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 DÃaz-Canel
(c) Manuel Marrero Cruz
(d) Bruno RodrÃguez 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)
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