Current Affairs Quiz – April, 2023(II) Welcome to your Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2023(II) 1. Which country’s company ALE, has planned to create an ‘Artificial Meteor Shower’? China India Japan Australia None 2. Which country passed ‘Safeguard Mechanism’ to force coal mines and oil refineries to minimize emissions? Australia USA Germany Italy None 3. Which country signed the ‘Decree on Spring Conscription’? India USA Russia Ukraine None 4. The ‘Foundational Literacy and numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT)’ is organised under which program? Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan New India Literacy Programme Scheme of Vocational Education National Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme None 5. ‘Jang Palpung Zangdok Palri Monastery’ is situated in which state? Assam Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Karnataka None 6. Which institution developed a pocket-friendly device to detect milk adulteration in 30 seconds? IISc Bengaluru IIT Madras IIT Delhi NIT Tiruchirappalli None 7. What is the estimated amount that the government will borrow for the first half of financial year 2023-24? Rs 5.55 lakh crore Rs 8.88 lakh crore Rs 11.11 lakh crore Rs 13.33 lakh crore None 8. Which institution decided to ban the practice of individuals having permanent seats on boards of listed companies? RBI SEBI Niti Aayog NSE None 9. What is the percentage fee levied for normal UPI payments, as per NPCI? 0 % 0.20 % 0.40 % 1.00 % None 10. Which country has recently agreed to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner? New Zealand Saudi Arabia UAE Egypt None