Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 28th December 2017

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 28th December 2017

Dear Readers,

Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 28th December 2017 to judge your preparation for IBPS, SSC exams. The quiz set consists of recent updates regarding appointments, awards, agreements, schemes etc.
Q1.Which ministry has decided to issue recapitalization bonds to the PSBs in January ? 

A]Home Affairs
B]Finance
C]External Affairs
D]Defence
E]None of these



Q2.The first pod taxi of India would run in which route ?
A]Mumbai-Pune
B]Kolkata-Patna
C]Delhi-Gurgaon
D]Mumbai-Goa
E]None of these

Q3.The World Bank will provide a 318 million dollar loan for modernisation of irrigation projects in which state ?
A]Keral
B]Andhra Pradesh
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]Tamilnadu
E]Karnataka

Q4.In which country the World Chess Tournament 2017 was held ?
A]Iraq
B]Saudi Arabia
C]Iran
D]Oman
E]None of these

Q5.The AP Fibre Grid is inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in _____ .
A]Hyderabad
B]Guntur
C]Kakinada
D]Amravati
E]None of these

Q6.Guatemala defends decision of US President Donald Trump to move embassy to which Israeli city ?
A]Hebron
B]Jerusalem
C]Tel Aviv
D]Eilat
E]None of these

Q7.Anisa Sayyed is recently on news by winning a Gold medal. She plays which sports ?
A]Cricket
B]Boxing
C]Shooting
D]Badminton
E]None of these

Q8.The SAC is all set to develop a new advanced hi-tech "Remote Sensor" camera with a capacity to capture images/pictures from a height of over 300 kms. It is headquartered in which city ?
A]Mumbai
B]Pune
C]New Delhi
D]Ahmedabad
E]Kanpur

Q9.Who is appointed as the Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau ?
A]IPS Abhay
B]IPS Arjun
C]IPS Siddhant
D]IPS Rajveer
E]None of them

Q10.Which singer has recieved the prestigious "Harivarasanam" award 2017 ?
A]Hari Haran
B]K K
C]K S Chitra
D]Sonu Nigam
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Finance Ministry has decided to issue recapitalisation bonds to PSBs in January. The recapitalisation bonds will not be sold in open market and will be issued to all banks.

Explanation 2. The projected Rs 4,000-crore pod taxi scheme -- also known as Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) -- is a dream project of Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and the NHAI has been mandated to execute it on Delhi-Gurgaon pilot corridor (12.30 km) from Delhi-Haryana border to Rajiv Chowk in Gurgaon on a PPP (public-private partnership) basis.

Explanation 3. The World Bank will provide a 318 million dollar loan for modernisation of irrigation projects in Tamil Nadu and help small and marginal farmers improve water management and adopt climate resilient techniques.

Explanation 4. Saudi Arabia is hosting a world chess tournament for the first time Despite the mufti’s past criticism, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed for greater social openings, including lifting a ban on women driving that goes into effect next year, allowing concerts and movies, and easing rules on gender segregation.

Explanation 5. The AP Fibre Grid is inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in Amravati.

Explanation 6. Guatemala President Jimmy Morales announced the switch Christmas Eve, becoming the first country to follow President Trump’s controversial decision to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Explanation 7. Anisa Sayyed held on to her status as one of the premier pistol shooters in the country winning the women’s 25m air pistol gold in the 61st National shooting championships at the National Games shooting.

Explanation 8. The Space Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad is all set to develop a new advanced hi-tech "Remote Sensor" camera with a capacity to capture images/pictures from a height of over 300 kms.

Explanation 9. Senior IPS officer Abhay was appointed Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) r. He is at present working in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Explanation 10. Veteran singer K S Chitra has been selected for this year's prestigious 'Harivarasanam' award, instituted by the Kerala government.