Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021
1. Which country is set to gift nearly 2 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the UN Peace keepers?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] UK
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India has announced 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as a gift to the UN peacekeepers. It will be sent on March 27 and will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions.
With this, it will be possible to administer the double doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all 85,782 UN peacekeepers serving in 12 peacekeeping operations across the world.
2. Who is the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) of India, whose term has been extended?
[A] B P Kanungo
[B] K Vijay Raghavan
[C] N S Viswanathan
[D] R Gandhi
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Correct Answer: B [K Vijay Raghavan]
Notes:
Mr K. VijayRaghavan has been given a one-year extension as the principal scientific advisor (PSA) to the Government of India.
As per the order issued by the Personnel Ministry, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension as the PSA for a period of one year. He provides objective advice to the Prime minister and Cabinet on matters related to science, technology and innovation.
3. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).?
[A] Rajeev Kumar
[B] Rajeev Sinha
[C] Sanjay Agarwal
[D] Saurabh Garg
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Correct Answer: D [Saurabh Garg]
Notes:
Saurabh Garg – a senior bureaucrat and 1991 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, has been appointed as the Chief Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). This has been announced by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
The committee has appointed him in the rank of Additional Secretary.
4. Which Union Ministry has chalked out a four-point strategy to handle the blockage at Suez Canal?
[A] Ministry of Petroleum
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Heavy Industries
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
Notes:
The Union Commerce Ministry laid down a four-point strategy to handle the situation of total blockage at the Suez Canal.
It organised a meeting with the Ministry of ports, shipping and waterways and other stake holders. As per the government’s assessment, total backlog at the waterway will likely be cleared in a week’s time.
5. 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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Correct Answer: B [Paris]
Notes:
The International Theatre Institute (ITI) is the world’s largest performing arts organization. It was founded in 1948 by theatre and dance experts and the UNESCO.
World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on March 27th by the centres of ITI and the theatre community across the world. On the same date in 1962, the “Theatre of Nations” season was inaugurated in Paris.
6. In which country is the Bangabandhu-Bapu Museum located?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Bangladesh
[D] China
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Correct Answer: C [Bangladesh]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi is on a 2-day official visit to Bangladesh as a part of National Day celebrations in Bangladesh.
During his visit, he has inaugurated the “Bangabandhu-Bapu Museum” together with his counterpart of Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
7. Which Fintech company has launched ‘Distributor to Retailer (D2R) Finance’?
[A] PhonePe
[B] BharatPe
[C] G-Pay
[D] Mi-Pay
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Correct Answer: B [BharatPe]
Notes:
Leading Fintech company BharatPe has recently launched a new lending product named Distributor to Retailer (D2R) Finance.
The product would offer instant liquidity to distributors, wholesalers, traders and dealers. This specialised product would focus on small and medium enterprises. It would offer collateral-free loans of up to Rs 50 lakh for a period of seven days to 30 days, at lower interest rates.
8. Which country is to play host to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup 2022?
[A] UK
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Organising Committee confirmed the venues of the tournament.
D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, TransStadia in Ahmedabad and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will host the premier women’s football competition, from January 20 to February 6, 2022.
9. China has recently signed a 25-year strategic cooperation pact with which country?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Iran
[D] Jamaica
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Correct Answer: C [Iran]
Notes:
The Government of China has entered into a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact” with the Government of Iran. The pact which was under work for more than 5 years has been materialised recently
China has always backed Iran even during fractious moments with USA. China is one of the largest trade partners of Iran.
10. The Lakhta Centre that was recently awarded with Emporis Skyscraper award 2019, is located in which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] USA
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: D [Russia]
Notes:
The Lakhta Centre, which is located in St.Petersburg of Russia, has been awarded with the Emporis Skyscraper award 2019. This is the most prestigious award given to high rise architecture.
This building is 462 m tall. Russia has for the first time bagged this award since inception of this award 20 years ago.
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