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Current Affairs MCQ 23rd February 2018

We are here with the Multiple Choice Questions based on Current Affairs of 23rd February 2018.

Q1. The government of India has recently allowed privatization in which of the following sector?
(a) Employment Sector
(b) Coal Mining Sector
(c) Steel Industry Sector
(d) Communication Sector
(e) None of the Given Option is true

Q2. Name the Person who has inaugurated the 2-Day long UP Investors Summit in Lucknow.
(a) Ram Nath Kovind
(b) M Venkaiah Naidu
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Yogi Adityanath
(e) Ram Naik

Q3. In which of the following city, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 22nd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) through a video conference?
(a) Mysore
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad
(e) New Delhi

Q4. Name the state government that has recently launched 4 food canteens in the state under the ‘Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’.
(a) Haryana
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Bihar

Q5. “Mission Buniyaad” for improving learning skills of children studying municipal-run schools will be launched in ______________.
(a) Goa
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Lakshadweep
(e) Delhi

Q6. The Centre has constituted a committee to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighboring states. The committee will be headed by ______________.
(a) CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant
(b) Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar
(c) PM Narendra Modi
(d) Governor of RBI Urjit Patel
(e) None of the given option is true

Q7. According to the report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which of the following country is the worst in Newborn Mortality Rate among 52 low-middle income countries?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Somalia
(c) Lesotho
(d) Pakistan
(e) South Sudan

Q8. The Indian and Indonesian armies began the sixth edition of their annual military exercise named ______________ in Indonesia.
(a) Parakram
(b) Black Panther
(c) Garuda Shakti
(d) Vajra Prahar
(e) Hand-in-hand

Q9. The World Day of Social Justice (WDSJ) is observed globally on ______________.
(a) 20 February
(b) 29 February
(c) 25 March
(d) 18 March
(e) 10 March

Q10. Which state government has decided to roll out ‘Asmita Yojana’ on the International Women’s Day to provide cheap (subsidised) sanitary pads to school girls and women?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Assam

Q11. According to the report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), what is the ranking of India in Newborn Mortality Rate among 52 low-middle income countries?
(a) 3rd
(b) 7th
(c) 12th
(d) 10th
(e) 15th

Q12. Name the state government that has made vaccination compulsory for school admissions from next academic year onwards.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
(e) Kerala

Q13. What is the theme for World Day of Social Justice (WDSJ) 2018?
(a) Rights of Workers- To be preserved
(b) Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work
(c) A Just Transition – environmentally sustainable economies and societies
(d) Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice
(e) None of the given theme is true

Q14. According to the report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which of the following country is safest/best in Newborn Mortality Rate among 52 low-middle income countries?
(a) Iceland
(b) Singapore
(c) Denmark
(d) Japan
(e) Sweden

Q15. Name the Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy who has recently inaugurated the ‘International R&D Conclave’ in New Delhi.
(a) Manoj Sinha
(b) Dr. Mahesh Sharma
(c) Shripad Yesso Naik
(d) R.K. Singh
(e) Hardeep Singh Puri