Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 April 2021
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- India has formally approved the third Covid-19 vaccine for use in the country recently. Then which of these vaccines is not permitted in India?
A) Covaxin
B) Sputnik V
C) Covishield
D) Sinovac
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Option D
Explanation:Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Russian Covid-19 vaccine “Sputnik V” for use in the country under ‘restricted use in emergency situations’. Sputnik V will be the third Covid-19 vaccine in India. Besides this, the other two vaccines approved in India are Covishield and Covaxin, manufactured by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL).
- In India, 14th April is observed as the anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
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Option A
Explanation:Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar who was born on 14 April 1891.
- The 2021 Raisina Dialogue has been organised in a completely digital format due to COVID-19 pandemic. It is which edition of the annual dialogue?
A) 5th
B) 6th
C) 7th
D) 4th
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Option B
Explanation:Prime MInister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2021 “Raisina Dialogue”, through video-conferencing on April 13, 2021. The Raisina Dialogue 2021 is the sixth edition of the annual dialogue. .
- The World Chagas Disease Day is marked annually on __________
A) 14 April
B) 13 April
C) 12 April
D) 11 April
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Option A
Explanation:The World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April to raise the public awareness and visibility among people about Chagas Disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) and the resources needed for the prevention, control or elimination of the disease.
- Name the first-ever mobile app launched by the Government of India to enable learning Sanskrit in easy way?
A) My Mentor
B) Maharishi
C) Little Guru
D) Sanskrit Baba
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Option C
Explanation:The Government of India has launched a mobile application called “Little Guru” to enable the user learn Sanskrit, the ancient language of the country, often called the ‘Language of the Gods’. The app Little Guru has been developed by the Indian council for cultural relations (ICCR) and produced by Bengaluru-based Gamapp SportsWizz. It is available on Google Play Store.
- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre incident is commemorated on which day annually?
A) 11 April
B) 12 April
C) 14 April
D) 13 April
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Option D
Explanation:In 2021, April 13 marks the 102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, that took place on April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab’s Amritsar.
- Which municipal corporation has launched India’s first Green Municipal bond?
A) Agra Municipal Corporation
B) Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation
C) Kanpur Municipal Corporation
D) Lucknow Municipal Corporation
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Option B
Explanation:The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has issued India’s first Green Municipal bond. The green bond was listed on the BSE bond platform on April 08, 2021. It opened for a subscription on March 31, 2021.
- Poonam Gupta has become the first female to be named as the new Director General of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She will take over from whom in May 2021?
A) Shekhar Shah
B) Rajendra S Pawar
C) Tarun Bajaj
D) Ashish Dhawan
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Option A
Explanation:World bank economist Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the new Director General of the policy think tank “National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)”.She would succeed Shekhar Shah who was appointed in 2011 and will complete his second five year term in early May 2021.
- Dronacharya awardee Sanjay Chakravarty, who has passed away recently at 79, was a coach of which game?
A) Basketball
B) Wrestling
C) Badminton
D) Shooting
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Option D
Explanation:The Dronacharya awardee renowned rifle shooting coach Sanjay Chakravarty, has passed away due to Covid-related complications. He was 79.
- Axis Bank and its subsidiaries has recently acquired what percent of stake in the Max Life Insurance Company to become its co-promoters?
A) 15.11%
B) 12.99%
C) 14%
D) 11.55%
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Option B
Explanation:The private sector lender Axis Bank, along with its subsidiaries, Axis Capital and Axis Securities, have completed the acquisition of 12.99 percent stake in the Max Life Insurance Company on April 13, 2021.
- The International Turban Day is marked on which day every year?
A) 13 April
B) 10 April
C) 11 April
D) 12 April
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Option A
Explanation:The International Turban Day is celebrated every year on April 13 since 2004 to bring awareness of the strict requirement on Sikhs to put the turban as a mandatory part of their religion. The 2021 Turban Day marks the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev and the festival of Baisakhi..
- How many institutions have been awarded with the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020?
A) 12
B) 2
C) 10
D) 6
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Option D
Explanation:The Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on April 11, 2021 in New Delhi. Women Empowerment is the theme of the award. Six higher education institutions have been awarded the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020.
- What is the theme of the 2021 “Raisina Dialogue”?
A) #Managing Disruptive Pandemic: Ideas, Institutions and Idioms
B) #ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control
C) #New Geometrics | Fluid Partnerships | Uncertain Outcomes
D) #Navigating the Alpha Century
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Option B
Explanation:The theme for the 2021 conference is “#ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control”
- 2021 marks which edition of the anniversary commemoration of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre incident?
A) 102nd
B) 111th
C) 100th
D) 125th
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Option A
Explanation:In 2021, April 13 marks the 102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, that took place on April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab’s Amritsar.
- Who is the incumbent President of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)?
A) Vishal Sikka
B) Azim Premji
C) Nandan Nilekani
D) Kris Gopalakrishnan
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Option C
Explanation:President of NCAER – Nandan Nilekani.
