Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 6th & 7th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 6th & 7th January 2018

Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 6th & 7th January 2018 for upcoming IBPS, SSC, Railway exams and check your preparation level easily. The quiz set consists of all important recent updates regarding sports, agreements, achievement, schemes etc. Don't forget to read thoroughly the Current Affairs Update - 6th and & 7th January 2018 before solving it.

Q1.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled the official emblem of the state government. The logo highlights the _____ on the top .

A]Image of Royal Bengal Tiger
B]Ashoka Chakra
C]Ashoka emblem
D]Image of Rabindranath Thakur
E]None of these




Q2.A Industrial Health Clinic Ltd has got RBI clearance to register and function as a non- banking finance company (NBFC). It is a State Government initiative of _____.
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Telengana
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]Madhya Pradesh
E]Keral


Q3.The Health Ministry launched the country's first digital online oncology tutorial series designed in collaboration with which of the following ?
A]AIIMS, New Delhi
B]JIPMER, Puducherry
C]CMC, Vellore
D]Tata Memorial Center
E]KMC, Manipal


Q4.Name the country that becomes first country to legalise equal pay between men and women.
A]Norway
B]Iceland
C]Spain
D]Japan
E]Germany


Q5.Which state has signed the "Host City Contract" with the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the 39th National Games 2022 ?
A]Manipur
B]Mizoram
C]Meghalaya
D]Assam
E]Nagaland


Q6.Which state would host the third edition of the Science Film Festival ?
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Madhya Pradesh
D]Goa
E]Punjab


Q7.Which Bollywood Actor is appointed the new Ambassador of Emami Group ?
A]Shahrukh Khan
B]Salman Khan
C]Amir Khan
D]Siddharth Malhotra
E]Varun Dhawan


Q8.What is the theme of the 26th New Delhi World Book Fair ?
A]Save the Rivers
B]Protect the Wild Life
C]Environment and Climate Change
D]Unity in Diversity
E]None of these


Q9.Who is appointed as the interlocutor to hold talks with United Liberation Front of Assam ?
A]Girish Jain
B]Krinshna Madhav
C]Bhuvan Kumar
D]Dilip Saxena
E]A. B Mathur


Q10.Which country is not now a member of SAARC ?
A]Pakistan
B]Maldives
C]Afghanistan
D]Bhutan
E]Nepal


Q11.What is the GDP growth rate of India in 2017-18 ?
A]6.0%
B]6.5%
C]7.1%
D]6.9%
E]6.25%


Q12.The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched "Operation Alert" along the International Border (IB) in _____ to curb the increasing movement of infiltrating terrorists from across the border .
A]West Bengal
B]Arunachal Pradesh
C]Jammu and Kashmir
D]Rajasthan
E]None of these


Q13.National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved five projects worth _____.
A]Rs. 300.50 Crore
B]Rs. 245.00 Crore
C]Rs. 210.40 Crore
D]Rs. 295.01 crore
E]None of these


Q14.Which country has won the Hopman Cup Mixed Doubles Title 2018 ?
A]Russia
B]Switzerland
C]US
D]UK
E]Japan


Q15.Name the player who has won the Brisbane International Title 2018 ?
A]Aliasksandra Sasnovich
B]Maria Sharapova
C]Elina Svitolina
D]Serena Williams
E]None of them


Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled the official emblem of the state government. The logo highlights the Ashoka emblem on the top with the theme of "Biswa Bangla" at the center.

Explanation 2. Telangana Industrial Health Clinic Ltd (TIHCL), a State government initiative, has got RBI clearance to register and function as a non-banking finance company (NBFC). It will be the first State promoted and co- financing NBFC.

designed in collaboration with the Tata Memorial Centre. The series is aimed at educating doctors in early detection, prevention, palliation, rehabilitation and treatment of various forms of cancers.

Explanation 4. Iceland becomes first country to legalise equal pay between men and women. The legislation, makes Iceland the first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women.

Explanation 5. Meghalaya signed the "Host City Contract" with the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the 39th National Games 2022. Following the signing of the contract between the Meghalaya government, Meghalaya State Olympics Association (MSOA) and IOA, the syaye government also handed over a cheque of Rs. 4.5 crore as contract fee for holding the event.

Explanation 6. Goa will be hosting the third edition of the Science Film Festival titled "SCI-FFI Goa" of India between January 16-19. The festival, titled SCI-FFI Goa, is being organised by the state-based Vidnyan Parishad, Goa's Department of Science and Technology, the Entertainment Society of Goa and the Goa College of Art.

Explanation 7. Bollywood Actor Salman Khan is appointed the new Ambassador of Emami Group.

Explanation 8. Themed around "Environment and Climate Change", the 26th New Delhi World Book Fair opened with a call for increased awareness and efforts to protect the environment.

Explanation 9. The Central Government has announced the appointment of AB Mathur as the interlocutor on their behalf to hold talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).

Explanation 10. India has excluded Pakistan from the list of Saarc member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the art National Knowledge Network (NKN) for sharing scientific databases and remote access to advanced research facilities.

Explanation 11. The Central Statistics Office’s (CSO’s) first advance estimate for India GDP growth rate in 2017-18 at 6.5% is lower than the 7.1% recorded in 2016-17.

Explanation 12. The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched "Operation Alert" along the over 200 kilometer long International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to curb the increasing movement of infiltrating terrorists from across the border.

Explanation 13. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved five projects worth Rs. 295.01 crore. Three projects pertain to sewage management in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 278.6 crore, one relates to sewage management in Uttarakhand at an estimated cost of Rs 4.68 crore and one project worth Rs 11.73 crore is related to ghat improvement works in Varanasi.

Explanation 14. Roger Federer, Belinda Bencic claim the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with victory over Germany.

Explanation 15. New world number four Elina Svitolina cruises to her 10th career title by sweeping aside qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-1 in the Brisbane International final.