Which app has ISRO launched to assist the Gaganyaan crew?
(A) 'Sakhi'
(B) 'Help'
(C) 'Sky'
(D) 'Able'
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) located at Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram has launched a multi-purpose app 'Sakhi' (Space-borne Assistant and Knowledge Hub for Crew Interaction-SAKHI) to assist the Gaganyaan crew. This app will help in monitoring the health of astronauts and maintaining communication with ISRO on Earth. ISRO can launch Gaganyaan human mission in the year 2025.
Who has recently been given additional responsibility as the Governor in-charge of Telangana?
(A) Anandiben Patel
(B) Kalraj Mishra
(C) CP Radhakrishnan
(D) Mahendra Nath Yadav
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan has been given additional responsibility as the in-charge Governor of Telangana in place of Tamilisai Soundararajan. Earlier, Soundararajan had resigned from his post. He will also hold the additional responsibilities of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Bugun Liocichla, recently seen in the news, belongs to which of the following species?
(A) Bird
(B) Animal
(C) Fish
(D) Dinosaur
The Arunachal Bugun Tribe generously donates land to the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary to protect the critically endangered Bugun Leosichla. The Bugun leocichla is a small babbler bird, measuring only 20 cm.
Tamilisai Sundararajan, who recently announced her resignation, was the Governor of which state?
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Amid speculation that she will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from her post on Monday, citing her desire to serve the public directly.
Where was the 4th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Startup Forum organized?
(A) Shanghai
(B) Moscow
(C) New Delhi
(D) Tashkent
The fourth edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Startup Forum was held in New Delhi on 19 March 2024. Representatives of all the member countries of SCO participated in this meeting. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defense organization established in 2001. India became a member of this organization in the year 2017.
With whom has the Indian Council of Agricultural Research signed an agreement for new technology in the agricultural sector?
(A) AgriXLab
(B) Aarav Agritech
(C) Dhanuka Agritech Limited
(D) Crofarm
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Dhanuka Agritech Limited have signed an MoU. The objective of this agreement is to utilize the expertise of both the institutions to deliver new technology to the farmers. Under this, Dhanuka Agritech will provide training related to agricultural production to small farmers.
Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of Police of West Bengal?
(A) Sanjay Mukherjee
(B) Ajay Kumar
(C) Rajeev Kumar
(D) Mahesh Chakraborty
The Election Commission of India has recently appointed Sanjay Mukherjee as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal. Earlier, the Election Commission had issued an order to remove Rajiv Kumar from the post of DGP. Sanjay Mukherjee is a 1989 batch IPS officer.
Who has been recently nominated for the prestigious Saraswati Samman-2023?
(A) Gulzar
(B) Amitabh Kant
(C) Prabha Verma
(D) Khushwant Singh
Renowned poet and litterateur Prabha Verma will be honored with the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2023 by the KK Birla Foundation for her poetic novel 'Raudra Satvikam'. Established in the year 1991, Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It is given every year to an outstanding literary work written in an Indian language and published within the last 10 years.
Who has taken charge as the President of the Indian Steel Association?
(A) Naveen Jindal
(B) Gautam Adani
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Deepak Mehta
Jindal Steel & Power Chairman Naveen Jindal has taken over as the President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA) with immediate effect. ISA said in a statement that Jindal has replaced Dilip Oommen.
Indian-origin Leo Varadkar was the Prime Minister of which country, who recently resigned?
(A) Ireland
(B) Finland
(C) Portugal
(D) Spain
Leo Varadkar of Indian origin has resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Ireland. He has also stepped down as leader of the ruling Fine Gael party. In 2017, Varadkar became the country's first openly gay Prime Minister and the youngest person to hold the post.
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