Current Affairs : 13 April to 19 April, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

13 APRIL, 2021 TO 19 APRIL, 2021

1. Which of the following has won the Best Film Award in the 74th edition of British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) for the year 2021?

(a) The Father

(b) Nomadland

(c) Promising Young Woman

(d) The Trial of the Chicago 7

Answer: (b)

2. Who won the Best Actor in a Leading Role Award in the 74th edition of British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) for the year 2021?

(a) Mads Mikkelsen - Another Round

(b) Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

(c) Adarsh Gourav - The White Tiger

(d) Anthony Hopkins - The Father

Answer: (d)

3. Who won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award in the 74th edition of British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) for the year 2021?

(a) Alfre Woodard - Clemency

(b) Bukky Bakray - Rocks

(c) Frances McDormand - Nomadland

(d) Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman

Answer: (c)

4. Who won the Best Director Award in the 74th edition of British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) for the year 2021?

(a) Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

(b) Jasmila Žbanić - Quo Vadis, Aida?

(c) Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

(d) Sarah Gavron - Rocks

Answer: (a)

5. Which of the following has ranked top in the Best Institute Ranking Index of the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy?

(a) Harvard University

(b) Stanford University

(c) University of Cambridge

(d) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Answer: (a)

6. Which of the following has ranked top in the Regional Best Institute Ranking Index of the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy?

(a) Indian Institute of Technology Madras

(b) Indian Institue of Technology Guwahati

(c) University of Calcutta

(d) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Answer: (d)

7. Which country has ranked top in the Inclusive Internet Index 2021 released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in partnership with Facebook?

(a) Hong Kong

(b) Australia

(c) Sweden

(d) Spain

Answer: (c)

8. What is the rank of India in the Inclusive Internet Index 2021 released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in partnership with Facebook?

(a) 10th

(b) 12th

(c) 40th

(d) 49th

Answer: (d)

9. Who has been appointed as the brnd ambassador for Punjab’s anti-coronavirus vaccination programme?

(a) Amitabh Bacchan

(b) Shahrukh Khan

(c) Sonu Sood

(d) Paresh Rawal

Answer: (c)

10. Which of the following have joined hands with Fincare Small Finance Bank for a bancassurance partnership under which the bank will sell insurance policies to its customers?

(a) Max Life Insurance

(b) HDFC Life Insurance

(c) SBI Life Insurance

(d) Bharti Axa Life Insurance

Answer: (d)

11. A book titled ‘Believe - What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ will be the autobiography of which cricketer?

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

(b) Suresh Raina

(c) Rahul Dravid

(d) VVS Laxman

Answer: (b)

12. Which of the following has launched its new ‘Rewards123’ savings account, which provides customers with perks and rewards?

(a) Paytm

(b) Freecharge

(c) PhonePe

(d) Airtel Payments Bank

Answer: (d)

13. Who has been named to become the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India?

(a) Sushil Chandra

(b) Sunil Arora

(c) Sahil Seth

(d) Poonam Kishore Saxena

Answer: (a)

14. Who will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival?

(a) Nicoletta Braschi

(b) Roberto Benigni

(c) Massimo Troisi

(d) Matteo Garrone

Answer: (b)

15. Who has won the ICC Player of the Month award for the month of March, 2021?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Joe Root

(c) Babar Azam

(d) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Answer: (d)

16. Who has won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for the month of March, 2021?

(a) Lizelle Lee

(b) Laura Wolvaardt

(c) Ayabonga Khaka

(d) Jhulan Goswami

Answer: (a)

17. When is the International Day of Human Space Flight obseved?

(a) 10 April

(b) 12 April

(c) 14 April

(d) 16 April

Answer: (b)

18. When is the National Safe Motherhood Day observed?

(a) 11 April

(b) 15 April

(c) 19 April

(d) 20 April

Answer: (a)

19. When is the Ambedkar Jayanti (also known as Bhim Jayanti) observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar?

(a) 11 April

(b) 12 April

(c) 13 April

(d) 14 April

Answer: (d)

20. When is the International Turban Day observed?

(a) 09 April

(b) 11 April

(c) 13 April

(d) 15 April

Answer: (c)