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1. Recently which state celebrated its foundation day as "Utkal Day" on 01 April?

- Odisha

Government of Odisha celebrates its foundation day as "Odisha Day or Utkal Day"
On 1 April 1936, Odisha became the first state to be formed on linguistic basis.
The state of Odisha was earlier a part of Bihar.
Odisha
Capital: Bhubaneswar
CM: Naveen Patnaik
Governor: Ganeshi Lal

2. How many rupees of capital has been announced by the government to invest in 4 Public Sector Banks (PSBs)?

- 14,500 Crores

These four banks are: Bank of India, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank

RBI HQ: Mumbai
Established: 1 April 1935
Nationalisation: 01 January 1949
Governor: Shaktikanta Das (25 th)
Deputy Governor: 1. Mahesh Kumar Jain 2. Vibhu Prasad Kanungo 3. Michael Devvrat Patra 4. M. Rajeshwar Rao

3. Recently which actor has been announced to be honored with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019?

- Rajinikanth

Dadasaheb Phalke Award
This is the highest honor in the cinema world
The award is named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke who is considered the father of Indian cinema.
The award consists of a gold lotus and a cash prize of ₹ 10 lakh.
First prize: in 1969
First winner: Devika Rani

4. 66th Film Fair Award 2021 was announced

This year's award was sponsored by Vimal Ilaichi
Best Film: Thappad
Best Director: Om Raut (for the film Tanhaji)
Best Actor: Irrfan Khan (for the film English Medium)
Best Actress: Taapsee Pannu (for the film Thappad)
Best Critics Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (for the film Gulabo Sitabo)
Best Critics Actress: Tillotama Shome (for the film "Sir")
For Best Actor Supporting Role: Saif Ali Khan (for the film Tanhaji)
For Best Actress Supporting Role: Farrokh Jaffar (for the film Gulabo Sitabo)
Best Music Album: Pritam (for the film "Ludo")
Best lyrics: Gulzar (for the film Chhapak)

5. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government for service sectors to overcome the adverse effects of COVID-19?

- ECLGS 3.0

ECLGS: Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
Union Finance Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman

6. With whom has Google tied up to connect the United States of America (USA) with South East Asian countries?

- Facebook

Under this agreement, the two companies will jointly install underground cables to connect these areas.

Google
Established: 04 September 1998
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
CEO: Sundar Pichai (Indian) 😎
Facebook
Established: February 2004
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg

7. By what name has the state's first formal indigenous language and knowledge system school been opened by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh?

- "Naybu Nyavagam Yerko"

Arunachal Pradesh
Capital: Itanagar
CM: Pema Khandu
Governor: B.D.Mishra

8. How much loan agreement has been signed by the State Bank of India with "Japan Bank for International Cooperation" to provide loans to Japanese automobile manufacturers?

- $ 1 billion

SBI: State Bank of India
HQ: Mumbai
Established: 01 July 1955
Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara

9. What percentage of the total UPI transactions for digital payment apps has been set by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

- 30%

NPCI (Nationa Payments Corporation of India)
It is a joint platform of Reserve Bank of India and Indian Bank Association
Established: 2008
MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe

10. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has signed an agreement with which company to digitize offline retailers and small businessmen?

- nStore

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Established: 01 February 2017
HQ: Bengaluru
MD & CEO: Nitin Chugh
Tagline: Build a Better Life

11. RBL Bank has entered into an agreement with which company of United Kingdom to provide its services in small and medium enterprises (SME) sectors?

- "Tide"

RBL Bank
Established: August 1943
HQ: Mumbai
Tagline: Apno ka Bank
MD & CEO: Vishwavir Ahuja

12. The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of New Development Bank (NDB) was attended by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in 2021, where is the headquarters of New Development Bank?

- Shanghai, China

NDB: New Development Bank
NDB was formerly known as BRICS Bank
Established: 15 July 2014
HQ: Sanghai, China
President: Marcos Troyjo (Brazil)

13. NITI Aayog released a report "Investment Opportunities in India's Health Care Sector" to find out the possibilities of disinvestment in the Indian health care sector, who is currently the CEO of NITI Aayog?

- Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog: The National Institution for Transforming India
Established: 01 January 2015
Chairman: PM of India
Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar
CEO: Amitabh Kant

14. In order to promote financial transparency in the country, it has been made mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar, now how long has its deadline been extended?

- 30 June

UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India
HQ: New Delhi
CEO: Saurabh Garg
Established: 28 January 2009

15. Which festival was organized by the "Ministry of AYUSH" in collaboration with "Vinoba Seva Pratishthan" with a view to increase the understanding of people for the treatment of various diseases?

- Ayurveda festival