Current Affairs 6th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘VAJRA PRAHAR 2021’ is a military exercise held between the special forces of India and which other country?
A. France
B. USA
C. Japan
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] USA
2. “Anandam: The Center for Happiness” has been inaugurated at which institution?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Madras
C. IIM Jammu
D. IIT Guwahati
Answer [C] IIM Jammu
3. Which institution released the “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021” and estimated India’s growth at 7% in 2021-22?
A. IMF
B. UNESCAP
C. World Bank
D. ADB
Answer [B] UNESCAP
4. P. K. Mishra, Anil Ghanwat and Ashok Gulati are the members of the Supreme Court-appointed committee to study which issue?
A. Disinvestment
B. Occupational Health
C. Anti-conversion Laws
D. Agricultural Laws
Answer [D] Agricultural Laws
5. What is the new inflation target band fixed for the next five years (2021-26)?
A. 2.0 to 6.0 per cent
B. 1.5 to 5.5 per cent
C. 2.5 to 6.5 per cent
D. 3.0 to 7.0 per cent
Answer [A] 2.0 to 6.0 per cent
6. Under which ministry does the PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) function?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of Power
D. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Answer [D] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
7. Honouring which Indian personality, the newly discovered flowering plant species from Western Ghats in Maharashtra was named as “Argyreia Sharadchandraji”?
A. Janaki Ammal
B. Naerdnra Singh Tomar
C. Sharad Pawar
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer [C] Sharad Pawar
8. Who was awarded with the Kalinga Ratna Samman for the year 2021 for his contribution to Odia literature?
A. Biswabhusan Harichandan
B. Ganeshi Lal
C. Phagu Chauhan
D. Jagdish Mukhi
Answer [A] Biswabhusan Harichandan
9. What is the World Merchandise Trade Volume growth for 2021, projected by WTO (as of Apr’21)?
A. 0.2%
B. 5.3%
C. 8.0%
D. 4.0%
Answer [C] 8.0%
10. Which state govt. recently (in Apr’21) got approval for financial assistance from the World Bank & Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its USD 300 mn canal-based drinking water projects?
A. Mizoram
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] Punjab