Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 29 – 2021
1.Recently the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has established a ‘Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI)’ in which state?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: Uttarakhand
2.Recently Indian Army signed MoU with NIEDO and which other company for Ladakh Ignited Minds Project?
A) ONGC
B) HPCL
C) BPCL
D) TERI
Ans: HPCL
3.Which bank has commenced operations as a small finance bank with effect from April 26?
A) Dhanlaxmi Bank
B) Rupay Cooperative Bank
C) Jila Sehkari Bank
D) Shivalik Bank
Ans: Shivalik Bank
4.Which has become the first crypto exchange to provide investment disclosures in India ?
A) Kuber
B) Dogi
C) WazirX
D) Bitex
Ans: Bitex
5.Which organisation issued guidelines for appointment of statutory auditors of banksand non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), including housing finance companies?
A) RBI
B) Ministry of Finance
C) NASSCOM
D) NHB
Ans: RBI
6.British are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency.Name it?
A) Britex
B) Britcoin
C) Bogex
D) BCoin
Ans: Britcoin
7.What is the latest GDP Growth rate estimate of India in fiscal year 2021-22 as per the ADB?
A) 9%
B) 11%
C) 13%
D) 10%
Ans: 11%
8.Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX)?
A) Arun Raste
B) Vijay Kumar Venkataraman
C) Atul Roongta
D) Viral Davda
Ans: Arun Raste
9.Which country has launched a robot prototype named as ‘NEO-01’ to clear space debris?
A) Russia
B) China
C) United States
D) Israel
Ans: China
10.Global forecasting firm Oxford Economics has revised its India GDP growth forecast for 2021 to what percent?
A) 10.5%
B) 10.2%
C) 11.0%
D) 11.5%
Ans: 10.2%
11.As per Asian Development Bank,India’s GDP to grow at what percent this fiscal?
A) 11.9%
B) 11.5%
C) 11.0%
D) 10.8%
Ans: 11.0%
12.Which Institute has signed MoU with NCDC towards greater collaboration in issues and areas related to the development of cooperatives, agriculture and allied sectors and to the holistic approach towards sustainable development?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IISC Bengaluru
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Kharagpur
Ans: IIT Kharagpur
13.Which company has signed with HSBC to execute a blockchain-enabled paperless trade transaction?
A) Infosys
B) Tata Steel
C) ONGC
D) Bhel
Ans: Tata Steel
14.Who has been chosen for maiden Global Lantern Award by WHI for his outstanding efforts in social, educational and charitable spheres?
A) Zack Ryder
B) Mark Shawn
C) Nicolas Pooran
D) Mar Coorilos
Ans: Mar Coorilos
15.Which state government has won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021?
A) Assam
B) Bihar
C) Haryana
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
16.Which state/UTs area of 14,491 hectare becomes first large territory to get organic certification?
A) Daman Diu
B) Chandigarh
C) NewDelhi
D) Andaman and Nicobar
Ans: Andaman and Nicobar
17.Who has bagged the Thilakan memorial award named after the veteran actor for overall contribution in the creative field?
A) Torino Thomas
B) Mohanlal
C) Pramod Payyannur
D) R Dilip
Ans: Pramod Payyannur
18.Which movie bags the worst movie at 2021 Razzie Awards?
A) Nomadland
B) Absolute Proof
C) Stanger Things
D) Vampire Diaries
Ans: Absolute Proof
19.Which country named his first Mars Rover as Zhurong?
A) Japan
B) UK
C) Norway
D) China
Ans: China
20.Recently which former Sahasthra Seema Bal chief passed away?
A) Balbir Singh
B) Kamalpreet Kaur
C) Arun Chaudhary
D) R Narayana
Ans: Arun Chaudhary
21.What is the rank of India in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021?
A) 36
B) 51
C) 49
D) 60
Ans: 49
22.DRDO recently conducted successful maiden test firing of the 5th generation Python-5 missile. The state of the art missile is which type of missile?
A) Air-to-Air Missile
B) Surface-to-Air Missile
C) Air-to-Surface Missile
D) Surface-to-Surface Missile
Ans: Air-to-Air Missile
23.When is the International Dance Day observed globally?
A) 27 April
B) 28 April
C) 29 April
D) 30 April
Ans: 29 April
24.Manoj Das, who has passed away recently was a renowned author of English and______?
A) Odia
B) Bengali
C) Hindi
D) Marathi
Ans: Odia
25.IHS MArkit has projected the GDP growth rate of India in FY22 at what percent?
A) 10.5%
B) 12.4%
C) 11%
D) 9.6%
Ans: 9.6%
26.What is the name given by Chinese space agency to its first Mars Rover, launched in Tianwen-1 mission?
A) Zhurong
B) Huoxing
C) Tianwen
D) Hongyi
Ans: Zhurong
27.Amit Banerjee, has been recently roped in as the new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of which PSU?
A) NTPC Limited
B) BEML Limited
C) ONGC Limited
D) BSNL Limited
Ans: BEML Limited
28.Which country has topped the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021?
A) Sweden
B) Greece
C) Norway
D) Finland
Ans: Finland
29.The 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships was held in which country?
A) Poland
B) Thailand
C) Singapore
D) Mauritius
Ans: Poland
30.Who won the 12th Barcelona Open Title?
A) Sebastian Vettel
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Stefnos Tsitsipas
D) Lauren Shaw
Ans: Rafael Nadal
31.Who has been appointed as new Managing Director and CEO of National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) ?
A) Anurag Pandey
B) Sameer Srinivasan
C) Vikram Limaye
D) Arun Raste
Ans: Arun Raste
32.Recently Nikol Pashiyan resigned from his post.He was the PM of which country?
A) Armenia
B) Kenya
C) South Africa
D) Thailand
Ans: Armenia