Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 30th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 30th January 2018

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Q1. The first Military Exercise between India and Vietnam VINBAX is held at ____ , Madhya Pradesh .

A]Indore
B]Bhopal
C]Jabalpur
D]Gwalior
E]None of these




Q2.Mobile payments company Paytm and Alibaba Group-owned AGTech Holdings Ltd have recently formed a joint venture to launch a gaming platform. What is its name ?
A]Gameway
B]Gamepind
C]Gamefield
D]Gogaming
E]None of these


Q3.Name the city where the first ever "Khadi Haat" of India is launched .
A]Gandhinagar
B]Noida
C]Kolkata
D]Ahmedabad
E]New Delhi


Q4.A three-day international bird festival would be held at the Dudhwa National Park in February. It is situated in which state ?
A]Rajasthan
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Uttarakhand
D]Madhya Pradesh
E]Maharashtra


Q5.Which of the following is the 2nd Cheapest country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 countries by GoBankingRates ?
A]South Africa
B]US
C]China
D]India
E]Indonesia


Q6.Name the Bollywood Playback singer who has recently won the "Yash Chopra Memorial Award".
A]Alka Yagnik
B]Shreya Ghosal
C]Asha Bhosle
D]Sunidhi Chouhan
E]Non of them


Q7.Which of the following is selected as the "Hindi Word of 2017" according to the Oxford Dictionaries ?
A]Notebandi
B]Aadhar
C]Mitron
D]Gau-Rakshak
E]None of these


Q8.The Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) has announced that five members of parliament (MPs) are selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards. The MPs are ______.
A]Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dinesh Trivedi , Tarachand Sahu, Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Bhartruhari Mahatab
B]Devwrat Singh , Tarachand Sahu, Najma A Heptulla , Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Bhartruhari Mahatab
C]Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dinesh Trivedi , Najma A Heptulla , Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Bhartruhari Mahatab
D]Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dinesh Trivedi , Najma A Heptulla , Shripad Yasso Naik and Kesineni Srinivasa Rao
E]None of these


Q9.Who has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF Board) ?
A]Subhas Kumar
B]Dharmendra Sahai
C]Ranjan Jha
D]Shantanu Narayen
E]Mohit Khanna


Q10.Sauli Niinisto is recently in news. He is the President of ____ .
A]Canada
B]Finland
C]Uruguay
D]Portugal
E]Spain


Q11.Name the country that has recently become the world number 1 T20I side in International Cricket ?
A]New Zealand
B]Australia
C]Pakistan
D]India
E]Sri Lanka


Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. For the first time, armies of India and Vietnam began a six day-long military exercise in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting growing defence ties between the two countries. It is the first military exercise between the two countries. The exercise, christened 'VINBAX' will continue for six days.

Explanation 2. Mobile payments company Paytm and Alibaba Group-owned AGTech Holdings Ltd have formed a joint venture to launch Gamepind, a gaming platform aimed at mobile users in India. Gamepind will offer a host of popular social, casual and sports games with an exclusive rewards programme. The platform will be available as a standalone app and in the Paytm app.

Explanation 3. Marking the 69th Republic Day celebrations, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have launched the first ever 'Khadi Haat' in the country. The Khadi Haat was inaugurated by Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh in Connaught Place here in presence of New Delhi Lok Sabha MP Meenakshi Lekhi, KVIC Chairman V K Saxena, NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar and noted fashion designer Ritu Beri among others.

Explanation 4. A three-day international bird festival would be held at the Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in February 2018. Nearly 200 leading ornithologists would attend the festival.

Explanation 5. India is ranked second only to South Africa as the cheapest country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 countries. The survey by GoBankingRates ranked nations on the bases of four key affordability metrics provided by online pricing database Numbeo. The metrics are: Local purchasing power index, rent index, Groceries index, and Consumer price index.

Explanation 6. Asha Bhosle will be awarded with 'Yash Chopra Memorial Award' for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry. The award will be presented to her on February 16.

Explanation 7. Oxford Dictionaries has chosen ‘Aadhaar’ as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well.

Explanation 8. The Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) has announced that five members of parliament (MPs) selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards. This includes, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad (2015), Trinamool Congress’ Dinesh Trivedi (2016), Manipur’s governor Najma A Heptulla (2013), BJP’s Lok Sabha member Hukumdev Narayan Yadav (2014) and five-time Rajya Sabha member Bhartruhari Mahatab of the Lok Biju Janata Dal (BJD) (2017).

Explanation 9. Indian-American Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, a new organisation set up to enhance business relations between India and the US, the body said in a statement.

Explanation 10. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto crushed his competition with a landslide election victory that saw him receiving more than five times as much voter support than his closest challenger.

Explanation 11. Pakistan became the top-ranked T20 side in international cricket after beating New Zealand in the third and final T20I to claim the three-match series 2-1. This was Pakistan's sixth T20I series win on the trot.