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- The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has been accorded which status by the Government of India?
A) Maharatna
B) Miniratna Category-I
C) Navratna
D) Miniratna Category-II
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Option B
Explanation: The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has been accorded the status of ‘Miniratna Category-I’ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) on April 10, 2023.
- What is the rank of India in Stanford University’s AI Index report, for investment in startups offering AI products and services?
A) 5th
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 7th
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Option A
Explanation: According to annual AI Index report, released by Stanford University, India ranked fifth in terms of investments made in startups offering artificial intelligence (AI)-based products and services in 2022. In 2022, India made overall investment of $3.24 billion in the AI startups.
- The coffee table book named ‘The Banker to Every Indian’ is launched by which bank?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) IDBI Bank
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Option C
Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its coffee table book named ‘The Banker to Every Indian’. The book chronicles around the Bank’s journey since 75 years of Indian independence and SBI’s glorious 200-year history.
- Zafrullah Chowdhury, who has passed away recently was an activist and freedom fighter from which country?
A) Indonesia
B) Sri Lanka
C) India
D) Bangladesh
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Option D
Explanation: The noted Bangladeshi public health activist, Zafrullah Chowdhury, who is famously known for his work in formulating the Bangladesh National Drug Policy in 1982, has passed away.
- As per the 2022 Tiger Census, the Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary witnessed the presence of Tigers for the first time. In which state is this sanctuary located?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: Based on the latest 2022 Tiger Census report, the Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh witnessed the presence of tigers for the first time.
- What is the rank of India in terms of rate of crime, as per the report by World of Statistics in 2023?
A) 54
B) 77
C) 65
D) 81
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Option B
Explanation: India is placed at 77 spots.
- When is the World Chagas Disease Day observed by the World Health Organisation?
A) April 11
B) April 12
C) April 14
D) April 13
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Option C
Explanation: The World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April to raise the public awareness and visibility among people about Chagas Disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) and the resources needed for the prevention, control or elimination of the disease.
- The International Conference on Defence Finance and Economics was recently organised in which place?
A) New Delhi
B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad
D) Gandhinagar
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Option A
Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day International Conference on Defence Finance and Economics in New Delhi.
- Which country has been ranked as the country with highest criminal rate, as per World of Statistics report for 2023?
A) Afghanistan
B) Papua New Guinea
C) Venezuela
D) South Africa
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Option C
Explanation: Based on the ranking of the world’s “most criminal countries” released by the World of Statistics, Venezuela is the top-most country with highest criminal rate.
- Which day of the year is marked as the Ambedkar Jayanti to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar?
A) April 13
B) April 10
C) April 12
D) April 14
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Option D
Explanation: Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
- Which country has topped globally for the highest investment in the AI, as per the AI Index report, released by Stanford University?
A) United States
B) China
C) Japan
D) Russia
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Option A
Explanation: Overall, the United States has topped the 2022 index for making highest investment in AI, of $47.36 billion.
- Balikatan is the largest joint military exercise of the US with which country?
A) India
B) Philippines
C) France
D) South Korea
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Option B
Explanation: The United States and the Philippines are undertaking their largest-ever joint military drills, known as Balikatan, in water across the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
- The year 2023 is being celebrated as which birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar?
A) 152
B) 153
C) 123
D) 132
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Option D
Explanation: In 2023, we are marking the 132nd birth anniversary of Babasaheb, who was born on 14 April 1891..
- The World Population Review (WPR) report has ranked which country as the world’s top high crime rate country in 2023?
A) South Africa
B) Papua New Guinea
C) Venezuela
D) Afghanistan
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Option C
Explanation: According to the World Population Review (WPR), the top most countries with highest crime rate in 2023 are Venezuela, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Afghanistan respectively.
- The year 2023 marks which how many years to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre incident?
A) 104
B) 102
C) 106
D) 108
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Option A
Explanation: The 104th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was observed on April 13, 2023. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab’s Amritsar.
