Current Affairs 21th April 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting’ in India?
A. Bengaluru          
B. Chennai
C. Shillong             
D. Kolkata
Answer [C] Shillong
2. Which Indian state/UT announced ‘Dr. B R Ambedkar Award’ for recognising people involved in the welfare of Dalits?

A. Tamil Nadu                   
B. Telangana
C. Madhya Pradesh          
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Telangana
3. Which city is the host of the ‘Global Conference on Compressed Biogas’?

A. Mumbai           
B. Mysuru
C. New Delhi        
D. Chennai
Answer [C] New Delhi
4. Which country is the host of ‘SCO Millets Food Festival’?

A. Japan          
B. India
C. China          
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] India
5. Virginia Norwood, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

A. Politics             
B. Aerospace
C. Business          
D. Sports
Answer [B] Aerospace
6. Who among the following has been re-elected as the president of Cuba for the second five-year term? (April 2023)

A. Raul Castro                               
B. Miguel Diaz-Canel
C. Manuel Marrero Cruz              
D. Xiomara Castro
Answer [B] Miguel Diaz-Canel
7. In April 2023, who among the following has been appointed as the CEO and managing director of Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd (TEPL), by the Tata Group?

A. Dr. Randhir Thakur         
B. Sunil Shenoy
C. Deepali Trehan                
D. Kapil Wadhera
Answer [A] Dr. Randhir Thakur
8. In April 2023, which of the following neighbouring states signed an MoU with the Assam government to resolve the long pending border dispute between both states?

A. Nagaland           
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Meghalaya        
D. Tripura
Answer [B] Arunachal Pradesh
9. Which of the following banks has roped Virat Kohli as the brand influencer?

A. Standard Chartered           
B. HDFC
C. HSBC India                          
D. Union Bank of India
Answer [C] HSBC India
10. Along with AU Small Finance Bank, which of the following small finance banks received approval from the RBI to deal in foreign exchange?

A. Fincare Small Finance Bank            
B. suryoday Small Finance Bank
C. Jana Small Finance Bank                 
D. Equitas Small Finance Bank
Answer [D] Equitas Small Finance Bank