Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 19 April 2018

1. As announced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently, India is expected to grow at what per cent in 2019?

1) 7.3 per cent

2) 7.5 per cent

3) 7.6 per cent

4) 7.8 per cent

5) 7.9 per cent

2. The Pulitzer Prizes is given to the people related to which of the following fields?

1) Film industry

2) Journalism

3) Music

4) Science

5) Sports

3. Lieutenant General PP Malhotra recently assumed charge as the Director General of

1) National Cadet Corps

2) Border Security Force

3) Central Reserve Police Force

4) Central Industrial Security Force

5) National Investigating Agency

4. Which country joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the country? It is 62nd country to join ISA.

1) Brazil

2) UAE

3) UK

4) Australia

5) Tuvalu

5. The pace of construction of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads reached an eight-year high in 2017-18 at

1) 74 km per day

2) 82 km per day

3) 95 km per day

4) 116 km per day

5) 134 km per day

6. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was first launched in which of the following years?

1) 2000

2) 2001

3) 2002

4) 2003

5) 2004

7. Aditi Rao Hydari received Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable performance in

1) Secret Superstar

2) Mom

3) Bhoomi

4) Pink

5) Hindi Medium

8. India has topped the election to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a UN subsidiary. How many votes did India get?

1) 47

2) 43

3) 58

4) 39

5) 46

9. Fourteen new sites have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. The Cascaded Tank-Village System is one of them which is situated in

1) Bangladesh

2) Sri Lanka

3) Maldives

4) Nepal

5) Bhutan

10. The World Heritage Day is observed every year on

1) 02 Apr

2) 08 Apr

3) 18 Apr

4) 28 Apr

5) 30 Apr

Answers:

1. 4
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3
5. 5
6. 1
7. 3
8. 5
9. 2
10. 3