Current Affairs Quiz: April 1, 2021

Current Affairs 1 April 2021 Quiz

Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper Quiz daily to excel in General Awareness section of upcoming Competitive Exams.
Quiz from Current Affairs 31 March 2021 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of March 31, 2021

1. Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?
   A) Max Verstappen
   B) Lewis Hamilton
   C) Sebastian Vettel
   D) Daniel Ricciardo
   
   View Answer

   Option B
   Explanation:
   Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
   
2. Which IPL team signed a strategic long-term partnership with global sports brand Puma?
   A) Royal Challengers Bangalore
   B) Sunrisers Hyderabad
   C) Chennai Super Kings
   D) Kolkata Knight Riders
   
   View Answer

   Option A
   Explanation:
   Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore signed a strategic long-term partnership with global sports brand Puma.
   
3. Which of the following has been conferred the prestigious ‘Role Model’ Award at the 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21?
   A) Steel Authority of India
   B) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
   C) GAIL
   D) NTPC Ltd
   
   View Answer

   Option D
   Explanation:
   NTPC Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power has been conferred the prestigious ‘Role Model’ Award at the 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21.
   
4. Maggie O’Farrell’s which of the following books won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction?
   A) After You’d Gone
   B) This Must Be the Place
   C) Hamnet
   D) My lover’s lover
   
   View Answer

   Option C
   Explanation:
   Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare’s son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction.
   
5. Lieutenant General, Walter Anthony Gustavo ‘WAG’ Pinto (Retd), a military hero, who passed away was related to which of the following wars?
   A) 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff
   B) 1971 India-Pakistan War
   C) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
   D) Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
   
   View Answer

   Option B
   Explanation:
   Lieutenant General, Walter Anthony Gustavo ‘WAG’ Pinto (Retd), a military hero who led an infantry division to a legendary victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War has passed away. He was 97.
   
6. When is World Piano Day celebrated?
   A) March 25
   B) March 26
   C) March 28
   D) March 22
   
   View Answer

   Option C
   Explanation:
   Every year on March 28th, World Piano Day unites piano lovers across the globe as they celebrate the “king of musical instruments.”
   
7. According to a new report by Niti Aayog, India’s healthcare industry is expected to reach 372 billion dollar in which year?
   A) 2022
   B) 2021
   C) 2025
   D) 2024
   
   View Answer

   Option A
   Explanation:
   India’s healthcare industry is expected to reach 372 billion dollar in 2022. The country’s healthcare sector has grown rapidly over the last five years, at a compound annual growth rate of around 22 per cent.
   
8. What is the total amount of GST Compensation released by the central government to States for FY 2020-21 (FY21)?
   A) Rs. 30,000 crore
   B) Rs. 60,000 crore
   C) Rs. 70,000 crore
   D) Rs. 40,000 crore
   
   View Answer

   Option C
   Explanation:
   Central Government has released GST Compensation of Rs. 30,000 crore to States as part compensation admissible for FY 2020-21 on 27th March, 2021. The total amount of compensation released so far for the year 2020-21 is Rs. 70,000 crore.
9. World Bank has raised the estimated India’s GDP growth to what percent for FY22?
   A) 11.2%
   B) 9.0%
   C) 8.7%
   D) 10.1%
   
   View Answer

   Option D
   Explanation:
   The World Financial institution (WB) raised its expectations for India’s FY22 progress to 10.1%, considerably larger than the 5.4% it had forecast earlier this month in January, in accordance with the March replace of its South Asia Financial Focus report.
   
10. According to a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), India’s FY22 GDP may grow at what percent?
    A) 7.2%
    B) 7.0%
    C) 5.6%
    D) 6.7%
    
    View Answer

    Option B
    Explanation:
    India’s FY22 GDP may grow at 7%: UNESCAP
11. Which of the following signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IFSCA to establish a framework for collaboration and co-operation for the development of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) IFSC as a world-class FinTech hub?
    A) FICCI
    B) ASSOCHAM
    C) NASSCOM
    D) Confederation of Indian Industry
    
    View Answer

    Option A
    Explanation:
    FICCI-IFSCA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for collaboration and co-operation for the development of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) IFSC as a world-class FinTech hub.
    
12. Union Bank of India in partnership with which of the following launched the co-branded contactless RuPay credit card?
    A) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
    B) Indian Oil Corporation
    C) Power Grid Corporation of India
    D) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
    
    View Answer

    Option D
    Explanation:
    Union Bank of India – one of the largest Indian government-owned banks of India and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited – a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise, have announced the launch of co-branded contactless RuPay credit card.
    
13. The new Development Financial Institution approved by the government will be set up at how much initial paid-up capital?
    A) $ 2 billion
    B) $ 3 billion
    C) $ 5 billion
    D) $ 6 billion
    
    View Answer

    Option B
    Explanation:
    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is going to set up a new Development Financial Institution with initial paid-up capital of around 3 billion Dollars with a lending target of 69 billion Dollars in next three years.
    
14. Where did the 11th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ between special forces of India and the US held?
    A) Chamba
    B) Bhuntur
    C) Bakloh
    D) Palampur
    
    View Answer

    Option C
    Explanation:
    Special forces of India and the US carried out a joint military exercise at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh to further enhance interoperability between the two sides. It was the 11th edition of the exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’
15. With which country did India inaugurate a Bilateral Friendship Park in Delhi in March 2021?
    A) Korea
    B) Jamaica
    C) Laos
    D) Kenya
    
    View Answer

    Option A
    Explanation:
    Korean Minister of National Defence Suh Wook inaugurated the Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park in Delhi Cantonment to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers during the Korean War in 1950-53.
    
16. With which country did India sign an MoU for joint production and export of military hardware, enhance intelligence sharing and boost cooperation in cyber and space domains?
    A) Poland
    B) South Korea
    C) Rwanda
    D) Singapore
    
    View Answer

    Option B
    Explanation:
    In a significant move, India and South Korea have agreed to go for joint production and export of military hardware, enhance intelligence sharing and boost cooperation in cyber and space domains as part overall expansion of defence and security ties.
    
17. When in Uttar Pradesh was the ‘Banana Festival’ organized?
    A) Kushinagar
    B) Kanpur
    C) Jhansi
    D) Mathura
    
    View Answer

    Option A
    Explanation:
    Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is organising a ‘Banana Festival’ in Kushinagar, which has witnessed the participation of at least 35 farmers and entrepreneurs.
    
18. With Bihar set to become country’s first state to have two green energy efficient towns, the towns would be?
    A) Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga
    B) Madhubani and Chapra
    C) Rajgir and Bodh Gaya
    D) Patna and Hajipur
    
    View Answer

    Option C
    Explanation:
    Bihar is set to become the country’s first state to have two green energy efficient towns in Rajgir and Bodh Gaya. The towns will start getting solar energy through the first of its kind renewable energy project from 2023.
    
19. India will participate in naval drill La Perouse led by which country for the first time in the Bay of Bengal in April 2021?
    A) China
    B) Italy
    C) Germany
    D) France
    
    View Answer

    Option D
    Explanation:
    India is to participate in France-led naval drill La Perouse for the first time in the Bay of Bengal in Arpril 2021 with other QUAD member Countries.
    

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) situated?
   A) Mumbai
   B) New Delhi
   C) Chennai
   D) Kolkata
   
   View Answer

   Option B
   
2. Where is the HQ of Union Bank of India situated?
   A) Chennai
   B) Kolkata
   C) Mumbai
   D) Pune
   
   View Answer

   Option C
   
3. Where is the HQ of Hindustan Petroleum situated?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Kolkata
   C) Chennai
   D) Mumbai
   
   View Answer

   Option D
   
4. Where is the HQ of NTPC Limited situated?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Chennai
   C) Gurugram
   D) Mumbai
   
   View Answer

   Option A
   
5. Where is the HQ of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific situated?
   A) Geneva, Switzerland
   B) Bangkok, Thailand
   C) Santiago, Chile
   D) Paris, France
   
   View Answer

   Option B