Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Pegasystems has appointed whom as the Senior Director and Head of People Organisation in India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pegasystems, a US-based software company with huge presence in India, has appointed Smriti Mathuras Senior Director and Head of People Organisation in India.
Category : Persons
2.
NITI Aayog has launched a national digital repository on health and nutrition. What is the name given to this repository?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
NITI Aayog launched a national digital repository on health and nutrition, called "Poshan Gyan" on April 13, 2021.
Category : National
3.
The World Chagas Disease Day is marked annually on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April to raise the public awareness and visibility among people about Chagas Disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) and the resources needed for the prevention, control or elimination of the disease.
Category : Important Days
4.
National Titanic Remembrance Day is observed on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Each year on April 15th, National Titanic Remembrance Dayis dedicated to the memory of the lives lost when the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day.
Category : Important Days
5.
e-SANTA is an electronic marketplace launched by the government for the benefit of which group?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated e-SANTA, an electronic marketplace, to provide a platform for connecting aqua farmers and buyers. e-SANTA stands for Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers' Trade in Aquaculture.
Category : National
6.
Which of the following state gets India's first floating LNG storage and regasification unit?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) has arrived at H-Energy's Jaigarh Terminal in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, on the west coast of India.
Category : State
7.
Which Municipal Corporation (GMC)has issued India's first Green Municipal bond?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC)has issued India's first Green Municipal bond. The green bond was listed on the BSE bond platform on April 08, 2021. It opened for a subscription on March 31, 2021.
Category : National
8.
Which city will host the 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Spanish city of Seville will host the 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards in a virtual ceremony owing to the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Category : Sports
9.
Lizelle Lee has been named as the ICC Women`s Player of the Month for March 2021. She plays for which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
ICC Women`s Player of the Month for March - Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
Category : Sports
10.
'Lost golden city of Luxor' discovered by archaeologists in which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'Lost golden city of Luxor' discovered by archaeologists in Egypt. The 3,400-year-old royal city was built by Amenhotep III, abandoned by his heretic son, Akhenaten, and contains stunningly preserved remains.
Category : International
11.
Which bank will raise up to Rs 50,000 crore during the next 12 months through issuing bonds?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
HDFC Bank said it is planning to raise up Rs 50,000 crore during the next 12 months through issuing bonds. The bank's board of directors will take up the proposal at its meeting on April 17, it said in a regulatory filing.
Category : Banking
12.
Which of the following missions has been launched by the Government of India to spread awareness about nutrition?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Government has launched Aahaar Kranti, a mission dedicated to spread awareness about nutrition. Keeping this in mind, Aahaar Kranti has been launched with the motto of Uttam Aahaar- Uttam Vichaar or Good Diet-Good Cognition.
Category : National
13.
Name the mobile app launched for community mental-health well-being of citizens on scalable, secure, and digital platforms by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. K Vijay Raghavan launched a mobile app called "MANAS" to cater mental well-being of citizens on scalable, secure and digital platforms. MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System.
Category : National
14.
Who has won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the 2020-21 season at the New Zealand Cricket Awards?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was awarded with the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the fourth time in last six years at the New Zealand Cricket Awards on April 13, 2021. Apart from this, he was also adjudged 'International Test Player of the Year' for 2020-21 season.
Category : Sports
15.
Who has been adjudged as the ICC Men`s Player of the Month for March 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
ICC Men`s Player of the Month for March - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
Category : Sports
16.
What was the sports profession of Balbir Singh Junior who has passed away recently at the age of 88?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Hockey player Balbir Singh Junior, who was a member of the Indian hockey team which won silver medal in 1958 Tokyo Asian Games, has passed away. He was 88. Balbir Singh Junior was also known as the "nursery of hockey players in India".
Category : Obituary
17.
Who has inaugurated the First bi-annual Indian Air Force, IAF Commanders' Conference 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the First bi-annual Indian Air Force, IAF Commanders' Conference 2021 at Air Headquarters.
Category : National
18.
Dr. Yogesh Praveen, who has passed away, belongs to which field?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The eminent Historian, Dr. Yogesh Praveen, who was an expert in the history and culture of Avadh, specifically Lucknow has passed away.He was 82.Dr Yogesh was awarded with Padma Shri in 2020.
Category : Obituary
19.
Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the policy think tank "National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)"?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World bank economist Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the new Director General of the policy think tank "National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)".
Category : Persons
20.
World Art Day is marked annually on which day?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April to celebrate fine arts and promote awareness of creative activity around the world.
Category : Important Days
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