Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | April 16, 2021, | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: Who launched the “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 and well-being?

Ans: Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan.

05: Which Bank becomes a 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 per cent?

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 the 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 honoured 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 Akash missiles for delivery to Indian Army?

Ans: Bharat Dynamic Limited.

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

Ans: NITI Aayog.