Current Affairs 2018 January 1-15

January 1-15

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Question 1

First ISO 9001 certified police commissioner office in Kerala:

A	Kollam
B	Kozhikode
C	Thiruvananthapuram
D	Kochi

Question 2

Recently China has released its first official “Artic Policy White Paper” outlining its ambition for.’

A	Silk route
B	Artic Silk road
C	Polar Silk road
D	Trans-Siberian Route

Question 3

Who inaugurated the third edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi

A	Narendra Modi
B	Benjamin Netanyahu
C	Vladimir Putin
D	Donald Trump

Question 4

Which country recently approved 2018 as the “National Year of Millets”

A	China
B	America
C	India
D	France

Question 5

India’s rank in Inclusive Development Index Published by World Economic Forum

A	62
B	52
C	42
D	32

Question 6

India’s rank in Global manufacturing Index

A	25
B	30
C	35
D	40

Question 7

Which state has topped in the newly released Logistics Index, Logistic Ease Across Different States (LEADS) by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

A	Maharashtra
B	Maharashtra
C	Gujarat
D	Kolkota

Question 8

Recently Indian Army test fired its indigenously built nuclear capable missile

A	Agni IV
B	Agni V
C	Agni VI
D	Agni III

Question 9

Indian Navy recently launched scorpene class submarine

A	INS Virat
B	INS Kalvari
C	INS Karanj
D	INS Arihant

Question 10

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is celebrated in

A	Franco
B	Newzealand
C	China
D	Russia

Question 11

World bank projects India is growth rate in 2018?

A	7.3%
B	7.3%
C	7.5%
D	7.8%

Question 12

State having highest number of APY (Atal Pension Yojana) subscribers

A	Rajasthan
B	Uttar Pradesh
C	Haryana
D	Tamil Nadu

Question 13

Official brand ambassader of Sikkim

A	AR Rahman
B	Amitab Bachan
C	Aiswarya Rai
D	Akshay Kumar

Question 14

The Union Home Minister has appointed a panel to recommend changes in the existing law of playing of National Anthem in cinema halls and public places

A	BR Sharma
B	Justice Lodha
C	Vijay Shankar
D	None of these

Question 15

Application introduced byIndian Railway freight Managing.

A	SFOORTI
B	IRCTC
C	ITPO
D	IRFC

Question 16

The recently commissioned Patrol vessel equipped with modern navigation and communication system by Indian Coast Guard

A	Charlie -435
B	ICGS Vikram
C	ICGS Vijaya
D	ICGS Sujay

Question 17

The railway station figured in the Limca Book of records 2018 for having an all woman staff

A	Matunga
B	Gorakhpur
C	Karaikal
D	Doodh Sagar

Question 18

Online portal developed by Ministry of Women and Child Development which will provide information to women on issues affecting their lives

A	SAKHI
B	SAKSHI
C	NARI
D	e SAMVAD

Question 19

Who was recently appointed by the president of India as the president of Indian Council of cultural relations?

A	Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
B	Amitab Bachan
C	K Sivan
D	Arvind Panagariya

Question 20

Species of the genus Nyctibatrachus are endemic to

A	Andaman and Nicobar Island
B	Eastern Himalayas
C	Western Ghats
D	River Ganga

Question 21

‘Swayam Prabha’ a Government of India initiative is a project for:

A	Online training of yoga
B	Promoting entrepreneurship by way of the Government setting up state of the art skilling centres in collaboration with the private industry
C	Identifying new digital technology innovations to solve the many social problems faced by the poor and vulnerable in urban setups
D	Providing high quality educational content through DTH channels to teachers, students and citizens across the country

Question 22

The Union Health Ministry’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) aims to.

A	The Union Health Ministry’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) aims to.
B	Verify unusual health events being reported on social media
C	Establish surveillance units at the block level so as to prepare decentralised plans for effective localised medical response systems over time
D	Specifically prevent and control Avian Influenza outbreaks

Question 23

National Youth Day marks the birth anniversary of

A	Jawaharlal Nehru
B	Rukhmabai Raut
C	APJ Abdul Kalam
D	Swami Vivekananda

Question 24

The ‘City Liveability Index’ was recently launched by

A	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C	Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
D	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Question 25

Who won ‘Odakkuzhal Award’ in 2017?

A	K.Sachidanandan
B	Aymanam John
C	C.Radhakrishnan
D	Asokan Cheruvil

Question 26

‘Geolocation’ uses which of the following technologies/techniques to assess and specify geographical locations of devices?

A	Global Positioning System
B	Internet Protocol address
C	Cell site triangulation
D	a, b and c

Question 27

Construction of the Zojila tunnel will provide all weather connectivity between

A	Ladakh and Dapsang valley
B	Srinagar, Kargil and Leh
C	Srinagar, Kargil and Leh
D	Kullu valley, Lahaul valley and Spiti Valley

Question 28

‘Global Temperature Potential’ is, most appropriately, a measure of

A	The relative impact of different greenhouse gases on the Earth’s warming
B	The cyclical impact of increasing global temperatures and rising instances of forest fires on Earth’s warming
C	The impact of countries not following through on commitments made by them to reduce carbon emissions
D	None of the above

Question 29

‘Day Zero’, a probable scenario that is being referred to with respect to a South African town, will have been caused due to

A	A severe drought
B	A meteor shower
C	A volcanic eruption
D	A sudden pressure leading to explosive cyclogenesis

Question 30

‘SFOORTI’ application of the Government of India will help

A	Plan traffic flows and optimise freight operations of the Indian Railways
B	Provide employment opportunities to more than 3 lakh artisans belonging to minority communities
C	Citizens access central government services in a time-bound manner
D	Citizens participate in policy formulation and programme implementation to usher in an era of direct participatory democracy