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23 APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

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Question 1. Washington Sundar & Devdutt Padikkal has become the brand ambassador of which sports brand?
  1.    Adidas
  2.    Reebok
  3.    Puma
  4.    Nike
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Puma

The Puma India signs Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal as brand ambassadors.


Question 2. India has been elected to how many bodies of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) recently with effect from January 01, 2021?
  1.    3
  2.    5
  3.    1
  4.    2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3

The India has been elected by acclamation, to three bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022.


Question 3. What is the theme of 2021 International Mother Earth Day?
  1.    Restore Our Earth
  2.    Protect our Species
  3.    Harmony with Nature
  4.    Climate Action
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Restore Our Earth

The theme of 2021 International Mother Earth Day is Restore Our Earth.


Question 4. Which of the following is the first party that has declared the name of the entity which made donations to it through electoral bonds?
  1.    Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  2.    The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
  3.    Asom Gana Parishad
  4.    Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is the first party that has declared the name of the entity which made donations to it through electoral bonds.


Question 5. Which is the Indian mountaineer, who has become the first female of the country to summit Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world?
  1.    Priyanka Mohite
  2.    Gurmayum Anita Devi
  3.    Santosh Yadav
  4.    Malavath Purna
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Priyanka Mohite

Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world.


Question 6. What was the profession of Shankha Ghosh, who has passed away?
  1.    Litterateur
  2.    Filmmaker
  3.    Economist
  4.    Sportsman
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Litterateur

Noted Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh has passed away following COVID-19 complications. He was 89.Ghosh was known by his pen name Kuntak.


Question 7. Idriss Deby Itno has passed away. He was the President of which country?
  1.    South Sudan
  2.    Chad
  3.    Niger
  4.    Mali
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Chad

The President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, has passed away, following a confrontation with rebels after which he suffered wounds on battlefield. He was 68.


Question 8. Which aircraft has recently created history by becoming the first powered controlled aircraft to take flight on Mars?
  1.    Ingenuity
  2.    Opportunity
  3.    Insight
  4.    Curiosity
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ingenuity

The US Space agency NASA successfully flew its tiny robotic helicopter 'Ingenuity' on Mars becoming the first human-made machine to take flight on another planet.


Question 9. How much amount has been announced as a grant by Australia for the Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)?
  1.    Rs 61.2 million
  2.    Rs 91.2 million
  3.    Rs 71.2 million
  4.    Rs 81.2 million
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs 81.2 million

The Australia has announced a grant of Rs 81.2 million (AUD 1.4 million) under the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).


Question 10. 1st Unit of ALH MK-3 Aircraft INAS 323 has commissioned in which state?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Goa
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Maharashtra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Goa

The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday at INS Hansa in Goa.


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