Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 and 20 April 2021
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 and 20 April 2021: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 19 & 20 April 2021 we have framed important current affairs questions for banking and competitive exams. These current affairs quiz questions will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs Quiz 19 & 20 April 2021.
- The leading brokerages have downgraded India’s GDP growth projections for the current fiscal year 2021-22. Identify the incorrect growth rate prediction from the options given below:
A) Nomura – 13.5%
B) JP Morgan – 11%
C) UBS – 10%
D) Citi Research – 12%
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Option A
Explanation: Nomura – 12.6%
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya has recently won gold for India in which sports event?
A) Boxing
B) Weightlifting
C) Shooting
D) Wrestling
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Option D
Explanation:India won 14 medals in 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships to stand at third spot in the medal table. The medals include 5 Gold, 3 Silver & 6 Bronze Medals. Ravi Kumar Dahiya – 57 kg Men’s freestyle gold
- RBI has constituted a six-member panel to review the working of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). Who is the head of this panel?
A) Deepali Pant Joshi
B) Sudarshan Sen
C) Anil Kumar Sharma
D) Mridul Saggar
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Option B
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a six-member panel to carry out comprehensive review of the working of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) in the financial sector ecosystem. The panel will be headed by former Executive Director of RBI, Sudarshan Sen.
- Charles Geschke, famously known as Chuck, has passed away at 81. He was the co-founder of which company?
A) Hewlett-Packard
B) LinkedIn
C) Adobe
D) Nvidia
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Option C
Explanation:American computer scientist Charles Geschke, best known as the co-founder of graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc, has passed away. He was 81.
- The World Liver Day is marked every year on ___________
A) 19 April
B) Third Monday of April
C) 20 April
D) Third Sunday of April
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Option A
Explanation:The World Liver Day is observed on 19 April annually to spread awareness about causes of liver disease and tips for its prevention so as to take holistic care of liver.
- How much amount has been allocated to the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)?
A) Rs. 925 Crore
B) Rs. 900 Crore
C) Rs. 945 Crore
D) Rs. 975 Crore
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Option C
Explanation:Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) on April 19, 2021.The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization. Government has approved Rs. 945 Crore corpus for the fund, which will be divided over the next 4 years beginning April 01, 2021, for providing seed funding to eligible startups through eligible incubators across India.
- Padma Shri winning 107 year-old Ganjam Venkatasubbiah has passed away. He was a veteran writer as well as lexicographer in which language?
A) Odia
B) Malayalam
C) Marathi
D) Kannada
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Option D
Explanation:Veteran Kannada writer Ganjam Venkatasubbiah, who also was a grammarian, editor, lexicographer and literary critic, has passed away. He was 107. G. Venkatasubbaiah was commonly known as a walking encyclopedia of Kannada language and culture, in his literary circles.
- Which player has won the 2021 Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Charles Leclerc
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Option B
Explanation:Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) won the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021, held on April 18, 2021, in Imola, Italy.
- What was the profession of Sumitra Bhave, who has died recently?
A) Filmmaker
B) Economist
C) Writer
D) Sportswomen
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Option A
Explanation:Acclaimed Marathi filmmaker Sumitra Bhave has passed away suffering from age-related issues. She was 78. Sumitra Bhave was popular as duo with filmmaker Sunil Sukthankar in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre.
- Murali M. Natrajan has been re-appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of which bank?
A) Karur Vysya Bank
B) IndusInd bank
C) DCB Bank
D) Axis Bank
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Option C
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Murali M. Natrajan as the Managing Director & CEO of private sector lender, DCB Bank, for further period of one year.
- UN Chinese Language Day is observed annually by the United nations on which day?
A) 18 April
B) 19 April
C) 21 April
D) 20 April
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Option D
Explanation:UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 annually.
- Italy has recently launched its first Mega Food Park in India which state of of the country?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
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Option B
Explanation:Italy has launched its first ever mega food park project in India, comprising of food processing facilities, in a bid to further strengthen ties between the two nations. The pilot project named “The Mega Food Park” was launched virtually on April 17, 2021 at Fanidhar Mega Food Park, in Gujarat.
- Recently, the Indian team returned from its scientific endeavour in Antartica on April 10, 2021. The journey was which edition of the Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences?
A) 40th
B) 20th
C) 50th
D) 30th
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Option A
Explanation:In a remarkable achievement, the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to Cape Town on April 10, 2021, after completing a journey of ~12 thousand nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers. With this achievement, India has successfully completed four decades of scientific endeavour in Antartica.
- Veteran politician and former Union Minister Bachi Singh Rawat, who has passed away recently was an MP from which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttarakhand
D) Assam
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Option C
Explanation:The senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Bachi Singh Rawat has passed away after he complained of difficulty in breathing. He was 71. Bachi Singh Rawat was a four-time MP from the Almora-Pithoragarh constituency in Uttarakhand.
- Indian freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia has won Silver in 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships. He competes in which weight division category?
A) 65 kg
B) 70 kg
C) 95 kg
D) 80 kg
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Option A
Explanation: He competes in 65 kg weight category.
