Current Affairs Quiz : April 30,2017

Q.1) Name the village in Satara district of Maharashtra, to embrace the tag of India’s first ‘village of books’. It will be inaugurating with the initiative of ‘Pustakanche Gaon’ on May 4?

a) Bhilar

b) Dhule

c) Thane

d) Satara

e) Raigarh

Q.2) India’s first ever “Transgender Sports Meet” held in _______.

a) Odissa

b) West Bengal

c) Maharashtra

d) Tamil Nadu

e) Kerala

Q.3) Which of the following Minister launched “Bundelkhand water conservation programme” at Bandri in Sagar District of Madhya Pradesh?

a) Nitin Gadkari

b) Birender Singh

c) Anant Geete

d) Uma Bharti

e) Maneka Gandhi

Q.4) Which of the following country has blocked online encyclopaedia– Wikipedia, to ban certain websites for the protection of the public or a threat to national security?

a) Iraq

b) Egypt

c) Israel

d) Syria

e) Turkey

Q.5) India has been sanctioned how much amount to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh for the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme?

a) Rs.40 Crore

b) Rs.50 Crore

c) Rs.35 Crore

d) Rs.30 Crore

e) Rs.25 Crore

Q.6) Name the microfinance provider, has received licence from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up Small Finance Bank, recently?

a) Janalakshmi Financial Services Ltd

b) Spandana Microfinance Ltd

c) Ujjivan Microfinance Ltd

d) SKS Microfinance Ltd

e) Bandhan Financial Services Ltd

Q.7) Which of the person has been honoured with “Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun”, in recognition of his achievements in bolstering India-Japan ties?

a) Amir Singh

b) Amreet Singh

c) Ashwin Kumar

d) Ashwani Kumar

e) Aravind Kumar

Q.8) Noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand Art Championship. He is belongs to which state in India?

a) Assam

b) Odissa

c) Bihar

d) Maharashtra

e) West Bengal

Q.9) Which of the following Two Indian-Americans were selected by the American Council on Education, ACE in Houston for its prestigious fellowship?

a) Sundeep Raju & Titu R Mupidi

b) Vikaram Raju & Sudeep R Mupidi

c) Ritu Raju & Sundeep R Muppidi

d) Titu Raju & Sandeep R Muppidi

e) Kitu Raju & Sundeep R Muppdi

Q.10) Who was conferred with 52^nd Jnanpith Award by the President Pranab Mukherjee, recently?

a) Kandha Ghosh

b) Skanda Ghosh

c) Ampreet Ghosh

d) Sankha Ghosh

e) Santha Ghosh

Q.11) Which of the following sportsperson becomes the 1st Indian to take pole in FIA Formula 3 European Championship?

a) Jehan Daruvala 

b) Jake Hughes

c) Nikita Mazepin

d) Lando Norris

e) Jake Dennis

Q.12) Curzon line is the boundary line between______.

a) Poland and Russia

b) Israel and Syria

c) France and Germany

d) Russia and Finland

e) Finland and Syria