Current Affairs MCQ 25th January 2018

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 25th January 2018

Q1. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is projected to grow at _______________ in 2018.
(a) 7.1%
(b) 7.7%
(c) 7.4%
(d) 7.2%
(e) 7.5%

Q2. Name the Young Indian shuttler who secured his maiden international title, bagging the Swedish Open Junior International Series.
(a) Anup Sridhar
(b) Siddharth Pratap Singh
(c) Deepankar Bhattacharya
(d) Parupalli Kashyap
(e) Srikanth Kidambi

Q3. The Public Sector exploration giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has got the consent for acquiring controlling stake in fellow PSU ____________.
(a) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited
(c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(d) Coal India Limited
(e) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Q4. India has emerged as the fifth most attractive market for investments and the optimism over global economic growth is at a record level, as per the survey of CEOs by global consultancy PwC. Which of the following country has topped in the survey?
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) USA
(e) UK

Q5. The India-ASEAN business and investment conference was held recently in __________ ahead of the landmark commemorative summit meeting.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Dispur
(c) Guwahati
(d) Pune
(e) New Delhi

Q6. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently announced, the 2018 edition of the Women’s World T20 will be hosted by ____________ in November 2018.
(a) West Indies
(b) England
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka and Bangladesh together
(e) India and Sri Lanka together

Q7. Name the Trumpeter, composer and singer, affectionately known as the ‘father of South African jazz’ who passed away recently.
(a) Ali Farka
(b) Hugh Masekela
(c) Brenda Faisse
(d) Lucky Dube
(e) Smith Black Mambazo

Q8. Industry Chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has appointed _______________ as its Director General.
(a) Manan Bora
(b) Sanjaya Baru
(c) Dilip Chenoy
(d) Shobhit Aggarwal
(e) Manoj Kant Shukla

Q9. ASEAN is a grouping of 10 South-East Asian nations. In which among the following year India & ASEAN partnership began?
(a) 1994
(b) 1996
(c) 1990
(d) 1992
(e) 1984

Q10. Who is the present Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
(a) David Lipton
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Mitsuhiro Furusawa
(d) Tobias Adrian
(e) Christine Lagarde

Q11. In the 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018, People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film went to ___________.
(a) Juice
(b) Anahut
(c) A Death in the Gunj
(d) Khujli
(e) Invisible Wings

Q12. Name the state Government that has signed a letter of intent with the Canton of Zurich, to promote mutual prosperity and development.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan

Q13. Name the actor who has been honoured with the 24th Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
(a) Salman Khan
(b) Irrfan Khan
(c) Akshay Kumar
(d) Amir Khan
(e) Shah Rukh Khan

Q14. Industry Chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) was established in __________.
(a) 1937
(b) 1957
(c) 1939
(d) 1927
(e) 1917

Q15. The Chairman and Managing Director of HPCL is _____________.
(a) Shashi Shanker
(b) Tribhuvan Das
(c) M.K.Surana
(d) Shashank Tripathi
(e) Manoj Prabhakaran

Answers:

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. E 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. E

11. B 12. A 13. E 14. D 15. C