29 April MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 29th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 29 April with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 29 April MCQs carefully.
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29 April Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. TCS Krishnan Ramanujam has been appointed as Chairperson of ____ for 2022-23.
(a)ASSOCHAM
(b)Nasscom
(c)DSCI
(d)FICCI
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2. When was World Veterinary Day is observed?
(a)Last Saturday of April
(b)Last Sunday of April
(c)Last Friday of April
(d)Last Week of April
3. International Girls in ICT Day 2022 observed on which day?
(a)26th April
(b)27th April
(c)28th April
(d)29th April
4. ____ has partnered with Information & Broadcasting Ministry to develop short videos of women changemakers?
(a)Amazon Prime Video
(b)Disney+ Hotstar
(c)YouTube
(d)Netflix
5. International Dance Day is observed globally on __________ every year.
(a) 26 April
(b) 27 April
(c) 28 April
(d) 29 April
6. Which is the first Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore market valuation mark in intra-day trade?
(a)Reliance Industries
(b)HCL Technologies
(c)Tech Mahindra
(d)Cognizant
7. Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program aims to create Microprocessors and achieve Silicon and Design wins by which year?
(a)2022
(b)2023
(c)2024
(d)2025
8. Which Payments Bank has partnered with IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its customers?
(a)Fino Payments Bank
(b)NSDL Payment Bank
(c)Airtel Payments Bank
(d)Jio Payment Bank
9. India produced ____ million tonnes of steel, an increase of 5.9% in March 2022.
(a)28.1
(b)42.2
(c)20.7
(d)31.9
10. Who are the beneficiaries of the ‘PM SVANidhi’ scheme?
(a)Newly Born
(b)Mothers
(c)Street Vendors
(d)Above 60 yrs age People
11. How many medals have been won by the Indian wrestlers at the 35th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022?
(a)13
(b)15
(c)17
(d)19
12. Which district has become the country’s first district with a library in every village?
(a)Jamtara, Jharkhand
(b)Raipur, Chhattisgarh
(c)Palakkad, Kerala
(d)None of the above
13. The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to open a new Indian embassy in ____.
(a)Hungary
(b)Latvia
(c)Lithuania
(d)Belarus
14. Which company has expanded its strategic partnership with SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd?
(a)Wipro
(b)TCS
(c)IBM
(d)Infosys
15. World Stationery day is celebrated every year on the ______ of April.
(a)Last Saturday of April
(b)Last Monday of April
(c)Last Friday of April
(d)Last Wednesday of April
16. Who has been appointed as the advisor of the Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies?
(a) Rajnish Kumar
(b) Sanjiv Mehta
(c) Sanjay Bandopadhyay
(d) Sambit Patra
17. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)?
(a) Atul Kumar Goel
(b) Navrang Saini
(c) Arun Kumar Mishra
(d) Vijay Sampla
18. Kishore Kumar Das won the UK’s Commonwealth Points of Light Award, He is from which country?
(a)India
(b)Bangladesh
(c)Sri Lanka
(d)None of the above
19. Which bank has launched ” World Gold”, a new feature on its mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly?
(a) Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Canara Bank
20. With which company and NPCI, Pencilton has launched PencilKey, a contactless keychain?
(a) Amazon Pay
(b) InCashMe
(c) LivQuik
(d) Transcorp
29 April MCQs – Answers
1. (b)
IT industry body Nasscom has appointed Tata Consultancy Services’ Krishnan Ramanujam as its chairperson for 2022-23. Krishnan, who is president – of the enterprise growth group at TCS, was earlier vice-chairperson of Nasscom.
2. (a)
World Veterinary Day is observed last Saturday of April. This year, it falls on April 30. The day aims to spread awareness about animal health care and the steps one should undertake to curb animal cruelty. The day also teaches us to be responsible pet owners, being well informed about various aspects related to pet care.
3. (c)
International Girls in ICT Day is marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April. This year International Girls in ICT Day is observed on 28th April 2022. International Girls in ICT Day aims to inspire a global movement to increase the representation of girls and women in technology.
4. (d)
Netflix India, in collaboration with the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, has released a series of short video series under an initiative called ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’, highlighting the role of women achievers.
5. (d)
29 April: International Dance Day
International Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April every year all over the world to celebrate the different dance forms.
6. (a)
Reliance Industries became the first Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore market valuation mark in intra-day trade. Earlier in March, the company’s market valuation had gone past Rs 18 lakh crore. Last year on October 13, its market valuation went past the Rs 17 lakh crore mark.
7. (b)
The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched the ‘Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V)’ program. It aims to enable the creation of Microprocessors and achieve industry-grade Silicon and Design wins by December 2023. It also set milestones for commercial silicon of SHAKTI & VEGA and their design wins by December 2023.
8. (c)
Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its customers. A customer can open FD of Rs 500 up to Rs 190,000 on the Airtel Thanks app. With this partnership, customers of Airtel Payments Bank savings account will get an interest rate of up to 6.5 %p.a. and senior citizens will get an additional 0.5% on all fixed deposits.
9. (d)
India produced 31.9 million tonnes of steel, an increase of 5.9%. With 10.9 million tonnes of steel produced in March 2022, India’s growth rate is 4.4%. Brazil is the only other country in the top ten that has had an increase in steel production in the month of March.
10. (c)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the continuation of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme till December 2024. Through the scheme, affordable collateral-free loans are given to street vendors. The scheme aimed to facilitate loans for an amount of Rs 5,000 crore while the recent approval has increased the loan amount to Rs 8,100 crore.
11. (c)
The 30-member Indian contingent participated in the 35th Edition of Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Indian wrestlers secured a total of 17 medals, that includes (1-Gold, 5-Silver, and 11-Bronze medals).
12. (a)
Jamtara in Jharkhand has become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. This district with a population of about eight lakh has a total of 118-gram panchayats under six blocks and each panchayat has a well-equipped library that is open for students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
13. (c)
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to open a new Indian mission in Lithuania in 2022, to deepen political relations and strategic cooperation and enable the growth of bilateral trade with the Baltic country.
The decision to open an embassy in Lithuania is a part of the government’s pursuit of its national priority of growth and development or the ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ initiative.
14. (b)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its strategic partnership with SBI Cards and Payments Services Ltd to power SBI Card’s digital transformation. TCS had helped the SBI cards to transform its core cards sourcing platform and digitized a significant portion of the process.
15. (d)
World Stationery Day: World Stationery day is celebrated every year on the last Wednesday of April. This year it is held on 27th April. It is celebrated to mark the importance of stationery and to write on paper than using computers. It is celebrated around the world by enthusiasts to protect and encourage the use of Stationery.
16. (a)
BI ex-chairman Rajnish Kumar joined Indifi Technologies as an advisor
Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies has appointed former chairman of SBI, Rajnish Kumar as an advisor.
17. (d)
Vijay Sampla was re-appointed as Chairperson of NCSC
Vijay Sampla, Former Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a 2nd time.
18. (b)
The founder of the educational charity ‘Bidyanando’ Kishore Kumar Das from Bangladesh has been chosen for the United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalized backgrounds.
19. (c)
Bank of Baroda launched a new feature ‘bob World Gold’ for senior citizens
Bank of Baroda has launched “bob World Gold”, a new feature on its bob World mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly.
20. (d)
Pencilton launched contactless Rupay keychains with Transcorp & NPCI
Teen-focused fintech company Pencilton has launched PencilKey, a contactless keychain in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Transcorp.
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