Latest Current Affairs Quiz for Exam: 24 April 2019

1. Which country was nominated as the Guest of Honour at the 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Israel
d) Italy

2. The United States on April 23, 2019 announced to terminate sanction waivers for all importers of Iranian oil by May 2, 2019. Which of the following countries was waived off from sanctions on imports of Iranian oil?
a) Israel
b) China
c) Syria
d) Qatar

3. Which Insurance company recently launched the Cyber Defence Insurance to protect businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber attacks?
a) New India Assurance
b) Oriental Insurance
c) SBI General Insurance
d) United India Insurance Company Limited

4. When the first official International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace was observed?
a) 11th January 2019
b) 18th February 2019
c) 22nd March 2019
d) 24th April 2019

5. What rank India fetched in the Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2019, according to data released by StartupBlink?
a) 17th
b) 22nd
c) 37th
d) 46th

6. A special bench has been formed under which Supreme Court judge to inquire into the sexual harassment against the Chief Justice?
a) Justice SA Bobde
b) Justice NV Ramana
c) Justice Indira Banerjee
d) CJI Ranjan Gogoi

7. The Union Government has extended the ban on import of milk products from which country?
a) Pakistan 
b) China
c) Nepal 
d) Bangladesh

8. The United Arab Emirates has announced 85 percent completion of its Mars probe project. What is name of the probe?
a) Destiny 
b) Clarity 
c) Justice
d) Hope

9. Which terror outfit has claimed the responsibility of the devastating Easter bomb blasts in Sri Lanka?
a) Jaish-e-Mohammad
b) Al-Qa’ida
c) Islamic State
d) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

10. Which among the following nations successfully test-fired an indigenous cruise missile on April 23, 2019?
a) India
b) China
c) North Korea
d) Pakistan 

ANSWERS

1. (a) India
The 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) began on April 24, 2019. India is attending the fair as the “Guest of Honour” country, reflecting the strong relations between the leadership and the people of the UAE and India. 

2. (b) China
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on April 23, 2019 announced that the sanction waivers that it had granted to some countries still buying oil from Iran will terminate on May 2, 2019. With this announcement, five countries namely, India, China, Japan, South Korea and Turkey will no longer be exempted from the US sanctions, if they continue to import Iranian oil after their waivers end on May 2.

3. (c) SBI General Insurance
SBI General Insurance launched its new product ‘cyber defence insurance’ to protect businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber attacks. It offers protection against the growing threat of cyber breaches like hacking attacks, identity theft, and business interruption.

4. (d) 24th April 2019
On April 24, 2019, the first official International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace was celebrated by the United Nations and the UN General Assembly convened a one-day high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the day.

5. (a) 17th
According to data released by StartupBlink, India moved to 17th position in the Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2019 from 37th spot in 2018. The top three spots remained unchanged on the index with the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.

6. (a) Justice SA Bobde
The Supreme Court on April 23, 2019 constituted a three-judge panel headed by Justice SA Bobde, the senior-most judge in apex court after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), to inquire into the sexual harassment complaint by a former junior court assistant against CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Besides Justice SA Bobde, the inquiry panel comprises Justice NV Ramana, the next senior most judge, and Justice Indira Banerjee, who was elevated to the Supreme Court on August 7, 2018.

7. (b) China
The Union Government on April 23, 2019 extended the ban on import of milk and its products, including chocolates, from China till laboratories at ports for testing the presence of toxic chemical melamine are upgraded. The ban was first imposed in September 2008 and extended subsequently from time to time. The latest ban imposed by the government ended on April 23. 

8. (d) Hope
The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced that 85 percent of the Hope Probe project has been completed. Hope Probe is an ambitious dream project of UAE to send a mission to Mars.

9. (c) Islamic State
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for serial bombings in Sri Lanka which killed over 310 people and injured about 500 others on Easter, on April 21, 2019. Sri Lankan government had earlier named local Islamist radical group, the National Thowheed Jamaath, as the prime suspect, for the string of eight powerful blasts that shattered a decade of peace in the island nation since the end of the civil war.

10. (d) Pakistan 
Pakistan Navy on April 23, 2019 successfully test-fired an indigenous cruise missile in the Arabian Sea, the navy said. The indigenously developed cruise missile has anti-ship missile and land attack capability. The missile reportedly hit its target accurately on land signifying the impressive capabilities of the indigenous missile system.