Current Affairs Quiz 30 April 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 30 April 2017. This Quiz is divided into two parts. First part contains questions from Current Affairs of  29 April 2017. The Second Part contains Current Affairs Questions from various newspaper of today i.e 30 April 2017. Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper daily to excel in General Awareness section of competitive exams.

Quiz from Current Affairs 29 April 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of April 29, 2017

1. Which of the following will be the first Small Finance Bank to start Operation in North East India?
   A) Capital Local Area Bank Ltd
   B) ESAF Microfinance and Investments Private Ltd
   C) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
   D) North East Small Finance Bank
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB), which is the first small bank of North East India, is ready to start operations from the first week of June 2017.
   The Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi Microfinance Limited–North East (RGVNMFL-NE) is the promoter of North East Small Finance Bank.
2. Janalakshmi Financial Services has recently got final approval from RBI to open ______
   A) Payments Bank
   B) Small Finance Bank
   C) Local Area Bank
   D) All of these
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Janalakshmi Financial Services, India’s largest microfinance company in terms of loan outstanding, has received the final approval from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up small finance bank.
3. International Basava Convention was held in which city?
   A) Mumbai
   B) Bengaluru
   C) Delhi
   D) Kolkata
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil translated volumes of Vachana, penned by 12th century social reformer Basavanna and other saints in 23 Indian languages, on the social reformer’s birth anniversary today. The Prime Minister will also release the digital version of the work at the first ever celebration of Basava Jayanthi at the national level in New Delhi.
4. Muktijodha scholarship scheme was started by India for freedom fighters of which country?
   A) Bangladesh
   B) Nepal
   C) Bhutan
   D) Pakistan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme was started by India in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 freedom fighters. Up to now, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk150 million have been disbursed.
5. How much amount of money will India provide to freedom fighters in the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship scheme’ for Bangladesh?
   A) Rs 150 million
   B) Rs 250 million
   C) Rs 350 million
   D) Rs 450 million
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Rs 350 million
6. Recently Health Ministry has launched a ‘Test and Treat Policy ’ for which disease?
   A) Cancer
   B) HIV
   C) TB
   D) Malaria
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Union Health Minister JP Nadda has launched the Test and Treat policy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients. As per this new policy, anyone who is tested and found positive will get the necessary treatment free of cost. Anyone found positive will be provided with ART (Anti- Retroviral Therapy) irrespective of his CD count. The scheme will be a centrally sponsored scheme.
7. As per the survey by The Centre for Media Studies which state in India is the most corrupt state?
   A) Andhra Pradesh
   B) Tamil Nadu
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Karnataka
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Karnataka is followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. The survey found Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh to be the least corrupt.
8. Odisha government has signed an MoU with which of the following group to reduce migration problem in the state and create livelihood opportunities?
   A) Reliance Group
   B) HCL
   C) Tata Trusts
   D) Microsoft India
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Tata Trusts
9. India’s First Digitised Panchayat Ward has come up in which state?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Kerala
   D) Tamil Nadu
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Kerala
10. Which panchayat ward in India has become India’s First Digitised Panchayat Ward?
    A) Akalakunnam
    B) Aymanam
    C) Adimaly
    D) Aluva
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Aymanam
11. Which of the following Coast Guard ship has been recently decommissioned after 27 years of service.
    A) Vayu
    B) Vishu
    C) Veer
    D) Varad
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Coast Guard ship Varad , the eight in the Vikram Class Offshore patrol vessel, has been decommissioned in Chennai after being in service for 27 years. The ship, built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, was commissioned in 1990.
12. Who is the director of Short Film “Azaad” that will be screened by UNESCO in Indonesia?
    A) Rahul V. Chittella
    B) Sujoy Ghosh
    C) Ashvin Kumar
    D) Balaji Mohan
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Rahul V. Chittella’s short film “Azaad”, starring Atul Kulkarni and Sakshi Tanwar, will be screened by Unesco as part of a World Press Freedom Day event on May 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
13. Which company has won the Indian MNC of the Year’ award by AIMA?
    A) Ashok Leyland
    B) Bajaj Auto
    C) Hero MotoCorp
    D) TVS Motor Company
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Hero MotoCorp, the India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has been adjudged the ‘Indian MNC of the year’ by All India Management Association (AIMA).
14. Who has won the gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship?
    A) Dan Glover
    B) Sudarsan Pattnaik
    C) Jeroen Meijer
    D) Martijn Rijerse
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha has won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship held at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia.
15. What was the theme of the competition for which Sudarsan Pattnaik won the Gold Medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship?
    A) Religion
    B) Division in God’s World
    C) The world around us
    D) Unity in Diversity
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The theme for the competition was “The world around us”.
16. Jehan Daruvala is related to which sports?
    A) Boxing
    B) Wrestling
    C) Tennis
    D) Car Racing
    
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    Option
    Explanation: Jehan Daruvala becomes first Indian on pole in F3 European Championship
17. Which country became the first country to ban mining of metals for environmental protection?
    A) Ecuador
    B) Equatorial Guinea
    C) El Salvador
    D) Eritrea
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: El Salvador has become the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in what campaigners called a landmark move for environmental protection.

Current Affairs Quiz from Today’s Newspaper (30 April 2017) – The Hindu

18. When is the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare observed?
    A) 26 April
    B) 27 April
    C) 28 April
    D) 29 April
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: 29 April
19. What was the theme for the 2017 World Immunization Week?
    A) ImmunizationPower
    B) VaccinesWork
    C) ImmunizeFuture
    D) FutureVaccine
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: VaccinesWork- 24 April and 30 April 2017
20. What is the capital of Cyprus?
    A) Yaounde
    B) Ottawa
    C) Nicosia
    D) Bangui
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Recently India and Cyprus signed four agreements.