Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 15-2021

Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 15-2021

1.Guillermo Lasso has been elected as the next President-Elect of which nation?
a) Guatemala
b) Ecuador
c) Zambia
d) Tanzania

Ans: Ecuador

2.Which state has imposed a complete curfew till May 1st?
a) Delhi
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab

Ans: Maharashtra

3.Which state’s airport has introduced Luminometer to detect virus load on surfaces?
a) Delhi
b) UP
c) Telangana
d) Maharashtra

Ans: Delhi

  1. The United States has paused which vaccine over blood clot concerns?
    a) Johnson & Johnson
    b) Pfizer
    c) Moderna
    d) None of the Above

Ans: Johnson & Johnson

  1. Which nation has seized Ever Given after it blocked Suez Canal?
    a) Tanzania
    b) Egypt
    c) Jordan
    d) Oman

Ans: Egypt

  1. Which among the following vaccine is 90 percent effective six months after the second dose?
    a) Pfizer
    b) Moderna
    c) Covaxin
    d) Covishield

Ans: Moderna

  1. Which nation’s former captain has been banned for 8 years for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code?
    a) South Africa
    b) New Zealand
    c) West Indies
    d) Zimbabwe

Ans: Zimbabwe

  1. Which nation’s Chief Minister tested positive for COVID-19 on April 14, 2021?
    a) Telangana
    b) Uttar Pradesh
    c) Karnataka
    d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

9.Name the 1st Indian state which gets ICMR approval to conduct clinical-trial of plasma therapy treatment (for SCTIMST) for COVID-19.

a.Maharashtra
b.Karnataka
c.Telangana
d.Kerala

Ans: Kerala

10.Which organisation organizes ‘Break the CORONA chain’ campaign on ground zero of various Indian states?

a.Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)
b.Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
c.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
d.Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
e.Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Ans: Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO)

11.Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Food Bank’ initiative with the theme ‘Help End Hunger Today’ for poor and needy people.

a.Nagaland
b.Arunachal Pradesh
c.Meghalaya
d.Assam
e.Manipur

Ans: Manipur

12.Central Bank of which country has bought 1.01% stake in HDFC Bank?

a.Switzerland – Swiss National Bank
b.UK- Bank of England
c.USA – Federal Reserve
d.China – People’s Bank of China
e.Austria – European Central Bank

Ans: China – People’s Bank of China

13.Name the Indian Ministry which has launched the web portal named ‘YUKTI’ to record and monitor the effectiveness and initiatives of the ministry.

a.Ministry of Finance
b.Ministry of External Affairs
c.Ministry of Communications
d.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
e.Ministry of Human Resource and Development

Ans: Ministry of Human Resource and Development

14.Atal Innovation Mission – NITI Aayog – National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched CollabCAD in ATL schools. Who is the present CEO of NITI Aayog?

a.AB Pandey
b.Rajiv Kumar
c.Amitabh Kant
d.AK Sinha
e.AjitDoval

Ans: Amitabh Kant

15.Department of Science and Technology has funded which Start-up to develop Immunodiagnostic kits & Active Virosome (AV)-Vaccine for COVID-19.

a.Mylab
b.Bione
c.Seagull BioSolutions
d.Bharat Biotech
e.Biogenomics

Ans: Seagull BioSolutions

16.Name the country which is going to host Asian Boxing Championships 2020 in November-December 2020.

a.India
b.Japan
c.China
d.Hungary
e.Switzerland

Ans: India

17.International Day of Human space flight was observed annually on _.

a.April 6
b.April 11
c.April 8
d.April 12
e.April 15

Ans: April 12

18.Filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi who passed away in April 2020 belongs to which country?

a.South Korea
b.China
c.Japan
d.Indonesia
e.Thailand

Ans: Japan

19.Name the private sector bank which has extended the bancassurance with Max Life Insurance for 5 more years & Dedicated FY21 as “Year of the Customer”.

a.YES Bank
b.IDBI Bank
c.HDFC Bank
d.ICICI Bank
e.IndusInd Bank

Ans: YES Bank

20.Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) along with Russia has agreed to reduce the production of crude oil amid COVID-19. Where is HQ of OPEC located?

a.New York, United States
b.Geneva, Switzerland
c.Vienna, Austria
d.Sydney, Australia
e.London, United Kingdom

Ans: Vienna, Austria