Current Affairs Quiz – 08 April 2019

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1. Which among the given is the first indigenously developed artillery gun of India which has been inducted into the Indian Army?
   A) Dhanush
   B) Vajra
   C) Thunder
   D) Prahar
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: India’s first indigenously designed and developed Dhanush artillery gun was inducted in the Indian Army. It has been developed by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). 
2. As per the World Banks projection, the GDP growth of India is expected to be at _______ percent in the fiscal year 2019-20
   A) 7.3%
   B) 7.0%
   C) 7.2%
   D) 7.5%
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: In its latest report on South Asia, the World Bank has forecasted India’s GDP growth to accelerate moderately to 7.5 percent in Fiscal Year 19-20. 
3. Which Indian Institution has won the top prize in the first edition of the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)?
   A) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
   B) Institute of Technology Madras
   C) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
   D) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Top Winner of First Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) –Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) 
4. Based on the Supreme Court’s latest order, how many VVPAT per Assembly constituency will be done in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls?
   A) 2
   B) 1
   C) 5
   D) 4
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Supreme Court has ordered the Election Commission to increase the VVPAT count of one randomly selected electronic voting machine per Assembly constituency to five in the Lok Sabha polls.
5. The African Lion 2019 joint military exercise was held between which among the following countries?
   A) Morocco – France
   B) US-Germany
   C) Germany-France
   D) US-Morocco
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The 16th edition of the joint military exercise between Morocco and the United States named “African Lion 2019” was held from March 16 to April 7, 2019 in southern Morocco in the cities of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan-Tan, Tata, and Ben Guerir near Marrakech. 
6. Sydney Brenner who passed away recently was a Nobel Prize winner in which field?
   A) Medicine/Physiology
   B) Literature
   C) Chemistry
   D) Economic Sciences
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: A South African biologist and 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, Sydney Brenner, passes away in Singapore. He was 92. 
7. Who has been appointed as the Chief Coach of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team?
   A) Peter DeBoer
   B) Craig Berube
   C) Graham Reid
   D) Mike Sullivan
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Graham Reid of Australia has been appointed as the chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team. 
8. Name the first country of the world to introduce an online safety regulation by holding internet companies accountable for the safety of those using their services?
   A) Germany
   B) United Kingdom
   C) United States
   D) Netherlands
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The UK government has introduced the world’s first framework designed to hold internet companies accountable for the safety of those using their services, as well to tackle potential harm to users. With the UK has become the first nation to introduce an online safety regulation. 
9. Which institution has been awarded the overall best Indian Institution in the NIRF India Rankings 2019?
   A) Indian Institute of Technology Madras
   B) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
   C) AIIMS New Delhi
   D) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Categories and Top Winners of NIRF India Rankings 2019

   • Overall – Indian Institute of Technology Madras
   • Universities – Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
   • Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
   • Colleges – Miranda House, Delhi
   • Management – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
   • Pharmacy – Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
   • Medical – AIIMS New Delhi
   • Architecture – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
   • Law – National Law School of India University Bengaluru
10. Who has been elected as the new President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), India?
    A) Arunachalam Vellayan
    B) Chirayu R Amin
    C) Subhrakant Panda
    D) Vikramjit Singh Sahney
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Vikramjit Singh Sahney has been elected as the new president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – India. He is the Chairman of SUN Group. 

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