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Top 10 Questions Based on Current Affairs 12 April 2022
- The Government of India extended (as of April’22) the scheme to provide Rs 40cr relief to Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) from 2021-22 to ________.
1) 2027-28
2) 2026-27
3) 2025-26
4) 2023-24
5) 2024-25Answer-3) 2025-26
Explanation:
The Union government has extended the scheme to provide Rs 40 crore grants-in-aid to the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for another five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
i. An amount of Rs 8 crore to CTRC has been released for the year 2021-22.
ii. The Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy of 2014 is also reviewed in consultation with all the concerned stakeholders i.e. State/Central Departments.
iii. The scheme was extended following the Galwan incident in June 2020 where 20 soldiers were killed in violent clashes with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Eastern Ladakh. - In April 2022, _______ became the 1st country in the world to give legal rights to wild animals.
1) Ecuador
2) Chile
3) Argentina
4) Peru
5) BrazilAnswer-1) Ecuador
Explanation:
The South American Country – Ecuador became the First country in the world to give legal rights to wild animals.
About Estrellita case:-
• Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño, a librarian, Ecuador took Estrellita a month old Woolly Monkey from the wild to grow it as her pet, until the authorities seized her in 2019, as owning wild animals is illegal in South American country Ecuador.
• The authorities relocated the monkey to a Zoo but it died within a month because of the separation from the owner. Further the owner filed a habeas corpus in court. - Which life insurance company recently (in April’22) partnered with Common Services Centers (CSC) to boost insurance penetration in rural India?
1) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
2) Max Life Insurance
3) HDFC Life Insurance
4) Tata AIA Life Insurance
5) ICICI Prudential Life InsuranceAnswer-4) Tata AIA Life Insurance
Explanation:
Tata AIA Life Insurance, one of the leading insurers in the Indian private sector, has teamed with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Common Services Centers (CSC) to engage its network of over 4 lakh village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs) at the last mile for distribution of life insurance plans.
i. This partnership will help Tata AIA Life Insurance expand its coverage to nearly 95% of gram panchayats, paving the door for life insurance to be provided in India’s most rural locations.
ii. CSC will provide the Tata AIA Life POS Smart Income Plus plan, which combines life insurance with savings opportunities through its network. - Who recently (in April’22) got selected for the Saraswati Samman 2021 for his Hindi Poetry collection titled “Mein to Yahan Hun”?
1) Ramdarash Mishra
2) Vasdev Mohi
3) K Siva Reddy
4) Sharankumar Limbale
5) Padma SachdevAnswer-1) Ramdarash Mishra
Explanation:
India’s noted poet and litterateur Professor Ramdarash Mishra has been selected as the recipient of the Saraswati Samman 2021 for his Hindi Poetry collection titled “Mein to Yahan Hun”. The book was first published in 2015.
i. The recipient of the Saraswati Samman 2021 is selected by a selection committee headed by Dr Subhash C Kashyap, former secretary-general of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
About Saraswati Samman:
i. Saraswati Samman, one of India’s most prestigious literary awards, was instituted in 1991 by KK Birla Foundation.
ii. The award is annually presented to outstanding literary work written in any Indian language by an Indian citizen and published within the last 10 years. - Who was recently (in April’22) appointed as the Chief Coordinator of the G20 Summit 2023 from India?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Ranjan Mathai
3) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
4) Nirupama Rao
5) Harsh Vardhan ShringlaAnswer-5) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Explanation:
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as the Chief Coordinator of the G20 Summit, which will be hosted by India in 2023. His appointment is effective from May 01, 2022, and he will hold the post till December 2023.
i. Shringla, who will step down as Foreign Secretary on April 30, 2022, will be succeeded by Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who is currently India’s ambassador to Nepal.
ii. India will hold the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 and will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit for the first time in 2023. - In April 2022, the Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) divested its entire stake of _______ in India SME Asset Reconstruction Company (ISARC) for a cash consideration of Rs 3.92 crore.
1) 3%
2) 6%
3) 4%
4) 8%
5) 2%Answer-3) 4%
Explanation:
Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced that it will divest its entire stake of 4% in India SME Asset Reconstruction Company (ISARC) for a cash consideration of Rs 3.92 crore.
i. The agreement was executed on 6th April 2022. The transaction is expected to close by December 2022-end.
ii. The bank holds 40 lakh equity shares or 4% at a face value of Rs 10 each in ISARC. - Which country recently (in April’22) launched an Earth Observation Satellite named “Gaofen-3 03” into space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by a Long March-4C rocket?
1) China
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Pakistan
5) United Arab EmiratesAnswer-1) China
Explanation:
China has successfully launched Gaofen-3 03, a Earth Observation Satellite into space to improve the country’s land sea radar satellite constellation.
i. The Earth Observation Satellite was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by a Long March-4C rocket, It was the 414th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series to successfully enter into space. - Name the country that recently (in April ’22) tested the “Shaheen-III”, a surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile.
1) Saudi Arabia
2) United Arab Emirates
3) Pakistan
4) Iran
5) IsraelAnswer- 3) Pakistan
Explanation:
The Pakistan Army has conducted a successful flight test of the surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Shaheen-III, which was intended to revalidate various design and technical characteristics of the weapon system.
i. Shaheen-III is a 2,750-kilometer-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of reaching the farthest point in India’s northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, bringing a number of Indian cities within range. - In April 2022, ________ along with Saurav Ghosal, won India’s first gold medal in the mixed doubles category at the World Doubles Squash Championships 2022 in Glasgow, UK.
1) Dipika Pallikal
2) Joshna Chinappa
3) Sunayna Kuruvilla
4) Jwala Gutta
5) Sheethal GouthamAnswer-1) Dipika Pallikal
Explanation:
India won maiden Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles at World Squash Federation (WSF) World Doubles Squash Championships – 2022 held at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom(UK).
i. Dipika Pallikal pairing with Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal won the Women’s Doubles Squash Championship and Mixed Doubles Squash championships respectively.
ii. Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal, defeated the Fourth seeded English pair Adrian Waller and Alison Waters claiming the Mixed Doubles title.
iii. Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa , defeated England’s Sarah Jane Perry and Waters (Second Seeded).
iv. India now became the first in Asia to win a World Doubles Squash Championships title. - The National Safe Motherhood Day 2022 was observed across India on __________.
1) 8th April 2022
2) 11th April 2022
3) 9th April 2022
4) 7th April 2022
5) 10th April 2022Answer- 2) 11th April 2022
Explanation:
National Safe Motherhood Day 2022 was observed across India on 11th April 2022 to create awareness about the care that a pregnant woman needs before, during, and after childbirth along with a focus on reducing anaemia.
i. The day also marks the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, an Indian political activist and wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
ii. The National Safe Motherhood Day is an initiative undertaken by the White Ribbon Alliance (WRAI), an alliance of more than 1800 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO).
iii. In 2003, The Government of India (GoI) designated 11th April as National Safe Motherhood Day and India became the 1st country to observe the National Safe Motherhood Day.
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