Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

1. When is “International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members” observed every year?
[A] March 1
[B] March 10
[C] March 15
[D] March 25

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2. When is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade observed by UN?
[A] March 1
[B] March 10
[C] March 15
[D] March 25

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3. The International Theatre Institute (ITI), the world’s largest performing arts organization, is headquartered in which city?
[A] Rome
[B] Paris
[C] Geneva
[D] Moscow

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4. As per the recent report of the IUCN, what is the status of the smaller, lighter African forest elephant?
[A] Near Threatened
[B] Vulnerable
[C] Endangered
[D] Critically Endangered

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5. As per the World Development Report, what is the per centage of low-income countries had an open-date policy?
[A] 5%
[B] 11%
[C] 22%
[D] 33%

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6. ‘VAJRA PRAHAR 2021’ is a military exercise held between the special forces of India and which other country?
[A] France
[B] USA
[C] Japan
[D] Sri Lanka

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7. Which institution released the “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021” and estimated India’s growth at 7% in 2021-22?
[A] IMF
[B] UNESCAP
[C] World Bank
[D] ADB

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8. As per the ECLGS 3.0 recently announced, what is the new tenure of loans and the per centage of out-standing loans considered?
[A] 5 years; 20 per cent
[B] 4 years; 40 per cent
[C] 6 years; 40 per cent
[D] 4 years; 20 per cent

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9. The 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award is conferred on which Indian personality?
[A] Ilaya Raja
[B] Rajinikanth
[C] Kamal Hassan
[D] Nawazuddin Siddique

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10. The ‘Muktijoddha Scholarship scheme’ is provided to the students of which country, by the Government of India?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Myanmar

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