Current Affairs 24th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. FACT rebel group, who were seen in the news recently, are associated with which country?
A. Sudan
B. Chad
C. Afghanistan
D. Nigeria
Answer [B] Chad
2. ‘Nimbus’ is a flagship cloud service project of which country?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. Japan
D. Israel
Answer [D] Israel
3. Which space agency released the image of interacting galaxies Arp 273, in the shape of a ‘Cosmic Rose’?
A. ISRO
B. SpaceX
C. JAXA
D. NASA
Answer [D] NASA
4. What is the theme of the ‘Earth Day 2021’?
A. Restore Our Earth
B. One Earth
C. Earth is our asset
D. Covid and Climate Change
Answer [A] Restore Our Earth
5. As per the recent report released by the S&P Global Ratings in April 2021, what is the growth forecast of India in 2021?
A. 6 per cent
B. 8 per cent
C. 11 per cent
D. 14 per cent
Answer [C] 11 per cent
6. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as the Part-time Chairman of which bank?
A. Yes Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. SBI
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [B] HDFC Bank
7. Which of the following has advised ‘proning for self care’ for coronavirus patients?
A. NITI Aayog
B. WHO India
C. Union Health Ministry
D. CDC
Answer [C] Union Health Ministry
8. In April 2021, the Health Ministry of which country has approved the use of rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitnib for COVID-19 patients?
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. Poland
D. France
Answer [A] Japan
9. Which of the following has become the third largest Indian IT services company by market capitalization, on 23 April 2021?
A. Cognizant
B. Accenture
C. ITC Limited
D. Wipro Ltd
Answer [D] Wipro Ltd
10. Shravan Rathod passed away in April 2021 due to Covid-19. He was related to which of the following fields?
A. Acting
B. Music
C. Cricket
D. Hockey
Answer [B] Music