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- In April 2023, the Ministry of Finance (MoF), approved the upgradation of ____________ (company) to a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) from a Category-I MiniRatna CPSE.
1) Bharat Dynamics Limited
2) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
3) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
4) Central Coalfields Limited
5) Indian Railway Finance Corporation LimitedAnswer-2) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Explanation:
On 26th April 2023, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance (MoF), approved the upgradation of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) to a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) from a Category-I MiniRatna CPSE.
i. According to the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), RVNL, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), has become the 13th Navratna amongst CPSEs.
ii. The Government introduced the Navratna scheme, in 1977, to identify CPSEs with comparative advantages and encourage them in their drive to become global giants. - Which company has developed the world’s first liquid Nano DAP (Diammonium phosphate) that was launched by the Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah in April 2023?
1) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
2) Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited
3) Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
4) National Fertilizers Limited
5) Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers LimitedAnswer-1) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
Explanation:
On April 26, 2023, Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Cooperation, launched “IFFCO Nano DAP(liquid)”, the world’s first liquid Nano DAP(Diammonium phosphate), developed by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) at NewDelhi, Delhi
i. The launch of IFFCO Nano DAP (Liquid), a nano fertiliser product containing nitrogen and phosphorus is intended to make India self-reliant in the field of food production and fertilizers.
ii. IFFCO has registered a patent, under which IFFCO will get 20% royalty on the sale of Liquid Urea and Liquid DAP anywhere in the world for 20 years. - Which organisation has recently (in April ‘23) released the report ‘World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies’ with key highlighting that 184 million people are migrants?
1) United Nations Development Programme
2) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
3) World Bank
4) United Nations Human Settlement Programme
5) United Nations Population FundAnswer-3) World Bank
Explanation:
According to the World Bank’s (WB) annual report ‘World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies’, there are 184 million people (i.e. 2.3 % of the world’s population) who are migrants (i.e. they lack citizenship in the country in which they live) in which the largest share of 43% of them were living in low and middle-income countries.
i. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of international migration and its potential to serve as a force for growth and shared prosperity in all countries and it proposes policies to better manage migration in destination, transit, and origin countries.
ii. Out of the 184 million migrant people, 37 million are refugees, a number that has tripled over the last decade. - Which stock exchange company’s subsidiary has recently (in April ‘23) introduced new guidelines for retaining a demerged entity in its respective index?
1) Calcutta Stock Exchange
2) Vadodara Stock Exchange
3) Bombay Stock Exchange
4) Madras Stock Exchange
5) National Stock ExchangeAnswer-5) National Stock Exchange
Explanation:
The National Stock Exchange (NSE)’s subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited, has introduced new guidelines for retaining a demerged entity in its respective index.
i. Under the new norms, a demerged company will only remain a part of the index if the exchange conducts a Special Pre-Open session (SPOS) for the spun-off entity.
ii. The change will be applicable to the scheme of arrangement of all companies involving demerger which may be approved by equity shareholders of respective companies on or after April 30, 2023. - In April 2023, 14th Dalai Lama received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Person after __________ years.
1) 59
2) 52
3) 64
4) 70
5) 60Answer-3) 64
Explanation:
On 26th April 2023, The 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award was presented to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in person after 64 years in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, by Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation president Susanna B Afan and foundation trustee Emily A Abrera.
i. The 1959 Ramon Magsaysay award was given by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in the Philippines in August 1959.
ii. It was the first international recognition given to the 14th Dalai Lama for his leadership in the preservation of Tibet’s society, religion and culture and way of life during a critical time - Name the company that has recently (in April ‘23) won First Prize in the Ministry of Steel’s “Ispat Rajbhasha Samman” for the year 2021-22.
1) Tata Steel Limited
2) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
3) JSW Steel Limited
4) ESL Steel Limited
5) Steel Authority of India LimitedAnswer-2) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Explanation:
RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited), also known as Vizag Steel, bagged the Ministry of Steel’s “Ispat Rajbhasha Samman” First Prize for the year 2021-22.
i. The award was conferred by the Minister of State (MoS) Faggan Singh Kulaste, Ministry of Steel to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Atul Bhatt, RINL in the meeting of Hindi Salahkar Samiti held at Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
ii. MoS also released RINL’s March issue of Hindi In-house Magazine “Rashtriya Ispat Sugandh”. - In April 2023, RBI approved the re-appointment of N Kamakodi as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ___________ (bank) for a period of three years.
1) City Union Bank
2) RBL Bank
3) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
4) South Indian Bank
5) IDFC FIRST BankAnswer-1) City Union Bank
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of N Kamakodi as the Managing director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a Kumbakonam (TamilNadu) based private sector bank City Union Bank (CUB) for a period of three years with effect from May 1, 2023.
i. Dr. N. Kamakodi is serving as the MD & CEO of the CUB from May 2011 - Name the personality who has recently (in April ‘23) became 1st Indian in 6 years to get on Podium in the first round of the ROKiT British F4 Championship held at England, United Kingdom (UK).
1) Jehan Daruvala
2) Jaden Pariat
3) Gaurav Gill
4) Armaan Ebrahim
5) Akhil RabindraAnswer-2) Jaden Pariat
Explanation:
India’s Jaden Pariat of Argenti Motorsport, a 16-year-old from Meghalaya, become the 1st Indian in 6 years to get on Podium in the first round of the ROKiT British F4 Championship, the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) certified championship, at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom (UK).
i. Jaden Pariat is the 2nd Indian to get an international podium in a Tatuus F4 car after Kush Maini of Jenzer Motorsport who finished 3rd in the 2017 Italian F4 Championship.
ii. Jaden Pariat clinched the 3rd position in Race 2 of the ROKiT British F4 Championship. - What was the theme of International Girls in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Day 2023 that was observed across the globe on 27th April 2023?
1) Digital Skills for Life
2) Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures
3) Access and Safety
4) Inspiring the Next Generation
5) Expand horizons, change attitudesAnswer-1) Digital Skills for Life
Explanation:
International Girls in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Day is annually observed across the globe on the 4th Thursday in April to encourage and empower girls and young women to explore and pursue careers in the field of ICT.
• The International Girls in ICT Day 2023 was observed on 27th April 2023 with the theme of “Digital Skills for Life”.
• The 1st ever International Girls in ICT was observed on 28th April 2011.
i. On 27th April 2023, as part of the Transform Africa Summit 2023, the global Girls in ICT event was celebrated in Zimbabwe in coordination and collaboration with Smart Africa and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). - Which state government has recently (in April ‘23) signed an MoU with the Oil India Limited (OIL) to establish a framework for cooperation in harnessing and developing new and renewable energy sources (NRES)?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Odisha
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) West Bengal
5) AssamAnswer-3) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
The Government of Himachal Pradesh and Oil India Limited (OIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation in harnessing and developing new and renewable energy sources (NRES) in Himachal Pradesh in the presence of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister (CM) of Himachal Pradesh.
• The MoU was signed by Harikesh Meena, Director (Energy), on behalf of the Himachal Pradesh Government and Pankaj Kumar Goswami, Director (operations), on behalf of OIL.
i. According to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, OIL would explore the possibilities of setting up floating solar power plants in water reservoirs, besides establishing ground-mounted solar power projects.
- In April 2023, the Ministry of Finance (MoF), approved the upgradation of ____________ (company) to a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) from a Category-I MiniRatna CPSE.
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