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5 APRIL 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 14 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Who is the author of the book 'Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life'?
  1.    Shailendra Joshi
  2.    R.N. Kao
  3.    Shiv Aroor
  4.    Nitin Gokhale
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Nitin Gokhale

A new book titled 'Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life' authored by Nitin Gokhale.


Question 2. Aniyan Midhun has won gold for India in which events?
  1.    Fencing
  2.    Boxing
  3.    Chess
  4.    Wushu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Wushu

Aniyan Midhun of Kerala has won the gold medal in the 70-kg category at the South Asian Wushu Championship 2021, held in Nepal.


Question 3. Who was appointed as head of the Capacity Building Commission under Mission Karmayogi?
  1.    Mukhmeet S. Bhatia
  2.    Manjinder Singh
  3.    Adil Zainulbhai
  4.    Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Adil Zainulbhai

The Former Quality Council of India chief Adil Zainulbhai has been appointed as the chairperson of Capacity Building Commission.


Question 4. The UNESCAP has estimated the GDP of India in the financial year 2021-22 will be what percent?
  1.    9%
  2.    6%
  3.    8%
  4.    7%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 7%

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific have estimated the GDP growth rate of India at 7% in 2021-22.


Question 5. Who is the author of the book titled- Suparipalana?
  1.    Satyavathi Rathod
  2.    Puvvada Ajay Kumar
  3.    Srinivas Yadav
  4.    Shailendra Joshi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Shailendra Joshi

Suparipalana is the Telugu translation of "Echo T Calling: Towards People-Centric Governance", written by former Telangana Chief Secretary, Shri S K Joshi.


Question 6. What is the theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action?
  1.    Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress
  2.    Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
  3.    Safe Ground
  4.    Advancing Protection, Peace and Development
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress

The theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is "Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress".


Question 7. What kind of rare species has been discovered in the area at Amboli in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg was named a biodiversity heritage site?
  1.    Freshwater fish
  2.    Frog
  3.    Diatoms
  4.    Crocodile
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Freshwater fish

Area at Amboli in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg named as the biodiversity heritage site. A rare freshwater fish species was discovered in the area.


Question 8. Nobel Laureate Isamu Akasaki of Japan has passed away recently. Did he win the Nobel Prize in which field?
  1.    Medicine
  2.    Physics
  3.    Chemistry
  4.    Economics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Physics

The Japanese Physicist Isamu Akasaki, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, has passed away following pneumonia.


Question 9. Which company has recently achieved the feat of crossing one billion transactions on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure?
  1.    Freecharge
  2.    Paytm
  3.    GPay
  4.    PhonePe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> PhonePe

Bengaluru-based digital payments and financial services company, PhonePe has become the first company to cross one billion transactions on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure.


Question 10. NBBL is a newly set up entity formed on April 01, 2021, to run the Bharat Bill Payment System business. The NBBL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank?
  1.    IDRBT
  2.    State Bank of India
  3.    RBI
  4.    NPCI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India has transferred all its BBPS transaction business to NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI.


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