Current Affairs One-Liner: 20th April 2021

• Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has selected Paytm to conduct its digital transactions with an aim to enhance the digital payment ecosystem.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of LIC: Mumbai
• Chairman of LIC: M R Kumar
• HQ of Paytm: Noida, UP
• CEO of Paytm: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
• The 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica successfully returned to Cape Town after completing a journey of 12,000 nautical miles in 94 days. The expedition was hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of Earth Sciences: Dr Harsh Vardhan
• The Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has annouced that it will be establishing four oxygen plants in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha with allotted funds of Rs 30 crores.

• Static Part: 
• HQ of IFFCO: New Delhi
• Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘The Christmas Pig’
• Author of Book: JK Rowling
• Important Days and Themes: 20th April 2021: UN Chinese Language Day
• Obituaries: Bachi Singh Rawat: He was a former Union Minister. 
• Sumitra Bhave: She was a National Award-winning Marathi filmmaker.
• Ganjam Venkatasubbiah: He was Kannada Writer.
• Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launched SISFS
• India and Germany Signed Agreement
• Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System--DRDO
• RBI Frames Committee to Review Regulations on ARCs
• Appointments on 20th April 2021

Question: 

Q.1 LIC has appointed which organisation to conduct its digital transactions?
a. Visa
b. Mastercard
c. PhonePe
d. Paytm