Current Affairs Quiz : April 21, 2017

Current Affairs Quiz : April 21, 2017

Q.1) In which place the students of Camford International School used 2.35 lakh disposable cups to make an image of APJ Abdul Kalam entered into Guinness Book of World Records?

a) Mangalore

b) Hyderabad

c) Chennai

d) Bangalore

e) Coimbatore

Q.2) Which of the following minister laid a foundation stone of Sikkim highway projects developed by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Company Ltd at a cost of Rs.1,247 crore?

a) Jagat Prakash Nadda

b) Raj Nath Singh

c) Sadananda Gowda

d) Nitin Gadkari

e) Venkaiah Naidu

Q.3) The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the _____Civil Services Day programme in New Delhi.

a) 15^th

b) 12^th

c) 11^th

d) 9^th

e) 10^th

Q.4) The Finance Ministry has approved ____per cent interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to credit this rate of return into the accounts of four crore subscribers.

a) 8.85%

b) 8.65%

c) 8.75%

d) 8.50%

e) 8.00%

Q.5) Lord Jagannath Temple and Lingaraj Temple is located in which state of India?

a) Odissa

b) Maharashtra

c) Sikkim

d) West Bengal

e) Jharkhand

Q.6) Which of the following organisation signed an agreements with three Singapore universities to provide training opportunities to students?

a) NASSCOM

b) EDII

c) CGSI

d) CRHP

e) CII

Q.7) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Chairman met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the role of world business to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Who is the chairman of ICC?

a) Sanjay Mittal

b) Anil Ambani

c) Sunil Mittal

d) Ajay Mittal

e) Nitin Kumar

Q.8) The first tranche of sovereign gold bonds for this fiscal will open for subscription from April 24 to April 28. The issue price of the gold bonds will be ____ per gram less than the nominal value?

a) Rs.75

b) Rs.150

c) Rs.100

d) Rs.50

e) Rs.60

Q.9) Tata Power has been signed an Distribution Franchise Agreement with Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd for electricity distribution in Ajmer for how many years?

a) 20yrs

b) 10yrs

c) 15yrs

d) 25yrs

e) 2yrs

Q.10) Dr. Bhakti Yadav is also called as ‘Doctor Didi’ got the Padma Shri award at her residence by the district administration. She is related to which field?

a) Nephrologist

b) Oncologist

c) Cardiologist

d) Gynaecologist

e) Neurologist

Q.11) Who got the Golf Industry Association awards in the category of Outstanding Achiever?

a) Anirban Lahiri

b) Tiger Woods

c) Ali Sher

d) S.S.P Chawrasia

e) Aditi Ashok

Q.12) Who become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest, most competitive and the hardest marathon ever?

a)  Henry Wanyoike

b) Sagar Baheti 

c) Chris Holmes

d) Marla Runyan

e) Brian McKeever

Q.13) Germaine Mason, who won silver for Britain at the 2008 Beijing Games died at the age of 34. He is related to which of the following sport?

a) Long Jumper

b) Wrestler

c) Swimmer

d) Weight Lifter

e) Boxer