Current Affairs Quiz April 23, 2017

Q.1) How much percent can be leveraged on retirement savings parked in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account to have a house of your own?

a) 65%

b) 75%

c) 85%

d) 90%

e) 80%

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d) 90%

Q.2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog, where the old system of five-year plans will be replaced as______.

a) 1-Year Policy Action Plan

b) 2-Year Policy Action Plan

c) 4-Year Policy Action Plan

d) 6-Year Policy Action Plan

e) 3-Year Policy Action Plan

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e) 3-Year Policy Action Plan

Q.3) Name the China’s first unmanned cargo spacecraft, was successfully launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in the southern Hainan province, recently?

a) Yinghou-1

b) Shenzhou

c) Tianzhou

d) Tianzhou-1

e) Tianzhou-2

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d) Tianzhou-1

Q.4) The American Vice President, confirmed that his country would honour a refugee deal agreement with Australia over resettling refugees. Who is the Vice President of America?

a) Joe Biden

b) Mike Pence

c) Nike Pence

d) Donald Trump

e) Dick Cheney

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b) Mike Pence

Q.5) 1st “India Indonesia Energy Forum” held in which place?

a) Palembang, Indonesia

b) Mumbai, Maharashtra

c) Beijing, China

d) New Delhi, India

e) Jakarta, Indonesia

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e) Jakarta, Indonesia

Q.6) The theme of European Union Film Festival 2017 is_______.

a) Heart of Love with Cinema

b) Dialogue and Reconciliation through Cultural Interaction

c) Redemption of Love

d) Love For Cinema

e) Cinema with Love

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d) Love For Cinema

Q.7) “World Book Day” is observed on_______.

a) 23rd April

b) 24th April

c) 20th April

d) 30th March

e) 23rd March

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a) 23rd April

Q.8) Who won the South African championships 100 metres title, with a  record time of 9.95 seconds  in Potchefstroom?

a) Joseph Niekrek

b) Wayde George

c) Nikani Niekerk

d) Akani Simbine

e) Wayde van Niekerk

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d) Akani Simbine

Q.9) Which of the following Asian Countries referred to as “Nippon”?

a) South Korea

b) Afghanistan

c) China

d) Japan

e) Malaysia

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d) Japan

Q.10) What is the currency of Ethiopia?

a) Birr

b) Taka

c) Cedi

d) Krona

e) Ruble

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a) Birr