Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 3rd January 2018

Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 3rd January 2018

Achiever's Rule provides the Current Affairs MCQ - 3rd January 2018 question set which you can solve to judge your awareness about current issues. You must read the Current Affairs Update - 3rd January 2018 before solving set. It includes all the recent important issues regarding awards, sports, achievements etc.

Q1. The Government of which state has published the calendar of this year in Braille format ?

A]West Bengal
B]Assam
C]Orissa
D]Haryana
E]Punjab




Q2.Which state has launched the "Saubhagya Yojana", a programme that would provide electricity to all the states ?
A]Tamilnadu
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Bihar
D]Jharkhand
E]Uttar Pradesh


Q3.A new Underwater Surveillance Network is developed by ______ to help the submarines get a stronger lock on the targets .
A]US
B]UK
C]Japan
D]Germany
E]China


Q4.The Bhitarkanika National Park of ______ will be out of bounds for tourists for a week in view of for the annual census of Estuarine Crocodiles .
A]Harayana
B]Orissa
C]Madhya Pradesh
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Bihar


Q5.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared 2018 as ______ promotion year .
A]Agriculture
B]Small Industries
C]Fertilizers
D]Telugu Language
E]All of these


Q6.Name the state that is chosen as the theme state for the 32nd Surajkhand International Crafts Mela .
A]Uttarakhand
B]Madhya Pradesh
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]Bihar
E]Chhattisgarh


Q7.Which state has emerged as the second State in the Northeast, after Sikkim, to be declared Open Defecation Free ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Himachal Pradesh
C]Bihar
D]Punjab
E]Arunachal Pradesh


Q8.Value Added Tax (VAT) has been recently introduced in _____ and the ______ for the first time.
A]Saudi Arabia, Oman
B]Saudi Arabia, Iraq
C]Saudi Arabia, UAE
D]UAE, Iran
E]UAE, Kuweit


Q9.Who would inaugurate online portal "NARI" and "e-Samvad" in New Delhi ?
A]Narendra Modi
B]Rajnath Singh
C]Sushma Swaraj
D]Maneka Gandhi
E]Nitin Gadkari


Q10.Which Golfer has won the 3rd Asian Tour title in Thailand ?
A]Shiv Kapoor
B]Arjun Atwal
C]Anirban Lahiri
D]Jyoti Randhawa
E]None of them


Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. The visually impaired in Odisha will get this year’s Odia calendar and almanac in the Braille format, printed and published by Computerised Braille Press in Berhampur.

Explanation 2. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched "Saubhagya Yojana", a programme that would provide electricity to all the states. Launching the "Saubhagya Yojana" here, Das said only 38 lakh households out of 68 lakh households in the state could get electricity in 67 years.

Explanation 3. A new Underwater Surveillance Network is developed by China to help the submarines get a stronger lock on the targets.

Explanation 4. The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district will be out of bounds for tourists for a week in view of for the annual census of estuarine crocodiles.

Explanation 5. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared 2018 as Telugu promotion year. He made this announcement at 29th edition of Annual Book Exhibition of Vijayawada.

Explanation 6. The Haryana tourism department disclosed that Uttar Pradesh would be the theme state for the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela, which would be organized at Surajkund, Faridabad from February 2 to 15.

Explanation 7. Arunachal Pradesh emerged as the second State in the Northeast, after Sikkim, to be declared Open Defecation Free. The three remaining districts - Upper Subansiri, Siang and Changlang -- were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) officially.

Explanation 8. Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. The 5% levy is being applied to the majority of goods and services. Gulf states have long attracted foreign workers with the promise of tax-free living.

Explanation 9. Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi will inaugurate an online portal "NARI" and "e-Samvad" in New Delhi. Developed by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, the portal will provide women citizens with easy access to information on government schemes and initiatives for women.

Explanation 10. Delhi golfer Shiv Kapur waited almost 12 years before winning a second Asian Tour title in April, but has won two more since then, becoming the only player to win thrice on the continental tour.