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11 APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which state/UT has launched the Lab on Wheels program for poor students?
  1.    Delhi
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Assam
  4.    Ladakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Delhi

Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia has inaugurated the Delhi Technological University's 'Lab on Wheels' programme.


Question 2. Who represented India at the 103rd Meeting of the Development Committee of World Bank-IMF, held on virtual mode?
  1.    Nitin Gadkari
  2.    Nirmala Sitharaman
  3.    Harsh Vardhan
  4.    Piyush Goyal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nirmala Sitharaman

The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 103rd Meeting of the Development Committee Plenary.


Question 3. Who has taken over the charge as the Chairman of Airport Authority of India?
  1.    Sanjeev Kumar
  2.    Deepak Kumar
  3.    Vineet Sinha
  4.    Ajay Seth
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar, an IAS officer of 1993 batch, Maharashtra Cadre, took over as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India.


Question 4. Which Indian woman has been appointed as the Associate Administrator of UNDP?
  1.    Adaesh Goyal
  2.    Monica Pandey
  3.    Usha Rao Monari
  4.    Niraj Gupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Usha Rao Monari

India's Usha Rao-Monari has been appointed by UN chief Antonio Guterres as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the UNDP.


Question 5. The central government has approved 14 road projects worth Rs. 670 crores for which state?
  1.    Jharkhand
  2.    Bihar
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jharkhand

The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the Centre has approved 14 highway projects worth Rs 670 crore in Jharkhand.


Question 6. PM Modi recently released the Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas'. Who is the author of this book?
  1.    Harekrushna Mahtab
  2.    Biswanath Das
  3.    Biren Mitra
  4.    Nilamani Routray
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Harekrushna Mahtab

The Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas' (Odisha History), written by Dr Harekrushna Mahtab, the former freedom fighter and first Chief Minister of Odisha.


Question 7. Who has been awarded Devishankar Awasthi Award 2020?
  1.    Aman Arora
  2.    Dinesh Verma
  3.    Ashutosh Bhardwaj
  4.    Rohit Thakur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ashutosh Bhardwaj

The famous Devishankar Awasthi Award has been awarded to the prolific Hindi prose, journalist, and critic Ashutosh Bhardwaj.


Question 8. NanoSniffer is the world's first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD), launched by NanoSniff Technologies, which is an incubation startup based at?
  1.    IIT Delhi
  2.    IIT Bombay
  3.    IIT Madras
  4.    IIT Kanpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> IIT Bombay

The Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched The ETD. It has been developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup.


Question 9. Who has become the first Woman Sailor to qualify for the Olympics?
  1.    Jyoti Kumari
  2.    Achanta Sharath
  3.    Nethra Kumanan
  4.    Bhavani Devi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Nethra Kumanan

Nethra Kumanan is the first-ever female sailor from India to qualify for sailing in the Olympics.


Question 10. Which asset management company has become the first in India to cross the Rs. 5 lakh crore average assets under the management mark?
  1.    Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
  2.    SBI Mutual Fund
  3.    Reliance Mutual Fund
  4.    Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> SBI Mutual Fund

The SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd has informed that it has become the first mutual fund house in India to cross the Rs. 5 lakh crore average assets under management mark.


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