Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 16th April 2021

Correct Answer: D. Ravi Shankar Prasad

Explanation: Union Minister for Communication & IT and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad launched  the “Online Grievance Management Portal of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)”.

About the Portal

NCSC Grievance Management portal would make it easier for Scheduled Castes population of our country to register their complaint from any part of the country.The portal shall enable them to file their application and other atrocity and services related grievances online and to get them addressed in a time bound manner.NCSC aims to streamline the grievance redressal specially of the Scheduled Caste population through this portal.The portal designed in collaboration with the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N), a Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India will facilitate an end-to-end e-filing of complaints and grievances and their tracking.Finally, it is intended to make the hearing process work on similar lines as e-courts.This portal is linked to the Commission’s website and one can file one’s complaint upon registering on it.The facility to upload documents and audio/video files is also available. This would supplement the physical submission of complaints and grievances.

Important Points-

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) was set up under the Article 338 of the Constitution of India.

Correct Answer – B. ‘Aahaar Kranti’

Explanation: Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched Aahaar Kranti, a mission dedicated to spreading awareness about nutrition. It is designed to address the peculiar problem of hunger and diseases in abundance, being faced by India and the world. Studies show that India produces as much as two times the amount of calories it consumes.However, many in the country are still malnourished. The root cause of this strange phenomenon is a lack of nutritional awareness. Keeping this in mind, Aahaar Kranti has been launched with the motto of Uttam Aahaar- Uttam Vichaar or Good Diet-Good Cognition.The movement proposes to address the problem by working to rouse the people to the values and richness of India’s traditional diet, to the healing powers of local fruits and vegetables and to the miracles of a balanced diet. Vijnana Bharati, Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum, Vigyan Prasar, and Pravasi Bharatiya Academic and Scientific Sampark have come together to launch this mission.

Correct Answer – A. April 16

Explanation: The World Voice Day (WVD) is celebrated globally on April 16 every year to demonstrate the enormous importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people. The Day is a global annual event dedicated to recognizing the boundless limits of the human voice. The mission is to share the excitement of the voice phenomenon with people, scientists, and other funding bodies.

The theme of 2021 is ONE WORLD|MANY VOICES.

HISTORY

World Voice Day found its beginnings in 1999 as Brazilian National Voice Day. It became a rallying cause for speech-language pathologists, singing teachers and medical physicians who were a part of the Brazilian Society of Laryngology and Voice.The day soon began to spread to Argentina and Portugal making it International Voice Day. By 2002, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery officially recognized the celebration which earned it the title of World Voice Day.

Correct Answer – B. M Rajeshwar Rao

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be set up a new Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) from May 1, 2021, to review the regulations, circulars, reporting systems and compliance procedures of the central bank for streamlining them and making them more effective. The RRA will be set up for a period of one year unless the timeline is extended by the RBI.

About the Regulations Review Authority:

M Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor, RBI will be the head of the Regulations Review Authority.RRA will be tasked with making regulatory and supervisory instructions more effective by removing redundancies and duplications if any.It must be noted that prior to this, a similar RRA was set up by RBI on April 1, 1999, for a period of one year to review the regulations, circulars, reporting systems, based on the feedback from the public, banks, and financial institutions.

Important Points:

• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das; Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.

Correct Answer – D. Puglya

Explanation: The Marathi film “Puglya” has won the Best Foreign Language Feature award at Moscow International Film Festival, 2021. The film Puglya has been directed and produced by Vinod Sam Peter under the banner Abraham Films.So far, this film has won over 45 awards and recognitions at various international film festivals.The film is yet to be released in India. The film revolves around a pug and two boys, who are around 10 years old.

Correct Answer – C. 49th

Explanation: Even though India has the cheapest data plans, and nearly 700 million internet users, the country is at a dismal 49th spot globally when it comes to internet inclusion and gender equality in accessing the world wide web, according to a Facebook-Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study.India is set to reach one billion internet users by 2025.There were over 687.6 million internet users in India in 2020.The Facebook ‘Inclusive Internet Index’ looked at 120 countries, representing 98 per cent of global GDP and 96 per cent of global population.

Correct Answer – D. Ben Stokes

Explanation: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world for the second year in a row.Stokes, 29, is the first Englishman to win the award twice since its inception in 2004.He scored more Test runs than any other batsman in 2020, with 641 in seven matches, while also taking 19 wickets.Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens has become the oldest person since 1933 to be named as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year.

Correct Answer – C. Oberoi Group

Explanation: Oberoi Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to reduce its overall carbon footprint by implementing clean energy efficiency initiatives across its properties.EESL will collaborate with Oberoi Group Hotels to evaluate opportunities for saving energy and lowering emissions.It is the Government of India’s Energy Service Company (ESCO) and the world’s largest ESCO.It is a joint venture of 4 public sector undertakings (PSUs) of NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation, REC Limited & POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited & EESL works under the Ministry of Power.

Correct Answer – A. Beth Mooney

Explanation: Beth Mooney has been given the 2021 ‘Leading Woman Cricketer in the World’ award by Wisden.Mooney was considered the overwhelming choice for the accolade after also being voted the player of the T20 World Cup in which she played such a huge part in Australia’s triumph, with innings of 81 not out, 60, 28, and 78 not out in the final at the MCG against India.

Correct Answer – C. Flipkart

Explanation:  Flipkart has officially announced its plan to acquire a 100% stake in Cleartrip, one of the oldest travel booking portals in India, as the online retailer looks to strengthen its overall offerings.Cleartrip will continue to operate as a separate brand and will work closely with Flipkart to further develop technology solutions.While the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, the deal is expected to be a mix of cash and equity, likely valuing the online travel agent at around $40 million in what is considered to be a distress sale.

Correct Answer – D. Apple

Explanation: Apple has announced a first-of-its-kind carbon removal initiative called the Restore Fund.It will make investments in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors.The Restore Fund, launched in partnership with Conservation International and Goldman Sachs, is expected to have its first projects targeted later in 2021.

Correct Answer – A. Anil Rander

Explanation: Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd (LTI) has appointed Anil Rander as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Rander joins LTI from Tech Mahindra where he was the Senior Vice President for finance and legal functions.Before this role, he was with Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd where he looked after management accounting.His other stints have been with Alpic Finance and A.F. Ferguson & Co.

Correct Answer – C. Sarita Mor

Explanation: Sarita Mor has won a gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Indian also won two bronze medals through Seema and Pooja besides Sarita’s gold.In the Asian Championships held in February 2020 in New Delhi, Sarita had won gold while in the 2017 edition of the continental competition, she had won silver in 58kg.

Correct Answer: C. Haffkine Institute

Explanation: The Centre has approved the transfer of Covaxin technology from Bharat Biotech to Haffkine Institute.The approval has been given as per the recommendation of the committee of scientific experts for a period of one year.The move will help Haffkine Bio-pharma Corporation to start the production of Covaxin as soon as possible.