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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - APRIL 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - APRIL 2016



Current Affairs Quiz of 1-2 April 2016
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1. The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was held at which place ?
Ans-Washington, United States
2. Who has elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) first female house speaker ?
Ans- Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
3. Who has become first liquor-free village in Rajasthan ?
Ans- Kachhabali village
4. Who has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ?
Ans- K Surana
5. Who has benn received PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award?
Ans- Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji
6. The World Autism Awareness Day 2016 was celebrated across the world on which date ?
Ans- 2 April
7. Who has won the silver medal at the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament held in Qian’an, China in the 56 Kilogram category?
Ans- Indian boxer Shiva Thapa
8. Which bank has launched mobile application to save the valuable time of its esteemed customers for availing of banking services ?
Ans- ‘State Bank of India NO Queue’
9. Which country recently has officially announced that it is blocking Facebook, YouTube, Twitter?
Ans- North Korea
10. Which State/Union Territory launched the Phase I of ‘Green Initiative’ at an estimated cost of 2 crore rupees?
Ans- National Capital Territory of Delhi



Current Affairs Quiz of 5-6 April 2016
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1. Which committee is appointed to suggest ways to tighten security along Indo-Pak border ?
Ans-Madhukar Gupta
2. Who will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award ?
Ans- Vishwanathan Anand
3. What is current Repo rate ?
Ans- 6.5
4. What is current reverse repo rate ?
Ans- 6.0

5. The world’s first mass dengue vaccination programme has been launched by which country?
Ans- Philippines
6. Who has been elected as President of Vietnam?
Ans- Tran Dai Quang
7. The International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on which date?
Ans- April 4
8. What is the anme of India's fastest train ?
Ans- Gatimaan Express
9. The National Maritime Day of India is celebrated on which day?
Ans-April 5
10. Who resigned as Head Coach of Pakistan Cricket team ?
Ans- Waqar Younis

Current Affairs Quiz of 7-8 April 2016
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1. Who was appointed as Prime Minister of Vietnam?
Ans- Nguyen Xuan Phuc
2. Who has sworn in as the President of Kosovo?
Ans- Hashim Thaci
3. International Roma Day was celebrated on which day?
Ans- April 8
4. A State in Denial - Pakistan's Misguided and Dangerous Crusade authored by .......?
Ans- BG Verghese
5. Who was appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal?
Ans- Justice (retd) Permod Kohli
6. Who was appointed as new PM of Iceland ?
Ans- Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
7. Who was appointed as chairman of NASSCOM?
Ans-CP Gurnani
8. Which State has launched Adarsh Vidyalaya project ?
Ans- Odisha
9. Who has been named the most powerful businesswoman in Asia by Forbes ?
Ans- Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani
10. The World Health Day (WHD) is observed every year on....?
Ans- April 7
11. “Maa Annapurna Yojna” has been launched in which state of India?
Ans- Gujarat
12. The first-ever North East-ASEAN Business Summit was hosted by which city of India?
Ans- Imphal


Current Affairs Quiz of 9-10 April 2016
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1. Who was appointed as brand ambassador of Lava International?
Ans- MS Dhoni
2. Who was elected as JD(U) president ?
Ans- Nitish kumar
3. Who was conferred with Founders Award posthumously in UK?
Ans- Mother Teresa
4. What is the name of Committee to monitor Government Advertisements?
Ans- B B Tandon
5. Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated at which place?
Ans- Manipur
6. India’s first Metrino Pod Taxi project will come up in which city?
Ans- Gurgaon, Haryana
7. Who has launched ambitious Climate Change Action Plan (CCP) to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change over the next five years i.e. by 2020 ?
Ans- World Bank
8. Who was appointed as brand ambassador of 'Skill India'?
Ans- Sachin Tendulkar
9. Which state has become the first Indian state to pass Land Title Bill?
Ans- Rajasthan
10. “Zarb missile” has been successfully test fired by which country?
Ans- Pakistan
11. Puttingal Temple is located in which state of India?
Ans- Paravaur (Kollam District) of Kerala
12. Whose birth anniversary will be celebrated on April 13, 2016 at the UN headquarters?
Ans- B R Ambedkar


Current Affairs Quiz of 13-14 April 2016
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1. Who was selected for Saraswati Samman 2015 ?
Ans- Padma Sachdev
2. Cricketer James Taylor belongs to which country?
Ans- England
3. The Mullaperiyar Dam has been a subject of controversy between which two states?
Ans- Kerala & Tamil Nadu
4. The Group of Seven (G-7) summit for the year 2016 is to be held in which country?
Ans- Japan
5. The Colombo Port City project, will be developed by Sri Lanka and .........?
Ans-China
6. Who has won the 2016 Global Indian of the Year award?
Ans- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
7. Who has become the first entity to receive approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start a payments bank?
Ans- Airtel M Commerce Services
8. Which interface has been launched by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for next-generation mobile banking?
Ans- Unified Payments Interface
9. What is India's rank in Global Connectivity Index (GCI) report compiled by Chinese telecom giant Huawei?
Ans- 44th
10. Who becomes 189th member of IMF, World Bank?
Ans- Nauru
11. Who has become first female Chief Justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court?
Ans- Sushila Karki
12. Who was named the Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2015?
Ans- New Zealand’s Kane Williamson
13. Who is the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015?
Ans- India


Current Affairs Quiz of 15-16 April 2016
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1. Who was appointed as chairperson of National Monument Authority?
Ans- Susmita Pande
2. Which state has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows?
Ans- Jharkhand
3. Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016) was held at which place?
Ans- Mumbai
4. Who is the author of the book “Framed As a Terrorist: My 14-Year Old Struggle to Prove My Innocence”?
Ans- Mohammad Aamir Khan
5. Which Indian Air Force base has been renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh?
Ans- Panagarh
6. Who has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship?
Ans- Mary Kom
7. Who has topped the Time’s poll of 100 most influential people?
Ans- Bernie Sanders
8. Name the Indian city that was ranked at 44th place in the 50 future-ready cities list released by IT major Dell on 14 April 2016?
Ans- Delhi
9. Name the e-trading platform for the farmers to buy and sell agricultural products online ?Ans- e-National Agriculture Market
10. The headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency are located at which place ?
Ans- Montreal, Canada


Current Affairs Quiz of 17-18 April 2016
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1. Won won 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament ?
Ans- Australia
2. Who became first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics?
Ans- Dipa Karmakar
3. International Day for Monuments and Sites observed on which day?
Ans- 18 April
4. Who was Satyanand Munjal , who died recently?
Ans-Hero Group co-founder
5. Indian Army conducts Shatrujeet battle exercise at which state?
Ans- ‘Shatrujeet’ in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan
6. Super computer “Param Kanchenjunga” has been launched in which state of India?
Ans- Sikkim
7. Who is the author of the book “The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler”?
Ans- James Cross Giblin
8. The World Haemophilia Day is observed on which date?
Ans- April 17
9. “Twitter Seva” is to be launched by Union Government for which purpose?
Ans- For Start-Ups
10. What is the name of India’s first online interactive heritage portal?
Ans- Sahapedia



Current Affairs Quiz of 19th-20th April 2016
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1. Who is the President of World Bank ?
Ans- Jim Yong Kim
2. Who has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
Ans- Deepak Mishra
3. Who won 2016 Monte Carlo Masters title of Tennis in Males?
Ans- Rafael Nadal
4. Who becomes first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for startups?
Ans- RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank)
5. What is India's rank in 2016 World Press Freedom Index?
Ans- 133rd
6. Who was honoured with George Grierson prize for promoting Hindi?
Ans- Chinese professor Ge Fuping
7. Who was nominated as US envoy to Chad?
Ans- Indian-American Geeta Pasi
8. Who has been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
Ans- India’s Durga Thakur
9. Who has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award?
Ans- Novak Djokovic
10. Which village panchayat has been awarded as the best Panchayat in India?
Ans- Balamallupalli village of Telangana


Current Affairs Quiz of 27-28 April 2016
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1 Who has been honoured with the 2016 Lifetime Achievement of Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award?
Ans- Jeetendra
2. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile?
Ans- Lobsang Sangay
3. Sharana Basaveshwara Temple is recently in news is located in which state of India?
Ans- Karnataka
4. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work (WDSHW) is observed on which date?
Ans- April 28
5. “Operation Milan” has been launched by which state police department of India to recover abducted youths?
Ans- Uttar Pradesh
6. Who becomes first African footballer to win PFA Player of the Year?
Ans- Riyad Mahrez
7. National Museum of Natural History is located at which place?
Ans- New Delhi
8. Who has been appointed as amicus curiae to implement Justice RM Lodha committee recommendations?
Ans- Gopal Subramanium
9. Which panel submitted report on Censor Board functioning?
Ans- Shyam Benegal
10. V T Thomas passes away recently. Who is he ?
Ans- Renowned Kerala cartoonist

Current Affairs Quiz of 29-30 April 2016
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1. What is full form of UJALA?
Ans- Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)
2. Who won 2016 Nelson Mandela Award?
Ans- Tabassum Adnan
3. The International Jazz Day 2016 was observed across the world on.......?
Ans- 30 April
4. Who made fastest ever century in cricket history?
Ans- Tobago batsman Iraq Thomas
5. Which State Government to provide 10 % reservation to economically backward of higher castes?
Ans- Gujarat
6. Who has been selected for prestigious ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver’, Japan’s highest civilian award?
Ans- Former bureaucrat NK Singh
7. Who was appointed as DG of Railways Protection Force?
Ans- Surender Kumar Bhagat
8. Veer and Nipat decommissioned recently.They are ......?
Ans- Indian Naval Ships (INS)
9. Which country’s bank note has won the 2015 IBNS Bank Note of the Year Award?
Ans- New Zealand’s $5 polymer note
10. What is the India’s rank in global doping report for year 2014 by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?
Ans- Third
11. The Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project on which river?
Ans- Krishna

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