Current Affairs Quiz: April 10, 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 10 April 2017. This Quiz is divided into two parts. First part contains questions from Current Affairs of  9 April 2017. The Second Part contains Current Affairs Questions from various newspaper of today i.e 10 April 2017. Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper daily to excel in General Awareness section of competitive exam.

Quiz from Current Affairs 9 April 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of April 9, 2017

1. RBI has proposed to allow banks to invest in REITs and InvITs within _______ limit of their net-owned funds
   A) 5%
   B) 10%
   C) 15%
   D) 20%
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: 20%
2. RBI has proposed to low banks to invest in REITs. What does R stands for in REITS?
   A) Rural
   B) Regional
   C) Real
   D) Reserve
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: REIT- real estate investment trusts
3. Who regulates Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)?
   A) RBI
   B) NABARD
   C) SEBI
   D) NHB
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
4. Finance ministry has extended the deadline for bank savings account holders to give PAN details to the bank to _______ .
   A) June 30, 2017
   B) July 31, 2017
   C) August 31, 2017
   D) September 30, 2017
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: June 30, 2017. Earlier it was February 28, 2017
5. “Bharat ke Veer” portal and App has been launched with an aim to ____ ?
   A) for grievance redressal of CRPF
   B) to have transparent pension disbursal of pension for CRPF
   C) to enable donations for Para Military Force soldiers who sacrificed his/her life in line of duty
   D) All of these
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The portal is an IT based platform, with an objective to enable willing donors to contribute towards the family of a braveheart who sacrificed his/her life in line of duty. The amount so donated will be credited to the account of ‘Next of Kin’ of those Central Armed Police Force/Central Para Military Force soldiers. The actor Shri Akshay Kumar was the Guest of Honour during the function.
6. When is the Valour Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) observed?
   A) 7 April
   B) 8 April
   C) 9 April
   D) 10 April
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: On 9 April. “Bharat ke Veer” portal and App was launched on this occasion.
7. India and Bangladesh will jointly produce documentary on Bangladesh’s Liberation War to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of Bangladesh’s independence in _______
   A) 2019
   B) 2020
   C) 2021
   D) 2022
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Independence in 1971.
8. India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a film on the life and works of Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu), which will be released on his birth centenary year in______.
   A) 2019
   B) 2020
   C) 2021
   D) 2022
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: 2020
9. Who has been named as the Asian Businesswoman of the Year at the Asian Business Awards
   A) Dame Asha Khemka
   B) Vandana Luthra
   C) Zhang Xin
   D) Mallika Srinivasan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Dame Asha Khemka has been named the ‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year’.
10. Who has won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix title?
    A) Sebastian Vettel
    B) Lewis Hamilton
    C) Max Verstappen
    D) Kimi Raikkonen
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix by defeating Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

Current Affairs Quiz from Today’s Newspaper (10 April 2017) – The Hindu

11. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of silk materials produced in Jharkhand?
    A) M.S Dhoni
    B) Vidya Balan
    C) Priyanka Chopra
    D) Deepika Kumari
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Bollywood actor Vidya Balan will be the brand ambassador of silk materials produced in Jharkhand.
12. Teesta River originates in which state?
    A) West Bengal
    B) Sikkim
    C) Dhaka, Bangladesh
    D) Arunachal Pradesh
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: The Teesta river originates in Sikkim and flows through West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. India claims a share of 55 percent of the river’s water. The river is in news because of the deals signed between India and Bangladesh on the recent visit of PM of Bangladesh to India.
13. National TB Summit 2017 started in which city?
    A) Delhi
    B) Mumbai
    C) Dharamshala
    D) Gurugram
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
14. Finance Ministry aims to setup Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) by the end of the year _____
    A) 2017
    B) 2018
    C) 2019
    D) 2020
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: End of 2018. The finance ministry is likely to set up a full-fledged independent public debt management agency by the end of next year to manage government borrowing programme that runs into lakhs of crore.
15. Who manages the market borrowings and debt of government of India?
    A) SEBI
    B) RBI
    C) Finance Ministry
    D) NABARD
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: At present, the government debt, including market borrowings, is managed by the Reserve Bank of India. The finance ministry is likely to set up a full-fledged independent public debt management agency by the end of next year to manage government borrowing programme that runs into lakhs of crore.