Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | April 23, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: 'English Language Day' is observed on which date every year?

Ans: On 23rd April.

02: ‘Aahaar Kranti’ mission launched by Which Ministry?

Ans: Health Ministry.

03: Recently Ranjit Sinha passed away, who was he?

Ans: Former CBI Chief.

04: Which launched 'Sambhav Venture Fund'?

Ans: Amazon.

05: Which Bank launched digital initiative PNB@Ease?

Ans: Punjab National Bank

06: 'World Book and Copyright Day' is observed on which date every year?

Ans: On 23rd April.

07: Which railway zone became 100% fully electrified recently?

Ans: West Central Railway Zone.

08: Which film won Best Foreign Feature at Moscow Film Fest?

Ans: Marathi film Puglya.

09: Who won Wisden Almanack’s ODI Cricketer of the 1990s?

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar.

10: Amazon launched $250-million Venture Fund for Digitizing SMEs in which country?

Ans: India.

11: India signed MoU with France for cooperation on which Mission?

Ans: Gaganyaan Mission.

12: Who has been appointed as Additional Director of Britannia Industries?

Ans: Urjit Patel.

13: Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Suparipalana’?

Ans: Shailendra Joshi.

14: Which film won the top honour of outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards?

Ans: The Trial of the Chicago.

15: Which female actor has won SAG Award for outstanding performance in a leading role?

Ans: Viola Davis.

16: When will RBI Governor announce the bi-monthly monetary policy?

Ans: April 7th.

17: Which country has launched a mass testing progamme enabling people to take COVID-19 test twice a week?

Ans: UK.

18: Which became the first company to cross billion transaction mark on UPI?

Ans: PhonePe.

19: Which institute released '2021 Global Food Policy Report'?

Ans: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

20: Claude Joseph has been appointed the new Prime Minister of which country?

Ans: Haiti.