Static GK and Current Events Questions and Answers: 1st April 2021

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1. Which of the following statements is true about Deepfake technology?

1. It is only applied on videos
2. It can be only applied on audios
3. The AI collects data all by itself to morph the images
4. It is fake content generation in the form of media like videos and forms like pictures or audios

Ans. d

Explanation: Deepfake constitutes content that is fake in the form of media like videos and forms like pictures or audios. They are created using artificial intelligence where data is fed on a computer to find a new face. 

2. Which technology is used for Deepfake videos?

1. Generative Adversarial Networks
2. Java Script
3. CSS
4. HTML

Ans. a

Explanation: The technology that is used in Deepfake is called Generative Adversarial Networks or GAN. 

3. Who publishes the Global Wind Report?

1. Global Wind Energy Council
2. UNICEF
3. World Meteorological Organization
4. United Nations 

Ans. a

Explanation: The Global Wind Energy Council, GWEC was established in 2005. It provides credible and representative form for the complete wind energy industry on an international scale.

4. What is the total wind capacity of the world as per World Wind Report 2021?

1. 743 GW
2. 93 GW
3. 1.1 billion GW
4. 800 GW 

Ans. a

Explanation: The 93 GW of new installations across the world has brought global cumulative wind power capacity up to 743 GW. 

5. Which countries have become the world's largest market for the new onshore additions

1. USA and China 
2. USA and India 
3. UK and USA
4. India and China 

Ans. a

Explanation: China and the US remained the world’s largest markets for new onshore additions. 

6. The World Bank has raised India's GDP growth prediction recently. What is the percentage now?

1. 11.9%
2. 10.1%
3. 9.8%
4. 10.00%

Ans. b

Explanation: The World Bank has raised India's Fiscal Year 2021-22 GDP growth prediction to 10.1 percent from 5.4 percent projected in January.

7.  Apart from Maharashtra which state has made carrying a negative RT-PCR test report mandatory

1. Uttarakhand
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka 

Ans. a

Explanation: The Uttarakhand government on March 30, 2021 made a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report mandatory for those arriving from 12 states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh from April 1.

8. Where in the world is a program of fools, poets and satirists organized on 1st April?

1. USA
2. France 
3. India
4. UK

Ans. b

Explanation: In France, on the occasion of "April Fools’ Day," there is an exciting program of fools, poets, and satirists.

9. Where in the world are color parcels sent by citizens to each other on April 1?

1. Rome
2. Greece 
3. UK
4. Indonesia

Ans. a

Explanation: The event, held on the occasion of "April Fools’ Day" in Rome, lasts for 7 days and is fooled by sending a colour parcel like China. 

10.  In which country is April Fool's Day called Hunting the Cool?

1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. Japan
4. China

Ans. a

Explanation: In Scotland, "April Fools’ Day" is known as "Hunting the Cool". On this day, "Cock stealing" is a special tradition there. 

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