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Current Affairs April 2021
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Latest current affairs for the month of April 2021 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Name the former National Shooting Coach of India and a recipient of the Dronocharya Award who passed away at the age of 79? | Sanjay Chakraborty |
| Name the World Bank economist who has been appointed as the new Director General of the policy think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)? | Poonam Gupta |
| Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of VIVO mobile brand? | Virat Kohli |
| Which Indian State has become the first in the country where each family will get a health insurance of Rs. 5 lakh each year? | Rajasthan |
| Which country has decided to remove the export ban on raw materials that are essential for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines to help India in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic? | USA |
| How many oxygen generation plants will be set up using the PM CARES Fund inside the public health facilities all over India? | 551 |
| On which date COVID-19 vaccine registration will start for everyone above 18 years? | April 28 |
| Which Indian weightlifter has created a new world record on April 17, 2021 in Clean and Jerk event where she lifted 119 kg at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent? | Mirabai Chanu |
| Which country has launched its first-ever mega food park and food processing unit in India at Gujarat? | Italy |
| What was India's position in the recently held Asian Wrestling Championship 2021? | Third |
| How many gold medal India won at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2021? | 5 Gold |
| Name the Supreme Court Judge who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India? | N.V. Ramana |
| Which vaccine manufacturer has decided to provide COVID-19 vaccines only through government channels in India? | Pfizer |
| Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for 'Corona Warriors' has been extended for how much period since April 20, 2021? | One year |
| Which Indian Mountaineer has become the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world? | Priyanka Mohite |
| Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India succeeding Sunil Arora who has retired? | Shushil Chandra |
| Which COVID-19 vaccine has become the third one to receive emergency use approval in India? | Sputnik V |
| Which major shopping website is planning to acquire Cleartrip, a leading online travel company? | Flipkart |
| Who will become the first woman officer to be appointed as Officer Commanding in the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), India? | Vaishali S Hiwase |
| Which Indian e-learning platform has been featured in Time Magazine's 2021 list of 100 most influential companies? | BYJU’s |
| Which Union Territory has been declared Tuberculosis Free? | Lakshadweep |
| Who has become the first player to hit 350 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL)? | Chris Gayle |
| Which State has appointed Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood as their Brand Ambassador for it's COVID vaccination programme? | Punjab |
| The Union Government on April 11 restricted the export of which medical drug till COVID-19 situation improves in the country? | Remdesivir |
| Who has been chosen for the inaugural edition of Chhattisgarh Veerni Award? | Dutee Chand |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI)? | Sanjeev Kumar |
| Name the Indian classical vocalist and a recipient of Padma Bhusan who passed away recently? | Pandit Rajan Mishra |
| Name the Indian chess player from Tamil Nadu who has become the 68th Indian Chess Grandmaster? | Arjun Kalyan |
| Name the veteran music composer who passed away on April 22nd, 2021? | Shravan Rathod |
| Name the Marathi novelist, poet, critic and short story writer who has been chosen for the 2020 Saraswati Samman (awarded by KK Birla Foundation) for his novel Sanatan? | Sharankumar Limbale |
| Name the veteran film star from Tamil Nadu who has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2019? | Rajinikanth |
| What was India's position in the recently released World Press Freedom Index 2021? | 142 |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of India's biggest oil and gas producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)? | Subhash Kumar |
| Name the sensor-based technology which has been used by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to effectively monitor the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in more than six lakh villages? | Internet of Things (IoT) |
| Who has been appointed as the Director General of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)? | Mukhmeet S Bhatia |
| Who has been appointed as the Mission Director of Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission? | Chintan Vaishnav |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Name the Japanese physicist who was the co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of energy-efficient blue light-emitting diodes? | Isamu Akasaki |
| Who has become the first woman of colour to win the Oscar for Best Director for the film - Nomadland? | Chloe Zhao |
| Which film has won the Oscar for 'Best Picture' at the 93rd Academy Awards? | Nomadland |
| Who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in the film - The Father? | Anthony Hopkins |
| Who won the Oscar for Best Actress for his performance in the film - Nomadland? | Frances McDormand |
| Idriss Déby, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders passed away on April 20th. He was the President of which country? | Chad |
| Which country has cancelled its State Government's deal to join China's Belt and Road initiative? | Australia |
| On which day World Malaria Day was observed across the world? | April 25 |
| On which day World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote the power of reading, books, and copyright? | April 23 |
| On which day Earth Day is observed across the world? | April 22 |
| Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which African nation? | Niger |
| Which volcano has erupted for the first time in April 2021 after 1979? | La Soufrière |
| Which country recently announced the discovery of a 'Lost Golden City' that was buried under the sands of the capital of Luxor for the past 3,000 years? | Egypt |
| The United States has recommended a pause in the administration of which COVID-19 vaccine after reports of potentially dangerous blood clots post-vaccination? | Johnson & Johnson |
| Which country has seized Ever Given ship after it blocked Suez Canal for almost a week? | Egypt |
| Who has been elected as the next President of Ecuador on April 11, 2021? | Guillermo Lasso |
| Name the former cricket captain of Zimbabwe who has been banned for 8 years for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code? | Heath Streak |
| Which country has now become the second worst hit by COVID-19 in the world surpassing Brazil and now only behind United States? | India |
| Who topped the Forbes billionaires list 2021 with a net worth of $177 billion? | Jeff Bezos |
| Who has been named Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 1971-1980? | Vivian Richards |
| Who has been named Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 1981-1990? | Kapil Dev |
| Who has been named Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 1991-2000? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Who has been named Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 2001-2010? | Mutthaiah Muralitharan |
| Who has been named Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 2011-2020? | Virat Kohli |
| Which country came first in the recently released World Press Freedom Index 2021? | Norway |