April-26th

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📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 26 April 2022

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1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in Mumbai.

➠ The award has been instituted in memory and honour of the legendary singer who passed away at the age of 92 years in Mumbai.

2) Gautam Adani has become the world's fifth richest person overtaking 91-year-old investor Warren Buffett, according to Forbes.

➠ The net worth of Adani, the 59-year-old Adani Group Chairman, has surged to $123.7 billion, while Warren Buffett's net worth stood at $121.7 billion.

3) Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia settled for a silver medal in the men's freestyle 86 kg while Viky bagged a bronze in the 92 kg category on the last day of the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships.

▪️United World Wrestling  (UWW) :- 

➨Headquarters - Lausanne , Switzerland

➨It is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing  

wrestling at the Olympics.

4) The International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed every year on April 26 to raise awareness of the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the risks of nuclear energy in general.

5) Olympic silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya became the first Indian wrestler to claim three successive gold medals in the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

6) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated over 300 war-veterans of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh in Assam.

▪️Assam 

CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma

Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi

➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park

➨Kaziranga National Park

➨Nameri National Park

➨Manas National Park

7) Districts Bishnupur (Manipur) and Churu (Rajasthan) were presented Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration in Khelo India.

➠The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration were instituted by the Government of India to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts as well as organisations of the Central and State Governments.

8) The first edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022 is scheduled from April 25 to 28. 

➠ The conference serves as a platform for naval commanders to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level as well as interact with senior government functionaries through an institutionalised forum.

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the seventh edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.

➠ President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen will be the chief guest at the Dialogue.

10) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 36 lakh on the Central Bank of India (CBI) for non-compliance with certain regulatory directions.

◾️Reserve Bank of India:- 

➨Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 

➨Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act. 

➨Hilton Young Commission

➨ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith

➨ First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh

➨Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

11) Dr Bina Modi, Chairperson, Modi Enterprises was Received  the "Woman Transforming India Award" by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.

12) India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among five players in Wisden's 'Cricketers of the Year' in the 2022 edition of the Almanack.

13) The Centre has extended retirement age for Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) directors by five years to 70 years.

14) PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over ₹20,000 crores in Jammu and Kashmir.

➠He laid the foundation stone of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects, an 850 MW facility.

▪️Jammu and Kashmir :-

➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha 

➨Rajparian  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Hirapora  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Gulmarg  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dachigam National Park

➨Salim Ali National Park

15) ICMR-NIIH has developed a simple and rapid result test kit to test for the diseases Haemophilia and Von Willebrand’s disease (VWD). It is made on a normal bandage which gives very fast results.

➽ Indian Council of Medical Research :- 

Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research - Balram Bhargava

Headquarters - New Delhi

Founder - Government of India

Founded - 1911

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प्रश्न 1. “विश्व मलेरिया दिवस” हाल ही में कब मनाया गया है ?

When has "World Malaria Day" been celebrated recently?

उत्तर – 25 अप्रैल 2022 को / 25 April

प्रश्न 2. यूके के प्रधानमंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन द्वारा JCB निर्माण के लिए हाल ही में किस शहर में निर्माण इकाई का उद्घाटन किया हैं?

In which city has the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently inaugurated a manufacturing unit for JCB manufacturing?

उत्तर –  वडोदरा शहर में / Vadodara

 

प्रश्न 3. “खेलो इंडिया यूनिवर्सिटी गेम्स” में गोविंद सुनील महाजन ने हाल ही में कौन सा पदक जीता है ?

Which medal has been won by Govind Sunil Mahajan in "Khelo India University Games" recently?

उत्तर –  स्वर्ण पदक / Gold Medal

प्रश्न 4. नीति आयोग के चेयरमैन के रूप में हाल ही में किसे नियुक्त किया गया हैं?

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of NITI Aayog recently?

उत्तर –  सुमन के बेरी को / Suman K Berry

प्रश्न 5. प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने कहा 20000 रुपए करोड़ की परियोजना की शुरुआत हाल ही में की है ?

PM Modi said that the project of Rs 20000 crore has been started recently?

उत्तर –  जम्मू कश्मीर में / Jammu and Kashmir

प्रश्न 6. किस भारतीय पहलवान ने हाल ही में मंगोलिया में आयोजित एशियाई कुश्ती चैम्पियनशिप के फाइनल में गोल्ड मेडल जीता हैं ?

Which Indian wrestler has recently won the gold medal in the final of the Asian Wrestling Championship held in Mongolia?

उत्तर – रवि दहिया भारतीय पहलवान ने / Ravi Dahiya

प्रश्न 7. किस ने हाल ही में निवेशकों को आकर्षित करने के लिए नई औद्योगिक योजना का अनावरण किया है ?

Which has recently unveiled a new industrial scheme to attract investors?

उत्तर – त्रिपुरा ने / Tripura

प्रश्न 8. EV चार्जिंग इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर को बढ़ावा देने के लिए MG मोटर इंडिया ने हाल ही में किसके साथ साझेदारी की है ?

With whom has MG Motor India recently partnered to boost EV charging infrastructure?

उत्तर – BPCL के साथ 

प्रश्न 9. Posoco ने शोध के लिए किस IIT के साथ हाल ही में समझौता किया है ?

Posoco has recently tied up with which IIT for research?

उत्तर – IIT दिल्ली / IIT Delhi

प्रश्न 10. दुनिया के 5वें सबसे अमीर व्यक्ति हाल ही में कौन बने हैं ?

Who has recently become the 5th richest person in the world?

उत्तर – गौतम अडानी / Gautam Adani

प्रश्न 11. राज मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने हाल ही में कहां 1971 के युद्ध के दिग्गजों को सम्मानित किया है ?

Where has Raj Minister Rajnath Singh recently honored the veterans of the 1971 war?

उत्तर –  आसाम / Assam

प्रश्न 12. दीपक पुनिया ने एशियाई कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप में हाल ही में कौन सा पदक जीता है ?

Which medal has been won by Deepak Punia in the Asian Wrestling Championship recently?

उत्तर – रजत पदक / Bronze Medal

प्रश्न 13. ऑस्ट्रेलिया और किस देश ने हाल ही में 25 अप्रैल को एनजेके दिवस मनाया है ?

Australia and which country has recently celebrated NJK Day on 25th April?

उत्तर – 25 अप्रैल को / 25 April

प्रश्न 14. रायसीना डायलॉग के सातवें संस्करण का उद्घाटन हाल ही में किसने किया है ?

Who has recently inaugurated the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue?

उत्तर – नरेंद्र मोदी ने / Narendra Modi

प्रश्न 15. सरकार ने IIM निदेशकों के लिए सेनानिवृत्तिकी आयु 65 से बढ़ाकर हाल ही में कितने की है ?

How much has the government recently increased the retirement age for IIM directors from 65?

उत्तर –  70 वर्ष / 70 years

प्रश्न 16. किसे हाल ही में UNICEF के YuWaah बोर्ड के सह अध्यक्ष के रूप में घोषित किया गया है ?

Who has been recently announced as the co-chair of the YuWaah board of UNICEF?

उत्तर – आश्विन यार्डी को / Ashwin

प्रश्न 17. किस बैंक ने कर संग्रह के लिए CBDT और CBIC के साथ हाल ही में समझौता किया हैं?

Which bank has recently tied up with CBDT and CBIC for tax collection?

उत्तर – धनलक्ष्मी बैंक ने / Dhanlaxmi Bank

प्रश्न 18. किस देश ने हाल ही में रूस और सीरिया के बीच रूसी नागरिक और सैन्य उड़ानों के लिए अपना हवाई क्षेत्र बंद कर दिया है ?

Which country has recently closed its airspace for Russian civil and military flights between Russia and Syria?

उत्तर – तुर्की देश ने / Turkey