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1 .

‘La Pérouse’ is a Defence Exercise to be conducted by which country?

A)

UAE

B)

Italy

C)

Israel

D)

France

Correct Answer : France

France is set to conduct the joint naval exercise, La Pérouse, in the Bay of Bengal from April 5 to 7. India is set to join its Quad partners — Australia, Japan, and the United States in the exercise.

Two French Navy ships will be joined by ships from India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. to promote multilateralism at sea and create free and open Indo-Pacific. India and France will also hold the bilateral naval exercise, Varuna later this month.

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2 .

‘CACTus and CIISCO’ are the software launched by the Department of Science and Technology, associated with which field?

A)

Sustainable Agriculture

B)

Himalayan Ecosystem

C)

Water Mission

D)

Solar Mission

Correct Answer : Solar Mission

The Department of Science and Technology announced that Scientists have developed a new technique to track the huge bubbles of gas, which are ejected from the Sun.

This new technique will be used in India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1. A software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) and CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO) algorithm have been developed.

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3 .

Which organisation released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report?

A)

FAO

B)

ADB

C)

World Bank

D)

Germanwatch

Correct Answer : FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report recently.

As per the report, deforestation rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories. The report was jointly released by Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).

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4 .

The Government of India has declared April 14 as a public holiday from now on. The day marks the birth anniversary of which leader?

A)

Swami Vivekananda

B)

BR Ambedkar

C)

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

D)

Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer : BR Ambedkar

The government has declared Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar which falls on 14 April every year, as a public holiday with effect from 2021.

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5 .

NBBL is a newly set up entity formed on April 01, 2021, to run the Bharat Bill Payment System business. The NBBL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank?

A)

RBI

B)

NPCI

C)

IDRBT

D)

State Bank of India

Correct Answer : NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India has transferred all its BBPS transaction business to NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI.

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6 .

What is the theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action?

A)

Safe Ground

B)

Mine Action is Humanitarian Action

C)

Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress

D)

Advancing Protection, Peace and Development

Correct Answer : Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress

The theme of the 2021 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is "Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress".

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7 .

Who was appointed as head of the Capacity Building Commission under Mission Karmayogi?

A)

Ramaswami Balasubramaniam

B)

Mukhmeet S. Bhatia

C)

Manjinder Singh

D)

Adil Zainulbhai

Correct Answer : Ramaswami Balasubramaniam

The Former Quality Council of India chief Adil Zainulbhai has been appointed as the chairperson of Capacity Building Commission.

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8 .

P. K. Mishra, Anil Ghanwat and Ashok Gulati are the members of the Supreme Court-appointed committee to study which issue?

A)

Anti-conversion Laws

B)

Occupational Health

C)

Disinvestment

D)

Agricultural Laws

Correct Answer : Agricultural Laws

The Supreme Court appointed a four-member committee to study the three new controversial agricultural laws in January 2021. It had temporarily suspended the implementation of the three farm laws until further notice.

The members include P. K. Mishra, Anil Ghanwat, Ashok Gulati and Bhupinder Singh Mann. The panel has submitted its report to the Supreme Court recently.

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9 .

Which institution released the “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021” and estimated India’s growth at 7% in 2021-22?

A)

ADB

B)

IMF

C)

UNESCAP

D)

World Bank

Correct Answer : UNESCAP

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) released a report titled Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021.

As per the report, India is estimated to record an economic growth of 7% in 2021-22. It also highlighted that maintaining low borrowing costs while controlling non-performing loans would be a challenge.

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10 .

‘VAJRA PRAHAR 2021’ is a military exercise held between the special forces of India and which other country?

A)

Japan

B)

France

C)

USA

D)

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : USA

Special forces of India carried out a joint military exercise with the US Special forces at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.

The 11th edition of the joint special forces exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2021’ was held with an aim to share the best practices and experiences in joint mission planning and operational tactics. In February 2021, the Armies of both the countries carried out ‘Exercise Yudh Abhyas’.

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April - 2021 Current Affairs