Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 23 – 2021
- PM Modi recently participated in the “Leaders’ Summit on Climate”. The two day conference was hosted by the head of which country?
a.Australia
b.Russia
c.India
d.United States
Ans: United States
- What is the rank of India in the 2021 Global Energy Transition Index (ETI)?
a.87
b.52
c.76
d.95
Ans: 87
- When is the International Girls in ICT Day observed?
a.23 April
b.Fourth Thursday of April
c.22 April
d.Fourth Wednesday of April
Ans: Fourth Thursday of April
- As per S&P Global Ratings, what is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in fiscal 2021-22?
a.12.5%
b.9.5%
c.10%
d.11%
Ans: 11%
- The World Book and Copyright Day is observed on _ globally
a.21 April
b.22 April
c.23 April
d.24 April
Ans: 23 April
- What was the profession of Farid Sabri, who has passed away recently?
a.Lyricist
b.Qawwali singer
c.Filmmaker
d.Painter
Ans: Qawwali singer
- Fitch Ratings has kept the Sovereign Ratings of India at in FY22 with Outlook
a.BBB-; Negative
b.BBB; Stable
c.BB-; Negative
d.BB; Stable
Ans: BBB-; Negative
- Recently which brand has signed long-term endorsement deals with cricketers Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal?
a.Globus
b.Puma
c.Adidas
d.Reebok
Ans: Puma
- Recently Dilhara Lokuhettige was banned from cricket.He belongs to which nation?
a.England
b.Zimbabwe
c.India
d.SriLanka
Ans: Sri Lanka
- Which organisation has teamed with Habitat for Humanity International to help microfinance institutions (MFIs.deliver housing loans to low-income families in
rural and peri-urban areas of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines?
a.Asian Development Bank
b.World Bank
c.IMF
d.Paris Club
Ans: Asian Development Bank
- Which payments bank become the first payments bank in the country to enable Rs 2 lakh day-end balance account limit?
a.Paytm Payment Bank
b.Airtel Payment Bank
c.Fino Payments Bank
d.India post payments bank
Ans: Airtel Payment Bank
- Recently which senior Congress leader and former Delhi minister passed away due to Covid 19?
a.Maniratnam Sharma
b.R Madhvan
c.S Yechury
d.AK Walia
Ans: AK Walia
- What is the current sovereign rating and outlook assigned by S&P to India in FY22?
a.BB; Stable
b.BBB; Negative
c.BB- ; Negative
d.BBB-; Stable
Ans: BBB-; Stable
- The Global Energy Transition Index (ETi.is released every year by which organisation?
a.World Economic Forum
b.International Monetary Fund
c.World Bank
d.United Nations Development Programme
Ans: World Economic Forum
- The Leaders’ Summit on Climatein in the run up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).The COP 26 is scheduled to be held in which city?
a.Paris
b.Katowice
c.Glasglow
d.Madrid
Ans: Glasglow
- How much amount of premium was collected by LIC in FY21 as per its provisional figures?
a.₹1.55 lakh cr
b.₹2.00 lakh cr
c.₹1.50 lakh cr
d.₹1.84 lakh cr
Ans: ₹1.84 lakh cr
- Which state reiterated the commitment to achieve ‘Har Ghar Jal’ target by 2022?
a.Punjab
b.Bihar
c.UP
d.Haryana
Ans: Punjab
- Miguel Díaz-Canel to be appointed as new president of which country?
a.Cuba
b.Vietnam
c.Kenya
d.Seychelles
Ans: Cuba
- The central government has released how much amount of disaster funds to states and UTs since the beginning of pandemic last year?
a.₹30000 cr
b.₹44000 cr
c.₹46000 cr
d.₹25000 cr
Ans: ₹30000 cr
- Which company has acquired the entire stake in US-headquartered hybrid cloud and DevOps services provider DigitalOnUS?
a.Wipro
b.TCS
c.Tech Mahindra
d.HCL
Ans: Tech Mahindra
- Recently which first unit of the indigenously built ALH Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik and
Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar?
a.INAS367
b.INAS 324
c.INAS 345
d.INAS 323
Ans: INAS 323
- Recently which Islamic scholar and Padma Bhushan-awardee passed away?
a.Shakib Al Hasan
b.Maulana Shamir Kha
c.Shek Al Usmani
d.Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Ans: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
- Recently Poet Shanka Ghosh passed away,He was poet of which language?
a.Bengali
b.Marathi
c.Tamil
d.Hindi
Ans: Bengali
- April 23 is dedicated to celebrate which official language recognized by the United Nations?
a.English and French
b.English and Spanish
c.Russian and French
d.Spanish and Chinese
Ans: English and Spanish
- Maulana Wahiduddin Khan who has passed away recently was a noted _
a.Politician
b.Cricket Player
c.Islamic Scholar
d.Qawwali singer
Ans: Islamic Scholar
- Which country has topped the 2021 Global Energy Transition Index (ETI)?
a.Singapore
b.Norway
c.Germany
d.Sweden
Ans: Sweden
- Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal has been roped in as brand ambassador by which global sports wear brand in a long term endorsement deal?
a.Puma
b.Nike
c.Adidas
d.Reebok
Ans: Puma
- Arjun Kalyan has recently become the 68th Chess Grandmaster of India. He hails from which city?
a.Visakhapatnam
b.Chennai
c.Guwahati
d.Pune
Ans: Chennai
- Who has been chosen as the external auditor by a prestigious intergovernmental organisation OPCW?
a.GC Murmu
b.S Bobde
c.Tushar Kumar
d.Aneesh Sen
Ans: GC Murmu
- Indiabulls Housing Finance entered into co lending partnership with which company to offer housing loans to homebuyers at competitive rates?
a.ICICI Housing Finance
b.National Housing Bank
c.PNB Housing Finance
d.HDFCLimited
Ans: HDFC Limited
- Recently FirstRand became second global bank to exit India operations.It is based in which country?
a.South Africa
b.Belgium
c.France
d.Vietnam
Ans: South Africa
- Recently Care Ratings revised India GDP ratings to what percent for FY22?
a.10.5%
b.10.2%
c.10.8%
d.10.0%
Ans: 10.2%
- Recently Rigzian Sampheal resigned as director of which bank?
a.Bank of Maharashtra
b.Bank of Baroda
c.Nainital Bank
d.J&K Bank
Ans: J&K Bank
- India has been elected to how many key bodies of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC)?
a.5
b.4
c.3
d.2
Ans: 3
- What is the theme of this year’s International Girls in ICT Day 2021?
a.Connected Girls,Creating Brighter Futures
b.Dream the Future
c.Connect and Recreation
d.Women empowerment
Ans: Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures
- What is the theme of this year’s Earth Day 2021?
a.Restore our Earth
b.Planet Earth
c.Live the Planet
d.Recreate and Growth of Earth
Ans: Restore our Earth
- Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna.She hails from which place?
a.Maharashtra
b.Uttar Pradesh
c.Assam
d.Tripura
Ans: Maharashtra