Current Affairs 23th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom index 2021?
A. 142                                   
B. 152
C. 162                                   
D. 172
Answer [A] 142
2. What is the name of the new digital currency, being explored by the United Kingdom?
A. UK Coin                            
B. Britcoin
C. Digi Brit                            
D. Brit Currency
Answer [B] Britcoin
3. Which central bank released a report stating that India’s demographic advantage to overtake China’s by 2035?
A. USA                                  
B. UK
C. China                                
D. Russia
Answer [C] China
4. “Blue Nature Alliance”, which was making news recently, is associated with which field?
A. Ocean conservation                     
B. Curbing GHG Emission
C. Avoiding Single-Use plastic        
D. Afforestation
Answer [A] Oceran conservation
5. Idriss Deby Itno, who recently passed away, was the ruler of which Central African nation for over three decades?
A. Sudan                                
B. Chad
C. Egypt                                
D. Nigeria
Answer [B] Chad
6. How many medical devices recently (in Apr’21) got licence extensions for 6-months from Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)?
A. 15                                    
B. 7
C. 12                                   
D. 8
Answer [D] 8
7. Which ministry launched (in Apr’21) the awareness event or gender related interventions, ‘Gender Samvaad’?
A. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
B. Ministry of Rural Development
C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Rural Development
8. ____ is the only state in India to have a Uniform Civil Code which is one of the Directive Principles of State Policy under ____?
A. Punjab, Article 43A                  
B. Goa, Article 43A
C. Sikkim, Article 42                      
D. Goa, Article 44   
Answer [D] Goa, Article 44
9. Which is the 1st country to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)?
A. Japan                                     
B. China
C. Singapore                              
D. Pakistan
Answer [C] Singapore
10. Which is the 1st Cryptocurrency exchange in India to launch a report that provides exact information of the tradings made by Individuals to Indian Tax authority?
A. Poloniex                           
B. Coinbase
C. BitFlyer                             
D. Bitex
Answer [D] Bitex