Current Affairs 20th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state is set to form a committee to prepare the “Register of Indigenous Inhabitants” of the state?
A. Manipur                                   
B. Nagaland
C. Arunachal Pradesh                 
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Nagaland
2. Refusal to work in essential services is prohibited under which act?
A. Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA)
B. Disaster Management Act
C. Epidemic Diseases Act
D. Pandemic Conditions Act
Answer [A] Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA)
3. Which institution launched an expert panel called “IP Guru”?
A. MEITY                      
B. NITI Aayog
C. NIXI                          
D. NASSCOM
Answer [C] NIXI
4. What is “MK-4482”, which was seen in the news recently?
A. Missile Launcher                    
B. Antiviral Drug
C. Submarine                               
D. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Answer [B] Antiviral Drug
5. Which organization released the report, ‘2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19’?
A. International Food Policy Research Institute
B. Food and Agriculture Organization
C. World Bank
D. World Agroforestry Centre
Answer [A] International Food Policy Research Institute
6. What is the Rank of Indian passport as per the ‘Henley Passport Index: Q2 2021 Global Ranking?
A. 76th                       
B. 58th
C. 108th                    
D. 84th
Answer [D] 84th
7. For strengthening the supply chain & technology infrastructure, Flipkart (in Apr’21) made a strategic two-prong partnership with Which organization?
A. Mahendra & Mahendra          
B. Reliance Industries
C. Adani Groups                           
D. Tata Group
Answer [C] Adani Groups
8. Globally, which is the 1st company to be certified as L3 the highest grade by the UN- backed Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) ecolabel?
A. LT Foods                   
B. Tyson Foods
C. Mondelez                 
D. Nestle
Answer [A] LT Foods
9. Who is the 1st & youngest author from Jammu & Kashmir to be named in India’s World Records?
A. Ira Trivedi                          
B. Soliha Shabir
C. Shama Futehally               
D. Attia Hosain
Answer [B] Soliha Shabir
10. In April 2021, veteran actor Padma Shri Vivekh passed away. Which state does he belong to?
A. Gujarat                       
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu                
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Tamil Nadu