Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th January 2018

You must solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th January 2018 question set for preparing the upcoming IBPS, SSC, Railways exams. The quiz set gives you proper insights of these competitive exams. You should read the Daily Current Affairs Update - 9th January 2018 thoroughly. 

Q1.Who is appointed as the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry ? 

A]Vijay Keshav Gokhale
B]Guruswamy Iyer
C]T S Tirumurti
D]Virubhai Patel
E]None of them




Q2.Which North-Eastern state would get its first Film and Television Institute, being set up by the Union Government as part of tapping the potential of that region ?
A]Assam
B]Arunachal Pradesh
C]Nagaland
D]Mizoram
E]Manipur


Q3.Name the state that bags the first prize for implementation of e-tendering process .
A]Haryana
B]Madhya Pradesh
C]West Bengal
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Maharashtra


Q4.______ would adopt the policy of zero tolerance towards crime against women and set up Gudiya helpline for reporting such crimes.
A]Madhya Pradesh
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Bihar
D]Himachal Pradesh
E]Jharkhand


Q5.The International Kite Festival that attracts kite flyers from across the country and the world, began in _______.
A]Vadodara
B]Surat
C]Gandhinagar
D]Porbandar
E]Ahmedabad


Q6. Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan has dedicated the fastest and first multi-petaflops Supercomputer to the nation in Pune. What is its name ?
A]Pratyush
B]Pragya
C]Pramukh
D]Samridhi
E]None of these


Q7.Bilateral Annual Haj 2018 Agreement is signed between ____ and _____ .
A]India and UAE
B]India and Saudi Arabia
C]India and Afghanistan
D]India and Bangladesh
E]India and Iran


Q8.The Government of which state/ UT has launched the Common Cards for Bus and Metro rides ?
A]Punjab
B]Haryana
C]Delhi
D]Karnataka
E]Tamilnadu


Q9.The ____ International Ice and Snow Festival 2018 would begin in _____ .
A]31st, Russia
B]32nd, Canada
C]33rd, USA
D]34th, China
E]35th, UK


Q10.Which state has topped in the Logistics Index Chart by a report released by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu?
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Tamilnadu
D]Karnataka
E]Gujrat


Q11.Which celebrity has become the Brand Ambassador of Sikkim ?
A]Lata Mangeshkar
B]Sonu Nigam
C]A. R Rahaman
D]Nasiruddin Shah
E]None of them


Q12.The "New Online Vendor Registration System" is launched by _____ .
A]DRDO
B]RDSO
C]KMRC
D]RBI
E]None of these


Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. India's High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur T S Tirumurti was appointed the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry . The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post, in place of Vijay Keshav Gokhale.

Explanation 2. Arunachal Pradesh would get its first Film and Television Institute, being set up by the Union Government as part of tapping the potential of the Northeastern region. This would be the second such one in the country. The first Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was set up in Pune, an autonomous institute operating under the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Explanation 3. West Bengal bags first prize for implementation of e-tendering process. E-tender rule for a contract for projects worthy of more than 5 lakhs was started in 2012 in the state to make the process more transparent.

Explanation 4. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the Himachal Pradesh government would adopt the policy of zero tolerance towards crime against women and set up Gudiya helpline for reporting such crimes. He said special women cells would be created in all three police ranges in the state to deal with crime against women.

Explanation 5. The International Kite Festival which attracts kite flyers from across the country and the world, began in Ahmedabad. The international kite festival was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at Sabarmati Riverfront. The Governor O.P. Kohli was also present on the occasion.

Explanation 6. Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicated India’s fastest and first multi-petaflops supercomputer to the nation in Pune. The supercomputer named as ‘Pratyush’ meaning the Sun, established at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, will be a national facility for improving weather and climate forecasts and services under the umbrella of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

Explanation 7. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that Saudi Arabia has given green signal to India’s proposal to revive option of Haj pilgrimage through sea route. The practice of ferrying Haj pilgrims between Mumbai and Jeddah by waterways was stopped from 1995. Saudi Arabia Haj Minister Dr. Mohamed Bentin and Mr Naqvi, who is on a Saudi Arabia visit, have signed bilateral annual Haj 2018 agreement in Makkah.

Explanation 8. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a common card for rides on public buses and the metro, terming it a big step in the city's transport sector.

Explanation 9. The 34th International Ice and Snow Festival 2018 would begin in Harbin, China.

Explanation 10. Gujrat has topped logistics index chart, an indicator of the efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports in particular and economic growth in general. According to the report by the Commerce Ministry – LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States), prepared with the help of consultancy firm Deloitte, the findings would help in identifying the right problem areas in the sector and prepare policy responses to deal with them.

Explanation 11. Music maestro A R Rahman was named the official brand ambassador of Sikkim. Extending a warm welcome to Rahman at the opening ceremony of the Sikkim Red Panda Winter Carnival, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling said he was grateful to the musician for accepting his proposal.

Explanation 12. A new online vendor registration system has been developed by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), the research arm of the Railways which is headquartered in Lucknow.