Top 100 Current Affairs 2021 | April-2nd Week, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: When National Unicorn Day 2021 is observed?

Ans: April 9, 2021.

02: Which Indian WWE Wrestler is formally inducted in WWE Hall of Fame 2021?

Ans: The Great Khali.

03: Name the Justice who will assume charge as next CJI?

Ans: Justice N V Ramana.

04: India and which country signed MoU for Academic and Research Cooperation?

Ans: Japan.

05: What river does Rome stand on?

Ans: Tiber.

06: Kosovo’s parliament elected whom as president?

Ans: Vjosa Osmani.

07: Which of the following is a form of money with an intrinsic value?

Ans: Commodity Money.

08: Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020?

Ans: Max Verstappen.

09: Who launched Madhukranti portal?

Ans: Narendra Singh Tomar.

10: Who won the 10m air rifle event at the 6th edition of the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC)?

Ans: Yash Vardhan.

11: Poba Reserve Forest would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary is located in which state of India?

Ans: Assam.

12: Govt of India Appointed whom as SIDBI CMD?

Ans: S Ramann.

13: Which bank has entered into a co-lending arrangement with IIFL Home Finance Ltd to extend credit to MSME loans?

Ans: Standard Chartered Bank.

14: Devishankar Awasthi Award 2020 is awarded to whom?

Ans: Ashutosh Bhardwaj.

15: Which country tops the medals tally with 15 gold at Delhi ISSF Shooting World Cup?

Ans: India by securing 30 medals which included 15 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze.

16: The government of India has announced that from this year 14th April will be declared as a public holiday. It will be who's 130th birth anniversary on April 14, 2021?

Ans: Dr BR Ambedkar’s.

17: What is the theme of 4th edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020, organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI)?

Ans: Inclusive Innovation – Smart I Secure I Sustainable.

18: Name the India’s first female cricket commentator who recently passed away?

Ans: Chandra Naidu.

19: Which bank launched “UNI – CARBON CARD”?

Ans: Union Bank of India and HPCL.

20: With which of the following did BSE Ebix Insurance Broking tied up to beta launch its term insurance products on its platform?

Ans: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.

21: World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) is celebrated every year in which day?

Ans: Every year on 10 April.

22: National Siblings Day is celebrated every year in which day?

Ans: On April 10.

23: Ghughua Fossil National Park is located in which state?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh.

24: Name the World’s first Ship Tunnel to be built in Norway?

Ans: Stad Ship Tunnel.

25: The headquarters of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are located in which city.

Ans: Geneva, Switzerland.

26: FIFA suspended which football federations?

Ans: Pakistan and Chad football federations.

27: Which bank acquired stakes worth over Rs 36cr in government’s CSC e-Governance Services?

Ans: Axis Bank.

28: IPL 2021 started from which date?

Ans: Friday, 9 April.

29: ‘Pahela Phagun’ spring festival celebrated in which country?

Ans: Bangladesh.

30: India’s first Sandalwood Museum will be set up at which city?

Ans: Mysuru.

31: Which of the following is the currency of Mauritius?

Ans: Mauritian Rupee.

32: The Global Risk Report is published by which of the following organizations?

Ans: World Economic Forum(WEF).

33: Ministry of Shipping has been renamed as what?

Ans: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

34: Which of the following institutions has been given the responsibility of promoting the micro-enterprises in the aspirational districts across the country?

Ans: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

35: Where did the armed forces conduct a joint tri-service exercise ‘Bull Strike’?

Ans: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

36: Who became Estonia’s first female prime minister?

Ans: Kaja Kallas.

37: What is full form of IFSC code?

Ans: Indian financial system code.

38: What was the first match of IPL 2021?

Ans: Mumbai Indians(MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB).

39: India’s first ever multi-modal logistic park is being set up in which state?

Ans: Assam.

40: Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of $448 million to which country?

Ans: Uzbekistan.

41: Which day is celebrated as the National Safe Motherhood Day?

Ans: April 11.

42: What was the theme of the National Safe Motherhood Day, 2021?

Ans: 'Stay at home during coronavirus, keep mother and newborn safe from coronavirus'

43: Which day is celebrated as World Parkinson's Day?

Ans: April 11.

44: According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU 2020), which University has secured the top position among the best higher education institutes in India?

Ans: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore).

45: 'Lab on Wheels' programme is associated with which university?

Ans: Delhi Technological University.

46: Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Human Space Flight?

Ans: April 12.

47: Who presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment?

Ans: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

48: Which is the fastest country in the world to administer 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine?

Ans: India.

49: Who will be the first woman director general of National Council of Applied Economics Research (NCAER)?

Ans: Poonam Gupta.

50: Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?

Ans: Niger.

51: Ram Karan Verma has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to which country?

Ans: Gabon.

52: What is the limit of maximum balance that an individual customer can hold with payments banks(PBs)?

Ans: Rs. 2 lakh.

53: Mount Dhaulagiri is in which country?

Ans: Nepal.

54: Angkor Wat Temple is located in which country?

Ans: Cambodia.

55: Who attended 103rd Development Committee Meeting of World Bank-IMF

Ans: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.

56: Sameer Nigam is the CEO of which digital payment services company?

Ans: PhonePe.

57: Which became the first mutual fund company to cross Rs 5 lakh crore AAUM?

Ans: SBI MF(SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd).

58: Who is the UAE’s first female astronaut?

Ans: Noura al-Matroushi.

59: Which Bank announced ‘Rewards123’ savings account?

Ans: Airtel Payments Bank.

60: Which became the first country to ratify mega free trade agreement ‘RCEP’?

Ans: Singapore.

61: What is Amritsar massacre?

Ans: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar and is also known as the Amritsar massacre.

62:  According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU 2020), which University has secured the top position among the best varsity in India?

Ans: Calcutta University.

63: Who launched implementation plan ‘SARTHAQ’?

Ans: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal.

64: Who launched “MyNEP2020” platform of NCTE Web Portal?

Ans: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

65: Punjab appointed whom as state’s covid vaccination ambassador?

Ans: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood.

66: Who was conferred with Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters honor?

Ans: Guneet Monga.

67: Who inaugurated Khelo India State Centre of Excellence in Srinagar?

Ans: Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Kiren Rijiju.

68: Name the COVID-19 vaccine festival that is to be held between April 11, 2021, and April 14, 2021?

Ans: Tika Utsav.

69: Anshula Kant is the chief financial officer and managing director of which organization?

Ans: World Bank Group.

70: What is the full form of 'SARTHAQ'?

And: ‘Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education’.

71: India and which country launched a 'Strategic Partnership on Water'?

Ans: Netherlands.

72:  Who informed that the Government of India has announced Aatma Nirbhar Packages of Rs 27.1 trillion, which amounts to more than 13% of the GDP.

Ans: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman .

73: Currently, how many states are receiving a maximum number of COVID-19 doses.

Ans: Three states. These are Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

74: Name the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who recently passed away?

Ans: Prince Philip.

75: Where is the Permanent Secretariat of BIMSTEC located?

Ans: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

76: India gifted Rs 100 crore patrol vessel “PS Zoroaster” to which country?

Ans: Seychelles.

77: Name the two major COVID-19 vaccines that are currently administered in India?

Ans: COVAXIN and COVISHIELD.

78: Who launched “NanoSniffer”?

Ans: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

79: Who launched ‘mask abhiyan’ against Covid-19?

Ans: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.

80: Who was selected for inaugural Chhattisgarh Veerni Award?

Ans: Dutee Chand.

81: Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated in which day?

Ans: April 14.

82: World Chagas Disease Day is celebrated in which day?

Ans: April 14.

83: International Turban Day is celebrated in which day? 

Ans: April 13.

84: Which cricketer won ICC Players of the Month award for March, 2021?

Ans: Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

85: Which state got India’s first floating LNG storage and regasification unit?

Ans: Maharashtra.

86: Which team has won the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0 in 2021 sponsored by Cushman and Wakefield, KI and IA: Interior Architects?

Ans: India.

87: Balbir Singh Junior passed away, who was he?

Ans: Hockey Player (Former Indian Team).

88: Who was awarded Sir Richard Hadlee medal?

Ans: New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson.

89: Union Jal Shakti Ministry signed a memorandum of agreement with Uttar Pradesh and which other state to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh.

90: Who inaugurated IAF Commanders’ Conference 2021?

Ans: Rajnath Singh.

91: Who recently presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards, 2020 in New Delhi?

Ans: The Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

92: Who was appointed as new NADA DG?

Ans: Siddharth Longjam.

93: Which state has decided to set up “India’s first government-run ambulance network” for animals?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh.

94: Which state/UT government has launched the SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction) campaign to tackle malnutrition in the state?

Ans: Jharkhand.

95: Who has been sworn in as the new Chairman of Food Corporation of India (FCI)?

Ans: Atish Chandra.

96: Yogesh Praveen passed away, who was he?

Ans: Eminent Historian.

97: Which vaccine got emergency use authorization in India?

Ans: Russian Vaccine Sputnik V.

98: Which city will host the 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards?

Ans: The Spanish city of Seville.

99: Which Nagar Nigam has issued India’s first municipal green bonds?

Ans: Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam (GNN).

100: ‘Lost golden city of Luxor’ was discovered by archaeologists in which country?

Ans: Egypt.