year, observed by the Hindus of Kashmir on the first day (Pratipada Tithi) of Chaitra, Shukla Paksha? -- Navreh
 Which vaccine against Covid-19 developed by Russia, has been cleared for emergency use by the Drugs Controller General of India, the country’s drug regulator? -- Sputnik V
 Name the Pakistani human rights activist and former journalist, who won the Ramon Magsaysay award for his work on fostering India-Pakistan relations, passed away on 12 April 2021? -- Ibn Abdur Rehman
 Name the former judge of the Special CBI Court, who took oath as a Deputy Lok Ayukta of Uttar Pradesh on April 6, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Lok Ayukta Justice Sanjay Mishra? -- Surendra Kumar Yadav
 The ambitious Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) came to a close on 13th April 2021 with the release of two rhinos — an adult male and a female — in Assam’s Manas National Park transported from _________________about 185 km to the east. -- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
 India has recently agreed to institute a ‘Strategic Partnership on Water’ with which country? -- Netherlands
 The government of India is organising four-day mass vaccination festival ‘Tika Utsav’ from April 11 to 14, 2021 to fight against the surging COVID-19 cases. Name the birth anniversaries of two Indian activists that fall respectively on 11th April and 14th April? -- Jyotiba Phule,Baba Saheb Ambedkar
 The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India Centre of Excellence in Rowing in Srinagar on 11th April 2021. The training centre is situated in which lake? -- Dal Lake
 Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik have secured the Tokyo Olympics berths in the 57-kg and 62-kg categories, respectively in which sports? -- Wrestling
 The birth anniversary of __________ on 11th April is observed as National Safe Motherhood Day. -- Kasturba Gandhi
 Which Sanskrit learning app was launched recently in Bangladesh and China? -- “Little Guru”
 Which volcano on the north Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines erupted most recently in April 2021? -- La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent
 The Haryana government has approved allotment of 140 acres of land to e-commerce major __________for setting up its largest fulfilment centre in Asia, having a covered area of 3 million square feet in Patli Hajipur in Gurugram district's Manesar. -- Flipkart
 The 30th Session BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change hosted by India virtually on April 7-8, 2021. Name the countries in BASIC grouping? -- Brazil, South Africa, India & China
 Which Municipal Corporation has become India’s first municipal corporation to issue municipal green bonds? -- Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation
 Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of _____________passed away at 99 on 9th April 2021.  -- Queen Elizabeth ii
 On 5th April 2021, who has been appointed as the first woman Director General (DG) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)? -- Poonam Gupta
 Name the Iran’s underground nuclear facility that lost power on 11 April 2021 just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium faster, the latest incident to strike the site amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with world powers? -- Natanz
 Former banker _______________won Ecuador’s presidential election on April 11 after his socialist opponent Andres Arauz conceded. -- Guillermo Lasso
 Name the certification scheme launched by the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) for production of antibiotic residue free shrimp to enhance the consumer confidence, to meet international standards and to promote hassle free export? -- SHAPHARI
 Recently, a consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries was held on the theme ‘E9 initiative: Scaling up digital learning to accelerate progress towards SDG4’. E9 countries include-  -- Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan
 Which Navy ship of the USA carried out a freedom of navigation patrols in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Lakshadweep islands without consent? -- USS John Paul Jones
 Name the first Arab woman (from United Arab Emirates) selected to be trained as an astronaut under NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States? -- Nora al-Matrooshi
 India has banned export of which anti-viral drug amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country? -- Remdesivir
 Name the largest ancient city that was recently discovered in Egypt dating over 3000 years ago? -- Aten
 Name the Iranian freighter that was hit by Israel in the Red Sea in retaliation for past Iranian strikes on its vessels? -- MV Saviz
 The Central government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of __________________from India’s opium crop to boost the yield of alkaloids, used for medical purposes and exported to several countries. -- Concentrated Poppy Straw (CPS)
 Name the clay-court Grand Slam tournament 2021 which was delayed by a week (set to start on May 23, but first-round matches will now get underway on May 30) due to coronavirus pandemic? -- French Open
 Who were the emissaries for the release of Central Reserve police force (CRPF) personnel Rakeshwar Singh Manhas who was captured by Maoists? -- Dharamlal Saini (Social Worker) and Telam Boraiya (Tribal Community Leader)
 Certain variants of the coronavirus, for instance, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 — have been termed the __________ variant, respectively, because they have mutations associated with large spikes in these countries or reduce the efficacy of vaccines and are termed “variants of concern (VOC)”. -- “United Kingdom” and “South Africa”
 The ‘double mutant’ virus that scientists had flagged recently as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification as -  -- B.1.617
 India has contributed an additional $500,000 to which fund of the UN, taking the country's donation to the UN office set up to combat terrorism to over $1 million? -- UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism
 After the Samajwadi Party announced that it would celebrate 'Dalit Diwali' on Ambedkar Jayanti, the Uttar Pradesh BJP has declared that it would celebrate the occasion as the – -- 'Samrasta Diwas' ( Social Harmony Day)
 The Central government has set a payment default of Rs 10 lakh as the trigger for bankruptcy proceedings of small businesses under the new simplified scheme called – -- Pre-packs
 On 9th April 1965, a small contingent of CRPF defeated an invading Pakistani army, several time larger, at the Sardar Post located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. This Day is observed by the CRPF as  -- Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas)
 Which country has recently urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to speed up his country’s membership in the alliance and expects that it will end fighting with pro-Russia separatists? -- Ukraine
 Who will head the jury for JCB Prize for Literature 2021? -- Sara Rai
 Which former WWE wrestler from India has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021 during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place on 6th April 2021? -- Dilip Singh Rana, alias The Great Khali
  A local court in Varanasi on 8th April 2021 directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of which mosque, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, to find out whether it was a “superimposition, alteration or addition or if there is structural overlapping of any kind, with any other religious structure”? -- Gyanvapi Mosque
 On 7th April 2021, which spacecraft (orbiter) of NASA has completed 20 years and still working on Mars, that helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and study the planet's mysterious moons? -- Mars Odyssey
 Which laboratory in the USA has recently declared first results from the Muon g-2 experiment that shows fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way that is not predicted by scientists’ best theory, the Standard Model of particle physics? -- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
 Researchers from which institute of India have developed an advanced technique to precisely estimate the state of charge (SOC) in battery-powered electric vehicles? -- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
 Indian Railways completed the arch closure of the iconic Chenab Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir which is the world's highest railway bridge and is part of which rail link project? -- Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL)
 The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP), that is the next generation highly refined version of the presently used –  -- Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
 The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook has raised its Financial Year (FY) 2021 growth forecast for India to _________ from 11.5% estimated earlier in January 2021. -- 12.5%
 Recently, the Supreme Court told the government that interim appointments to the post of ___________cannot go on. -- CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Director
 S Ramann, the Chief Executive officer(CEO) of National e-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL), has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of – -- Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
 Name the Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven tool, launched by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde that will help in collecting relevant facts and laws related to cases, thereby easing the research process for Judges and speed up justice delivery? -- “Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court’s Efficiency (SUPACE)”
 Name the former Prime Minister of Sweden, who has been appointed as WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator)? -- Carl Bildt
 Which Chinese smartphone major has appointed Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador? -- Vivo
 The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has modified the guidelines pertaining to the transfer and posting of officials in the vigilance units of government organisations, restricting their tenure to ________years at one place. -- three
 Name the nuclear weapon developed by Russia that navigates the sea floor and can detonate along the coastline to flood the area with “radioactive tsunamis”? -- Poseidon 2M39 Torpedo
 Name the Tribal Health Collaborative launched on 7th April by the Union Health Ministry and the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry to enhance the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India by converging efforts of various Government agencies and organisations that is supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)? -- ‘Anamaya’
 The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit for Way and Means Advances (WMA) for the State Governments/UTs from Rs. 32,225 crore (fixed in February 2016) to Rs. 47,010 crore based on the recommendation of a committee headed by-  -- Shri Sudhir Shrivastava
 Which Index will be published annually by the Reserve Bank of India to measure the extent of financial inclusion in the country? -- “Financial Inclusion Index” (FI Index)
 Astronomers have found that Uranus is emitting X-rays (like other ringed planets Jupiter and Saturn) for the first time, using NASA’s observatory called – -- Chandra X-ray Observatory
 Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Dhoni's production house, Dhoni Entertainment Pvt Ltd, has announced a joint venture with Black White Orange Brands Pvt Ltd (BWO) to create a secret-agent animated universe. The first edition in this universe will be based on the cricketer himself called  -- 'Captain 7'
 On 8th April 2021, which two Union Ministries have decided to converge their various schemes to support Self-Help Group (SHG) entrepreneurs in food processing; that is specifically focussed on the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) scheme? -- Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) and Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
 India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of flexible slabstock polyol originating in or exported from which two countries, ranging between $101.8 and $235.02 per metric tonne, for a period of five years? -- Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) celebrated __________across India under POSHAN Abhiyaan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) or National Nutrition Mission from March 16-31, 2021. -- ‘Poshan Pakhwada’ (Nutrition Fortnight)
 In a step towards making Ladakh a carbon-neutral zone a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was signed among Union Territory Administration, Leh Hill Council and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI Ltd) to set up a 50 MW solar power project at __________in Leh district. -- Taru
 With the theme “Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone”, the World Health Day 2021 was observed on – -- 7th April
 On 7th April 2021, the FIFA has suspended which two countries’ football associations for third party interference? -- Pakistan, Chad
 Which port has overtaken state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to become the country’s largest container gateway by handling 5.65 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in FY21, posting a growth of 18 per cent compared to last year? -- Mundra Port
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7th April 2021 announced an increase in the maximum end of day balance for Payment Banks to – -- Rs 2 lakh
 India has contributed USD 300,000 to which UN body for gender equality and women empowerment for the year 2021? -- UN Women
 The World Bank (WB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved the loan for the 300 Million USD canal-based drinking water project in – -- Punjab
 A new flowering species, belonging to the genus ‘Argyreia’ has been found from south Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district which is close to the Western Ghats ecological zone and named after – -- Sharad Power (Argyreia sharadchandraji)
 Name the former Prime Minister of Vietnam who has been appointed as the country’s new president? -- Nguyen Xuan Phuc
 Who has been appointed as the head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit? -- Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala
 On 5th April 2021, who was appointed as Vietnam’s Prime Minister? -- Pham Minh Chinh
 The first farm-based solar power plant under the Prime Minister’s Kisan Urja Suraksha Evum Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme has come up in Bhaloji village of which state? -- Rajasthan
 Name the two contests started by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Ltd (TRIFED), for promoting and preserving their craft, culture, and lifestyle to improve their income? -- ‘Be the Brand Ambassador of Tribes India’ and‘Be A Friend of Tribes India’
 Russian scientists launched one of the world’s biggest underwater neutrino telescopes in the world’s deepest lake situated in Siberia called – -- Baikal-GVD (Gigaton Volume Detector)
 Name the 100 day drive launched by TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs that will evaluate 1500 villages in the country to activate Van Dhan Vikas Kendras?  -- “Sankalp se Siddhi” - Village and Digital Connect Drive
 A new book titled ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ is authored by – -- Nitin Gokhale
 Name the Dronacharya Awardee shooting coach who has given India some of its finest shooters, including guiding the likes of Olympic medallist Gagan Narang and Anjali Bhagwat; passed away recently? -- Sanjay Chakraverty
 The women’s cricket team of which country won its 22nd consecutive match and surpassed Ricky Ponting’s 2003 side to set a new ODI record? -- Australia
 The Maharashtra government has declared an area at ___________ in Western Ghats in Sindhudurg district as a biodiversity heritage site, following the discovery of a rare freshwater fish species- ‘Schistura Hiranyakeshi’. -- ‘Amboli
 Name the Indian sportsperson from Kerala who has won a gold medal in the 70-kg category at the South Asian Wushu Championship 2021, held in Nepal? -- Aniyan Midhun
 Who has been appointed as the new Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of the Government of India under the auspices of NITI Aayog? -- Dr Chintan Vaishnav
 According to the Union Environment Minister, India is not responsible for climate change as its contribution to historical carbon emission is only __________per cent whereas US accounts for 30 per cent, Europe 30 per cent and China accounts for nearly 20 per cent.  -- Three
 Name the private sector specialist appointed for the first time to head Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), responsible for the appointment of top management posts in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)? -- Mallika Srinivasan
 According to the Union Environment Minister, India has already reduced its emissions intensity by nearly ______ per cent and it is committed to cut it by ____ per cent by 2031. -- 26, 35
 Name the Japanese Nobel laureate, inventor of first efficient blue LED, who passes away recently? -- Isamu Akasaki
 Indian Railways has logged highest ever electrification of sections covering over six thousand route kilometer in a single year during__________. -- 2020-21
 Which countries have recently agreed in high-level security talks to work together to keep up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs? -- The United States, South Korea and Japan
 The Govt. of which state has launched lucky draw scheme to promote Covid vaccination in the state that will be conducted on the occasion of World Health Day on 7th April? -- Uttar Pradesh
 India topped the medal tally at 3rd Sheikh Hamdan bin Al Maktoum Dubai Para-Badminton International 2021 held in Dubai with how many medals, in which France and Malaysia came second and third respectively? -- 20 medals (4 gold, 6 silver and 10 bronze medals)
 From April 16 to 25, 2021 the upcoming Asian Weightlifting Championships to be held at -- Tashkent
 Which city will host the 2023 men's boxing World Championships? -- Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
 Name the first formal indigenous language and knowledge system school of Arunachal Pradesh launched at Rang Village, Seppa in East Kameng district? -- ‘Nyubu Nyvgam Yerko‘
 Following the recommendations of Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar (retd.) committee, the govt. has shut down Military Farms - supplying hygienic cow milk to troops -after 132 years; where was the first military farm raised on February 1, 1889?  -- Allahabad
 Russia's upper house of parliament, the_____________, has passed a bill enabling incumbent President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms starting 2024. -- Federation Council
 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras' startup GUVI has collaborated with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to upskill 10 lakh Indians in coding through a one-day free workshop called – -- 'AI-For-India 1.0'
 Which is the first hotel in world to achieve LEED Zero Carbon Certification? -- ITC Windsor