Current Affairs Quiz 9th April 2016 to 23rd April 2016

#everydayquiz #9th-23rd april 2016 #current Affairs

9-4-2016 Whose birth anniversary would be observed at the United Nations for the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Mother Teresa d) B.R Ambedkar e) Sardar Valla Bhai Patel D Which has passed a landmark legislation providing statutory backing to land records and becomes the first state in India to clear land title Bill? a) Haryana b) Himachal Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra e) None of the above C Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Namma Toilet in a) New Delhi b) Bengaluru c) Ahmadabad d) Kolkata e) Hyderabad A The World Trade Organization revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by a) 0.5% b) 0.8% c) 1.8% d) 2.8% e) 0.7% D Saudi Arabia and ______ agreed to build a bridge over the Red Sea. The announced bridge will connect the two countries. a) Sudan b) Eretria c) Egypt d) Iran e) None of the above C In improving investment zones and speeding up the industrialisation process of the country China offered 500 million Yuan to which country? a) Sri Lanka b) India c) Maldives d) Iran e) Iraq A Lamborghini India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian arm of Italy-based super luxury sports car maker, has appointed whom, as its head with immediate effect? a) Rohit Agarwal b) Sharad Agarwal c) Vijay Agarwal d) Chittaranjan Agarwal e) None of the above B Vasu will be appointed as the new director of which Cricket Association Academy for a period of two years? a) Karnataka b) Haryana c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu e) Maharashtra D In a stock exchange filing, Bharti Airtel announced the purchase of 4G spectrum from Aircel in eight circles for a) 3,500 crore b) 4,500 crore c) 5,500 crore d) 2,500 crore e) 3,000 crore A IMP A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous Crusade was re-released during a discussion organised by the India International Centre, New Delhi. Who is the author of the book? a) Arnab Goswami b) Arun Shourie c) BG Verghese d) Swapan Dasgupta e) Kanchan Gupta C 10-4-2016 How much amount did the Ministry of Rural Development released to the States in connection with the implementation of its flagship programme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. a) Rs.13,320cr b) Rs.12,230cr c) Rs.13,230cr d) Rs.12,320cr e) Rs.12,302cr B The nation’s first Metrino Pod Taxi project –A Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) network is going to begin in a) Ahmadabad, Gujarat b) Bengaluru, Karnataka c) Gurgaon, Haryana d) Hyderabad, Telangana e) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh C IMP Who crowned Miss India World 2016? a) MireiaLalaguna b) PankhurGidwani c) PriyadarsiniChatterjee d) Susrtha Krishna e) None of the above C Information and Broadcasting Ministry has formed a three-member Committee to oversee the guidelines set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed. The committee was headed by a) B. B. Tandon b) N Gopalaswami c) NavinChawala d) S. Y. Quraishi e) V. S. Sampath A Project “Sagarmala” is related to which among the following sectors? a) Railways b) Heavy Industries c) Agriculture d) Shipping and Ports e) Textiles D IMP Sajibu Cheiraoba is the traditional festival celebrated in a) Sikkim b) Manipur c) Meghalaya d) Tripura e) Kerala B US Secretary of State John Kerry made a sudden visit to which to show support for the government and its security forces? a) Bangladesh b) Sri Lanka c) Afghanistan d) Nepal e) India C Which countries government is set to begin testing a system that would allow foreign tourists to verify their identities and purchase goods and services using a fingerprint? a) China b) USA c) France d) Japan e) None of the above D "Venus Interior Probe Using In-situ Power and Propulsion" a project selected for NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts programme is submitted by a) Sharmila Bhattacharya b) Dr.KamleshLulla c) Ashwin R. Vasavada d) Anita Sengupta e) RatnakumarBugga E IMP Highest wicket taker in the IPL of all seasons is a) Brettle Lee b) Haribajan Singh c) Amith Mishra d) LasithMalinga e) RavichandranAshwin D 11-4-2016 Prime Minister visited the Puttingal Devi temple at Kollam, following fire mishap. The temple is in which state? a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka e) None of the above A How much amount did the union government announced as drought relief to farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region? a) Rs.2,304cr b) Rs.2,802cr c) Rs.1,304cr d) Rs.1,886cr e) None of the above C IMP Which city plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its BurjKhalifa, currently the World’s tallest skyscraper? a) Abu Dhabi b) Dubai c) Muscat d) Riyadh e) Nairobi B IMP Which country Navy has successfully conducted a test launch of the shore-based anti-ship Zarb Missile? a) Iran b) Iraq c) Pakistan d) UAE e) Egypt C IMP Name the Indian-South African judge who has been convened upon the highest French civilian the Legion of Honour. a) Mogoeng Mogoeng b) Navanetham Pillay c) Ranjan Gogoi d) N. V. Ramana e) Amitav Roy B Which among the following mobile company ties up with Visa and Tran Serv to promote digital payments? a) Intex b) Spice c) Leanova d) Micromax e) None of the above D Which among the following company has acquired employee and manager feedback startup Peer? a) Facebook b) Google c) Samsung d) Youtube e) Twitter E Danny Willettfrom Briton is famous player of which sport? a) Hockey b) Running c) Cyclist d) F1 Racer e) Golfer E IMP Malaysia's badminton star Lee Chong Wei has won Malaysian Open title. This title is ___ Malaysian open title. a) 12th b) 9th c) 10th d) 11th e) None of the above D IMP Name the Maldivian President who will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to further strengthen bilateral co-operation. a) Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom b) Rosen Plevneliev c) Roch Marc Christian Kabore d) Toomas Hendrik Ilves e) None of the above A 12-4-2016 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on the Tiger Conservation will be inaugurated by whom in New Delhi a) Narendra Modi b) Arvind Kejriwal c) Pranab Mukherjee d) Li Keqiang e) Prakash Jaydevagar A The Election Commission (EC) announced its partnership with _____ to reach out to 31% of the electorate in Tamil Nadu and achieve 100% turnout. a) Twitter b) Facebook c) Google Plus d) Linked In e) None of the above B IMP Who among the following has been awarded with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize? a) Raif Badawi b) Khadija Ismayilova c) Attuar Rehman d) Shaeed Asani e) None of the above B IMP Who will be given Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation's Best Actress of the Year award? a) Ishwarya Rai b) Priyanka Chopra c) Deepika Padukone d) Sonakshi Sinha e) Preity Zenta B IMP Shaheen is an air force exercise between which countries? a) Pakistan and Afghanistan b) Pakistan and Iran c) Pakistan and China d) Iran and Afghanistan e) Afghanistan and China C IMP Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident recently. She is a a) Journalist b) Writer c) Politician d) Biker e) None of the above D The GDP growth rate of China is estimated to decline to _______ per-cent by the World Bank in this year. a) 6.8% b) 6.7% c) 6.6% d) 6.5% e) 6.4% B IMP Who has joined the recently-announced Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador? a) Suresh Raina b) Ravindra Jadeja c) Virat Kohli d) Hardik Pandey e) Ravichandran Ashwin C IMP Bharti Airtel will set up the payments bank in partnership with _____ Bank, which holds 19.9% stake in AMSL. a) Axis Bank b) Yes Bank c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank e) Kotak Mahindra Bank E IMP Off-road vehicle manufacturer Polaris has tied up with the popular e-commerce website ________ to sell its ATV (All Terrain Vehicles). a) Amazon b) Shopclues c) Flip Kart d) Jobang e) Snapdeal E 13-4-2016 IMP Poet and novelist Padma Sachdev has been chosen for the prestigious SaraswatiSamman for the year 2015. She belongs to which state in India? a) Assam b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Rajasthan d) Haryana e) Madhya Pradesh B Name the festival of harvest celebrated by farmers, especially in Punjab and Haryana, express their gratitude for a good harvest and pray for prosperity in the coming year. a) Baisakhi b) Sankranti c) Lohri d) GudhiPadwa e) Kanyarkali A IMP Which Indian express has been ranked among the top rated trains in the world? a) Shatabdi Express b) Gattiman Express c) Rajadhani Express d) Maharajas’ Express e) Howrah Rajadhani Express D IMP ______ became the first company in India to implement the Union Health Ministry’s Cigarettes Packaging Amendment Rules, 2014. a) NTC Industries b) ITC c) Golden Tobacco d) Godfrey Phillip e) None of the above C Who among the following appointed as the new DGP of Haryana? a) Yash Pal Singhal b) KP Singh c) Vijay Malhotra d) Kushal Singh e) PratapSinghal B IMP ). Which among the following countries is working to develop world's first virtually invisible train by 2018? a) Japan b) USA c) Russia d) China e) Germany A IMP S. Ravindran has been appointed as the new chairman of which among the following banks? a) Andhra Pradesh GrameenaVikas Bank b) KaveriGrameena Bank c) BangiyaGraminVikash Bank d) Karnataka VikasGrameena Bank e) None of the above D IMP Federal Bank ties up with Chillar Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a technology driven start-up company to promote the start-up’s technology product a) Student Wallet b) Study Wallet c) Campus Wallet d) College Wallet e) None of the above C Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada for a) $ 2billion b) $ 3billion c) $ 4billion d) $ 5billion e) $ 1billion E IMP S.P. Chawrasia of India is which sports person? a) Golf Player b) Foot Ball Player c) Badminton Player d) Chess Player e) Table Tennis Player A 14-4-2016 .National Fire Service Day is observed on ________. a) April 15th b) April 14th c) May 15th d) May 14th e) None of the above B SOURCE: EVERYDAYQUIZ.BLOGSPOT.COM IMP Which state Assembly unanimously approved the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill? a) Gujarat b) Kerala c) Telangana d) Maharashtra e) Himachal Pradesh D India and ___________ signed a MoU for cooperation and mutual assistance in development of ports. a) North Korea b) South Korea c) Sri Lanka d) Oman e) Singapore B Which Country was the world's largest remittance recipient in 2015 said by World Bank? a) India b) Russia c) Japan d) Germany e) China A RBI decided to cut the minimum maturity period of masala bonds to ________. a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3 years d) 4 years e) 7 years C RYT Australia batsman Dean Jones has appointed as chief coach of the _________ cricket team. a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) Zimbabwe d) West Indies e) UAE A IMP Prime Minister NarendraModi released two commemorative coins on the eve of 125th birth anniversary of Dr.BabasahebBhimraoAmbedkar. The denominations of the coins were a) Ten-rupee and One hundred and twenty-five rupee b) Ten-rupee and Hundred rupee coins c) Ten-rupee and One hundred and fifty rupee d) Ten-rupee and Fifty rupee e) None of the above A IMP India signed a MoU with which among the following countries in the field of Fisheries. a) Pakistan b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Malaysia e) Sri Lanka C IMP According to the report compiled Electronics major by Huawei, India placed at the ____ position among 50 different countries in a Global Connectivity Index (GCI). a) 32nd b) 44th c) 38th d) 42nd e) 29th B IMP South Pacific island nation ____ has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. a) Nauru b) Majuro c) Bikini d) Bagao e) Tiga Island A IMP Which Indian bank is introducing a wafer thin SIM sleeve enabled payments solutions for the feature phone? a) Axis Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Yes Bank d) ICICI Bank e) None of the above C Leading Chip maker AMD ties up with ______ to enter Indian electronics sector for chip manufacturing. a) HSMC b) TSMC c) UMC d) Micron e) None of the above A IMP Airports Authority of India asks ________ to pay Rs 15 crore of duesup by more than its bank guarantee amount of over Rs 30 crore. a) Air India Express b) GoAir c) IndiGo d) SpiceJet e) TajAir B IMP _______ has become the world's fastest convertible car after reaching a top speed of 265.6 mph. a) Hennessey Venom GT b) Bugatti Chiron c) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport d) SSC Ultimate Aero e) None of the above A IMP Who has been appointed as the liaison officer for Jammu and Kashmir? a) Nripendra Mishra b) S. Jayashankar c) AjitDobhal d) RatanWattal e) None of the above D 15-4-2016 Delhi government bans sale of all forms of chewable tobacco for _______ year(s). a) 1 year b) 3 years c) 5 years d) 1.5 years e) 2 years A Himachal Pradesh is celebrating _______ Himachal Day on April 15. a) 68th b) 67th c) 69th d) 70th e) 71st C RYT IMP The government said that banks have been asked to calculate revised amount of pension following the recent _____ per-cent hike in Dearness Relief (DR). a) 2% b) 6% c) 8% d) 12% e) 5% B IMP Government has reconstituted Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) board. Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Board. a) Ram Bahadur Rai b) Dakshinaranjan Basu c) Vikram Chandra d) David Dev Das e) Santosh Kumar A India and _________ have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase co-operation in sharing of cross-border tax information. a) Germany b) Japan c) China d) USA e) None of the above D SOURCE: EVERYDAYQUIZ.BLOGSPOT.COM US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that they have started joint patrols with a) Indonesia b) Philippines c) South Korea d) Japan e) Malaysia B IMP The female boxer who was named as one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA). a) Lila Ali b) Tracy Byrd c) Jane Couch d) Mary Kom e) None of the above D IMP World Bank and ________ Sign First Co-Financing Framework Agreementto approve about USD 1.2 billion. a) Asian Development Bank b) African Development Bank c) European Investment Bank d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank e) Islamic Development Bank D In order to settle most of its loans, Jaypee group offers _____ acre land to banksto avoid putting a non-performing asset (NPA) tag on the two Jaypee group companies namely Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) and Jaypee Infra. a) 2200 b) 2150 c) 1950 d) 2500 e) 2750 A IMP Manika Batra and Soumyajit Ghosh have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics. They belong to which sports. a) Archery b) Diving c) Table Tennis d) Hockey e) Volley Ball C 16-4-2016 Which state has launched the Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows? a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Meghalaya c) Uttarakhand d) Jharkhand e) Gujarat D The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has allocated _____ towards modernisation of 82 state government-owned laboratories over the next 2-3 years. a) Rs.550 cr b) Rs.750 cr c) Rs.500 cr d) Rs.650 cr e) Rs.520 cr C IMP According to the latest economic census the state that has the maximum number of woman entrepreneurs in the country is a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Karnataka e) Maharashtra A IMP The only state where the Food Security act is yet to be implemented is a) Telangana b) Nagaland c) Bihar d) Tripura e) Manipur B Panagarh Air Force Base of West Bengal was renamedafter former IAF chief _____. a) Arjan Singh b) Arup Raha c) Norman Anil Kumar Browne d) Fali Homi Major e) None of the above A A US jury has slapped two Tata Group companies – Tata Consultancy Services and Tata America International Corp – with a _________ fine in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them. a) $940 million b) $950 million c) $960 million d) $970 million e) $945 million A IMP Volodymyr Groysman appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? a) Hungary b) Bulgaria c) Ukraine d) Turkey e) Latvia C A Low-cost career Air Pegasus would invest ______ in 2016-17 to expand operations and connect more cities across south India. a) Rs 90 crore b) Rs 200 crore c) Rs 300 crore d) Rs 400 crore e) Rs 100 crore E IMP Scientists create world's strongest material. The name given to the material is a) Dimando b) Graphene c) Magnesine d) Alluminine e) None of the above B Award-winning photographer, Malick Sidibe, has died at the age of 80. He belongs to which country? a) Liberia b) Mali c) Angola d) Niger e) Mauritania B 17-4-2016 The government has decided to increase minimum wages to _____ rupees per month for contract labourers across the country. a) 10,000 b) 9500 c) 8500 d) 12000 e) 15000 A Free Wi-fi services were launched at Bhubaneswar railway station.The station will be the second station to be covered under the free Wi-Fi project. The first station covered under this project was a) Bangalore b) Ahmadabad c) Mumbai Central d) New Delhi e) Chennai C Name the major exercise conducting in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the Army to strike deep into enemy territory in an integrated air-land battle environment. a) Varuna b) IBSAMAR c) AviaIndra d) Surya Kiran e) Shatrujeet E French President Francois Hollande announced ______ in aid for Lebanon over the next three years as it currently hosts over a million Syrian refugees. a) €100 million b) €200 million c) €300 million d) €400 million e) €500 million A The first legally recognised Pastafarian wedding concluded in ______. The wedding, held on a pirate boat, was officiated by a pirate. a) Nelson, New Zealand b) Oamaru, New Zealand c) Dunedin, New Zealand d) Akaroa, New Zealand e) Timaru, New Zealand D Who gets Mumbai Press Club’s lifetime achievement awardAwarded by The Mumbai Press Club – ‘RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism’? a) BarkhaDutt b) T N Ninan c) AmbaGoswami d) ArunShourie e) PalagummiSainath B Which steel major has rolled out a secure carpooling platform for its employees, thus becoming one of the first companies in the manufacturing sector? a) Steel Authority of India b) Tata Steel c) VISA Steel d) JSW Steel e) None of the above B Name the humanoid robot that can speak, show micro-expressions and move eyes and body that was unveiled by researchersat the University of Science and Technology of China. a) Kia Kia b) Mia Mia c) JiaJia d) LiaLia e) None of the above C IMP India finished as runners-up in the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Which team won the cup? a) Australia b) New Zealand c) Malaysia d) Canada e) Japan A Mercedes' NicoRosberg took pole at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix. He belongs to which Country? a) Argentina b) Germany c) Netherlands d) Poland e) Italy B SOURCE: EVERYDAYQUIZ.BLOGSPOT.COM 18-4-2016 International Day for Monuments and Sites observed on April 18th with theme for the year 2016 is a) Heritage, a shared wealth of humankind b) Heritage of Commemoration c) World Heritage Convention d) The Heritage of sport e) None of the above D IMP Thrissur Pooram is a traditional festival celebrated in which state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala c) Gujarat d) Haryana e) Meghalaya B The state that which announced the medical allowance to employees would be increased by 10%, and the dearness allowance by 6% is ______. This would put an additional cost of 315.34 crore annually on the state exchequer. a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra e) Tamil Nadu A Union government to compensate of __________ for SC/ST victim of gang rape, murder or an acid attack including 47 offences. a) Rs.8.5 lakh b) Rs.5 lakh c) Rs.7.5lakh d) Rs.6 lakh e) Rs.7lakh A Infosys cofounder S Gopalakrishnan launched a new app that chronicles the “fascinating journey” of the Indian IT industry since the 1950s. Name the app. a) Paramahamsa b) Rajahamsa c) Itihaasa d) Yaaden e) Saphalata C According to the latest reports released, which is the best country in the world to raise children? a) Finland b) Denmark c) Norway d) Switzerland e) None of the above B IMP Who has appointed as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards? a) Prakash Mishra b) M Akhaya c) BinyanandJha d) PC Thakur e) Arun Kumar Ray D Which bank is going to raise over 178 crore by issuing shares to Life Insurance Corporation on a preferential basis? a) Bank of Baroda b) Indian Overseas Bank c) UCO Bank d) Dena Bank e) Oriental Bank of Commerce E _____ has collaborated with Google to provide health information under the latter's Health Card project. a) Apollo Hospitals b) Nova Speciality Hospitals c) Global Health City d) BGS Global Hospitals e) MIOT Hospitals A Name the first ever Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics. a) Pranathi Das b) Dipa Karmakar c) Priti Das d) TumpaDebanath e) PranathiNaik B 19-4-2016 Railways will shortly be launching phone ticket cancellation service. What is the number dedicated to cancel their reserved tickets booked through counters? a) 139 b) 149 c) 115 d) 165 e) 123 A Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy in India is headed by a) Kalraj Mishra b) Ananthkumar c) PiyushGoyal d) ChaudharyBirender Singh e) Radha Mohan Singh C According to the study conducted by Assocham-SREI, which state tops in Public Private Partnership project investments? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh e) Arunachal Pradesh D With which country does Uttar Pradesh Government shared contributions to enhance the Road Connectivity of about 400 Kms in major district in Uttar Pradesh State? a) Peru b) Philippines c) Cambodia d) Poland e) Germany B Which state government made it mandatory to have a barcode and hologram on liquor bottles to eliminate the problem of spurious liquor? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Jammu and Kashmir e) Assam A The 14th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China was held in a) Saint Petersburg b) Beijing c) Ahmadabad d) Moscow e) None of the above D World Bank and UNICEF announced establishment of new alliance that aims to make ________ programme a global policy. a) Primary EducationDevelopment b) Secondary EducationDevelopment c) Early Childhood Development d) Technical EducationDevelopment e) None of the above C The second technical meeting on Chabahar Transit and Transport Agreement was held in India and provided the draft for the tripartite agreement among a) India, Iran, Iraq b) Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan c) Afghanistan, India, Iraq d) Afghanistan, India, Iran e) None of the above D Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee of a) West Indies Cricket Board b) Sri Lanka Cricket Board c) Afghanistan Cricket Board d) Pakistan Cricket Board e) Bangladesh Cricket Board D Indian Oil Corporation has inked anMoU with which countries Petroleum Corporation to examine the possibility of jointly working on setting up a LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) import terminal? a) Bhutan b) Bangladesh c) Iran d) Iraq e) None of the above B IMP The TRAI stuck to its stance that the entire spectrum available in 700 MHz band should be auctioned in the upcoming sale. The chairman of TRAI is a) R. S. Sharma b) AnupamShrivastava c) Sunil Bharti Mittal d) Analjit Singh e) Sanjay Shigania A Reliance Jio announced that the Bay of Bengal Gateway’s subsea cable network spread over _________ was operational. a) 7,100 km b) 8,100 km c) 6,100 km d) 7,800 km e) 8,800km B A novel, simple, low-cost device that quickly diagnoses septicaemia at bedside has been developed by the researcher belongs to a) IIT Kanpur b) IIT Rorkee c) IIT Chennai d) IISC Bangalore e) IIT Delhi E Robert Key, who played 15 Tests for his country, announced his retirement from professional cricket. He plays for which country? a) Australia b) New Zealand c) England d) Zimbabwe e) South Africa C Name the Emmy-winning actressthe star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has passed away at the age of 90. a) Doris Roberts b) SonarikaBhadoria c) Jennifer Winget d) DrashtiDhami e) None of the above A 20-4-2016 The Union government has earmarked _______ crore to clean up Bengaluru’s polluted lakes. a) Rs.750 b) Rs.800 c) Rs.850 d) Rs.650 e) Rs.550 B Panasonic India and AES India Private Limited announced an agreement to construct a 10 MW energy storage array at Panasonic's Technopark manufacturing facility in which state of India? a) Punjab b) Sikkim c) Haryana d) Gujarat e) Maharashtra C Name the Indian-Americannominated by US President Barack Obama as the country’s next envoy to Chad. a) George Sudarshan b) V Mohan Reddy c) Geeta Pasi d) Ruchi Shangavi e) Swapna Chattopadhya C The emergency imposed after the Paris attacks in November 2015 and has been extended twice until 26 May. Again French PM Manuel Valls said that France will seek to extend the emergency in the country till the end of a) June b) July c) August d) September e) None of the above B A Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed in Science and Technology among Sri Lanka, a) India and Bangladesh b) Japan and China c) China and India d) India and Japan e) Japan and Bangladesh D World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced that the World Bank Group will invest _______ US dollars over 5 years in education projects that directly benefit adolescent girls. a) 0.5 billion b) 1.5 billion c) 2.5 billion d) 3.5 billion e) 4.5 billion C Who among the following was appointed by State government of Goa as its new Lokayukta? a) P.K. Mishra b) Bhaskar Khulbe c) T. V. Somanathan d) Tarun Bajaj e) Debashree Mukherjee A Who among the following appointed as Kerala-based Rubber Board’s chairman? a) S Vijay Kumar b) A Ajith Kumar c) K Dhiraj Kumar d) M Vikram Kumar e) D Satish Kumar B Rahul Johri recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer at a) All India Tennis Association b) All India Football Federation c) All India Chess Federation d) Board of Control for Cricket in India e) Athletics Federation of India D Which bank becomes as the first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for start-ups? a) South Indian Bank b) Karur Vysya Bank c) ICICI Bank d) IDBI Bank e) RBL Bank E Which bank becomes the top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Schemewhich was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November? a) State Bank of India b) Central Bank of India c) Punjab National Bank d) Punjab and Sind Bank e) Andhra Bank C IMP The making of India: The untold story of British Enterprises authored by a) Kartar Lalvani b) Amish Tripati c) Rohinton Mistry d) Ashwin Sanghi e) Suketu Mehta A IMP President Pranab Mukherjee honoured Professor Ge Fuping with the George Grierson prize for his remarkable works done for the propagation of Hindi abroad. He belongs to which country? a) Japan b) China c) Malaysia d) Singapore e) None of the above B Which travel search app has launched '1-Tap Cab Booking' feature that lets users book cabs without a stable internet connection or GPS? a) Entrain b) Sunscreen c) Tipulator d) Ixigo e) Travel Safe D Name the legendary mentor to some of Silicon Valley’s most important entrepreneurs and executives including Steve Jobs and Larry Page, who has died at age 75? a) Bill Campbell b) Sean Harper c) Julian Scharman d) Mike Sigal e) Seth Berman A 21-4-2016 Civil Services Day is being observed on a) 22nd April b) 23rd April c) 21st April d) 24th April e) 21st August C SOURCE: EVERYDAYQUIZ.BLOGSPOT.COM Satellite communication provider TechnoSatComm said that _____ Metro Rail Corporation has awarded a 10-year contract to it to provide free Wi-Fi services. a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Bengaluru d) Pune e) Delhi E The Union Cabinet approved for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and _________ on technical cooperation in the field of capacity building, benchmarking and bilateral exchange in infrastructure engineering. a) Bhutan b) Nepal c) Sri Lanka d) Bangladesh e) Myanmar A India is expected to buy 145 M777 Howitzers for _______ to prepare its Mountain Strike Corps. a) $750 million b) $650 million c) $700 million d) $600 million e) None of the above A Which state government has notified the Affordable Plotted Housing Policy 2016 for low and medium standard towns under DeenDayal Jan AwasYojana. a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Punjab d) Haryana e) Chhattisgarh D Punjab CM ParkashBadal distributes health insurance cards & approves _____ crorefor road sector. a) Rs 950 crore b) Rs 750 crore c) Rs 650 crore d) Rs 850 crore e) Rs 700 crore B IMP India ranks ____ out of 180 countries listed in the World Press Freedom Index 2016, released by NGO Reporters without Borders. a) 134 b) 135 c) 133 d) 128 e) 110 C IMP Who among the following persons has been conferred with one of the highest awards of Cyprus for his work in a number of senior roles within the Commonwealth Secretariat? a) AmitavBanerji b) Kapil Sharma c) Lakshmi Mittal d) Indira Nooi e) Asghar Khan A Which among the following payment system company has announced its partnership with BookMyShow to offer the fastest and secure digital payments option for movie lovers? a) PayUIndia b) Citrus Pay c) FreeCharge d) Pay Pal e) PayZippy C Name the cruise missile that is test-firedRussian Militaryfrom the Kapustin Yar practice range in the Astrakhan Region as part of drill. a) Sturgeon b) Sampson c) Switchblade d) Iskander e) None of the above D 22-4-2016 What was the theme of the International Mother Earth Day that was celebrated on 22 April 2016 across the world? a) Trees saves the Earth b) Trees for the Earth c) It’s our turn to lead d) Earth: Space for living e) None of the above B Which among the following countries is going to sign a joint manufacturing contract with India for 200 Ka-226T light utility multirole helicopters before the end of 2016? a) Japan b) Canada c) China d) Russia e) USA D The month-long SimhasthaKumbhmela, the largest congregation of Hindus, began in a) Nasik b) Ayodhya c) Badrinath d) Kushinagar e) Ujjani E Which countries government has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization Visa (e-visa) for Indian tourists on a short visit to the country? a) Malaysia b) Philippines c) UAE d) France e) Russia A Suresh Babu appointed as the next Ambassador of India a) Taiwan b) Mongolia c) Thailand d) Vietnam e) Armenia B IMP Who has been awarded with one of France’s highest honourOfficier de l’Ordre des Arts etLettres (Order of Arts and Letters)? a) KailashSatyardhi b) Honey Singh c) Tara Gandhi d) NandanNilekani e) None of the above C IMP TIME released the list of 100 most influential people which featured six Indians. Who among the following is not included in the list? a) RaghuramRajan b) Priyanka Chopra c) SaniaMirza d) NarendraModi e) SunitaNarain D India has overtaken China as the world's top destination for foreign direct investment by attracting greenfield capital investment worth ____ billion dollars in 2015. a) 72 b) 59 c) 63 d) 86 e) 101 C Which among the following browsers introduced free and unlimited Virtual Private Network (VPN) feature into its desktop browser, making it the first major browser to offer an integrated VPN? a) Opera b) Safari c) UC browser d) Firefox e) Omni web A India is going to play their first day-night Test against ______ later this year, announced by BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur. a) Australia b) South Africa c) New Zealand d) Pakistan e) West Indies C PINK BALL WILL BE USED 23-4-2016 Khongjom Day is the day observed every year by which state remembering the war heroes who had sacrificed their lives fighting against the British to protect freedom of the state? a) Mizoram b) Manipur c) Nagaland d) Maharashtra e) Madhya Pradesh B Government has set-up a Sub Committee to interact with the trade and industry on the imposition of Central Excise Duty on jewellery. The committee is headed by a) Ashok Lahiri b) Ratnakar Gangopadhaya c) Vijay Kumar Chawhan d) Priyatam Sethi e) None of the above A U CAN REMEBR IT BY BAPPI LAHIRI ,,GOLD MAN,, HE HAS LOTS OF JEWELLARY IMP Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananta Kumar announced that centre to provide Plastic Park to which state? a) Telangana b) Mizoram c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala e) Haryana C India said it has formally ratified the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), aimed at easing customs procedures to boost commerce. India is the _____, WTO member to accept the TFA. a) 78th b) 76th c) 77th d) 79th e) 82nd B Japan tested its own stealth plane to become the __________ nation in the world to test stealth jets. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth D Jaspal Bindra is appointed as the new Executive Chairman of a) Bajaj Group b) Tata Group c) Hinduja Group d) Centrum group e) None of the above D The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) sanctioned _____ crore rupees to 30 venture funds through the government-financed India Aspiration Fund for funding early-stage startups. a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 500 d) 850 e) 1100 A Indian documentary that wins bronze medal at New York Festivals is a) The True Cost b) Miditech’s Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale c) Look at us now, Mother! d) The Economics of Happiness e) Benaras: The Unexplored Attachments B RYT Which among the following companies has become the first Indian company to join a global energy campaign headed by an international non-profit group? a) Mahindra and Mahindra b) TCS c) Bajaj Auto Ltd d) Tata Motors Ltd e) Hero MotorCorp Ltd A Which among the following airlines has entered into a strategic partnership with software services firm TCS for a range of IT services, including application maintenance services and airport infrastructure support? a) Spice Jet b) Jet Airways c) IndiGo d) Vistara e) AirAsia India D  SOURCE: EVERYDAYQUIZ.BLOGSPOT.COM 
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