📰 Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | April 17, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams:

Explore the Top 20 Current Affairs of 17 April 2021, covering important national and international events, government schemes, sports, awards, economy, and more. Ideal for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and other competitive exam aspirants.🎯

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

Ans: 17 April.

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

Ans: Axis Bank.

✨ 03: Which launched 'Poshan Gyan'?

Ans: NITI Aayog.

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

Ans: Odisha.

✨ 05: Who inaugurated the sixth edition of the Raisina Dialogue?

Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

✨ 06: 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.

✨ 07: Which state won the e-panchayat award?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh.

✨ 08: 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.

✨ 09: Name the cleanest river in India?

Ans: Umngot (Dawki) in Meghalaya.

✨ 10: Where has Paytm Money set up a new R&D facility?

Ans: Pune.

✨ 11: Name India's largest brackish water lake?

Ans: Chilika Lake (Odisha).

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

Ans: 12 months.

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

Ans: Bharti Airtel.

✨ 14: 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.

✨ 15: Which state inaugurated the Advanced Antiquities Management System?

Ans: Goa.

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

Ans: Bangladesh.

✨ 17: Which payment bank launched 'Rewards 123' savings account?

Ans: Airtel Payments Bank.

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

Ans: Rs 7.24 lakh crore.

✨ 19: Who launched the '75' series Pension Awareness Programme?

Ans: Dr. Jitendra Singh.

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

Ans: Bengaluru.

✍️ Final Thought:

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