CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS APRIL 2018

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1 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS APRIL Which company has signed an MoU with the government to adopt Red Fort for a period of 5 years? a. Reliance Comm. b. Adani Power c. Dalmia Cement d. Reliance Capital 2. Sitansu Yashaschandra who has been awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2017 is a writer. a. Tamil b. Marathi c. Odia d. Gujarati 3. Which is the largest producer of mobile phones in the world? a. India b. China c. Vietnam d. South Korea 4. Who of the following has been chosen for Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award by the Maharashtra Govt? a. Dharmendra b. Vinod Khanna c. Rishi Kapoor d. Paresh Rawal 5. How many medals did Indian in all at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in Australia? a. 66 b. 58 c. 72 d In which country is the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant located? a. Turkey b. Japan c. Malaysia d. Italy 7. In which has the National Award winning film Village Rockstars been made? a. English b. Telugu c. Bengali d. Assamese 8. Which of the following has been ranked at the top position in the category of management institutes in NIRF India Rankings 2018 released by the Govt of India? a. IIM, Ahmedabad b. IIM, Bengaluru c. IIM, Kolkata d. IIM, Indore 9. India s most powerful locomotive which was flagged recently was manufactured at a. Chittaranjan b. Madhepura c. Marhowra d. Varanasi 10. To which country does Masajo Nonaka, the world's oldest living person belong? a. South Korea b. China c. Japan d. Thailand 11. What kind of animal was Borobi, the mascot of 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Australia? a. Kangaroo b. Kiwi c. Platypus d. Koala

2 12. Who of the following has become the first woman to be elevated directly from the bar to the post of Supreme Court judge? a. Indu Malhotra b. R Bhanumati c. G Rohini d. Prabha Sridevan 13. Which of the following was the theme of World Health Day 2018? a. Depression, Let s talk b. Halt the rise: Beat diabetes c. Universal Health Coverage d. Food Safety 14. Former Prime Minster of which of the following countries has been disqualified by its Supreme Court from holding any public office for life? a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh c. Sri Lanka d. Myanmar 15. To which country does Mahmoud Abu Zeid, the recipient of UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2018, belong? a. Pakistan b. Afghanistan c. Saudi Arabia d. Egypt 16. From which State was AFSPA withdrawn by the Govt after about 27 years in April 2018? a. Mizoram b. Assam c. Meghalaya d. Tripura 17. S Nihal Singh who passed away recently was a well-known - a. Painter b. Journalist c. Diplomat d. Film Director 18. Which of the following companies became the first Indian company to achieve 100 billion dollar market capitalization? a. TCS limited b. Reliance Ind c. Infosys d. Wipro 19. Who won the gold medal in women s singles badminton in Commonwealth Games 2018? a. PV Sindhu b. Saina Nehwal c. Michelle Li d. GR Shivani 20. DARPAN is a digitization project launched by which of the following departments? a. Space b. Revenue c. Posts d. Employment 21. Which of these banks recently became the second most valued bank at the Bombay Stock Exchange? a. Yes Bank b. ICICI Bank c. Punjab National Bank d. Kotak Mahindra Bank 22. In which of the following sports did India win the most medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games? a. Shooting b. Boxing c. Wrestling d. Weightlifting

3 23. Which of the following has been awarded the National Award for the Best Popular Film for 2017? a. Newton b. Bahubali, the Conclusion c. Dhappa d. Mom 24. How many countries were granted T20 International status by the International Cricket Council? a. 12 b. 104 c. 16 d Which team has won the Santosh Trophy football tournament? a. West Bengal b. Kerala c. Goa d. Punjab 26. Which city has become the first in the country to sell BS-VI fuel (the cleanest fuel)? a. Mumbai b. Kolkata c. Chennai d. Delhi 27. Which State has introduced a scheme named Rupashree for providing marriage assistance to girls from economically weaker families? a. West Bengal b. Telangana c. Karnataka d. Gujarat 28. What kind of animal was Inuka which died recently at Singapore zoo? a. Lion b. Tortoise c. Polar Bear d. Platypus 29. Who of the following was ranked at No. 1 position by World Badminton Federation, becoming the second Indian to be ranked so? a. PV Sindhu b. P Kashyap c. K Srikanth d. Saurabha Verma 30. What name has been given to the most distant star at a distance of 9 billion years discovered by NASA? a. Arcturus b. Icarus c. Capella d. Polaris 31. With which country did India conduct anti-piracy exercise named SAHYOG-HYEOBLEOG 2018? a. Singapore b. Israel c. Japan d. South Korea 32. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of an Indian state till date? a. Jyoti Basu b. Manik Sarkar c. Pawan Chamling d. Gegonh Apang 33. Who of the following has become the most successful doubles player in Davis Cup history with 43 wins? a. Mahesh Bhupathi b. Leander Paes c. Rohan Bopanna d. Somdev Devvarman

4 34. Who of the following has been chosen for the 49 th Dadasaheb Phalke Award? a. Vinod Khanna b. Sridevi c. Dharmendra d. Hema Malini 35. Which of the following teams has won the 2018 Indian Super Cup football tournament? a. East Bengal b. Mohan Bagan c. Goa d. Bengaluru 36. Who of the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at closing ceremony of 2018 Commonwealth Games? a. Mary Kom b. Seema Punia c. PV Sindhu d. Geeta Phogat 37. Which of the following has been awarded the most film friendly State by the Central Government? a. Gujarat b. Madhya Pradesh c. Uttarakhand d. Maharashtra 38. Which of the following has been ranked at the top position in the category of medical institutes in NIRF India Rankings 2018 released by the Govt of India? a. PGI, chandigarh b. JIPMER, Puducherry c. AIIMS, New Delhi d. CMC, Vellore 39. Which of the following was launched by NASA to search for exoplanets (planets beyond solar system)? a. TESS b. CHESS c. ICON d. ICESat 40. Which of the following countries opened its cinema after a gap of more than 35 years? a. Egypt b. Qatar c. Syria d. Saudi Arabia Answers 1. c 2. d 3.b 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. d 8. a 9.b 10. c 11.d 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. d 16.c 17. b 18. a 19. b 20. c 21.d 22. a 23. b 24. b 25. b 26. d 27. a 28.c 29. c 30. b 31. d 32. c 33. b 34. a 35. d 36. a 37. b 38. c 39. a 40.d Additional information on some questions 3. India is now at second position overtaking Vietnam which is now at third position as per data released by Indian Cellular Association and Govt of India. 6. It is the country's first nuclear power plant being constructed with support from Russia.

5 10. Masajo Nonaka born on 25 July 1905 was recognised the world's oldest man by Guinness Book of World Records. Nabi Tajima died on 21 April at the age of 117, but Guinness Book of World Records had not recognised her till then. 14. Nawaz Sharif was disqualified for his involvement in Panama papers. 21. The most valued bank is HDFC Bank followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank. Till recently State Bank of India was the second most valued bank after HDFC Bank. 24. The council granted the status to all its existing members to make it easy to play international cricket. 28. It was the world's only polar bear to be born in the tropics. 32. Pawan Chamling who has been the CM of Sikkim since Dec 1994, recently surpassed the record of Jyoti Basu of West Bengal who was the longest serving CM till now.

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF APRIL 2018

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