Current Affairs 27th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country announced the “International Climate Finance Plan”, to double climate finance to developing countries?
A. China
B. USA
C. Germany
D. France
Answer [B] USA
2. Which financial services company has launched the ‘ConQR’-QR code embedded credit card, along with BOB Financial?
A. VISA
B. Rupay
C. Mastercard
D. Maestro
Answer [C] Mastercard
3. ‘Mt Annapurna’, which was making news recently, is located in which country?
A. Nepal
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. China
Answer [A] Nepal
4. Which state/UT launched the ‘HARIHAR’ policy, for Rehabilitation of abandoned children?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
Answer [C] Haryana
5. What is the name given to small models of human organs that contain multiple cell types that behave similarly to the human body?
A. Body models
B. Tissue Chips
C. Cell Models
D. Tissue Genes
Answer [B] Tissue Chips
6. Which was the Target year set to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on World Earth Day?
A. 2025
B. 2035
C. 2040
D. 2050
Answer [D] 2050
7. Which organization released the report, “Gender Bias & Inclusion in Advertising in India” that analysed Indian Women’s position in Televisions & Advertisements?
A. UNICEF
B. Google
C. UN Women
D. UNESCO
Answer [A] UNICEF
8. What is /are the types of Investment that are facilitated through the ‘Axis Direct RING’ mobile applications of Axis Direct?
A. Mutual Funds
B. Government Securities
C. Debentures
D. Stock Market
Answer [D] Stock Market
9. Who was appointed as the Director General of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) in April 2021?
A. Navin Agarwal
B. Ravi Mital
C. Siddharth Singh Longjam
D. Ajay Kumar
Answer [C] Siddharth Singh Longjam
10. Which country for the 1st time will host the ITTFs World Table Tennis Championship in 2021?
A. Busan, South Korea
B. Houston, USA
C. Durban, South Africa
D. Bhubaneswar, India
Answer [B] Houston, USA