Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

1. What is the theme of the ‘World Development Report’ 2021?
[A] Data for better lives
[B] Development after Covid
[C] Self-Reliant countries
[D] Replacement of Jobs

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2. Mount Merapi, which was recently observed to have released ash and debris, is an active volcano in which country?
[A] Philippines
[B] Australia
[C] Indonesia
[D] Japan

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3. Who was Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty, whose name is in news recently?
[A] Former CMD of SBI
[B] Former Deputy Governor of RBI
[C] Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner
[D] Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court

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4. The World’s first ship tunnel is being constructed in which country?
[A] Poland
[B] Norway
[C] France
[D] Zimbabwe

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5. The Union Jal Shakti Minister has approved Rs 465 crore performance incentive to how many states in India?
[A] 7 states
[B] 10 states
[C] 20 states
[D] 28 states

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6. “Anandam: The Center for Happiness” has been inaugurated at which institution?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIM Jammu
[D] IIT Guwahati

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7. “Shantir Ogroshena -2021” is a joint Military exercise between India and which country?
[A] China
[B] Turkey
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Afghanistan

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8. ‘La Pérouse’ is a Defence Exercise to be conducted by which country?
[A] Italy
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] UAE

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9. Who has been appointed as the new Department of economic affairs (DEA) secretary, succeeding Tarun Bajaj?
[A] Ajay Seth
[B] B P Kanungo
[C] Anil Kumar Jha
[D] R Gandhi

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10. Which country has hosted the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors 2021?
[A] Brazil
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] China

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