Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 19 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 19 April 2016 covering the Important Current Affairs Updates for theday. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams. Attempt the Quiz.

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1. Who among the following has won the 2016 Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award?

(A) Lionel Messi

(B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Johan Cruyff

2. Who among the following has won the 2016 Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award?

(A) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

(B) Saina Nehwal

(C) Serena Williams

(D) None of these

3. Which former cricketer was appointed as the chief selector of Pakistan Cricket team by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 18 April 2016?

(A) Rashid Lathif

(B) Saed Anwar

(C) Wasim Akram

(D) Inzamam-ul-Haq

4. Who won the Monte Carlo Tennis title 2016?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Stan Wawrinka

(C) Gael Monfils

(D) Andy Murray

5. Which country recently test-fired 'Iskander' Tactical Ballistic Missile?

(A) Argentina

(B) Brazil

(C) Russia

(D) China

6. Which organization in April 2016 formed an alliance with the World Bank to make Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme a global policy?

(A) UNESCO

(B) UNICEF

(C) UNDP

(D) WTO

7. Who among the following was crowned Miss India World 2016?

(A) Priyadarshini Chatterjee

(B) Vanya Mishra

(C) Yami Gautham

(D) None of these

8. Which country recently overtook France to become the world's leading wine producer?

(A) Bulgaria

(B) Chile

(C) Italy

(D) Germany

9. Which Latin American country was hit by a 7.8 intensity earthquake on 16 April 2016?

(A) Uruguay

(B) Venezuela

(C) Ecuador

(D) Sudan

10. Union Government on 18 April 2016 released the Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin to mark the Martyrdom Day of which historical personality?

(A) Bhagat Singh

(B) Tatya Tope

(C) Jhansi ki Rani

(D) Baji Rao II

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Novak Djokovic

2) Ans. (C) Serena Williams

3) Ans. (D) Inzamam-ul-Haq

4) Ans. (A) Rafael Nadal

5) Ans. (C) Russia

6) Ans. (B) UNICEF

7) Ans. (A) Priyadarshini Chatterjee

8) Ans. (C) Italy

9) Ans. (C) Ecuador

10) Ans. (B) Tatya Tope
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Daily Current Affairs - 19 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are the Important Current Affairs Updates for 19 April 2016 covering the important happenings for the day from Current Affairs perspective.

1. 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards:

--> World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic from Serbia has won the 2016 Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award. He has won it for second time after winning it in 2012.

--> US tennis legend Serene Williams has won the 2016 Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award. It was her fourth Laureus Awards after she won it in 2003, 2007 and 2010.

--> The 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony for the first time was held in Berlin, Germany. The awards are dubbed as Oscar of the sports and are bestowed on sportspersons in different categories.

2016 Laureus World Sports Awardees

Sportsman of the Year: Novak Djokovic (Tennis), Serbia.

Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams (Tennis), United States.

Team of the Year: New Zealand National Rugby team.

Comeback of the Year: Dan Carter (Rugby), New Zealand.

Breakthrough of the Year: Jordan Spieth (Golf), United States.

Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Daniel Dias (Paralympic swimmer), Brazil.

Action Sportsperson of the Year: Jan Frodeno (Triathelete), Germany. Sport for Good Award: Moving the Goalposts

Laureus World Sports Lifetime Achievement Award: Niki Lauda (former Formula One racer), Australia.

Spirit of Sport Award: Johan Cruyff (Football), Netherlands.

2. Inzamam-ul-Haq appointed Pakistan chief selector:

--> Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed chief selector of Pakistan.

--> A former Pakistan captain, Inzamam was the head coach of Afghanistan since October 2015, and was contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board until December 2016.

--> The PCB, however, requested the ACB that he be released from his contract early.

3. Union Government released Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on Tatya Tope:

--> Union Minister for Culture and Tourism and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma on 18 April 2016 released a Commemorative Coin of 200 rupees and a Circulation Coin of 10 rupees to mark the Martyrdom Day of Tatya Tope.

4. Rafael Nadal beats Monfils for record ninth Monte Carlo title:

--> Rafael Nadal needed nearly three hours to defeat Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 and win a record ninth title at the Monte Carlo Masters.

--> The Spaniard claimed his first trophy in the Principality since 2012 as he played in his 100th final and tenth in Monte Carlo.

5. Russia Test-Fires 'Iskander' Tactical Ballistic Missile:

--> A cruise missile of the Iskander tactical missile system has been live-fired from the Kapustin Yar practice range in the southern Astrakhan Region as part of drills, the Central Military District’s press office.

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Current Affairs Quiz – 18 April 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 18 April 2016. These questons will be very useful for all upcoming exams. Study & attempt the quiz. Happy learning.

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Which country has won the 25th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2016?

(A) India

(B) Netherlands

(C) Belgium

(D) Australia

2) Which Indian artistic gymnast on 17 April 2016 created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics?

(A) Dipa Karmakar

(B) Veena Kumari

(C) Jyothi Krishna

(D) Kamaljith Sandhu

3) Who on 17 April 2016 won 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai International Circuit?

(A) Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

(B) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

(C) Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull

(D) Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

4) International Day for Monuments and Sites traditionally called World Heritage Day was observed across the world on?

(A) 17 April

(B) 16 April

(C) 18 April

(D) 15 April

5) Spinner Rangana Herath who has recently announced his retirement from T20 and One Day International Cricket (ODI) belongs to which country?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) South Africa

(C) Bangladesh

(D) England

6) Supercomputer named ‘Param Kanchenjunga’ was recently unveiled at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at?

(A) Calicut

(B) Sikkim

(C) Pune

(D) Jaipur

7) World Heritage Day was observed across the world on 18 April 2016 with theme?

(A) Heritage of Commemoration

(B) Heritage of Education

(C) The Heritage of Sport

(D) None of these

8) World Haemophilia Day was observed globally on?

(A) 14 April

(B) 18 April

(C) 15 April

(D) 17 April

9) Geeta Johri was recently appointed as the first women Director General of Police (DGP) of?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Delhi

(D) Gujarat

10) Indian Army conducted major battle exercise named as ‘Shatrujeet’ in the Thar Desert of?

(A) Haryana

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Punjab

(D) Gujarat

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Australia

Note: In the final match played at Ipoh, Australia defeated India by 4-0 goals. Australia has won this tournament for the record 9th time.

2) Ans. (A) Dipa Karmakar

3) Ans. (B) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

4) Ans. (C) 18 April

5) Ans. (A) Sri Lanka

6) Ans. (B) Sikkim

7) Ans. (C) The Heritage of Sport

Note: The theme for the day is Treatment for all is the vision of all.

8) Ans. (D) 17 April

9) Ans. (D) Gujarat

10) Ans. (B) Rajasthan
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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 3 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Online latest Current affairs Quiz for 3 April 2016. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams like SSC CGL 2016, Railway RRB 2016, ISRO Assistant, PSC University Assistant & other bank exams. Attmpt the quiz to check the right answers. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Which e-commerce giant has recently acquired a Bengaluru-based mobile payments company PhonePe?

(A) Snapdeal

(B) Shopclues

(C) Amazon

(D) Flipkart

2) India has recently signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India?

(A) USA

(B) France

(C) Germany

(D) Canada

3) Fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was held during the first of April 2016 at?

(A) Paris, France

(B) Washington, United States

(C) Geneva, Switzerland

(D) Amsterdam, Netherlands

4) Which country has recently (April 2016) elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country`s first female house speaker?

(A) Thailand

(B) Bhutan

(C) Vietnam

(D) China

5) World Autism Awareness Day was observed across the world on?

(A) 2 April

(B) 3 April

(C) 4 April

(D) 1 April

6) Union Government on 31 March 2016 launched Vidyut PRAVAH Mobile App to empower People to demand 24x7 ___?

(A) Medicine

(B) Water Supply

(C) Power

(D) Transport Facility

7) 13th India-European Union Summit was held on 30 March 2016 in Brussels. Brussels is the capital of?

(A) France

(B) Netherlands

(C) Denmark

(D) Belgium

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on 30 March 2016 remotely launched Asia's biggest telescope, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) which is located at Devasthal near Nainital in which state?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Bihar

(D) Kerala

9) Which state recently launched Project Salamati for injectable contraceptive?

(A) Haryana

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Rajasthan

(D) None of these

10) Which country on 30 March 2016 launched its 22nd satellite for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)?

(A) China

(B) France

(C) Brazil

(D) Japan

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