13 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 13th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 13 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 13 April MCQs carefully.
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13 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Shiv Kumar Subramaniam passed away at the age of ____
(a)89
(b)62
(c)82
(d)87
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2. SJVN Signs Pact with ____, REMC to Develop Renewable Projects for Indian Railways.
(a)BHEL
(b)ONGC
(c)SAIL
(d)GAIL
3. Nadabet Seema Darshan project was inaugurated in which Indian state?
(a)Bihar
(b)Assam
(c)Gujarat
(d)Odisha
4. Mashreq Neo has tied up with Which Bank to enable NR Accounts Opening for Indians in UAE?
(a)ICICI Bank
(b)YES Bank
(c)Axis Bank
(d)Federal Bank
5. On which day Jallianwala Bagh Massacre is observed?
(a)11th April
(b)12th April
(c)13th April
(d)10th April
6. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM-DAKSH Yojana’?
(a)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(b)Ministry of Home Affairs
(c)Ministry of Education
(d)Ministry of Women and Child Development
7. ____ percent of the World’s Population Is Now Breathing Polluted Air according to WHO.
(a)77%
(b)92%
(c)99%
(d)89%
8. Name the renowned Assamese poet who has won the 56th Jnanpith Award.
(a)Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
(b)Damodar Mauzo
(c)Nilamani Phookan
(d)Ravindra Kelekar
9. Which Bank has launched a new deposit scheme named Vikas Siri Sampat-1111?
(a)Karur Vysya Bank
(b)Kerala Gramin Bank
(c)Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
(d)Bank of Maharashtra
10. Which state topped the NITI Aayog State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1?
(a)Bihar
(b)Assam
(c)Gujarat
(d)Odisha
11. In which state, megalithic stone jars were recently unearthed?
(a)Bihar
(b)Assam
(c)Gujarat
(d)Odisha
12. Which IIT has launched India’s 1st indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee “Kadam”?
(a)IIT-Madras
(b)IIT-Bombay
(c)IIT- Delhi
(d)IIT-Guwahati
13. Recently, which of the following ministries launched the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in additional 126 cities across 14 States/ UTs?
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution
(c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
14. The third meeting of the Central Advisory Council constituted under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, chaired by:
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Hardeep Puri
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Amit Shah
15. Which of the following state government has announced the launching of hockey clubs in schools in all districts of the state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Mizoram
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Manipur
16. Who among the following has been named head coach of the Australian cricket team?
(a) Pat Cummins
(b) Andrew McDonald
(c) Aaron Finch
(d) David Warner
17. Which state has announced the birthday of Dr. BR Ambedkar to be celebrated as “equalitarian day” in the state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Goa
(d) Assam
18. The 22nd edition of the IIFA Awards 2022 will be held at which place?
(a) Yas Island
(b) Singapore
(c) Goa
(d) Lakshadweep Island
19. Shahi Litchi earned the GI tag from which of the following Indian state?
(a) Goa
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
20. Which university has topped the list of the Times Higher Education the World University Rankings 2022?
(a) University of London
(b) University of Cambridge
(c) University of Oxford
(d) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
13 April MCQs – Answers
1. (b)
Actor-screenwriter Shiv Kumar Subramaniam has passed away, he was known for his roles in the serial Mukti Bandhan and Meenakshi Sundareshwar. He started his career by writing a screenplay for the 1989 film Parinda which was directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for Hazaron Khawaishein Aisis.
2. (a)
SJVN (Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam) Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with engineering firm BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) and REMC Limited (Railway Energy Management Company) to develop renewable energy projects for the Indian Railways.
3. (c)
As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat. Located in the Rann of the Kutch region, this place is also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’. Civilians get access to view the fenced international border with Pakistan at ‘Zero Point’, which is guarded round the clock by the Border Security Force (BSF).
4. (d)
Mashreq Neo has tied up with Federal Bank to enable its United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian customers to open Non-Resident (NR) accounts with the Federal Bank in India instantly through the Neo app.
5. (c)
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13th April 1919. A large peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab to protest against the arrest of pro-Indian independence leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satya Pal. In response to the public gathering, the Anglo-Indian Brigadier R. E. H. Dyer surrounded the protesters with his Gurkha British Indian army unit, Sindh Sikh regiment, and 52nd Sikh regiment.
6. (a)
PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana, implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is a National Plan for the skilling of marginalized persons. The main objective of the scheme is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by providing for long-term and short-term skills, followed by employment.
7. (c)
According to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) health agency, about 99% of the world’s population breathes air that does not meet WHO’s air quality standards.
8. (c)
Assam Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the country’s highest literary award, the 56th Jnanpith for the year 2021 to one of the most celebrated poets of Assam, Nilamani Phookan.
9. (c)
A 1,111-day deposit scheme has been introduced by the Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a Dharwad-based regional rural bank. P Gopi Krishna, Chairman, during the launch of the ‘Vikas Siri Sampat-1111′ plan in Dharwad announced that the 1,111-day deposit pays 5.70 percent interest to the general public and 6.20 percent to senior citizens.
10. (c)
Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab have been adjudged as the top three performer states in the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index, SECI. NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar and Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant released the State Energy and Climate Index, SECI- Round One in New Delhi.
11. (b)
A group of researchers has found 65 mysterious giant sandstone jars across four new sites in Assam that may have been used for ancient human burial practices. The discoveries of the joint research project, which involved archaeologists from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya, Gauhati University, and the Australian National University (ANU), were published in the journal Asian Archaeology in late March.
12. (a)
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have unveiled India’s first Polycentric Prosthetic Knee, which seeks to improve the conditions for thousands of amputees. ‘Kadam,‘ a polycentric knee for above Knee Prosthesis created in collaboration with Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Mobility India, and is also a ‘Made in India’ product.
13. (d)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in additional 126 cities across 14 States/ UTs. The scheme aims to provide an affordable working capital loan to Street Vendors. ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’, was launched on 4th January 2021 in 125 cities in Phase 1, covering approximately 35 Lakh Street vendors and their families.
14. (b)
The third meeting of the Central Advisory Council was constituted under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri chaired the meeting. The Council deliberated on issues related to the Implementation status of RERA by States and Union Territories, and modifications in the Rules framed by states and UTs.
15. (a)
Odisha government will launch hockey clubs in schools in all districts of the state. Chairperson of Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha Dilip Tirkey said the ‘Mo School Hockey Club’ initiative is aimed at promoting Hockey culture from the school level.
16. (b)
Andrew McDonald has been named head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team on a four-year contract.
17. (a)
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has announced the birthday of Dr. BR Ambedkar to be celebrated as “equalitarian day” in the state.
18. (a)
The 22nd edition of the IIFA Awards 2022 is to be held on May 20 and 21 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
19. (d)
Bihar’s GI tagged Shahi Litchi has exported from the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to London last year.
20. (c)
The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the sixth consecutive year.
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