Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2018

1. Who has been appointed the protem Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi?
[A] C S Krishna Setty
[B] M L Srivastava
[C] T S Thakur
[D] N K Khan

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2. What is the theme of the 2018 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)?
[A] Empowering Women and Girls with Autism
[B] Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
[C] Opening Doors to Inclusive Education
[D] Employment: The Autism Advantage

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3. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has clinched India’s first gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018). She is related to which weightlifting category?
[A] 48 kg
[B] 56 kg
[C] 42 kg
[D] 45 kg

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4. The Union Government has constituted a committee to frame regulations for online news portals. Who is the head of the committee?
[A] Cabinet Secretary
[B] Secretary of Information and Broadcasting
[C] Secretary of Electronics and Information Technology
[D] Secretary of Corporate Affairs

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5. Venkat Rahul Ragala claimed India’s fourth gold in which weightlifting category at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?
[A] 85 kg
[B] 65 kg
[C] 55 kg
[D] 75 kg

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6. Which state has become the first Indian state to adopt a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for determining brain death cases?
[A] Assam
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Kerala

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7. Which state is hosting the 8th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and Pacific?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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8. Which state hosted the first meeting of NITI Forum for North East?
[A] Tripura
[B] Nagaland
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Mizoram

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9. Which country is hosting the first International conference on ‘Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership’?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal

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10. Who has been appointed as the new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
[A] M Sathiyavathy
[B] Manoj Bassi
[C] Bhim Sain Joshi
[D] Sujata Bhonsle

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