Current Affairs January 16-31, 2018

India recently became a member of Australia Group. This informal group of countries aim to control:

What is India’s rank among emerging economies at the WEF’s Inclusive Development Index (IDI-2018)?

Recently the Government of an Indian state came up with a unique way of preserving trees by encouraging people to forge a relationship of brotherhood or sisterhood with trees through a practice locally known as Mith/Mit or Mitini. The state is:

Which country was the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in FY17, according to recent census by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

The ‘Bharat Parv’ event is being organised by the Government of India at the Red Fort as part of the Republic Day 2018 celebrations. The nodal ministry for the event is the:

First Indian State to present e-budget in the legislative assembly was:

‘Ee Jeevithathinu Peru Sangeetham’ was the documentary based on the life of renowned musician:

Which state has recently inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum?

The recently launched UMANG service

1.  Offers multiple services of Central as well as state and local government bodies
2. Supports feature phones without internet connectivity
3.  Has been developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology

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Which of the following has become the first Indian Metro to get a floating market?

The Anti-Leprosy Day is observed on:

Consider the following statements:

1. Balanidhi is a juvenile justice fund constituted by Women and Child Development Department for children below the age of 18 years, who are in need of special care.
2.  It was launched by Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma
3. Singer K S Chithra is the brand ambassador of ‘Balanidhi’ initiative.

Which of these statements are correct?

Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta, who passed away recently, was a well-known maestro of which musical instrument?

Which city to host the 4th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF-2018)?

The concept of office of profit originates from

What is the theme of the 8th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2018)?

The Malimath Committee Report of 2003, recently in the news, pertains specifically to

Who has won the 2018 men’s Singles title in the Australian Open 2018?

Who won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2017?

Consider the following statements about the Indian Commodity Exchange Limited:

1. The exchange is a public-private partnership
2. The world’s first diamond futures exchange began operations under its aegis

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Who wrote the book Speaking Truth To Power : My Alternative View?

The 2018 International Bird Festival will be held in which National park of India?

The ‘City Liveability Index’ was recently launched by

The ‘Humanity Star’, recently in the news, is

Which among the following conclusions has NOT been drawn by Oxfam’s latest report ‘Reward Work, Not Wealth’?

Who has been honoured with the India’s highest peacetime military decoration “Ashoka Chakra” at the 69th Republic Day?

To facilitate simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies, a constitutional amendment would have to be

1. Introduced in the Rajya Sabha only
2.  Cleared by both Houses of Parliament by simple majority followed by ratification of half of the state legislatures

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First country to create monkey clones in laboratory:

Who has taken charge as new Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?

Consider the following statements regarding Environmental Performance Index (EPI).

1.  This index has been developed by Yale University and Columbia University.
2. India ranks 177 among 180 countries in EPI in 2018

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Kalamandalam Geethanandan, who recently passed away, was related with:

Which union minitry has launched “Stree Swabhiman” initiative?

India’s first ever blockchain academy will be set up in:

‘Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After 1998’ is the book written by:

Who won the first World Photographer Prize instituted by Kerala Media Academy in 2018?

Aishwarya Tipnis, who won the award Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, constituted by French Government recently, is a:

Union Human Resource Department recently launched an initiative ‘Operation Digital Board’ with an aim to:

Consider the following statements regarding Nishagandhi Award.

Which of these statements are correct?

Which book won Crossword Book Award for Translation in 2017?

Who among the following won the Dr. Sukumar Azhikode Tatwamasi Award 2018?