Current Affairs Quiz April 22, 2018 1. NASA launched which mission recently to discover new planets outside the solar system? A) CHESS B) BLUE C) PRKS D) TESS 2. Who was conferred with the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously? A) Vinod Khanna B) Sri Devi C) Shashi Kapoor D) Reema Lagoo 3. As per IMF s World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, what will be the India s growth rate for the year 2019? A) 7.8 percent B) 7.6 percent C) 7.4 percent D) 7.3 percent
4. Who has been appointed as the youth ambassador for Commonwealth? A) Prince William B) Prince Harry C) Kate Middleton D) Meghan Markle 5. Which portal was launched recently by Union Human Resource Development Ministry to cover all aspects relating to studying in India for foreign students? A) Invest in India B) Study in India C) Educate in India D) Jobs in India 6. Which country has launched a website to report foreign spies? A) Russia B) North Korea C) United States D) China 7. Which state recently announced setting up of child protection committees? A) Uttar Pradesh B) West Bengal C) Andhra Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
8. Which state s Chief Minister has launched Pocket Cop project? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Haryana C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan 9. Who won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service? A) The New York Times and The New Yorker B) The New Yorker and Reuters C) Reuters and The Washington Post D) The Washington Post and The New York Times 10. Which nation s Supreme Court has restricted the deportation of convicted immigrants? A) United States B) Pakistan C) India D) Japan
11. The Supreme Court of which nation has disqualified a former Prime Minister from holding public office for life? A) South Africa B) Pakistan C) India D) New Zealand 12. Which Gulf nation has approved a draft law on property ownership by foreigners? A) Saudi Arabia B) Qatar C) Kuwait D) UAE 13. The Commonwealth Countries have agreed to take action on cybersecurity by which year to evaluate and strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks and response mechanisms? A) 2022 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2023 14. What percent of reservation has been announced by the government of Telangana for sportsperson in state Government jobs in a bid to enhance sports infrastructure? A) 2% B) 3% C) 4%
D) 5% 15. The government has organised an exhibition titled Dhvani se Sabd aur Chinh in which of the following cities? A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad C) Mumbai D) Pune 16. Which among the given banks has signed an agreement with the National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) for information utility services? A) Bank of India B) UCO Bank C) Indian Overseas Bank D) IDBI Bank 17. Who is the author of the book titled Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism s Greatest Thinker? A) Pavan Varma B) Satyanarayan Jatiya C) Kamal Nath D) Rajeev Gowda
18. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal for the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018. The ordinance will apply to willful bank loan defaulters with outstanding of over Rs. crore among others? A) Rs 250 crore B) Rs 500 crore C) Rs 100 crore D) Rs 200 crore 19. The Union Cabinet has proposed to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by introducing the death penalty for those convicted of raping children below the age of? A) 10 B) 12 C) 16 D) 18 20. What is the total outlay of the restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme approved by the government recently? A) Rs 5755.50 crore B) Rs 2575.50 crore C) Rs 5527.50 crore D) Rs 7255.50 crore
21. The Adani Foundation has recently partnered with Room to Read to implement the project named for setting up of interactive libraries in 50 government schools? A) Nirmaan B) Vridhhi C) Utthan D) Uday 22. What is the theme of the 2018 World Earth Day (WED)? A) Save Your Earth from Plastic B) Environmental and Climate Literacy C) Beware from Plastic Pollution D) End Plastic Pollution 23. Nabi Tajima, the world s oldest person has passed away. She belonged to which country? A) Japan B) China C) South Korea D) Taiwan 24. Who will become the first-ever Indian Filmmaker in Madame Tussauds Collection? A) Neeraj Pandey B) Rajkumar Hirani C) Shoojit Sircar D) Karan Johar
25. T V R Shenoy, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality from which field? A) Sports B) Journalism C) Science D) Film Industry 26. Which of the following has been declared the official mascot of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019? A) Mother of Peace B) Qiu Qiu C) Speed Tiger D) Son of Dreams 27. Who has won the 2018 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix tournament? A) Carlos Sainz B) Kimi Raikkonen C) Daniel Ricciardo D) Valtteri Bottas 28. Who has been conferred with the All India Management Association s (AIMA s) annual award for lifetime contribution to media? A) Indu Jain B) Karan Thapar
C)Palagummi Sainath D) Josy Joseph