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Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 1

Which among the following is celebrate the English Language Day on 23rd April?

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English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April. The Day is the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Public Information, establishing language days for each of the Organization's six official languages. The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages at the UN.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 2

How many countries have suspend their membership in UNASUR recently?

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Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru announced that they would indefinitely suspend their participation in the meetings of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). UNASUR was officially founded in 2008 in Brasilia between 12 governments in South America. The remaining active UNASUR members are Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana and Suriname.
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Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 3

Which two countries will host the world's first female foreign ministers' meeting?

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Canada and the European Union will host the world's first female foreign ministers' meeting in September. Female foreign ministers from about 30 countries will be invited to the gathering, which is aimed at deepening global discussion on women's empowerment. The meeting will be held for 2 days starting on September 21st in Canada.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 4

Mukesh Ambani ranks __________ in the World's Greatest Leaders of 2018 as per the report of Fortune magazine.

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Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani (24th Rank) and human rights lawyer Indira Jaising (20th Rank) has been named by Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders of 2018. The Fortune's 2018 ranking of the 50 Greatest Leaders has architect Balkrishna Doshi. This year's list is topped by 'The Students' of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools of US that witnessed gun violence. This year's list has the #MeToo Movement, which described the pervasiveness of sexual abuse, at No.3 behind Bill and Melinda Gates (2nd Rank). The list also includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and football coach Nick Saban.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 5

Which became the first court in south India to introduce e-court fee payment facility?

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Madras High Court became the first court in south India and eighth in India to introduce e-court fee payment facility. e-court fee payment facility at Madras HC was jointly launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Indira Banerjee. It is an advocate/litigant-centric initiative which enables advocates and litigants to pay court fee online. Tamil Nadu State Government has launched this facility through their central record keeping agency - Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. It will be initially provided for the principal bench and Madurai bench of the high court. The e-stamps would not just do away with the hassle of procuring physical court fee stamps but will also help to tackle counterfeiting. So far, only Supreme Court and the High Courts in Delhi, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have the e-court fee payment facility.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 6

Who tooks the additional charge as chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd, on 23rd April 2018?

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Suresh Kumar took the additional charge as chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd. Suresh Kumar is an additional secretary with the Coal Ministry. He has replaced Gopal Singh as chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd. Gopal Singh had succeeded Sutirtha Bhattacharya who retired from the post of Coal India CMD on 31st August 2017.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 7

With which state government, Mastercard to host cyber security summit?

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The Andhra Pradesh Government and Mastercard are together holding AP Cyber Security Summit. The summit is being conducted here as a part of the MoU signed between the State Government and Mastercard to implement best practices in cyber security. The partnership would help the state government to enable more robust digital payments solutions for the government's Fintech Valley initiative.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 8

Who chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce?

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Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce in New Delhi on April 24th, 2018. The think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce has been established recently by the Department of Commerce. It will provide a credible forum for an inclusive and fact-based dialogue leading to recommendations for informed policy making, so that the country is adequately prepared to take advantage of the opportunities, and meet the challenges, that would arise from the next wave of advancements in digital economy. Approx representatives of 50 organizations participated in the meeting. The think tank will explore options for providing a fillip to entrepreneurship in digital economy. It will identify specific policy interventions for nurturing domestic firms and create jobs in e-commerce.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 9

Who received the best actor (male) award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018?

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Shahid Kapoor, received the best actor (male) award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018 along with Kartik Aaryan, Sanjay Dutt. Anushka Sharma won the 'Path breaking producer of the year' award with her brother Karnesh.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 10

Haryana government has signed an MoU with this Oil company for setting up a biomethenation plant in Faridabad.

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The Haryana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Oil Corporation for setting up a biomethenation plant in Faridabad. The plant will produce cooking gas and compost from organic waste. The plant will also produce about four tonnes of compost per day from five tonnes of organic waste. This compost will be supplied to HSVP for parks.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 11

This company has set up the country's first "Cyber Security Operations Centre" (APCSOC) in Vijayawada, in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh government.

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Tech Mahindra has set up the country's first "Cyber Security Operations Centre" (APCSOC) in Vijayawada, in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh government. The APCSOC will leverage Tech Mahindra's global expertise in cyber security and risk management. The Cyber Security Operations Centre is equipped with traditional SOC and predictive threat analytics capabilities.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 12

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to give an aid of Rs 1,700 crore to __________ for the creation of infrastructural facilities.

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The Asian Development Bank has agreed to give an aid of Rs 1,700 crore to Uttarakhand. The aid will be given for the creation of infrastructural facilities, sewer treatment plants and water supply facilities in urban areas of Uttarakhand. This was conveyed to Chief Minister of Uttrakhand by the country director of ADB's India Regiment Mission.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 13

Who has won the 2018 Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament?

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World Number 1 Rafael Nadal defeated Japan's Kei Nishikori by 6-3, 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters final to win his 31st Masters title. Nadal also became the first man in the Open era to win the same title 11 times. It gave him a 76th title overall and ensured the Spaniard keeps his top ranking ahead of Roger Federer. World No. 36 Nishikori was chasing his first ever Masters title.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 14

Paytm Payments Bank claims that it now has over ________ KYC-registered wallets.

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Paytm Payments Bank claims that it now has over 100 million KYC-registered wallets - which includes both complete & minimum KYC. This development comes even as there have been indications in digital payments industry of a sharp fall in mobile-wallet users as customer authentication did not take off. Paytm Payments Bank is owned 51% by Paytm founder Vijay Sharma & 49% by One97 Communications.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 15

He become the first Egyptian footballer to win the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year for 2017-18.

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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has become the first Egyptian player to be crowned the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year at the 45th PFA awards at Grosvenor House in central London on April 22, 2018. He is the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush to score 40 goals in a season, and has also matched Luis Suarez's record of 31 Premier League goals in a campaign. He may yet break Rush's goal record of 47 in a season. He currently has 41 goals in just 46 appearance in all competitions.
Current Affairs Quiz - 25th April, 2018 - Question 16

Who Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards in New Delhi?

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President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Ram Nath Kovind conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards at an event at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Ram Nath Kovind conferred 3 Kirti Chakras and 13 Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying courage and devotion to duty. 2 Kirti Chakras and 2 Shaurya Chakras were awarded posthumously. The President also conferred 13 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 2 UttamYudhSeva Medals, 2 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals and 26 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals to senior officers of the Armed Forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order.
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