Current Affairs of April 2013-Part-1 of 7

Current Affairs of April 2013-Part-1 (20 Quiz)

1.The US team of scientists found the mechanism which is responsible for the ageing process. Where is this mechanism located?
a) Inside the face
b) Inside the skin
c) Inside the brain
d) Inside the heart 
Answer: (c) Inside the brain

2. US Scientists at the Harvard University created a robot of the size of fly. What is the name of this robot?
a) Robo-Fly
b) Robotic Fly
c) Fly-Robot
d) Fly Me
Answer: (a) Robo-Fly

3. The IBM scientists on 1 May 2013 released the smallest movie of the world. What is the name of this movie?
a) Atoms and Their Life
b) A Boy and His Atom
c) Atoms and a Boy
d) The Smallest Atom
Answer: (b) A Boy and His Atom

4. The scientists at the North Dakota State University developed a process called _________ which can help embed the radio frequency identification (RFID) chips on the paper. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. 
a) Plasma Etcher Process
b) Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Process
c) Electromagnetic Induction Process
d) Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging
Answer: (d) Laser Enabled Advanced Packaging

5. What is the name of six huge wildfires that broke out in California on 2 May 2013 near Camarillo?
a) McNally Fire
b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire
c) Esperanza Fire
d) Cedar Fire
Answer: (b) Camarillo Springs Wildfire 

6.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 May 2013 cleared 10500-crore rupees investment proposal in India for which company?
a) IKEA
b) HP
c) Sony
d) M&S
Answer: (a) IKEA

7. Name the 8-inch tablet launched by Samsung, the South Korean electronics company on 3 May 2013.
a) Galaxy 210
b) Galaxy Note 510
c) Galaxy Note 201
d) Galaxy 510
Answer: (b) Galaxy Note 510

8. Telecom carriers Reliance Jio Infocomm, Dialog Axiata from Sri Lanka, Vodafone Group of the UK, Omantel from Oman, Etisalat from the UAE and Telekom Malaysia from Malaysia on 30 April 2013 formed a consortium to set up _________ submarine cable system to connect Singapore and Malaysia to the Middle East. 
a) Construction and Maintenance Agreement(C&MA)
b) Bengal consortium
c) Cable System Getaway 
d) Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG)
Answer: (d) Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG)

9. Which mobile company on 29 April 2013 Introduced Flat Roaming Rates for its African Customers in order to strengthen its services?
a) Vodafone
b) Tata Indicom
c) Bharti Airtel
d) Reliance Jio Infocomm
Answer: (c) Bharti Airtel

10. Which company on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with Falcorp of South Africa to float a new company?
a) Tech Mahindra
b) Mahindra Satyam
c) Mahindra and Mahindra
d) None of these 
Answer: (a) Tech Mahindra 

11.The Union government keeping into consideration the widening trade gap, had set up a six-member inter-ministerial committee in the last week of April 2013 under the chairmanship of ___________ to suggest measures for enhancing MSME exports.
a) R S Gujral
b) Sumit Bose
c) Madhav Lal
d) S R Rao
Answer: (a) R S Gujral

12. Which of the following statements about the roles and duties will the six member committee on trade-gap is true?
I. The committee will suggest short and long term measures to enhance exports from MSME sector.
II. It will submit its recommendations by mid-May 2013.
III. The other members of the committee include Commerce Secretary S R Rao, Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose, MSME Secretary Madhav Lal, Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Takru and Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan.
IV. None of these statements are true
a) Statements IV is true
b) Statements I, II, and III are true
c) Statements I and II are true
d) Statements II and III are true 
Answer: (b) Statements I, II, and III are true

13. The Union Cabinet of India on 1 May 2013 approved the launch of the ___________ Mission to reduce rates of infant mortality, maternal mortality and for universal access to reproductive health care.
a) National Urban Health Mission
b) National Maternity Management Mission
c) National Infant and Mother Mortality Mission 
d) Universal Access To Reproductive Health Care Mission
Answer: (a) National Urban Health Mission

14. The recently proposed National Urban Health Mission is will implemented in how many cities of towns across the country?
a) 999
b) 779
c) 949
d) 786
Answer: (b) 779

15. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) under the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh approved 11000 crore Rupees project on 1 May 2013 for modernisation of _____________?
a) Delhi police
b) Central paramilitary forces.
c) Black Commando Force 
d) Indian Army 
Answer: (b) Central paramilitary forces. 

16.The unemployment rate of Spain in the first quarter of 2013 has gone up to what percent?
a) 31 percent
b) 29.3 percent
c) 27.2 percent
d) 17 percent 
Answer: (c) 27.2 percent

17. Name the country that joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as its dialogue partner by signing an MoU?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Mongolia
c) Belarus
d) Turkey
Answer: (d) Turkey

18. India and Saudi Arabia in April 2013 decided to set up a joint working group to address the concerns of expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia on ___________law?
a) Expatriate law
b) Renunciation of allegiance law
c) Nitaqat Law
d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Nitaqat law

19. Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat on 26 April 2013 announced that it would close the debt chapter with IMF (International Monetary Fund) by refunding 422.1 million US dollars of capital as part of its 19th Stand-by. This will end Turkey’s _________ year long indebter category from IMF.
a) 45 years
b) 51 years
c) 49 years
d) 52 years
Answer: (d) 52 years

20. _________ in the month of April 2013, became the first US State that allowed its residents to play online poker for money, legally.
a) Nevada
b) New York
c) Los Vegas
d) Michigan
Answer: (a) Nevada