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Q. Which Central American country has been declared malaria-free by WHO?

  A. Columbia                                             C. Ecuador
  B. El Salvador                                          D. Brazil
Answer: B

  Ø World Health Organization (WHO) has granted the Malaria -free Certi icate to El
    Salvador as a result of 50 years of commitment. El Salvador has become the 1st
    Central American country to become a certi ied malaria-free.

WHO IN NEWS 2021

  §       WHO Declares El Salvador Malaria-Free
  §       Health Minister Harsh Vardhan chairs 148th session of WHO Executive Board
  §       Anil Soni Appointed First Chief Of The WHO Foundation
  §       Preeti Sudan appointed to WHO’s Panel For Pandemic Preparedness
  §       World Health Organization certi ies Africa free from wild Polio
  §       World Health Day observed globally on 7 April
  §       Global health Emergency declared over Coronavirus by WHO
  §       US formally announced its withdrawal from WHO
About World Health Organization (WHO)

  § Formation : 7 April 1948
  § Headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland

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  § Director General : Tedros Adhanom (Ethiopia)
  § Deputy Director General : Soumya Swaminathan (Indian)
Q. Who inaugurated Rasin Dam and Chillimal Dam in Chitrakoot (UP)?

  A. Yogi Adityanath                                  C. Rajnath Singh
  B. Narendra Modi                                    D. Ram Nath Kovind
Answer: A

  Ø Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Rasin Dam and Chillimal Dam in
    Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh. The dams will be used to irrigate 17 villages across 2290
    hectares.

                              Uttar Pradesh in News
  · Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh Gets International Airport Licence from
    DGCA
  · Ram Temple Tableau Of Uttar Pradesh On Republic Day Wins 1st Prize
  · Uttar Pradesh Govt To Launch ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’
  · ‘Varasat’ campaign launched in Uttar Pradesh to curb property & land-related
    disputes in rural areas
  · ADB & India sign $300 million loan to upgrade power distribution network in
    Uttar Pradesh
  · Keetham lake also known as Sur Sarovar, in Agra in Uttar Pradesh added to
    Ramsar sites
  · UP Govt to establish anti-human traf icking Police Stations
  · Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport
  · Yogi Adityanath rings bell at BSE for listing bond of Lucknow Municipal
    Corporation
  · Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana
  · Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana
  · Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana
  · Mukhyamantri Krishak

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  ·       Durghatna Kalyan Yojana
  ·       ‘Team-11’ App
  ·       ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ app
  ·       Ayush Kavach-COVID’ App
  ·       'Annapurna', Supply Mitra Portal
  ·       ‘Kaushal Satrang' programme
  ·       Mission Vriksharopan-2020
  ·       Uttar Pradesh becomes 1st state to geotag community kitchens
  ·       Uttar Pradesh became 1 state to Initiate Pool Testing of COVID-19
  ·       India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in Meerut, UP
  ·       Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport
  ·       Uttar Pradesh govt launches NRI uni ied porta
  ·       Uttar Pradesh emerges as top destination in 2019 for attracting domestic tourists
  ·       PM lays the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in
          Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh

About Uttar Pradesh:
  ·       Capital city- Lucknow
  ·       Chief Minister- Yogi Adityanath
  ·       Governor- Anandiben Patel
  ·       State Animal- Swamp Deer
  ·       State Bird- Sarus Crane
  ·       State Tree- Ashoka tree
  ·       State Flower- Palash
Q. National Vaccination Day is observed in Ind ia on ___ March.

  A. 11th                                                  C. 15th
  B. 14th                                                  D. 16th
Answer: D

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  Ø National Vaccination Day is observed across India on 16th March every year to mark
    the initiation of Pulse Polio Programme. National Vaccination Day came into existence
    in 1995.

Q. As per the JLL HPI Index, ________ has been ranked 1st in terms of workplace
satisfaction.

  A. India                                            C. Japan
  B. China                                            D. Russia
Answer: A

  Ø As per the Jones Lang LaSalle’s Human Performance Index (JLL HPI), India has been
    ranked 1st in terms of workplace satisfaction (98 %) followed by China (97 %). The
    study was based on the analysis of workplace satisfaction of 1500 employees from 5
    countries.

Q. India has now become the ___ largest Forex reserve by surpassing Russia.

  A. 2nd                                              C. 4th
  B. 3rd                                              D. 5th
Answer: C

  Ø India has now become the 4th largest Forex reserve by surpassing Russia. As per the
    International Monetary Fund’s Table, China has largest reserve of foreign exchange
    (forex).

Q. Which computer giant has launched the world’s irst PC made up of plastic waste
from ocean?

  A. HCL                                              C. Dell
  B. HP                                               D. VAIO
Answer: B

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  Ø Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched the world’s 1st Personal Computer (PC) that is
    completely made up of plastic waste from ocean. The newly launched PCs are 100 %
    recyclable.

Q. Which album has won ‘Album of the year’ award at the Grammy Awards 2021?

  A. Unforgettable                                     C. Folklore
  B. Caio Adios                                        D. Dancer
Answer: C

  Ø Taylor Swift’s album Folklore has won ‘Album of the Year’ award at the Grammy
    Awards 2021. Megan Thee Stallion won the ‘Best New Artist’ at the Grammy Awards
    2021.

Q. Chief Minister of ______________ launched ‘Kalanamak’ Rice Festival.

  A. Uttar Pradesh                                     C. Andhra Pradesh
  B. Madhya Pradesh                                    D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: A

  Ø Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh launched ‘Kalanamak’ Rice Festival in the
    Siddharthnagar district. The event has been organized to promote the ‘One District
    One Product’ initiative of Government of UP.

                                LATEST FESTIVAL IN NEWS

     Shivratri ‘Herath’                                       J&K
     Khajuraho Dance Festival                                 Madhya Pradesh
     Bird festival 'Kalrav' Nagi bird sanctuary               Bihar
     Makaravilakku Festival                                   Kerala
     Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival                          Kochi Kerala
     Kite festival Shakrain                                   Dhaka, Bangladesh
     Cherry blossom Mao festival                              Manipur

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     Festival of Cattle ' Kanuma'                               Telangana
     Karthigai Deepam Festival                                  Tamil Nadu
     Pongal Festival                                            Tamil Nadu
     Hornbill Festival                                          Nagaland
     Cherry Blossom Festival                                    Shillong Meghalaya
     Pang Lhasbol Festival                                      Sikkim
     Kati Bihu Festival                                         Assam
     Nuakhai Festival                                           Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Q. Winter Sports Institute will be set up in __________.

   A. Srinagar                                           C. Gulmarg
   B. Jammu                                              D. Kashmir
Answer: C

   Ø Winter Sports Institute will be set up by the Government of India in Gulmarg. It was
     of icially announced by Union Minister of Sports, Kiren Rijiju.

Q. Which of the following has been conferred the ‘Best Rap Song’ award at the
Grammy Awards 2021?

   A. Bigger Love                                        C. The abnormal
   B. Savage                                             D. Stay High
        Answer: B

          Ø ‘Savage’ of Brittany, Shawn Carter and Beyonce has been conferred the
            ‘Best Rap Song’ award at the Grammy Awards 2021. ‘Stay High’ of
            Brittany Howard has been conferred with the ‘Best Rock Song’ award.

        Q.The by-polls for two Lok Sabha constituencies- Tirupati & Belgaum-
        will take place on which day?

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    A) April 17th                                   C) April 20th

    B) April 25th                                   D) April 27th

    Answer - A

    Q.Which vaccine manufacturer has started testing its COVID -19 vaccine
    on young children and babies?

    A) P izer                                       C) AstraZeneca

    B) Johnson & Johnson                            D) Moderna

    Answer - D

       Ø Moderna has started testing its Coronavirus vaccine on infants and
         children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years in a study. The testing
         has been started by the pharmaceutical company as it seeks to expand
         approval for its vaccine on children.

    Q.Which nation has threatened to ban Twitter next month?

    A) US                                           C) Russia

    B) France                                       D) India

    Answer - C

       Ø Russia on March 17, 2021 threatened to together block the social
         networking site, Twitter next month unless the company complies with
         demands to remove certain content. The Russian authorities have cited
         instances of Twitter promoting child pornography, drug use and tweets
         encouraging children to attempt suicide.

    Russia in NEWS

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      § China and Russia Inks MoU to jointly build Lunar Space Station
      § Russia launches irst Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika -M’
      § Russian supermodel ‘Supernova’ Natalia Vodianova roped in as UNFPA
        goodwill ambassador
      § India Participates in Naval Exercise ‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt
        2021’
      § United States-Russia Extends New START Arms Reduction Treaty for
        Five Years
      § BWF Bans Russian badminton player Nikita Khakimov for ive years
        over betting, ixing offences
      § Russia Successfully Test-Fires ‘Tsirkon’ Hypersonic Missile

    Q.The government will be setting up Winter Sports Institute in which hill
    station?

    A) Darjeeling                                C) Gulmarg

    B) Manali                                    D) Shimla

    Answer - C

      Ø Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the central
        government is working to set up a Winter Sports Institute in Gulmarg,
        Kashmir. The centre has a speci ic roadmap to work towards promoting
        and training Kashmiri youth in all major sports domains.

          STATIC GK BASED CURRE NT AFFAIRS MCQ
    Q.   The     Inter-Parliamentary             parliaments,   with    primary
    Union (IPU) is an international              purpose to promote democratic
    organization      of     national            governance, accountability, and

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 cooperation among its members.                  Answer: C
 Where is its headquarter based?
                                                 Q. The Kamarajar Port Limited is
 A) Paris, France                                the irst port in India which is a
                                                 public company. The port is
 B) Geneva, Switzerland
                                                 based in which city?
 C) Rome, Italy
                                                 A) Kochi
 D) New York, United States
                                                 B) Ahmedabad
 Answer: B
                                                 C) Mumbai
 Q. Helsinki is the capital of which
                                                 D) Chennai
 country?
                                                 Answer: D
 A) Sweden
                                                 Q. The Sundarbans National Park
 B) Denmark
                                                 is located in which state?
 C) Estonia
                                                 A) Assam
 D) Finland
                                                 B) West Bengal
 Answer: D
                                                 C) Rajasthan
 Q. The Federal Reserve Bank is
                                                 D) Madhya Pradesh
 the central banking system of
 which country?                                  Answer: B

 A) Russia                                       Q. Where is the Lokpriya
                                                 Gopinath Bordoloi International
 B) Australia
                                                 Airport situated?
 C) United States of America
                                                 A) Gaya
 D) China

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 B) Silchar                                    B) Cricket

 C) Guwahati                                   C) Golf

 D) Visakhapatnam                              D) Tennis

 Answer: C                                     Answer: C

 Q. Girna Dam is in which state?               Q. Who is the prime minister of
                                               Canada?
 A) Maharashtra
                                               A) Justin Trudeau
 B) Gujarat
                                               B) Joseph Ngute
 C) Punjab
                                               C) Xi Jinping
 D) Haryana
                                               D) Nicos Anastasiades
 Answer: A
                                               Answer: A
 Q. Which of the following is the
 state lower of Assam?

 A) Foxtail orchid

 B) Jasmine

 C) Kachnar

 D) Rhynchostylis gigantea

 Answer: A

 Q. The Walker Cup is given for
 which sports?

 A) Hockey

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