Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 28 Apr 2018

1. The foundation day of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) was observed on 25 Apr. The present MD and Chairman of HUDCO is

1) Hardeep Singh Puri

2) Ravi Kanth Medithi

3) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

4) Sriram Kalyanaraman

5) Mohammad Mustafa

2. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland as his new special envoy on

1) Syria

2) Pakistan

3) Afghanistan

4) Myanmar

5) Philippines

3. The HRD ministry launched the second edition of which of the following schemes recently to make students adopt villages and learn about lifestyle and problems of people?

1) Ek Bharat Abhiyan

2) Sampark Bharat Abhiyan

3) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

4) Sundar Bharat Abhiyan

5) None of these

4. In a historical meeting, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently met the South Korean President

1) Moon Jae-in

2) Roh Moo-hyun

3) Ahn Hee-jung

4) Park Geun-hye

5) Ahn Cheol-soo

5. Which of the following is NOT a scheme launched by the central govt?

1) Gobar-Dhan

2) Jan Dhan

3) Van Dhan

4) Kuber Dhan

5) None of these

6. Which of the following is the most trusted Internet brand in India in the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018?

1) Google

2) Facebook

3) Microsoft

4) Twitter

5) TCS

7. The govt will soon acquire RBI’s stake in housing finance regulator National Housing Bank (NHB). RBI currently holds what per cent stake in the NHB?

1) 25 per cent

2) 49 per cent

3) 65 per cent

4) 74 per cent

5) 100 per cent

8. _________ has been awarded the National Intellectual Property Award, 2018.

1) JNU

2) CSIR

3) BHU

4) IISc, Bengaluru

5) IIT Mumbai

9. The World Intellectual Property Day is observed every year on

1) 06 Apr

2) 16 Apr

3) 20 Apr

4) 26 Apr

5) 30 Apr

10. Which of the following is the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2017 with about $69 bn?

1) India

2) Nigeria

3) Mexico

4) Philippines

5) China

Answers:

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