Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 08 May 2018

1. Which of the following countries finished on top in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo?

1) India

2) Sri Lanka

3) Pakistan

4) Bangladesh

5) Maldives

2. The US Vice President Mike Pence has urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to suspend Venezuela’s membership. The capital of Venezuela is

1) Georgetown

2) Bogota

3) Caracas

4) Maputo

5) Nassau

3. India has signed a pact of 200-mn dollar loan with which of the following for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts in the country?

1) Unicef

2) IMF

3) ADB

4) NDB

5) World Bank

4. India and Guatemala have signed an agreement to boost cooperation in education sector. The currency of Guatemala is

1) Rand

2) Peso

3) Shekel

4) Quetzal

5) Baht

5. PM Narendra Modi recently reviewed preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat. Which of the following is NOT correct about the scheme?

1) Its mission is to create a network of 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres.

2) The first Health and Wellness Centre was launched in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.

3) It aims at providing insurance cover to 40 per cent of India’s population.

4) The Scheme has the benefit cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

5) None of these

6. Arun Date passed away recently. He was a leading ______ singer.

1) Marathi

2) Punjabi

3) Bengali

4) Assamese

5) Malayalam

7. Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president. Who is the present Prime Minister of Russia?

1) Steven Seagal

2) Dmitry Medvedev

3) Petro Poroshenko

4) Dmitry Peskov

5) Sergey Lavrov

8. Who among the following is the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment in the present govt?

1) Avtar Singh Bhadana

2) Rao Inderjit Singh

3) Thawar Chand Gehlot

4) Krishan Pal Gurjar

5) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

9. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently notified the protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and

1) Iran

2) Saudi Arabia

3) Kuwait

4) Bangladesh

5) Maldives

10. Rashid Kutbiddinovitch Alimov visited New Delhi recently. He is the present Secretary General of

1) ASEAN

2) SAARC

3) OIC

4) BIMSTEC

5) SCO

Answers:

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