Current Affairs 9th April 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which organization has allowed private sector firms to partner in production of missile systems?
A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. BEML
D. HAL
Answer [B] DRDO
2. Which state has approved ordinance to regulate rent and tenancy agreements, which was promulgated in January 2021?
A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh
3. Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL), which was making news recently, is associated with which sector?
A. Agriculture
B. Foreign Exchange
C. Gold Import
D. MSMEs
Answer [D] MSMEs
4. Who has been appointed as the new Department of economic affairs (DEA) secretary, succeeding Tarun Bajaj?
A. Ajay Seth
B. B P Kanungo
C. Anil Kumar Jha
D. R Gandhi
Answer [A] Ajay Seth
5. Benjamin Netanyahu is set to form a new Government in which country?
A. Italy
B. Israel
C. Afghanistan
D. Iran
Answer [B] Israel
6. What was the growth rate projected for India in FY-22 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s “World Economic Outlook” report?
A. 6.9%
B. 12.5%
C. 11.5%
D. 7.77%
Answer [B] 12.5%
7. President of India appointed Justice ____ as the ___Chief Justice of India in April 2021?
A. Vineet Saran, 48th
B. Uday Lalit, 51st
C. N V Ramana, 51st
D. N V Ramana 48th
Answer [D] N V Ramana 48th
8. Who was appointed (in Apr’21) as the new Chairman & Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for a period of 3-years?
A. U. B. Pravin Rao
B. G. R. Chintala
C. S Ramann
D. Ajay Tyagi
Answer [C] S Ramann
9. Which organization acquired (in Apr’21) Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) for $1 billion?
A. Byju’s
B. ALLEN Career Institute
C. Unacademy
D. Vedantu
Answer [A] Byju’s
10. As per the Forbes’ 35th Annual world’s Billionaires list, _____ is the World’s Richest personality, while ____ is the richest in Asia?
A. Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani
B. Elon Musk, Jack Ma
C. Jeff Bezos, Gautam Adani
D. Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
Answer [A] Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani