Current Affairs Quiz April 25, 2017

Current Affairs Quiz April 25, 2017

Q.1) The Centre had proposed issuing “Unique Identification Number Sequences” for which animal to protect them from smuggling?

a) Camels

b) Deers

c) Elephants

d) Cows

e) Dogs

Q.2) Which of the following state signed an MoU with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) for implementing Centre’s rural internet connectivity programme, ‘BharatNet’?

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) Tamil Nadu

Q.3) Name the state that has challenged to become Open Defecation Free by October 2^nd 2018?

a) Uttarakhand

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Uttar Pradesh

e) Chhattisgarh

Q.4) How much amount will be reward for the students those who find innovative solutions for the problem faced by the country under the scheme “IDEAS”?

a) Rs. 1 Crore

b) Rs.1 Lakh

c) Rs.10 Lakh

d) Rs.10 Thousand

e) Rs.10 Crore

Q.5) Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) plans to construct India’s “first and longest ropeway” which connects Mumbai with the Elephanta Island of length ____ km.

a) 6 km

b) 7 km

c) 8 km

d) 9 km

e) 10 km

Q.6) Which High Court of Pakistan headed by Justice Ateeq Hussain Shah permitted Hindus to worship Shiv Jee temple of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

a) Karachi

b) Islamabad

c) Peshawar

d) Balochistan

e) Sindhi

Q.7) WHO to pilot the world’s first injectable malaria vaccine, called “RTS,S or Mosquirix,” in which three countries of Africa?

a) Somalia, Angola, Eritrea

b) Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Uganda

c) Ghana, Kenya, Malawi

d) Zambia, Guinea, Botswana

e) Togo, Congo, Lesotho

Q.8) Which of the following Technology giant acquires U.S. based provider of mortgage business, Urban Fulfillment Services (UFS) for $30 million?

a) TCS

b) Infosys

c) Wipro

d) HCL

e) Cognizant

Q.9) Which of the following banks joins with CREDAI for providing “Affordable Housing Projects?

a) Indian Bank

b) Indian Overseas Bank

c) Canara Bank

d) Punjab National Bank

e) State Bank of India

Q.10) Name the Insurance Company which has introduced two Aadhaar based endowment assurance plans “Aadhaar Shila” and “Aadhaar Stambh”?

a) Life Insurance Corporation of India

b) HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company

c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

d) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

e) Birla Sun Life Insurance Company

Q.11) Olympian Manpreet Kaur won gold at the athletics Asian Grand Prix qualifies for World Championships in London, belongs to which sport?

a) Javelin Throw

b) Shot Put

c) Long Jump

d) 100m Race

e) Discuss Throw

Q.12) The 101-year-old Man Kaur won the 100m sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland, which is her ________ gold medal.

a) 15^th

b) 16^th

c) 17^th

d) 18^th

e) 19^th

Q.13) Name the Playback Singer who was recently honoured with Ghantasala National Award?

a) P. Susheela

b) S. Janaki

c) K.S. Chitra

d) Vani Jairam

e) Asha Bhonsle

Q.14) The number of winners who won Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 including Activist Prafulla Samantara were __________.

a) Four

b) Five

c) Six

d) Seven

e) Eight

Q.15) Name the eminent personality who won Dada Saheb Phalke Award recently?

a) K. Vishwanath

b) Krishna Reddy

c) Narayana Murthy

d) Neelakanta

e) Vedantam Raghavaiah

Q.16) Which U.S. President will be honoured with 2017 Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston?

a) George W. Bush

b) Bill Clinton

c) Donald Trump

d) George H.W. Bush

e) Barack Obama

Q.17) What is the theme for “World Malaria Day 2017”, observed on April 25^th every year?

a) “Invest in the future. Defeat malaria”

b) “End malaria for good” 

c) “Strive for malaria-free world”

d) “Let’s close the gap”

e) “Fight Malaria; Save Future”

Q.18) Cricketer Younis Khan became the first player to complete 10,000 Test runs on the third day at Sabina Park against West Indies. He is belongs to which country?

a) South Africa

b) Sri Lanka

c) Bangladesh

d) Afghanistan

e) Pakistan

Q.19) Which of the following Private Sector Bank won the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award 2017’ for its innovative mobile technology product, SIMsePAY at the Dubai Global Convention 2017?

a) Axis Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) HDFC Bank

d) YES Bank

e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q.20) Which of the following subscribers will be benefit and digitally empower by the facility of online viewing of the (e-SOT card) and also the (e-PRAN card)?

a) PMJSY

b) PMJJBY

c) PMJJY

d) PMJDY

e) PMAPY

Q.21) Private sector lender YES Bank announced alliance with which company to offer conditionally approved loans to the latter’s existing customers and also act as a one stop financial solution provider for all retail lending of the customer?

a) Wells Fargo

b) Capital One

c) American Express

d) PaisaBazzar.com

e) BankBazzar.com