Daily Current Affairs 15th April 2021
1) Which of the following Centralized Payment Systems (CPS) facilities has the RBI agreed to open up for payment system operators?
Ans:- Real Time Gross Settlement & National Electronic Fund Transfer
2) Which state has given EWS category candidates in state services an age relaxation?
Ans:- Rajasthan
3) For the e-Spice Bazar portal, the Spices Board of India has signed an MoU with which organization?
Ans:- UNDP
4) The #WorldHomoeopathyDay commemorates the birth anniversary of the founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Who was the inventor of the homeopathic medical system?
Ans:- Samuel Hahnemann
5) Which asset management firm in India has been the first to reach the Rs. 5 lakh crore mark in average assets under management?
Ans:- SBI Mutual Fund
6) The Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas' was recently published by Prime Minister Modi. What is the name of the author of this book?
Ans:- Harekrushna Mahtab
7) Who represented India at the World Bank-IMF Development Committee's 103rd Meeting, which was held virtually?
Ans:- Nirmala Sitharaman
8) Which Indian woman has been appointed Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
Ans:- Usha Rao Monari
9) Which state or university has started the Lab on Wheels program for low-income students?
Ans:- Delhi
10) What state has the central government approved 14 road projects worth Rs. 670 crores?
Ans:- Jharkhand
11) Who has been appointed Chairman of the Airport Authority of India?
Ans:- Sanjeev Kumar
12) Who is the first woman to compete for the Olympics as a sailor?
Ans:- Nethra Kumanan
13) The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Department of Space, Government of India, has signed an MoU for Academic and Research Cooperation with which country?
Ans:- Japan
14) Which country has made it illegal for Indian people and residents to enter?
Ans:- New Zealand
15) What country recently received the Rs 100 crore patrol vessel "PS Zoroaster" from the Indian government?
Ans:- Seychelles
16) Every year on which day is World Homeopathy Day observed?
Ans:- April 10
17) NanoSniffer is the first Microsensor-based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) in the world, developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an incubation startup based in?
Ans:- IIT Bombay
18) Who will receive the Devishankar Awasthi Award in 2020?
Ans:- Ashutosh Bhardwaj
19) Which institute has created a dengue detection system that can be tested in under an hour?
Ans:- IIT Delhi