April - 2021 Current Affairs

1 .

Which film has won the best film award at the 66th Filmfare Awards for the year 2021?

Ludo

Thappad

Angrezi Medium

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Correct Answer : Thappad

Anubhav Sinha's Thappad recorded most wins with seven trophies has won the best film award at the 66th Filmfare Awards for the year 2021.

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2 .

Which of the following states launched 'i-Learn' for Community Health Officers?

Goa

Tripura

Nagaland

Mizoram

Correct Answer : Nagaland

The Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom today launched i-Learn, a capacity building and performance tracking application for Community Health Officers.

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3 .

Who is the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) of India, whose term has been extended?

R Gandhi

B P Kanungo

N S Viswanathan

K Vijay Raghavan

Correct Answer : K Vijay Raghavan

Mr K. VijayRaghavan has been given a one-year extension as the principal scientific advisor (PSA) to the Government of India.

As per the order issued by the Personnel Ministry, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension as the PSA for a period of one year. He provides objective advice to the Prime minister and Cabinet on matters related to science, technology and innovation.

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4 .

What is ‘Ever Given’, that was making news recently?

Cargo Ship

UN resolution

Cruise missile

Covid Vaccine Candidate

Correct Answer : Cargo Ship

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship MV Ever Given recently stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. As it stuck across the canal, over 150 other vessels which were to pass the waterway were waiting for the obstruction to clear.

Ever Given vehicle was carrying cargo between Asia and Europe. The Suez Canal is a narrow, man-made canal that divides continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula.

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5 .

Which country is set to gift nearly 2 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the UN Peace keepers?

India

China

Russia

Correct Answer : India

India has announced 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as a gift to the UN peacekeepers. It will be sent on March 27 and will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions.

With this, it will be possible to administer the double doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all 85,782 UN peacekeepers serving in 12 peacekeeping operations across the world.

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6 .

Which is the only country other than India to pass the miscarriages bereavement leave law?

New Zealand

Switzerland

Germany

Norway

Correct Answer : New Zealand

The parliament of the New Zealand has recently passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth.

It has become only the second country in the world to pass the law, after India. One in four New Zealand women experienced a miscarriage. This law will give employees three days leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.

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