Current Affairs 16th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India has extended the ceasefire agreement with three insurgent groups of which state, for one more year?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [C] Nagaland
2. What is the name of the tropical cyclone that has made landfalls in Western Australia?
A. Seroja
B. Bob
C. Nivar
D. Fani
Answer [A] Seroja
3. “eSanta”, a digital platform which was launched recently, is associated with which type of products?
A. Drugs
B. Aquaculture Products
C. Electronic Products
D. Textile Products
Answer [B] Aquaculture Products
4. Hideki Matsuyama, is the first Japanese player to claim a major championship in which sports?
A. Tennis
B. Golf
C. Chess
D. Badminton
Answer [B] Golf
5. Which country is the first to introduce Climate Change law for Financial sector?
A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. New Zealand
D. France
Answer [C] New Zealand
6. Which of the following has launched Qntrl, a new business division, to address gaps in workflow process management?
A. Freshworks
B. Basecamp
C. NetSuite
D. Zoho Corporation
Answer [D] Zoho Corporation
7. Odisha plans to provide tap water connections to all rural households by which year?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024
D. 2025
Answer [C] 2024
8. Toshiba Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani will be replaced by whom?
A. Fujio Mitarai
B. Satoshi Tsunakawa
C. Toshiaki Higashihara
D. Kevin Johnson
Answer [B] Satoshi Tsunakawa
9. With whom did President World Bank Group David Malpass meet through virtual mode in April 2021?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Nitin Gadkari
Answer [B] Nirmala Sitharaman
10. In April 2021, the Chief Minister of which state has released an amount of Rs 52 crore for 52 districts of the state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Madhya Pradesh