CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1ST APRIL 2019



CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1ST APRIL 2019
1.        Pentagon has planned to establish a new wall at which of the following border in order to prevent illegal migration and drug trafficking?
A) Russia–United States border
B) Mexico–United States border
C) Canada–United States border
D) Cuba–United States border
E) None of these

2.        Name the Bank,which received a capital infusion of Rs 5,042 Crore from the government recently?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Dena Bank
C) Vijaya Bank
D) Union Bank of India
E) None of these

3.        Tashigang,became the world’s highest polling station belongs to which state?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) None of these

4.        Name the hyper-local connectivity app, launched in Mumbai which is used to connect the users to their neighborhood people.
A) Annie
B) Zapier
C) Connect
D) Bhonga
E) None of these

5.        According to the “State of the Global Climate in 2018” report,released by World Meteorological Organization (WMO),2018 was ________ warmest year?
A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) First
E) None of these

6.        Which country has signed security agreement with Qatar for ensuring safety in the FIFA (The Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup 2022 event?
A) France
B) US
C) Russia
D) India
E) None of these

7.        Who is the author of the book titled “Indian Fiscal Federalism”?
A) Y.V. Reddy
B) G.R. Reddy
C) NK Singh
D) Both 1 and 3
E) Both 1 and 2

8.        According to a recent report by Oxfam, which country has the highest gender wage gap among Asian nations?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Vietnam
E) None of these

9.        As per the report titled “‘OpenSignal’s hottest city for 4G Availability”,which city topped in India?
A) Nashik
B) Nagpur
C) Jamshedpur
D) Dhanbad
E) None of these

10.    Where did 16th meeting of the U.S. India Counter terrorism Joint Working Group held?
A) Kolkata,West Bengal
B) Washington, DC, US
C) Mumbai,Maharashtra
D) California,US
E) None of these


11.    UN Security Council passed a new Resolution 2462 in order to combat which of the following issue?
A) Nuclear proliferation
B) Climate change
C) Terror financing
D) Global warming
E) None of these

12.    Which Automotive company has developed the ‘largest power storage system in Asia’ installed in Osaka train station in Japan?
A) Daimler AG
B) Toyota Motor Corporation
C) General Motors
D) Tesla
E) None of these

13.    How much billion(approximately) is accepted by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) from banks at its currency swap auction to ease liquidity?
A) $2 billion
B) $5 billion
C) $3 billion
D) $7 billion
E) None of these

14.    What is the new average base rate set by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to be charged by Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) and Micro Finance institutions(MFI) for the first quarter (April to June)?
A) 9.25%
B) 9.50%
C) 9.21%
D) 9.45%
E) None of these

15.    What is the interest rate of girl child savings scheme “Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account”?
A) 8.1%
B) 8.2%
C) 8.7%
D) 8.5%
E) None of these

16.    What is the Current account deficit (CAD) of India in the 3rd quarter of the year 2019?
A) 2.1% of GDP
B) 2.5% of GDP
C) 2.3% of GDP
D) 2.9% of GDP
E) None of these

17.    Who was conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2019 for his magnificent achievements in the field of science, education and medicine?
A) S.R.Nathan
B) Prakash Lohia
C) Rajendra Kumar Joshi
D) Rajesh Kumar Saraiya
E) None of these

18.    Which Indian organisation has decided to set up a regulatory sandbox for Fintech startups?
A) RBI
B) SEBI
C) Ministry of Finance
D) IRDA
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E) None of these

19.    Which railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)?
A) Jaipur
B) Delhi
C) Gwalior
D) Vijayawada
E) None of these