6 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 6th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 6 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 6 April MCQs carefully.
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6 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Who has been appointed as the first Special Rapporteur for human rights and climate change by the UN?
(a)Dag Hammarskjold
(b)Trygve Lie
(c)Kurt Waldheim
(d)Dr. Ian Fry
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2. Which album has received the “Album of the Year” award at the 64th Grammy Awards 2022?
(a)Leave the door open
(b)Mother Nature
(c)We Are
(d)None of the above
3. Which Union Ministry oversees the ‘Stand Up India Scheme’?
(a)Minister of Education
(b)Minister of Tribal Affairs
(c)Minister of Defence
(d)Minister of Finance
4. UN Women’s Core Budget gets a Contribution of USD ____ Lakh from India.
(a)3
(b)5
(c)7
(d)9
5. Which state government has launched a scheme to set up ‘Hobby Hub’ in government schools?
(a)Delhi
(b)Assam
(c)Bihar
(d)Gujarat
6. Which bank has been adjudged Best Performing Bank in Self Help Group?
(a)HDFC Bank
(b)ICICI Bank
(c)YES Bank
(d)Canara Bank
7. Who has won the men’s singles title of Miami Open tennis 2022?
(a)Rafael Nadal
(b)Carlos Alcaraz
(c)Jannik Sinner
(d)Matteo Berrettini
8. The country’s first ‘steel slag road’ came up in which city?
(a)Mumbai
(b)Surat
(c)Pune
(d)Noida
9. Which bank has fixed the limit of Ways and Means Advances of the State for the current financial year?
(a)RBI
(b)PNB
(c)BOB
(d)SBI
10. How many new districts were added in Andhra Pradesh recently?
(a)10
(b)13
(c)12
(d)11
11. Which company has acquired the conference room products maker “Poly” aiming to become a complete hybrid work?
(a)Intel
(b)HP
(c)Dell
(d)Apple
12. What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in March 2022?
(a)2.11 lakh crore
(b)1.77 lakh crore
(c)1.14 lakh crore
(d)1.42 lakh crore
13. What is the edition of National Maritime Day of India in 2022?
(a)50th
(b)27th
(c)59th
(d)77th
14. What is the edition of the Grammy Awards that are being held for the first time at the MGM Grand in 2022?
(a)52
(b)50
(c)72
(d)64
15. India’s Ambassador to Nepal, ____ will take over as the country’s new Foreign Secretary from May.
(a)Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(b)Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(c)Chokila Iyer
(d)None of the above
16. Gangaur Festival is predominantly celebrated in which Indian state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
17. What is the theme of the ‘National Maritime Day’ 2022?
(a) Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future
(b) International trade and Economy
(c) Gratitude toward Navy
(d) Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19
18. In how many districts the Digital Banking Units (DBUs) will be set in India?
(a) 50
(b) 55
(c) 95
(d) 75
19. How many “Biotech KISAN hubs” have been established covering 15 agro-climatic Zones across the country?
(a) 26
(b) 36
(c) 46
(d) 56
20. Who among the following has announced the launch of the ‘Prakriti’ green initiative?
(a) Ramnath Kovind
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Bhupender Yadav
(d) Bhupendra Patel
6 April MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed Dr. Ian Fry as the world’s first independent expert on human rights and climate change. Dr. Fry has been appointed for a period of three years. He holds dual citizenship in Tuvalu and Australia. The first to hold the post will be Ian Fry, who holds both Australian and Tuvaluan nationality.
2. (c)
‘We Are’ received the “Album of the Year” award at the 64th Grammy Awards 2022. The ceremony of the 64th Grammy Awards 2022 was held in Las Vegas. The 64th annual Grammy Awards are being held for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Trevor Noah as host.
3. (d)
The Stand-up India scheme aims at promoting entrepreneurship among women and scheduled castes and tribes. The scheme is anchored by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), the Ministry of Finance, and the Government of India. Stand-Up India Scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise. This enterprise may be in the manufacturing, services, or trading sector.
4. (b)
India has contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality and women empowerment for their core budget. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations took to Twitter to say that India “reaffirmed our valued partnership of women-led development and gender parity.”
5. (a)
The Delhi government has set up Hobby Hubs for government schools in Delhi after school hours to promote extra-curricular activities. This project will implement in the single shift government school. A project to set up ‘Hobby Hubs’ in government schools in Delhi with after-school dance, music, arts, and crafts activities during this new academic session is in the works.
6. (a)
HDFC Bank Limited has been adjudged Best Performing Bank in Self Help Group (SHG) Linkage by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India at the event organized at the Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
7. (b)
8-year-old Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic as the youngest champion at the Masters 1000 tournament after the Spaniard defeated World No. 8 CasperRuud in the men’s singles final. Carlos Alcaraz, who reached the US Open quarter-final last year, capped off a dream run at the Miami Open with the maiden Masters 1000 title of his nascent career. The highly-rated Spanish teenager also became the first man from his country to win the Miami Open title.
8. (b)
The country’s first ‘steel slag road’ came up in Surat, promising a huge potential to reduce the demand for aggregates in road construction. This stretch has been built by substituting natural aggregates with 100 percent processed steel slag aggregates in all layers of bituminous pavement.
9. (a)
The Reserve Bank of India has fixed the limit of Ways and Means Advances (WMA) of the State for the current financial year at ₹1,728 crores. This forms part of the ₹47,010 crore WMA limit fixed for States and Union Territories. The bank had provided a higher WMA limit of ₹51,560 crores for States/ UTs during the previous fiscal keeping in mind the uncertainties related to the COVID pandemic.
10. (b)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy digitally inaugurated 13 new districts in the state. The new districts have been carved out from the existing 13 districts, bringing the number of districts in the state to 26. The inauguration of the new districts took place via video conferencing organized at his office camp in Tadepalli in the Guntur district.
11. (b)
HP has finalized the acquisition of Poly for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal totaling $3.3 billion inclusive of the debt. Poly is a maker of workplace communication products like headsets, AV conference room products including desk phones as well as software.
12. (d)
The gross goods and services tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of March 2022 is ₹1.42 lakh crore, the highest ever since the implementation of the new taxation system. GST collections in March are all-time high breaching an earlier record of ₹1,40,986 crore collected in the month of January 2022.
13. (c)
India is celebrating the 59th National Maritime Day which falls on April 5 every year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of the maritime sector on the occasion of ‘National Maritime Day 2022′. Recalling the “glorious maritime history”, according to PM Modi, “in the last 8 years our maritime sector has scaled new heights and contributed to boosting trade and commercial activities.”
14. (d)
The 64th annual Grammy Awards are being held for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Trevor Noah as host. The 64th GRAMMY Awards recognizes recordings (including musical artists, compositions, and albums) released between September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. Jon Batiste received the most nominations with eleven and Batiste also received the most awards with five.
15. (a)
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the ambassador to Nepal, has been appointed the new foreign secretary of India, according to the government. Prior to his diplomatic posting to Nepal in 2020, he served as the Ambassador of India to France from August 2017 to February 2020. He has more than 32 years of experience in foreign service and served in a range of assignments.
16. (b)
Gangaur Festival is predominantly celebrated in the state of Rajasthan. Rajasthan Tourism Department organized the festival after two years gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The festival commenced on April 3 and continues for 18 days. The Tourism Department of the state has made special arrangements to make foreign tourists aware of the culture of the state.
17. (d)
India recently celebrated the 59th National Maritime Day which falls on April 5 every year. This year’s theme is ‘Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19’. The first anniversary of the day was held in 1964 to raise awareness about international trade and the economy. An award ceremony is held to honor those who made important contributions to the Indian maritime industry.
18. (d)
As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, Seventy Five Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in different districts of the country will be set up so as to ensure that the benefits of digital banking are provided in the country in a consumer-friendly manner.
19. (a)
36 “Biotech KISAN hubs” have been established covering 15 agro-climatic Zones across the country which includes 112 aspirational districts.
20. (c)
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has Launched Awareness Mascot ‘Prakriti’& Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management.
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