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1 .

Defence Acquisition Procedure _______ amended to promote Make in India.

2019

2020

2021

2022

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 2020

To promote Make in India initiative in defence the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).

Import of defence equipment has to be undertaken with specific approval of DAC/Raksha Mantri.

The defence ministry also cut the waiting time for projects under the iDEX framework.

The timelines in the Make-II procedure will be reduced to 101-109 weeks from 122-180 weeks..

Source : PIB

Published On : April 27, 2022

2 .

When will the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 be held in Haryana?

1st June 2022

2nd June 2022

3rd June 2022

4th June 2022

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 4th June 2022

* Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur have announced the official dates (from 4th June 2022 to 13th June 2022) of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in a virtual interaction with Haryana Chief Minister "Manohar Lal".

* The mascot and logo of the Khelo India Youth Games will be launched on the 8th of May in Panchkula, Haryana.

* The games will be held in Shahbad, Ambala, Chandigarh and Delhi apart from Panchkula.

Source : News On Air

Published On : April 27, 2022

3 .

Which country has become the first one to suspend the Covid-19 vaccination programme?

Japan

Denmark

Poland

Sweden

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Denmark

Denmark has become the first country in the world to suspend the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Danish Health Authority said that the epidemic has been brought under control and that the country was in a "good position". Denmark's health officials stated that the invitations for vaccinations would no longer be issued after May 15th.

Published On : April 27, 2022

4 .

How much discount will LIC policyholders get in LIC IPO?

Rs 20

Rs 40

Rs 60

Rs 80

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rs 60

The mega LIC IPO Price Band has been fixed at Rs 902-949 per share with Rs 60 discount per share for policyholders and a Rs 40 discount per share for retail investors and employees. LIC is looking to raise close to Rs 21000 crore at the upper end of the price band.

Published On : April 27, 2022

5 .

The first known human case of H3N8 bird flu has been reported in which country?

China

Japan

India

South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (A) - China

China has reported the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu in a 4-year-old boy living in the Central Henan province of China. The Chinese health authorities have, however, said that there is a low risk of widespread transmission among the people.

Published On : April 27, 2022

6 .

Who has won the Menorca Open chess tournament 2022?

Magnus Carlsen

Alireza Firouzja

D Gukesh

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Correct Answer : Option (C) - D Gukesh

Teenage Indian Grandmaster "D Gukesh" won the Menorca Open chess tournament, his second title win in as many weeks, on Sunday(24th April 2022).

Indian players dominated, taking seven spots in the top 10 with Aryan Chopra finishing runner-up.

The 15-year old GM scored six points from seven rounds to clinch first place and earned 1,600 Euros as prize money. Gukesh defeated fellow Indian B Adhiban in the seventh and final round to cap an impressive performance during which he remained undefeated.

Gukesh also gained 13.4 ELO points and climbed into the top 80 of the world rankings.

India's Aryan Chopra finished second with 5.5 points while Armenia's Shant Sargsyan took the third place. Haik M Matrirosyan (Armenia) bagged the fourth spot with the same number of points but due to an inferior tie-break score.

Source : India TV News

Published On : April 26, 2022

7 .

Who becomes the only country among top 10 steel growth in Jan-Mar' 2022?

Pakistan

India

Israel

Germany

Correct Answer : Option (B) - India

Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh congratulated Indian steel industry for sterling performance at a global level and encouraged them to sustain this level of performance in the year 2022.

"Such momentum of production will help India reach the targeted level of 500 million tonne production capacity in the next 25 years of Amritkaal," he added.

As per the data released by World Steel Association (WSA) on 22nd April 2022, India is the only country among top 10 steel producing nations of the world, which has registered growth in steel production in January to March 2022 period, as compared to corresponding period last year.

India has produced 31.9 million tonne of steel in the period with a growth of 5.9 per cent. In March 2022, with a production of 10.9 million tonnes of steel in India, the growth rate is 4.4 per cent. Brazil is the only other country among top 10 nations which has registered growth in the month of March.

Steel Minister held separate meetings with public sector and private sector steel companies earlier this week and reviewed their capital expenditure, production targets and future plans. He exhorted them to keep in mind the carbon neutral commitment of India by 2070, hydrogen mission and clean and green steel while making strategic plans for the future.

Representatives of steel industry thanked the leadership and officials of Steel Ministry for the continuous guidance and support that they have been getting..

Source : Business World

Published On : April 26, 2022

8 .

Who is Reconstituted its Advisory Committee on Market Data?

RBI

NSDL

SEBI

IRDA

Correct Answer : Option (C) - SEBI

* SEBI has restructured the advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy.

* The committee is headed by M S Sahoo (Professor at National Law University, Delhi and former chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)).

* The panel will now have 21 members.

* Nithin Kamath; Ranjit Pawar; Sreekanth Nadella; Suhas Tuljapurkar are also included in the committee.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : April 26, 2022

9 .

Who among the following overtook Warren Buffet to become the fifth richest person in the world in April 26th 2022?

Gautam Adani

Mukesh Ambani

Larry Ellison

Michael Bloomberg

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Gautam Adani

* Adani, 59, achieved the feat by overtaking legendary investor Warren Buffett

* Adani's estimated USD 123.7 billion net worth makes him the richest person in India

* He wealthier than Mukesh Ambani who is the chairman of Reliance Industries

Gautam Adani, the chairperson of Adani Group, has become the fifth-richest person in the world, according to Forbes data. Adani, 59, achieved the feat by overtaking legendary investor Warren Buffett.

Adani's net worth surged to USD 123.7 billion as of Friday's market close while Warren Buffett's (91) net worth stood at USD 121.7 billion.

Adani's estimated USD 123.7 billion net worth makes him the richest person in India, USD 19 billion wealthier than the country's number 2, Mukesh Ambani who is the chairman of Reliance Industries. His net worth is estimated to be USD 104.7 billion, according to Forbes.

Adani surpassed Buffett as shares of the famed investor's Berkshire Hathaway dropped by 2 per cent on Friday amid a broad drop in the US stock market.

There are now only four people on the planet richer than Adani, according to Forbes' real-time billionaire tracker. The four persons who are richer than Adani include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (worth an estimated USD 130.2 billion), French luxury goods king Bernard Arnault (USD 167.9 billion), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (USD 170.2 billion) and Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk (USD 269.7 billion).

Source : India TV News

Published On : April 26, 2022

10 .

When is LIC IPO likely to open?

April 29th, 2022

May 1st, 2022

May 3rd, 2022

May 4th, 2022

Correct Answer : Option (D) - May 4th, 2022

The much-awaited initial public offering, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC IPO) is likely to open on May 4th and close on May 9th, 2022. The development comes after market regulator, Sebi, gave its approval to the updated draft red herring prospectus, which lists a 3.5 percent stake sale instead of 5 percent as mentioned in the previous draft papers.

Published On : April 26, 2022