April 21,22,23,24 - Current Affairs

1.  National Panchayat Diwas was observed on

a. April 23

b. April 24

c. March 23

d. April 1

e. none of these

2. Which state has been selected as the best in the Northeastern region and the third-best performing state in the country for progress recorded by Panchayati Raj for the year 2010-11?

a. UP

b. Sikkim

c. Kerela

d. Karnataka

e. none of these

3. Walmart recently bought which India-born social site?

a. Apna circle

b. Kosmix

c. puranijeans

d. yarokatasan

e. none of these

4. Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide how much credit to help India scale up use of solar power as a major renewable energy source?

a. $150 million

b. $200 million

c. 5000 crore rupee

d. amount is yet to be decided

e. none of these

5. After over five years which state has not reported any polio case?

a. Bihar

b. UP

c. Jharkhand

d. Punjab

e. none of these

6. Where is Bay of Pigs, which was in news recently?
a. Cuba

b. China

c. Dubai

d. Afghanistan

e. none of these

7.  DBS Bank which plans to further to expand its market in India is from

a. USA

b. Singapore

c. UK

d. France

d. none of these

Answers: 1. b, 2.b, 3.b, 4.a, 5.b 6.a,7.b

1.  Pandit Madhava Gudi, who died recently was a famous

a. Shanai exponent

b. Hindustani singer

c. Tabla plyer

d. Sitar exponent

e. none of these


2. The Government has increased monetary allowances to  gallantry medal awardees by...

a. three fold

b. 10000

c. 25000

d. 50000

e. none of these


3.India will provide Electronic Voting Machines, EVMs to...

a. Libya

b. Egypt

c. UAE

d. Congo

e. none of these


4. In April 2011 International boxing tournament held at...

a. Belgrade

b. New Delhi

c. Shanghai

d. Perth

e. none of these


5. World Earth Day was observed on...

a. April 21

b. April 22

c. April 9

d. April 18

e. none of these


6.  DGCA will conduct audit of safety measures at heliports, particularly those situated in remote areas, in the wake of the chopper crash in Tawang that claimed 17 lives. Where is Tawang?

a. J&K

b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Arunachal Pradesh

d. Assam

e. none of these

Answers: 1. b, 2. a, 3.b, 4.a, 5.b 6.c