Current Affairs MCQ 15th January 2018

Current Affairs MCQ 15th January 2018

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Q1. Indu Malhotra has recently become the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Who was the first woman to be appointed as a judge of the apex court since independence?
(a) Justice R Banumathi
(b) Justice Ruma Pal
(c) Justice Sujata V Manohar
(d) Justice M Fathima Beevi
(e) Justice Gyan Sudha Misra

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. The first woman to be appointed as a judge of the apex court since independence was Justice M Fathima Beevi in 1989.

Q2. In which of the following city, the Agriculture ministers of ASEAN countries met for the fourth sitting?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Pune
(e) Jaipur

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Agriculture ministers of ASEAN countries met for the fourth sitting in New Delhi. The topic of discussion was based on food and agricultural future developments.

Q3. American and Japanese military forces have recently launched 13th edition of the joint exercise named ______________.
(a) EKUVERIN-2018
(b) Extreme Survivals
(c) Iron Fist
(d) Golden Punch
(e) None of the given options is true

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. American and Japanese military forces have launched joint exercise named Iron Fist. The 13th annual Iron Fist exercises kicked off in the U.S. western state of California.

Q4. Retail inflation crossed the RBI’s comfort level and rose to ________ in December 2017 on rise in prices of food items, egg and vegetables, dashing hopes of interest rate cut in the near future.
(a) 5.21 percent
(b) 5.25 percent
(c) 4.37 percent
(d) 6.28 percent
(e) 4.47 percent

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Retail inflation crossed the RBI’s comfort level and rose to 5.21 percent in December on rise in prices of food items, egg and vegetables, dashing hopes of interest rate cut in the near future. The retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 4.88 percent in November.

Q5. Name the country that has emerged as a top borrower from the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with USD 1.5 billion worth of loans in 2017.
(a) Indonesia
(b) Oman
(c) Singapore
(d) India
(e) Pakistan

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has emerged as a top borrower from the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with USD 1.5 billion worth of loans last year and USD three billion more in the pipeline. India’s Ambassador Gautam Bambawale met AIIB President Jin Liqun in Beijing and held in-depth talks on deepening India’s engagements with the bank. Next to India, Indonesia has emerged as the second largest borrower with about USD 600 million loans.

Q6. The 7th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2018’ will be held in ____________.
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Maddhya Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. 7th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2018’ to be held in Karnataka.

Q7. Name the Senior sports administrator who was named Chairman of the Finance Commission of the Indian Olympic Association.
(a) Sumit Mahajan
(b) Pankaj Kumar
(c) Anil Khanna
(d) Pinkan Hooda
(e) Dalbir Singh

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Senior sports administrator Anil Khanna was named Chairman of the Finance Commission of the Indian Olympic Association, which also formed a four-member advisory committee. The advisory committee comprises Tarlochan Singh, GS Mander, S Regunathan and BS Landge.

Q8. Who is the present Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India?
(a) R.S.Sharma
(b) Anil Kaushal
(c) H Pradeep Rao
(d) Sunil K. Gupta
(e) M. Jagadesh Kumar

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. R.S.Sharma is the present Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Q9. Syndicate bank headquarters in ______________.
(a) Manipal
(b) Mysore
(c) Jaipur
(d) Mumbai
(e) New Delhi

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Syndicate bank headquarters in Manipal.

Q10. Who is the present president of China-Headquartered AIIB?
(a) Yang Shaolin
(b) Jim Yong Kim
(c) Zhao Houlin
(d) Takehiko Nakao
(e) Jin Liqun

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. AIIB Headquarter in Beijing, China it Commenced operations in January 2016. Mr Jin Liqun is the president of AIIB.

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