Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 1 APRIL  ODISHA FOUNDATION DAY 2 APRIL  GOOD FRIDAY 'Inclusion in the 'कार्यथल मᴂ समावेश:  WORLD AUTISM Workplace: Challenges एक महामारी की AWARENESS DAY and Opportunities in a दुनिर्ा मᴂ चुिौनिर्ा車 Post-Pandemic World’. और अवसर'।

4 APRIL  INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MINE Perseverance, Partnership, and 饃褼ता, भागीदारी और AWARENESS Progress प्रगतत Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 5 APRIL  NATIONAL Sustainable MARITIME DAY Shipping beyond Covid- 19’.

 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CONSCIENCE

7 APRIL  WORLD HEALTH Building a एक वथ, वथ दतु िया का DAY fairer, तिर्ााण। healthier world . Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 10 APRIL WORLD “Homeopathy- HOMEOPATHY DAY Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”. 11 APRIL  NATIONAL SAFE Keep mothers and MOTHERHOOD newborns safe from DAY coronavirus Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 12 APRIL  INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 13 APRIL  JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE  INTERNATIONAL ‘Respect Us, Listen DAY FOR STREET to Us, Protect Us’ CHILDREN OBSERVED Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 14 APRIL  B.R.AMBEDKAR JAYANTI  WORLD CHAGAS DISEASE DAY

15 APRIL  WORLD ART DAY

16 APRIL  INDIAN RAILWAY DAY

 WORLD VOICE One World DAY Many Voices Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 17 APRIL  World Haemaphilia Adapting to Day change-Sustaining care in a new World

18 APRIL  World Heritage Day Complex pasts : Diverse Futures

19 APRIL  World Liver Day Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 21 APRIL  NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE DAY

 WORLD CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DAY

22 APRIL  EARTH DAY Restore our Earth Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 23 APRIL  WORLD BOOK DAY 24 APRIL  NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY

25 APRIL  WORLD MALARIA Reaching the DAY zero malaria target. Important Day/ मह配वपूर्य नदवस- April 2021 DATE DAY(E) THEME(E) DAY(H) THEME(H) 26 APRIL  World Intellectual "IP and SMEs: Property Day Taking your ideas to market." Which was the first RRB to be set up in the Eastern Region of ? भारत के पूर्वी क्षेत्र मᴂ स्थापपत होने र्वाला पहला आरआरबी कौन सा था? (a) Odisha Gramin Bank (b) Assam Gramin Bank (c) Serampore Gramin Bank (d) Gaur Gramin Bank

Brainstorming MCQ Government has extended the deadline to make payment under the Vivad Se Vishwas’. What is the new deadline? सरकार ने पर्वर्वद से पर्वश्र्वास के तहत भगु तान करने की समय सीमा बढा दी है। ' नई समय सीमा क्या है? A) 30 April 2021 B) 30 June 2021 C) 31 May 2021 D) 31 July 2021

The government has once again extended the deadline for making payment under the direct tax dispute settlement scheme ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ by two months till June 30, 2021 to provide relief to the taxpayers facing hardships amid the pandemic. B The ‘VARUNA-2021’ is the 19th edition of the bilateral navy exercise conducted between the Indian Navy with the navies of which country? र्व셁ण- २०२१ ’ककस देश की नौसेना के साथ भारतीय नौसेना के बीच आयोजित 饍पर्वपक्षीय नौसेना अभ्यास का19 र्वा車स車स्क रण है? A) France B) Russia C) Singapore D) Sri Lanka

A 19th India-Franch Naval Exercise “VARUNA” begins

•The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25 to 27 April 2021. •The Indian Navy will participate with its guided-missile stealth destroyer INS Kolkata, guided-missile frigates INS Tarkash and INS Talwar, Fleet Support Ship INS Deepak, with Seaking 42B and Chetak integral helicopters, a Kalvari class submarine and P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft. •The French Navy will be represented by Rafale-M fighter, E2C Hawkeye aircraft and helicopters Caïman M and Dauphin embarked, Horizon-class Air defence destroyer Chevalier Paul, Aquitaine-class multi-mission frigate FNS Provence with a Caïman M helicopter embarked and Command and supply ship war. PM Narendra Modi launched a scheme for distribution of e-property cards to rural population across the country on April 24, 2021. Name the scheme. पीएम नरᴂद्र मोदी ने 24 अप्रैल, 2021 को देश भर मᴂ ग्रामीण आबादी को ई-सप車 पि का셍 ड पर्वतररत करने के ललए एक योिना श셂ु की। इस योिना का नाम बताइए। A) Kaushal B) Adarsh Gram C) Samridhi D) Svamitva

D PM Modi Launches Extension of ‘SWAMITVA Scheme’ Across India •Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the distribution of e-property cards under the SWAMITVA scheme on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2021 through video conferencing. •The launch marked the roll out of the implementation of SVAMITVA scheme across the entire country. •About 4.09 lakh property owners were given their e-property cards during the event, in more than 5 thousand villages. Swamitva Scheme •SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas. •The Swamitva Scheme was launched by Prime Minister on 24 April 2020 as a Central Sector Scheme to promote a socio-economically empowered and self-reliant rural India. •It was launched on pilot basis in the 6 states, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh. • It will use drones in surveying and mapping of properties in villages. • This will help in reducing disputes over property. • The Scheme will cover around 6.62 Lakh villages of the entire country during 2021-2025. Which day of the year is commemorated as the World Malaria Day (WMD)? र्वर्ड का कौन सा ददन पर्वश्र्व मलेररया ददर्वस(WMD) के 셂प मᴂ मनाया िाता है? A) 23 April B) 24 April C) 25 April D) 26 April

C A disasterous wildfire has broken out in which among the following states? ननम्नललखित रा煍यⴂ मᴂ से ककसमᴂ एक भीर्ण िग車 ल की आग फैल गई है? a) Meghalaya b) Mizoram c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Tripura

b Who has become the first woman of colour to win the Oscar for Best Director? सर्वश्रड ेष्ठ ननदेशक के ललए ऑस्कर िीतने र्वाली पहली मदहला कौन बन गई है? a) Thomas Vinterberg b) Lee Isaac Chung c) Chloe Zhao d) Emerald Fennell

C Which film has won the Oscar for 'Best Picture' at the 93rd Academy Awards? 93 र्वᴂ एके 셍मी अर्वार्डडस मᴂ ककस कफ쥍म ने 'बेस्ट पपक्चर' के ललए ऑस्कर िीता है? a) Nomadland b) Promising Young Woman c) The Trial of the Chicago 7 d) Minari

a Which Indian personalities were remembered in the 93rd Oscars In Memorium Segment? 93 र्वᴂ ऑस्कर इन मेमोररयम सेगमᴂट मᴂ ककन भारतीय हजस्तयⴂ को याद ककया गया? A. Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan B. Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya C. Sushant Singh Rajput and Irrfan Khan D. Rishi Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput

B Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role? मख्ु य भलू मका मᴂ सर्वश्रड ेष्ठ अलभनेता का ऑस्कर ककसने िीता? a) Anthony Hopkins b) Riz Ahmed c) Chadwick Boseman d) Gary Oldman

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Oscars 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at the 93rd Academy Awards

Best actor And the winner is...Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”

Best actress And the winner is...Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”

Best original song And the winner is...“Fight for You,” “Judas and the Black Messiah” Best cinematography And the winner is...“Mank”

Netflix has the most nominations, but that may not translate to wins

For the first time in Academy Award history, two women have been nominated for best director Chloe Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”)

Yuh-Jung Youn was the first Korean performer to win in one of the four acting categories. Youn won the best supporting actress prize for her work in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari.”

How many oxygen generation plants will be set up using PM CARES Fund? PM CARES फ車셍 का उपयोग करके ककतने ऑक्सीिन उत्पादन स車य車त्र स्थापपत ककए िाए車गे? a) 551 b) 250 c) 331 d) 467

a How much grant is provided by Google to organisations helping people fight the Covid-19 pandemic in India? भारत मᴂ कोपर्वद -19 महामारी से लड़ने मᴂ मदद करने र्वाले स車गठनⴂ को Google 饍र्वारा ककतना अनुदान प्रदान ककया िाता है? A. Rs. 100 crores B. Rs. 108 crores C. Rs. 135 crores D. Rs. 235 crores

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Telugu director Sai Balaji dies due to Covid-19 complications

Veteran Bollywood editor Waman Bhonsle dies, filmmakers remember him as a ‘great teacher’ In a career spanning over four decades, Waman Bhonsle edited films like Inkaar, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Dostana, Ghulam, Do Raaste, Agneepath, Aandhi, Parichay, Mausam, Hero, Karz, Kalicharan, Saaheb, , Saudagar, Ghulam and others. India among six teams to qualify for women’s T20 at 2022 Commonwealth Games The six qualifiers who join home team England in the eight-team T20 competition are Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and a country from the West Indies.

India is among six teams which have qualified for the women’s T20 competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games as cricket returns for the second time in the multi-sporting event. Women’s cricket features in the Games for the first time in 22 editions and cricket for only the second time ever, the first occasion being a men’s ODI competition in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, when South Africa won.

The Commonwealth Games cricket tournament will take place at the iconic Edgbaston Stadium, with tickets set to go on sale later this year. कॉमनर्वे쥍थ गेम्स किके ट टू नाडमᴂट प्रनतजष्ठत एिबेस्टन स्टेड셍यम मᴂ होगा, इस साल के अत車 मᴂ बबिी के ललए दटकट सेट हⴂगे।

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “It’s great to be confirmed a place in the Commonwealth Games. Ex-Maruti Suzuki MD Jagdish Khattar dies of cardiac arrest

Khattar was the MD of the erstwhile Maruti Udyog until his retirement in 2007. He served in the automaker from 1993-2007. Khattar joined as director of marketing at Maruti Udyog and was later elevated as MD in 1999 first as nominated by the government and then by Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) in 2002.

After retiring from Maruti in 2007, Khattar established Carnation – a multi-brand car sales and service network. It was later acquired by Mahindra First Choice in 2018. Former minister Sanjay Deotale dies of Covid-19

Deotale represented Varora-Bhadravati constituency in Chandrapur district as a Congress MLA uninterruptedly for 20 years till 2014.

Deotale was State Environment and Culture Minister in the Cong-NCP government between 2009 and 2014. National award-winning editor Waman Bhonsle dies aged 87

Bhonsle, who won the best editing award at the 25th National Film award for "Inkaar", died at 4.25 a.m. at his Goregoan residence, his nephew Dinesh Bhonsle said.

He then worked as an assistant editor at Filmistan and Famous Studio for more than a decade and eventually made his start as an independent editor for Raj Khosla’s film "Do Raaste" in 1967. In his four-decade-long career

He was the man at the editing table for more 230 films including “Mera Gaon Mera Desh”, “Do Raaste”, “Inkaar”, “Dostana”, “Agneepath”, “Parichay”, “Hero”, “Kalicharan”, “Karz”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Saudagar”, “Ghulam”, among others. Archery couple Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das shoots triple gold as India finish with four medals at World Cup तीर車दािी िोड़ी दीपपका कु मारी, अतनु दास ने र्व쥍셍 ड कप मᴂ चार पदक के साथ भारत के ललए तीन स्र्वणड पदक िीते

The two are now automatically qualified for this season's most-coveted Archery World Cup Final. • India archery recurve team for Archery World Cup 2021 Guatemala City • Men: Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, Dhiraj Bommadevara • Women: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komalika Bari, Madhu Vedwan ISSF World Cup 2021: Shooting World Cup in Baku cancelled Practice Question Which was the first Indian state to adopt the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in India? भारत मᴂ बत्रस्तरीय प車चायती राि व्यर्वस्था को अपनाने र्वाला पहला भारतीय रा煍य कौन सा था? A. Kerala B. Uttar Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. Andhra Pradesh

C Nongkrem dance is a folk dance of which state of India? नⴂगिे म नत्ृ य भारत के ककस रा煍य का लोक नत्ृ य है? A) Assam B) Mizoram C) Kerala D) Meghalaya

D Heena Sidhu is associated with which sport ? हीना लस饍धू ककस िेल से िड़ु ी हℂ? A) Kabaddi B) Weight Lifting C) Shooting D) Badminton

C Where is the headquarters of “United Nations Environment Programme” (UNEP) located? "सय車 ुक्त राष्र पयाडर्वरण कायिड म" (UNEP) का मख्ु यालय कहा更 जस्थत है? A) Nairobi, Kenya B) Vienna, Austria C) Rome, Italy D) New York, USA

A In which state is the “Kitam Birds Sanctuary” situated ? "ककटम पक्षी अभयारण्य" ककस रा煍य मᴂ जस्थत है? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Sikkim D) Haryana

C The Rovers Cup is related to which sports? रोर्वसड कप ककस िेल से स車ब車धधत है? A) Football B) Tennis C) Polo D) Golf

A In which part of India is the “Lengpui Airport” located? भारत के ककस भाग मᴂ "लᴂगपुई हर्वाई अर्ड셍ा" जस्थत है? A) Ladakh B) Mizoram C) Andaman & Nicobar D) Nagaland

B The “Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium” is located in which state? "शहीद र्वीर नारायण लस車ह अ車तराडष्रीय किकेट स्टेड셍यम" ककस रा煍य मᴂ जस्थत है? A) Uttarakhand B) Gujarat C) Chhattisgarh D) Punjab

C Vijay Amritraj is associated with which sports? पर्विय अमतृ राि ककस िेल से िुड़ े हℂ? A) Kabaddi B) Cricket C) Golf D) Tennis