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24 APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 18 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Which state has launched YSR Zero Interest Crop Loan Scheme?
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Goa
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that his government had provided a financial assistance of ?65,000 crore to the farmers under various schemes.


Question 12. What is the name of the latest bat species discovered in India with disk-shaped sticky feet?
  1.    Indian flying fox
  2.    Eudiscopus denticulus
  3.    Cave nectar bat
  4.    Andaman horseshoe bat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Eudiscopus denticulus

A team of scientists have discovered India's first bat species, Eudiscopus denticulus, with disk-shaped sticky feet in Meghalaya.


Question 13. PM Modi has participated in the "Leaders' Summit on Climate". The two-day conference was hosted by the head of which country?
  1.    United States
  2.    India
  3.    Australia
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> United States

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the "Leaders' Summit on Climate", hosted by President of U.S.A. Joe Biden.


Question 14. The Leaders' Summit on Climate in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The COP26 is scheduled to be held in which city?
  1.    Paris
  2.    Madrid
  3.    Katowice
  4.    Glasglow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Glasglow

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will take place in November 2021 in Glasglow.


Question 15. The Global Energy Transition Index (ETI) is released every year by which organisation?
  1.    International Monetary Fund
  2.    World Economic Forum
  3.    United Nations Development Programme
  4.    World Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> World Economic Forum

The report is published by the WEF prepared in collaboration with Accenture to track nations on the current performance of their energy systems across various aspects.


Question 16. When is the International Girls in ICT Day observed?
  1.    Fourth Wednesday of April
  2.    Fourth Thursday of April
  3.    23 April
  4.    22 April
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Fourth Thursday of April

Every year the International Girls in ICT Day is observed on the fourth Thursday of April by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Member States.


Question 17. What was the profession of Farid Sabri, who has passed away?
  1.    Qawwali singer
  2.    Painter
  3.    Lyricist
  4.    Filmmaker
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Qawwali singer

Well-known Qawwali singer Farid Sabri, of the famous Sabri Brothers duo, has passed away. He was 58.


Question 18. As per S&P Global Ratings, what is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in fiscal 2021-22?
  1.    9.5%
  2.    12.5%
  3.    11%
  4.    10%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 11%

The S&P Global Ratings has estimated the Indian economy to grow at 11 percent in the current fiscal, i.e. 2021-22 (FY22).


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