Current Affairs 8th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state has amended its provisions in Legislative Assembly to maintain the decorum of the house?
A. Bihar
B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [B] Haryana
2. Which international organization has released the “World 2030: Public Survey” Report?
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. UNDP
D. UNESCO
Answer [D] UNESCO
3. Which Ministry has released the “Women and Men in India 2020” report?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Women and Child Development
C. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
D. Ministry of Defence
Answer [C] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
4. What is the name of the scheme that intends to provide working capital facility of Rs. 10,000 per year to urban street vendors of the country?
A. PM KISAN
B. MUDRA Yojana
C. PM SVANIDHI
D. TLTRO
Answer [C] PM SVANIDHI
5. As per the data by National Savings Institute, which state has made highest contribution to government’s small savings schemes?
A. West Bengal
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer [A] West Bengal
6. In April 2021, Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu was appointed as the President of _____?
A. Kosovo
B. Serbia
C. Albania
D. Slovenia
Answer [A] Kosovo
7. In April 2021, Nguyen Xuan Phuc & Pham Minh Chinh were elected as the President & Prime Minister of ____?
A. Indonesia
B. Cambodia
C. Laos
D. Vietnam
Answer [D] Vietnam
8. Who was appointed (in Apr’21) as the new Mission Director of Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)?
A. Arvind Panagariya
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Chintan Vaishnav
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer [C] Chintan Vaishnav
9. Who won the 2021 Miami Open Men’s Single title?
A. Hubert Hurkacz
B. Daniil Medvedev
C. Jannik Sinner
D. Daniel Evans
Answer [A] Hubert Hurkacz
10. When was the National Maritime Day annually celebrated?
A. 2nd April
B. 5th April
C. 3rd April
D. 30th March
Answer [B] 5th April