Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 27th April 2019

Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for bank exam  SBI RRB SSC PO & Clerk Exam 2019 of 27th April 2019. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for RRB SSC PO and Clerk Exam 2019 & competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.

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1) The World Immunization Week 2019 is being observed worldwide between April 24 and April 30 to promote the importance of vaccination and immunization. What is the theme for the year 2019?

a) Protected Together: Vaccines Work

b) Close the immunization gap

c) Are you up-to-date

d) Protect your world – get vaccinated

e) Immunization saves lives

2) What is the rate of interest approved by the Ministry of Finance on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19?

a) 8.25%

b) 8.00%

c) 8.65%

d) 8.15%

e) 8.68%

3) The MERA India initiative aims to eliminate Malaria in India by which year?

a) 2035

b) 2022

c) 2025

d) 2030

e) 2032

4)  RBI to introduce new Rs. 20 banknote. What is the Dimension of the new Rs 20 denomination banknote?

a) 63 mm x 132 mm

b) 63 mm x 129 mm

c) 63 mm x 122 mm

d) 63 mm x 136 mm

e) 63 mm x 133 mm

5) Which among the following companies becomes world’s third company to be worth $1 trillion?

a) Microsoft

b) Samsung

c) Facebook

d) Amazon

e) Alphabet

6) Who has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SWIFT?

a) Yawar Shah

b) Javier Perez Tasso

c) Gottfried Leibbrandt

d) Andrew Torchia

e) None of these

7) Which countries scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved.

a) India

b) China

c) Japan

d) Russia

e) USA

8) Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technoloy, has tied up with which Indian bank, to promote financial inclusion in India?

a) HDFC Bank

b) RBL Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) IndusInd Bank

e) State Bank of India

9) Aegon Life Insurance company has joined with which technology company to launch an Rs 20 smart digital insurance product?

a) Paytm

b) PayPal

c) PhonePe

d) MobiKwik

e) None of these

10) Name the winner of the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour

a) Aditya Mehta

b) Ehsan Heydari Nezhad

c) Pankaj Advani

d) Yasin Merchant

e) None of these

11) Stéphanie Frappart who recently became the first female referee hails from which country?

a) Australia

b) New Zealand

c) South Africa

d) West Indies

e) France

Answers:

1) Answer: a)

The World Immunization Week 2019 is being observed worldwide between April 24 and April 30 to promote the importance of vaccination and immunization. The Day is initiated by the efforts of World Health Organisation. The theme for the year 2019 is Protected Together: Vaccines Work

2) Answer: c)

The Finance Ministry has approved 8.65 per cent rate of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19 as decided by retirement fund body EPFO, benefitting more than 6 crore formal sector workers. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), a wing of Finance Ministry, has given its concurrence to Employees Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) decision to provide 8.65 per cent rate of interest for 2018-19 to its subscribers. The EPFO had provided a five-year low interest rate of 8.55 per cent to its subscribers for 2017-18.

3) Answer: d)

The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India’ – a conglomeration of partners working on malaria control – in order to prioritise, plan and scale up research to eliminate the disease from India by 2030.The National Vector Borne Diseases Control Program (NVBDCP) of India has developed a comprehensive framework to achieve the overarching vision of “Malaria free India by 2030”.

4) Answer: b)

The Reserve Bank of India announced it will “shortly” issue banknotes of Rs 20 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series.The new Rs. 20 note will feature a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the front and a motif of the Ellora caves on the back, “depicting the country’s cultural heritage”,  The RBI said the base colour of the note is greenish yellow. It will bear the signature of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm x 129 mm

5) Answer: a)

Microsoft has reached a valuation of one trillion dollars for the first time after posting a 19pc increase in profits.It makes Microsoft only the third publicly-traded company in history to reach the threshold, after Apple and Amazon passed it. Apple was the first to hit the historic mark in August, followed by Amazon, which operates cloud-computing services that compete with Microsoft

6) Answer: b)

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has named Javier Pérez-Tasso as its new CEO.He will replace the present CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt on July 01, 2019.

7) Answer: c)

Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved.The announcement comes after the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material, aiming to reveal more about the origins of life on Earth.

8) Answer: b)

The new services are powered by India’s Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services (AEPS) to enable customer identification at the point-of-sale Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, announced an expanded partnership with RBL Bank to promote financial inclusion in India. This partnership will make digital payment and banking transactions more readily accessible to all Indian citizens, including those living in remote areas. In partnership with RBL, Wirecard will empower its retail agents, who serve as customer service representatives in various areas across the country, to enable the financially underserved to access basic payment and banking services. These include cash withdrawals and deposits as well as balance enquiries.

9) Answer: d)

Aegon Life Insurance, pioneer of digital insurance in India and MobiKwik, India’s leading FinTech Company; have joined hands to launch an Rs 20 smart digital insurance product.The strategic partners have announced the launch of an assorted insurance product called the Aegon Life Group Term Plus Plan with both death and accidental disability benefit, available exclusively on MobiKwik App. One can purchase this plan by paying as little as Rs 20 in premium for a sum assured of Rs 2 lakhs which includes term insurance and accidental disability.

10) Answer: c)

India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran 6-4 to claim the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title.Advani had earlier won the second leg of the Tour in China. The Tour was held in three parts and played in Doha (Qatar), Jinan (China) and Bengaluru (India).

11) Answer: e)

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 football match when Amiens host Strasbourg on Sunday (April 28).Stephanie Frappart, selected by FIFA for the Women’s World Cup in France, has been appointed by the FFF Refereeing Direction for the match on the 34th day of Ligue 1 between Amiens SC and RC Strasbourg. She will also be the only referee from France who will be officiating at the Women’s World Cup to be held there this June.

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