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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 17th & 18th April 2022

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1) The World Voice Day has been observed on which among the following date in April?

(a) April 14

(b) April 15

(c) April 16

(d) April 17

(e) April 18


2) Every year, Save the Elephant Day has been celebrated on____________, aiming to raise awareness regarding the dangers elephants

(a) April 13

(b) April 14

(c) April 15

(d) April 16

(e) April 17


3) The Union Government has crossed its asset monetization worth Rs.__________ crore for
FY22, surpassing the target of Rs.88,000 crore.

(a) Rs 90,000 crore

(b)Rs 91,000 crore

(c)Rs 93,000 crore

(d)Rs 94,000 crore

(e) Rs 96,000 crore


4) Which among the following IIT has collaborated with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to develop energy efficient tech to capture CO2?

(a)IIT Guwahati

(b) IIT Bombay

(c) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Kanpur

(e) IIT Roorkee


5) India has elected to 4 UN Economic and Social Council bodies (UN ECOSOC). Which among the following is not among them?

(a)Commission for Social Development

(b) Committee of Experts on Public Administration

(c) Committee on NGOs

(d) Commission on Science & Technology for Development

(e) Ambassador Preeti Saran gets re-elected to Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights


6) Rajnath Singh and Jaishankar have arrived US to attend ________ edition of India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue.

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th


7) Mashreq NEO has tied up with which among the following private sector bank to facilitate NR Account opening for Indians in UAE?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC BANK

(d) Federal Bank

(e) CSB Bank


8) Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a digital platform for business banking. Which among the following is the name of that platform?

(a) Kotak PAY

(b)Kotak KIND

(c) Kotak FYN

(d)Kotak SWIPE

(e) Kotak DIGI


9) What is the projected India’s GDP Growth by the World Bank for the Financial Year 2022-23?

(a) 8.0%

(b) 8.1%

(c) 8.2%

(d) 8.3%

(e) 8.4%


10) Who among the following has been appointed as the Member Board Representative of ICC Cricket Committee?

(a)Mahela Jayawardene

(b) Sourav Ganguly

(c) Sumod Damodar

(d) Imran Khwaja

(e) Jay Shah


11) Who among the following has presented the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021?

(a)President

(b) Vice President

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Attorney general

(e) Home Minister


12) Who among the following has recently awarded with inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award?

(a)M. Venkaiah Naidu

(b)Narendra Modi

(c)Amit Shah

(d)Yogi Adityanath

(e) Uddhav Thackeray


13) The Indian Air Force has signed an MOU with which among the following IIT to accelerate indigenisation efforts for Atma Nirbhar Bharat?

(a)IIT Bombay

(b) IIT Kharagpur

(c) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Ropar

(e) IIT Dhanbad


14) Iron Beam is the New Laser Missile Defense System developed by which among the following country?

(a) France

(b) Australia

(c) United States

(d)Israel

(e) United Kingdom


15) 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup has set to take place in which among the following state in India?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Odisha


16) Which among the following state has beaten Punjab in the National basketball championship final to win this year 2022 title?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Assam

(e) Haryana


17) Who among the following has won the Sir Richard Hadlee medal at the 2022 New Zealand Cricket Awards?

(a)Martin Guptill

(b)Kane Williamson

(c) Trent Boult

(d) Tom Latham

(e)Tim Southee


18) What is the currency of Israel?

(a) Forint

(b) Shekel

(c) Euro

(d) Dinar

(e) None of these


19) Where does Sanjai Gandhi national park located?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e)None of these


20) Negotiable Instruments Act was introduced in which year?

(a) 1881

(b) 1903

(c) 1917

(d) 1928

(e)None of these


Answers :

1) Answer: C

Every year on April 16, the world celebrates World Voice Day.

This day is commemorated to raise awareness and education about the value of speaking in our daily lives.

On April 16, 1999, the Brazilian Society of Laryngology and Voice, chaired by Dr. Nedio Steffen, declared the day as Brazilian Voice Day.


2) Answer: D

Every year, Save the Elephant Day is celebrated on April 16, aiming to raise awareness regarding the dangers elephants face and the various difficulties they have to overcome to live.

The Day is established by the Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, to spread awareness among the general people about the significance and consequences of their actions, or inactions on the future of elephants.


3) Answer: E

The Centre has completed asset monetisation worth Rs 96,000 crore during FY22, surpassing the target of Rs 88,000 crore.

For FY23, it has set itself a goal of Rs 1.62 trillion, and already has a pipeline of assets worth Rs 1.6 trillion under advanced stages of implementation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reviewed the progress made by several ministries and nudged departments to achieve the targets set for them.


4) Answer: A

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has partnered with NTPC Limited to design and develop a highly energy-efficient plant for CO2 capture from power plants.

This technology, which works on flue gas using a newly activated amine solvent (IITGS), consumes up to 11 percent less energy compared to commercial activated MDEA solvent and up to 31 percent less energy compared to benchmark MEA solvent.


5) Answer: B

India has been elected to four key bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council

4 UN ECOSOC bodies :

1.Commission for Social Development,

2.Committee on NGOs,

3.Commission on Science & Technology for Development

4.Ambassador Preeti Saran gets re-elected to Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights


6) Answer: D

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, arrived in Washington DC to attend the fourth India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue.

The two Indian ministers along with American counterparts Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are set to participate in a virtual meeting from the White House.

The 2+2 Dialogue will review bilateral cooperation across domains and chart the way forward for the two countries.


7) Answer: D

Mashreq NEO, the full-service digital bank from Mashreq Bank in Dubai, UAE has tied up with Federal Bank to enable Mashreq Neos Indian customers to open a Non-Resident account In India, instantly via the Neo app.

To leverage the open banking construct to simplify the customer onboarding journey and deliver real-time account opening experience for customers.

The partnership between two leading banks is set to offer unmatched speed, convenience, and secure banking.


8) Answer: C

Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched Kotak FYN, its new enterprise portal exclusive for business banking and corporate clients.

The bank’s customers can use the portal to carry out all trade and services transactions.

The objective of this platform is to provide customers with a seamless experience in a unified view across all product platforms.

FYN is our future-ready, one-stop digital corporate portal which will revolutionise the way our customers perform their banking activities.


9) Answer: A

According to the World Banks bi-annual “South Asia Economic Focus” report, it has cut India’s GDP forecast for fiscal year 2022-23 to 8% from 8.7% predicted earlier, citing the impact of the war in Ukraine, high global oil prices, elevated inflation and supply disruptions.

The report mentioned that household consumption will be constrained by the incomplete recovery of the labour market from the pandemic and inflationary pressures in the country.


10) Answer: E

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been appointed as the member board representative to the ICC Cricket Committee.

Meanwhile Mahela Jayawardene (former Sri Lankan cricketer ) was reappointed as the former player representative

The key decisions were taken at the ICC Board Meeting held in Dubai.


11) Answer: B

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh under the Indian nomination (individual) category and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat under the institutional category in New Delhi.

The annual award was instituted by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation.


12) Answer: B

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be honoured with the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony.

The award was instituted in the memory and honour of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away at the age of 92 years in Mumbai.


13) Answer: C

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for technology development and finding indigenous solutions towards the sustenance of various weapon systems.

To accelerate IAFs indigenisation efforts for achieving ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

The MoU was signed by Air Commodore S Bahuja, Command Engineering Officer (Systems), Headquarters Maintenance Command, IAF and Professor H S N Murthy, Head of Department Aerospace Engineering IIT Madras, at Air Force Station, Tughlakabad, Delhi.


14) Answer: D

Israel has successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam’ which can intercept many kinds of aerial objects starting from missiles, rockets, anti-tank missiles and even drones.

Iron Beam is the world’s first energy-based weapons system .

The Iron Beam which is developed by the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is using directed-energy weapon systems and can go a long way in providing aerial defence.


15) Answer: E

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled logo of 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium in the capital Bhubaneswar.

To be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, the prestigious quadrennial tournament is scheduled from January 13 to 29.

Hockey India and its official partner Odisha will host the marquee event for the second

consecutive time in the country after 2018.


16) Answer: B

Tamil Nadu men registered a comprehensive 87-69 win over Punjab to regain the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship crown at the Nehru Indoor Stadium.

This was Tamil Nada’s 10th National title.

The chief architects of the Muin Bek-led side’s win were A Aravind (25 points) and M Arvind Kumar (21).


17) Answer: E

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee was awarded the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee medal at the 2022 New Zealand Cricket Awards.

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult and White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine won the T20 International Player of the Year’ in the recently announced New Zealand Cricket Awards 2022.

This is Southee’s first Player of the Year award in a career spanning 14 long years.


18) Answer: B

The Israeli new shekel, also known as simply the Israeli shekel, is the currency of Israel


19) Answer: B

Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a 87 km² protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra State in India.


20) Answer: A

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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