CURRENT AFFAIRS
QUIZ – 27 MARCH 2019
1. What is the rank of India
in the Energy Transition index 2019 released by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
A) 70th
B) 76th
C) 80th
D) 81st
E) None of these
A) 70th
B) 76th
C) 80th
D) 81st
E) None of these
2. Which country topped in
the second edition of WEF global Energy Transition index 2019?
A) Finland
B) Norway
C) Switzerland
D) Swedan
E) None of these
A) Finland
B) Norway
C) Switzerland
D) Swedan
E) None of these
3. Who is the head of
5-member committee, that is constituted by RBI to strengthen digital payments?
A) Nandan Nilekani
B) Shaktikanta Das
C) Urjit Patel
D) Viral Acharya
E) None of these
A) Nandan Nilekani
B) Shaktikanta Das
C) Urjit Patel
D) Viral Acharya
E) None of these
4. Who was conferred with
Global Teacher Prize 2019?
A) Nurten Akkus
B) Marjorie Brown
C) Glenn Lee
D) Peter Tabichi
E) None of these
A) Nurten Akkus
B) Marjorie Brown
C) Glenn Lee
D) Peter Tabichi
E) None of these
5. Naresh Goyal,who recently
resigned from the board was founder of which airlines?
A) Jet Airways
B) IndiGo
C) Air India
D) Emirates
E) None of these
A) Jet Airways
B) IndiGo
C) Air India
D) Emirates
E) None of these
6. Name the manufacturer of
Chinook helicopters that was recently inducted into Indian Air Force(IAF)?
A) Lockheed Martin, Washington DC
B) Boeing, United States
C) Raytheon, United States
D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India
E) None of these
A) Lockheed Martin, Washington DC
B) Boeing, United States
C) Raytheon, United States
D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India
E) None of these
7. Which city became the
world’s first city to install wireless, induction-based charging stations?
A) London,England
B) Oslo,Norway
C) Bangkok,Thailand
D) Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
E) None of these
A) London,England
B) Oslo,Norway
C) Bangkok,Thailand
D) Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
E) None of these
8. What was the theme of
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade 2019?
A) Theme -“Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice”
B) Theme -“Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality”
C) Theme -“Breaking the Silence, Lest We Forget”
D) Theme -“Women and Slavery”
E) None of these
A) Theme -“Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice”
B) Theme -“Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality”
C) Theme -“Breaking the Silence, Lest We Forget”
D) Theme -“Women and Slavery”
E) None of these
9. When was the International Day of
Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members observed?
A) 23rd March
B) 24th March
C) 25th March
D) 22nd March
E) None of these
A) 23rd March
B) 24th March
C) 25th March
D) 22nd March
E) None of these
10. What is the
theme of the 2019 World Meteorological Day (WMD)?
A) Hotter, drier, wetter
B) Understanding Clouds
C) Climate Ready, Climate-Smart
D) The Sun,
the Earth and the weather
E) None of these
11. PRISMA Satellite, which is in news recently,
is associated to which of the following European countries?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) France
D) Italy
E) None of these
12. Which Indian
organisation has organized FinTech Conclave 2019?
A) SEBI
B) Ministry of Finance
C) NITI Aayog
D) RBI
E) None of these
