General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

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

Pakistan

India

Israel

Germany

Correct Answer : 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

2 .

Who is Reconstituted its Advisory Committee on Market Data?

RBI

NSDL

SEBI

IRDA

Correct Answer : 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

3 .

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 : 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

4 .

When is LIC IPO likely to open?

April 29th, 2022

May 1st, 2022

May 3rd, 2022

May 4th, 2022

Correct Answer : 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

5 .

Which country participation as Guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022, which will take place from April 21 to April 24, 2022?

India

China

Germany

Pakistan

Correct Answer : India

As announced in the Prime Minister "Shri Narendra Modi" – President Emmanuel Macron Joint Statement released in 2018 during the French President’s visit to New Delhi, India has been designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022, which will take place from April 21 to April 24, 2022.

On April 21, 2022, the Paris Book Festival was launched. On the same day, the India Pavilion at the Paris Book Festival

The National Institute of Design (NID) developed the India Pavilion, which comprises over 15 digital and physical exhibitions showing over 400 books published in various Indian languages, representing the work of 65 Indian publishers.

Source : PIB

Published On : April 26, 2022

6 .

Who has released 2 books "The Magic of Mangalajodi" and "The Sikh History of East India"?

Narendra Modi

Arvind Kejriwal

Naveen Patnaik

Dharmendra Pradhan

Correct Answer : Naveen Patnaik

Chief Minister of Odisha, "Naveen Patnaik" released 2 books, a coffee table book titled “The Magic of Mangalajodi” by Avinash Khemka; and a compilation of the Sikh history of eastern India titled “Sikh History of Eastern India” by Abinash Mohapatra. The coffee table book “The Magic of Mangalajodi” provides a bird’s eye view of Mangalajodi in Chilika lake through various images and descriptions.

Sikh History of Eastern India is a result of the meticulous research work on Sikh history and philosophy by Abinash Mohapatra. This is a compilation of 8 books authored by Abinash Mohapatra, which includes a Sikh history of Bihar, Assam, Bangladesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Published On : April 26, 2022

7 .

How many billion dollars will Elon Musk buy Twitter in 2022?

35 billion dollars

44 billion dollars

51 billion dollars

60 billion dollars

Correct Answer : 44 billion dollars

* Twitter's board has accepted an offer to sell its social media company to the world’s richest man Elon Musk for 44 billion dollars.

* Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive 54.20 dollars in cash for each share of Twitter stock they own.

* The acquisition deal goes through regulatory and other approvals then the social media giant will be taken private.

* Earlier, Musk had acquired a 9.2% stake in Twitter.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : April 26, 2022

8 .

Who gets John F. Kennedy award for defending democracy in 2022?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Vladimir Putin

Yulia Tymoshenko

Aleksandr Lukashenko

Correct Answer : Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President "Volodymyr Zelenskyy" is among five people named on Thursday(19 Apr 2022) as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Zelenskyy was chosen because of the way he has "marshaled the spirit, patriotism and untiring sacrifice of the Ukrainian people in a life-or-death fight for their country," as Russia pours in troops and assaults cities and towns, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said.

The foundation said four US officials were chosen for standing up for free and fair elections, as the system is challenged in ways it has never been before.

They are : Republican US Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Fulton County, Georgia, elections worker Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.

Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the awards on May 22 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The award was created by the family of the late president 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.".

Source : Economic Times

Published On : April 25, 2022

9 .

Who his selected for Commonwealth Points of Light Award?

Mani Chandra

Suman Shetty

Kishore Kumar Das

Mohammed Sharief

Correct Answer : Kishore Kumar Das

Kishore Kumar Das(Bangladesh) has been chosen for the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalised backgrounds.

Kishore Das setup education charity named "Bidyanando" in 2013 with just 22 students. It now runs five primary schools which provide free education as well as academic coaching sessions and scholarship programmes to help children continue into higher education.

He also started a meal programme named Ek takay aahar (Meal for one Taka) which has provided more than 10,000 nutritious meals for vulnerable people (particularly children, homeless).

Source : News On Air

Published On : April 25, 2022

10 .

Who has equaled Rohit Sharma's record for most centuries by an Indian player in T20 cricket?

KL Rahul

Rishabh Pant

Virat Kohli

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

KL Rahul equalled Rohit Sharma's record of scoring the most centuries by an Indian cricketer in the T20 cricket on April 25, 2022 during the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. The Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) Skipper smashed 103 runs not out to guide his team to a total of 168. The Lucknow Super Giants won the match comfortably by 18 runs.