Top 100 Current Affairs 2021 | April-3rd Week, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: Who launched “Online Grievance Management Portal”?

Ans: Union Minister for Communication & IT and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad.

02: The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for processing auto-debit payments till when?

Ans: September 30th.

03: Pohela Boishakh (Subho Noboborsho) 2021 is celebrated on which date?

Ans: 15 April.

04: Who launches MANAS mobile app to promote mental health, wellbeing?

Ans: Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan.

05: Which Bank becomes co-promoter of Max Life Insurance?

Ans: Axis Bank.

06: First-of-its-kind cruise service has been launched between Surat and which city?

Ans: Diu.

07: World Bank has projected India’s FY22 GDP forecast at what percent?

Ans: 10.1%

08: Which banks have joined hands for a bancassurance partnership?

Ans: Bharti Axa Life and Fincare Small Finance Bank.

09: Who has won 2020 ACM AM Turing Award?

Ans: Both Alfred Vaino Aho & Jeffrey David Ullman.

10: How many Assembly Constituencies went to polls in West Bengal under the second phase of voting?

Ans: 30.

11: India has jointly set up a friendship park with which nation?

Ans: Republic of Korea.

12: Who will head NCAER as its first woman DG?

Ans: Poonam Gupta.

13: Utkal Divas or Utakala Dibasha is celebrated on which date every year to remember the formation of the Odisha state after a struggle to be recognized as an independent state?

Ans: April 1st.

14: Who has been honored with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Ans: Rajnikanth.

15: Who among the following has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?

Ans: Valtteri Bottas.

16: Which nation's special presidential envoy for climate visited India on April 6?

Ans: US (He is John Kerry).

17: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting the Assembly Elections from which assembly constituency?

Ans: Nandigram.

18: Which nation has registered the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals?

Ans: Russia.

19: Which organization flagged off Akashmissiles for delivery to Indian Army?

Ans: Bharat Dynamic Limited.

20: Which launched India Energy Dashboards (Version 2.0)?

Ans: NITI Aayog.

21: World Haemophilia Day is observed on which date every year?

Ans: 17 April.

22: Which of the following bank to sell its UK arm to OpenPayd Holdings Ltd?

Ans: Axis Bank.

23: Which launched 'Poshan Gyan'?

Ans: NITI Aayog.

24: Where was ‘Ayurveda Parav’ organized by AYUSH Ministry in collaboration with Vinoba Seva Pratishthan?

Ans: Odisha.

25: Who inaugurated the sixth edition of the Raisina Dialogue?

Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

26: International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is organized annually on which date since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)?

Ans: 2nd April.

27: Which state won e-panchayat award?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh.

28: State Bank of India, has raised what amount from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to extend loans to the supply chain of the Japanese automobile industry in India?

Ans: $1 billion.

29: Name the cleanest river in India?

Ans: Umngot (Dawki) in Meghalaya.

30: Where is Paytm Money has set up a new R&D facility?

Ans: Pune.

31: Name the India's largest brackish water lake?

Ans: Chilika Lake (Odisha).

32: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the timeline for processing recurring online transactions by?

Ans: 12 months.

33:Which telecommunication company entered into an agreement with Reliance Jio to transfer 'Right of Use' for some off its 800 MHz spectrum in three circles?

Ans: Bharti Airtel.

34: The state was originally called Orissa but the Lok Sabha passed the Orissa Bill under which amendment in March 2011 to rename it Odisha?

Ans: 113th amendment.

35: Which state inaugurated the Advanced Antiquities Management System?

Ans: Goa.

36:  Angkor Wat Temple is located in which country?

Ans: Cambodia.

37: ‘Baanjh: Incomplete Lives of Complete Women’ is written by whom ?

Ans: Susmita Mukherjee.

38: SBI inks USD 1 billion loan agreement with which bank?

Ans: Japan Bank.

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

Ans: Noura al-Matroushi.

40: Who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?

Ans: Lewis Hamilton.

41: World Heritage Day is observed on which date every year?

Ans: 18 April.

42: Prince Phillip, who passed away recently, served in which unit of the British armed forces?

Ans: Royal Navy.

43: Who inaugurated e-SANTA?

Ans: Piyush Goyal.

44: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has projected India’s Economic Growth at what % in 2021-22?

Ans: 7.0%.

45: 'DGFT Trade Facilitation App' is the initiative of which ministry?

Ans: Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

46: What is the theme of International Children’s Book Day 2021?

Ans:  The Music of Worlds.

47: What is Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1)?

Ans: Galaxy.

48: What is the rank of India in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 released by the World Economic Forum?

Ans: 140th.

49: What is 'Little Guru'?

Ans: India launches first-ever app that teaches Sanskrit language.

50: World Autism Awareness Day is observed internationally on which date every year, to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout the world?

Ans: 2 April.

51: Name the giant container ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal recently?

Ans: Ever Given.

52: In which state did Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Mission Gramodaya?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh.

53: Who has become first ever Indian Fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games?

Ans: Bhavani Devi.

54: Who wrote the book titled “Names of the Women”?

Ans: Jeet Thayil.

55: Giant Cricket is named after which country’s Prime Minister ?

Ans: New Zealand.

56: Who has assumed the additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?

Ans: Subhash Kumar.

57: 'Asan Conservation Reserve' is in which state?

Ans: Uttarakhand.

58: Facebook and Google are to build new cables under the sea called 'Echo' and ‘Bifrost’ to connect the US to Singapore and which country?

Ans: Indonesia.

59: Who launched 'Judgments & Orders portal' and 'e-filing 3.0 module'?

Ans: Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud.

60: Which has collaborated with Bayer to work towards healthcare and agriculture innovations?

Ans: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

61: 'National Civil Service Day' is observed on which day every year?

Ans: On 21st April.

62: Which vehicle maker has delivered the first light bullet proof vehicle to Indian Air Force(IAF)?

Ans: Ashok Leyland.

63: Which Space Organizationn will launch SpaceX Crew 2 on April 22?

Ans: NASA.

64: A book titled ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’, the much-awaited Suresh Raina autobiography is set to hit the bookstands in May 2021. Name the author and co-author of this book?

Ans: Author: Bharat Sundaresan,

     Co-author: Suresh Raina.

65: Which launched the report 'My Body is My Own'?

Ans: UNFPA.

66: Which state/UT has set up a Tamil academy to promote the South Indian language and culture in the state/UT?

Ans: Delhi.

67: Which bank tied up with PhonePe for issuance of 'FASTags'?

Ans: ICICI Bank.

68: Who among the following has taken the first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine?

Ans: Boris Johnson.

69: Which is the first state to grant 'status of Industry' to sports?

Ans: Mizoram.

70: ‘First Bell’ is an Initiative of Which state?

Ans: Kerala.

71: World Hemophilia Day observed on which date?

Ans: 17 April.

72: An area at Amboli in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg was named a biodiversity heritage site recently. What kind of rare species was discovered in the area?

Ans: Freshwater fish.

73: Who was appointed as head of the Capacity Building Commission under Mission Karmayogi?

Ans: Adil Zainulbhai.

74: What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in March 2021?

Ans: Rs 1.23 lakh crore.

75: DRDO lab developed lightweight Bullet Proof Jacket for requirements of Army recently. What is the weight of the jacket thus developed?

Ans: 9kg.

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

Ans: Netherlands.

77: Who launched “NanoSniffer”?

Ans: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

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

Ans: Delhi Technological University.

79: Where is the Permanent Secretariat of BIMSTEC located?

Ans: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

Ans: India.

81: Delhi government has imposed a night curfew till when?

Ans: April 30th.

82: Which state has become the first one to give health insurance scheme to all its residents?

Ans: Rajasthan.

83: Which nation's President has signed a law enabling him to run for President again?

Ans: Russia.

84: Which IIT has developed the World's 1st affordable and long-lasting hygiene product DuroKea Series?

Ans: IIT Hyderabad.

85: Who has been nominated by Israel's President to form a government in the nation after inconclusive elections?

Ans: Benjamin Netanyahu.

86: Where did the multinational Military Exercise named ‘SHANTIR OGROSHENA’ 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) is scheduled to be held?

Ans: Bangladesh.

87: Which payment bank launched 'Rewards 123' savings account?

Ans: Airtel Payments Bank.

88: How much amount the government has decided to borrow in the first half of 2021-22 fiscal (FY22) to meet resources to revive the economy hit by coronavirus pandemic.

Ans: Rs 7.24 lakh crore.

89: Who launched '75' series Pension Awareness Programme?

Ans: Dr. Jitendra Singh.

90: India's first Vertical Forest Tower is being built in which city?

Ans: Bengaluru.

91: Who released 4 books related to Babasaheb Ambedkar?

Ans: PM Modi.

92: Renowned personality Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao Passed Away, who was he?

Ans: Radiologist.

93: Who won Wisden Almanack’s ODI Cricketer of the 2010s?

Ans: India captain Virat Kohli.

94: Which film has won the Best Film Award at the BAFTA 2021?

Ans: Nomadland.

95: Which Ministry launched the EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport 4 All Challenge?

Ans: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

96: Which has secured Euro 68.87 million loan from Deutsche Bank?

Ans: NCDC.

97: Who among the following took over the charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation?

Ans: Mukhmeet S. Bhatia.

98: Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) extended upto which date?

Ans: 30-09-2021.

99: Which country has topped the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 released by the World Economic Forum?

Ans: Iceland.

100: 'Natanz Atomic Site' is located in which country? 

Ans: Iran.