Current Affairs 14th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. With reference to Bio-diversity, what is “Orretherium tzen”, which was making news recently?
A. Plant species
B. Animal species
C. Bird species
D. Bacteria
Answer [B] Animal species
2. An ancient city named “Aten”, which was seen in the news recently, has been discovered in which country?
A. Italy
B. Australia
C. Egypt
D. Greece
Answer [C] Egypt
3. La Soufriere volcano, which recently erupted is located in which country?
A. Philippines
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Answer [D] St. Vincent and the Grenadines
4. What is the name of the global experiment, which aims to measure the impact of reduction in ambient human sounds in Oceans?
A. International Quiet Ocean Experiment
B. International Human-Ocean Experiment
C. International Ocean Sound Experiment
D. International Ambient Sound Experiment
Answer [A] International Quiet Ocean Experiment
5. “HCCR” portal, which was recently launched by the AYUSH Ministry, is associated with which field?
A. Ayurveda
B. Unani
C. Homeopathy
D. Yoga
Answer [C] Homeopathy
6. Which governmental body launched the 1st of its kind, Online Dispute Resolution(ODR) Handbook, for dispute resolution outside Court?
A. Parliament of India
B. NITI Aayog
C. Supreme Court of India
D. Union Cabinet
Answer [B] NITI Aayog
7. Which country amended its Constitution based on a referendum to alter the terms of the country’s President?
A. France
B. USA
C. China
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia
8. Which company launched India’s 1st Blockchain-based Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) for auctioning digital assets?
A. WazirX
B. Unocoin
C. Paxful
D. Zebpay
Answer [A] WazirX
9. Which Space agency is planning to launch the World’s 1st all-civilian Earth Orbiter Mission, “Inspiration4”?
A. NASA
B. European Space Agency
C. SpaceX
D. ISRO
Answer [C] SpaceX
10. In which country Larsen & Toubro will set-up the 1.5 Giga Watt Sudair Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Indonesia
D. South Korea
Answer [A] Saudi Arabia