CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23TH APRIL
2019
1. Which country
topped in the global startup ecosystem for the year 2018, as per the report
“Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2019” released by Startup Blink?
A) Norway
B) UK
C) US
D)
India
E) None of these
2. What is the rank
of India as per the “Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2019” released by StartupBlink?
A) 12th
B) 10th
C) 15th
D) 17th
E) None of these
3. Who was
recommended for the Vir Chakra medal by Indian Air Force recently?
A) Birender Singh Dhanoa
B) Abhinandan
Varthaman
C) Anil Khosla
D) Pradeep Padmakar Bapat
E) None of these
4. Name the
combined immune deficiency disorder which is cured by gene therapy developed by
HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
A) Lupus
B) Inflammatory bowel disease
C) Multiple sclerosis
D) Bubble boy
E) None of these
5. What is the
name of the new novel written by the booker prize winning author, Salman
Rushdie inspired by Spanish classic Don Quixote that is set to release in
August 2019?
A) Quichotte
B) Milkman
C) Lincoln in the Bardo
D) The Sellout
E) None of these
6. National
Civil Service Day 2019 is observed annually on ____________?
A) 21st April
B) 20th April
C) 19th April
D) 18th April
E) None of these
7. Who has been
appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to South Africa?
A) Akshay Sen
B) Jaideep
Sarkar
C) Suhel Ajaz Khan
D) Manjul Bhargava
E) None of these
8. Who was the
author of the Jallianwala Bagh poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’?
A) Karnail Singh
B) Vir Singh
C) Nanak
Singh
D) Navdeep Singh
E) None of these
9. Which of the
following banks has become the first public sector bank in India to meet RBI’s
EMV mandate?
A) Canara
Bank
B) SBI
C) PNB
D) BoB
E) None of these
10. On which
date, the 2019 World Liver Day (WLD) is observed recently?
A) April 19
B) April 18
C) April 17
D) April 16
E) None of these
11. Which country
to host the G20 Summit in 2020?
A) Japan
B) Saudi
Arabia
C) India
D) Sri Lanka
E) None of these
12. What is the
India’s rank in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)?
A) 138th
B) 108th
C) 140th
D) 155th
E) None of these
13. Exercise
Varuna 2019 will be conducted between India and which country?
A) Maldives
B) Germany
C) France
D) United Kingdom
E) None of these
14. Who has
become the India’s first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow?
A) Rohini Godbole
B) Gagandeep
Kang
C) Anna Mani
D) Ritu Karidhal
E) None of these
15. Name the
Malayalam film, that won the best cinematography award at Beijing International
Film Festival.
A) Ain
B) Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
C) Bhayanakam
(Fear)
D) Pathemari
E) None of these
