Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2019

1. Which IIT has successfully converted petroleum waste toluene into useful product?
[A] IIT Indore
[B] IIT Kanpur
[C] IIT Madras
[D] IIT Bombay

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2. Which IIT has tied up with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy to develop training module?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Kharagpur
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Madras

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3. What is the theme of the 2019 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)?
[A] Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
[B] Assistive Technologies, Active Participation
[C] Employment: The Autism Advantage
[D] Opening Doors to Inclusive Education

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4. MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following countries?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] United States

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5. The UK researchers have used which telescope to determine that Sun’s magnetic field is 10 times stronger than thought?
[A] Snow Solar Telescope
[B] 1m Solar Telescope
[C] Waypoint-1 Space Telescope
[D] Hubble Space Telescope

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6. Which Indian psychiatrist has won the 2019 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award?
[A] Shekhar Saxena
[B] Anirudh Kala
[C] Vikram Patel
[D] P B Buckshey

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7. Who has been elected as the new President of the World Bank?
[A] David Malpass
[B] Christopher Kilby
[C] Christine Lagarde
[D] Mauricio Macri

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8. Who is the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
[A] Pradeep Mathur
[B] Vikram Kirloskar
[C] V. Ramgopal Rao
[D] Monica Katiyar

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9. Exercise Western Shield, which is in news recently, will be conducted by which of the following countries?
[A] Malaysia
[B] Australia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] China

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10. Who clinched the 2019 men’s singles Malaysia Open badminton tournament?
[A] Srikanth Kidambi
[B] Lin Dan
[C] Chen Long
[D] Sinisuka Ginting

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