Monthly Current Affairs

April 2021
National News
Q) India signed an agreement with which country for cooperation in its first
manned space mission Gaganyaan?
भारत ने अपने पहले मानव अंतररक्ष ममशन गगनयान में सहयोग के मलए मकस दे श के
साथ एक समझौता मकया ?

Ans:- France

It will enable Indian flight physicians to train at French facilities. Equipment

developed by French space agency CNES, tested and still operating aboard the
International Space Station (ISS) will be made available to Indian crews.
Q) Where has the Community Service Center been established to make the
data available from India's first solar space mission?
भारत के पहले सौर अंतररक्ष ममशन से प्राप्त होने वाले आं कड़ो को सुलभ बनाने हे तु
कम्युमनटी समविस सेंटर की स्थापना कहााँ की गई ?

Ans:- Haldwani, Uttarakhand

Name - Aditya L-1 Support Cell

◆ It is a joint effort of ISRO and ARIES.
ARIES - Arybhata Research Institute for Observational Sciences

Aditya-L1 is an Indian space mission (to be launched next year), which will study the Sun
and the area between the Earth and the Sun.
आमदत्य-एल 1 एक भारतीय अंतररक्ष ममशन है ,जो सूयि तथा पृथ्वी और सूयि के बीच के क्षेत्र का
अध्ययन करे गा ।
Q) Who has become the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
भारत के नए मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त कौन बने है ?

Ans:- Sushil Chandra

●Sushil Chandra will become the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India
and will replace Sunil Arora.

सुशील चंद्र भारत के 24वे मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त बनेंगे और सुनील अरोड़ा की जगह लेंगे।
Q) How many years did RBI limit the tenure of MD, CEO and whole-time
director (WTD) of private sector banks?
RBI ने बैंकों के MD, CEO के कायिकाल को मकतने वर्ि तक सीममत मकया ?

Ans:- 15 year
Upper age limit for these posts to be 70 years
Thereafter, the individual will be eligible for re-appointment as MD and CEO
or WTD in the same bank, if considered necessary and desirable by the board,
after a minimum gap of three years

RBI - 1 April 1935

HQ - Mumbai
Governor - Shaktikanta Das
Q) Which zone of Indian Railways has become the first zone in the country
to be completely electrified?
भारतीय रे लवे का कौन सा जोन पूर्ि रूप से मवद् युत मवकृत होने वाला दे श का पहला जोन बन गया है ?

Ans:-West-Central Railway Zone (पमिम - मध्य रे लवे जोन)

HQ - Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

The zonal railway now has 3012 Route Km electrified network.

Indian Railways has set a target of complete electrification by 2024.

Indian Railways has set a target of 2030 to fully transform itself into the
Green Railway.
Q) Who became the first Indian woman to conquer Mount Annapurna?
माउं ट अन्नपूर्ाि को फतह करने वाली पहली भारतीय ममहला कौन बनी?

Ans:- Priyanka Mohite

●Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest peak (8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea
level)
Q) By which name is the railway department running a train for the transport of liquid
medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders?
तरल मचमकत्सा ऑक्सीजन और ऑक्सीजन मसलेंडर के पररवहन के मलए रे लवे मवभाग मकस नाम से टर े न
चला रहा है ?

Ans:- Oxygen Express

●The first Oxygen Express left Mumbai for Visakhapatnam.

पहली ऑक्सीजन एक्सप्रेस मुंबई क्षेत्र से मवशाखापट्टनम के मलए रवाना हुई।
Q) Recently who chaired the first meeting of the National Startup Advisory Council?
हाल ही में मकसने राष्ट्रीय स्टाटि अप सलाहकार पररर्द की पहली बैठक की अध्यक्षता की है ?

Ans:- Piyush Goyal

Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public
Distribution

•Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had constituted the
National Startup Advisory Council

•For nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable economic growth
and generate large scale employment opportunities.
Q) Ministry of Agriculture has entered into an agreement with which company to
increase the income of farmers?
मकसानों की आय बढ़ाने के मलए कृमर् मंत्रालय ने मकसके साथ समझौता मकया है ?

Ans:- Microsoft

● Ministry of Agriculture has tied up for a pilot project in 100 villages in 6 states to boost
farmers' income through the reduction in input cost and better post-harvest management.
कृमर् मंत्रालय ने 6 राज्यो के 100 गां वों में एक पायलट प्रोजेक्ट के मलए समझौता मकया है ।

Microsoft has entered into this MoU along with its associate Crop Data Technologies.

6 states - Uttar Pradesh , Madhya pradesh, Gujarat, Hariyana, Rajasthan , Andhra Pradesh
Q) Who launched the National Digital repository ‘Poshan Gyan' based on health and
nutrition?
मकसने स्वास्थ्य एवं पोर्र् पर आधाररत राष्ट्रीय मडमजटल कोर् 'पोर्र् ज्ञान' की शुरूआत की ?

Ans:- NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog launched it in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre
for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University
Q) Recently who launched an electronic market place 'e-Santa' for water farmers?
हाल ही में मकसने जल कृर्कों के मलए एक इलेक्टरॉमनक माकेटप्लेस 'ई-सां ता' की शुरुआत की ?

Ans:- Piyush Goyal

E-SANTA - Electronic Solution for Augmenting NACSA Farmers Trade in Aquaculture.

◆ This platform will help connect water farmers with buyers .

This will help the farmers to get a fair price and it will help up the exporters to buy quality
products directly from the farmers.

It is expected to revolutionize traditional aquafarming by providing cashless,

contactless and paperless electronic trade platform between farmers and exporters.
National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA) is an extension arm of Marine
Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce &
Industry.
Q) Which Union Minister has recently launched the world's first microsensor-based
Explosive Trace Detector called 'Nanosniffer'?
मकस केंद्रीय मंत्री ने हाल ही में 'नैनोस्नीफर' नामक दु मनया का पहला माइक्रोसेंसर आधाररत
मवस्फोटक प्रेस मडटे क्टर लॉन्च मकया है ?

Ans:- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

The Nanosniffer has been developed by NanoSniff Technologies which is an IIT Bombay
incubated startup.

ETD - NanoSniffer can detect explosives in less than 10 seconds and it also identifies and
categorizes explosives into different classes.
Q) 'Anamaya'- A tribal Health Collaborative has been launched by which Union Minister ?
'अनामय' जनजातीय स्वास्थ्य सहयोग हाल ही में मकसने लां च मकया है ?

Ans:- Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Arjun Munda,
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs

●This initiative is supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(BMGF)
It will converge efforts of various Government agencies and organisations to enhance the
health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
Q) Which Ministry has started the 'National Driving License Register'?
' राष्ट्रीय डराइमवंग लाइसेंस रमजस्टर' की शुरुआत मकस मंत्रालय ने की है ?

Ans:- Road & Transport Ministry (Nitin Gadkari)

●Purpose - With this, it wants all changes in DLs to be done electronically to prevent
duplication or misuse; will also help in updating and accessing the data on a real-time basis
anywhere in the country

उद्दे श्य - डु प्लीकेट डराइमवंग लाइसेंस को समाप्त करना

Q ) Modern 'chaff technology' has been developed by which organization?
आधुमनक 'चैफ प्रोद्योमगकी' का मवकास मकसके द्वारा मकया गया ?

Ans:- DRDO

The advanced chaff technology is used worldwide to protect naval ships from enemy’s
radar and Radio Frequency (RF) missile seekers. chaff material deployed in the air acts as
decoy to deflect enemy’s missiles.

Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has developed three variants of this
critical technology: Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR)
and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR)

उद्दे श्य - नौसैमनक तोंपो को ममसाइल हमले से बचाने के मलए

Q) Which IIT institute launched the watch for the blind to know the time?
मकस आईआईटी संस्था ने नेत्रहीनों को समय जानने के मलए घड़ी लां च की ?

Ans:- IIT Kanpur

It is a haptic watch with a tactile interface that makes it easy for visually impaired people to
read the time easily

◆ World Braille Day - 4 January

Q) Government of India has announced the grant of scholarship to students of which
country under the 'Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme'?
भारत सरकार ने 'मुक्तक्तजोद्धा छात्रवृमि योजना' के तहत मकस दे श के छात्रों को छात्रवृमि दे ने की
घोर्र्ा की है ?

Ans:- Bangladesh
●In new scheme, scholarship will be given to 2000 students. These will be students whose
ancestors have contributed to the Bangladesh liberation struggle.
इसमें 2000 छात्रों को छात्रवृमि दी जाएगी । ये वे छात्र होंगे ,मजनके पूविजों ने बां ग्लादे श मुक्तक्त संग्राम में
योगदान मदया है ।

The new scheme aims to benefit 10,000 students from Bangladesh over a period of five
years.
● 20,000 Taka in Higher Secondary and 50,000 Taka Scholarships will be given in
Graduation.
Bangladesh was liberated in 1971.
Initially the scheme was launched in 2017
Q) With the help of India, which country has built the new building of the Magistrate
Court?
भारत की सहायता से मकस दे श ने ममजस्टर े ट न्यायालय का नया भवन बनाया?

Ans:- Seychelles

●Recently Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated a range of Indian projects
in Seychelles during a high-level virtual event with the President of Seychelles Wavel
Ramkalawan.
Q) 'Vajra Prahar' joint military exercise has started between which two countries army?
'वज्र प्रहार' संयुक्त सैन्य अभ्यास मकन दो दे शों की सेना के बीच शुरू हुआ है ?

Ans:- India & America

●Event - in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh

◆In 2021, the 11th edition of the Vajra Prahar practice was held.
Q) India recently organized a practice called 'Khanjar' with
which country?
भारत ने हाल ही में किस दे श िे साथ 'खंजर' नामि अभ्यास िा
आयोजन किया ?

Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

●The practice took place in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek.

Edition - 8th
Q) Varuna Naval Exercise to be held between India and which countries?
'वरुर् नौसेना अभ्यास ' भारत और मकन दे शो के बीच आयोमजत मकया जाएगा ?

Ans:- France & UAE (UAE did not participate)

19th edition

From April 25 to 27, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and Indian Navy conducted
“Varuna 2021” joint naval exercise in the western Arabian Sea region of the Indian Ocean.

The practice has been going on since 1993 between India and France.
भारत और फ्ां स के बीच 1993 से यह अभ्यास चल रहा है ।
Q) Which country's navy patrolled the Indian maritime area without India's permission?
मकस दे श की नौसेना ने भारत की इजाजत के बगैर भारतीय समुद्री क्षेत्र में पेटरोमलंग की ?

Ans:- America (130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, located in the Arabian
Sea)

●India has a exclusive economic zone EEZ area of ​200 nautical miles from the coastline to
the sea under Indian maritime laws.

Before entering any naval warship, permission has to be obtained from the Indian Navy.
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement on customs cooperation with which
country?
केंद्रीय मंमत्रमंडल ने मकस दे श के साथ सीमा शुल्क सहयोग पर समझौते को मंजूरी दी है ?

Ans:- United Kingdom

●The agreement will provide a legal framework for sharing intelligence between the
customs departments of the two countries and Mutual Administrative Assistance in
Customs Matters

यह समझौता दोनों दे शों के सीमा शुल्क मवभाग के बीच खुमफया जानकारी साझा करने के मलए एक
कानूनी ढां चा प्रदान करे गा।

It will also help in the prevention and investigation of customs offenses.

Customs in India are levied under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Customs Duty Act, 1975.

भारत में सीमा शुल्क, सीमा शुल्क अमधमनयम, 1962 और सीमा शुल्क शुल्क अमधमनयम, 1975 के
तहत लगाया जाता है ।
Q) India has signed an agreement with which country to develop the transmission line of
Rooppur power plant?
भारत ने मकस दे श में रूपपुर पावर प्लां ट की टर ां सममशन लाइन मवकमसत करने के मलए समझौते पर
हस्ताक्षर मकए हैं ?

Ans:- Bangladesh

● It is being constructed at Rooppur in the Pabna District of Bangladesh, on the bank of

Padma River.

Indian companies Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Transrail Lighting Ltd are among those
awarded contracts for the construction of power infrastructure related to the Rooppur
nuclear power project in Bangladesh.
Q) Which central sector scheme has been launched on the National Panchayat Day 2021?
Ans:- SVAMITVA Scheme

●Objective - The scheme aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for
rural India. Documentation of residential properties will be done using the latest drone
survey technology.

उद्दे श्य - नवीनतम डरोन सवेक्षर् तकनीक का उपयोग करके आवासीय संपमियों का डॉक्यूमेंटेशन
मकया जाएगा ।

To be implemented by Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

Survey of India shall work as the technology partner for implementation.

National Panchayat Day - 24th April 2020

Q) What is India’s ranking in the recently released Global Energy Transition index 2021?
हाल ही में जारी Global Energy Transition index 2021 में भारत मकस स्थान पर है ?

Ans:- 87 out of 115

It is released by World Economic Forum – HQ: Cologny, Switzerland

◆ Top position - Sweden

2nd – Norway
Last position - Zimbabwe

An effective energy transition can be defined as a timely transition towards a more

inclusive, sustainable, affordable and secure energy system
Q) According to the report released by SIPRI, India stood on which place in the military
spending in the year 2020?
SIPRI द्वारा जारी ररपोटि के अनुसार वर्ि 2020 में सैन्य खचि करने में भारत कौनसे स्थान पर है ?

Ans:- 3rd
Released by : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
1st - America
2nd- China

Military Spender Database - This is a list of countries by military expenditure in a given

year, based on data from the World Bank.
Q) What was India's rank in the World Press Freedom Index 2021?
मवश्व प्रेस स्वतंत्रता सूचकां क 2021 में भारत की क्या रैं क रही ?

Ans:- 142 (out of 180 countries)

●Top position- Norway

Released by : Reporters Without Borders

World Press Freedom Index: It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists,
news organisations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities
to respect this freedom.
State News
Q) Recently which state health minister launched 'I-Learn App'?
हाल ही में मकस राज्य के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री ने 'I- Learn App' लां च मकया ?

Ans:- Nagaland

Health minister - S. Pangnyu Phom

●This app has been launched as a capacity building and performance tracking application
for Community Health Officers
Q) Recently who launched Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana?
हाल ही में अंत्योदय पररवार उत्थान योजना मकसने शुरू की ?

Ans:- Haryana

●Under the scheme, efforts will be made to uplift one lakh families with low family income
in the state through financial assistance, self employment etc.

हररयार्ा सरकार द्वारा लोगों की इच्छा के अनुसार उन्हें स्वरोजगार के साधन मुहैया करवाए जाएं गे ।
Q) Who became the first state in the country to give health insurance to every citizen?
हर नागररक को हे ल्थ इं श्योरें स दे ने वाला दे श का पहला राज्य कौन बना ?

Ans:- Rajasthan

●The Rajasthan government has started the cashless mediclaim scheme on April 1, under
which every family will get up to five lakh health insurance.
Q) Recently, India's largest diamond mine has been found at which place?
हाल ही में ,भारत की सबसे बड़ी हीरा खदान मकस स्थान पर पाई गई है ?

Ans:- Chattarpur (M.P.)

●3.42 crore carat diamonds are estimated to be buried in the forest land of Chhatarpur
district.
Q) In which state the country's first agricultural based solar power plant has been set
up?
दे श का पहला कृमर् आधाररत सोलर पावर प्लां ट मकस राज्य में स्थामपत मकया गया है ?

Ans:- Rajasthan

● It has been planted in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

●Objective - To provide easy electricity to farmers for

day-to-day agricultural work
Q) Which became the first state to give monthly scholarship to school students?
स्कूली छात्रों को मामसक छात्रवृमि दे ने वाला पहला राज्य कौन बना ?

Ans:- Sikkim

The Government of Sikkim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri
Aurobindo Societyto launch Auro Scholarship programme for school students of the state.

The Auro Scholar was originally launched at the national level by Union Education Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on November 24, 2020.
Q) India's first 'electric vehicle lithium battery plant' will be set up in which state?
भारत की पहली 'इलेक्तक्टरक वाहन मलमथयम बैटरी संयंत्र' को मकस राज्य में स्थामपत मकया जाएगा ?

Ans:- Karnataka

●Lithium-ion battery parts will be made in Karnataka.

Q) Which state has decided to provide free travel for buses up to 50 km for people with
disabilities?
मकस राज्य ने मवकलां ग लोगों के मलए बसों में 50 मकलोमीटर तक की मनशुल्क यात्रा दे ने का फैसला
मकया है ?

Ans:- Bihar
Q) Which state government has appointed film star Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador
for the Corona vaccination campaign?
मकस राज्य की सरकार ने मफल्म स्टार सोनू सूद को कोरोना टीकाकरर् अमभयान के मलए ब्ां ड
एं बेसडर बनाया है ?

Ans:- Punjab
Q) Where has India's first vertical forest tower 'Mana Foresta' been built?
भारत का पहला वमटि कल फॉरे स्ट टावर 'माना फोररस्टा' कहां बनाया गया है ?

Ans:- Bengaluru

●It is a multi-storeyed building which is equipped with leaves, bushes, trees and vines from
all sides.

This apartment is built with the idea that humans and nature should be brought closer to
each other.
Q) Which state has won the E-panchayat Award 2021?
ईपंचायत पुरस्कार 2021 मकस राज्य ने जीता है ?

Ans:-Uttar Pradesh

●Every year, this award is given by the Union Ministry of Panchayat Raj to those states
which ensure maximum use of information technology to keep a tab on the work done by
Gram Panchayats.
Q) Italy has launched the first mega food park & food processing project in which state of
India?
इटली ने भारत के मकस राज्य में पहला मेगा फूड पाकि को शुरू मकया है ?

Ans:- Gujarat (Mehsana District)

●Objective - To create synergy between agriculture and industry of both countries, focus
on research and development of new and more efficient technologies.

Italy's PM - Mario Draghi

Q) Which state started online yoga session for prisoners?
मकस राज्य ने कैमदयों के मलए ऑनलाइन योग सत्र शुरू मकया ?

Ans:- Tamil Nadu

●Online classes of yoga were started in Tamil

Nadu's Central Jail to protect prisoners from
Corona infection and to improve their immunity.
Q) Which state government has launched 'Jaganna Vidya Deewena Yojana'?
'जगन्ना मवद्या दीवेना योजना' को मकस राज्य सरकार ने शुरू मकया है ?

Ans:- Andhra Pradesh

●Purpose - to provide scholarships to all those students who are not able to pay their fees
due to financial burden.

●The scheme mainly focuses on students pursuing higher education - ITI, B.Tech, B.
Pharmacy, MBA, MCA, and B.Ed Courses.
Q) Recently in which state 'Property Ownership Scheme' will be launched?
हाल ही में मकस राज्य में 'संपमि स्वाममत्व योजना' शुरू की जाएगी ?

Ans:- Bihar

◆Under this scheme, a survey of land will be done in rural areas. Mapping will be done.
Then people will be given a property card of their property (land and house), in which they
will have complete information related to their land.

इस योजना के तहत ग्रामीर् क्षेत्रों में भूमम का सवे होगा। मैमपंग की जाएगी। मफर लोगों को उनकी
संपमि ( भूमम व मकान) का एक प्रॉपटी काडि मदया जाएगा, मजसमें उनके भूमम संबंमधत पूरी जानकारी
रहे गी।

इस प्रॉपटी काडि की मदद से बैंकों में लोन की सुमवधा भी उन्हें उपलब्ध हो सकेगी।
Q) Which state has started 'HARIHAR NITI' for rehabilitation of abandoned children?
पररत्यक्त बच्चो क़ पुनवाि स के मलए मकस राज्य ने 'HARIHAR NITI' शुरू की है ?

Ans:- Haryana

HARIHAR - Homeless Abandoned and surrendered children Rehabilitation Initiative

Haryana

◆Under this policy, abandoned children below the age of 5 years or surrendered before
age of 1 year, who have completed 18 years of age from Child Care Institutions of the state,
will be eligible for the benefit of education, employment and financial assistance up to 25
years of age or marriage.
Q) Recently which state government has published data related to dolphin census?
हाल ही में मकस राज्य सरकार ने डॉक्तिन जनगर्ना संबंमधत आं कड़े प्रकामशत मकए हैं ?

Ans:- Odisha

◆ Chilka is India's largest salt water lake on the Odisha coast.

According to the data, the dolphin population in Chilka Lake has doubled this year as
compared to the previous year.

◆The major attractions in Chilka are the Irrawaddy Dolphins. मचल्का में प्रमुख आकर्िर् इरावदी डॉलमफन हैं ।

◆In 1981, Chilika Lake was named the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar
Convention. वर्ि 1981 में मचल्का झील को रामसर कन्वेंशन के तहत अंतराि ष्ट्रीय महत्त्व का पहला भारतीय आद्रि भूमम
नाममत मकया गया था।

◆ National Aquatic Animal - Ganga Dolphin (2009)

◆ 15 August 2020 - Project Dolphin Started
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News
Q) Recently which space agency produced oxygen by purifying carbon dioxide on Mars?
हाल ही में मकस स्पेस एजेंसी ने मंगल ग्रह पर काबिन डाइऑक्साइड को शुद्ध करके ऑक्सीजन का
मनमाि र् मकया ?

Ans:- NASA

● NASA's Perseverance Rover produced breathable oxygen using a device known as Moxie
(Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment)

● Martian atmosphere is about 96% carbon dioxide

Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission forming part of

NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the rover
‘Perseverance’ and the small robotic, coaxial helicopter
‘Ingenuity’.
Q) Which country has recently announced a ban on British individuals and institutions?
हाल ही में मब्मटश व्यक्तक्तयों और संस्थानों पर प्रमतबंध लगाने की घोर्र्ा
मकस दे श ने की है ?

Ans:- China

Nine British individuals and four institutions were placed on the sanctions list
चीन ने मब्टे न से नौ व्यक्तक्तयों और चार संस्थाओं को प्रमतबंमधत करने का फैसला मकया है ।

● European Union, the United States, Britain and Canada had imposed travel and financial
sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights violations & genocide in relation to Uighur
Muslims in Xinjiang (North West China)
Q) Recently the three Military Chiefs and the foreign minister of which country have
resigned?
हाल ही में मकस दे श के मवदे श मंत्री समहत तीनो सेनाओं के प्रमुखों ने इस्तीफा दे मदया है ?

Ans:- Brazil

•Chiefs of Brazil’s Army, Navy and Air Force jointly resigned after President Jair Bolsonaro
fired and replaced the Defense Minister Gen. Fernando Azevedo e Silva

•Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Araujo resigns after criticism over vaccine shortage

New Defense Minister - New Foreign Minister -

Braga Netto Carlos Alberto Franco Franca
Q) In which country has the first corona vaccine for animals been registered?
जानवरों के मलए पहली कोरोना वैक्सीन मकस दे श में पंजीकृत की गई है ?

Ans:- Russia

●The world's first animal vaccine against Coronavirus has been named 'Cornivac-Cov'
Q) Where will the UN Climate Change Summit 2021 (COP26) be held?
यूएन जलवायु पररवतिन मशखर सम्मेलन (COP-26) का आयोजन कहां मकया जाएगा ?

Ans:- Glasgow (Scotland) UK in partnership with Italy

Initially was to happen in 2020. Rescheduled for 1-12 November 2021 due to Covid

Conference of Parties (COP) is the apex decision-making body of the United Nations
Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC).

The UNFCCC was formed in 1994

COP-25 :- Madrid (Spain)

COP-24 :- Poland
Q) Recently which country has abolished the ban on H-1B visas?
हाल ही में मकस दे श ने H-1 B वीजा पर लगे प्रमतबंध को समाप्त कर मदया है ?

Ans:- America

The executive orders by Donald Trump had barred the entry of eligible work visa holders
till March 31, 2021.

Reason for ban - to save the jobs of Americans who had lost their work due to the Covid-
19 crisis.

H-1B visas - issued to highly skilled workers in IT sector - Indian IT companies are among
the biggest beneficiaries
Q) Which country will preside over the 47th G-7 Summit 2021?
कौन सा दे श 47वे G-7 मशखर सम्मेलन 2021 की अध्यक्षता करे गा ?

Ans:- England

●Objectives - Global health cooperation, international

security, energy policy and elimination of terrorism
and trade issues will be discussed.

Group of Seven is an intergovernmental organization consisting of US, Canada, UK, France,

Germany, Italy, Japan, founded in 1975
Q) Which Indian CM has been invited to take part in 'World Cities Culture Summit 2021'?
' मवश्व शहर सां स्कृमतक मंच 2021' सम्मेलन की अध्यक्षता कौन सा
दे श करे गा ?

Ans:- Arvind Kejriwal (but Delhi is not a member city)

मदल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरमवंद केजरीवाल भारत और मदल्ली का प्रमतमनमधत्व करें गे ।

●It is an annual conference - enables policy makers of member cities to share research and
intelligence, and explore vital role of culture in their future prosperity
यह एक वामर्िक सम्मेलन है , मजसमें मवमभन्न दे शों के शहरों की संस्कृमत
को प्रस्तुत मकया जाएगा ।

Theme:- "The Future of Culture“

WCCF was established in London in 2012. It has 43 member cities

Q) Which state of the United States has banned the bill allowing yoga in school
education?
संयुक्त राज्य अमेररका के मकस राज्य ने स्कूल मशक्षा में योग की अनुममत दे ने वाले मबल पर रोक लगाई
है ?

Ans:- Alabama

●In 1993, the Alabama Board of Education had banned yoga, hypnosis and meditation in
private schools.

अलबामा बोडि ऑफ एजुकेशन ने 1993 में प्राइवेट स्कूलों में योग, सम्मोहन करने और ध्यान लगाने पर
प्रमतबंध लगा मदया था।
Q) NASA's Chandra X-Ray observatory has detected emission of X-ray rays on which
planet?
NASA की चंद्र वेधशाला ने मकस ग्रह पर एक्स-रे मकरर्ों के उत्सजिन का पता लगाया है ?

Ans:- Uranus (अरुर् ग्रह)

Chandra Telescope was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999.
Q) Recently the President of which country has signed a new law for the election of the
President?
हाल ही में मकस दे श के राष्ट्रपमत ने राष्ट्रपमत पद के चुनाव के मलए नए कानून पर हस्ताक्षर मकए हैं ?

Ans:- Russia (Vladimir Putin)

The legislation will reset consecutive presidential term limits from 2 to 4, allowing Putin to
run in elections again after his current and second consecutive term expires in 2024
●The constitution of Russia says that no person can become president more twice in a row,
but Putin has been elected president twice in 2012 and 2018.

●In such a situation, he could not submit the presidential claim in 2024, so Putin came up
with a proposal to reform the law last year.
ऐसे में वो 2024 में राष्ट्रपमत की दावेदारी पेश नहीं कर सकते थे, इसमलए
पुमतन मपछले साल कानून में सुधार का प्रस्ताव लेकर आए थे।

●According to this proposal, after his term ends in 2024, he will again get two terms of 6-6
years.
इस प्रस्ताव के मुतामबक 2024 में उनका कायिकाल खत्म होने के बाद उन्हें मफर से 6-6 साल के दो
कायिकाल ममल जाएं गे ।
Q) Which country has opened the world's largest radio telescope Sky Eye 'FAST' to the
world?
मकस दे श ने दु मनया का सबसे बडा रे मडयो टे लीस्कोप Sky Eye 'FAST‘ को दु मनया के मलए खोल मदया है
?

Ans:- China

FAST - Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Radio

Telescope
Q) Who has recently become the Prime Minister of Vietnam?
हाल ही में मवयतनाम के प्रधानमंत्री कौन बने है ?

Ans:- Pham Minh Chinh

(फां ग ममन्ह मचन्ह)
Q) Who has been appointed as the President of Kosova ?

Ans:- Yojosa Osmani-Sadriu

Q) Which has recently become the first country to ratify the mega trade RCEP
Agreement?
हाल ही में मेगा व्यापाररक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर करने वाला पहला दे श कौन बना है ?

Ans:- Singapore

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - world’s largest free trade

agreement, led by China.

RCEP is multi-nation trade pact, comprising 10 ASEAN economies as well as Australia,

China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

RCEP must first be ratified by at least six ASEAN and three non-ASEAN member states
to come into effect.

India had opted out of it in 2019

Q) Who HAS become UAE's first female astronaut ?
यूएई की पहली ममहला अंतररक्ष यात्री कौन बनीं?

Ans:- Noura Al MataroOshi

(नौरा अल मतरोशी)

◆ Training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas .

Q) Guillermo Lasso becomes the new President of which country?
गुइलेमो लास्सो मकस दे श के नए राष्ट्रपमत बने है ?

Ans:- Ecuador
Q) In which country has a Sanskrit learning application 'Little Guru' been launched?
'मलमटल गुरु' नाम एप्लीकेशन को मकस दे श में लां च मकया गया ?

Ans:- Bangladesh

●The Indira Gandhi Cultural Center of the Indian High Commission has launched a Sanskrit
learning program in Bangladesh.

It has been launched to promote Sanskrit language.

Q) Which country's space agency announced the sending of a female & person of color
for the first time under the 'Artemis Mission'?
मकस दे श की अंतररक्ष एजेंसी ने 'आटे ममस ममशन' के तहत पहली बार एक अश्वेत पुरुर् को भेजने की
घोर्र्ा की?

Ans:- America

◆The Artemis mission is a US lunar mission intended to land astronauts on the surface,
including the South Pole of the Moon, in 2024.
Q) When did the UAE announce sending its rover 'Rashid' to the moon?
UAE ने कबतक चन्द्रमा पर अपना रोवर 'रामशद' भेजने की घोर्र्ा की ?

Ans:- 2022

For this, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)UAE has signed an agreement with
Japanese company ispace.

●The rover is named 'Rashid' after the ruling family of Dubai.

Q) Which has become the first country to bring Climate Change Legislation for the
Financial Sector?
हाल ही में मविीय क्षेत्र के मलए जलवायु पररवतिन कानून लाने वाला पहला दे श कौन सा है ?

Ans:- New Zealand

●The law requires banks, insurers and investment managers to record the effects of
climate change on their businesses.

NZ wants to be carbon neutral by 2050

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Q) Recently US President Joe Biden announced full military withdrawal from which
country?
हाल ही में अमेररकी राष्ट्रपमत जो बाइडे न ने मकस दे श से पूर्ि सैन्य वापसी की घोर्र्ा की ?

Ans:- Afghanistan

●After terrorist attack on World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001, the war
against Al Qaeda militants started in Afghanistan the same year.

American soldiers along with NATO countries

and other allied countries will also return from
Afghanistan before the completion of 2021.

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance – founded in 1949
An intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries.
Q) Recently the Prime Minister of which country has resigned from his post due to rise in
crime in that country?
हाल ही में मकस दे श के प्रधानमंत्री ने अपने पद से इस्तीफा मदया है ?

Ans:- Haiti

New PM - Claude Joseph (जोसेफ जूथ)

Q) Which country will launch a lunar mission 'Luna 25' in 2021?
2021 में कौन सा दे श एक चंद्र ममशन 'लूना 25' लॉन्च करे गा?

Ans:- Russia

●This will be the first Russian lunar mission since 1976.

यह 1976 के बाद पहला रूसी चंद्र ममशन होगा।

● It will land near the Moon's icy South Pole region

● Russian Space Agency 'Roscosmos

Q) Recently, which became the first country in the world, where orders have been given
not to wear masks?
हाल ही में दु मनया का पहला दे श कौन सा बना, जहां मास्क को ना पहनने के आदे श दे मदए गए हैं ?

Ans:- Israel
Q) India and which country have signed an agreement to deal with the problem of plastic
waste entering the marine environment?
भारत और मकस दे श ने समुद्री पयाि वरर् में प्रवेश कर रहे प्लाक्तस्टक कचरे की समस्या से मनपटने के
मलए एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर मकए हैं ?

Ans:- Germany

The project’s outcomes are completely in line with the objectives of Swachh Bharat
Mission-Urban focusing on sustainable solid waste management and India’s vision to phase
out single use plastic by 2022.
Q) Which country is creating the new digital currency 'Britcoin'?
कौनसा दे श नई मडमजटल मुद्रा 'Britcoin' बना रहा है ?

Ans:- United Kingdom

◆The bank said the new currency would be a new form of digital money for use by
households and businesses.
बैंक ने कहा मक नई मुद्रा, घरों और व्यवसायों द्वारा उपयोग के मलए मडमजटल पैसे का एक नया रूप
होगा।

◆Currently, only the Bahamas have such a currency.

Q) The US house passes bill to make _________the 51st state of America?
हाल ही में अमेररका का 51वा राज्य कौनसा बनेगा ?

Ans:- Washington DC
Q ) Which group of countries has issued a five-point statement on the Myanmar crisis?
मकस दे शों के समूह ने म्यां मार संकट पर पां च सूत्रीय बयान जारी मकया है ?

Ans:- ASEAN

●Under this statement, ASEAN countries have called for "immediate cessation of violence".
इस बयान के तहत, आमसयान दे शों ने “महं सा के तत्काल समाक्तप्त” की मां ग की है ।

The five points of this initiative are as follows:

1) Ending Violence
2) Organizing constructive dialogue between all parties
3) Appointment of a Special ASEAN Envoy to facilitate all-party dialogue
4) Approval of assistance
5) Special ASEAN Envoy to visit Myanmar with military leader
Miscellaneous
News
Q) Who wrote a novel called 'Whereabouts' ?
Whereabouts नामक उपन्यास मकसने मलखा?

Ans:- Jhumpa Lahiri

● The book is an English translation of the Italian novel 'Ias Dove Mi Trovo', which was
published in 2018.
Q) Who released the Hindi version of 'Odisha History' in New Delhi?
'ओमडशा इमतहास' का महं दी संस्करर् नई मदल्ली में मकसने जारी मकया ?

Ans:- PM Narendra Modi

●Hindi translation of ‘Odisha History’ has been done by Shankarlal Purohit.

ओमडशा इमतहास का महं दी अनुवाद शंकरलाल पुरोमहत ने मकया है ।

It was written by Doctor Harekrishna Mehtab.

डॉक्टर हरे कृष्णा मेहताब के द्वारा यह मलखी गई थी ।

Dr. Hare Krishna Mehtab was the Chief Minister of Odisha

from 1946 to 1950 and 1956 to 1961.
डॉक्टर हरे कृष्णा मेहताब 1946 से 1950 और 1956 से 1961 तक
ओमडशा के मुख्यमंत्री रहे ।
Q) 'Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
'Believe : What Life and Cricket Taught Me' मकस मक्रकेटर की आत्मकथा है ?

Ans:- Suresh Raina

◆ It will be unveiled in May 2021 .

Q) Who has written a book called ‘Wisdom for Start-ups from Grown-ups’ Discovering
Corporate Ayurveda ?

Ans:- R Narayan & R Gopalakrishnan

Q) Who is the author of the launch book "Yuva Bharat : The Heroes of Today" ?

Ans:- Devir Singh Bhandari

Q) Who is the author of the launch book "Wild and Wilful - Tales of 15 Iconic Indian
Species" ?

Ans:- Neha Sinha

Q) Who is the author of the launch book "The Living Mountain" ?

Ans:- Amitabh Ghosh

Q) Recently who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?
हाल ही में कलकिा हाईकोटि के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में मकसे मनयुक्त मकया गया है ?

Ans:- Rajesh Bindal

Q) Who has become the new judge of Chhattisgarh High Court?
छिीसगढ़ हाई कोटि की नई न्यायधीश कौन बनी है ?

Ans:- Vimla Singh Kapoor

Q) Who has become the new Director General of the National Anti-doping Agency?
राष्ट्रीय डोमपंग मवरोधी संस्था के नए महामनदे शक कौन बने है ?

Ans:- Siddharth Singh Longjam

Q) Recently who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of SIDBI?
हाल ही में SIDBI के अध्यक्ष और प्रबंध मनदे शक के रूप में मकसे मनयुक्त मकया गया है ?

Ans:- S Ramann
Q) When is International Children's Book Day celebrated?
अंतराष्ट्रीय बाल पुस्तक मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 2 April

Theme:- " The Music of Worlds“

● This day is celebrated with the aim of encouraging children from all over the world to pay
attention to books and love towards studies.
Q) When is World Health Day celebrated?
मवश्व स्वास्थ्य मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 7 April

Theme:- "Building a fairer, healthier world for all"

◆ World Health Organization was established on this day in 1948.
Q) When is World Homeopathy Day celebrated?
मवश्व होम्योपैथी मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 10 April

Theme : Homeopathy- Roadmap for Integrative Medicine

Celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel

Hahnemann, who was a German physician and the founder of homoeopathy.

डॉ सैमुअल है मनमैन की जयंती के अवसर पर मवश्व होम्योपैथी मदवस मनाया जाता है ।

Q) When is World Parkinson's Day celebrated?
मवश्व पामकिंसन मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 11 April

Theme:- "Moving Forward Through Strength"

●Purpose - to make people aware of Parkinson's disease.
Q) When is World Art Day celebrated?
मवश्व कला मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 15 April

Theme – “Your are not alone”

●It was announced in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019.
इसे 2019 में यूनेस्को के जनरल कॉन्फ्फ्ेंस के 40वे सत्र में घोमर्त मकया गया था ।

The International Association of Art (IAA/AIAP), a partner of the United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), marks World Art Day to
celebrate the richness of art and promote awareness of creative activity.
Q) When is World Haemophilia Day celebrated?
मवश्व महमोफीमलया मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 17 April

'Adapting to Change, sustaining care in a new world

●The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Frank Schnabel, the founder of the
World Federation of Haemophilia.

यह मदवस World Federation of Haemophilia के संस्थापक फ्ेंक श्रावेल की जयंती पर मनाया जाता
है ।
Q) When is World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites celebrated?
मवश्व धरोहर मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 18 April

Theme - Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures

●This day is celebrated to spread awareness about the protection and preservation of
cultural heritage.
सां स्कृमतक मवरासत के बचाव और संरक्षर् के बारे में जागरूकता फैलाने के मलए यह मदवस मनाया
जाता है ।
Q) When is World Liver Day celebrated every year?
प्रमतवर्ि मवश्व यकृत मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 19 April

Theme - Keep your liver healthy and disease-free

●Purpose - to explain and spread awareness on the importance of liver

उद्दे श्य - यकृत के महत्व को समझाने तथा लोगों को जागरूक करना
Q) When is World Earth Day celebrated?
मवश्व पृथ्वी मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 22 April

Theme:- "Restore our Earth"

●Objective - To spread awareness about environmental protection among the people
Q) When is World Malaria Day celebrated?
मवश्व मलेररया मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 25 April

Theme:- "Reaching The Zero Malaria Target"

Q) When is World Intellectual Property Day celebrated?
मवश्व बौक्तद्धक संपदा मदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 26 April

Theme:- "Intellectual Properly and Small Businesses : Taking Big Ideas to Market"
Q) Who has been awarded the 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters'?
'नाइट ऑफ द ऑडि र ऑफ आट्ि स एं ड लेटसि ' से मकसे सम्मामनत मकया गया है ?

Ans:- Guneet Monga

(Filmmaker)

● It is the second largest civilian French honor.

Q) Who has been honored with Chhattisgarh Virani Award recently?
छिीसगढ़ वीरानी पुरस्कार से मकसे सम्मामनत मकया गया ?

Ans:- Duti Chand

● Duti Chand, a silver medalist at the Jakarta Asian Games.

◆ The award is given to Indian women for their contribution in various fields including
sports .
यह पुरस्कार भारतीय ममहलाओं को खेल समहत मवमभन्न क्षेत्रों में
उनके योगदान के मलए मदया जाता है ।
Q) Who have won the ‘Turing Award’ for the year 2020?
वर्ि 2020 के कंप्यूटर का नोबेल पुरस्कार मकसे मदया गया है ?

Ans:- Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman

For their work on programming languages.

Turing Award - computer science’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize

Q) Who has been conferred the Kalinga Ratna Award 2021?
कमलंग रत्न पुरस्कार 2021 मकसको प्रदान मकया गया है ?

Ans:- Vishwabhushan Harichandan

(Governor of Andhra Pradesh)

The award instituted by Sarala Sahitya Sansad

●The award was given by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

◆Kalinga Ratna Award is given to writers for their outstanding literary works.
Q) Who will be honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2019?
वर्ि 2019 के मलए दादा साहे ब फाल्के पुरस्कार से मकसे सम्मामनत मकया जाएगा ?

Ans:- Rajnikant

●South Indian superstar Rajinikanth will be honored with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2019.
Q) Which Indian actor has been awarded the 'Leadership Award 2021' by Forbes?
मकस भारतीय अमभनेता को फोर्ब्ि की तरफ से 'लीडरमशप अवाडि 2021‘ से सम्मामनत मकया गया है ?

Ans:- Sonu Sood

●This award is given to him to help the poor, laborers and workers in the lockdown due to
Corona virus epidemic.
ये अवाडि उन्हें कोरोना वायरस महामारी के चलते लॉकडाउन में गरीबों, मजदू रों और कामगारों की
मदद करने के मलए मदया गया है ।
Q) Who will be honored with the Saraswati Samman 2020?
सरस्वती सम्मान 2020 से मकसे सम्मामनत मकया जाएगा ?

Ans:- Dr. Sharankumar Limbale

◆ He is a famous Marathi writer. His book 'Sanatan' was published in 2018.

◆ 'Sanatan' is an important social and historical document of the Dalit Struggle.

Saraswati Samman, instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991, is one of the most
prestigious and highest literary award in the country.
Q) Which country will host ICC Women's World Cup 2022?
ICC ममहला मवश्व कप 2022 की मेजबानी कौन सा दे श करे गा ?

Ans:- New Zealand

●'Girl Gang' will be the official song of the tournament

for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022.

●It will be the 12th edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup.
Q) Which country will host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?
फीफा ममहला मवश्व कप 2023 की मेजबानी कौनसा दे श करे गा ?

Ans:- Australia & New Zealand

Scheduled to be the 9th edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup

Q) Where will the World Table Tennis Championship 2021 be held?
मवश्व टे बल टे मनस चैंमपयनमशप 2021 का आयोजन कहां होगा ?

Ans:- Houston (America)

ITTF :-
● Founded - 1926
● HQ - Switzerland
Q) Where will the 22nd Commonwealth Games 2021 be held?
22वे राष्ट्रमंडल खेल 2021 का आयोजन कहााँ होगा ?

Ans:- Birmingham, England

Beginning - 1930 (Canada)

The Commonwealth Games were previously known as the British Empire Game.
Q) Who became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics?
ओलंमपक के मलए क्वालीफाई करने वाली पहली भारतीय ममहला नौकाचालक कौन बनी है ?

Ans:- Netra Kumnan

Q) Recently which country's women's cricket team has created a world record for the
most consecutive ODI wins?
हाल ही में मकस दे श की ममहला मक्रकेट टीम ने लगातार सबसे अमधक वनडे जीत दजि करने का मवश्व
ररकॉडि बनाया है ?

Ans:- Australia

●Set a world record of winning 22 ODIs in a row.

●The previous record was set by the men's team of Australia by winning 21 ODIs.
Q) Which player won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the fourth time ?
हाल ही में मकस क्तखलाडी ने चौथी बार सर ररचडि है डली पदक जीता ?

Ans:- Kane Williamson (NZ)

◆ for excelling across formats and for being adjudged the 'Test Player of the Year' in the
country's annual cricket
◆ He became the first male cricketer to win this medal four times.
◆ He won the award in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Q) Who has become the youngest female wrestler in India to qualify for the Olympics?
ओलंमपक के मलए क्वालीफाई करने वाली भारत की सबसे कम उम्र की ममहला पहलवान कौन बनी है ?

Ans:- Sonam Malik (18yr)

Q) Who became the first Indian woman to win two consecutive gold medals at the Asian
Wrestling Championships?
एमशयाई चैंमपयनमशप में लगातार दो स्वर्ि पदक जीतने वाली पहली भारतीय ममहला कौन बनी ?

Ans:- Sarita Mor (women’s 59kg title)

Q) Who has recently become the 68th Grand Master of India?
भारत के 68वे ग्रैंड मास्टर हाल ही में कौन बने है ?

Ans:- Arjun Kalyan (Chennai)

66th- G Akash
67th - Liog Mendonca
1st - Vishwanath Anand
Q) Who recently won the Barcelona Open 2021 title?
हाल ही में मकसने बामसिलोना ओपन 2021 का क्तखताब जीता ?

Ans:- Rafel Nadal (Spain)

Edition - 68th
◆Rafael Nadal won his first Barcelona title in the year 2005.
This is Nadal's 12th title.
Q) Who has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 title?
बहरीन ग्रैंड मप्रक्स 2021 का क्तखताब मकसने जीता है ?

Ans :- Lewis Hamilton

(Mercedes - Britain)

2nd position - Max Verstappen

3rd position - Volttari Vottas
Q) Who wins Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021. ?

Ans:- Max Verstappen