Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022
21. Dipika Pallikal, who won the mixed doubles and women’s doubles title recently, plays which game?
[A] Table Tennis
[B] Squash
[C] Badminton
[D] Tennis
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Squash]
Notes:
Dipika Pallikal teamed up with Saurav Ghosal, in her first competitive event since October 2018 and clinched the mixed doubles title with win over England’s Adrian Waller and Alison Waters.
Dipika and Joshna Chinappa won in the women’s doubles final, against England’s Sarah Jane Perry and Waters. Dipika achieved this feat less than six months after giving birth to twins.
22. Which state is the host of the Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2022?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Assam
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
The 20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held in Pakke tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav.
For the first time in history the NTCA meeting was held outside the national capital. The Minster directed that these meetings will be held outside Delhi in forest areas or in tiger reserves, in order to get first hand information about the reserve and local issues.
23. Which is the first country to recognise the legal rights of individual wild animals?
[A] South Africa
[B] Ecuador
[C] Chile
[D] Australia
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Ecuador]
Notes:
Ecuador, located in South America, has made history by becoming the first country to recognise the legal rights of individual wild animals.
The ruling by the top court in the country is believed to be the first time a court has applied the rights of nature to an animal, a woolly monkey named Estrellita. The laws recognise the legal rights of ecosystems to exist and regenerate.
24. Which country flight-tested the ballistic missile ‘Shaheen-III’?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Israel
[C] UAE
[D] Bangladesh
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Pakistan]
Notes:
Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of Shaheen-III- surface to surface ballistic missile. The test flight was aimed to revalidate design and technical parameters of the weapon system.
Shaheen-III, the land-based missile has a range of 2,750 kilometres. Meaning White Falcon, the missile was test fired for the first time in 2015.
25. ‘Nadabet Seema Darshan project’ was inaugurated in which Indian state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Punjab
[D] Gujarat
Show Answer
Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Notes:
As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat.
Located in the Rann of Kutch region, this place is also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’. Civilians get access to view the fenced international border with Pakistan at ‘Zero Point’, which is guarded round the clock by the Border Security Force (BSF).
26. When is the ‘International Day of Human Space Flight’ commemorated every year?
[A] April 10
[B] April 12
[C] April 14
[D] April 15
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [April 12]
Notes:
The United Nations General Assembly established April 12 to be the International Day of Human Space Flight. On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The International Day of Human Space Flight is commemorates this occasion, which paved the way for space exploration for the benefit of humanity.
27. In which Indian state, megalithic stone jars were recently unearthed?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Assam
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Dozens of megalithic stone jars have been recently unearthed in the state of Assam, at four previously unknown sites.
The discovery has brought to focus the possible links between India’s Northeast and Southeast Asia, dating back to the second millennium BC. The study calls for more research to understand the cultural relationship between Assam, Laos and Indonesia, the only two other sites where similar jars have been found.
28. Which state assembly adopted a resolution against CUET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test)?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Tamil Nadu assembly adopted a resolution urging the Union government to drop the proposal of CUET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test). As per the resolution, the CUET similar to NEET sidelined the marginalised students.
The University Grants Commission announced that from the academic year 2022-2023, admissions to various courses in all central universities would be done only through CUET, to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
29. As per WTO, what is the estimated global trade growth in the 2022-23 fiscal year?
[A] 2.5%
[B] 3%
[C] 4%
[D] 5.5%
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [3%]
Notes:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) revised down its forecast for global trade growth in 2022-23 to 3% from 4.7%.
The slash is because of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. WTO also warned of a potential food crisis caused by surging prices. It also forecasted that the global trade growth in 2023 would rise up to 3.4%.
30. Which Indian Armed Force sought Canister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Munitions (CALM) Systems?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Air Force
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Coast Guard
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army is seeking additional indigenously developed smart loiter munitions that can be employed along western and northern borders.
Loiter munitions are a mix of a surface-to-surface missile and a drone. The Army has projected a requirement of 150 such weapons, termed Canister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Munitions (CALM) Systems.
The above questions are part of Daily Current Affairs 20 MCQs Series in GKToday's Academy Android Application. This series can be subscribed in the app only for Rs. 750/- for entire year.
Download NowAdvertisement
