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Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 16-2021

Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 16 – 2021

1.Which app has become the world’s highest downloaded app in just 13 days?
a)Zoom
b)Big Basket
c)Sahyog
d)Aarogya Setu

Ans: Aarogya Setu

2.When was the second G20 Finance Ministerial Meeting 2020 held?
a)April 14th
b)April 15th
c)April 16th
d)April 11th

Ans: April 15th

3.India’s first remote Health Monitoring System to be set up in which city?
A)Nainital
B)Lucknow
C)Mumbai
D)Rishikesh

Ans: Rishikesh

4.Recently which state government launched Electronic format of comic textbooks?
A)Bihar
B)Maharashtra
C)Assam
D)Manipur

Ans: Manipur

5.In which state, Robots to serve food, medicine to COVID-19 patients?
A)Sikkim
B)Maharashtra
C)Jharkhand
D)Assam

Ans: Jharkhand

6.RMS Titanic sank into the North Atlantic Ocean on which day?
a)April 15, 1912
b)April 13, 1912
c)April 15, 1913
d)April 13, 1910

Ans: April 15, 1913

7.Which among the following events have been re-scheduled for August 29, 2020?
a)IPL
b)French Open
c)Wimbledon
d)Tour de France

Ans: Tour de France

8.The Ministry of Tourism has launched a new webinar series. What is it called?
a)Dekho Apna Desh
b)Padharo Apno Desh
c)Desh Mera
d)Hindustan Mera Desh

Ans: Dekho Apna Desh

9.How much amount was released by UN from its emergency humanitarian fund to help thousands of people affected by Cyclone Harold in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu?
A)$2.5 million
B)$3.0 million
C)$5.0 million
D)$1.5 million

Ans: $2.5 million

10.As per RBI data, Bank credit growth slumped to 5-decade low of how much percent in FY20?
A)6.14%
B)7.76%
C)5.54%
D)6.50%

Ans: 6.14%

11.Which application recently launched ‘Nearby Spot’ feature?
A)Paytm
B)Mobikwik
C)Google Pay
D)Freecharge

Ans: Google Pay

12.As per Noumura, India’s GDP to contract by how much percent in April -June 2020?
A)7.0%
B)6.9%
C)6.5%
D)6.1%

Ans: 6.1%

13.Who has taken charge as director at Union Bank of India?
A)Arundhati Bhattacharya
B)Rakesh Mishra
C)Mahesh Jain
D)Birupaksha Mishra

Ans: Birupaksha Mishra

14.Recently which organisation has developed COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk’ (COVSACK)?
A)NITI AAYOG
B)NTPC
C)BHEL
D)DRDO

Ans: DRDO

15.Which ministry to launched DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series?
A)Ministry of Tourism
B)ministry of Finance
C)Ministry of Defence
D)Ministry of Home AffAir

Ans: Ministry of Tourism

16.The US state department has accused which nation of secretly carrying out low-level underground nuclear test explosions?
a)Iran
b)North Korea
c)Israel
d)China

Ans: China

17.The Health Ministry has collaborated with which organisation to engage national polio surveillance network for India’s COVID-19 response?
a)WHO
b)UNICEF
c)UNHRC
d)UN Peace Corps

Ans: WHO

18.The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory calling which among the following apps as “unsafe”?
a)Zoom
b)TeamViewer
c)Skype
d)Houseparty

Ans: Zoom

19.Name the company which has won the Edison Award 2020 for its campaign named ‘Club Enerji #Switchoff2SwitchOn’.

a)JSW Energy
b)SJVN power
c)Reliance power
d)Tata power
e)NHPC ltd

Ans: Tata power

20.Name the Indian cricketer who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PokerStars India.

a)Sachin Tendulkar
b)MS Dhoni
c)Virat Kohli
d)Rohit Sharma
e)Sourav Ganguly

Ans: MS Dhoni

21.Name the 1st Indian state which initiated pool testing for COVID-19 (Approved by ICMR).

a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Tamil Nadu
c)Uttar Pradesh
d)Kerala
e)Maharashtra

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

22.How many point appeal (Saptapadi) was made by PM Modi to the citizens of the nation as preventive measure of COVID-19durind announcement of extension of lockdown.

a)7
b)6
c)12
d)8
e)11

Ans: 7

23.Name the Indian ministry which has announced COVID-19 training program for health care professionals of SAARC countries.

a)Ministry of Human Resource and Development
b)Ministry of External Affairs
c)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d)Ministry of Tribal Affairs
e)Ministry of Home Affairs

Ans: Ministry of External Affairs

24.Name the organisation which developed COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) for healthcare workers to safely collect Covid-19 samples.

a)Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
b)Indian Space Research Organisation
c)Bharat Electronics Limited
d)Indian Council of Medical Research
e)Defence Research and Development Organisation

Ans: Defence Research and Development Organisation

25.Name the multilingual science communication initiative launched by Government of India.

a)CoGyan
b)CoScience
c)Coviscience
d)CovidGyan
e)GyanCorona

Ans: CovidGyan