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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 4th April 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 4th April 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 4th April 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 4th April 2018 consists of a set of 15 questions based on the recent Current Affairs headlines and other Latest News headlines. These are important for the upcoming government examinations of Bank, Rail and SSC. Aspirants should go through them in details for better performance in the examination and should also practice the Current Affairs Updates and Static One Liner and GK Note Down Points for better improvement in the examination.

Q1. ____________________ has been re-appointed as Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha

[A] Sushma Swaraj
[B] Nitin Gadkari
[C] Arun jaitley
[D] Sumitra Mahajan
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [ Arun jaitley ]
Explanation:

Arun jaitley has been re-appointed as Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha.

Q2. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi?

[A] R Srivastava
[B] M L Srivastava
[C] M Srivastava
[D] A Srivastava
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ M L Srivastava]
Explanation:

The President of India appointed M L Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Academies), Ministry of Culture as Protem Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi.

Q3. arbitrage rate index has been launched by ?

[A]NSE
[B]BSE
[C]Asia Index
[D]CSE
[E]None of these

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Correct Answer: C [ Asia Index ]
Explanation:

Asia Index, a joint venture between S&P Dow Jones Indices and BSE, has launched arbitrage rate index.

Q4. RBI dropped ___________ bank from a list it has cleared to import gold and silver in the current financial year

[A] Axis Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] IDFC Bank
[D] ICICI Bank
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Axis Bank]
Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India dropped Axis Bank from a list of banks it has cleared to import gold and silver in the current financial year that began April 1.

Q5. Who has been appointed to become the first woman to head UN political affairs?

[A] Barbara Bodine
[B] Rosemary DiCarlo
[C] John R Brass.
[D] Rosemary Carlo
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ Rosemary DiCarlo ]
Explanation:

Long-serving American diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo was appointed to become the first woman to head UN political affairs, one of the most high-profile positions at the world body.

Q6. Global startup ecosystem in 2017has been topped by _____________

[A] Russia
[B] UK
[C] US
[D] China
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [ U.S. ]
Explanation:

The list, measuring startup ecosystem strength and activity, was topped by the United States followed by the United Kingdom. Interestingly, India ranked below Latin American countries Mexico and Chile which stood at 30 and 33 respectively.

Q7.According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2018 of the world's 500 richest people who is the richest person in India?

[A] Azim Premjii
[B] Shiv Nadar
[C] Lakshmi Mittal
[D] Mukesh Ambani
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [Mukesh Ambani ]
Explanation:

Mukesh Ambani and four other Indians in Bloomberg Billionaires Index's top 100

Q8. _______________ acquires ticketing app Ridlr to enable mass transit integration

[A]OLA
[B]Uber
[C]Quatz
[D]Ridho
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [OLA]
Explanation:

Homegrown ride-hailing major Ola has acquired end-to-end public transport ticketing app Ridlr in an all-stock deal at an undisclosed valuation as it looks at integrating its own services with mass transit infrastructure that exists in cities.

Q9. India's direct tax collections grew at __________ in the current fiscal.

[A] 15
[B] 16
[C] 17.1
[D] 12
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [17.1 ]
Explanation:

India's direct tax collections for FY 2017-18 at a net of Rs 9.95 lakh crore grew at 17.1 per cent over the previous fiscal

Q10. Sahyog - Hyeoblyeog 2018 will be held between INDIA and _____________

[A] China
[B] Korea
[C] U.S.
[D] Russia
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ Korea ]
Explanation:

The Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard will hold a joint exercise "Sahyog - Hyeoblyeog 2018" off Chennai on April 5.

Q11. Which is the top city in the short-term Momentum Ranking of JLL’s annual global survey?

[A] Bangalore
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Kolkata
[D] Delhi
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [Hyderabad]
Explanation:

Hyderabad has been ranked the top city in the short-term Momentum Ranking of JLL’s annual global survey.

Q12. ______________ Becomes First Indian City to Roll-Out Euro-VI Ultra Clean Petrol, Diesel

[A] Delhi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chennai
[D] Uttar Pradesh
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Delhi]
Explanation:

Delhi Becomes First Indian City to Roll-Out Euro-VI Ultra Clean Petrol, Diesel

Q13. Kaizala is a digital payments app started by ____________

[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Android
[D] Alibaba
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Microsoft]
Explanation:

With the aim to help the first-line workforce become more productive, Microsoft enabled digital payments services on its enterprise social network app "Kaizala" in the country.

Q14. Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed a MOU with India to provide intelligent transport systems in ____________

[A] Chennai
[B] Kolkata
[C] West Bengal
[D] Uttar Pradesh
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Chennai]
Explanation:

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with the Government of India to provide loan assistance of 8,082 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs 500 crore) for installation of intelligent transport systems in the Chennai.

Q15. A doctor from __________ Natgeo award for physical therapy app ?

[A] Guntur
[B] Namburu
[C] Perecheria
[D] Vadlamudi
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Guntur]
Explanation:

A neuro physical therapist from Guntur has won the National Geographic Chasing Genius Challenge in the U.S. for designing a web/mobile application that helps patients with home exercise programmes in their native language.

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