CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 6TH APRIL 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 6^TH APRIL 2019

1.        Where was the India-Chile Business Forum held?

A) Arica, Chile

B) New Delhi, India

C) Santiago, Chile

D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

E) None of these

2.        Name the organization, which release the report on food crises titled “Global Report on Food Crises” annually.

A) International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI)

B) Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)

C) Food Corporation of India(FCI)

D) Food Security Information Network (FSIN)

E) None of these

3.        Reserve Bank of India has reduced its key policy rate by _________ basis point in order to enhance the growth and private investment?

A) 0.10 basis point

B) 0.25 basis point

C) 0.20 basis point

D) 0.50 basis point

E) None of these

4.        What is the new Repo Rate revised by the six-member monetary policy committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das?

A) 6.00 %

B) 6.25 %

C) 5.75 %

D) 6.50 %

E) None of these

5.        According to the 1st Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20, GDP growth of India is projected to _____ per cent by Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

A) 7.1%

B) 7.4%

C) 7.2%

D) 7%

E) None of these

6.        What is the sovereign rating of India as per the credit rating agency Fitch?

A) AAA-

B) AA+

C) BB+

D) BBB-

E) None of these

7.        Name the Indian Politician who was honoured with UAE’s highest civilian award “Zayed Medal” recently.

A) Sushma Swaraj

B) Ram Nath Kovind

C) Arun Jaitley

D) Narendra Modi

E) None of these

8.        Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?

A) M R Kumar

B) Subhash Chandra Garg

C) Vipin Anand

D) Padmaja Chunduru

E) None of these

9.        Rakesh Malhotra has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which country?

A) Republic of Cameroon

B) Albania

C) Antigua and Barbuda

D) Azerbaijan

E) None of these

10.    Who was appointed as the Industry head of Google India recently?

A) Robert Ernest Andreatta

B) Mayoori kango

C) Hari Raju Mahadevu

D) Kenneth Hohee Yi

E) None of these

11.    Find the messaging app, which unveiled a platform named ‘Checkpoint Tipline’ to tackle fake news during the Lok Sabha Election?

A) WhatsApp

B) Facebook

C) Instagram

D) Twitter

E) None of these

12.    Who has become the first African-American female mayor in the history of Chicago?

A) Lori Lightfoot

B) Muriel Bowser

C) Lovely Warren

D) Toni Harp

E) None of these

13.    On which date, the 2019 International Mine Awareness Day is observed recently?

A) April 5

B) April 4

C) April 3

D) April 2

E) None of these

14.    State of the Global Air 2019 report, which is in news recently, is released by which country’s health institute?

A) United States

B) United Kingdom

C) Germany

D) France

E) None of these

15.    Phayeng Village, which has been tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement, is located in which of the following states?

A) Mizoram

B) Nagaland

C) Manipur

D) Odisha

E) None of these