Q1) Which institution has launched the ‘Manthan’ ideathon to promote innovation in its field?
- CCI
- SEBI
- IRDA
- NABARD
Q2) Who has been named the new chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)?
- Mahesh Verma
- Yashpal Singh
- Vijay Mathur
- Satpal Anand
Q3) The International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is organised annually on 2nd April. What is the theme this year?
- Books Help Us Slow Down
- Hunger for Words
- The Music of Words
- Stories are wings that help you soar every day
Q4) Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)?
- Dr. CJ Rajan
- Dr. S Raju
- Dr. Chaitanya Prabhu
- Dr. Dinesh Panda
Q5) Digital J-Forms are in the news that will benefit the farmers to sell their crop (wheat) at MSP in mandis. These forms are provided by which state government?
- Odisha
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
Q6) A painting titled ‘The Battle of Pollilur’, was auctioned in the UK recently. This battle was fought between which of the following?
- Marathas and Nizam
- Hyder Ali and British East India Company
- Babur and Rana Sanga
- Shivaji and Adilshahi forces
Q7) The Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple and the Monolithic Bull (Nandi) are in which state that has been placed on UNESCO’s tentative list of world heritage sites in India for 2022?
- Telangana
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
Q8) Recently, which country signed the “Emmett Till Anti lynching Act” into law?
- USA
- UK
- Australia
- Germany
Q9) Who has been appointed as the new CEO of world-renowned courier company FedEx?
- Oliver Zipse
- Raj Subramaniam
- Shantanu Narayen
- Stephen Squeri
Q10) Which is the host state of the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022?
- Assam
- Meghalaya
- Odisha
- Tripura
Q11) Which city of Maharashtra is recorded as the third hottest city in the world, with a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius?
- Beed
- Dhule
- Chandrapur
- Amravati
Q12) India’s which neighboring country has announced a state of emergency after a mass civilian protest?
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
Q13) Which state is set to become the first state in India to impart medical education (MBBS) in the Hindi medium?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Rajasthan
Q14) Recently, India has signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement with which country?
- New Zealand
- Australia
- UAE
- France
Q15) The Indian army recently inducted man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), the Igla-S systems from which country?
- Israel
- USA
- Russia
- France
Q16) Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind reached the City of white marble to share views on various regional and international issues. Where is this City of white marble located?
- Hungary
- Bulgaria
- Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan
Q17) India’s 1st snow marathon was held in which place?
- Gangtok
- Drass
- Lahaul- Spiti
- Auli
Q18) Which country has won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022?
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- South Africa