Current Affairs

Q.1. Which city gets India's First Ever AC Local Train?
A. Delhi
B. Jaipur
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
Ans. Mumbai



Q.2. Who has been named PETA’s Person of the Year 2017 ?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Jacqueline Fernandez
C. R Madhavan
D. Anushka Sharma
Ans. Anushka Sharma



Q.3. What is the India’s ranks on a list of countries with highest Non-performing Assets (NPA) levels, according to latest report by CARE Ratings?
A. 5th
B. 13th
C. 25th
D. 9th
Ans. 5th



Q.4. Lok Sabha passed which important bill for Muslim women on 28th December 2017?
A. Women Marriage Protection Bill 2017
B. Triple Talaq Bill 2017
C. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017
D. Muslim Women (Triple Talaq Prohibition) Bill 2017
Ans. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017



Q.5. Who has been given charge for the post of Joint Secretary in the 15th Finance Commission?
A. Manjeet Singh
B. Sandeep lamba
C. Rajesh Ranjan
D. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia
Ans. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia



Q.6. Nitin Gadkari flags off cargo movement on Pandu-Dhubri route in which river?
A. Ganga
B. Kaveri
C. Brahmaputra
D. Chambal
Ans. Brahmaputra



Q.7. Which Indian writer has been felicitated in Sri Lanka for his contribution to children’s literature?
A. Ashwin Sanghi
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Ramendra Kumar
D. Kumail Nanjiani
Ans. Ramendra Kumar



Q.8. As per report titled “2018 World Economic League Table”, India to become 5th largest economy in 2018. The report is published by which international organisation?
A. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B. Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)
C. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
D. World Bank (WB)
Ans. Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)



Q.9. Which state government has launched a free household power connection scheme ‘Prakash hai to vikas hai’ for the poor in the state?
A. Punjab
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
Ans. Uttar Pradesh



Q.10. India’s first runway on ‘Sea Bridge’ will come up in which state/UT?
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Lakshadweep
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. Lakshadweep



Q.11. Who has been chosen for the prestigious 2017 Harivarasanam award?
A. S P Balasubramanyam
B. M Jayachandran
C. K S Chitra
D. K J Yesudas
Ans. K S Chitra



Q.12. Which of the following has launched the India’s first bitcoin trading app?
A. Venus Exchange
B. Bitcoin Exchange
C. Uranus Exchange
D.Pluto Exchange
Ans. Pluto Exchange



Q.13. Who has been elected as the new president of Liberia?
A. Domah Johnson
B. Joseph Boakai
C. George Weah
D. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ans. George Weah



Q.14. After United States, which country has officially confirmed withdrawal from UNESCO?
A. Russia
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Israel
D. UAE
Ans. Israel



Q.15. Who has been named Globe Soccer’s Best Player for the year 2017?
A. Radamel Falcao
B. Lionel Messi
C. Franck Ribéry
D. Cristiano Ronaldo
Ans. Cristiano Ronaldo

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