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Current Affairs of 15th
January 2018
National Current Affairs
- Railway Ministry launches SFOORTI Application
- UIDAI introduces Virtual ID, limited KYC to address privacy concerns
- Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada for cooperation in Science & Technology
International Current Affairs
- China launches two navigation satellites into space
- India and Saudi Arabia sign bilateral annual Haj 2018 Agreement
- WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine Typbar-TCV for typhoid
Sports Current Affairs
- Harjinder Singh appointed as Chef de Mission for 23rd Winter Olympic Games
- Vibrant Khelo India logo launched
- PV Sindhu loses to Japan’s Yamaguchi in Dubai World Superseries final
Science & technology Current Affairs
- China launches two navigation satellites into space
- ISRO launches 31 satellites along with Cartosat-2
- India begins countdown to launch 31 satellites
Economy Current Affairs
- Cabinet approves continuation of MPLAD Scheme beyond 12th Plan
- India to regain top spot with GDP pegged at 7.3% in 2018-19: World Bank
- RBI introduces Rs 10 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series
- Chocolate likely to get extinct by 2050
- Nation-wide cleanliness survey 'Swachh Survekshan' launched
- World to become drier, drought and wildfires to increase with global warming of 2°C
Question 1:
The 2018 National Youth Day (NYD) is celebrated on
which date in India?
[A] January 12
[B] January 11
[C] January 13
[D] January 14
Answer: A
Explanation:
The 2018 National
Youth Day (NYD) has celebrated in India on January 12 to mark the 155th birth
anniversary of social reformer, philosopher and thinker Swami Vivekananda. He
was considered a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and bringing
it to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century.
Question 2:
Which committee has been constituted by the Election
Commission (EC) to suggest changes to Representation of the People Act in view
of social media expansion?
[A] Umesh Sinha
committee
[B] N K Singh
committee
[C] Pukhraj
Kukreja committee
[D] Nilesh Gupta
committee
Answer: A
Explanation:
The Election
Commission (EC) has constituted a 14-member committee to suggest changes to
Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act in view of social media
expansion. The Act prohibits poll campaign in the last 48 hours of voting. The
Committee chaired by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha will study
the impact of social media during the silence period and suggest modifications
to the election law and model code of conduct.
Question 3:
Which country has granted citizenship to Julian
Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks?
[A] United
Kingdom
[B] Ecuador
[C] Sweden
[D] South Korea
Answer: B
Explanation:
Ecuador has granted
citizenship to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in an attempt to resolve the
political impasse over his continued presence in the United Kingdom (UK).
Ecuador Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa informed that Assange, who is
an Australian, became an Ecuadoran citizen on December 12, 2017. This news
announced on January 12, 2018.
Question 4:
Who has been ranked first in the latest Gallup
international annual survey “Opinion of Global Leaders”?
[A] Angela
Merkel
[B] Vladimir
Putin
[C] Emmanuel
Macron
[D] Narendra
Modi
Answer: C
Explanation:
French President
Emmanuel Macron has been ranked first in the latest Gallup international annual
survey “Opinion of Global Leaders”, followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel
and PM Narendra Modi. The survey was conducted across 50 nations and
interviewed 53,769 people.
Question 6:
Who has been appointed as the Chef De Mission for the
23rd Winter Olympic Games (WOG-2018) by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ?
[A] Dhruv Batra
[B] Abhinav
Bindra
[C] Harjinder
Singh
[D] Mary Kom
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) has appointed Harjinder Singh as the Chef De Mission for the
23rd Winter Olympic Games (WOG-2018) to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February
2018. Currently, Singh holds the post of General Secretary in the Ice Hockey
Association of India.
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Question 7:
Who has become the first woman lawyer to be directly
promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC)?
[A] Roma Joseph
[B] Sudha Misra
[C] Meenakshi
Arora
[D] Indu
Malhotra
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Supreme Court
collegium, headed by CJI Dipak Misra, has created history by selecting Indu
Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly promoted as a judge of the
Supreme Court (SC). She will be the 7th woman judge in the Supreme Court, since
it was established 67 years ago, if her appointment goes through.
Question 7:
What is the theme of the 22nd National Youth Festival
(NYF-2018)?
[A] Youth for
United India
[B] Sankalp Se
Siddhi
[C] Lakshya ek
Disha
[D] Youth for
Digital India
Answer: B
Explanation:
The 22nd National
Youth Festival (NYF-2018) has inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida on January 12. The Festival
has commenced on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the
youth icon of India.The theme of 5-day festival is ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’, to
capitalise on the demographic dividend of young India, to capture the vibrancy
and fresh perspective of youth and to pledge to accomplish the Goal of New
India.
Question 8:
Which telecom company of India to launch its own
cryptocurrency?
[A] Tata DoCoMo
[B] Airtel
[C] Reliance Jio
[D] Idea
Cellular
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Reliance Jio
Infocomm Ltd is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency “JioCoin”. It is
expected to build a 50-member team of young professionals to work on blockchain
technology, which can also be used to develop applications such as smart
contracts and supply chain management logistics. The JioCoin project will be
headed by Mukesh Ambani’s elder son Akash Ambani.
Question 9:
ISRO has successfully launched Cartosat 2 Series
satellite into space from which launch vehicle?
[A] PSLV C-44
[B] PSLV C-42
[C] PSLV C-40
[D] PSLV C-46
Answer: C
Explanation:
ISRO has successfully
launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other
spacecraft into the space from its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-40
from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The
Cartosat-2 series satellite will provide high-resolution scene specific spot
imageries.
Question 10: Where is the headquarters of the Indira
Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS)?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Bhopal
[C] Delhi
[D] Jaipur
Answer: B
Explanation:
The Indira Gandhi
Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) is an anthropology museum to present an
integrated story of the evolution of man and culture with special reference to
India. It is located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and is also known as the
National Museum of Humankind. This museum depicts the story of mankind in time
and space. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri is the current director-in-charge of
IGRMS. The museum also has a regional centre for the South India region at
Mysore in Karnataka.
Question 11: Which country is hosting the 4th
International Dharma Dhamma conference (IDDC-2018)?
[A] Nepal
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Myanmar
[D] India
Answer: D
Explanation:
The 4th edition of
International Dharma Dhamma conference (IDDC-2018) has inaugurated by President
Ram Nath Kovind in Rajgir, Bihar on January 11, 2018. This 3-day conference has
been jointly organised by India Foundation, Nalanda University, Ministry of External
Affairs, ASEAN-India and Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha.
Question 12: Which state government has recently rolled
out e-Raktkosh web portal in all government blood banks?
[A] Odisha
[B] Madhya
Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Rajasthan
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Punjab government
has rolled out e-Raktkosh web portal in all the 45 government blood banks. The
web portal provides the guidelines and streamlines the workflow of blood blanks
and storage centres across the nation and interconnects all blood banks with a
single network. Brahm Mahindra, the State Health Minister, has stated that in
the next phase all 59 private blood banks of the state will be linked with the
e-Raktkosh application software.
Question 13: Which Indian bank has tied up with National
Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) for assisting SC
families?
[A] Bank of
India
[B] Punjab National
Bank
[C] State Bank
of India
[D] Dena Bank
Answer: B
Explanation:
The Punjab National
Bank (PNB) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
(NSFDC) have tied up to provide financial assistance for economic empowerment
of persons belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) families living below Double
Poverty Line (DPL). Under this tie-up, PNB would act as a channelizing agent
for the loan schemes of NSFDC. Concessional finance and skill training grants
would be provided to unemployed SC persons living below Double Poverty Line.
Question 14: Who has been appointed as the new Managing
Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
[A] Dilip Asbe
[B] A P Hota
[C] T S Joshi
[D] K S Jha
Answer: A
Explanation:
Dilip Asbe has been
appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI). Prior to this, Asbe was CEO-in-charge of NPCI. He succeeded
A.P.Hota, who retired in August 2017. Asbe has been in the NPCI since its
inception and has played a pivotal role in designing, building,
operationalising and managing large-scale payment processing platforms like the
Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), Immediate
Payment Service (IMPS), India’s home-grown card network RuPay, and several
other initiatives.
Question 15: Who has won the 2018 Kolkata Open
International Invitation Snooker Championship?
[A] Aditya Mehta
[B] Brijesh
Damani
[C] Alfie Burden
[D] Laxman Rawat
Answer: A
Explanation:
Aditya Mehta, an
Indian professional snooker player & Asian Games medallist, has won the
2018 Kolkata Open International Invitation Snooker Championship at the
Hindustan Club in Kolkata, West Bengal on January 8, 2018. In the thrilling
final, he defeated Englishman Professional Player Alfie Burden by 5-4. This is
his third Kolkata Open title since it’s inception.
Question 16: Who will the new Chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO)?
[A] Narinder
Singh Kapany
[B] Amar Gupta
[C] Narinder
Singh Kapany
[D] K Sivan
Answer: D
Explanation:
Dr. K Sivan will be
the new Secretary of the Department of Space, and Chairman of the Space
Commission and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Sivan is
popularly known as the “Rocket Man” for his significant contribution in the
development of cryogenic engines for India’s space programme. Currently, he is
director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). He will succeed A.S. Kiran
Kumar, who is going to retire on January 14, 2018. He joined ISRO in 1982 in
the then young PSLV project and has been project director of the GSLV rocket.
Question 17: The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GCCI) has signed a MoU with which country for Business co-operation?
[A] Japan
[B] South Korea
[C] China
[D] Germany
Answer: B
Explanation:
The Gujarat Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has signed a MoU with South Korea for Business
co-operation with a focus on automobile, defence and textiles sectors. The main
purpose of the MoU is to help Gujarat-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
to explore opportunities through joint ventures with South Korean firms,
especially in areas of automobile, defence and textiles.
Question 18: Which CABE Sub-Committee on girl child education
has recommended free education for girls up to PG level?
[A] Himanta
Sharma committee
[B] Neera Yadav
committee
[C] Kadiam
Srihari committee
[D] Prakash
Javadekar committee
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Central Advisory
Board of Education (CABE) sub-committee on girl child education has decided to
recommend free and compulsory education for girls up to post-graduate level
across the country. The committee will also recommend establishing of exclusive
residential degree colleges for SC and ST women besides provision of health and
hygiene kits to girls. All these schemes are already being successfully
implemented in Telangana.
Question 19: The Ministry of Railways has recently
launched which app for freight managers?
[A] SFOORTI app
[B] SKOORTI app
[C] SNOORTI app
[D] SMOORTI app
Answer: A
Explanation:
In a major digital
initiative to help plan the traffic flows and optimize freight operations,
Ministry of Railways has launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation and Real
Time Information (SFOORTI) App for freight managers. The app provides features
for monitoring and managing freight business using Geographic Information
System (GIS) Views and Dashboard. With this application both passenger and
freight trains can be tracked over Zones, Divisions and Sections in single GIS
View.
Question 20: The Uri Dam is located on which river in
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)?
[A] Beas River
[B] Chenab River
[C] Ravi River
[D] Jhelum River
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Uri Dam is a 480
MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula
district of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It is located very near to the
Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. The station is
largely built under a hill with a 10 km tunnel. It is of the run-of-the-river
type without a large dam, since the Indus Waters Treaty gives Pakistan the
exclusive right to regulate the Jhelum River.
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