CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQS:5th April

1. For foreigners intending to pursue internship in India, category of visa, titled ________ has been rolled out.
A.Scholar (S) Visa
B.Intern (I) Visa
C.Edu (E) Visa
D.Learner (L) Visa


2. In India, effective April 1, e-visa has been sub-divided into three categories — e-tourist visa, e-business visa and
A.e-medical visa
B.e-clinical visa
C.e-hospital visa
D.e-treatment visa


3. Who was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016?
A.Misbah-ul-Haq
B.Toby Roland-Jones
C.Virat Kohli
D.Ben Duckett


4. Usain Bolt successor, 12-yr-old Jamaican sprinter, who runs 200m in 23 secs, 2 secs short of world record is
A.Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
B.Brianna Lyston
C.Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
D.Maria Trujillo


5. Bangladesh captain 'Mashrafe Mortaza' announces retirement from Twenty20 Internationals ahead of his country's first T20I match against
A.Zimbabwe
B.India
C.Sri Lanka
D.Australia


6. As part of the Swachh Bharat campaign, Punjab Kings XI players inaugurate toilet at school in
A.Pune
B.Indore
C.Chennai
D.Ahmedabad


7. Recently, World Wide Web Inventor wins 2016 Turing Award, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for the computing industry. Who is he?
A.Ivan Sutherland
B.Mark Zuckerberg
C.Larry Page
D.Tim Berners-Lee


8. Under new regime, foreign tourists with e-visa can stay in India up to
A.Two months
B.Three months
C.Four months
D.One month


9. Cricketer Adam King has been banned for two years after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. He belongs to which country?
A.South Africa
B.England
C.New Zealand
D.Zimbabwe


10. Recently, World's 5th tallest building opened in seoul, South Korea. What is the name of that building?
A.Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
B.Lotte World Tower
C.Shanghai Tower
D.Burj Khalifa


11. Who becomes Gujarat's first woman police chief, DGP?
A.Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
B.Meera Borwankar
C.Damayanti Sen
D.Geetha Johri


12. The youngest person to address Canadian Parliament on April 12, 2017 is
A.Malala Yousafzai
B.Brittany Packnett
C.Safa al Ahmad
D.Liya Kebede


13. Indian Government sets up 'National Board for Electric Mobility' in a bid to promote electric mobility. This NBEM to be chaired by
A.Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
B.Secretary of Department of Heavy Industry
C.Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs
D.Ministry of Power


14. Who is elected as the new president of Ecuador, recently?
A.Guillermo Lasso
B.Andres Paez
C.Lenin Moreno
D.Jorge Glass


15. According to doping violation report published by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), India has been ranked at _____ , for 2015 with 117 athletes from the country being punished after testing positive for banned substances.
A.Fifth
B.Fourth
C.Second
D.Third


16. Who is elected as the new president of Serbia, recently ?
A.Aleksandar Vucic
B.Luka Maksimovic
C.Sasa Jankovic
D.Vuk Jeremic


17. The opening match and the final match of 2017 IPL will be played at
A.JSCA International Cricket Stadium
B.Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
C.Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
D.M. Chinnaswamy Stadium


18. Who is the present chairman of IPL?
A.Ranjib Biswal
B.Rajeev Shukla
C.Anurag Thakur
D.S.P. Bansal


19. The Indian Premier League 2017 will be the _______ edition of the tournament.
A.Tenth
B.Ninth
C.Seventh
D.Eighth


20. How many teams will contest in 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts today?
A.9
B.6
C.8
D.7

Answers:

1. B.Intern (I) Visa
2. A.e-medical visa
3. C.Virat Kohli
4. B.Brianna Lyston
5. C.Sri Lanka
6. B.Indore
7. D.Tim Berners-Lee
8. A.Two months
9. C.New Zealand
10. B.Lotte World Tower
11. D.Geetha Johri
12. A.Malala Yousafzai
13. B.Secretary of Department of Heavy Industry
14. C.Lenin Moreno
15. D.Third
16. A.Aleksandar Vucic
17. D.M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
18. B.Rajeev Shukla
19. A.Tenth
20. C.8