Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is the second set of Current Affairs Quiz – January 2018. The following questions are based on the Banking, Financial, Appointments, Indian and World related news.
Current Affairs Quiz – January 2018: Dates covered – 4 to 6 January, 2018
- Government of India recently launched taxable bond scheme for retail investors at an interest rate of _________.
(1) 7.25%
(2) 7.50%
(3) 7.75%
(4) 7.00%
(5) 6.75%
- The newly launched chocolate colored ₹10 notes will bear which of the following temples?
(1) Meenakshi Amman Temple
(2) Konark Sun Temple
(3) Jagganath Puri Temple
(4) Somnath Temple
(5) Venkateswara Temple
- With which of the following bank(s) did Air India recently tie up to avail short-term loans for acquiring three Boeing 777 aircraft?
(1) Mashreq Bank
(2) Standard Chartered Bank
(3) First Abu Dhabi Bank
(4) Both 2 and 3
(5) All of them
- With which of the following company did Paytm Mall partner to strengthen its offline-to-online (O2O) model?
(1) Samsung India
(2) Philips India
(3) LG
(4) Videocon
(5) Lenovo
- ofo, a station-free app based bike-sharing platform signed an MoU with which city for integrated city-wide cycle tracks across the city?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Nagpur
(3) Surat
(4) Pune
(5) Bengaluru
- For what amount did NIIT Ltd acquire Eagle International Institute (EII)?
(1) USD 8.3 million
(2) USD 8.1 million
(3) USD 8 million
(4) USD 8.2 million
(5) USD 8.5 million
- In which of the following state did the Border Security Force launch “Operation Alert”?
(1) West Bengal
(2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
(5) All of the above
- The government of India recently launched an online tutorial portal to train doctors in detecting cancers early. This portal is launched in collaboration with which hospital?
(1) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
(2) All India Institute of Medical Science, Delhi
(3) Fortis Hospital, Mumbai
(4) Apollo Hospital, Kolkata
(5) Christian Medical College, Vellore
- In which of the following city India’s first robotic angioplasty system was performed in January, 2018?
(1) Jaipur
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Pune
(4) Bengaluru
(5) Chennai
- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 January 2018 approved the establishment of AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh at a project cost of _____________.
(1) ₹ 1350 crore
(2) ₹ 1353 crore
(3) ₹ 1351 crore
(4) ₹ 1352 crore
(5) ₹ 1354 crore
- Ravi Menon, managing director of Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018 by which magazine?
(1) Euromoney
(2) Banking Frontiers
(3) Asian Banking Journal
(4) The Banker
(5) Fortune
- With which of the following bank did Nearby Technologies tie up to provide Aadhaar- enabled cardless and pinless ATM service?
(1) Yes Bank
(2) Axis Bank
(3) ICICI Bank
(4) IndusInd Bank
(5) HDFC Bank
- Which of the following state announced to levy cess of 50 paisa a litre for boosting ‘infrastructure’ in the state?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Madhya Pradesh
(5) Bihar
- Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2018 was held in ______________.
(1) Hongkong
(2) India
(3) Singapore
(4) Indonesia
(5) South Africa
- Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Goa
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Assam
(5) Karnataka
- The 3rd edition of Science Film Festival 2018 will be held in _____________.
(1) Goa
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
(5) Telangana
- 40 mw Umtru hydro-electric project was recently inaugurated in which state?
(1) Sikkim
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Assam
(4) Tripura
(5) Manipur
- Which of the following state will host the 39th National Games in 2022?
(1) Goa
(2) Kerala
(3) West Bengal
(4) Meghalaya
(5) Assam
- Name the first Batsman to hit three T20 International centuries.
(1) Martin Guptill
(2) Steve Smith
(3) Colin Munro
(4) Rohit Sharma
(5) Kane Williamson
- With which of the following bank did Paytm Payments Bank tie up to introduce a facility to create a fixed deposit when the customer balance exceeds Rs 1 lakh at the end of day?
(1) IndusInd Bank
(2) ICICI Bank
(3) Axis Bank
(4) HDFC Bank
(5) State Bank of India
- Reserve Bank of India recently approved India’s 1st co-financing NBFC for MSMEs in _______.
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Kerala
(5) Telangana
- With which of the following payments app did Reliance Energy tie up to enable bill payments?
(1) PhonePe
(2) Google Tez
(3) Paytm
(4) Mobikwik
(5) AxisPay
- India’s first National Park for differently abled people inaugurated in _____________.
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bengaluru
(3) Kochi
(4) Mumbai
(5) Ahmedabad
- Which of the following state/UT has recently launched a mobile health van to treat homeless drug addicts?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Punjab
(3) Delhi
(4) Bihar
(5) Andhra Pradesh
- Which of the following state recently announced setting up of 24×7 ‘Gudiya’ helpline for safety of women?
(1) Bihar
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Haryana
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