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April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz in English
21.Which Indian organisation publishes the Consumer confidence index?
[A] SEBI
[B] NABARD
[C] State Bank of India
[D] RBI
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Correct Answer: D [RBI]
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The Reserve Bank of India undertakes the consumer confidence survey and publishes an index in this regard.
As per the latest rounds of Consumer confidence and future expectations survey for March 2021, consumer confidence index fell to 53.1 in March 2021 from 55.5 in January 2021, indicating deteriorating sentiments on general economic situation, income and prices.
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22.Commerce and Industry Minister launched the ‘Trade facilitation mobile app’ of which office?
[A] DGFT
[B] DGTR
[C] MPEDA
[D] APEDA
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Correct Answer: A [DGFT]
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Commerce and industry Minister Piyush Goyal recently launched the “Trade facilitation mobile app” of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
The app has a state-of-the-art system and provides real-time trade policy updates, applications and real-time data. It will also provide artificial intelligence-based 24×7 assistance and all services of the DGFT.
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23.Which international body has given nod to IMF for issue of fresh Special Drawing Rights (SDR)?
[A] BRICS
[B] G7
[C] G20
[D] BASIC
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Correct Answer: C [G20]
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The finance ministers of G20 nations have given their nod to International Monetary Fund (IMF) for issuing fresh Special Drawing Rights (SDR) amounting $650 billion to G 20 member countries.
This is aimed to boost the reserves of all nations and thereby avoiding low-income countries into get into further distress due to COVOD 19 pandemic.
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24.Which institution launched ‘Poshan Gyan’- a national digital repository on health and nutrition?
[A] Women and Child Development Ministry
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] National Commission on Women
[D] Finance Commission
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Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]
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NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University launched Poshan Gyan.
It is a national digital repository on health and nutrition. It is a collection of communication materials created by government agencies and other development organizations for awareness creation and behaviour change in the nutrition sector.
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25.With reference to forests, what is the season between winter and monsoon referred to as?
[A] Rainfall Season
[B] Forest fire season
[C] Post-winter season
[D] Spring Season
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Correct Answer: B [Forest fire season]
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The season between winter and monsoon, referred to as the ‘forest fire season’, is increasing in India due to climate change and scarce rainfall in the Himalayan regions.
The forests of Uttarakhand have not stopped burning in the last six months. There were 470 incidents of fire in Uttarakhand’s forests between November 2020 and January 2021 against the previous year’s count of 39.
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26.Which country/region has observed the “National Security Education Day”?
[A] South Korea
[B] Hong Kong
[C] Taiwan
[D] Singapore
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Correct Answer: B [Hong Kong]
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Hong Kong recently observed “National Security Education Day”, which aims to promote a law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous region last year.
It aims to create awareness and make all people including Children learn about the national security law. The law, which was introduced in June last year, punishes anything China considers subversion, secession, “terrorism” or collusion with foreign forces.
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27.Which e-commerce major is set to acquire Cleartrip?
[A] Amazon
[B] Walmart
[C] Flipkart
[D] E Bay
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Correct Answer: C [Flipkart]
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E-commerce major Flipkart is set to acquire Cleartrip, which is a leading online travel and technology company.
Cleartrip was founded in the year 2006 and offers personalised travel products to its customers via desktop website and mobile application. Flipkart will acquire 100 per cent of Cleartrip’s shareholding.
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28.Which organization hosted the BRICS seminar on misuse of the Internet by terrorists?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Indian Army
[C] National Investigation Agency
[D] CDAC
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Correct Answer: C [National Investigation Agency]
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India hosted the BRICS seminar on “Misuse of Internet for Terrorist Purposes and Role of Digital Forensics in Terrorist Investigations”, which was organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
It is a two-day event organized in a virtual format which emphasized on international cooperation and seamless sharing of good practices in tackling cyber terrorism.
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29.Online Grievance Management Portal of which commission has been launched on 14th April 2021?
[A] NCBC
[B] NCSC
[C] NHRC
[D] NSFDC
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Correct Answer: B [NCSC]
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The Union Minister for Communication & IT and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has recently launched the Online Grievance Management Portal of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).
This was launched on the Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
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30.Which institution launched an expert panel called “IP Guru”?
[A] MEITY
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] NIXI
[D] NASSCOM
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Correct Answer: C [NIXI]
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The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), announced some new initiatives to raise awareness of the IPv6 protocol in India.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had, in February last year, mandated all government organizations to transition to IPv6 by March 2020. NIXI launched an expert panel called IP Guru to support transition to IPv6 systems. NIXI is also creating an education platform for IPv6, called NIXI Academy and a NISI IP-Index.
