Top 20 Current Affairs 2021 | April 24, 2021 | GK- For Competitive Exams

01: 'National Panchayati Raj Day' is observed on which date every year?

Ans:  On 24th April in India.

02: Which Director received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 78th Venice International Film Festival?

Ans: Roberto Benigni.

03: India started a military exercise 'Khanjar' with which country?

Ans: Kyrgyzstan.

04: Recently G.V.G. Krishnamurthy Passed Away, who was he?

Ans: Former Election Commissioner.

05: 'World Veterinary Day' is observed on which date every year?

Ans: On 24th April.

06: RBL Bank and Mastercard have announced their partnership to launch a mobile-based consumer-friendly payment solution. What is the name of this solution?

Ans: ‘Pay by Bank App’.

07: Who replaced Virat Kohli as World No-1 batsman in ICC Men's ODI Rankings?

Ans: Babar Azam (Pakistan).

08: Name the AI speech tech company that Microsoft bought for $19.7 billion?

Ans: Nuance.

09: Who was appointed as new director general of National Council of Applied Economic Research?

Ans: Poonam Gupta.

10: How much amount was cleared by RBI towards Cash Credit Limit for wheat procurement in Punjab?

Ans: ₹ 21658.73 cr.

11: Which state government had announced COVID-19 vaccination for journalists?

Ans: Uttarakhand.

12: Which nation's former Crown Prince had reportedly been placed under house arrest?

Ans: Jordan.

13: India's biggest floating solar plant with 100MW power generation capacity will be set up in which state?

Ans: Telangana.

14: Which nation's women's cricket team had created the world record for registering the most consecutive ODI wins?

Ans: Australia.

15: Which state's Chief Minister had asked centre to do away with age restrictions for COVID-19 vaccination?

Ans: Delhi.

16: Which country had been leading the list of investor countries to invest in India with 29.09% of the total FDI Equity inflows during January, 2021?

Ans: Japan.

17: Recently Pham Minh Chinh was appointed as next Prime Minister of which country?

Ans: Vietnam.

18: What is India's 2021 real GDP growth forecast given by Goldman Sachs?

Ans: 10.5%

19: Which of the following launched its first edition of the 'Future of Talent Report'?

Ans: LinkedIn.

20: Who won Wisden Almanack’s ODI Cricketer of the 1980s?

Ans: Kapil Dev.