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1. Recently, the Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen.Manoj Pande has been appointed the 29th Chief of the Army Staff.
A) He will take over on April 30 when the incumbent, General Manoj Naravane is set to retire.
B) Lt.Gen. Pande is a graduate of Staff College, Camberley, United Kingdom and attended the higher command course at army war college, Mhow and National Defence College at Delhi.
2.Recently,Mobile app was launched for Khelo India University Games.
A) This is the second edition of the khelo India University Games to be held in Bengaluru.
B) The unique ‘Khelo India Uni Games 2021’ mobile app provides a one-stop-shop for all information regarding the prestigious event scheduled to begin on April 24.
3. Crypto lender Nexo has collaborated with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card.
A) This launch has signalled the move by financial and crypto networks to collaborate as digital assets are becoming more mainstream.
B) The crypto-backed credit card can be used at 92 million merchants across the world wherever Mastercard is accepted.
4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that NBFCs will now have to disclose their exposure to sensitive sectors, including real estate, loans against shares and securitised mortgages.
A) The new RBI also prohibits mid-layer and upper layer NBFCs from lending more than Rs 5 crore to directors, CEO or relatives of directors.
B) Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) cannot lend to any company in which their directors or relatives are interested as a partner, manager, employee, or guarantor.
5. India’s first pure green hydrogen plant was commissioned in Jorhat.
A) Oil India Limited has taken the first significant step toward Green Hydrogen Economy in India with the commissioning of India’s First 99.999 per cent Green Hydrogen.
B) The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by the existing solar plant using a 100kW Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser array.
6. Recently, West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket.
A) The 34-year-old Pollard, who made his ODI debut back in 2007.
B) He was a part of the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup-winning West Indies squad.
C) He never played Test cricket.
7. Recently, Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor (PSA).
A) He has been appointed to the post for three years.
B) He will be succeeding renowned biologist K VijayRaghavan.
8. NITI Aayog and UNICEF India signed a Statement of Intent on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on children.
A) This seeks to formalize a framework of cooperation to launch the first report on the State of India’s Children – Status and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development.
B) According to the Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, this new initiative is built on the ethos of SDG attainments for children and ensuring that no child is left behind.
9. Recently Chief of Naval Staff Hari Kumar made a three-day visit to the Maldives.
A) He also handed over hydrography equipment to strengthen the Maldivian National Defence Forces’ (MNDF) capabilities.
B) The Indian Navy facilitated the transport of hospital consumables and medicines to the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10. Mumbai will be hosting the 1st Incredible India International Cruise Conference-2022 from 14th to 15th May 2022.
A) This event was announced by the union minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
B) This event will be organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the Mumbai Port Authority.
C) the conference aims to discuss the development of India as a cruise hub.
