Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 24th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 24th January 2018

Current Affairs is an important part of the upcoming competitive examinations i.e. IBPS, SSC etc. Solve Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 24th January 2018 question set to check your preparation in this section. You must also read the Daily Current Affairs One-liners and Updates - 24th January 2018.

Q1."Uttar Pradesh Diwas" is celebrated on ____ .

A]23rd January
B]24th January
C]25th January
D]26th January
E]None of these



Q2.Rapid Reporting System for SAG is launched on National Girl Child Day celebrated on 24th January by ____.
A]Ramesh Sinha
B]Sourav Sharma
C]Rakesh Srivastava
D]Kuldeep Kumar
E]None of these

Q3.Name the bank that has signed a MoU with National Housing Bank for the Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme of the Ministry of Rural Delelopment .
A]Dena Bank
B]Allahabad Bank
C]Bank of India
D]Indian Overseas Bank
E]Vijaya Bank

Q4.Who is recently appointed as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center ?
A]Bhushan Kumar
B]S Somanath
C]Sundar Kumar
D]Sahil Kataria
E]None of them

Q5.Ursula K Le Guin has recently passed away. She was a famous ___ .
A]Journalist
B]Socialist
C]Writer
D]Actress
E]None of these

Q6.Rakhi Halder is recently on news for creating new National record. She is associated with which sports ?
A]Weightlifting
B]Boxing
C]Table Tennis
D]Lawn Tennis
E]None of these

Q7.Name the first Indian company to cross the Rs6-lakh crore mark in market capitalisation ?
A]TCS
B]Reliance Industries
C]CTS
D]Accenture
E]None of these

Q8.Name the place where the 7th Asia Steel International Conference would be held .
A]Patna
B]Kolkata
C]Bhubaneswar
D]Noida
E]New Delhi

Q9.Which country would host the 16th International Energy Forum Meet ?
A]Pakistan
B]Sri Lanka
C]US
D]China
E]India

Q10.Name the state that has signed a 120 Million Dollar Lone Agreement with World Bank ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Uttarakhand
C]Madhya Pradesh
D]Himachal Pradesh
E]Goa

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Uttar Pradesh Diwas is observed on 24th of January. The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu was the chief guest of the event organized in Lucknow. It is also named as Lucknow Utsav.

Explanation 2. Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Rakesh Srivastava launched the Phase -1 i.e. the beneficiary module of the Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls - a web based on line monitoring for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls in New Delhi today. The RRS will facilitate the monitoring of the scheme and taking corrective measures by ensuring faster flow of information, accurate targeting of the beneficiaries and reduction of leakages. This Portal has been developed in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Explanation 3. Leading Public Sector Bank (PSB) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Housing Bank for implementation of the Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) of the Ministry of Rural Development. RHISS aims to provide a subsidy for the housing loans to the households living in rural areas that are availed for construction and modifications of their dwelling units.

Explanation 4. Noted scientist S Somanath has taken charge as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He has succeeded K Sivan, who is the current chairman of ISRO.

Explanation 5. Fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin died in her Portland home Monday. She was 88.

Explanation 6. Rakhi Halder of RSPB created a new national record in clean and jerk en route to a gold medal in the 63kg women's category in the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships.

Explanation 7. Reliance Industries (RIL) become the first Indian company to cross the ₹6-lakh crore mark in market capitalisation as its shares touched a 52-week high of ₹974.5 following the announcement of robust Q3 profits.

Explanation 8. Tata Steel, in association with the Indian Institute of Metals, on Monday announced that the 7th Asia Steel International Conference will be held at Bhubaneswar from February 6 to 9. Tata Steel, in association with the Indian Institute of Metals, on Monday announced that the 7th Asia Steel International Conference will be held at Bhubaneswar from February 6 to 9.

Explanation 9. The 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial meeting will be held in New Delhi on April 10 to 12. While addressing a press conference here, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said, "The 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial meeting will be held on April 10 to 12, 2018, which will be hosted by Government of India in New Delhi and co-hosted by the Government of China and South Korea."

Explanation 10. To help the state to increase water supply coverage as well as ensure sustainable water supply service delivery in peri-urban areas, the Uttarakhand Water Supply Program for Peri-Urban Areas is designed for which, a $120 million Loan Agreement has been signed.