Current Affairs MCQ 1st and 2nd January 2018

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 1st and 2nd January 2017

1) _________ Bans Solo Climbing on Mount Everest
a) India
b) Nepal
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents.

2) _________ Withdraws from UNESCO
a) Israel
b) Nepal
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Israel has filed notice to withdraw from the UNESCO alongside the United States. Israel has blasted UNESCO in recent years over the organisation’s criticism of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and its decision to grant full membership to Palestine in 2011.

3) ____________ Declared Open Defecation Free
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) West bengal
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh has been declared open defecation free ahead of the national deadline of October 2, 2019. The milestone was achieved after the state announced an incentive of Rs 8,000 in addition to the Rs 12,000-grant provided by the Centre for building toilets.

4) Vidarbha Defeats ________ to win Ranji Trophy for the First Time
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Bangalore
d) Jaipur
e) None of the above
Answer: b) Vidarbha have created history by winning the Ranji Trophy for the first time in history with a thumping nine-wicket win over Delhi at the Holkar stadium in Indore.

5) ________Hosting 10 Asean Leaders on Republic Day 2018
a) India
b) Nepal
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that Republic Day celebration in 2018 would be “remembered through the ages” because the government for the first time in India’s history would host leaders of 10 Asean countries as chief guests on 26th January 2018

6). Nirmala Sitharaman Launches Start-up Incubation Centre in ____________
a) Mangalore
b) Bhopal
c) Delhi
d) West Bengal
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a start-up incubation centre called the Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

7) 78th Session of Indian History Congress Held in __________
a) Kolkata
b) Dehradun
c) Kolkata
d) Jaipur
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The three-day long 78th session of the Indian History Congress begun in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Indian History Congress had six sections this time – Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, Countries Other than India, Archaeology and Contemporary India.

8) __________ Awards Major Contracts for Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga
a) HPCL
b) NTPC
c) NPCL
d) GAIL
e) None of the above
Explanation: (d) GAIL India has placed orders for another 400-km of pipeline of the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga natural gas pipeline project that will take the fuel to eastern India.

9) _________ Ties up With NeSL
a) Bank of India
b) Allahabad bank
c) SBI
d) PNB
e) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Explanation : Allahabad Bank has entered into an agreement with state-run National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) for utilizing the latter’s Information Utility Services envisaged under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

10) _________ gets Rs. 2,257 cr From Govt
a) Bank of India
b) Axis Bank
c) SBI
d) PNB
e) None of the above
Answer: a) State-run Bank of India has received capital infusion of Rs. 2,257 crore from the government. “The bank has received infusion of Rs. 2,257 crore from the Government of India, in the form of Common Equity Tier-1 Capital, which is being kept as Share Application money and would be allotted after due procedure/ conditions for allotment”.

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