Current Affairs Quiz – April 19 and April 20

1. The National Mineral Development Corporation has reduced the prices of iron ore by
a) 10 %
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%

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Answer c) 20%

2. Indian American ___________ has been welcomed by all eight IVS, plus six other elite universities, for a unique 14/14 record.
a) Girija Kumar
b) Pooja Chandrasekhar
c) Samantha Krishnan
d) Kausalya Moorthy

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Answer b) Pooja Chandrasekhar

3. India will buy how many Rafale jets from France in fly-away condition?
a) 30
b) 32
c) 34
d) 36

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Answer d) 36

4. Who has been taken over as the Fifth General Secretary of CPM?
a) Ram Sharma
b) Prakash Karat
c) Sitaram Yechury
d) Ramachandran Pillai

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Answer b) Prakash Karat

5. What is the name of the insurance service recently launched by IRCTC?
a) Travel Insurance
b) Baggage Insurance
c) Safety Insurance
d) Luggage Insurance

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Answer b) Baggage Insurance

6. Three Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and _________ have been qualified for next year’s Rio Olympics.
a) Sanjeev Mishra
b) Sandeep Kumar
c) Abhishek Gautam
d) Kalyan Singh

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Answer b) Sandeep Kumar

7. Who became the first player in tennis history to win the first three Masters tournament of the year?
a) Andy Murray
b) Roger Federer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Rafael Nadal

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Answer c) Novak Djokovic

8. The Tap n Pay Payment Service has been launched by
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) SBI

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Answer b) ICICI bank

9. For the New Development Bank, the inaugural Chairman of the Board of directors will come from
a) Russia
b) Brazil
c) South Africa
d) China

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Answer b) Brazil

10. For the New Development Bank, the inaugural chairman of the Board of Governors will be from
a) Brazil
b) India
c) South Africa
d) Russia

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Answer d) Russia