DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL

Q1. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN HAS COLLABORATED WITH WHICH ENTITY TO DEVELOP TRAINING MODULES FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS?

a) SIDBI

b) NITI Aayog

c) IIM-Ahmedabad

d) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

ANS - D

Q2. WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED ‘ADVANCED FARMING ENRICHED FARMER’ SCHEME, WITH AN AIM TO INCREASE FARMERS’ INCOME BY CUTTING PRODUCTION COST AND INCREASING THE OUTPUT?

a) Rajasthan

b) Gujarat

c) Maharashtra

d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS - C

Q3. PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE HAS INAUGURATED 3RD EDITION OF THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION ON SERVICES FROM RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. GES 2017 IS BEING HELD IN:

a) Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

b) Pune, Maharashtra

c) Kochi, Kerala

d) Cuttack, Odisha

ANS - A

Q4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS CELEBRATED ITS 123RD FOUNDATION DAY ON 12 APRIL, 2017?

a) Bank of India

b) Punjab National Bank

c) Corporation Bank

d) Syndicate Bank

ANS - B

Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PRESENTED SHAMBHAVI PURASKAR 2017?

a) Ashok Singh Bisht

b) Manohar Parelkar

c) Rakesh Kumar Nikhanj

d) Hari Shankar Rout

ANS - D

Q6.  UTTAR PRADESH STATE GOVT. HAS DECIDED TO RENAME AGRA AIRPORT AS?

a) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Airport

b) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

c) Bhagat Singh Airport

d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Airport

ANS - A

Q7.  IN THE LATEST WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS CUT DOWN INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST FOR YEAR 2017BY 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO ______ %?

a) 6.8%

b) 7.2%

c) 7.6%

d) 7.4%

ANS - B

Q8.  WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK’S DATA CENTRE IN HYDERABAD HAS ACHIEVED THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE COUNTRY’S 1ST PLATINUM RATED PROJECT UNDER IGBC GREEN DATA CENTRE RATING SYSTEM?

a) Axis Bank

b) HDFC Bank

c) Yes Bank

d) ICICI Bank

ANS - D

Q9.  WHICH NOVEL BY ANIRUDDHAN VASUDEVAN HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE TRANSLATION PRIZE IN ENGLISH 2016 BY SAHITYA AKADEMI?

a) ’One Part Woman’

b) ’Women In India’

c) ’Journey of a Woman’

d) ’Plight of Women’

ANS - A

Q10.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD?

a) Naresh Jain

b) Vikas Bhatt

c) Devendra Kumar Sharma

d) Harshvardhan Malhotra

ANS - C

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL

Q1. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN HAS COLLABORATED WITH WHICH ENTITY TO DEVELOP TRAINING MODULES FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS?

a) SIDBI

b) NITI Aayog

c) IIM-Ahmedabad

d) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

ANS - D

Q2. WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED ‘ADVANCED FARMING ENRICHED FARMER’ SCHEME, WITH AN AIM TO INCREASE FARMERS’ INCOME BY CUTTING PRODUCTION COST AND INCREASING THE OUTPUT?

a) Rajasthan

b) Gujarat

c) Maharashtra

d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS - C

Q3. PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE HAS INAUGURATED 3RD EDITION OF THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION ON SERVICES FROM RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. GES 2017 IS BEING HELD IN:

a) Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

b) Pune, Maharashtra

c) Kochi, Kerala

d) Cuttack, Odisha

ANS - A

Q4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS CELEBRATED ITS 123RD FOUNDATION DAY ON 12 APRIL, 2017?

a) Bank of India

b) Punjab National Bank

c) Corporation Bank

d) Syndicate Bank

ANS - B

Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PRESENTED SHAMBHAVI PURASKAR 2017?

a) Ashok Singh Bisht

b) Manohar Parelkar

c) Rakesh Kumar Nikhanj

d) Hari Shankar Rout

ANS - D

Q6.  UTTAR PRADESH STATE GOVT. HAS DECIDED TO RENAME AGRA AIRPORT AS?

a) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Airport

b) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

c) Bhagat Singh Airport

d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Airport

ANS - A

Q7.  IN THE LATEST WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS CUT DOWN INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST FOR YEAR 2017BY 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO ______ %?

a) 6.8%

b) 7.2%

c) 7.6%

d) 7.4%

ANS - B

Q8.  WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK’S DATA CENTRE IN HYDERABAD HAS ACHIEVED THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE COUNTRY’S 1ST PLATINUM RATED PROJECT UNDER IGBC GREEN DATA CENTRE RATING SYSTEM?

a) Axis Bank

b) HDFC Bank

c) Yes Bank

d) ICICI Bank

ANS - D

Q9.  WHICH NOVEL BY ANIRUDDHAN VASUDEVAN HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE TRANSLATION PRIZE IN ENGLISH 2016 BY SAHITYA AKADEMI?

a) ’One Part Woman’

b) ’Women In India’

c) ’Journey of a Woman’

d) ’Plight of Women’

ANS - A

Q10.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD?

a) Naresh Jain

b) Vikas Bhatt

c) Devendra Kumar Sharma

d) Harshvardhan Malhotra

ANS - C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19^TH APR 2017

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1. CENTRE LAUNCHES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS

i. The Centre launched a training programme for Women Panchayat leaders to skill and administers them so that they can give special emphasis on efficient usage of funds for achieving their overall development.

ii. The National Commission for Women with the help of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has developed training modules for empowering these elected women.

iii. They will get training under experts from the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Hyderabad.

2. PM NARENDRA MODI’S TWO DAY VISIT TO GUJARAT

i. PM Narendra Modi was on a 2-day visit to Gujarat. During this visit, he inaugurated many projects across the state.

ii. PM Modi inaugurated the Kiran Multispeciality Hospital and Research Center in Surat.

iii. At Bajipura village in Tapi district of Gujarat, PM Modi inaugurated fully automated cattle feed plant of SUMUL Dairy. He also inaugurated an ice-cream plant and laid the foundation stone for dairy products plant at Nava Pardi.

iii. In Botad district of Gujarat, PM Modi inaugurated Phase-I of Link 2 pipeline canal of the ambitious Saurashtra-Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana by formally releasing the Narmada water in Krushna Sagar Lake.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18^TH APR 2017

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1. SURESH PRABHU FLAGS OFF TRIAL RUN OF “VISTADOME COACHES”

i. Suresh Prabhu flagged off the trial run of new glass roof coaches of Vistadome between Arakuon and Visakhapatnam.

ii. These coaches are specially designed for wide view to passengers. It is equipped with LED lights, rotatable seats and GPS based information system.

iii. The coaches include Lounge, infotainment system, wide side door for physically disable and automatic sliding compartment door.

iv. The feature of glass roof is it has electronically controlled opalescence that will give a transparent outside view. The 2 coaches will run on the Vizag-Araku route while 2 will be sent to Jammu and Kashmir.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17^TH APR 2017

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1. ASSAM CELEBRATES RONGALI BIHU

i. According to Assamese Calendar Rongali Bihu celebrates on the month of April which usually falls on 13th and 14th of April.

ii. The Rongali Bihu marks the agricultural New Year and is celebrated as a festival of Prosperity.

iii. The Kati Bihu marks the completion of sowing and transplanting of paddies and the Magh Bihu marks the end of harvesting period.

iv. In this festival People in different parts of states took their cattle to the ponds and rivers where they gave a formal bath and rubbed their bodies with ‘dighalati pat’ which take away the flies and insects. People also worshipped and pray for the better health of their animals.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 APRIL

1. WHICH RAILWAY STATION IN BHOPAL HAS BECOME INDIA’S FIRST PRIVATELY-RUN RAILWAY STATION?

a) Habibganj Railway Station

b) Raniganj Railway Station

c) Sahibganj Railway Station

d) Kunwarganj Railway Station

ANS - A

2. BRICS SPECIAL ENVOYS ON MIDDLE-EAST MEET WAS HELD IN:

a) Moscow, Russia

b) Beijing, China

c) Durban, South Africa

d) Visakhapatnam, India

ANS - D

3. ’RONGALI BIHU’ FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN WHICH STATE OF INDIA?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Assam

c) West Bengal

d) Goa

ANS - B

4. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH A SPECIAL AWARENESS DRIVE TO ENSURE THAT TRANSGENDERS IN THE STATE REGISTER AS VOTERS IN LARGER NUMBERS?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Telangana

c) Maharashtra

d) Uttarakhand

ANS - C

5. ROBERT W. TAYLOR, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, WAS A RENOWNED:

a) American Computer Scientist

b) American Astronaut

c) American Historian

d) American Mathematician

ANS - A

6.  PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE INAUGURATED THE KEMPEGOWDA FESTIVAL IN:

a) Bengaluru

b) New Delhi

c) Hubli

d) Bijapur

ANS - B

7.  SAGARMATHA FRIENSHIP 2017’ IS THE 1ST EVER JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BETWEEN WHICH TWO ASIAN COUNTRIES?

a) Bangladesh and Nepal

b) China and Bangladesh

c) China and Nepal

d) India and Sri Lanka

ANS - C

8.  AS PER WORLD BANK REPORT, THE INDIAN ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT ____% IN 2017?

a) 7.8%

b) 7.5%

c) 8.1%

d) 7.2%

ANS - D

9.  BHEL HAS COMMISSIONED TWO UNITS OF 270 MW THERMAL POWER PROJECT IN WHICH DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA?

a) Nashik

b) Latur

c) Kolhapur

d) Jalna

ANS - A

10.  UNION HRD MINISTER MR. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR LAUNCHED A PORTAL AND A MOBILE APP OF RUSA IN NEW DELHI. WHAT DOES ABBREVIATION RUSA STAND FOR?

a) Rojgar Uchchatar Shaaksharta Abhiyan

b) Rojgar Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

c) D.Rashtriya Uchchatar Shaaksharta Abhiyan

d Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

ANS - D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 APRIL

1. WHICH STATE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INITIATED ‘TARE ZAMEEN PAR’ PROGRAMME FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN?

a) Maharashtra

b) Jharkhand

c) Rajasthan

d) Gujarat

ANS - B

2. WHICH POLICE SQUADS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BY HARYANA STATE GOVT. TO STOP HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC PLACES?

a) ’Durga Vahini’

b) ’Stree Shakti’

c) ’Gulabi Squad’

d) ’Pink Patrol’

ANS - A

3. WHICH COUNTRY HAS RAISED $9 BILLION THROUGH ITS 1ST GLOBAL ISLAMIC BOND ISSUE?

a) UAE

b) Qatar

c) Oman

d) Saudi Arabi

ANS - D

4. WHICH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS APPROVED $375 MILLION LOAN TO INDIA FOR DEVELOPING ITS 1ST WATERWAY PROJECT – THE NATIONAL WATERWAY 1?

a) New Development Bank

b) International Monetary Fund

c) World Bank

d) Asian Development Bank

ANS - C

5. WHICH OPERATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT TO PROBE OVER 60000 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 1300 ‘HIGH RISK’ INDIVIDUALS, WHO UNDERTOOK HIGH VALUE CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING NOTE BAN PERIOD?

a) Operation Clean Money II

b) Operation Black Money II

c) Operation Dhan Chase II

d) Operation Swachh Dhan II

ANS - A

6.  WHICH STATE CELEBRATED ITS 70TH FOUNDATION DAY ON APRIL 15?

a) Bihar

b) Karnataka

c) Uttarakhand

d) Himachal Pradesh

ANS - D

7.  WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS SIGNED MOU WITH CENTRAL GOVT. FOR “POWER FOR ALL” SCHEME IN THE STATE?

a) Goa

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Kerala

ANS - B

8.  TO EASE BAD DEBT, RBI HAS COME OUT WITH A REVISED PCA FRAMEWORK FOR BANKS WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1. WHAT DOES ABBREVIATION PCA STAND FOR?

a) Prompt Corrective Action

b) Punitive Corrective Action

c) Punitive Consolidation Action

d) Prompt Consolidation Action

ANS - A

9.  WHICH ENTITY HAS DEVELOPED A GOVERNANCE, REWARD AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS?

a) Union Finance Ministry

b) Reserve Bank of India

c) Bank Boards Bureau

d) NITI Aayog

ANS - C

10.  WHICH WEB APPLICATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY MANIPUR CHIEF MINISTER NONGTHOMBAM BIREN SINGH, TO MONITOR ALL GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROJECTS AND ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY?

a) SHEESHA

b) DARPAN

c) PRAMAAN

d) MIRROR

ANS - B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16^TH APR 2017

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1. PM LAUNCHES GNFC’S CASHLESS/LESS CASH TOWNSHIP MODEL ACROSS 12 STATES

i. During his Nagpur visit, PM Narendra Modi launched a less – cash township model, developed by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd across 81 townships in 12 States.

ii. The less-cash model across the States has been facilitated by GNFC under the auspices of NITI Aayog. It is to be noted that GNFC’s township at Bharuch in Gujarat became India’s first 100% cashless township.

iii. 56 out of 81 selected townships are in Gujarat, whereas 25 townships are located in other 11 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Bihar.

2. HIMACHAL PRADESH CELEBRATING 70TH HIMACHAL DAY

i. Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 70th Foundation Day. It came into existence in year 1948 post merger of 30 odd princely states.

ii. On the occasion of the 70th foundation day of Himachal Pradesh, CM Virbhadra Singh launched an ‘Unemployment Allowance Scheme’ at a state level function in Chamba.

iii. Under the scheme Himachal Pradesh State Government will provide unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 per month to youth having intermediate or above qualification whereas the unemployed youth with disability would be provided allowance of Rs 1,500 per month.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15^TH APR 2017

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1. PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS 1.8 LAKH CR

i. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17, loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016.

ii. Loans extended under the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr.

iii. PM Modi mentioned that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000 but they end up employing 12 cr people.

2. AFTER UP’S ANTI ROMEO SQUAD HARAYANA LAUNCHES OPERATION DURGA

i. Haryana announced the launch of Durga Vahini: police squads that aims to stop harassment of women on public spaces.

ii. Strong actions will be taken against “eve-teasers“. The state government had already established women police stations in all the districts to ensure women’s safety.

v. The campaign Operation Durga was launched after identifying places where such anti-social elements were indulging in eve teasing, stalking, vulgar comments, and other similar activities.

iv. Haryana govt to give free laptops to first 500 meritorious students

3. 33 YEARS OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT A SAGA OF UNMATCHED BRAVERY

i. After 33 years of Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Army’s longest deployment on strategically located Siachen Glacier celebrating a saga for bravery, courage, heroism and sacrifice on the world’s highest and coldest battle field.

ii. Two disputed boundaries with Pakistan and China. It lies in the Karakoram Range in the North West India. Siachen Glacier is 76.4 km long and covers about 10,000 sq km uninhabited terrain.

iii. On this day, a Platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the 1st Indian Flag on Siachen Glacier at Bilafond La which began Operation Meghdoot.

4. ALIA BHATT FEATURES ON FORBES 30 UNDER 30 ASIA LIST

i. Actress Alia Bhatt has featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She is the only Bollywood actress who has made it to this year.

ii. Indian actress Alia Bhatt has acted in over 20 high-earning Bollywood movies. At least 6 of the films she has acted in earned very well that is over $15 million

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