Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 April 2022

 Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 April 2022: This post contains Questions/Quiz based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 21 April 2022. These questions have been framed keeping in mind the pattern of banking and competitive exams and hence this current affairs quiz will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs competitive exams

1. The Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit has been inaugurated by PM Modi in which city?
   A) Bhopal
   B) Noida
   C) Lucknow
   D) Gandhinagar
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   Option D

   Explanation: On April 20, 2022, Prime Minister inaugurated the Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar.
2. The World Creativity and Innovation Day is marked annually on which day?
   A) 21 April
   B) 19 April
   C) 20 April
   D) 18 April
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   Option A

   Explanation:The World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year. Theme in 2022: Collaboration
3. India’s first-ever internet radio channel for the visually impaired people has been launched in which city?
   A) Pune
   B) Nagpur
   C) Hyderabad
   D) Chennai
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   Option B

   Explanation:India’s first-ever internet radio channel for the visually impaired people, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur.
4. The Indian Army conducted Ex Kripan Shakti in which place recently?
   A) Jabalpur
   B) Ahmednagar
   C) Siliguri
   D) Leh
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   Option C

   Explanation:The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducted Ex Kripan Shakti at the Teesta Field Firing Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal on April 19, 2022.
5. PM Narendra Modi recently dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district. In which state is it located?
   A) Uttar Pradesh
   B) Jharkhand
   C) West Bengal
   D) Gujarat

1. The first-ever pure Green Hydrogen plant in India has been unveiled in which state?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Assam
   C) Telangana
   D) Sikkim
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   Option B

   Explanation:India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India Limited (OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on April 20, 2022.
2. What is the name of the sixth and final submarine in the Scorpene-class under Project 75, which has been launched by Indian Navy recently?
   A) Vagsheer
   B) Vela
   C) Vagir
   D) Varsha
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   Option A

   Explanation:The Indian Navy launched the sixth and last submarine, Yard 11880, of the French Scorpene-class under Project 75, on April 20, 2022 at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The submarine has been named as ‘Vagsheer’
3. Which crypto lending company has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card?
   A) CoinRabbit
   B) Blockfi
   C) Celsius
   D) Nexo
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   Option D

   Explanation: Crypto lender Nexo has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card. The card allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets such as bitcoin. These will be used as collateral to back the credit granted.
4. Which chess player has won the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament in Spain?
   A) Nihal Sarin
   B) R. Praggnanandhaa
   C) D. Gukesh 
   D) Raunak Sadhwani
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   Option C

   Explanation:Young Indian Chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh has emerged as the winner of the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament, held in Castile-La Mancha, in Spain.
5. Civil Services Day is observed in India on which day?
   A) 19 April
   B) 21 April
   C) 20 April
   D) 18 April
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   Option B

   Explanation:In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service’.