Current Affairs For 13th APRIL 2021

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225. Government of Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Serum Institute
of India for priority delivery of________________________.
Answer: 3 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

226. Which country has recently launched the first 6G experimental satellite?
Answer: China

227. The United Nations has created a new alliance to prevent the COVID-19 food crisis. It was proposed by
Italy and led by ____________________________.
Answer: Food and Agriculture Organization
According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition Report, 2020 more than 690 million people went hungry
in 2019.

228. The INTERPOL and the ‘World Customs Organization’ conducted an ____________________in 103
countries. The operation was conducted against environmental crimes.
Answer: Operation Thunder, 2020
229. How many countries, led by China, have recently signed a deal to set up the world largest trading
bloc named ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’?
Answer: China+14 Other Countries (15 Countries)
These 15 countries account to 30% of world population and 30% of global GDP. Thus, the deal is the world
largest Free Trade Agreement.
230. The 12th BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Summit 2020 was recently held virtually on
November 17, 2020 and hosted by Vladimir Putin, President of Russia on the theme of
____________________.
Answer: Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”
231. The G20 summit of 2020 was recently hosted by which country?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
The subsequent G20 summits are to be held in Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023.
G20 2020 summit focus was on resilient, inclusive, and sustainable recovery from covid-19 crisis.
232. The Indian Navy and _______________ together held maritime exercise SIMBEX-20 in the Andaman
Sea between November 23, 2020 and November 25, 2020.
Answer: Singapore Navy

233. The trilateral Naval exercise, SITMEX-20 between India, Singapore and _______________was held in
the Andaman sea.
Answer: Thailand

234. India and Finland signed Memorandum of Understanding in the field of ___________________________.
Answer: Biodiversity Conservation and Environment Protection
The agreement was signed by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and his counterpart Krista
Mikkonen of Finland.
235. Which country has recently become the first Arab country to generate electricity from coal?
Answer: United Arab Emirates

Current Affairs For 12th APRIL 2021

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214. Which Indian city has become the first city in the country with a gender-specific city’s urban plan
with provisions for designated spaces catering the needs of women?
Answer: Mumbai

215. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), and National Association of Software and
Services Companies (NASSCOM) unveiled the___________________________, a digital learning platform to
enhance India’s digital talents to benefit the aspirants from Tier II and Tier III cities.
Answer: FutureSkills PRIME Beta Platform

216. Union Information Technology Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the International
version of the UMANG application. What is the full form UMANG?
Answer: UMANG is Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance.

It was launched in UK, US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, UAE, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.
217. Saffron Production under the National Saffron Mission that was confined to Kashmir, will be
implemented in the North East. For this purpose, the saffron plants are to be transported from Kashmir
to_______________.
Answer: Sikkim

218. Which State Government has recently notified that it would grant 100% motor vehicle tax
exemption for Electric Vehicles?
Answer: Tamil Nadu

219. Which Indian state has become the first to provide free high-speed WiFi services to all government
colleges and universities?
Answer: Uttarakhand

220. Which state government will organize International Bird Festival in February 2021?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur
221. First Moss Garden of India has been inaugurated at Khurpatal in Nainital district
of__________________.
Answer: Uttarakhand
This iconic garden has been developed by Uttarakhand forest department and is spread over an area of 10
hectares.

222. A Letter of Understanding (LoU) has been signed between the ______________ and the United Nation’s
World Food Programme (WFP) for to achieve food and nutritional security goals of the state.
Answer: Rajasthan
223. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has recently exempted the interest, dividend and long-term
capital gains made by the Sovereign Fund ‘MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited’ of _________________________.
Answer: Abu Dhabi, UAE (United Arab Emirates).
The exemption has been provided under clause 23 FE of Section 10 of the Income Tax Act.
224. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding
signed between India and Israel in the field of_______________________.
Answer: Health and Medicine

Current Affairs For 11th APRIL 2021

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203. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced the establishment of India’s largest hockey
stadium in which city of the state?
Answer: Rourkela, Odisha
It will be constructed in Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, Rourkela.
204. Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named as the Captain of
____________________ by International Cricket Council (ICC).
Answer: ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade
• Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also been featured on ‘ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade’.
• ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade (India): Rohit Sharma, , Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni (Capt & Wk).
• ICC’s Test Team of the Decade (India): Virat Kohli (c), Ravi Ashwin.

205. Who has won the ‘Player of the Century’ award at the Globe Soccer Awards?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski won the Player of the Year award. Manchester City manager Pep
Guardiola won the Coach of the Century award. Spanish giants Real Madrid won the Club of the Century award
during the event.
206. Which National Park from India has been recently included under the World Network of Biosphere
Reserves?
Answer: Panna National Park

207. Which campaign was launched by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in coordination with the Andhra
Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission?
Answer: Go Electric
The Andhra Pradesh State Government is to set up 400 Electric Vehicle charging vehicles all over the state to
promote the usage of electric vehicles.
208. The IISc and the _________________________has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop
biomass gasification-based Hydrogen Generation Technology to produce Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen at
an affordable price.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Research and Development Centre

209. The Union Cabinet has recently renamed the Ministry of Shipping to_________________________.
Answer: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
210. World Health Organization announced that it will set up a traditional medicine centre in India. The
announcement of establishing the centre was made during the inaugural ceremony of two future ready
Ayurveda institutions. These institutions were inaugurated in__________________________.
Answer: Jamnagar and Jaipur

211. India’s first Sandalwood Museum is being established in which city?
Answer: Mysuru, Karnataka
212. Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has launched the country’s first solar-based
Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) in ___________________.
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.

213. Which Indian city has become the First City in the Country and 2nd in the world to get ISO
(International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 Certification for Faecal Sludge and Septage
Management (FSSM) services?
Answer: Bhubaneswar, Capital of Odisha
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was the first civic body to implement FSSM regulations in Odisha.

Current Affairs For 10th APRIL 2021

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192. Every year the World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 to create awareness against the spread
of HIV infection. This year the World AIDS Day is celebrated under the theme of _______________________
Answer: Global Solidarity and Shared Responsibility
193. Human Rights Day is being observed every year on ____________________ to reaffirm the importance
of human rights in re-building the world.
Answer: 10 December
Theme for 2020: ‘Recover Better – Stand Up For Human Rights’
194. International Universal Health Coverage Day is observed every year on December 12 to provide
access to quality and affordable health care to every person across the globe. What was the theme for
the year 2020?

Answer: Health for All: PROTECT EVERYONE

195. First ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was observed on_______________.
Answer: 27 December

196. Who has created history by becoming the 1st Indian to win Formula-2 race at 2020 Sakhir Grand
Prix?
Answer: Jehan Daruvala (22 year)
He is currently member of Red Bull Junior Team and competes for Carlin Motorsport. Michael Schumacher’s
son Mick Schumacher was crowned as the overall F2 champion of the season.
197. Swedish pole vaulter, ___________________ and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas (25
years) have won 2020 Male and Female World Athletes of the Year respectively.
Answer: Mondo Duplantis (20 year)
198. International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced ‘Breakdancing’ as the newest entry into
Olympics Game. Breakdancing will be referred as ‘______________________’ in Olympics event.
Answer: Breaking
It will make its Olympic Games debut at 2024 Paris Games (2024 Summer Olympics).
Skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing are making their Olympic debuts at Tokyo Games 2021.
199. Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has virtually presented India Sports Awards
2020. 2020 Male Sportsperson of the Year award was given to Wrestler Bajrang Punia, while 2020 Female
Sportsperson award went to ___________________________.
Answer: Shooter Elavenil Valarivan

200. International Hockey Federation (FIH) had announced that _______________ will host the 2023 FIH
Men’s Hockey World Cup for a second consecutive time.
Answer: Odisha
The 2023 tournament will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in
Rourkela.

201. The Sports Ministry formally recognized _________________ as a competitive sport, which will enable
the ancient practice to avail government funding.
Answer: Yogasana

202. Bayern Munich striker and Polish Robert Lewandowski was named FIFA men’s player of the year
2020. While England defender ________________ named as FIFA Women’s player of the year 2020.
Answer: Lucy Bronze

Current Affairs For 9th APRIL 2021

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181. Which college has been named as one of the seven conservation projects to be recognized with
the ‘2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation’?
Answer: Amar Singh College, Srinagar
182. Who has been appointed as ‘Fit India’ Ambassador?
Answer: Kuldeep Handoo (2020 Dronacharya Awardee)
183. Indian origin young scientist from Colorado, ______________ has been named as ‘Kid of the Year’ by
TIME magazine. TIME Magazine has rolled out ‘Kid of The Year’ award for the first time.
Answer: Gitanjali Rao (15 years)
184. Indian-origin global health expert ________________ has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer
for the WHO Foundation- a newly formed body under WHO.
Answer: Anil Soni

185. Prasar Bharati’s CEO, __________________ has been elected as the Vice President of Asia Pacific
Broadcasting Union (ABU) for 3 years with immediate effect.
Answer: Shashi Shekhar Vempati
186. _____________________________tenure as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
has been extended for a period of six months by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Answer: Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
187. Vineet Agarwal has taken over as the new President of which entity?
Answer: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
188. Who has penned the book titled ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan’. It is written in Hindi
and is published by Prabhat Prakashan.
Answer: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
189. Which person has recently become the youngest-ever elected Mayor, in India?
Answer: Arya Rajendran (21-years) She became the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram. Arya is a second-year
student of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Mathematics at the All-Saints College.
190. Name the founder and CEO of MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti Private Limited), an Indian spice company,
who recently passed away in Delhi.
Answer: Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati
191. Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist, and women’s activist, ___________________ passed away.
Answer: Sugathakumari

Current Affairs For 8th APRIL 2021

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170. Who has topped the list of wealthiest women in India, released by the 2nd edition of ‘Kotak Wealth
Hurun–Leading Wealthy Women’ report?
Answer: Chairperson of HCL Technologies, Roshni Nadar Malhotra
171. Which entity has won prestigious International ‘King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award’ for
2020 on World Soil Day?
Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
ICAR has been conferred for its commitment to raise awareness about healthy soil addressing soil erosion
under motto ‘Stop soil erosion, save our future’, taken in 2019. Award is presented by Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).
172. Writer, chief editor of ‘The Indian Express’, Raj Kamal Jha has won Rabindranath Tagore Literary
Prize 2020 for his book, _________________________________.
Answer: The City and the Sea
173. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked ____________in the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.
Answer: 41st
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been topped for the 10th year in a row, followed by European Central
Bank head Christine Lagarde and US Vice President Kamala Harris.
174. Brazilian mathematician, _________________ has been conferred with ‘2020 Ramanujan Prize for
Young Mathematicians’ for her significant work in algebraic geometry.
Answer: Carolina Araujo
175. Who has been declared as the winner of the ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award – India
2020’, which was presented by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development & Textiles, Smriti
Zubin Irani?
Answer: Ashraf Patel

176. Which global agency has decided to roll out ‘International Prize In Creative Economy’ after the name
of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?
Answer: UNESCO
This award will start from Nov 2021. It will be given away once in 2 years for global economic initiatives of the
youth capturing, celebrating, and communicating best practice in creative entrepreneurship.

177. Which Indian personality was honored with ‘Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace’?
Answer: Ratan Tata
He was honored by the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce for promoting innovation that supports
sustainability and peace in the region, including with the Palestinians.
178. Vidyut Mohan has been recognized as one of the 7 winners of ‘Young Champions of the Earth’ 2020
award. The award was conferred by which global agency?
Answer: UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
179. Formula 1 world champion ________________ has been conferred with BBC Sports Personality of the
Year 2020.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

180. ___________________has been awarded with ‘UN Population Award for 2020’ (institutional category).
It is the first institution to be awarded with UN Population Award.
Answer: HelpAge India