Current Affairs

Q.1. Which state government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project to promote organic farming?
A. Punjab
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Assam

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q.2. Who has been appointed the new director general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
A. Neelam Kapoor
B. Parag Kishore
C. Nandani Jain
D. Rajiv Saxena

Ans. Neelam Kapoor

Q.3. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)?
A. Zero Child Leprosy
B. Leprosy defeats, Live transform
C. Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
D. To live is to help to live

Ans. Zero Disabilities in girls and boys

Q.4. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)?
A. Wetlands and Tourism
B. Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods
C. Forests and Wetlands
D. Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

Ans. Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

Q. 5. Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per the latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?
A. Japan
B. India
C. United States
D. China

Ans. China

Q.6. Which country has recently joined Ashgabat agreement?
A. India
B. China
C. Israel
D. Iraq

Ans. India

Q.7. In the Union Budget 2018, the Central Government has allocated Rs 48,000 crore for which scheme to encourage farmers for solar farming?
A. KUSUM scheme
B. KUTSUB scheme
C. KUSUN scheme
D. KUTUB scheme

Ans. KUSUM scheme

Q.8. Which online security campaign has been launched by Google India to safeguard internet users?
A. #SecureInternetKiya
B. #OnlineSecurityKiya
C. #InternetSafetyKiya
D. #SecurityCheckKiya

Ans. #SecurityCheckKiya

Q.9. Who has won the ‘Times Power Women of the Year 2017’– Pune for Global PR award?
A. Pooja Chopra
B. Sonali Kulkarni
C. Shabnam Asthana
D. Niharika Kumari

Ans. Shabnam Asthana

Q.10. Which Indian airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport?
A. Indira Gandhi International Airport
B. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
C. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport
D. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Ans. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport

Q.11.  NCERT has collaborated with which internet company to teach students digital safety?
A. Microsoft
B. Twitter
C. Facebook
D. Google

Ans. Google

Q.12. Which state has topped the Health Index progressive report, which is recently released by NITI Aayog?
A. Punjab
B. Kerala
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

Ans. Kerala

Q.13. Which railway zone has become the first Rail Zone in India with 100% LED Lighting at railway stations?
A. North Eastern Railway
B. South Central Railway
C. South Western Railway
D. North Central Railway

Ans. South Central Railway

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