Current Affairs Quiz: April 4, 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 4 April 2017. This Quiz is divided into two parts. First part contains questions from Current Affairs of  3 April 2017. The Second Part contains Questions from various newspaper of today i.e 4 April 2017. Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper daily to excel in General Awareness section of competitive exam.

Quiz from Current Affairs 3 April 2017 of A2ZClick Here to Read Current Affairs of April 3, 2017

  1. Which of the following is not a Deputy Governor of RBI?
    A) Viral Acharya
    B) Deepak Mohanty
    C) N.S. Vishwanathan
    D) B.P. Kanungo
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Present Deputy Governor: B.P. Kanungo, Viral Acharya, S.S. Mundra and N.S. Vishwanathan
  2. Under the new GST regime tax evasion of over ______ will be a non-bailable offence.
    A) Rs 1 crore
    B) Rs 2.5 crore
    C) Rs 5 crore
    D) Rs 10 crore
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Doubling the threshold for cognizable offences, the government has decided to make tax evasion of over Rs 5 crore under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime as a non-bailable offence, with the police having authority to make an arrest without a warrant.
  3. Name the scheme launched for the development of Powerloom sector in India?
    A) Textile Dev India Scheme
    B) Textile Power India Scheme
    C) Power Dev India Scheme
    D) Power Tex India Scheme
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation
    : The Government has launched PowerTex India, a comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector development, simultaneously at over 45 locations in the country.
  4. 19th commonwealth forestry conference has been organized in which place?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Uttarakhand
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Haryana
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Scientists and experts from 49 member countries of the Commonwealth gathered to participate in a five-day forestry conference in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It is for the second time India is hosting the conference. In 1968, Delhi hosted the event.
  5. India has promised to provide technical assistance to which country to build a research and training center for the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
    A) Nepal
    B) Afghanistan
    C) Sri Lanka
    D) Bhutan
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : India has promised to provide technical assistance to Afghanistan to build a research and training center for the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Kabul, said Musafir Qoqandi, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI).
  6. How much amount has the Union Ministry of Tourism sanctioned for a Heritage Circuit in Assam?
    A) Rs 67.46 crore
    B) Rs 87.93 crore
    C) Rs 98.35 crores
    D) Rs 91.45 crore
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Rs 98.35 crores for a Heritage Circuit in Assam.
  7. The Government of Odisha collaborated with which university to advance its commitments for new research, knowledge, and capacity-building partnerships?
    A) University of Chicago
    B) University of Geneva
    C) Swinburne University of Technology
    D) University of Vienna
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation
    : The Government of Odisha collaborated with the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Trust in India to sign a statement of intention April 3, 2017to advance its commitments for new research, knowledge, and capacity-building partnerships.
  8. Under the mission Sagartal se Sagarmatha a team from Indian Navy will climb which of the following mountain?
    A) Kangchenjunga
    B) Mount Everest
    C) Nanda Devi
    D) Swargarohini
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Mount Everest 
  9. Which of the following college has been ranked as the top college in the country as per HRD ministry?
    A) Loyola College
    B) Shri Ram College
    C) Miranda House College
    D) Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Miranda House College, Delhi University, has ranked first among top colleges in the country in a list released by the HRD Ministry
  10. Which of the following university has been ranked as the top university in the country as per HRD ministry?
    A) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
    B) Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
    C) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    D) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation
    : Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
  11. Who has won the Miami Open Men’s single title?
    A) Andy Murray
    B) Roger Federer
    C) Rafael Nadal
    D) Milos Raonic
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Roger Federer
  12. Which of the following country has become the 7th member of the South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) partnership?
    A) Bangladesh
    B) Bhutan
    C) Myanmar
    D) Nepal
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : SASEC countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
  13. Mega-conference of world parliamentarians has been started in which country?
    A) India
    B) Bangladesh
    C) China
    D) Pakistan
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Mega-conference of world parliamentarians held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  14. Who is the new President of Ecuador?
    A) Stalin Lenin
    B) Leon Engels
    C) Lenin Moreno
    D) Frederic Joseph
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Lenin Moreno to be new president of Ecuador
  15. Ajey Jhankar who passed away recently was a/an ____
    A) Politician
    B) Singer
    C) Author
    D) Cricketer
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Writer

Current Affairs Quiz from Today’s Newspaper (4 April 2017) – The Hindu

  1. Barak missile is a type of _____
    A) surface-to-air missiles
    B) surface-to-surface missiles
    C) air-to-surface missiles
    D) air-to-air missiles
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation
    : surface-to-air missiles
  2. Kishori Amonkar who passed away recently was a/an ____
    A) Director
    B) Singer
    C) Politician
    D) Author
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Kishori Amonkar was an Indian classical vocalist.
  3. For upgradation of powerloom sector government has increased subsidy by ____ per cent.
    A) 10
    B) 20
    C) 30
    D) 40
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : 30%
  4. Who has been choosen for the 2016 Asian Squash Federation Coach-of-the-Year award?
    A) Zainal Abidin
    B) Anthony Chua
    C) Vineet Sharma
    D) Cyrus Poncha
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation
    : India’s National squash coach Cyrus Poncha has been chosen for the 2016 Asian Squash Federation Coach-of-the-Year award.
  5. James Rosenquist who passed away recently was related to?
    A) Politics
    B) Football
    C) Pop Art
    D) Story Writing
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Pop Artist

 

 

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