Current Affairs MCQs – 11,12

April 2018

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Q1. World's largest solar park to come up in which state?

A. Gujarat

B. Bihar

C. Telangana

D. Tamil Nadu

Answer: A

Explanation: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani approved setting up a 5,000 MW capacity solar

park at the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), Gujarat.

It would be the largest such entity in the world after its completion. The proposed solar power

generation project would be set up in 11,000 hectares of land with an investment of Rs 25,000

crore.

Q2. International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on

A. 10th April

B. 11th April

C. 12th April

D. 13th April

Answer: C

Explanation: The General Assembly declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space

Flight “to celebrate each year at the international level the beginning of the space era for mankind.

It reaffirms the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable

development goals and increasing the well-being of States and peoples, as well as ensuring the

realization of their aspiration to maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.

Q3. _______ has taken over as the new Flag Officer of Indian Coast Guard (West Region).

A. K.R. Nautiyal

B. Vijay Chafekar

C. Vishnu Rao

D. None of these

Answer: B

Explanation: Inspector General Vijay Chafekar has taken over as the new Flag Officer, Indian

Coast Guard (West Region) from IG K.R. Nautiyal.

The ICG (West) comprises a critical area that extends to the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic

Zone from the coasts of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep.

He was previously Deputy Director (Policy and Plans) at the ICG Headquarters, New Delhi.

Q4. ____ has been re-appointed as managing director and CEO of Bandhan Bank.

A. Chandra Ghosh

B. Anurag Kumar

C. Nabarun Nath

D. Vishwanath Rai

D. Jagdish Rao

Answer: A

Explanation: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh has been re-appointed as managing director and CEO of

Bandhan Bank for a period of three years from July 10, 2018.

His re-appointment, subject to regulatory clearances was approved by the bank board at its recent

meeting.

Q5. _______ has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea.

A. Sripriya Ranganathan

B. Prathuysha Kumar

C. Sandhya Rai

D. None of these

Answer: A

Explanation: Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan (IFS: 1994), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of

External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea.

Q6. Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs __ crore on the IDBI bank for non-

compliance to the Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms.

A. Rs 3 crore

B. Rs 4 crore

C. Rs 5 crore

D. Rs 6 crore

Answer: A

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on the IDBI bank for

non-compliance to the Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms.

Q7. India ranked ____ spot in the latest annual Index of Economic Freedom released by a top

American think-tank , the Heritage Foundation.

A. 128

B. 129

C. 130

D. 131

Answer: C

Explanation: India ranked 130th spot in the latest annual Index of Economic Freedom released by

a top American think-tank.

India has jumped 13 places in the last one year. In 2017, India with a score of 52.6 points was

ranked at 143 among 180 countries.

India's economic freedom score is 54.5, making its economy the 130th freest in the 2018 Index.

The index was released by top American Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation.

Top 5 countries:

Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia.

Q8. India and _____ country has signed pact to promote mineral exploration.

A. Algeria

B. Egypt

C. Morocco

D. Libya

Answer: C

Explanation: India has inked a pact with Morocco under which focus would be laid on the

evaluation of potential mineral resources and promoting exploration and mining through

participation of both public and private sector.

The MoU was signed in New Delhi after the bilateral discussions between Mines Minister Narendra

Singh Tomar and his counterpart Aziz Rabbah of Morocco.

The focus of the MoU is on the development of the geological infrastructure for Geoscience Maps

and geochemical maps, strengthening geological research and evaluation of the potential of mineral

resources, promoting exploration and mining through the participation of both public & private

sector etc.

Q9. India's economic growth is expected to ____% this fiscal according to the Asian

Development Bank (ADB).

A. 7.1%

B. 7.2%

C. 7.3%

D. 7.4%

Answer: C

Explanation: India's economic growth is expected to rebound to 7.3% this fiscal and further to

7.6% in 2019-20, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report, the economy grew 6.6% in the last

fiscal as it battled the lingering effects of demonetisation in 2016.

It projected inflation to average 4.6% in FY2018 (2018-19), rising to 5.0% in FY2019 with further

firming of global commodity prices and strengthening of domestic demand.

Q10. ______ Cabinet has approved the issuance of legislation to ensure equal pay for men and

women working in the country.

A. UAE

B. Saudi Arabia

C. Qatar

D. None of these

Answer: A

Explanation: The UAE Cabinet has approved the issuance of legislation to ensure equal pay for

men and women working in the country.

The government’s objective to ensure the protection of women's rights and support their role in the

national development process.

Q11. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed every year on

A. 10th April

B. 11th April

C. 12th April

D. 13th April

Answer: B

Explanation: National Safe Motherhood Day is observed every year on 11th April.

Safe motherhood ensures that all women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy

throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

The theme of 2018 NSMD was ‘Respectful Maternity Care’.

Q12. India donated USD _____ million for Swaziland's national disaster management agency.

A. USD 2.5 million

B. USD 2 million

C. USD 1.5 million

D. USD 1 million

Answer: D

Explanation: India donated USD 1 million to support Swaziland's national disaster management

agency and expressed commitment to the developmental partnership to create local capacities in the

country and across Africa.

The commitment came as President Ram Nath Kovind addressed Swaziland's parliament, becoming

the first visiting Head of the State to do so.

Q13. The government has constituted committee to review enforcement of Corporate Social

Responsibility (CSR) provisions under Companies Act, 2013. It will be headed by

___________

A. Manmohan Juneja

B. Sanjay Shorey

C. N K Dua

D. Seema Rath

Answer: A

Explanation: The government has constituted 12-member committee to review enforcement of

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions under Companies Act, 2013.

The 12-member panel is headed by Regional Director (Western Region) Manmohan Juneja. Other

members include Joint Director (Legal) Sanjay Shorey and Joint Director (Policy) N K Dua, while

Deputy Director (CSR) Seema Rath will be the convener.

Besides, there will be two sub-committees -- legal and technical -- that would go into various

aspects in relation to compliance with CSR provisions.

Under the Companies Act, 2013, certain class of profitable entities are required to shell out at least

two per cent of their three-year annual average net profit towards CSR activities. In case of non-

compliance, reasons have to be furnished by the concerned entities to the ministry.

Q14. The 11th edition of World Hindi Conference or Vishwa Hindi Sammellan will be in

which country?

A. India

B. Bangladesh

C. Mauritius

D. Indonesia

Answer: C

Explanation: The 11th edition of World Hindi Conference or Vishwa Hindi Sammellan will be

held by Mauritius in its capital city Port Lois in August 2018.

It will be held at Swami Vivekananda International Conference Center. The theme of the

Conference is “Vaishvik Hindi Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti“.

Mauritius Education Minister Leela Devi Dookhun Luchoomun and External Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj released the logo of 11th World Hindi Conference and launched its website as well.

The previous conference was held in Bhopal in 2015.

Q15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 16th International Energy Forum

Ministerial Meeting in which city?

A. Mumbai

B. New Delhi

C. Hyderabad

D. Lucknow

Answer: B

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 16th International Energy Forum

Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi.

It is the world's largest gathering of Energy Ministers who engage in a dialogue on global energy

issues.

It is aimed to improve policy and investment decisions through increased knowledge and

experience sharing. It is hosted by India and co-hosted by China and Korea.

Q16. New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has ranked ___ of the top 20 busiest

airports in the world for 2017 in terms of traffic volumes, as per the Airports Council

International (ACI) for 2017.

A. 16

B. 17

C. 18

D. 19

Answer: A

Explanation: New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has ranked 16th of the top 20 busiest

airports in the world for 2017 in terms of traffic volumes, as per the Airports Council International

(ACI) for 2017.

The ranking is based on the preliminary passenger traffic results for the most-travelled airports in

2017.

Delhi, the country's busiest airport for passenger traffic, grew by 14.1 per cent year-over-year at

63.45 million, pushing it up from 22nd to the 16th busiest airport in the world.

ACI has also ranked Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai among the fastest growing

airport airports in the world. While Kolkata recorded an year-over-year growth of 26.9%,

Hyderabad saw a growth of 19.6%, followed by Bengaluru at 12.9%, and Chennai at 10.5%.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was ranked the busiest airport in the world

with 103 million passengers (both departing and arriving) despite a 0.3% decline in traffic volumes

over 2016.

Q17. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) founded in which year?

A. 2010

B. 2011

C. 2012

D. 2013

Answer: B

Explanation: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched 'Project Dhoop',

an initiative aimed at shifting the school assembly time to noon to ensure maximum absorption of

Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight.

The project was launched at National Bal Bhavan in New Delhi. The initiative has been

conceptualised by McCannHealth and supported by Kwality (Ltd).

Q18. ________ has been appointed as the new Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard).

A. KS Sheoran

B. KR Nautiyal

C. JK Prakash

D. Abhishek Kumar

Answer: B

Explanation: Inspector General KR Nautiyal has been appointed as the new Coast Guard

Commander (Eastern Seaboard).

He will be taking over as Headquarters Eastern Seaboard from Inspector General KS Sheoran.

Nautiyal has commanded all type of Coast Guard ships and was Deputy Director-General

(operations and CS) at CGHQ, New Delhi, Commander CGRHQ (NE) in Kolkata and Commander

CGRHQ (W) in Mumbai.

Q19. ______ has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Central Industrial

Security Force (CISF).

A. Rajesh Ranjan

B. Sonu Kothari

C. Gaurav Kumar

D. Anuj Singh

Answer: A

Explanation: Rajesh Ranjan has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Central

Industrial Security Force (CISF).

He is a 1984 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He is at present Special Director General of

the Border Security Force (BSF).

The CISF provides security to various government installations including the airports of the

country.

Q20. _________ is the only state which had rolled out e-way bill system for intra-state

movement of goods from April 1.

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Kerala

C. Karnataka

D. Telangana

Answer: C

Explanation: The government is set to roll out its intra-state movement from April 15.

The five states which would form part of the first phase are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat,

Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.

While Karnataka is the only state which had rolled out e-way bill system for intra-state movement

of goods from April 1.

The implementation of e-way bills will improve direct and indirect collections by clamping down

on trade that currently happens on cash basis. Inter-state movement of goods and services tax

regime for sales worth over Rs 50,000 since April 1.

Q21. _______ will be the brand ambassador of Haryana's Measles and Rubella (MR)

vaccination campaign.

A. Manu Bhaker

B. Sakshi Malik

C. Juhi Chawla

D. None of these

Answer: A

Explanation: India's teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker will be the brand ambassador of

Haryana's Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign.

The campaign would be launched by state's Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on April 25.

Vaccination of about 85 lakh children from 9 months to 15 years of age would be carried out under

this campaign.

Under the campaign, immunisation would be carried out in 22,626 government and private schools,

25,771 Anganwadi centres, construction sites, brick kilns, poultry farms, other high risk zones and

urban areas.

Q22. Saudi Aramco has signed MoU to build Rs 3 lakh crore refinery in ______ state

A. Maharashtra

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. None of these

Answer: A

Explanation: Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has

signed a pact with a consortium of Indian oil companies to jointly develop and build a mega

integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd

(RRPCL), in Maharashtra.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on sidelines of the International Energy

Forum (IEF) conference in the New Delhi.

The strategic partnership brings together crude supply, resources, technologies, experience and

expertise of these multiple oil companies with an established commercial presence around the

world.

The Indian consortium consisting of IOCL, HPCL and BPCL will own a 50% stake in the joint

venture while Saudi Aramco will hold the remaining half.

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