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1 .

The ILO observes the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on which day?

A)

27 April

B)

28 April

C)

29 April

D)

30 April

Correct Answer : 28 April

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed annually on 28 April to raise awareness for promoting safe, healthy and decent work.

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2 .

What is the theme of 2021 World Intellectual Property Day?

A)

Innovate for a Green Future

B)

Reach for Gold: IP and Sports

C)

Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity

D)

Intellectual property and small businesses: Taking big ideas to market

Correct Answer : Intellectual property and small businesses: Taking big ideas to market

The Theme of 2021 World Intellectual Property Day is 'Intellectual property and small businesses: Taking big ideas to market'.

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3 .

Which state/UT has released a first-of-its-kind draft cycling policy that views cycling as a major alternate mode of transport for short distances?

A)

NewDelhi

B)

Bengaluru

C)

Chandigarh

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Chandigarh

The Chandigarh state government has released first-of-its-kind draft cycling policy that views cycling as a major alternate mode of transport for short distances.

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4 .

Arun Chaudhary, who has passed away was the former Chief of which of these organisations?

A)

SSB

B)

ITBP

C)

CISF

D)

CRPF

Correct Answer : SSB

Former Sahasthra Seema Bal (SSB) Chief Arun Chaudhary, has passed away due to Covid complications. He was 66.

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5 .

‘Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving no Country Behind’ is a report released by which organisations?

A)

IMF- UNICEF

B)

IMF- ADB- UNICEF

C)

World Bank- UNDP

D)

ADB- UNDP- UNESCAP

Correct Answer : ADB- UNDP- UNESCAP

The ‘Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving no Country Behind’ is a report jointly released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with UNDP and UNESCAP.

As per the report, the richer countries in the Asia-Pacific region would recover quickly from the impact of the pandemic than the poorer countries. This difference is because of variation in degree of immunity, healthcare system and vaccine roll-out.

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6 .

Which country is the world’s largest military spender in 2020, as per the recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?

A)

India

B)

USA

C)

China

D)

Russia

Correct Answer : USA

As per the recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the USA is the world’s largest military spender in 2020.

The top five spenders are the China, India, Russia and the United Kingdom, other than the USA. These five countries together accounted for 62 per cent of global military expenditure. An increase of 2.6 per cent in military spending was recorded in the year.

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7 .

Which is the third most populous country in the world, with the recently released population of 331,449,281?

A)

USA

B)

Pakistan

C)

Indonesia

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : USA

The Census Bureau of the United States announced that the population of the US is 331,449,281. This is a 7.4% increase over the last decade and is also the second slowest ever.

The population figures will be used by state legislatures or independent commissions to redraw the country’s political maps to represent the shifts in population.

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8 .

Singapore's SICCI partners with which institutes SIIC to promote Tech-Startups?

A)

IIT Delhi

B)

IIT Kanpur

C)

IIT Bombay

D)

IIT Kharagpur

Correct Answer : IIT Kanpur

The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of IIT-Kanpur have come together to provide a gateway of opportunities to tech-based startups to usher a circular economy and an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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9 .

Which state has launched the COVID Emergency Loan Scheme?

A)

Bihar

B)

Punjab

C)

Gujarat

D)

Haryana

Correct Answer : Haryana

The Haryana government has launched the ''Haryana COVID Emergency Loan Scheme'' for new and old entrepreneurs supplying medicines, oxygen and other medical facilities to COVID-19 patients in the state.

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10 .

A)

Publish Book

B)

Unique Ability

C)

To Share a Story

D)

Read & Explore

Correct Answer : To Share a Story

Keeping Covid-19 in mind, the theme for the World Book and Copyright Day 2021 is 'To share a story'.

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April - 2021 Current Affairs