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Current Affairs Quiz – April 16, 2018 Current Affairs Quiz – April 16, 2018 1. Which country is hosting the 29th Arab League Summit 2018? A. Egypt B. Jordan C. Saudi Arabia D. Morocco Answer: C 2. The Government of India (GoI) has launched the web-based application e-FRRO scheme for foreigners. What does ‘FRRO’ stands for? A. Foreigners Regional Registration Office B. Foreigners Registry Registration Office C. Foreigners Reacceptance Registration Office D. Foreigners Regaining Registration Office Answer: A 3. Which state government will introduce Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) for undergraduate education? A. Kerala B. Haryana C. Odisha D. Assam Answer: B 4. Which Indian tennis player has won the 2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger tournament in Taipei? A. Yuki Bhambri B. Somdev Devvarman C. Sasi Kumar Mukund D. Saketh Myneni Answer: A 5. The famous Bisket Jatra festival 2018 has started in which country? A. Sri Lanka B. Indonesia C. Myanmar D. Nepal Answer: D 6. Who will be conferred with the prestigious V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement award at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival? A. Vikram Gokhale B. Vijay Chavhan C. Mrinal Kulkarni D. Asha Parekh Answer: B 7. Who will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival? A. Sri Devi B. Amitabh Bachchan C. Dharmendra D. Rajkumar Hirani Answer: C 8. Which city is hosting the biannual Army Commanders’ Conference? A. Pune B. New Delhi C. Kochi D. Kolkata Answer: B 9. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued its first official forecast for 2018 southwest monsoon rains. Where is the headquarters of IMD? A. Kolkata B. Nagpur C. Delhi D. Lucknow Answer: C 10. The Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project is located in which state? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Maharashtra C. Tamil Nadu D. Madhya Pradesh Answer: D 11. The E-way bill system for all intra-state movement of goods has been rolled out in how many states with effect from April 15? A. 11 B. 5 C. 9 D. 15 Answer: B 12. China has announced to establish a free trade port system in Hainan province by which year? A. 2025 B. 2020 C. 2030 D. 2035 Answer: D 13. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took oath on April 15 for his new six years term in the Rajya Sabha. He has been elected from_________? A. Delhi B. Maharashtra C. Uttar Pradesh D. Gujarat Answer: C 14. The 969- MW Neelum Jehlum Hydropower Project has been inaugurated in which of the following countries? A. Pakistan B. China C. Sri Lanka D. India Answer: A 15. The Finance Act, 2018 has amended which of the following section of Income Tax Act, 1961 making certificate of incorporation (COI) issued by the Corporate Affairs Ministry sufficient proof of PAN or TAN for corporates? A. 159A B. 149A C. 129A D. 139A Answer: D 16. O’Connell Tower has been recently re-opened for general public after 47 years. The tower is located in ______? A) Greece B) Switzerland C) Ireland D) Canada Answer: C 17. Government based BHIM app has introduced new cashback scheme for merchants. They would be entitled to a maximum cashback of Rs ______per month? A. Rs 1000 B. Rs 1200 C. Rs 500 D. Rs 750 Answer: A 18. Who was conferred with the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously? A. Vinod Khanna B. Sri Devi C. Shashi Kapoor D. Reema Lagoo Answer: A 19. As per a survey conducted by ASSOCHAM, around 88 percent of the people of which state have Vitamin D deficiency? A. Himachal Pradesh B. Delhi C. Sikkim D. Uttar Pradesh Answer: B 20. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Bank Board Bureau? A. Manu Gupta B. Vikram Rawat C. Bhanu Pratap Sharma D. Vinod Rai Answer: C 21. Who launched the web-based application e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office (e- FRRO)? A. Narendra Modi B. Venkaiah Naidu C. Ram Nath kovind D. Rajnath Singh Answer: D 22. Who was appointed as International President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad? A. Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje B. G Raghava Reddy C. Bhanu Pratap Sharma D. Mohan Singh Khanna Answer: A 23. Which state recently announced setting up of child protection committees? A. Uttar Pradesh B. West Bengal C. Andhra Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu Answer: B 24. US, Britain and France launch air strikes against which nation? A. North Korea B. Sudan C. Syria D. Russia Answer: C 25. 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 Answer: B 26. The second edition of India Mobile Congress would be held in which city? A. Mumbai B. Pune C. Bengaluru D. New Delhi Answer: A 27. India has won how many gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 2018? A. 26 B. 20 C. 22 D. 25 Answer: A 28. India finished at which position at CWG 2018? A. Fourth B. Third C. Second D. First Answer: B 29. Indian Government will be setting up a dedicated defence and aerospace small and medium enterprises (SME) fund, registered with ____? A. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) B. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) C. State Bank of India (SBI) D. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Answer: B 30. Name the founding editor of The Wire, who will be awarded the Shorenstein Journalism Award for 2017 at Stanford University on 16th April 2018? A. Siddharth Malhotra B. Siddharth Varadarajan C. Rahul Dhawan D. Arvind Subramaniam Answer: B .
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