Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2023

11. Who is the head of the Finance Ministry committee set up to review the pension system for government employees?
[A] Nirmala Sitharaman
[B] T V Somanathan
[C] Shaktikanta Das
[D] M K Jain

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12. Which country signed several economic agreements in energy, agriculture among other sectors, with China?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] UK
[D] Italy

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13. CSIR scientists has recently found rare-earth elements (REEs) in which state/UT?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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14. Which state/UT has announced to set up the ‘Education Service Selection Commission’?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Odisha

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15. ‘Bihu Naas’ is a dance form prevalently practised in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Bihar
[C] Assam
[D] Karnataka

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16. Which Union Ministry is associated with the draft ‘Sagarmala Innovation and Start-up Policy’?
[A] Ministry of Power
[B] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
[C] Ministry of Coal
[D] Ministry of Steel

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17. Union External Affairs Minister Jaishankar launched ‘Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project’ in which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Uganda

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18. Where was the International Conference on Defence Finance and Economics 2023 held?
[A] Visakhapatnam
[B] Kochi
[C] New Delhi
[D] Mumbai

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19. What is the name of India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail services which is being implemented in NCR?
[A] Aham Metro
[B] Maha Rail
[C] RAPIDX
[D] Retro Metro

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20. Exercise Balikatan is a defence exercise between which two countries?
[A] India – Philippines
[B] USA – Philippines
[C] India – Bhutan
[D] USA – China

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