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Q1. President Donald Trump has pledged over 16% grants to Bangladesh?
Answer: 37%
- Bangladesh announced that Elon Musk’s Starlink has been granted a licence to start satellite internet service in the country from March 28.
Q2. Which country has the world’s largest gold reserves?
Answer: America
- America ranks first in the world.
- Germany has the world’s second largest gold reserves.
Q3. Where will the effect of the 26 percent tariff imposed by America on India be seen?
Answer: Small and medium scale industries are likely to be affected the most.
- This estimate has been made by Indian think-tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
- The effect of the 26 percent tariff will be visible only by December.
Q4. How much has the reward points on Swiggy been reduced in SimplyClick SBI Credit Card?
Answer: 5X Reward Points
- Earlier, 10X reward points were available on online spending on Swiggy, but from April 1, this reward points have been reduced to 5X.
Q5. On Monday (7 April 2025), Tata Group’s shares fell by how many lakh crores?
Answer: 1.5 lakh crores
- In fact, after Trump’s heavy tariff, Tata Motors has stopped the shipment of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to America
- Due to which the company’s shares fell by about 10 percent.
- In just three hours, the company’s market value fell by about Rs 19,000 crore.
- Tata Motors shares have fallen by 22 percent since Trump announced the import duty on March 26.
Q6. What is the total cost of Chhattisgarh New Rail Project approved by the Railway Ministry of the Central Government?
Answer: 8,741 crore
- A new double rail line of 278 km length from Kharsia to Parmalkasa (between Durg-Rajnandgaon) via Naya Raipur has been approved.
- This 278 km long railway line will have a total track length of 615 km.
- A total of 21 stations will be built under the project.
- Structurally, it will include 48 big bridges, 349 small bridges, 14 rail over bridges (ROB), 184 rail under bridges (RUB) and 5 rail flyovers.
Q7. In how many parcel offices of North Western Railway, Parcel Management System (PMS) has been implemented?
Answer: 34 parcel offices
- This has made booking and tracking of goods easy
- Customers can know the status online.
- There is a 10 digit number (PRR: Parcel Railway Receipt) and a message is sent to the mobile number provided by the customer.
Q8. An 89-year-old woman died on an Indigo Airlines flight from Mumbai to Varanasi?
Answer: Indigo Airlines
- Airport officials said the woman was from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.
- Her name was Sushila Devi.
- She boarded the flight from Mumbai.
- Her health deteriorated during the flight.
- Due to medical emergency, the plane was landed at Chikalthana Airport at around 10 pm on April 6.
- The medical team examined her at the airport, but by then she had died.
Q9. Who has England made the new captain of the ODI and T20 team?
Answer: Harry Brook has been chosen as their new captain.
- 26-year-old Harry Brook has been made the captain of the ODI and T20 team in place of Jos Buttler.
- Wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler left the captaincy after a poor performance in the Champions Trophy.
- Harry Brook has been an important part of the England cricket team since his debut in January 2022.
- For the last one year, he was playing as the vice-captain in both ODI and T20 teams.
- Last year, in the absence of Butler, Brook also captained England in the ODI series against Australia.
- Harry Brook has also captained England in the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
- Now in May, England team will play ODI and T20 series with West Indies, then this same player will be leading the English team.
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