| 1. |
Who has become the third woman to win an Oscar for Best Director for Netflix’s ‘The Power of the Dog’? |
Jane Campion |
| 2 |
Which film won the Best Film award at Oscars 2022? |
CODA |
| 3 |
Which Indian city is ranked as the second noisiest city in the world? |
Moradabad |
| 4 |
Which state was ranked first in the ‘Best State Category’ in the 3rd National Water Awards? |
Uttar Pradesh |
| 5 |
Who has been named the new CEO of FedEx? |
Raj Subramaniam |
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| 6 |
India Ratings has cut the GDP growth forecast to how much for FY 2022-23? |
7 percent |
| 7 |
Which country hosted BIMSTEC Summit 2022? |
Sri Lanka |
| 8 |
The Dearness Allowance for central government employees has been hiked by how much percent? |
3 per cent |
| 9 |
Who is known to be India’s first female doctor? |
Anandi Gopal Joshi |
| 10 |
When is Gudi Padwa Festival celebrated? |
April 2 |
| 11 |
The Armed Forces Special Powers (AFSPA) Act has been extended in three districts of which among the following states? |
Arunachal Pradesh |
| 12 |
Which country is facing its worst economic crisis with extreme fuel, food and electricity shortages? |
Sri Lanka |
| 13 |
How much tax will be imposed on the transfer of virtual assets from April 1st? |
30 percent |
| 14 |
Who among the following actors has announced his retirement from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia? |
Bruce Willis |
| 15 |
Who won the women’s singles title at Swiss Open 2022? |
PV Sindhu |
| 16 |
Who has entered the top 10 of Hurun Richest Self-Made Billionaires List 2022? |
Falguni Nayyar |
| 17 |
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has projected how much GDP growth for FY23? |
7.2% |
| 18 |
Who is set to become the next Chief of Indian Army Staff? |
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande |
| 19 |
The I&B Ministry blocked how many YouTube channels for spreading misinformation on April 5, 2022? |
22 |
| 20 |
What is the name of the new COVID variant that has reportedly been detected in Mumbai? |
micron XE variant |
| 21 |
Who won Grammys 2022 award for Best New Artist? |
Olivia Rodrigo |
| 22 |
Who won Grammys 2022 Award for Album of the Year? |
Jon Batiste |
| 23 |
Which state government is planning to implement Him Prahari Scheme in border areas? |
Uttarakhand |
| 24 |
The World Health Organisation has suspended which vaccine’s supply through UN agencies? |
Covaxin |
| 25 |
Viktor Orban has registered a fourth consecutive win in which nation’s general elections? |
Hungary |
| 26 |
Which private bank has announced a merger with India’s largest housing finance company HDFC Ltd? |
HDFC |
| 27 |
Which nation won the ICC Women’s World Cup Final 2022? |
Australia |
| 28 |
Which year was Siachen Glacier captured by the Indian Army? |
1984 |
| 29 |
When did the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place? |
April 13 |
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| 30 |
Who will be the first recipient of Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar? |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| 31 |
What is the theme of the first quiz under government’s Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz? |
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) |
| 32 |
When is Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated? |
April 14 |
| 33 |
The World Trade Organisation has downgraded the global GDP forecast for FY 2022 to how much? |
2.8 percent |
| 34 |
Who has won EY Entrepreneur of the Year award? |
Falguni Nayar |
| 35 |
Which state has been ranked at the top among larger states in NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index? |
Gujarat |
| 36 |
Which state topped the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index among smaller states? |
Goa |
| 37 |
Which country has come under international criticism for its Zero-COVID Policy? |
China |
| 38 |
Which country has announced that it will default on all its $51 billion external debt? |
Sri Lanka |
| 39 |
Who has become the second Indian to score 10000 runs in T20 cricket? |
Rohit Sharma |
| 40 |
Which country will host FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup this year? |
India |
| 41 |
Which nation will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games? |
Australia |
| 42 |
Who has become the first batter to retire out in the IPL? |
R Ashwin |
| 43 |
Which nation has successfully tested the world’s most powerful nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile? |
Russia |
| 44 |
Which Indian cricketer has been named among Wisden’s 5 ‘Cricketers of the Year’ 2022? |
Rohit Sharma |
| 45 |
Which state may soon introduce new and stricter laws regulating the sale and purchase of land? |
Uttarakhand |
| 46 |
When is World Earth Day observed? |
April 22 |
| 47 |
Which among the following drug manufacturer has developed Paxlovid Covid antiviral pill? |
Pfizer |
| 48 |
When is World Heritage Day observed? |
April 18 |
| 49 |
African Swine Fever has been detected in which among the following states? |
Tripura |
| 50 |
China has signed a signed security pact with which among the following South Pacific nations? |
Solomon Islands |
| 51 |
Who has surpassed Virat Kohli to become fastest Indian to score 6000 T20 runs? |
KL Rahul |
| 52 |
Indian-American Shanti Sethi has been appointed as which world leader’s defence advisor? |
Kamala Harris. |
| 53 |
Who among the following has retired from International Cricket? |
Kieron Pollard |
| 54 |
The first known human case of H3N8 bird flu has been reported in which country? |
China |
| 55 |
Russia has withdrawn from which UN body? |
United Nations World Tourism Organisation |
| 56 |
Which airline has proposed to acquire AirAsia India? |
Air India |
| 57 |
Which country has become the first one to suspend the Covid-19 vaccination programme? |
Denmark |
| 58 |
Which Indian actress will be part of the 75th Cannes Film Festival Jury? |
Deepika Padukone |
| 59 |
Who is in the process of buying Twitter? |
Elon Musk |
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| 60 |
Which country has created a new Guinness world record by simultaneously waving 78,220 national flags? |
India |
| 61 |
Which two states have signed a unique knowledge-sharing agreement? |
Delhi and Punjab |
| 62 |
Which country was the largest military spender in the world in 2021? |
US |
| 63 |
Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2022 Award? |
Max Verstappen |
| 64 |
Who has won India’s solitary gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022? |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya |
| 65 |
Who has been appointed as England’s new Test Captain? |
Ben Stokes |
| 66 |
The world’s largest electric cruise ship has made its maiden voyage in which country? |
China |
| 67 |
The ‘Unbox Me campaign’, which was launched recently, is associated with which day? |
International Transgender Day of Visibility |
| 68 |
Which regulator body launched the ideathon named ‘Manthan’? |
SEBI |
| 69 |
‘Mes Aynak site’ and ‘Buddhas of Bamiyan’, which were seen in the news, are located in which country? |
Afghanistan |
| 70 |
Which state won the ‘best state’ award at the National Water Awards 2022? |
Uttar Pradesh |
| 71 |
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) is a Public sector unit working under which Ministry? |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| 72 |
When is the ‘International Day for Mine Awareness’ observed annually? |
April 4 |
| 73 |
What is the primary use of India’s indigenously developed six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs)? |
Anti-Doping Analysis |
| 74 |
Which is the largest private sector bank of India by assets, as of 2022? |
HDFC Bank |
| 75 |
Which country has launched a clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccines based on mRNA platform? |
USA |
| 76 |
Which Indian public sector bank launched its digital transformation project ‘SMBHAV’? |
Union Bank of India |
| 77 |
Who is the chairperson of the advisory committee to guide the Semiconductor mission? |
Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| 78 |
Which institution recently launched the ‘AVSAR’ scheme? |
Airports Authority of India |
| 79 |
Which country’s astronomers have detected HD1 Galaxy, the distant astronomical object ever discovered? |
USA |
| 80 |
Which Union Ministry is associated with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019? |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 81 |
Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was seen in the news, is the first Black woman Justice to serve in the Supreme Court of which country? |
USA |
| 82 |
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) is a part of which organisation? |
ISRO |
| 83 |
Which state government launched the ‘Corruption-Free App- 1064’? |
Uttarakhand |
| 84 |
Which institution released draft guidelines for settlement of payments for export/import through e-commerce? |
Reserve Bank of India |
| 85 |
Jatin Goswami, Sonal Mansingh and Kalyanasundaram are the recipients of which award/fellowship? |
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship |
| 86 |
“Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme is an initiative of which Union Ministry? |
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 87 |
As per the World Bank’s April update, what is India’s GDP forecast for fiscal year 2022-23? |
8.0 % |
| 88 |
Which Indian state has recently slipped into a power crisis due to shortage of Coal? |
Punjab |
| 89 |
Veer Kunwar Singh was a military commander who fought against the East India company, was from which present-day state? |
Bihar |
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| 90 |
What is the theme of the ‘Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz’ conducted by MyGov? |
Aatmanirbhar Bharat |
| 91 |
What is the Wholesale Price Index- based Inflation Rate in March 2022? |
14.55% |
| 92 |
Who is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of India? |
LG Manoj Pande |
| 93 |
Which institution organises the ‘National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India)’? |
National Security Council |
| 94 |
‘Vidya Samiksha Kendra’ or ‘Command and Control Centre 2.0’ is located in which state? |
Gujarat |
| 95 |
‘National Apprenticeship Mela’ has been organised under which mission? |
Skill India |
| 96 |
Which institution has released a draft battery swapping policy for Electric Vehicles? |
NITI Aayog |
| 97 |
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code has how many characters? |
Twenty |
| 98 |
New Space India Limited is the commercial arm of which organisation? |
ISRO |
| 99 |
As per a recent NABARD Study, farmers of which state borrowed the largest amount per farmer? |
Punjab |
| 100 |
Emmanuel Macron has won the Presidential Election of which country? |
France |
| 101 |
Which is the venue of the ‘Khelo India University Games 2021’, being held in April-May 2022? |
Bengaluru |
| 102 |
‘Constantinople’ is situated in which present-day city? |
Istanbul |
| 103 |
‘Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund’ is a new diplomatic initiative of which country? |
India |
| 104 |
In 2021, which country recorded the highest real-time transactions of up to USD 48.6 billion? |
India |
| 105 |
As per India’s National framework for malaria elimination, India will eliminate Malaria by which year? |
2030 |
| 106 |
Kieron Pollard, who announced retirement from international cricket, represented which country? |
West Indies |
| 107 |
Senna spectabilis, which was seen in the news, belongs to which category of plant? |
Invasive plant |
| 108 |
Kuril Islands, which was seen in the news, is claimed by which countries? |
Japan and Russia |
| 109 |
Which state has passed bills to transfer the Governor’s power in appointing ViceChancellors of state universities to the state? |
Tamil Nadu |
| 110 |
Create (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) is the technology incubator of which Indian state? |
Gujarat |
| 111 |
India entered the Guinness Book of World Records by waving 78,220 flags simultaneously, at which state? |
Bihar |
| 112 |
Which institution releases the ‘Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)’? |
Ministry of Labour & Employment |
| 113 |
How many permanent members are part of the UN Security Council and thus have Veto Power? |
Five |
| 114 |
Jamtara, the first district in the country where gram panchayats have community libraries, is located in which state/UT? |
Jharkhand |
| 115 |
As per a recent study, old masks have been incorporated into which carbonintensive process? |
Production of Cement |
