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1 .

The 'Vivad Se Vishwas' is launched by which ministry?

A)

Ministry of Education

B)

Ministry of Finance

C)

Ministry of Agriculture

D)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Correct Answer : Ministry of Finance

The 'Vivad Se Vishwas' is launched by the Ministry of Finance.

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2 .

‘Mt Annapurna’, which was making news recently, is located in which country?

A)

Nepal

B)

China

C)

India

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Nepal

The Annapurna Mountain Range in the Himalayas is located in north-central Nepal. It is the tenth highest mountain peak in the world, which includes a peak over 8000 metres.

Recently, Priyanka Mohite from Satara in Maharashtra became the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna. She had earlier summitted several peaks including Mt Everest.

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3 .

Which financial services company has launched the ‘ConQR’- QR code embedded credit card, along with BOB Financial?

A)

VISA

B)

Rupay

C)

Maestro

D)

Mastercard

Correct Answer : Mastercard

BOB Financial, the credit card arm of Bank of Baroda and Mastercard have jointly launched small business-focussed QR code embedded credit card.

Named ‘ConQR’, it enables cardholders/ SMEs to accept cashless payments using their cards. Small businesses can use QR to make payments as well as receive payments with affordable and simple process.

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4 .

Name the Indian bureaucrat who has recently been appointed as the external auditor of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)?

A)

GC Murmu

B)

Manoj Sinha

C)

Rajiv Mehrishi

D)

K. K. Venugopal

Correct Answer : GC Murmu

The India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) GC Murmu has been chosen as the external auditor of the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

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5 .

India won 11 medals at the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships including 8 golds and 3 bronze. The event was held in which country?

A)

Italy

B)

Russia

C)

Poland

D)

Germany

Correct Answer : Poland

The India has won 11 medals at the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships including 8 golds and 3 bronze. The 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships was held in Kielce, Poland.

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6 .

Which country ranked last in the Global Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021?

A)

Zambia

B)

Zimbabwe

C)

Botswana

D)

South Africa

Correct Answer : Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe (115) is the last ranked country in the Global Energy Transition Index.

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7 .

Which state has released the 1st installment of Rs.672 crores under Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme?

A)

Karnataka

B)

Kerala

C)

Karnataka

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has released the first installment worth Rs 672 crores under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme for the year 2021-22.

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8 .

The World Day For Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL) is marked annually on which date?

A)

24 April

B)

25 April

C)

26 April

D)

27 April

Correct Answer : 24 April

The World Day For Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL); also known as World Lab Animal Day or World Day for Laboratory Animals, is observed every year on 24 April.

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9 .

The Leaders' Summit on Climate in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The COP26 is scheduled to be held in which city?

A)

Glasglow

B)

Katowice

C)

Madrid

D)

Paris

Correct Answer : Glasglow

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will take place in November 2021 in Glasglow.

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10 .

When will the voting for the two remaining phases conducted in West Bengal?

A)

24 and 26 April 2021

B)

25 and 27 April 2021

C)

26 and 29 April 2021

D)

27 and 230 April 2021

Correct Answer : 26 and 29 April 2021

The West Bengal conducted its sixth phase of polls on 22 April 2021 and the voting for the remaining two phases will be conducted on 26 and 29 April 2021.

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