Current Affairs MCQ 13th January 2018

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1) Nuclear ___________ and NIAS Director Baldev Raj Passes Away
a) Physicist
b) Chemist
c) Biologist
d) Mathematician
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Baldev Raj, the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and a renowned administrator of nuclear power technologies in the country has passed away. He was 70 years old.

2) __________ Appointed Maritime Board Chairman
a) V J Mathew
b) N D Tiwari
c) M S Swami
d) Naina Aggarwal
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: V J Mathew was appointed Maritime Board Chairman. The decision in this regard was taken by the Kerala cabinet.

3) ____________to Introduce India’s First Battery-Powered Interactive Payment Card
a) Induslnd bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) Bank of Baroda
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: IndusInd Bank and Dynamics Inc. at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) announced plans to introduce the first battery-powered, interactive payment cards to the Indian market in 2018.

4) UN Environment and _______ Agreed to Major Collaboration on Environmental Health Risks
a) WWE
b) WHO
c) ICMR
d) MOEF
e) None of the above
Answer: b) UN Environment and the World Health Organization have agreed a new, wide-ranging collaboration to accelerate action to curb environmental health risks that cause an estimated 12.6 million deaths a year.

5) ___________ Becomes Nepal’s 2nd Internet Service Provider
a) China
b) Japan
c) Israel
d) Iraq
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: China became Nepal’s second internet service provider, breaking India’s monopoly in providing internet access to Nepal.

6). 5th Bilateral Meeting Between India and Malaysia Held in ____________
a) Delhi
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Assam
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between Govt. of India and Malaysia was held in New Delhi.

7) _________ Tops Domestic Air Traffic Demand at 16.4% in November
a) Australia
b) India
c) Austria
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew by 16.4 percent in November 2017, topping the growth chart worldwide, according to the global aviation body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

8) ISRO launched its 42nd Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, ________
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil nadu
d) Karnataka
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 42nd Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

9) Piyush Goyal is the present __________ Minister of India
a) Railway
b) Electronics
c) Defence
d) Science & Technology
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation : MoU between India and Canada for cooperation in the field of Science & Technology. The MoU will provide a mechanism and help to foster scientific cooperation between R&D and academic institutions of India and Canada.

10) The National Youth Day has been celebrated every year on __________
a) 12 January
b) 13 January
c) 14 January
d) 11 January
e) None of the above
Answer: a) The National Youth Day has been celebrated every year on 12 January. This is the day when Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest social reformers, thinkers, and philosophers of India, was born. The Indian government had declared back in 1984 that Swamiji’s birthday would be celebrated as the National Youth Day.

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