Some Important Current Affairs Questions

1. IMF predicts India’s GDP growth rate will be how much percent in 2016 and 2017?
Answer: 7.5 per cent

2. In which country, a biggest earthquake occured in decades resulting in the death of about 233 people?
Answer: Ecuador


3. Name the Defence Minister of India who has commenced his visit to China as part of an accelerated security dialogue between New Delhi and Beijing?
Answer: Manohar Parrikar

4. As part of its steps to support budding entrepreneurs, the government on April 21 will launch a new service, to address various queries of start-ups in a timebound manner. Name the service?
Answer: Twitter Seva

5. Name the Sri Lankan player who has retired from 50-over and Twenty20 internationals in order to carry on playing test matches?
Answer: Rangana Herath

6. Who won the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix 2016?
Answer: Nico Rosberg

7. With interest rates declining, deposit growth in the country’s banking system slowed to a 50-year low of how much percent in the last financial year, according to Reserve Bank of India data?
Answer: 9.7 per cent

8. Financial Software & Systems Pvt. Ltd. (FSS), a Chennai-based payments technology and transaction processing company, has inked agreements with how many banks to provide UPI (Unified Payment Interface) solution across the country on a hosted platform?
Answer: Six

9. Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) with which organization are planning a joint venture for hiving off the latter’s loss-making Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station (RTPS)?
Answer: Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)

10. Which country notched up a thumping 4-0 victory over India in the summit showdown to win the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh?
Answer: Australia

11. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 1st Raisina Dialogue in?
Answer: New Delhi.

12. Which company announced the acquisition of debt-ridden JP Group’s cement plants for Rs 16,500 crore, making it the biggest deal in the sector?
Answer: Aditya Birla Group firm UltraTech

13. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange?
Answer: Mrugank Paranjape

14. What is the rank of India in a list of 126 countries in terms of Energy Security complied by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
Answer: 90th Rank

15. Which city is the 1st city in India to gets smart Toilets?
Answer: Chennai

16. Who has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems 'Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad' Published in 2010?
Answer: Poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas

17. Name the New Zealand Cricketer who passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer?
Answer: Martin Crowe

18. Name the Veteran playwright and director who has been selected for prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 at the 11th edition of Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META)?
Answer: Ratan Thiyam

19. The World's most expensive train station in the world opens at?
Answer: World Trade Center site in New York, United States Of America.

20. Which Beverage giants has named as the new associate sponsor of BCCI?

Answer: PepsiCo