Current Affairs MCQ 6th January 2018

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 6th January 2017

1) __________signs host city contract for 39th National Games in 2022
a) Meghalaya
b) Odisha
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Meghalaya signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for hosting the 39th National Games in 2022.

2) RBI Introduces New ____________ Banknote in Mahatma Gandhi Series
a) Rs 10
b) Rs 20
c) Rs 100
d) Rs 50
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The new denomination has the motif of Sun Temple, Konark on the reverse. The base colour of the note is Chocolate Brown. The dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm x 123 mm.

3) According to CSO India GDP Growth Likely at _______ in 2017-18
a) 6.5%
b) 6.6%
c) 7.5%
d) 5.5%
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: The Indian economy will expand by 6.5% in 2017-18, according to the new data of the government’s Central Statistics Office (CSO). It had released its first advance estimate for India’s GDP growth rate in the current financial year.

4) _______ to Host 3rd Edition of Science Film Festival
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Goa
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
e) None of the above
Answer: b) Goa will be hosting the third edition of the Science Film Festival of India in January 2018. The festival, titled SCI-FFI Goa, is being organised by the state-based Vidnyan Parishad, Goa Department of Science and Technology.

5) India Excludes _________ from a SAARC Initiative
a) China
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) Pakistan
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: India has excluded Pakistan from the list of SAARC member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the-art National Knowledge Network (NKN) for sharing scientific databases and remote access to advanced research facilities.

6). World’s Biggest Cleanliness Survey ‘Swachh Sarvekshan 2018’ Launched in _________
a) China
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) India
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: The world’s biggest cleanliness survey ‘Swachh Sarvekshan Survey 2018’ was launched in India by PM Narendra Modi. It will be conducted from the 4th of January to 10th of March.

7) India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio in Higher Education up by_________
a) 0.7%
b) 0.8%
c) 0.4%
d) 0.9%
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The country’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education has registered an increase from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.2% in 2016-17, according to the All India Higher Education Survey (AIHES) launched by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar.

8) __________ Bank Partners with Rajasthan Govt. to Promote Startup Culture
a) HSBC
b) SBI
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC
e) None of the above
Explanation: (d) HDFC Bank has announced a partnership with Rajasthan Government to promote and nurture startups in the state.

9) _________ Appointed Deputy National Security Adviser
a) Rajinder Khanna
b) Rajesh Mehra
c) Rajeev Mehrishi
d) Arun Goel
e) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Explanation : Rajinder Khanna was appointed the deputy National Security Adviser (NSA). He was the former chief of the country’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

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 alloted after due procedure/ conditions for allotment”.

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