Current Affairs Quiz : April 29, 2017

Q.1) Which of the following city has become the first Indian city to win the elusive “Pierre L’enfant International Planning excellence award 2017”, by the American Planning Association (APA)?

a) Kochi

b) Hyderabad

c) Mumbai

d) Bhubaneswar

e) Jaipur

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d) Bhubaneswar

Q.2) The government had launched a new policy for HIV under which anyone who is tested found positive will get the necessary treatment, currently it provides free treatment to people with a CD4 count of ______.

a) 300 and above

b) 400 and below

c) 400 and above

d) 350 and below

e) 500 and above

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b) 400 and below

Q.3) The first freight train linking China with which country arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu after a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) trip, becoming the world’s second-longest rail route?

a) Italy

b) Sweden

c) Norway

d) Spain

e) United Kingdom

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e) United Kingdom

Q.4) India is set to formalise a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. Which of the following country is not the member of Eurasian Economic Union?

a) Kazakhstan 

b) Belarus

c) Armenia

d) Uzbekistan

e) Russia 

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d) Uzbekistan

Q.5) Which of the following country to become the third-largest economy by 2030, surpassing four developed nations Japan, Germany, Britain and France, according to projections made by a US government agency?

a) India

b) United States

c) China

d) United Kingdom

e) Italy

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a) India

Q.6) Which of the following Bank has been awarded as “Best Performing Bank” amongst all Public Sector Banks for its performance in enrolment of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) accounts, recently?

a) Syndicate Bank

b) Bank of India

c) Canara Bank

d) Andhra Bank

e) Vijaya Bank

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d) Andhra Bank

Q.7) Name the Communication Satellite which would blast off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, to provide different communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countries?

a) GSAT-12

b) GSAT-7

c) GSAT-15

d) GSAT-9

e) GSAT-18

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d) GSAT-9

Q.8) Who has been appointed as the President of India and South West Asia business unit in Coca-Cola India?

a) V. Nandhan Kini

b) T. Kirshanamoorthy

c) TKK Krishnakumar

d) N.Venkatesh Kini

e) T. Kamala Kannan

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c) TKK Krishnakumar

Q.9) Which of the following person has been inaugurated the Sportsmed Activ, an enhancement and rehab arm of specialty clinic Sportsmed in Mumbai?

a) Nita Ambani

b) Anil Kumble

c) Amitabh Bachchan

d) Sachin Tendulkar

e) Rahul Dravid

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d) Sachin Tendulkar

Q.10) Who won the Reykjavik Open by defeating Jakob Pfreundt of Germany and also adjudged as ‘Best women’s player of the tournament’?

a) Harika Dronavalli

b) Mary Ann Gomes

c) Humpy Koneru

d) Tania Sachdev

e) Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi

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a) Harika Dronavalli

Q.11) International Dance Day is observed on_____.

a) March 28th

b) April 29th

c) April 20th

d) March 29th

e) April 28th

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b) April 29th

Q.12) Harry Vardon Trophy is associated with which of the following game?

a) Badminton

b) Cricket

c) Golf

d) Hockey

e) Tennis

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c) Golf