Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been appointed as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards?
a) KK Paul
b) PC Thakur
c) AC Kumar
d) Pradeep Kumar
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Answer b) PC Thakur. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of PC Thakur, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1979 batch (Gujarat cadre), as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards (FS, CD&HG).
2. In which state indian army to conduct a major exercise SHATRUJEET by the elite strike 1?
a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Gujarat
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Answer a) Rajasthan. With about 30,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army conducted a major Exercise SHATRUJEET by the elite STRIKE 1 in deserts of Rajasthan near to the border with Pakistan.
3. Who is the cabinet minister of women and child development?
a) Sushma swaraj
b) Mamta banerjee
c) Maneka Gandhi
d) Smriti Irani
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Answer c) Maneka Gandhi. The Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Gandhi inaugurated a major One Day Regional Conference with North Eastern States in Shillong on the issues relating to Child Adoption. The Ministers In-charge of Social Welfare and Women & Child Development in the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura participated in the conference.
4. Finalize draft of Chabahar trilateral agreement is between which of these three countries?
a) Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
b) India, Iran and Pakistan
c) Pakistan, Afghanistan and India
d) India, Iran and Afghanistan.
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Answer d) India, Iran and Afghanistan. The second technical meeting on Chabahar Transit and Transport Agreement was held in India and provided the draft for the tripartite agreement among Iran, India and Afghanistan.
5. What is the capital of Ecuador?
a) Bogota
b) Quito
c) Zagreb
d) Dublin.
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Answer b) Quito. A major earthquake hit Ecuador’s central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of miles away.
6. Scientists of Technical University of Munich found the traces of iron isotopes from the samples of ________.
a) Moon
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Saturn.
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Answer a) Moon. A recent discovery by scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) found traces of iron isotopes in samples from the moon, similar to those found on our ocean floor, leading them to believe that it came from the same supernova explosion.
7. World Haemophilia Day is observed on?
a) April 18
b) March 18
c) April 17
d) April 15
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Answer c) April 17. Every April 17, World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This is a critical effort since with increased awareness comes better diagnosis and access to care for the millions who remain without treatment.
8. International Day for Monuments and Sites and World Amateur Radio Awareness Day is observed on?
a) April 17
b) April 18
c) April 19
d) April 16
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Answer b) April 18. The 2016 theme for the ICOMOS (International council on monuments and sites) International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). To mark this occasion, the IARU and its more than 160 Member-Societies will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18.
9. Which state will be made as kerosene Free State from next year?
a) Maharashtra
b) Telangana
c) Haryana
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer c) Haryana . Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that the state will be made kerosene free next year. “For this, gas cylinders will be given to every household and families using kerosene for cooking will be given gas chullahs.
10. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics?
a) Saina nehwal
b) Dipa karmakar
c) Mithali raj
d) Pooja
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Answer b) Dipa karmakar . Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics as she booked a berth for the Rio Games after a strong performance at the final qualifying and test event. The 22-year-old garnered a total score of 52.698 points in the Olympics qualifying event to book a berth for artistic gymnastics in Rio Games.
11. Which team won ninth Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title?
a) New Zealand
b) India
c) Japan
d) Australia.
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Answer d) Australia. World champions Australia overwhelmed India 4-0 to lift their ninth Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title on april 16, 2016 at Azlan Shah Stadium in Malaysia’s west coast city of Ipoh. Australia, record eighth time champions, started as the obvious favourites, but an rejuvenated Indian side made sure to pose a strong challenge for the title.
12. Who won Chinese Grand Prix 2016?
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Nico Rosberg
c) Sebastien Vettel
d) Alanso.
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Answer b) Nico Rosberg. Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton with a thumping victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton, who started from last after his engine expired in qualifying, stopped five times in a race brimming with drama, and eventually crossed the line in seventh place.
13. Veteran Spinner Rangana Herath who announced retirement from T20, ODI cricket, belongs to which country?
a) India
b) West Indies
c) Sri Lanka
d) South Africa
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Answer c) Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has retired from 50-over and Twenty20 internationals in order to carry on playing test matches.
14. Who won Monte Carlo Masters title 2016?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Mahesh Bhupathy.
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Answer a) Rafael Nadal. After two sets of thrilling tennis, Rafael Nadal found another gear in the decider to beat Gaël Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 and record his ninth Monte Carlo title and 28th Masters title overall.
15. Malick sidibe who passed away recently was a _________.
a) Scientist
b) Actor
c) Photographer
d) Poet
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Answer c) Photographer. The pioneering Malian photographer Malick Sidibe has died aged 80. He is known for his black and white studio portraits that captured the lives of young Malians in the 1960s and 1970s.
