Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2017
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1. Japan will provide how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan for infrastructure projects in India for FY 17?
[A] Yen 201 billion
[B] Yen 232 billion
[C] Yen 445 billion
[D] Yen 371 billion
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Correct Answer: D [Yen 371 billion]
Notes:
Japan will provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan for an amount of Yen 371.345 billion (=Rs.21,590 crore approx) under FY 2016-2017 to India for infrastructure projects, the dedicated freight corridor. For this, the notes were exchanged in New Delhi between S Selvakumar, Joint Secretary under Department of Economic Affairs and Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India. (Exchange Rate: Re.1 = Yen 1.72).
2. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?
[A] Vanaja Sarna
[B] Najib Shah
[C] Ram Tirth
[D] Milind Sharma
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Correct Answer: A [Vanaja Sarna]
Notes:
Vanaja N. Sarna, a 1980 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS), has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). She succeeded Najib Shah. The CBEC is the apex body for framing policy and administrative issues related to indirect tax, and central excise duty. It works under finance ministry, which comprises of a chairperson and a maximum of six members.
3. 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.
4. Which high level committee has been set up to examine working of regulatory bodies for AYUSH system of medicine?
[A] Madhukar Gupta Committee
[B] Arvind Panagariya committee
[C] Shailesh Nagar committee
[D] H R Nagendra committee
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Correct Answer: B [Arvind Panagariya committee]
Notes:
The high-level committee headed by Arvind Panagariya has been set up to examine the working of the regulatory bodies viz. Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy(CCH) and their governing legislations viz. Indian Medicine Central Council (IMCC) Act 1970 and Homoeopathy Central Council (HCC) Act 1973 respectively, for suggesting suitable reforms. Panagariya is the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. The AYUSH systems of medicine are regulated by two statutory regulatory bodies viz. CCIM and CCH. These regulatory bodies regulate education and practice of AYUSH systems of medicine through its subordinate regulations and also maintain central registers of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy.
5. 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.
6. The 19th edition of Commonwealth Forestry Conference has started in which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Assam
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: C [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
The 19th edition of Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) has started at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand with the theme “Forests for Prosperity and Posterity” on April 3, 2017. About 500 delegations including scientists, academicians, forest officers, representatives of the governments, industries, and research and conservation agencies from India and abroad are attending the 5-day event. The conference is being organized in coordination with the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change along with Commonwealth Forestry Association of United Kingdom. The issues affecting climate change and green cover will be deliberated upon in the conference.
7. Kishori Amonkar, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Kishori Amonkar (84), the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist, has recently passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was considered one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani tradition and is an innovator of the Jaipur gharana. Amonkar received a plethora of awards, including the Padma Bhushan in 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2002.
8. 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.
9. Which country has become the first NATO member to launch self-contained cyber command unit?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Belgium
[D] United States
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Correct Answer: A [Germany ]
Notes:
Germany has become the first North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member to launch a self-contained cyber command unit, which is designed to shield IT and weapons systems from growing attacks. The Cyber and Information Space Command (Kdo CIR) will have a status equal to that of the army, navy, and air force. The Kdo CIR is the youngest branch of Germany’s military “Bundeswehr”. It will operate and protect the military’s own IT infrastructure and computer-assisted weapons systems, and tackle online threats. The center would also focus on war-game offensive skills and capabilities.
10. Which state government has launched “e-nagarpalika” app to provide municipal services online?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The Madhya Pradesh government has recently launched mobile app ‘MP e-nagarpalika’ to provide various municipal services online. The app would offer 378 services like online payment of property tax, seeking building permission, birth/ marriage/death certificates etc. It will also register complaints related to garbage, water, streetlights etc. Online payment gateway would be available on this app. The mobile app is a part of Rs 225-crore ‘e-nagarpalika’ project, under which all municipal services would be made available online on a unified web platform.
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