18 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 18th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 18 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 18 April MCQs carefully.
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18 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. New Children’s Book “The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution ” has been Released authored by?
(a)Rajesh Talwar
(b)Amish Tripathi
(c)Shashi Tharoor
(d)Vikram Seth
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2. India signed an MoU with which country to set up the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre?
(a)China
(b)Russia
(c)Ukraine
(d)Sri Lanka
3. GDP growth projection for 2022-23, as per RBI’s Monetary Policy April 2022?
(a)7.2%
(b)8.6%
(c)8.7%
(d)7.5%
4. Ex KRIPAN SHAKTI conducted by Trishakti Corps in which state?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
(b)Punjab
(c)West Bengal
(d)Karnataka
5. Which of the following team won the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship Women’s?
(a)Punjab
(b)Tamil Nadu
(c)Indian Railways
(d)Telangana
6. Shahi Litchi earned the GI tag from which Indian state?
(a)Bihar
(b)Gujarat
(c)Kerala
(d)Assam
7. On which day World Heritage Day is observed?
(a)18th April
(b)15th April
(c)16th April
(d)17th April
8. Indian Cricketer ____ appointed as an ambassador for Karnataka Brain Health Initiative.
(a)Dinesh Karthik
(b)Shikhar Dhawan
(c)Robin Uthappa
(d)Ravindra Jadeja
9. Which country announced that it is unable to repay its entire foreign debt of $ 51 billion?
(a)Pakistan
(b)Russia
(c)Ukraine
(d)Sri Lanka
10. Which state CM has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?
(a)Uttar Pradesh
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Kerala
(d)Odisha
11. Six MoUs Signed at Waterways Conclave 2022 in Which state?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Assam
(c)Bihar
(d)Kerala
12. Which organization launched the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station?
(a)NASA
(b)JAXA
(c)ISRO
(d)SpaceX
13. ____ signed MoU with Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh to develop a green Hydrogen project.
(a)ONGC
(b)SJVN
(c)NTPC
(d)NHPC
14. Which institution recently launched the ‘AVSAR’ scheme?
(a)Election Commission of India
(b)Airports Authority of India
(c)Supreme Court of India
(d)None of the above
15. Which payment platform partners with Extreme IX to enable faster payments?
(a)PhonePe
(b)Paytm
(c)Google Pay
(d)None
16. According to a report released by World Bank, Poverty in India is ________________ percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011.
(a) 11.9
(b) 14.8
(c) 15.1
(d) 12.3
17. Padmashri Prafulla Kar passed away recently, He was associated with which field?
(a) Medical
(b) Literature
(c) Music
(d) Science
18. All India Radio News has launched a new weekly interactive programme, _______________ for Competitive Examinations candidates.
(a) Lakshay
(b) Siksha
(c) Parishram
(d) Abhyaas
19. Recently which country’s Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has arrived in Mumbai on an 8-day visit to India?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Mauritius
(d) Haiti
20. Who has authored the book ‘Here Yourself’?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Bhabananda Deka
(c) Prem Rawat
(d) Bhikhari Thakur
18 April MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
On April 14, 2022, during the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary, a new book titled “The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution: A play for Children on Human Rights” authored by Rajesh Talwar, a fact-based drama on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s own recollections of his childhood has been released.
2. (d)
India and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Indian public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to set up a state-of-the-art Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo. The agreement is a part of India’s SAGAR (Security and Growth for all in the Region) initiative in the Indian Ocean.
3. (a)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained an accommodative stance and cut the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for the 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent, against the earlier projection of 7.8 per cent. The inflation forecast has also been hiked from 4.5 per cent to 5.7 per cent for the FY 2022-23. The reasons are excessive volatility in global crude oil prices and extreme uncertainty over the evolving geopolitical tensions.
4. (c)
Exercise KRIPAN SHAKTI, and Integrated Fire Power exercise was recently conducted by The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps at the Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR), near Siliguri, West Bengal. The exercise was led by Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar and General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps.
5. (c)
Indian Railways team won the women’s title, beating Telangana 131-82 in convincing fashion, riding on Poonam Chaturvedi’s 26 points. Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men’s title in the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship.
6. (a)
The Centre through the Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) is facilitating trial shipments into new global markets for Indian niche G-I tagged agricultural products. Bihar’s GI tagged Shahi Litchi was exported from the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to London last year.
7. (a)
April 18 was adopted as the International Day for Monuments and Sites by UNESCO based on a proposal by the Paris-based International Council on Monuments and Sites. The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on April 18 every year to promote culture and heritage. World Heritage Day is another name for it.
8. (c)
The Karnataka Health Department on April 15, 2022, has appointed Indian Cricket Player Robin Uthappa as the brand ambassador for Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KA-BHI) (Launched in January 2022). The KA-BHI was launched by the State government in association with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NITI Aayog, and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka.
9. (d)
In the midst of its worst economic crisis in over 70 decades, Sri Lanka announced that it will default on its external debt pending a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund. According to Sri Lanka’s central bank, it had become “challenging and impossible” to repay external debt, as it tries to use its dwindling foreign exchange reserves to import essentials.
10. (d)
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium in the capital Bhubaneswar. To be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, the prestigious quadrennial tournament is scheduled from January 13 to 29.
11. (b)
Six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements were signed during the Waterways Conclave-2022 organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways along with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) from 11th-12th April 2022, in Dibrugarh, Assam.
12. (d)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Ax-1, a mission from Houston-based Company Axiom Space. It is the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The four-member crew officially began a ten-day journey that will include eight days aboard the International Space Station. Their capsule is known as Endeavour.
13. (d)
NHPC Limited (erstwhile National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) under the Ministry of Power, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding district administration of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh for the development of green hydrogen technologies to produce hydrogen.
14. (b)
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently launched the Airport as a Venue for skilled artisans Of The Region (AVSAR) scheme. It aims to allocate space to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at its airports for selling or showcasing the self-made products of their region. Under this scheme, an area of 100-200 square feet has been earmarked at each AAI-operated airport.
15. (a)
In the first initiative of the digital payments platform, the Phone Pe and Extreme IX (Internet Exchange) collaborated to provide faster digital payment service to over 370 million PhonePe users by decreasing the latency irrespective of their location or Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
16. (d)
Poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011. The poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5 per cent in 2011 to 10.2 per cent in 2019. According to a policy research working paper of the World Bank, Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban India. Rural poverty dropped by 14.7 per cent while urban poverty declined by 7.9 percentage points from 2011 to 2019.
17. (c)
Eminent musician, singer, and lyricist Padma Shri Prafulla Kar, a household name in Odisha, passed away at his residence. He was 83. Kar was popular for giving songs and music in over 70 Odia films.
18. (d)
All India Radio News has launched a new weekly interactive programme, Abhyaas for Competitive Examinations. It is aimed at reaching out to students and job-seekers preparing for competitive examinations. The programme is in Hindi and is broadcast every Saturday between 9.30 pm – 10 pm.
19. (c)
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has arrived in Mumbai on an 8-day visit to India.
20. (c)
Indian author Prem Rawat released his book “Here Yourself” for the Indian subcontinent in Mumbai.
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