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Question Bank Current Affairs January 2018
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
In which sea, the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium IMMSAREX-17(Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise 2017) has started?
  1. A
    Bay of Bengal
  2. B
    Arabian Sea
  3. C
    Indian Ocean
  4. D
    Arctic Ocean
  5. E
    Antartic Ocean
Question 2Single Answer
Name the Bollywood actress who has featured on the list of the world's 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes?
  1. A
    DeepikaPadukone
  2. B
    ShradhaKapoor
  3. C
    SonakshiSinha
  4. D
    DivyankaTripati
  5. E
    Priyanka Chopra
Question 3Single Answer
Which payment company has launched cryptocurrency exchange 'Coinome' in India offering trading of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash?
  1. A
    Freecharge
  2. B
    Rupay
  3. C
    Visa
  4. D
    Maestro Card
  5. E
    BillDesk
Question 4Single Answer
Which company got approval for acquiring majority 51.11% stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)?
  1. A
    Reliance
  2. B
    TCS
  3. C
    Godrej
  4. D
    HAL
  5. E
    ONGC
Question 5Single Answer
Which State government announced lifetime monthly pension of Rs. 10000 for Hindi Satyagrahis?
  1. A
    Punjab
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Haryana
  4. D
    Maharashtra
  5. E
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 6Single Answer
With which bank, did government of India signed an MoU to provide Rs. 10000 crore financing for food proceesing?
  1. A
    Axis Bank
  2. B
    Federal Bank
  3. C
    IDBI Bank
  4. D
    Dena Bank
  5. E
    Yes Bank
Question 7Single Answer
Which insurance company has come up with India's first ever insurance cover for individual victims of cyber crime?
  1. A
    IDBI Federal Insurance
  2. B
    Muthoot Finance
  3. C
    LIC
  4. D
    Bajaj Allianz
  5. E
    ICICI
Question 8Single Answer
In which Indian city, AIBA World Women's Youth Boxing Championships was take place?
  1. A
    Patna
  2. B
    Pune
  3. C
    Srinagar
  4. D
    Mumbai
  5. E
    Guwahati
Question 9Single Answer
Who recevies the prestigious Jnanpith award 2017?
  1. A
    ShankhaGhosh
  2. B
    SankaraKurup
  3. C
    Krishna Sobti
  4. D
    Ashapoorna Devi
  5. E
    SumitranadanPandit
Question 10Single Answer
Which Indian State ranked at top in the first ever Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) released by child rights organisation 'Plan India'?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Assam
  3. C
    Punjab
  4. D
    Goa
  5. E
    Kerala
Question 11Single Answer
Who defeated PV Sindhu and won badminton title in senior National Badminton Championship 2017, in Nagpur?
  1. A
    SaniaMirza
  2. B
    SainaNehwal
  3. C
    Jyothsna
  4. D
    Aashna Roy
  5. E
    RamyaTulsi
Question 12Single Answer
Who is heading the panel of committee, to review about the laws governing Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
  1. A
    BD Vishnoi
  2. B
    Ajith Kumar
  3. C
    K. Srivastva
  4. D
    Rajendra Prasad
  5. E
    M. Vinod Kumar
Question 13Single Answer
Which Indian temple has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation ?
  1. A
    Meenaskshi Amman temple
  2. B
    Srirangam temple
  3. C
    Brihadeeshwara temple
  4. D
    Ranganathan temple
  5. E
    Ramasamy temple
Question 14Single Answer
Which State government launched 'She Pad' scheme for school girls?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Goa
  4. D
    Tamil Nadu
  5. E
    Kerala
Question 15Single Answer
In which city of Prkistan, the Bank of China formally launched its operations?
  1. A
    Karachi
  2. B
    Lahore
  3. C
    Islamabad
  4. D
    Peshawar
  5. E
    Multan
Question 16Single Answer
What is the theme of the World's third largest book fair, Sharjah International Book fair (SIBF) 2017?
  1. A
    A  Worldin My Book
  2. B
    Book is My World
  3. C
    Book, My Best Companion
  4. D
    Book For The Knowledge
  5. E
    Books For Better Life
Question 17Single Answer
Which private sector bank entered into a partnership with Mobikwikcompany to launch a co-branded virtual Visa prepaid card for customers of Mobikwik?
  1. A
    Bandhan Bank
  2. B
    DCB Bank
  3. C
    IDFC Bank
  4. D
    Catholic Syrian Bank
  5. E
    City Union Bank
Question 18Single Answer
Who is the first woman President of NASSCOM in 2018?
  1. A
    Indu Jain
  2. B
    Kiran Shaw
  3. C
    DebjaniGhosh
  4. D
    IndraNooyi
  5. E
    VandanaLuthra
Question 19Single Answer
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarified that farmers do not need to quote Permanent Account Number (PAN) for Cash sale of their produce up to Rs..........a day?
  1. A
    1 lakh
  2. B
    1.2 lakh
  3. C
    1.3 lakh
  4. D
    2.4 lakh
  5. E
    2 lakh
Question 20Single Answer
According to World Economic Forum ((WEF) India is in which position in Global Gender Gap Index 2017?
  1. A
    100
  2. B
    102
  3. C
    108
  4. D
    120
  5. E
    125
Question 21Single Answer
Which State declares Urban as second official language?
  1. A
    Andhra Pradesh
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Maharashtra
  4. D
    Telangana
  5. E
    None of these
Question 22Single Answer
DeenDayal SPARSH Yojana is a programme launched by GOI, which will be benefited by whom?
  1. A
    School Childern
  2. B
    Youths
  3. C
    Under Previleged
  4. D
    Backward Class
  5. E
    Tribals
Question 23Single Answer
In which year, NITI Aayog has decided to lay foundation for the Poverty-Free India Campaign?
  1. A
    2018
  2. B
    2019
  3. C
    2020
  4. D
    2021
  5. E
    2022
Question 24Single Answer
Government of India signed a MoU of Rs. 10000 croore with, which company at the World Food India 2017?
  1. A
    TATA
  2. B
    Patanjali
  3. C
    Reliance
  4. D
    Nilgris
  5. E
    Filpkart
Question 25Single Answer
The RBI released a new set of outsourcing norms for, which of the following below?
  1. A
    NBFC
  2. B
    SEBI
  3. C
    SBI
  4. D
    Financial Institutions
  5. E
    None of these
Question 26Single Answer
Which organisation is selected to for Mother Teresa Award 2017 for social justice?
  1. A
    World Vision
  2. B
    UNHCR
  3. C
    UNESCO
  4. D
    UNICEF
  5. E
    UNHCR
Question 27Single Answer
Which State's special dishes (Biryani, BaghareBaingan and Seviyan) were issued as stamps by Department of post?
  1. A
    Hyderabad
  2. B
    Ahmadabad
  3. C
    Delhi
  4. D
    Agartala
  5. E
    Pune
Question 28Single Answer
Which State becomes the first State to treat Hepatitis-C  patients through oral medicine?
  1. A
    Bihar
  2. B
    Haryana
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh
  4. D
    Jharkhand
  5. E
    Sikkim
Question 29Single Answer
When is the World science day for peace and development celebrated all over the world?
  1. A
    November 10
  2. B
    November 12
  3. C
    November 14
  4. D
    November 16
  5. E
    November 18
Question 30Single Answer
SAMPRITI 2017 is the joint military training exercise of India and which country?
  1. A
    Bhutan
  2. B
    Myanmar
  3. C
    Bangladesh
  4. D
    Pakistan
  5. E
    China
Question 31Single Answer
By defeating whom India won the women's Asia Cup hockey titile?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    Syria
  3. C
    Qatar
  4. D
    China
  5. E
    Singapore
Question 32Single Answer
On which field, the Cabinet approves, MoU between India and Philippines?
  1. A
    Agriculture
  2. B
    Industries
  3. C
    Transport
  4. D
    Imports
  5. E
    Tourism
Question 33Single Answer
In which city, the second meeting of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) was held at?
  1. A
    Bihar
  2. B
    New Delhi
  3. C
    Jammu Kashmir
  4. D
    Srinagar
  5. E
    Trivandrum
Question 34Single Answer
Which Indian city tops the survey of ‘Confidence to Go Digital’ done by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
  1. A
    Patna
  2. B
    Mumbai
  3. C
    Delhi
  4. D
    Bengaluru
  5. E
    Srinagar
Question 35Single Answer
Who is appointed as the whole time member of SEBI?
  1. A
    SanjeevKaushik
  2. B
    S. Raman
  3. C
    G. Mahalingam
  4. D
    Shaltikanta Das
  5. E
    Arun O. Sathe
Question 36Single Answer
Which ministry launched ‘GrahakSadakKoylaVitaran App’ on its Foundation day?
  1. A
    Ministry of Coal
  2. B
    Ministry of Chemicals
  3. C
    Ministry of Fertilizes
  4. D
    Ministry of Communication
  5. E
    Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Question 37Single Answer
Which country conducted the Commonwealth Shooting ChAampionships 2017?
  1. A
    Australia
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    China
  4. D
    South Africa
  5. E
    Greece
Question 38Single Answer
In which city, the New National Policy on Biofuels &PradhanMantriJivanYojana was held at?
  1. A
    Mumbai
  2. B
    Guwahati
  3. C
    New Delhi
  4. D
    Patna
  5. E
    Pune
Question 39Single Answer
In which part of India, Ministry of Home Affairs conducted a Multi State Mega Mock Tsunami Exercise 2017?
  1. A
    East
  2. B
    West
  3. C
    North
  4. D
    South
  5. E
    None of these
Question 40Single Answer
The Expansion of ‘PradhanMantriMahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme was extended from 2017-18 to……………?
  1. A
    2019-20
  2. B
    2020-21
  3. C
    2021-22
  4. D
    2022-23
  5. E
    2023-24
Question 41Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding the global film festival :
1. The 9th edition of ‘CMS Vatavaran’, a global film festival on environment and wildlife, began on November 2, 2017 in New Delhi.
2. 113 films showcased during this five-day film festival.
3. Theme of CMSVatavaran was ‘Water and resources’.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are true?
  1. A
    2 and 3
  2. B
    1 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 2
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
Identify the in incorrect statement (s):
  1. A
    Central government has launched phase 2 of BharatNet project to connect 1.5 lakh gram panchayats with high-speed broadband by March, 2019
  2. B
    Total financial outlay for Phase 2 is around Rs. 34000 crore
  3. C
    Under Phase 2, BSNL will roll out optical fibre in nine States that were not covered under the first phase.
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 43Single Answer
Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu on May 24, 2017 became the second Indian to be inducted in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athleters Commission(s) regarding PV Sindhu :
  1. A
    She was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award for badminton in 2016.
  2. B
    She was awarded with Arjuna Award for badminton in 2013.
  3. C
    She ranks world Number 4 in the BWF World Ranking at present.
  4. D
    She became the first Indian woman to win an Olympics.
  5. E
    All of the above
Question 44Single Answer
APJ Abdul Kalam received several prestigious awards including
  1. A
    The Bharat Ratna (in 1997), India’s highest civilian honour.
  2. B
    The government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981
  3. C
    The Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the government
  4. D
    All of the above
  5. E
    Both a and b
Question 45Single Answer
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has been implementing two special schemes for women viz:
  1. A
    MahilaUdyamNidhi
  2. B
    MahilaVikasNidhi
  3. C
    MahilaSamridhNidhi
  4. D
    Both a and b
  5. E
    Both b and c
Question 46Single Answer
Prime Ministry NarendraModi launched the ‘DeenDayal /upadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY) in Patna. The benefits of the scheme will be:
  1. A
    All villages and households shall be electrified
  2. B
    Increase in agriculture yield
  3. C
    Improvement in Health, Education, Banking (ATM) services
  4. D
    Improvement in accessibility to radio, telephone, television, internet and mobile.
  5. E
    All of the above
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