Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

1. Where is the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) located?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Maharashtra

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2. 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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3. 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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4. Which country is set to host the two-day climate summit of world leaders starting on Earth Day, April 22?
[A] France
[B] USA
[C] India
[D] Australia

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5. The Indian Prime Minister launched the ‘Swarna Jayanti’ scholarships for the youth of which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Nepal
[D] Myanmar

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6. 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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7. ‘Mitali Express’, a new passenger train which was inaugurated recently, connects Dhaka with which Indian city
[A] Kolkata
[B] New Jalpaiguri
[C] Guwahati
[D] Gangtok

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8. As per the annual report of the Central Information Commission, which Union ministry made the highest rejections of requests?
[A] Agriculture Ministry
[B] Defence Ministry
[C] Home Ministry
[D] External Affairs Ministry

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9. “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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10. What is “Ingenuity”, which is in news recently?
[A] Meteor
[B] Covid Vaccine
[C] NASA’s Mars Helicopter
[D] Oxford Word of the year

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