Latest Current Affairs and General Knowledge April 30 – 2021
1.PM Modi has sanctioned the procurement of how many portable oxygen concentrators under PM Cares Fund?
a.50000
b.100000
c.75000
d.80000
Ans: 100000
2.What is SII’s new vaccine price for state governments?
a.Rs 200
b.Rs 150
c.Rs 300
d.Rs 350
Ans: Rs 300
3.Who has been appointed as the first women officer commanding in Border Roads Organisation?
a.Vaishali S Hiwase
b.Sayanthani Siwali
c.Neha Gorpade
d.Sakshi Singh
Ans: Vaishali S Hiwase
4.What is India’s rank on Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI.2021?
a.54th
b.67th
c.36th
d.49th
Ans: 49th
5.Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ASICS?
a.Ravichandran Ashwin
b.Virat Kohli
c.Rohit Sharma
d.Ajinkya Rahane
e.Ravindra Jadeja
Ans: Ravindra Jadeja
6.Indian Army recently signed an MoU with __and _ for ‘Ladakh Ignited Minds’ project.
a.HPCL and NIEDO
b.HPCL and NCERT
c.BHEL and NIEDO
d.BHEL and NCERT
e.HPCL and BHEL
Ans: HPCL and NIEDO
7.Who among the following has won the ‘WILD Innovator Award’ 2021?
a.Rathika Ramasamy
b.Aarzoo Khurana
c.Krithi K Karanth
d.Arpitha S Murthy
e.Krishna Kumari
Ans: Krithi K Karanth
8.Reliance Foundation will set up 1000-bedded COVID care facilities in which city?
a.Jamnagar
b.Porbandar
c.Pune
d.Nagpur
Ans: Jamnagar
9.Which nation plans to send a large oxygen plant to India within one week?
a.Canada
b.Germany
c.Sweden
d.Italy
Ans: Germany
10.Which e-learning platform has been featured in Time Magazine’s 2021 list of 100 most influential companies?
a.Edukart
b.Unacademy
c.Toppr
d.BYJU’s
Ans: BYJU’s
11.The first-ever 3D printed house of India has recently been inaugurated by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at which place?
a.IIT Delhi
b.IIT-Madras
c.IIT Bengaluru
d.IIT Kanpur
Ans: IIT-Madras
12.Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary in place of Ajay Bhushan Pandey?
a.Anil Kumar Gharai
b.Gurdeep Singh
c.Ravi Arora
d.T V Somanathan
Ans: T V Somanathan
13.The International Jazz Day is celebrated every year on which day?
a.29 April
b.28 April
c.30 April
d.Last Friday of April
Ans: 30 April
14.What is the rank of India in the Chandler Good Government Index CGGI.2021?
a.36
b.51
c.49
d.60
e.45
Ans: 49
15.DRDO recently conducted a successful maiden test firing of the 5th generation Python-5 missilThe state of the art issile 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
e.Ballistic missiles
Ans: Air-to-Air Missile
16.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%
e.12%
Ans: 11%
17.Which country has launched a robot prototype named as ‘NEO-01’ to clear space debris?
a.Russia
b.Japan
c.the United States
d.Israel
e.China
Ans: China
18.Michael Collins, who has passed away recently, was a well known __
a.Astronaut
b.Politician
c.Cricket Player
d.Filmamker
Ans: Astronaut
19.Which bank has emerged as the top arranger of corporate bond deals in 2020-21 FY21)?
a.Axis Bank
b.ICICI Bank
c.HDFC Bank
d.Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans: HDFC Bank
20.Name the Indian cricket player who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Japanese Sportswear brand ASICS?
a.Jasprit Bumrah
b.Ravindra Jadeja
c.Shikhar Dhawan
d.Rishabh Pant
Ans: Ravindra Jadeja
21.When is the International Dance Day observed globally?
a.27 April
b.28 April
c.29 April
d.30 April
e.26 April
Ans: 29 April
22.Manoj Das, who has passed away recently was a renowned author of English and______?
a.Odia
b.Bengali
c.Hindi
d.Marathi
e.Gujarati
Ans: Odia
23.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%
e.8.3%
Ans: 9.6%