CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12TH APRIL 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12^TH APRIL 2019

1.        According to the Published National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 and Atal Ranking of Institutions for Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2019 ranking for higher educational institutes in India, Which institution had been spotted top in the overall category?

A)  Miranda House, Delhi

B)  Indian Institute of Technology Madras

C)  Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru

D)  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

E)  None of these

2.        Name the first city in the world to implement a Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for 24×7 hours a week to reduce toxic air pollution and protect public health.

A)  New York

B)  Samara

C) Shangai

D)  London

E) None of these

3.        On 8th April 2019, Reserve Bank of India gave some guidelines which based upon the recommendations of the “Committee on Currency Movement” (CCM) for banks to set up new currency chests. Who is the chairman of CCM?

A)  DK Mohanty

B)  Dr. Bimal Jalan

C)  N.K. Singh

D)  M.P. Bezbarauah

E)  None of these

4.        Which of the below private bank has signed an agreement to strengthen the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) startup platform?

A)  HDFC Bank

B)  City Union Bank

C)  Axis Bank

D)  ICICI Bank

E) None of these

5.        Which of the following report of the World Bank stated that India retained its position as the world’s top recipient in 2018?

A) Human Capital Index

B) Ease of Doing Business

C) Global Financial Stability Report

D)  Migration and Development Brief

E) None of these

6.        Name the SUN Group Chairman who had succeeded Jawahar Vadivelu to become a new President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – India.

A) Narinder Biba

B)  Bikram Singh

C) Mehsopuria

D)  Vikramjit Singh Sahney

E) None of these

7.        Graham Reid appointed as Indian Men’s Hockey Team Chief Coach recently. He belongs to which country?

A)  England

B)  Finland

C)  Russia

D)  Australia

E)  None of these

8.        Who is the current chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)?

A) Piyush Dattatraya Salvi

B) Swatanter Kumar

C) Madan B Lokur

D) Adarsh Kumar Goel

E) None of these

9.        Which of the following cities has become the world’s first city to implement 24×7 pollution charge zone?

A) London

B) Paris

C) Berlin

D) New York

E) None of these

10.    Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra-2019’ was held between India and which of the following countries?

A) Nepal

B) Singapore

C) Indonesia

D) Sri Lanka

E) None of these