21 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 21st April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 21 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 21 April MCQs carefully.
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21 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. IMF has slashed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India in FY23 to what percentage?
(a)5.9%
(b)7.6%
(c)8.2%
(d)6.6%
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2. Who Launches Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela For Driving National Missions?
(a)Kiren Rijiju
(b)Ashwini Vaishnav
(c)Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(d)Dharmendra Pradhan
3. Which Union Ministry hosted the ‘National Metallurgist Award 2021’ event?
(a)Minister of Steel
(b)Minister of Power
(c)Minister of Mines
(d)Minister of Textiles
4. ICG kicked off the ____ edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII.
(a)2nd
(b)4th
(c)6th
(d)8th
5. Which country has the most healthcare industry, billionaires?
(a)India
(b)France
(c)Germany
(d)China
6. What is the food-grain production target announced for the crop year 2022-23?
(a)328 MT
(b)412 MT
(c)310 MT
(d)427 MT
7. India’s first portable solar rooftop system was inaugurated in which state?
(a)Haryana
(b)Tamil Nadu
(c)Madhya Pradesh
(d)Gujarat
8. Who has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain?
(a)Dommaraju Gukesh
(b)Parimarjan Negi
(c)Praggnanandhaa
(d)Vishwanathan Anand
9. Which company has launched the world’s 1st crypto-backed payment card with Mastercard & DiPocket?
(a)Aave
(b)Nexo
(c)YouHodler
(d)Torque
10. ____ laid the foundation stone for WHO Global Centre For Traditional Medicine.
(a)Bhupendrabhai Patel
(b)Acharya Devvrat
(c)Narendra Modi
(d)Ram Nath Kovind
11. Which state launched its ‘Space Tech’ Framework and hosted the launch event on Metaverse?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Odisha
(c)Telangana
(d)Andhra Pradesh
12. World Bank has cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to ____% to 4.1% due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
(a)5.7%
(b)2.7%
(c)4.4%
(d)3.2%
13. Who has been topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022?
(a)P.K. Banerjee
(b)Vinita Bali
(c)S. Poonawalla
(d)Hasmukh Adhia
14. SBI acting through its IFSC Gift City branch, raised 3-year funds of USD ____ million.
(a)400
(b)500
(c)700
(d)300
15. The leading company Wipro appoints ____ as Country Head of India.
(a)Rajesh Gopinathan
(b)Satya Easwaran
(c)Salil Parekh
(d)Hasham Premji
16. Which of the following is the sixth and final submarine of the Project-75 Scorpene-class submarines?
(a) INS Bangaram
(b) INS Batti Malv
(c) INS Baratang
(d) INS Vagashir
17. Who has been appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser?
(a) Indra Nooyi
(b) Neerja Sethi
(c) Shanti Sethi
(d) Neha Narkhede
18. Recently which Sikh Guru’s 400th birth anniversary has celebrated by Parkash Parv at Red Fort in New Delhi?
(a) Guru Hargobind
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Arjun Dev
(d) Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
19. Recently in which of the following city British PM Boris Johnson has arrived during his 2 days visit to India?
(a) Agra
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Chennai
20. Recently which state has celebrated the “Lanka Podi festival”?
(a) Odisha
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Goa
21 April MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India in FY23 to 8.2 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook report, released on April 19, 2022. Earlier in January report, this was estimated at 9 percent. IMF has also cut India’s FY24 GDP growth forecast to 6.9 percent.
2. (d)
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship launched the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela organized across 700+ locations in one day, called for making apprenticeship a participatory movement for driving national missions.
3. (a)
The Union Ministry for Steel hosted the “National Metallurgist Award 2021” event in New Delhi. The program was chaired by the Union Minister of Steel, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh. The program aims to recognize the outstanding contribution of metallurgists and engineers working in the field of Iron and Steel.
4. (d)
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) kicked off the 8th edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, on April 19, 2022, off Mormugao harbor, Goa. The marine spill preparedness exercise was inaugurated by Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar.
5. (d)
China has the most healthcare industry billionaires with 34, followed by the US (16), Switzerland (15), Germany (11), and India (9). The total wealth of the world’s top 100 entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry is $721 billion.
6. (a)
The ‘National Conference on Agriculture: Kharif Campaign 2022’ was inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. During the event, the government announced a food-grain production target of 328 million tonnes for 2022-23. Kharif’s food-grain production target has been fixed at 163.15 million tonnes, while Rabi’s food-grain production target has been kept at 164.85 million tonnes.
7. (d)
The first portable solar rooftop system in India has been inaugurated at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The 10 Photovoltaic PV Port system has been manufactured by New Delhi-based Servotech Power Systems Ltd and designed by the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
8. (a)
Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. He defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the final round. GM Haik M. Martirosyan from Armenia placed second with 7.5 points.
9. (b)
London-based Cryptocurrency lender, Nexo has joined hands with global payments company Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card. Electronic money firm DiPocket is Nexo’s card issuer. The card requires no minimum repayments, monthly, or inactivity fees.
10. (c)
The World Health Organization launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at a site in Gujarat, aimed at unlocking its potential by blending ancient practices with modern science. During the event, the WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus spoke in Hindi which surprised all.
11. (c)
The Telangana government launched its first apace-tech Framework, with a vision to establish the state as a “globally recognized one-stop destination for space technology”. The framework aims to encourage private participation in the space industry in line with the recent reforms by the Union government. The event was hosted on metaverse, making it the first such official event in India.
12. (d)
The World Bank is reducing its global growth forecast for 2022 by nearly a full percentage point, to 3.2% from 4.1%, due to the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The World Bank was responding to the added economic stresses from the war by proposing a new, 15-month crisis financing target of $170 billion, with a goal to commit about $50 billion of this financing over the next three months.
13. (c)
Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India(SII), Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla has topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 and became the richest billionaire in the healthcare sector 2022. He has topped the list with a new value of USD 26 billion (up 41%).
14. (b)
India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of India (SBI), acting through its IFSC Gift City branch, raised 3-year funds of USD 500 million through a syndicated loan facility at very fine pricing. First offshore USD SOFR linked syndicated loan by SBI through Gift City Branch. Finest pricing amid ongoing turbulence in financial markets due to geopolitical tensions. A strong presence in international markets helped SBI to get very tight pricing.
15. (b)
The leading company Wipro has appointed Satya Easwaran as the Country Head for India. Satya Easwaran will be in charge of strengthening Wipro’s business in India across key industry sectors through strategic consulting, transformation, and modernization engagements.
16. (d)
INS Vagashir, the sixth and final submarine of the Project-75 Scorpene-class submarines, was launched in Mumbai. It has been built by Mumbai-based Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited-MDL under the Make in India initiative.
17. (c)
Indian-American Navyveteran Shanti Sethi has been appointed as USA Vice President Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser. Shanti Sethi is the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat ship.
18. (d)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the celebrations of the 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at Red Fort in New Delhi.
19. (b)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 21 April 2022.
20. (a)
In Odisha, the people of Daspalla in Nayagarh district fondly celebrated the famous “Lanka Podi festival”.
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