Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2018

1. Which of the following cities has become the India’s first city to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms)?
[A] Chennai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chandigarh
[D] New Delhi

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2. 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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3. Which state government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme’ for marriage of poor girls?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Assam

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4. Which of the following places to host Asia’s largest startup ecosystem congregation “Huddle Kerala”?
[A] Kannur
[B] Kovalam
[C] Ernakulam
[D] Kozhikode

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5. 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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6. Who is the newly appointed President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?
[A] Ravi Kumar
[B] CS Krishna Setty
[C] R Chandrashekhar
[D] Debjani Ghosh

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7. Which institute has been adjudged the overall best Indian university in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF-2018)?
[A] Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
[B] Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
[C] AIIMS, New Delhi
[D] National Law School of India University, Bengaluru

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8. What is the India’s rank in global startup ecosystem in 2017, as per latest Startupblink report?
[A] 37th
[B] 44th
[C] 24th
[D] 17th

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9. 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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10. Which country to host 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)?
[A] Japan
[B] South Korea
[C] China
[D] Denmark

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