Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2017
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1. Which city has become the first Indian city to offer 1Gbps wired broadband internet service?
[A] Chennai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Bangaluru
[D] Kochi
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Correct Answer: B [Hyderabad]
Notes:
The Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) Fibrenet has recently launched 1 Gigabit per second wired broadband internet service in Hyderabad. With this launch, Hyderabad has become the India’s first ‘Giga-enabled’. ACT Fibrenet uses fiber optic technology and its 1 Gbps offering is 400 times faster than the average internet speed of 2.5 megabits per second in India. Giga speeds will allow downloads from the internet faster than transferring data from a USB drive and will be available for Rs 5,999 per month.
2. Who has clinched the 2017 Women’s singles India Super Series tournament?
[A] Sung Ji-Hyun
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Saina Nehwal
[D] Carolina Marin
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Correct Answer: B [P V Sindhu]
Notes:
Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu from India has won the 2017 Women’s singles India Super Series tournament by defeating reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the final by 21-19, 21-16 at Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi. Beside this, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark clinched the men’s singles title of the tournament by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chen Chou in straight games.
3. Darcus Howe, the well-known black power activist has passed away. He hailed from which country?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: A [United Kingdom]
Notes:
Darcus Howe (74), one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain, has recently passed away in London, United Kingdom. He was best known in the UK for his Black on Black series on Channel 4; his current affairs programme, Devil’s Advocate; and his work with Tariq Ali on “Bandung Fil”.
4. The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting has strated in which country?
[A] South Korea
[B] China
[C] Nepal
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
The South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers’ meeting has been chaired by the Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on April 3, 2017 to discuss the imperatives of a new way forward for sub-regional economic cooperation among countries under the SASEC program. The meeting has attended by the 7-Finance Ministers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka apart from officials from these countries and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The event is a unique opportunity for the member countries to discuss and exchange ideas and strive to foster better cooperation in the sub-region. Recently, Myanmar has also joined the SASEC programme as its 7th member.
5. Who has recently taken charge as new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
[A] Ashwani Kumar
[B] N S Vishwanathan
[C] BP Kanungo
[D] T S Ahuja
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Correct Answer: C [BP Kanungo]
Notes:
BP Kanungo has recently taken charge as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He succeeded R Gandhi. Prior to this appointment, Kanungo was holding the position of Executive Director of RBI. He has worked in several functional areas of the banks such as foreign exchange management, banking and non-banking supervision, currency management, government and bank accounts and public debt. Kanungo has also served as the head of regional offices of RBI at Jaipur and Kolkata besides holding the position of the Banking Ombudsman for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
6. What is the theme of 2017 International Mine Awareness Day (IMAD)?
[A] Mine Action & Women Dominance
[B] Needs driven. People Centred
[C] Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
[D] More than Mines
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Correct Answer: B [Needs driven. People Centred]
Notes:
The International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed every year on April 4 to raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication. The day also highlights the deadly threat that mines pose to civilians’ lives and nations’ development. The 2017 theme is “Needs driven. People Centred”.
7. Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election?
[A] Lenin Moreno
[B] Rafael Correa
[C] Guillermo Lasso
[D] Norman Wray
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Correct Answer: A [Lenin Moreno]
Notes:
Ecuadorean leftist Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garces has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election after securing 51.16% of votes in the election. He will be Ecuador’s 44th President and will take office on May 24, 2017. Prior to this, Moreno served the nation as Vice President from 2007 to 2013 under President Rafael Correa. The current President of Ecuador is Rafael Correa.
8. What is the theme of 54th edition of National Maritime Day (NMD)-2017?
[A] The Blue Economy
[B] Connecting India through Shipping
[C] Make in India – an opportunity for martime sector
[D] Indian Coast Line – A New opportunity
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Correct Answer: B [Connecting India through Shipping]
Notes:
The National Maritime Day (NMD) is celebrated every year in India on April 5 to commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian –owned ship “SS Loyalty” sailed from Bombay to London on 5th April 1919. This was a crucial step for Indian shipping history when sea routes were controlled by the British. The 2017 theme of 54th edition of NMD is “Connecting India through Shipping”. The United Nations’ World Maritime Day (WMD) is observed every year on September 29 to highlight the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment.
9. Which committee has been formed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to implement farm loan waiver decision?
[A] Rahul Bhatnagar committee
[B] Vikram Sharma committee
[C] Ajay Goenka committee
[D] Vinod Malwai committee
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Correct Answer: A [Rahul Bhatnagar committee]
Notes:
The Uttar Pradesh Government has recently formed an 8-member committee under Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar to implement farm loan waiver decision. The committee would formalise the loan waiver with the banks by April 21, 2017. It will also try to find ways for making payment to the banks by May 15, so that farmers will be in a position to avail of crop loans in 2017. There are 700,000 farmers in the state whose combined Rs 5,630-crore debt has been declared non-performing by the banks; they cannot get new loans.
10. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2017-18?
[A] B V R Mohan Reddy
[B] Rishad Premji
[C] Raman Roy
[D] R Chandrashekhar
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Correct Answer: C [Raman Roy]
Notes:
Raman Roy, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Quatrro, has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2017-18. Roy is considered one of the poster boys of the Indian business process outsourcing industry, has been a member of Nasscom’s executive council and was the vice-chairman for 2016-17. He succeeded CP Gurnani, who is the MD & CEO of Tech Mahindra. Apart from him, Rishad Premji has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of NASSCOM for 2017-18. Premji is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Member of the Board in Wipro Ltd.
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