Current Affair Quiz – April 13, 2018

1. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award? A) Shatrughan Sinha B) Amitabh Bachchan C) Vinod Khanna D) Sri Devi Answer: C

2. Which movie bagged the best film award at the 65th National Film Awards for 2017? A) Newton B) Village Rockstar C) Nagarkirtan D) Water Baby Answer: B

3. Who has become the ’s youngest-ever gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games (CWG)? A) Anjum Moudgil B) Neeraj Kumar C) Divya Kakran D) Anish Bhanwala Answer: D

4. Which movie bagged the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration at the 65th National Film Awards 2017? A) Aalorukkam B) Ladhakh C) Dhappa D) Murakhiya Answer: C

5. Which movie has won the Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director at the 65th National Film Awards for 2017? A) Mom B) Bhayanakam C) Sinjar D) Irada Answer: C

6. Who is world no 1 player in men’s singles ? A) HS Prannoy B) Kidambi Srikanth C) Prakash Padukone D) None of the above Answer: B

7. Which neighbouring country of India has decided to end reservation in Government jobs? A) Nepal B) Bangladesh C) Myanmar D) Bhutan Answer: B

8. has won gold medal in which men’s freestyle wrestling category at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018? A) 68 kg B) 57 kg C) 60 kg D) 65 kg Answer: D

9. RBI has tightened reporting norms for LRS under which an individual can transfer upto 2,50,000 US Dollars abroad in a year. What does “LRS” stands for? A) Liberalised Remittance Scheme B) Liability Remittance Scheme C) Liaison Remittance Scheme D) Liberal Remittance Scheme Answer: A

10. Who authored the book “Matmagi Manipur-The first Manipuri Feature Film”? A) Irom Chanu Sharmila B) M. K. Binodini Devi C) Bobby Wahengbam D) Rajen Toijamba Answer: C

11. Which IIT has got a 5G Lab ? A Kanpur B Kharagpur C Delhi D Madras Answer: C

12. Who will head a task force for fast-tracking roll-out of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology? A) Jayant Sinha B) Arun Jaitley C) Suresh Prabhu D) Piyush Goyal Answer: A

13. Heat Action Plan was initially launched in which city? A New Delhi B Mumbai C Ahmedabad D Chennai Answer: C

14. Which country has ended reservation in jobs? A) UAE B) India C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh Answer: D

15. Hong Kong topped the Index of Economic Freedom for __ time in a row. A) 3rd B) 17th C) 20th D) 24th Answer: D

16. India ranks ___ in Index of Economic Freedom. A) 122 B) 130 C) 143 D) 154 Answer: B

17. Jio will partner with which company to make laptops with SIM cards? A) Intel B) Qualcomm C) Vodafone D) Airtel Answer: B

18. According to Asian Development Bank, India’s GDP will grow at __ this fiscal. A) 5.3% B) 6.3% C) 7.3% D) 8.3% Answer: C

19. New Zealand is committed to generate 100% electricity using renewable sources by which year? A) 2020 B) 2025 C) 2030 D) 2035 Answer: D

20. World’s largest solar park with 5000 MW capacity will come up in which city? A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) D) Delhi NCR Answer: B

21. Which country Ends Reservation In Government Jobs recently? A) Iraq B) Pakistan C) Iran D) Bangladesh Answer: D

22. The gold medal in women's double trap event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games has been won by ______. A) Shreyasi Singh B) C) Shreya Pandit D) Shagun Chowdhury Answer: A

23. The 2018 Asia Cup has been relocated from India to which country? A) Srilanka B) Pakistan C) D) UAE Answer: D

24. This state is going to set up India's largest 5,000MW solar park. A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan C) Gujarat D) Uttarkand Answer: C

25. Name the Indian state which is soon to have the world’s largest solar park of 5000 MW capacity A) Madhya Pradesh B) Haryana C) Gujarat D) Himachal Pradesh Answer: C

26. As per the recent government data, Indian Railways has installed more than one lakh bio-toilets in trains till March 2018. The Railways has planned to fit bio-toilets in its entire fleet of coaches by which year? A) 2019 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2022 Answer: A

27. Who among the given Badminton Champions has achieved the top spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Rankings in men’s singles category? A) Kidambi Srikanth B) Prakash Padukone C) D) Answer: A

28. Which among the following navigation satellite has been successfully launched by ISRO recently to replace the faulty IRNSS-1A satellite? A) IRNSS-1I B) IRNSS-1K C) IRNSS-1L D) IRNSS-1M Answer: A

29. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)? A) Bhanu Pratap Sharma B) P J Nayak C) Vinod Rai D) V. K. Saraswat Answer: A

30. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs to develop Kalaymyo Airport into green airport as a part of its initiative to develop airports abroad. The airport is located in which country? A) Malaysia B) Sri Lanka C) Myanmar D) Bhutan Answer: C