Current Affairs 19th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which technology company has entered the Renewable energy project in India?
A. Amazon
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. Samsung
Answer [B] Facebook
2. “Special Drawing Rights(SDR)”, which is seen in the news recently, is associated with which institution?
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. United Nations
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [B] IMF
3. Which institution released a report titled “My Body is My Own”?
A. World Bank
B. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
C. UN Women
D. UNFPA
Answer [D] UNFPA
4. Vaccines produced by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca use which virus as the basis for Covid-19 vaccines?
A. Adeno Virus
B. Papova Virus
C. Herpes Virus
D. Pox Virus
Answer [A] Adeno Virus
5. With reference to forests, what is the season between winter and monsoon referred to as?
A. Rainfall Season
B. Post-winter season
C. Forest fire season
D. Spring Season
Answer [C] Forest fire season
6. Which company (in Apr’21) partnered with India’s Common Service Centers (CSC) to set up solar-powered micro-grids and water pumps in rural areas?
A. Tata Power
B. ReNew Power
C. Greenko
D. Azure Power
Answer [A] Tata Power
7. Where are the roads, Postal Highway also called Hulaki Rajmarg, that were constructed under Indian financial assistance?
A. Mauritius
B. Afghanistan
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
Answer [C] Nepal
8. Which International bank recently (in Apr’21) announced to close its consumer banking operations in 13 countries including India?
A. Standard Charted
B. Capital One
C. HSBC Bank
D. Citibank
Answer [D] Citibank
9. Which brokerage company launched India’s 1st Aadhaar-based Systematic Investment Plan(SIP) payments feature?
A. India Infoline
B. Zerodha
C. Groww
D. ETMONEY
Answer [D] ETMONEY
10. Who was recognized as the Cricketer of the decade for 2010s in the listing by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?
A. MS Dhoni
B. Ben Stokes
C. Virat Kohli
D. Ross Taylor
Answer [C] Virat Kohli
11. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of Tecno Mobile – India in April 2021?
A. Ranveer Singh
B. Rajkumar Rao
C. Alia Bhatt
D. Ayushmann Khurrana
Answer [D] Ayushmann Khurrana
12. In April 2021, ICC banned Heath Streak from all forms of cricket for 8 years. Which country did he represent?
A. Zimbabwe
B. New Zealand
C. West Indies
D. South Africa
Answer [A] Zimbabwe
13. When is the World Voice Day annually observed?
A. 14th April
B. 15th April
C. 16th April
D. 13th April
Answer [C] 16th April
14. Which state govt. recently (in Apr’21) inaugurated the Advanced Antiquities Management System (AAMS) for maintaining the information related storage of antiquities?
A. Punjab
B. Goa
C. Sikkim
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Goa
15. An additional office of the Labour Bureau was inaugurated at which of the following places in April 2021?
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Pune
D. Hyderabad
Answer [A] Kolkata
16. Who addressed the “Amazon Sambhav online Summit” in April 2021?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Amit Shah
D. Dr Jitendra Singh
Answer [D] Dr Jitendra Singh
17. Pharma exports from India witnessed over how much per cent growth to USD 24.44 billion during the last financial year (FY 2019) against USD 20.58 billion in FY20?
A. 12%
B. 14%
C. 18%
D. 20%
Answer [C] 18%
18. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has announced financial support to how many firm to ramp up production of the indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 4
Answer [D] 4
19. Who took charge as the new Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Finance Ministry, in April 2021?
A. Gargi Kaul
B. Ajay Seth
C. C. K. Mishra
D. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Answer [B] Ajay Seth
20. Which of the following will not charge any fees to change the time or date on domestic tickets that are booked between April 17 and April 30, 2021?
A. IndiGo
B. SpiceJet
C. GoAir
D. Vistara
Answer [A] IndiGo