CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 28TH – 29TH
APRIL 2019
1.
Indian Army and National Hydroelectric
Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, has signed MoU to build four underground
tunnels along the borders of which country?
i. Bangladesh
ii. China
iii. Pakistan
iv. Afghanistan
1) Option i
& ii
2) Option ii
& iv
3) Option iii
& ii
4) Option iv
& i
5) None of
these
2.
Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched Malaria Elimination Research
Alliance (MERA) in order to eliminate the disease from India by which year?
A) 2040
B) 2030
C) 2020
D) 2025
E) None of
these
3.
According to
“State of the internet/security” report, released by Akamai Technologies, which
country was most targeted nation by hackers in 2018?
A) US
B) Russia
C) India
D) Japan
E) None of
these
4.
Which is the
sole Indian institute featured in the QS EMBA Rankings 2019?
A) Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta
B) Indian
Institute of Management-Bangalore’s (IIM-B)
C) Indian
Institute of Management Ahmedabad
D) Indian
Institute of Technology Roorkee
E) None of
these
5.
Where was the
first-ever talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un held?
A)
Khabarovsk, Russia
B) Pyongyang,
North Korea
C)
Vladivostok, Russia
D) Kaesŏng,
North Korea
E) None of
these
6.
Which organization
has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to implement
e-mandates (electronic mandates) for internet banking and debit cards to
automatically deal with their recurring payments?
A) National
Payments Corporation of India
B) Immediate
Payment Service
C) UIDAI
D) Indian
Banks’ Association
E) None of
these
7.
Which tech
giant has became the world’s third entity to cross worth $1 trillion?
A) Amazon
B) Microsoft
C) Apple
D) IBM
E) None of
these
8.
Name the
British Indian Novelist, who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019
for the novel “Solo”.
A) Salman
Rushdie
B) Rudyard
Kipling
C) Preti
Taneja
D) Rana
Dasgupta
E) None of
these
9.
Name the
World billiards and snooker champion, who won the first Asian Snooker Tour title
recently.
A) Pankaj
Advani
B) Dhruv
Sitwala
C) Aditya
Mehta
D) Sourav
Kothari
E) None of
these
10.
Where was the
International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF) World Cup 2019 held?
A) Beijing,
China
B) Munich,
Germany
C) Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
D) New Delhi,
India
E) None of
these
11.
What was the
theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2019?
A) Theme –
“Reach for Gold: IP and Sports”
B) Theme –
“Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity”
C) Theme –
“Innovation – Improving Lives”
D) Theme –
“Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined”
E) None of
these
12.
Which
organization has signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) with NITI Aayog’s Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM) to promote participation, skill and empowerment among
young children?
A) Child
Rights International Network India
B) Children
International India
C) United
Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) India
D) Save the
Children India
E) None of
these
13.
Who was
appointed as head of 13 member committee formed by Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to review regulatory framework on micro
insurance?
A) Adnan
Mahmood
B) Suresh
Mathur
C)
M.Rajyalakshmi Rao
D) Goraknath
Agarwal
E) None of
these
14.
Which private
sector bank has collaborated with India’s health insurance company, Max Bupa to
launch ‘AnyTimeHealth machines’ for distributing health insurance products?
A) Axis Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) IndusInd
Bank
E) None of
these
15.
Asset size of
over how much crore for non-deposit taking Non-banking Financial Companies
(NBFCs) has extended the coverage of Ombudsman Scheme by Reserve Bank of
India(RBI) recently?
A) 100 crore
B) 50 crore
C) 20 crore
D) 75 crore
E) None of
these
16.
Which of the
following denomination note is set to release by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Rs.5000
B) Rs.1000
C) Rs.5
D) Rs.20
E) None of
these
17.
Which motif
is depicted in the back side of the new Rs.20 denomination note?
A) Mangalyaan
B) Ellora
caves
C) Hampi with
Chariot
D) Sanchi
Stupa
E) None of
these
18.
What is the
revised interest rate of Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19?
A) 8.45%
B) 8.55%
C) 8.35%
D) 8.65%
E) None of
these
19.
Name the
Social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu, who was ranked 45th in the Fortune
magazine’s 2019 list of the world’s greatest leaders for inventing low cost pad
making machine.
A)
Arunachalam Muruganantham
B) Sandeep
Ahuja
C) Naveen
Krishna
D) Smita Ram
E) None of
these
20.
Which
telescope is used by National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) for
confirming that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected?
A) Keck
Observatory
B) Galileo
National Telescope
C) Spitzer
Space Telescope
D) Hubble
Space Telescope
E) None of
these
21.
Where was the
Asian Boxing Championship 2019 held?
A) Beijing,
China
B) Bangkok,
Thailand
C) Jakarta,
Indonesia
D) New Delhi,
India
E) None of
these
22.
How many
medals does India won in the Asian Boxing Championship 2019?
A) 15 medals
B) 14 medals
C) 13 medals
D) 12 medals
E) None of
these
23.
Which country
has received the One Day International (ODI) status after USA and Oman
recently?
A) Nepal
B) Papua New
Guinea
C) Namibia
D) UAE
E) None of
these
24.
Who has
became the first woman umpire to stand in a men’s ODI in the final match of ICC
World Cricket League 2?
A) Claire
Polosak
B) Meg
Lanning
C) Nicola
Carey
D) Ashleigh
Gardner
E) None of
these
25.
Which of the following
banks has launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ at lower interest rates?
A) SBI
B) ICICI Bank
C) PNB
D) Axis Bank
E) None of
these
