Current Affairs Quiz – 21 April 2019

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1. The government of South Africa has raised the limit of India’s Haj quota to _________ for the pilgrims
   A) 2 lakh
   B) 3 lakh
   C) 2.5 lakh
   D) 3.5 lakh
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Saudi Arabian government has issued a formal order on April 19, 2019 to increase India’s Haj quota by about 25,000, to raise the number of pilgrims from India who can perform Haj to 2 lakh from the current 1.75 lakh.
2. India observes the Civil Service Day on___________
   A) April 18
   B) April 19
   C) April 20
   D) April 21
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India observes the Civil Service Day on 21 April every year to commemorate the day when first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947. 
3. Rama Sengupta Paul who died recently was a well known __________
   A) Cricketer
   B) Journalist
   C) Mountaineer
   D) Actress
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The veteran lady mountaineer of the country Rama Sengupta Paul, who led the first successful all women expedition to Krdarnath Dome in Garhwal Himalaya, has passed away following a cardiac arrest. She was 66.
4. Name the team which has won the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy?
   A) Karnataka
   B) Goa
   C) Punjab
   D) Services
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Services beat hosts Punjab in the grand finale, 1-0, to lift 2018-19 Santosh Trophy held in Ludhiana on April 21, 2019.
5. Amar Pal was a veteran folk singer of which language?
   A) Marathi
   B) Bengali
   C) Malayalam
   D) Hindi
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Noted Bengali folk singer Amar Pal, one of the legendary figures to popularise Bengali folk songs, passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 98.
6. When is the World Creativity and Innovation Day celebrated?
   A) April 21
   B) Third Sunday of April
   C) April 20
   D) Third Saturday of April
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in “problem-solving and in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
7. The renowned Paranormal investigator and demonologist Lorraine Warren, who died recently hailed from which country?
   A) Switzerland
   B) France
   C) United States
   D) United Kingdom
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Paranormal investigator and demonologist, Lorraine Warren, associated with prominent cases of hauntings passed away. She was 92.  
8. Veteran IAS officer HK Khan passed away recently. He had served as the Chief Secretary of which Indian state?
   A) West Bengal
   B) Punjab
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Gujarat
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The veteran IAS officer and former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, HK K Khan, passed away in New Delhi. 
9. World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed to implement United Nations resolution of the Sustainable Development Goals by which year?
   A) 2030
   B) 2020
   C) 2025
   D) 2035
   
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   Option A
   
10. The Kedarnath Dome is located in which of the following mountain ranges?
    A) Aravalli Range
    B) Garhwal Himalaya
    C) Vindhya Range
    D) Eastern Ghats
    
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    Option B
    

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