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Month- April 2021
Type- MCQs / FAQs
केवल ज्ञान ही ऐसा अक्षर तत्व है जो कहीं भी, किसी अवस्था और किसी काल में भी मनुष्य का साथ नहीं छोड़ता
1. Who are the new Brand Ambassadors of Puma India?
Ans. Washington Sundar & Devdutt Paddikal [RCB]
2. Who won the "Copa Del Rey 2020-21" football league?
Ans. Barcelona FC
3. When is "World Liver Day" celebrated widely?
Ans. 19th April [Theme - Keep your Liver Healthy]
4. Who is the new chairman of MMA India?
Ans. Amit Jain [MMA - Mobile Marketing Association]
5. Who is the new CMD of SIDBI India as of April 2021?
Ans. Shiv Subramanyam Raman
6. Rank of India in World's Press Freedom Index 2021?
Ans. 142nd (1st - Norway, 2nd - Finland)
7. Who won the Tennis Tournament "Monte Carlo" 2021?
Ans. Stefanos Tsitsipas - Greece Player
8. Which country is ranked 1st in Henley Passport Index?
Ans. Japan [India - 84th]
9. How many funds has Government of India decided to give to Indian Vaccine Manufacturing companies?
Ans. Rs. 4500 Crore
10. Who will head the committee for ARC setup by RBI?
Ans. Sudarshan Sen [ARC-Asset Reconstruction Company]
11. Which Organization has released the report "State of the Global Climate 2020" in April 2021?
Ans. WMO [World Meteorological Department]
12. Who is the 1st Indian woman to scale Mt. Annapurna?
Ans. Priyanka Mohite
13. "World Creativity Day & Innovation Day" is observed?
Ans. 21st April (Theme for 2021 - Creative Economy for Sustainable Development)
14. Where is the new WSAI inaugurated by ITBP in April 21?
Ans. New Tehri [WSAI - Wild Side Adventures International]
15. Who is the new President of Cuba in April 2021?
Ans. Miguel Mario Diaz- Canel (Capital - Hawana)
16. Who recently died and was popularly known as "Father of Indian Banking Reforms" in India?
Ans. Medavolu Narsimham
17. Bhumidhar Burman who died recently was a CM of?
Ans. Assam
18. Who is the new Associate Attorney General of USA?
Ans. Vaneeta Gupta [49th VP of USA - Kamala Harris]
19. Who is the new 1st female Chairperson of NASSCOM?
Ans. Rekha Menon
20. Who presided Digital Round Table conference to curb pollution in Delhi in April 2021?
Ans. Gopal Rai
21. A 3000-year-old "Lost Golden City" is found in country?
Ans. Egypt (on the banks of River Nile)
22. Who got the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in April 2021?
Ans. Kane Williamson [New Zealand Batsman]
23. Who launched "Aahaar Kranti" in April 2021?
Ans. Harsh Vardhan (Union Minister of Health)
24. The new edition of book "Exam Warriors" is written by?
Ans. PM Narender Modi
25. Who will offer 4000 Oxygen Concentrators to India?
Ans. WHO (HQ-Geneva, Switzerland)
26. Who is the 1st Indian to get Wild Innovator Award?
Ans. Krithi Karanth [also the 1st Asian Woman to do so]
27. What is rank of India in Global Gender Gap Index 2021?
Ans. 140th [1st - Iceland]
28. Which organization releases Global Gender Gap Index?
Ans. World Economic Forum [HQ-Cologny, Switzerland]
29. Who is the youngest author of Jammu and Kashmir to revive the poems of Habba Khatoon?
Ans. Soliha Shabir
30. "E-Santa" portal has been launched to benefit whom?
Ans. Aqua Farmers
31. India's largest floating solar plant has been set up in?
Ans. Ramagundam, Telangana
32. What is the theme of "World Immunization Week" 2021?
Ans. Vaccines bring us closer
33. Which is 1st country to allow driverless cars on the roads?
Ans. Britain
34. India's 1st Printed House was inaugurated in which IIT?
Ans. IIT Madras [inaugurated by Nirmala Sitharaman]
35. Who launched his book 'My Experiment with Silence'?
Ans. Samir Soni
36. The 'Manas App' was launched by whom?
Ans. K Vijay Raghavan [to promote mental well-being]
37. Who is the brand ambassador of ASICS Sportswear?
Ans. Ravindra Jadeja
38. Who is the new CMD of Bharat Earth Movers Limited?
Ans. Amit Bannerjee [new CMD of BEML]
39. Who is the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?
Ans. Rajesh Bindal
40. Who launched the 'Sankalp se Siddhi - Village and Digital Connect Drive' programme?
Ans. TRIFED
41. India's 1st Indo-Korean friendship park is inaugurated in?
Ans. Delhi
42. Who is the additional charge of CMD of ONGC India?
Ans. Shubhash Kumar
43. Who is nominated as the Financial Secretary of India?
Ans. T.V. Somanathan
44. Who is the 1st Asian Woman to win the Oscar Award for Best Director for her film 'Nomadland'?
Ans. Chloe Zhao
45. Which 2 countries are suspended immediately by FIFA?
Ans. Pakistan and Chad [HQ of FIFA - Zurich, Switzerland]
46. Which state won 'e-Panchayat Award 2021' at 1st rank?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
47. Where is Ramayana Museum and Cultural Centre setup?
Ans. Barabanki, UP
48. Who is new mission director of Atal Innovation Mission?
Ans. Dr. Chintan Vaishnav [AIM - mission by NITI Aayog]
49. Who got the 30th GD Birla Award for scientific research?
Ans. Suman Chakraborty
50. Python 5 Missile was successfully launched by DRDO is?
Ans. Air to Air Missile
51. Which country sent its 1st Mars Rover "Zhurong"?
Ans. China [under Tianwen - 1 Mission]
52. Who is the 1st Indian female sailor to qualify for Olympics?
Ans. Netra Kumanan
53. Which country launched 'NEO-01' robot recently in April
Ans. China [to remove Space Debris]
54. Who is new Revenue Secretary of Ministry of Finance?
Ans. Tarun Bajaj
55. Who is appointed as CMD of L&T Technology Services?
Ans. Amit Chadha
56. Who is the new president of Ecuador?
Ans. Guillermo Lasso
57. Who is the new 68th Chess Grandmaster of India?
Ans. Arjun Kalyan
58. The Novel "Whereabouts" is written by whom recently?
Ans. Jhumpa Lahiri
59. Under which scheme e-property cards are distributed by the Prime Minister?
Ans. Svamitva Yojana [launched on 24th April 2020]
60. The book titled "The Living Mountain" is written by?
Ans. Amitav Ghosh
61. Which company has acquired the Al company 'Nuance'?
Ans. Microsoft
62. Who got the Dadasaheb Phalke Award of the year 2019?
Ans. Rajnikant [51s Dadasaheb Phalke Award]
63. Which country has recently introduced a bill on climate change for financial firms, the first of its kind in the world?
Ans. New Zealand
64. India's 1st Agro-based solar power plant is setup in?
Ans. Rajasthan
65. The License of which bank is cancelled by RBI in April?
Ans. Sambandh Finserve [due to Fraud]
66. Who is appointed as the 48th Chief Justice of India?
Ans. NV Ramana (47th CJI - Sharad Arvind Bobde)
67. Which film won the Best Film Award at BAFTA Award?
Ans. Nomadland (Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins)
68. Who got 'ACM Turing Award' 2020 in April 2021?
Ans. Alfred Aho
69. Who is the new DG of National Anti-Doping Agency?
Ans. Siddharth Singh Longjam
70. Who is the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Ans. Sushil Chandra
71. What is rank of India in 'Inclusive Internet Index' 2021?
Ans. 49th (1st - Sweden)
72. Who has become the new president of Niger?
Ans. Mohammed Bazoum
73. Who got the Japan's Order of Rising Sun Award of 2021?
Ans. Nripendra Mishra
74. Which state celebrated its 85th establishment (Utkal) Day?
Ans. Odisha [Established in 1st April, 1936]
75. Who has launched the Immunization Agenda 2030?
Ans. WHO + GAVI + UNICEF
76. Who is the 1st female space traveler by the UAE?
Ans. Nora Al Matrooshi
77. Which airport launched a luminometer to detect Covid?
Ans. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
78. Who is the 1st player to captain for 200 IPL Matches?
Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Chennai Super Kings]
79. What was the theme of 'World Earth Day' in 2021?
Ans. Theme - Restore our Earth [Date - 22nd April]
80. What is rank of India in Energy Transition Index 2021?
Ans. 87th [1st - Sweden, Released by - WEF]
81. Who is the 1st Player to hit 6000 IPL Runs in April 2021?
Ans. Virat Kohli
82. When is 'World Book and Copyright Day' celebrated?
Ans. 23rd April
84. Which city is designated as 'World Book Capital' for 2021
Ans. Tbilisi (in Georgia)
85. Who has declared O deaths from Covid19 in 2021?
Ans. Israel (Capital - Tel Aviv, Currency - New Shekel)
86. Which organization has established NZBA in April 2021?
Ans. UNEP [NZBA - Net Zero Baking Alliance]
87. Who is the new DG of Employee State Insurance Corp?
Ans. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia [new DG of ESIC]
88. World Autism Awareness Day is observed every year on?
Ans. 2nd April [Theme - Inclusion in the Workspace]
89. The 2023 men's Boxing Championship will be held in?
Ans. Uzbekistan [Capital - Tashkent, Currency - So'm]
90. What is the theme of World Health Day on 7th April?
Ans. Building a Fairer, Healthier World for Everyone
91. Indian Railways have recently completed the world's highest Railway Bridge on which river in April 2021?
Ans. Chenab River
92. 1st Country to register Covid19 Vaccine for animals is?
Ans. Russia [Name of Vaccine - Carnivac-Cov]
93. Who is the new chairman of Airport Authority of India?
Ans. Sanjeev Kumar
94. CRPF Valour Day is observed every year on which day?
Ans. 9th April
95. Who launched the implementation plan 'SARTHAQ'?
Ans. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
96. Who is the new DG and 1st female DG of NCAER?
Ans. Poonam Gupta
97. Who has recently launched the 'Poshan Gyaan' scheme?
Ans. Niti Aayog
98. What is the name of Indo-Kyrgyz Military Exercise?
Ans. Khanjar
99. Suresh Raina wrote his autobiography with what title?
Ans. Believe- What Life and Cricket Taught Me
100. Who won Gold at Asian Wrestling Championship 2021?
Ans. Vinesh Phogat
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