Current affairs

Q.1. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to United Nations ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018’ report?
A. 6.7%
B. 7.2%
C. 7.4%
D. 7.6%
Ans. 7.2%



Q.2. Which state government has launched “Safe City Surveillance” scheme for checking crime against women at public places?
A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C.  Punjab
D.Tamil Nadu
Ans. Bihar



Q.3. India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will come up in which state?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Kerala
Ans. Andhra Pradesh



Q.4. digital platform “Seva Sindhu” for hassle-free governance?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. Karnataka



Q.5. Buddhist monk Dhammapiya has elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). He is from which Indian state?
A. Manipur
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D.Tripura
Ans. Tripura



Q.6. Which state has become the India’s first state to offer free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents?
A. Rajasthan
B.  Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Ans. Rajasthan



Q.7. The 4th India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Dialogue was hosted by which Indian secretary in New Delhi?
A. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B. Rajiv Gauba
C. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
D. Basant Pratap Singh
Ans. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar



Q.8. Which country has become the world’s first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM network?
A. Switzerland
B. Norway
C. Denmark
D. Britain
Ans. Norway



Q.9. Which of the following is the official emblem for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?
A. Winter Dream
B. Flight
C. Nature
D. Yoggl
Ans. Winter Dream



Q.10. Which country has recently declared polio-free country by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A. Pakistan
B. Gabon
C. Afghanistan
D. Nigeria
Ans. Gabon




Q.11. Which state government has launched India’s first social audit law?
A. Meghalaya
B. Maharashtra
C. Jharkhand
D. Kerala
Ans. Meghalaya



Q.12. The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017” has started between India and which country?
A. Japan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Nepal
D. Maldives
Ans. Maldives



Q.13. India has recently signed a MoU with which country for enhanced cooperation in healthcare?
A. Malaysia
B. Indonesia
C. Chile
D. Morocco
Ans. Morocco



Q.14. Eastern India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters has launched in which state?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Odisha
D. Nagaland
Ans. Odisha



Q.15. What is the theme of the 2017 International Migrants Day (IMD)?
A. Together with Migration
B. Safe Migration in a World on the Move
C. Co-operate with your Co-workers
D. Migrants contribute
Ans. Safe Migration in a World on the Move




Q.16. Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile?
A. Sebastian Pinera
B. Ricardo Lagos
C. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
D. Michelle Bachelet
Ans. Sebastian Pinera



Q.17. Sushil Kumar has clinched gold at which freestyle category in the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships (CWC) in South Africa.
A. 64kg freestyle category
B. 84kg freestyle category
C. 74kg freestyle category
D. 54kg freestyle category
Ans. 74kg freestyle category




Q.18. Who has been conferred with the prestigious National Design Award?
A. Jyoti Dubey
B. Kanchan Gupta
C. Mrinal Saxena
D. G. Satheesh Reddy
Ans.  G. Satheesh Reddy




Q.19. Samsung India has signed pact with which International organisation to launch VR content and 360-degree videos on Indian heritage sites?
A. UNISDR
B. UNESCO
C. UNIDO
D. UNICEF
Ans. UNESCO




Q.20. The Union government has engaged which private sector bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Federal Bank
Ans. ICICI Bank

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