Current Affairs Quiz: 12 April 2018

1. Who has been appointed as the new President of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for the year 2018-19?
a. Rajesh Bharti Mittal
b. Ramesh Bharti Mittal
c. Rakesh Bharti Mittal
d. Ritesh Bharti Mittal
e. Rikesh Bharti Mittal

2. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of NASSCOM?

a. Rishad Premji

b. Sahil Ahuja

c. Kumar Prem

d. Naresh Soni

e. Pratap Raj

3. What does NASSCOM stand for

a. National Association of Security Services Companies 

b. National Association of Software and Security Companies 

c. National Attribution of Software and Services Companies 

d. National Association of Software and Services Companies 

e. None of the above

4. Expo 2020 is a Universal Exposition to be hosted by

a.  United Arab Emirates

b. Japan

c. China

d. India

e. Dubai

5. India’s first all-electric high speed locomotive with 12,000 horsepower was flagged off in

a. Bihar

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

e. Karnataka

6. India’s first all-electric high speed locomotive with 12,000 horsepower  was developed at Madhepura’s Electric Locomotive Factory in collaboration with firm Alstom of

a. Russia

b. Japan

c. France

d.China

e. None

7. On which of the following date is International Day of Human Space Flight observed?

a. 10 August

b. 13 September

c. 12 April

d.  9 January

e. 16 July

8. International Day of Human Space Flight is observed to mark the beginning of human entrance in the space. Who among the following carried out the first human space flight in 1961?

a. Yasha Gagrin

b. Yuri Gagarin

c. Yura Gagrin

d. Yurik Gagrin

e. Yerik Gagrin

9. Electric Locomotive factory is located in which of the following districts of Bihar?

a. Sheohar

b. Munger

c.  Buxar

d. Arwal

e. Madhepura

Answers

1. c. Rakesh Bharti Mittal
2. a. Rishad Premji
3. d. National Association of Software and Services Companies 
4. e. Dubai
5. a. Bihar
6. c. France
7. c. 12 April
8. b. Yuri Gagarin
9. e. Madhepura