Top 20 Current Affairs Quiz 16th April 2023 for SSC and Bank Exams
Top 20 Current Affairs Quiz : 16th April 2023 for SSC and Bank Exams
These Current Affairs Quiz are from various topics which are generally based International ,National News, State News,Sports,Summits, Schemes,Awards,Important Day and Trending topics which are Important for Competative exams and will help student to cover all basis easily.Today we have covered Top 20 Current Affairs Quiz of 16th April 2023 for SSC & Bank Exams and we have focused on the following important topics:
- Hooghly River
- World Voice Day
- Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project
- World Chagas Disease Day
- cVigil App,Gaja Utsav 2023
- IPL 2023
- Bhoroxa App
- Gaia Mission
- My Village My Heritage.
1.First Metro Train in India to run under river is in which city?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
Ans: Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Train became the first in India to run under River(Hooghly River).
2.World Voice Day is Observed on?
(a) 16th April
(b) 17th April
(c) 18th April
(d) 19th April
Ans: 16th April
World Voice Day is observed on 16th April every year to to recognise and appreciate the importance of Human Voice in everybodies lives.
3.Who launched 'Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project' in Uganda?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) S Jaishankar
(c) Nitin Gadkari
(d) Narendra Modi
Ans: S Jaishankar
The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched 'Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project' in Uganda.
4.Which Indian-American mathematician has been awarded with International Prize in Statistics 2023?
(a) C. Radhakrishna Rao
(b) D.R Kaprekar
(c) PC Mahalanobis
(d) Harish Chandra
Ans: C. Radhakrishna Rao
Renowned Indian-American mathematician and statistician, C Radhakrishna Rao has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics. This award is considered the Nobel Prize in the field of Mathematics. This award has been given for the important contribution made by Rao in the field of Statistics. He will be presented with this award at the biennial International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress to be held in Canada this July.
5.World Chagas Disease Day is Observed on?
(a) 12th April
(b) 13th April
(c) 14th April
(d) 15th April
Ans: 14th April
World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14th April every year,and theme was 'Time to Integrate Chagas Disease into Primary Health Care'. Chagas Disease is common in poor population of Continental Latin America. It is also called as 'Silent or Silenced Disease's and with 6-7 million infection and around 10,000 deaths due to Chagas across the globe every year.
6.Who won the title at the World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event?
(a) Wesley So
(b) D Gukesh
(c) Magnus Carlsen
(d) Vishwanathan Anand
Ans: D Gukesh
D Gukesh Indian Grand Master won the title at the World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania Event.
7.____________ Political Party recently got Status of National Party.
(a) Rastriya Janta Dal Party
(b) Samajwadi Party
(c) Bharatiya Janta Party
(d) Aam Aadmi Party
Ans: Aam Aadmi Party
As per the new list of National Parties and State Parties from the Election Commission Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Cheif Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has been given the Status of National Party. Whereas National Congress Party of Sarad Pawar and Trinamool Congress of Mamta Banerjee have been removed from National Party Status.
8.Which institute launched the 'cVigil' app?
(a) Election Commission of India
(b) Reserves Bank of India
(c) Supreme Court of India
(d) Indian Medical Association
Ans: Election Commission of India
Election Commission of India launced 'cVigil'app in order to fast track the complaints regarding the Model Code of Conduct Violation.
9.Who inaugurated Gaja Utsav 2023?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Draupadi Murmur
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Ans: Draupadi Murmur
President Draupadi Murmur inaugurated Gaja Utsav 2023 in order to create awareness about the elephant conservation and protection of magnificent animals.
10.'Mircha' Rice which recently received GI tag belong to which State/UT?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttrakhand
(c) Assam
(d) Karnataka
Ans: Bihar
Mircha Rice recently received GI Tag and it belong to West Champaran of Bihar. The Rice is called Mircha due to share and size of rice as it looks like black pepper.
11.First female umpire to officiate in Men's T20 Match ?
(a) Kathy Cross
(b) Kim Cotton
(c) Claire Polosak
(d) Jacqueline Williams
Ans: Kim Cotton
New Zealand Umpire Kim Cotton became the first female umpire to officiate in Men's T20 Match on 4th April 2023 during 2nd T20i match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dublin.
12.Who launched the Dogri Version of Indian Constitution?
(a) Kiren Rijiju
(b) Nirmal Sitaraman
(c) Piyush Goyal
(d) RK Singh
Ans: Kiren Rijiju
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the Dogri Version of Indian Constitution at Jammu University in the presence of Cheif Justice of Jammu and Kashmir Koteshwar Singh.
13.Jagarnath Mahto who recently passed away was Education Minister of which State?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Karnataka
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Bihar
Ans: Jharkhand
Jagarnath Mahto who recently passed away was Education Minister of Jharkhand and was senior leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He played important role in state separation movement in Jharkhand.
14.'Bhoroxa' app recently launched,it is was related to?
(a) Women's Safety
(b) Cyber Safety
(c) Child Safety
(d) Rail Passengers Safety
Ans: Women's Safety
President Draupadi Murmur recently inaugurated and launced 'Bhoroxa' app for Women's Safety during an event organised in Guwahati High Court in Assam.
15.'Gaia Mission' is associated with which space agency?
(a) ESA
(b) ISRO
(c) JAXA
(d) NASA
Ans: ESA
'Gaia Mission' is associated with ESA( European Space Agency) and aim of the project is to understand the formation of Milky way and it's present nature.
16.Number of Villages covered under the 'My Village My Heritage'?
(a) Ten Lakh
(b) One Lakh
(c) One Thousand
(d) Ten Thousand
Ans: One Lakh
One Lakh Villages covered under the 'My Village My Heritage' Programme and it is implemented under the National Mission for Cultural Mapping (NMCM).
17.Which State is the host of 'Cope India Exercise'?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Sikkim
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: West Bengal
The Air Forces of India and US conducted Cope India Exercise from 10th to 21st April at the Kalaikunda Air Base,West Bengal.
18.First ever women's cooperative fund 'Mahila Nidhi' is launched by which State/UT?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Ans: Rajasthan
Mahila Nidhi is the first ever women's cooperative fund launched by Rajasthan. Ashoka Gehlot Chief Minister of Rajasthan approved a proposal for giving 8 % interest subsidy on load obtained by the members of women's self help groups from Mahila Nidhi.
19.Which Indian Player became the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in IPL?
(a) Jasprit Bumrah
(b) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
(c) Harshal Patel
(d) Yuzi Chahal
Ans: Harshal Patel
RCB's Harshal Patel became the fastest Indian Player to take 100 wickets in IPL in just 79 innings beating previous record of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (81 innings). Harshal Patel achieved this feat against Lucknow Super League when he dismissed Mark Wood.
20.World Homeopathy Day is Celebrated on?
(a) April 9
(b) April 10
(c) April 11
(d) April 12
Ans: April 10
World Homeopathy Day is Celebrated on April 10 every year across the globe. On this day Dr Samuel Hahnemann horned and is considered to be the father of Homeopathy. This Year's Theme was 'One Health,One Family'.
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