24 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 24th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 24 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 24 April MCQs carefully.
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24 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which country has successfully test-fired a new laser missile-defense system ‘Iron Beam’ recently?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Israel
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2. Recently which country’s former President Mwai Kibaki died at the age of 90?
(a) Egypt
(b) Mali
(c) Kenya
(d) Sudan
3. In April 2022, Oil India Limited (OIL) inaugurated India’s first pure green hydrogen plant in which state?
(a)Puri, Odisha
(b)Jodhpur, Rajasthan
(c)Bathinda, Punjab
(d)Jorhat, Assam
4. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has granted the Maharashtra government the first approval under the SIDBI Cluster Development Fund (SCDF) of Rs. _____ crores to meet the growing demand for skilled labor.
(a)600Cr
(b)500Cr
(c)1000Cr
(d)1200Cr
5. The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) recently (on April 22) declared that the BHIM UPI is functioning at NEOPAY terminals in which country?
(a) the United Arab Emirates
(b)Sri Lanka
(c)Bhutan
(d)Nepal
6. Which country’s President recently (on April 22) received the “John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022” for protecting democracy?
(a)Iran
(b)North Korea
(c)Ukraine
(d)Russia
7. Which organization recently (on April 22) signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with NITI Aayog on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Focusing on Children?
(a)WHO India
(b)UNDP India
(c)UNEP India
(d)UNICEF India
8. Which space company recently (on April 22) signed an agreement with the ISRO arm, New Space India Limited to complete satellite launches?
(a)OneWeb
(b)Blue Origin
(c)SpaceX
(d)Canadian Space
9. Name the Institute that recently (on April 22) signed an MoU with Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) to Conduct R&D on India’s Power Sector.
(a)IIT-Guwahati
(b)IIT-Kharagpur
(c)IIT-Bombay
(d)IIT-Delhi
10. Which Indian organization recently (on April 22) partnered with the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy to use “CHAFF Technology” in the Indian Airforce Aircraft and Indian Naval Ships (INS)?
(a)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(b)Defence Research and Development Organisation
(c)Indian Space Research Organisation
(d)Bharat Electronics Limited
11. What is the theme of the 52nd International Mother Earth Day that was observed across the globe by the UN on 22nd April 2022?
(a)End Plastic Pollution
(b)Invest in Our Planet
(c)Protect Our Species
(d)Climate Action
12. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed Economist Suman K Bery as the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).He will take charge on May 1, 2022 & will succeed ________?
(a)Rajiv Kumar
(b)Pavan Kumar
(c)Raghav Chadha
(d)Radhika Gupta
13. Who was recently (on April 22) appointed as a member of the Haj Committee of India (HCI) for 3 years by the Government of India?
(a)C Muhammed Faizi
(b)M. A. Golandaz
(c)Salamat Ullah
(d)AP Abdullakutty
14. In which city was the 40th edition of Hunar Haat organized recently?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Mumbai
15. APEDA & ___________ inks MoU to Boost Export Value Chain in Agriculture
(a)ECGC
(b)FCI
(c)NRDC
(d)NABARD
16. Who has been re-appointed as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast?
(a) Patrick Achi
(b) Daniel Kablan Duncan
(c) Hamed Bakayoko
(d) Amadou Gon Coulibaly
17. Which among the following state has celebrated “Khongjom Day” at Khongjom War Memorial Complex?
(a) Assam
(b) Mizoram
(c) Manipur
(d) Odisha
18. Recently who has been appointed as the President of “The India Pulse and Grains Association”?
(a) Bimal Kothari
(b) S. Somanath
(c) Soma Mondal
(d) G. Satheesh Reddy
19. Recently who among the following has honored the war heroes of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in Guwahati?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Dr. Ajay Kumar
(d) Rajnath Singh
20. Name the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who recently (on April’22) won the Presidential Elections of Timor-Leste/East Timor 2022 for the 2nd time.
(a)Taur Matan Ruak
(b)Jose Ramos-Horta
(c)Xanana Gusmao
(d)Francisco Guterres
24 April MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
Israel successfully tests ‘Iron Beam’ a new laser-based air defense system. Israel successfully tested a new laser missile-defense system ‘Iron Beam’ which can destroy any airborne object including drones.
2. (c)
Kenya’s former President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90, according to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
3. (d)
Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s second-largest hydrocarbon explorer and producer, has inaugurated “India’s first 99.999 % pure” Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant in Jorhat, Assam, marking the country’s first significant step toward a green hydrogen economy.
4. (a)
About Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI):
SIDBI is India’s principal financial institution for promoting, funding, and developing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
5. (a)
The National Payment Corporation of India’s (NPCI) international arm, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), has announced that BHIM UPI (Bharat Interface for Money-Unified Payments Interface) has gone operational at NEOPAY terminals across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This initiative will empower Indian tourists to pay at NEOPAY terminals using BHIM UPI, which has become the preferred means of payment for Indian citizens.
6. (c)
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, for the first time ever, awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022 to five individuals — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, United States (US) Representative Liz Cheney, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona Representative Russell “Rusty” Bowers, and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss — each for their courage to protect and defend democracy. The award will be presented by Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg on May 22, 2022, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, USA.
7. (d)
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, India’s leading policy think tank, has inked a Statement of Intent (SoI) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with an emphasis on children with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India. The SoI intends to formalize a framework of cooperation in order to launch the first report on the “State of India’s Children: Status and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development,” emphasizing a mutual commitment to achieving children’s rights in India.
8. (a)
The New Space India Limited (NSIL), a commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and OneWeb, inked an agreement to complete OneWeb’s Satellite Launch Programme.
9. (d)
The Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) signed an MoU to encourage research and development on issues related to India’s power sector and strengthen the interaction between the academia and industry. The MoU aimed at strengthening industry-academia interaction with goals of knowledge sharing and capacity building through collaboration
10. (b)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy have partnered with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to use CHAFF Technology in the Indian Airforce Aircrafts and Indian Naval Ships (INS) in order to protect from enemy radar-guided missiles during hostile situations. This makes India the second country to induct such technology only after the United States.
11. (b)
The United Nations (UN)’s International Mother Earth Day (also known as World Earth Day) is annually observed across the globe on 22nd April to honour the Earth and the concept of peace. The theme of World Earth Day is “Invest In Our Planet”.
12. (a)
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog: CEO– Amitabh Kant
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi.
13. (a)
In the exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, 4, 5 and 6 read with Section 15 (1) of the Haj Committee Act 2002(35 of 2002), The Government of India (GoI) has appointed C Muhammed Faizi as a member of the Haj Committee of India (HCI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, under sub-section (11), of Section 4 of Haj Committee Act 2022, for a period of 3 years up to 31st March 2025 with effect from 21st April 2022.
14. (d)
Recently, the 40th edition of the ‘Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated in Mumbai. In this edition, more than a thousand craftsmen and artisans coming from 31 states and Union Territories participated.
15. (c)
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) mandated to jointly infuse and disseminate technology in the areas of Climate-Resilient Agriculture related to Zero-Carbon emission farming to produce Carbon-free food products for exports.
16. (a)
Patrick Achi has been re-appointed as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast by President Alassane Ouattara. He was appointed prime minister in March 2021. He was the third prime minister in the West African state (Ivory Coast) in the last three years after Amadou Gon Coulibaly (who died in 2020) and Hamed Bakayoko (who died in 2021).
17. (c)
In Manipur, rich tributes were paid on 23 April 2022 to the brave sons of the state who made supreme sacrifice fighting against the British to protect the freedom of Manipur in the battle of Khongjom during the 1891 Anglo-Manipuri War.
18. (a)
“India Pulses and Grains Association” (IPGA), the apex body for India’s pulses trade and industry, has appointed Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect.
19. (d)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Assam on 23 April 2022 and participated in a function honoring the war heroes of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
20. (b)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate José Ramos-Horta has won the 2022 Presidential Elections of Timor-Leste, or East Timor (former Portuguese colony) to become the president for the 2nd Time. He will be sworn into office on 20th May 2022, which marks the 20th anniversary of East Timor’s independence.
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