Current Affairs : 20 April to 26 April, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

20 APRIL, 2021 TO 26 APRIL, 2021

1. Which state has reiterated the commitment of the State to achieve the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ target by 2022 as planned?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Punjab

(d) Assam

Answer: (c)

2. Which state government has decided to establish 10 oxygen plants for unabated supply of oxygen to the hospitals?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

Answer: (a)

3. Which country is about to become the world’s first country to bring a law into force that demands environmental accountability from financial firms by asking them to report on how their businesses affect climate change?

(a) Australia

(b) Sweden

(c) India

(d) New Zealand

Answer: (d)

4. Who has been officially sworn in as the ‘First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’?

(a) Raúl Castro

(b) Miguel Díaz-Canel

(c) Manuel Marrero Cruz

(d) Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Answer: (b)

5. Which of the following countries have launched the construction of an international center for trade and economic cooperation named "Central Asia" on the border of the two countries?

(a) Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

(b) Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

(c) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

(d) Turkmenistan and Tajikistan

Answer: (a)

6. State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has appointed which of the following to facilitate its digital payments?

(a) PhonePe

(b) MobiKwik

(c) Paytm

(d) Airtel Payments Bank

Answer: (c)

7. Which of the following has announced a grant of Rs. 81.2 million under the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)?

(a) Philippines

(b) Thailand

(c) Indonesia

(d) Australia

Answer: (d)

8. Who is the author of the new e-book titled “Climate Change Explained - for one and all”?

(a) Sunita Narain

(b) Aakash Ranison

(c) Omair Ahmad

(d) Lavanya Rajamani

Answer: (b)

9. Switch ON Foundation, a West Bengal-based not for-profit organization, has partnered with which of the following to facilitate solar pump financing for small and marginal farmers?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

Answer: (a)

10. Who among the following is featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 list?

(a) Sai Pallavi

(b) Bhuvan Bam

(c) Vibha Harish

(d) Akanksha Deo Sharma

Answer: (c)

11. Who won the Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021 by the Diplomatic Mission Global Peace?

(a) Rumana Sinha Sehgal

(b) Palak Shah

(c) Sanket Jadia

(d) Krishnakant Mishra

Answer: (a)

12. Which country has ranked top in the recently released World Press Freedom Index 2021?

(a) Finland

(b) Denmark

(c) Austria

(d) Norway

Answer: (d)

13. What is the rank of India in the recently released World Press Freedom Index 2021?

(a) 52nd

(b) 100th

(c) 142nd

(d) 156th

Answer: (c)

14. Who won the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021 in Imola, Italy?

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Max Verstappen

(c) Lando Norris

(d) Charles Leclerc

Answer: (b)

15. When is World Heritage Day Observed?

(a) 18 April

(b) 20 April

(c) 22 April

(d) 24 April

Answer: (a)

16. When is National Panchayati Raj Day observed?

(a) 21 April

(b) 22 April

(c) 23 April

(d) 24 April

Answer: (d)

17. When is World Liver Day observed?

(a) 16 April

(b) 19 April

(c) 23 April

(d) 26 April

Answer: (b)

18. When is Civil Service Day observed in India?

(a) 17 April

(b) 20 April

(c) 21 April

(d) 26 April

Answer: (c)

19. When is Earth Day or International Mother Earth Day observed?

(a) 17 April

(b) 22 April

(c) 25 April

(d) 27 April

Answer: (b)

20. When is World Creativity and Innovation Day observed?

(a) 21 April

(b) 25 April

(c) 27 April

(d) 30 April

Answer: (a)