DAILY GK QUIZ: 25 - 30 APR 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 25 - 30 APR 2022

[Q] Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, released a commermorative coin and postage stamp to mark the 400th birth anniversary of the 9th Sikh Guru:

(a) Har Krishan

(b) Hargobind

(c) Tegh Bahadur

(d) Har Rai

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 17,18 APR 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ 17,18 APR 2022

[Q] Which company in India has manufactured its first flight of indigenous 19 seater-Dornier Do-228 Aircraft:

(a) Bharat Dynamics Limited

(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(c) Boeing India Private Limited

(d) Brahmos Aerospace Private Limited

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ : 19 - 24 APR 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ : 19 - 24 APR 2022

[Q] Which company became India’s first fintech led NBFC factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors (Reserve Bank) Regulations 2022:

(a) Opel Finance

(b) Bajaj Finance

(c) 121 Finance

(d) M & M Finance

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY CA :23 APR

 

DAILY CA :23 APR

 

1.       JOHN F. KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD 2022

·         The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, for the first time ever, awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022 to five individuals including Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskyy

·         United States (US) Representative Liz Cheney, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona Representative Russell “Rusty” Bowers, and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss are given award for their courage to protect and defend democracy.

·         The award was created by the family of the late president John Fitzgerald Kennedy to honour public figures who risk their careers by embracing unpopular positions for the greater good, and is named after Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, ”Profiles in Courage.”      

 

 

2.       INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY 2022 – 22 APRIL

·         The United Nations(UN)’s International Mother Earth Day (also known as World Earth Day) is annually observed across the globe on 22nd April to honour the Earth and the concept of peace.

·         The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet”. 

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DAILY GK 21,22 APRIL

 

DAILY GK 21,22  APRIL

1.       PARDHAN  MANTRI GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS

·         The Central Government extended Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Package (PMGKP) for a further period of 180 days w.e.f. April 19, 2022.

·         Launched on March 30, 2020, it provides comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 Lakh to 22.12 lakh health care providers including community health workers and private health workers who have been in direct contact of COVID-19 patients and are at risk of being impacted by this.

 

2.       INDIA TO GET WORLD’S HIGHEST TUNNEL AT SHINKU LA PASS

·         India is set to have the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, connecting Himachal Pradesh to the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.

·         The tunnel is set to be built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at an altitude of 16,580 feet above sea level. 

·         The tunnel is expected to be operational for vehicles by 2025.

·         As of now, the highest tunnels are located in China and Peru, both not exceeding 16000 feet above sea level.

 

3.       IMF CUTS INDIA’S FY23 GROWTH FORECAST TO 8.2% FROM 9%

·         In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered India’s growth forecast to 8.2% for the current financial year 2022–23 (FY23), down from a previous estimate of 9% in January 2022.

·         India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to drop to 6.9% in 2023-24 (FY24) from 7.1%(Predicted by IMF in January 2022).

·         It also predicted that India’s current account deficit in FY23 will be 3.1%, compared with 1.5% expected for FY22.

·         The IMF’s projection of India’s retail inflation is now at 6.1%, higher than the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) forecast of 5.7%.

·         The World Bank had previously lowered India’s GDP forecast for FY23 to 8%.

·         Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed India’s GDP forecast to 7.2% for FY23. 

·         The Indian economy is expected to increase between 8% – 8.5 % in 2022-23, according to the Ministry of Finance.

 

4.       RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK REGISTERS NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM ‘HELLO’

·         The Central Bank of the Russian Federation, also known as the Bank of Russia, has included a new payment system, “Hello”, into the national register of credit institutions.

·         Hello is a set of payment services and institutions that enable money transfer transactions. 

 

5.       PATRICK ACHI REAPPOINTED AS THE PM OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE 

·         Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire, reappointed Patrick Achi as the new Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire. 

·         Ivory Coast, also officially known as Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a country on the southwest coast of Africa.

·         De jure Capital – Yamoussoukro

 

6.       IAF TEST FIRES BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC MISSILE FROM SU30-MKI FIGHTER JET

·         The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30 MkI (Su30-MkI) aircraft on the Eastern seaboard, demonstrating its operational preparedness.

·         The Government of India decided in 2016 to integrate the Brahmos’ air-launched variant onto approximately 40 Sukhoi fighter jets.

·         BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, manufactures supersonic cruise missiles that can be fired from submarines, ships, planes, or land platforms.

·         The advanced version of the missile’s range has been increased to around 350 km from the initial 290 km.

 

7.       TELANGANA TO GET WORLD’S LARGEST ELECTRIC 3-WHEELER MAKING PLANT

·         Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in California, United States of America(USA), has announced its intention to establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing facility in Telangana.

·         At present, Biliti operates through a manufacturing partnership with Hyderabad based Gayam Motor Works(GMW) for manufacturing 3 wheelers

8.       WISDEN’S ‘CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR’

·         India captain Rohit Sharma and Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah along with New Zealand batter Devon Conway, England pacer Ollie Robinson and South African (Proteas) women star Dane van Niekerk have been named as the five players in Wisden’s ‘Cricketers of the Year’ in the 2022 edition of the Almanack. 

·         Besides, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has earned the title of leading T20 cricketer in the world.

·         Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack2022 , is a cricket reference book published in the United Kingdom.

·         England’s Joe Root has been named as leading cricketer in the world for his exceptional 2021-2022 season.

·         South Africa’s Lizelle Lee is named as the Leading Woman Cricketer in the World, after scoring more runs in 11 ODIs (632runs) at a higher average (90) than any other player.

 

9.       6TH ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP AWARD 2022

·         Indian-American Defence Expert, VivekLall, Chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, has been selected for the ‘Global Leader in Defence and Aviation Sector’ category of the 6th Entrepreneur Leadership Awards 2022 by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). 

·         IACC, established in 1968, is the apex bi-lateral Chamber synergising India-United States(US) economic engagement. 

 

10.    PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO THE GOI

·         Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood (AK Sood) is appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India(GoI) for a period of 3 years

·         Cabinet Secretariat established the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor(PSA) to the GoI in November 1999. 

·         The office of PSA coordinates with several Ministries and advises the government on science and technology policies and interventions that are of strategic socio-economic importance.

 

11.    RUSSIA TESTS WORLD’S ‘MOST POWERFUL’ NUCLEAR-CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILE

·         Russia had test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile namely ‘RS-28 Sarmat’ from Plesetsk in northwest Russia and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula, nearly 6,000 km (3,700 miles) away.

·         It is also called ‘Satan 2’.

·         It is the most powerful missile with the longest range of destruction of targets in the world.

·         Sarmat is a three-stage, liquid-fueled missile with a range of 18,000 km and a launch weight of 208.1 metric tons, to be exact.

 

12.    NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICES DAY 2022 – APRIL 21

·         The National Civil Services Day is annually observed across India on 21st April to celebrate the Civil Servants who serve the nation in different terrains and across different sectors. 

·         The theme of Civil Services Day 2022 is “Vision India@2047 – Bringing Citizens and Government closer”.

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DAILY GK 19,20 APRIL

 

DAILY GK 19,20 APRIL

1.       NEXO LAUNCHES WORLD’S 1ST CRYPTO-BACKED PAYMENT CARD

·         A partnership of London (United Kingdom)-based Nexo with Mastercard, and DiPocket launched the world’s first crypto-backed payment card namely ‘Nexo Card’ in selected European countries.

·         The card is linked to a Nexo-provided, crypto-backed credit line and can be used at 92 million merchants worldwide where Mastercard is accepted.

·         It allows investors to spend up to 90% of the fiat value of their crypto assets.

 

2.       PM'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

·         UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik), a flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has been chosen for the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 in the category “Innovation (General) – Central”.

·          UdeDeshkaAamNaagrik – Let the Common Citizens of The Country Fly.

·         The Government of India established this award in 2006 to honour, recognise, and reward remarkable and innovative work done by Districts and Organizations of State/Government. 

·         The UDAN scheme, which was launched in 2016, intends to meet the expectations of the common man by enhancing aviation infrastructure and air connectivity in tier II and III cities, as per the vision of UdeDeshkaAamNagrik.

·         It is to be noted that the tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation that featured the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (UdeDeshKaAamNagrik) as its central theme, was named as the best central ministry tableau for Republic Day 2022.\

 

3.       ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN GETS 1 YEAR EXTENSION

·         The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) has approved the extension of service to Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission(AEC), for a period of 1 year beyond 3rd May 2022, i.e., upto 3rd May 2023. 

·         AEC was first established in August 1948 in the Department of Scientific Research.

·         The Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Atomic Energy is ex-officio Chairman of the Commission.

·         Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

4.       TENNIS:  ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS 2022

·         StefanosTsitsipas, a Greek professional tennis player, has won the Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2022, held at Monte Carlo, Monaco

·         He defeated Alejandro DavidovichFokina of Spain

·         Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. 

 

5.       FIH JUNIOR WOMEN’S HOCKEY WORLD CUP 2021

·         The Netherlands has won International Hockey Federation (FIH – FédérationInternationale de Hockey) Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2021, held in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

·         Netherland won the title defeating Germany for 3 -1

·         England defeated India and won the bronze

 

6.       WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY 2022 – APRIL 17 

·         World Hemophilia Day is annually observed across the globe on 17th April to create awareness about Hemophilia, a rare disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot since it does not have enough blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors).

·         The theme of World Hemophilia Day 2022 is “Access for All: Partnership. Policy.Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy”.

 

7.        ‘SMART CITIES, SMART URBANIZATION’ CONFERENCE STARTED IN SURAT, GUJARAT

·         The 3-day “Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization” conference has a grand opening event at the Surat International Exhibition & Convention Centre (SIECC), Surat, Gujarat. 

·         Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs took part in the events as the chief guest. 

 

8.       RBI IMPOSES RS 17.63 LAKH PENALTY ON MANAPPURAM FINANCE

·         The 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)

·         The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

 

9.       INDIA’S RETAIL INFLATION SPIKES TO 6.95% IN MARCH 2022

·          The National Statistical Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released two key economic statistics, that revealed Retail inflation in India, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 6.95% in March 2022.

·         Manufacturing output of India, measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP), witnessed a growth of 1.7% in February 2022.

·         Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and fuel prices, increased to a 10-month high of 6.29% in March 2022, up from 5.96% in February 2022.

·         The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which measures wholesale price-based inflation, reached a four-month high of 14.55% in March 2022.

·         CPI measures price fluctuations from the standpoint of a retail customer.

·         IIP keeps track of manufacturing activities across the economy.

·         WPI tracks wholesale inflation, which is inflation at the producer level.

 

10.    HURUN GLOBAL HEALTHCARE RICH LIST 2022

·         Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India(SII) 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%).

·         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

 

11.    29TH CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

·         Government of India has appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant (Lt) General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande as 29th Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

·         He will succeed General Manoj Mukund Naravane on May 1, 2022.

·         The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Pande will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the COAS.

·         The tenure of Chief of Army Staff is 62 years of age or three years whichever is earlier.

·         With the appointment of Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as Indian Army Chief, all three service chiefs of the Indian defence forces will be from the 61st batch of the National Defense Academy (NDA)

·          Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is still vacant due to the untimely demise of the country’s first CDS Gen BipinRawat in a chopper crash in December 2021.

 

12.    WORLD LIVER DAY 2022 – 19TH APRIL 

·         World Liver Day is annually observed across the globe on 19th April to create awareness about various liver-related diseases and conditions and the importance of the liver which plays a vital role in the human digestive system.

·         According to the World Health Organisation(WHO) report (2018), Liver diseases are the 10th most common cause of death among Indians. 

 

13.    WORLD PARKINSON’S DAY 2022 – APRIL 11

·         World Parkinson’s Day is annually observed across the globe on 11th April to create awareness about Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominately dopamine-producing (“dopaminergic”) neurons in the substantianigra,a critical brain region. 

·         Symbol: The Parkinson Tulip, the red tulip, with a fringe of white is the official symbol of Parkinson’s disease.

·         Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.The symptoms of PD, mainly result from low or falling levels of dopamine, neurotransmitters.

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