Current Affair Quiz – April 30, 2018

1. Which Indian fencer has won a silver in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Iceland? A. Nandani Magesh B. Ruchi Trikha C. C A Bhavani Devi D. Geeta Singh

Answer: C

2. The 2018 Ayushman Bharat Diwas has celebrated on which date in ? A. April 27 B. April 29 C. April 28 D. April 30 Answer: B

3. Prajnesh Gunneswaran has clinched his first-ever singles title on the ATP Challenger circuit. He belongs to which city? A. B. New C. D. Answer: A

4. Who clinched the 2018 Barcelona Open tennis tournament? A. Dominic Thiem B. Rafael Nadal C.

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D. Stefanos Tsitsipas Answer: B

5. Which state government has signed a MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation? A. Punjab B. Kerala C. Tamil Nadu D.

Answer: D

6. Who has been honoured with the 26th P C Chandra Puraskaar 2018? A. Mithun Chakravarti B. Sonu Nigam C. Sharmila Tagore D. Asha Bhosle Answer: D

7. The 2018 International Dance day is observed on which date? A. April 29 B. April 28 C. April 30 D. April 27 Answer: A

8. Who is the author of the book “My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism”? A. C H Hanumantha Rao

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B. Bimal Jalan C. Amartya Sen D. Kaushik Basu Answer: A

9. Which city hosted the 2018 International Buddhist Conference? A. Dharmshala B. C. Kathmandu D. Lumbini Answer: D

10. Which country to host the multi-nation counter-terrorism exercise “Peace Mission 2018”? A. Russia B. India C. China D. Tajikistan Answer: A

11. According to the report of the Deutsche Bank, Indian economy is likely to grow at ______percent in the current fiscal? A. 7.6% B. 7.4% C. 7.3% D. 7.5% Answer: D

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12. Internet Saathi Programme has been rolled out by which tech giant to make rural women digitally literate and enhance their livelihood? A. Samsung B. Facebook C. Google D. Amazon Answer: C

13. Name the winner of the men’s single title at the 2018 Badminton Asian Championships? A. Chen Long B. Kento Momota C. Wang Yilu D. Chen Qingchen Answer: B

14. Which among the following companies has won the prestigious NSCI Safety Award, Sarvashrestha Suraksha Puraskar 2017? A. Parijat Industries (India) Pvt Ltd B. Godrej Agrovet Limited C. National Agro Industry D. Lemken India Agro Equipments Private Limited Answer: A

15. The Reserve Bank of India has done away with the restriction on foreign investors to invest in bond market. Earlier the foreign investors could only invest in government and corporate bonds with tenures of ______years or more? A. 4 B. 5 C. 3

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D. 2 Answer: C

16. Who among the given has clinched the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix? A. Daniel Ricciardo B. Sebastian Vettel C. Valtteri Bottas D. Lewis Hamilton Answer: D

17. How many gold medals have been won by India at the 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament in Serbia recently? A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2 Answer: B

18. Who is the winner of the 11th Barcelona Open Tennis Title? A. Roger Federer B. Dominic Thiem C. Stefanos Tsitsipas D. Rafael Nadal Answer: D

29. Prime Minister has announced a Swachh Bharat Summer Internship 2018’ programe which has been designed jointly by three ministries. Which among the given ministries is not one among them? A. Ministry of Sports

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B. Ministry of Human Resource Development C. Ministry of Skill Development D. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Answer: C

20. The Deutsche Bank is located at______? A. Beijing, China B. Singapore C. Frankfurt, Germany D. Tokyo, Japan Answer: C

21. What is the currency of Serbia? A. Riyal B. Dinar C. Franc D. Shilling Answer: B

22. What is the capital of Azerbaijan? A. Baku B. Sofia C. Manama D. Bogota Answer: A

23. The 2018 Badminton Asia Championships was held in which country? A. Indonesia

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B. India C. Japan D. China Answer: D

24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held first informal summit on April 27 with which nation’s President? A. Russia B. China C. North Korea D. South Korea Answer: B

25. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched which scheme to help increase tribal income? A. Jan Dhan B. Rojgar Protsahan Yojana C. Jaivik Kheti D. Van Dhan Answer: D

26. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed to which nation for the very first time for a historic summit? A. South Korea B. Russia C. India D. US Answer: D

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27. Which state government has installed e-prison system in one of its jails? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Rajasthan C. West Bengal D. Meghalaya Answer: D

28. Which airline has become the third Indian carrier to be a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)? A. SpiceJet B. IndiGo C. Vistara D. GoAir Answer: C

29. Which country has introduced new coins? A. India B. Pakistan C. Bangladesh D. Myanmar Answer: D

30. The 23rd meeting of Western was hosted by which Indian city? A. B. Gandhinagar C. D. Answer: B

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