Current Affairs Quiz April 2012

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Current Affairs Quiz for the Month of April 2012

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1.) Which among the following won the Frank
Worrell Trophy on April 12?

• England
• West Indies
• Australia
• India

Answer Australia
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2.) Who has been selected as the Chef-de-mission
for the Olympics to head the Indian Contingent at
the London Games?

1. Ajit pal Singh
2. Gagan Narang
3. Rajeev Shukla
4. Surendra singh

Answer Ajit pal Singh
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3.) ISROs commercial arm,Antrix Corporation has
signed a Rs. 100 crore deal to launch remote
satellite, SPOT-6 with which country?

• Germany
• France
• Sweden
• Japan

Answer France
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4.) In which Indian state the country's first
solar power plant of 40 MW capacity has been
inaugurated?

1. Gujrat
2. Rajasthan
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Maharasthra

Answer Rajasthan
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5.) Which among the following is the India's
first indigenously built all- weather Radar
Imagine Satellite?

1. Cartosat-I
2. Moonsat-I
3. Risat-I
4. Oceansat

Answer Risat-I
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6.) Who wrote the Thai Cook book-Cooking with
Poo?

• Saiyuud Diwong
• Hasan Isha
• Norman Black
• Vir Sanghavi

Answer Saiyuud Diwong
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7.) India, on April 19, joined an elite club of
nations successfully launching its over 5,000-km
range nuclear capable long-range ballistic
missile.

• Dhanush
• Brahmos
• Agni-V
• Surya

Answer Agni-V
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8.) Which of the following nuclear-powered
submaries was inducted into the Indian Navy on
April 3?

1. INS Vikrant
2. INS Chakra
3. INS Vikramaditya
4. None of these

Answer INS Chakra
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9.) Malabar is an annual naval exercise of
.........

• France and India
• Japan and India
• US and India
• China and India

Answer US and India
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10.) Where was the 20th ASEAN Summit held on
April 4?

• North Korea
• Cambodia
• Myanmar
• China

Answer Cambodia
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11.) Where is the world's highest Tunnel bridge
located ?

• In India
• In Japan
• In China
• In USA

Answer In China
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12.) With which country did China hold joint navy
drill first time on April 22?

• Russia
• Japan
• India
• Pakistan

Answer Russia
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13.) In which country did Tuareg Rebles declare
independence?

• Myanmar
• Malasia
• Mali
• Thailand

Answer Mali
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14.) Name the Rabel leader who won Presidential
Election of East Timer held in April?

• Taur Matan Ruak
• Jose Ramos-Horta
• Abdul Halim
• None of these

Answer Taur Matan Ruak
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15.) A united Nation-backed court convicted
former liberian president of aiding and abetting
war crimes and crimes against humanity. Name the
former president.

• Guenter Grass
• Charles Taylor
• Abdul Samed Abdulla
• Syed Mohemmad Thani

Answer Charles Taylor
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16.) In forbes list, which country recognised as
global obesity capital?

• China
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• Qatar

Answer Qatar
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17.) Who has been appointed special envoy of the
UN refugee agency (UNHCR)?

• Amir khan
• Angelina jolie
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Shahrukh khan

Answer Angelina jolie
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18.) Name of newly-elected world bank president
is .......

• Nancy powell
• Jim yong kim
• Pal Schmitt
• Mohammed Waheeduddin

Answer Jim yong kim
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19.) Which Indian films has been selected to
represent in the non-competitive section of the
65th Cannes film festival?

• Dirty Picture
• Singh is king
• Miss lovely
• Bodyguard

Answer Miss lovely
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20.) Who has been named as winner of the
prestigious Templetion prize 2012?

• Dalai Lama
• Shashi Tharoor
• Baba Amte
• None of these

Answer Dalai Lama
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21.) Who wrote the famous book-The Man Within My
Head?

• Wendell Rodricks
• P.A. Sangma
• Chetan Bhagat
• Pico Iyer

Answer Pico Iyer
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22.) The 1200-MW Rosa Theral Power Project of
Reliance power has been become operational in
April. IN which state it is located?

• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Uttar pradesh
• Uttarakhand

Answer Uttarakhand
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23.) Which Indian state has banned Gutkha from
April 1,and became first state to do the same ?

• Madhya pradesh
• Punjab
• Delhi
• Jharkhand

Answer Madhya pradesh
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24.) Who has been awarded Rajasthan Ratna Award
on March 30?

• Komal Kothari
• Jagdish singh
• vijay Dhan Dehta
• All of these

Answer All of these
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25.) In April 2012, which country premitted the
import of Indian Basmati into its market ?

• USA
• Germany
• China
• Britain

Answer China
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26.) Which among the following emerging markits
is the largest loser, according to MSCI indices,
released in April 2012?

• India
• Russia
• Brazil
• Taiwan

Answer Russia
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27.) Which Indian leader has been named by time
magazine as one the 100 most influential People
of the world?

• Soniya Gandhi
• Dr Manmohan singh
• Mamata Banerjee
• Rahul Gandhi

Answer Dr Manmohan singh
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28.) Name the Indian tribe which is still living
on trees?

• Jenu Kuruba
• Khasi
• Paharia
• Oangs

Answer Jenu Kuruba
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29.) As per the Census report, which state does
not have even a single man without home ?

• Haryana
• Asom
• Mizoram
• Himachal pradesh

Answer Mizoram
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30.) Indian has singned the framework for a more
intensive partnership in the hydrocarbon sector
in April 2012 with which country?

• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• Qatar
• Kazakhstan

Answer Qatar
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