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Which of the following platforms is a part of the Integrated Pensioners’ Portal of the
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare(DoPPW)

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Bhavishya
So far, the task of Integration of Pension Portal of State Bank of India(SBI), Bank of
Baroda(BOB), Punjab National Bank(PNB) and Canara Bank with Bhavishya portal has been
completed.

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  1. In February 2024, Principal Scientific Advisor to the GoI Prof Ajay Kumar Sood launched ____________Portal to create a single online portal representing
    Indian Women and Girls in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine)
  2. In March 2024, PM Narendra Modi virtually launched the ‘__________ national portal, aimed at uplifting the most marginalised
    sections of society.
  3. In January 2024, Union Minister Hardeep S. Puri launched a refreshed _________dashboard.
A
  1. In February 2024, Principal Scientific Advisor to the GoI Prof Ajay Kumar Sood launched “Science
    for Women-A Technology & Innovation (SWATI)” Portal to create a single online portal representing
    Indian Women and Girls in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine)
  2. In March 2024, PM Narendra Modi virtually launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam
    Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal, aimed at uplifting the most marginalised
    sections of society.
  3. In January 2024, Union Minister Hardeep S. Puri launched a refreshed Portal for Affordable credit
    and interest Subvention Access (PAiSA portal) dashboard.
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In April 2024, The Ministry of Finance (MoF) assigned the __________ status to the gem and
jewellery sector.

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Authorised Economic Operator
he AEO program was introduced as a pilot project in 2011 by the
Customs Department aimed at promoting ease of doing business, saving time, and reducing costs for
export-oriented industries.

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  1. In January 2024, _______ became the first International
    Organization for Standardization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
    27001:2022 certified petrochemical organisation in India.
    * The certification was awarded by the United Kingdom (UK) based certification body, British
    Standards Institution (BSI).
  2. In October 2023,__________ became the first state in India to have hallmarking centres in all of its 14
    districts. This was achieved after the inauguration of a hallmarking centre in Adimali, Idukki district,
    Kerala.
    * In Kerala, there are about 12,000 gold merchants and majority of them are holding Bureau of
    Indian Standards (BIS) registration
  3. In March 2024, Department of Consumer Affairs announced that the sale of hallmarked gold
    jewellery or gold artefacts without a ________digit alphanumeric HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification)
    number, consisting of alphabets and numbers, will not be allowed after 31st March 2023 i.e, from 1st
    April 2023 onwards. Following this, the sale of jewellery with a 4-digit HUID number will also be
    stopped on April 1.
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  1. In January 2024, Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) became the first International
    Organization for Standardization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
    27001:2022 certified petrochemical organisation in India.
    * The certification was awarded by the United Kingdom (UK) based certification body, British
    Standards Institution (BSI).
  2. In October 2023, Kerala became the first state in India to have hallmarking centres in all of its 14
    districts. This was achieved after the inauguration of a hallmarking centre in Adimali, Idukki district,
    Kerala.
    * In Kerala, there are about 12,000 gold merchants and majority of them are holding Bureau of
    Indian Standards (BIS) registration
  3. In March 2024, Department of Consumer Affairs announced that the sale of hallmarked gold
    jewellery or gold artefacts without a 6 digit alphanumeric HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification)
    number, consisting of alphabets and numbers, will not be allowed after 31st March 2023 i.e, from 1st
    April 2023 onwards. Following this, the sale of jewellery with a 4-digit HUID number will also be
    stopped on April 1.
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. In February 2024, The 11th edition of the World Governments Summit (WGS 2024) was held in
________ from 12th to 14th February 2024. PM Narendra Modi -
participated at the WGS 2024 - Dubai
* At present, Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs (UAE) is the chairman of the
World Governments Summit (WGS) organisation.

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Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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In January 2024, V.Muraleedharan, Minister of State, Ministry
of External Affairs represented India and addressed the Plenary
session of the Group of 77 +China (G-77+China) Third South
Summit, held in c_________.
* The theme of (G-77+China) Third South Summit was,
“Leaving No One Behind.”
* The third South Summit was hosted by the Republic of
Uganda, under the Chairmanship of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

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Kampala, Uganda.

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Which city and country has recently (in April’ 24) hosted the 26th World Energy Congress?

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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. In April 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the investment limit by Foreign
Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities (G-Sec) will remain unchanged at____of
outstanding stock for FY25.

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On 26th April 2024, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the investment limit by Foreign
Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities(G-Sec) will remain unchanged at 6% of
outstanding security stocks for FY25(2024-25).

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The FPI limits for investment in the state government securities (SGSs) and corporate bonds
are maintained at_____ and_____ respectively. Of outstanding security stocks for FY25.

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The FPI limits for investment in the state government securities (SGSs) and corporate bonds
are maintained at 2% and 15% respectively. Of outstanding security stocks for FY25.

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RBI has also notified that the aggregate limit of the national amount of Credit Default
Swaps(CDS) sold by foreign portfolio investors will be ______of the outstanding stock of
corporate bonds.

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5%

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  1. Public Sector Banks: In India, Public sector banks must maintain a minimum CAR of _____
    Commercial Banks: Commercial banks must maintain a minimum CAR of ________.
  2. In April 2024, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India Asset
    Reconstruction Companies) Directions 2024.
    * Every ARC must maintain a capital adequacy ratio of at least ________ of its total risk-weighted
    assets.
    I^∞=K
  3. The government expects fiscal deficit to be ______ of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the
    financial year 2024-2025 (FY25): Budget 2024
    * To finance the fiscal deficit in FY25, the gross and net market borrowings through dated
    securities during 2024-25 are estimated at _______and 11.75 lakh crore respectively- both less
    than that in FY24.
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  1. Public Sector Banks: In India, Public sector banks must maintain a minimum CAR of 12%.
    Commercial Banks: Commercial banks must maintain a minimum CAR of 9%.
  2. In April 2024, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India Asset
    Reconstruction Companies) Directions 2024.
    * Every ARC must maintain a capital adequacy ratio of at least 15% of its total risk-weighted
    assets.
    I^∞=K
  3. The government expects fiscal deficit to be 5.1 % of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the
    financial year 2024-2025 (FY25): Budget 2024
    * To finance the fiscal deficit in FY25, the gross and net market borrowings through dated
    securities during 2024-25 are estimated at ₹14.13 and 11.75 lakh crore respectively- both less
    than that in FY24.
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Which company has been recently (in April 2024) directed by the Reserve Bank of India to
stop the issuance and operations of its Prepaid Payment Instruments(PPIs) & refund the
balances to its customers?

A

TalkCharge Technologies Private Limited

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  1. RBI directed _______ (formerly known as India Infoline Ltd) to cease and desist
    sanctioning or disbursing gold loans or assigning/ securitising/ selling any of its gold loans w.e.f
    March 4, 2024.
  2. In March 2024, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) based________ received final
    authorisation from the RBI to operate an Online Payment Aggregator (PA) for its payment gateway
    brand, CCAvenue.
  3. In March 2024, RBI had barred Mumbai (Maharashtra) based _______
    from financing against shares and debentures including sanction and disbursal of loans against initial
    public offering (IPO) of shares with immediate effect(5th March 2024).
A

IIFL Finance Limited
Infibeam Avenues Limited
JM Financial Products Ltd (JMFPL)

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. In April 2024, REC Limited secured a green loan of Japanese Yen (JPY) 60.536 (~Rs 3250
crore) from _____________ to finance green projects in India.

A

Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero (SACE)

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  1. On February 6 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) provided Rs 9,000 Crore to _______
    of India after GoI guarantees on decade-old loans extended to African countries.
  2. On January 9 2024, the _____raised USD 5 Billion in dual-tranche
    global benchmark bonds to propel development initiatives across Asia and the Pacific.
  3. In March 2024, NTPC Limited inked a pact with ___________________for
    sourcing foreign currency loans of USD 200 million (JPY 30 billion / Rs 1650 crore)
    The facility has been extended under JBIC’s ‘Global action for Reconciling Economic growth and
    Environment preservation’ (“GREEN”)initiative.
A

Exim Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

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Which Fintech company has recently (in April’ 24) launched an offline Unified Payments
Interface (UPI)-based ‘Scan and Pay’ service that enables users to scan QR codes for payments
directly from their bank accounts?

A

Cred

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  1. In April 2024, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB)- a two-year MoU - _______ to promote Unified
    Payments Interface (UPI) for Indians travelling in Singapore.
  • The MoU - customers - cross border transactions - India and Singapore -from Indian bank
    accounts.
    3. In April 2024, As per the report by Financial Express, _________ in partnership with National
    Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to introduce its credit services on the Unified Payments
    Interface (UPI).
    4. In April 2024, ______, an online instant payment company
    launched its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure with “UPI Switch”, a next-generation
    cloud based innovation, in partnership with Airtel Payments Bank.
A

PhonePe
Amazon Pay
Razorpay Software Private Limited (Razorpay)

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Which bank has recently (in April’ 24) partnered with HCL Software for Digital
Transformation?

A

State Bank of India

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  1. In January 2024, ____, one of India’s leading public sector banks launched a
    special retail short-term deposit scheme named ___ 360 Term Deposit Scheme. The scheme offers
    higher interest rates for Domestic Term Deposits to Residents/Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) and
    Resident Senior Citizens for 360 days.
  2. On January 18, 2024, ______announced collaboration with StartupTN, a nodal
    agency of Tamil Nadu (TN) Government, to foster entrepreneurship in TN.
  3. In January 2024, _______, has became the first Indian bank to execute an export finance
    transaction on the International Trade Financing Services Platform (ITFS) of RXIL Global IFSC Limited
    (RXIL Global), a subsidiary of Receivables Exchange of India Limited (RXIL).
A

Bank of Baroda (BoB)
DBS Bank India Limited
Yes Bank Limited

17
Q

In April 2024, the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) projected India’s
FY25 Gross domestic product (GDP) growth at _______.

A

7.1-7.4%

18
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  1. In April 2024 Moody’s - India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to decrease to _____ in
    2024 from 7.7% growth recorded in 2023.
  2. In April 2024, Asian Development Bank (ADB)- raised India’s -GDP- growth forecast for FY25
    (2024-25) to ____ from 6.7%.
  3. In April 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised India’s GDP(Gross Domestic Product)
    growth forecast by 30 basis points(bps) to____for fiscal year 2025(FY25) and retained the forecast
    for FY26 at 6.5%.
A

6.1%
7%
6.8%

19
Q

Who has been recently (in April’ 24) appointed as a member of the National Statistical
Commission (NSC)?

A

Ganesh Kumar
and Debasis Kundu
Now, the total strength of members of the commission including chairman is 5.
National Statistical Commision(NSC) was constituted by Government of India(GoI) through a
resolution dated 1st June, 2005, headed by the chairman Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar.

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  1. In April 2024, the World Bank has appointed ______, Former Deputy Governor (DG) of
    Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a member of the Economic Advisory Panel of World Bank Group
    (WBG)
  2. In April 2024, the Government of India (GoI) appointed economist _____, former Director
    of the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), as a full-time member of the 16th Finance Commission (FC) of India. Panda was appointed to the 16th FC in lieu of Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director at Artha Global.
  3. In April 2024, the Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) has constituted a 6-member committee to
    examine various issues relating to the queer (LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
    Intersex, Queer/Questioning, and Asexual) community. The Committee is headed by the Cabinet
    Secretary, _______.
A

Rakesh Mohan
Manoj Panda
Rajiv Gauba

21
Q

Who has been recently (in April’ 24) appointed as the Deputy Prime minister(PM) of
Pakistan?

A

Mohammed Ishaq Dar

22
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  1. In January 2024,______, president of ‘The Transformers’ party and former opposition
    leader, was appointed as the Prime Minister (PM) of the Republic of Chad by the transitional
    government under the presidentship of General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno following a referendum.
  2. In January 2024, _____ was re-elected as the President of the Union of Comoros for a
    fourth 5 year term . He won the 2024 Comorian Presidential Election with 62.97% of the total votes.
  3. In March 2024, Mian _____ was sworn in as the Prime Minister (PM) of
    Pakistan for a 2nd term on 4 March 2024.
A

Succes Masra
Azali Assoumani
Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

23
Q

Which country topped the medal tally with 8 medals(5 Golds, 2 Silver,1 Bronze) at the 2024
Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 1 held in Shanghai, China?

A

India topped the medal tally with 8 medals(5 Golds, 2 Silver,1 Bronze) at the 2024 Hyundai Archery
World Cup Stage 1 held in Shanghai, China from 23rd to 28th April 2024.

24
Q

. Name the former Union Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) from Karnataka who
passed away in April 2024.

A

V. Sreenivasa Prasad

25
Q

India’s oldest parliamentarian and a founding member of the Samajwadi Party (SP), _______ passed away at the age of 93 in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh (UP).

A

Shafiqur
Rahman Barq

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  1. When was the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024 observed across the globe to
    raise awareness about creating safe and healthy work environments?
A

28th April 2024

27
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When was World Dance Day 2024, led by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), observed
across the globe?

A

29th April

28
Q

In which state Takhni-Rehmapur Wildlife Sanctuary is located?

A

Punjab

29
Q

Name the sports personality from India who has recently (in April’ 24) won the eighth
Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour title by winning the Batch Open in Paris, France.

A

Velavan Senthilkumar

30
Q

Name the defence sector/government agency that has recently (in April’ 24) signed an MoU
with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to leverage DigiLocker’s
secure and accessible document repository services.

A

Indian Air Force

31
Q

Bank of India(BOI)?

A

About Bank of India(BOI):
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO)- Rajneesh Karnatak
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded in 1906
Tagline- “Relationship Beyond Banking

32
Q

Who has recently (in April’ 24) received the copy of the book ‘India’s Nuclear Titans’, edited
by Soumya Awasthi and Shrabana Barua?

A

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

33
Q

In April 2024, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
announced its landmark rebranding as “UN Trade and Development”, commemorating its
_______ anniversary.

A

60th

34
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World Energy Council (WEC)

A

About World Energy Council (WEC):
Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Dr Angela Wilkinson
Headquarters– London, United Kingdom
Establishment– 1923

35
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About REC Limited:

A

About REC Limited:
REC Limited(formerly known as Rural Electrification Corporation Private Limited) is an Indian
Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power. It is registered with Reserve Bank of India(RBI) as a
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), and Infrastructure Financing Company(IFC).
Chairman and Managing Director(CMD)- Vivek Kumar Dewangan
Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
Established in 1969

36
Q

In which state, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)’s World Heritage Site ‘Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park’ is located?

A

Gujarat

37
Q

In April 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a premature redemption price
for Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) from the 2017-18 Series IV and 2018-19 Series II tranches.
What is the redemption price for premature redemption due on April 23 2024?

A

) Rs 7325

38
Q

National Institute of Public Finance and
Policy (NIPFP)?

A

About National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP):
It is a centre for research in public economics and policies.
Chairman– Dr. Urjit Patel
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
Establishment– 1976

39
Q

Name the short film directed by the four students of FTII’s (Film and Television Institute of
India) TV wing that has been recently (in April’ 24) selected at the La Cinef competition section
of the 77th Cannes film festival.

A

Sunflowers Were The First To Know

40
Q

International Labour
Organization (ILO)

A

About International Labour Organization (ILO):
Director-General– Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo
Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
Established in– 1919

41
Q

. In which state ‘Palamu Wildlife Sanctuary’ is located?

A

`Jharkhand

42
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In which state/UT Hemis National Park is located?

A

Ladakh

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