1 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 1st April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 1 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 1 April MCQs carefully.
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1 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. _________ has launched ‘Tap to Pay for UPI’, new functionality to bring the seamless convenience of Tap to Pay to Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
(a) Google Pay
(b) Bharat Pay
(c) PhonePe
(d) JIO Money
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2. Which bank has partnered with Kwik.ID to implement digital Know Your Customer (KYC), video KYC and eKYC for its network across India?
(a) Union Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Central Bank of India
3. Which state has become the top producer of vegetables in India?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Uttar Pradesh
(c)Andhra Pradesh
(d)West Bengal
4. Who inaugurated an Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) in Dubai?
(a)Nirmala Sitharaman
(b)Rajnath Singh
(c)Piyush Goyal
(d)None of the above
5. PM Narendra Modi virtually attended the ____ edition of the BIMSTEC Summit.
(a)9th
(b)3rd
(c)5th
(d)7th
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6. Odisha Day or Utkal Divas is observed on _________________ to commemorate the state’s formation.
(a) 30 March
(b) 28 March
(c) 29 March
(d) 1st April
7. Which state government has inked an MoU with Samsung to start Sports Digital Experience Centre?
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Tripura
(d) Nagaland
8. Startups Founders Hub platform has been launched by which organisation to empower startups in India?
(a) Infosys
(b) HCL
(c) IBM
(d) Microsoft
9. Cabinet approves an increase in Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief by 3% to ______.
(a) 28%
(b) 30%
(c) 32%
(d) 34%
10. Which of the following northeast states have signed a pact to end border dispute in 6 contested areas?
(a) Assam and Mizoram
(b) Assam and Manipur
(c) Assam and Meghalaya
(d) Assam and Nagaland
11. Name of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between Indian Navy and French Navy.
(a) Nomadic Elephant
(b) Yudh Abhyas
(c) Vijay
(d) Varuna
12. Jagdeep Dhankhar has dedicated Petascale supercomputer PARAM Shakti to the nation at which IIT?
(a) IIT Dharwad
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Guwahati
(d) IIT Kharagpur
13. What is the deadline set by RBI for Banks to implement lockable cassette swap in all their ATMs?
(a) March 31, 2023
(b) December 31, 2023
(c) April 30, 2023
(d) September 30, 2023
14. Al Rihla – the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has been revealed by _____.
(a) Nike
(b) Puma
(c) Adidas
(d) Reebok
15. Which state government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an awareness programme meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
16. Which state government has introduced a scheme that allows prisoners to obtain personal loans from banks of up to Rs 50,000?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
17. Which General Insurance Company launched India’s first industry-based digital customer engagement and rewards program “VAULT”?
(a) TATA AIG
(b) HDFC ERGO
(c) ICICI Lombard
(d) Bajaj Allianz
18. Who won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award 2021?
(a)Neeraj Chopra
(b)Mirabai Chanu
(c)PV Sindhu
(d)Mary Kom
19. Who among the following has been re-elected as the Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI) for the second time?
(a) S Somanath
(b) Atul Keshap
(c) GA Srinivasa Murthy
(d) Vishwas Patel
20. Which day has been designated as World Backup Day?
(a)29th March
(b)30th March
(c)31st March
(d)1st April
1 April MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
Google Pay has launched ‘Tap to Pay for UPI’, new functionality to bring the seamless convenience of Tap to Pay to Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
2. (d)
Central Bank of India partnered with Kwik.ID to implement digital Know Your Customer (KYC), video KYC, and eKYC for its network across India.
3. (b)
Uttar Pradesh (UP) has become the top producer of vegetables, getting back its first position by demoting West Bengal to the second position, with a difference of a million tonnes(mt) in production in 2021–22 Crop Year (CY) (July–June), after two years since 2020. On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh remains the top fruit producer.
4. (c)
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building in Dubai, UAE, during his visit to Dubai to participate in the India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. During the launch of IJEX, the minister called upon the export members of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to go for a USD 100 billion export target annually from the current USD 35 billion.
5. (c)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit through virtual mode. The Summit was hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, which was the chair nation of BIMSTEC.
6. (d)
Utkal Divas or Utakala Dibasha or Odisha Day is celebrated on April 1st every year to remember the formation of the Odisha state after a struggle to be recognized as an independent state.
7. (b)
Manipur government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Data System India Pvt. Ltd. and Abhitech IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for setting up a world-class “Sports Digital Experience Centre” as a part of Manipur.
8. (d)
The platform called ‘Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub’ in India will support startup founders in India at every stage of their startup journey.
9. (d)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3 percent to 34%, over the existing rate of 31% of the Basic Pay/Pension.
10. (c)
Assam and Meghalaya decided to end their five-decade-old border dispute in six of the 12 contested locations that often raised tensions between the two states.
11. (d)
The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy named ‘VARUNA’ is being conducted in the Arabian Sea.
12. (d)
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated Petascale supercomputer PARAM Shakti at IIT Kharagpur.
13. (a)
Banks were directed to implement the lockable cassette swap in a phased manner, such that at least one-third of ATMs operated by them are covered every year, while all ATMs achieve cassette swap by March 31, 2021. RBI has further extended the timeline for implementation of cassette swap in all ATMs by a year till March 31, 2023.
14. (c)
Al Rihla – the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has been revealed by Adidas.
15. (a)
The Karnataka government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an awareness program meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state.
16. (d)
The Maharashtra government has introduced a scheme that allows prisoners to obtain personal loans from banks of up to Rs. 50,000 to help their families improve their living conditions and meet expenses related to their legal matters.
17. (b)
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched its VAULT program. It is India’s first industry-based digital customer engagement and rewards program.
18. (b)
Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021 in New Delhi. Mirabai Chanu, who is preparing for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games currently, won the Silver medal in the 49kg category at the Tokyo Olympics.
19. (d)
Vishwas Patel has been re-elected as the Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI) for the second time in 2022, previously he was elected as a Chairman of PCI in the year 2018.
20. (c)
World Backup Day is marked every year on March 31. The day reminds us to protect our precious digital documents as we’ve become more reliant on technology. It is a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups.
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