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- PM Modi recently inaugurated a Vande Bharat Express Train from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station to New Delhi. In which city is the Rani Kamlapati Railway Station located?
A) Kochi
B) Ranchi
C) Bhopal
D) Nagpur
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Option C
Explanation: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi on April 01, 2023, from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Which state has received the protected geographical indication (PGI) tag from the European Commission (EC) for the Kangra tea?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Rajasthan
D) Sikkim
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Option A
Explanation: The European Commission (EC) has officially granted protected geographical indication (PGI) for the Kangra tea, which is grown in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Which state observes the Utkala Dibasa every year on April 01 to commemorate the foundation day of the state?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Bihar
D) Assam
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Option B
Explanation: Every year, Odisha Day is celebrated on 1st April, to commemorate the foundation day of the state. The day is also known as Utkala Dibasa.
- Which US state has become the first American State to pass a resolution condemning Hinduphobia?
A) Florida
B) Washington
C) Georgia
D) Alaska
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Option C
Explanation: In the United States, Georgia Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry. With this Georgia has become the first American State to take such a legislative measure.
- The 95-year-old Indian player Bhagwani Devi Dagar has recently won 3 gold medals for India in which game?
A) Marathon
B) Chess
C) Shooting
D) Athletics
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Option D
Explanation: India’s 95-year-old player Bhagwani Devi Dagar has won three gold medals for the country at the 9th World Masters Athletics Indoor Championship at Torun in Poland. The championship was held from 25 to 31 March 2023.
- Which of these insurers have not been listed as the Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2022-23 by IRDAI?
A) National Insurance Company Limited
B) Life Insurance Corporation of India
C) General Insurance Corporation of India
D) The New India Assurance Co. Ltd
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Option A
Explanation: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has retained the following insurers as
Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2022-23:
- Life Insurance Corporation of India;
- General Insurance Corporation of India; and
- The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
- Finland has been officially inducted as the _________ member of the NATO organisation.
A) 35th
B) 29th
C) 31st
D) 40th
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Option C
Explanation: Finland has received the green light to join NATO, after Turkey unanimously voted to allow Finland to become the 31st member of the alliance on March 31, 2023.
- Name the Indian-origin American engineer who has been roped in by NASA as the first head of space agency’s newly-established Moon to Mars programme?
A) Kartik Sheth
B) Amit Kshatriya
C) Kalyani Sukhatme
D) Hashima Hasan
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Option B
Explanation:An Indian-origin software and robotics engineer, Amit Kshatriya, has been appointed as first head of NASA’s newly-established Moon to Mars programme, with immediate effect.
- In India, when is the Prevention of Blindness Week observed?
A) April 1-7
B) March 25-31
C) March 30-April 05
D) Week Beginning First Saturday of April
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Option A
Explanation: The Government of India observes the Prevention of Blindness Week every year from 1st April to 7th April, to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of blindness.
- The Adani port has announced the acquisition of Karaikal Port and now operates 14 ports in India. In which state is this port located?
A) Chandigarh
B) Daman and Diu
C) Goa
D) Puducherry
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Option D
Explanation: The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has acquired the Karaikal Port. Karaikal Port is an all-weather deep-water port on the eastern coast of India in Karaikal District of Puducherry. It was commissioned in 2009.
