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