Current Affairs 5th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the World Development Report, what is the percentage of low-income countries had an open-date policy?
A. 5%
B. 11%
C. 22%
D. 33%
Answer [B] 11%
2. The World’s first ship tunnel is being constructed in which country?
A. Poland
B. France
C. Norway
D. Zimbabwe
Answer [C] Norway
3. Which Fintech company has launched ‘Distributor to Retailer (D2R) Finance’?
A. PhonePe
B. BharatPe
C. G-Pay
D. Mi-Pay
Answer [B] BharatPe
4. New bacteria found in the ‘International Space Station’ has been named after which Indian scientist?
A. Jagdish Chandra Bose
B. APJ Abdul Kalam
C. Ajmal Khan
D. CV Raman
Answer [C] Ajmal Khan
5. Which country is to play host to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup 2022?
A. India
B. UK
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
Answer [A] India
6. What is the total financial outlay of the ‘Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)’ that facilitates Manufacturing, Branding & Marketing of 4 food products?
A. Rs. 14075 crores
B. Rs. 7650 crores
C. Rs. 5650 crores
D. Rs. 10,900 crores
Answer [D] Rs. 10,900 crores
7. What was the Key point discussed by External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar in the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting?
A. Creation of Travel Bubble
B. Free Trade Agreement
C. Master Connectivity Plan
D. Vaccine Delivery Outlay
Answer [C] Master Connectivity Plan
8. As per the Finance Ministry, all businesses with turnover more than ___ should mandatorily furnish 6-digit HSN code from April 1, 2021?
A. Rs. 10 crore
B. Rs. 1.5 crore
C. Rs. 2.5 crore
D. Rs. 5 crore
Answer [D] Rs. 5 crore
9. Who is set to receive the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the notable contribution to the film industry?
A. Mammootty
B. Kamal Hassan
C. Mohanlal
D. Rajinikanth
Answer [D] Rajinikanth
10. Who was appointed (in Apr’21) as the Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)?
A. Mukhmeet S Bhatia
B. P.C. Chaturvedi
C. Inderjeet Arora
D. N. K. Singh
Answer [A] Mukhmeet S Bhatia
11. In April 2021, who stepped down as the MD of Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company?
A. Mohit Burman
B. Karan Paul
C. Jehangir Wadia
D. Sunil Duggal
Answer [C] Jehangir Wadia
12. Adani Enterprises has won a Rs. 169.10 crore highway project in which state from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Assam
Answer [B] Odisha
13. For the first time, astronomers have detected X-rays radiating from which planet, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory?
A. Neptune
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Uranus
Answer [D] Uranus
14. In April 2021, which state declared journalists as “frontline workers” and announced COVID-19 vaccination for them without any age restrictions?
A. Haryana
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Rajasthan
Answer [C] Uttarakhand
15. India’s merchandise exports in March 2021 increased how much per cent as compared to 21.49 billion dollars in March 2020?
A. 22.17
B. 34.19
C. 46.21
D. 58.23
Answer [D] 58.23
16. Which of the following won the Copa del Rey title by beating the rival Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in the delayed 2020 cup final held in Sevilla in April 2021?
A. Real Sociedad
B. Villarreal CF
C. FC Barcelona
D. CA Osasuna
Answer [A] Real Sociedad
17. Wankaner Digvijaysinh Zala passed away in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Cricket
D. Medicine
Answer [B] Politics
18. Centre has sanctioned an amount of how many rupees (in crore) under the ‘Stand-Up India’ scheme to over 1.14 lakh accounts up to 23 March 2021?
A. 22,282
B. 23,382
C. 24,484
D. 25,586
Answer [D] 25,586
19. Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd (SMG) has begun production from its third unit at its manufacturing facility in which city?
A. Surat
B. Jamnagar
C. Ahmedabad
D. Bharuch
Answer [C] Ahmedabad
20. Who has approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021’?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Harsh Vardhan
C. Nitin Gadkari
D. Amit Shah
Answer [B] Harsh vardhan