Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 12th January 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 12th January 2018

Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 12th January 2018 question set as it provides you all important questions that may come in upcoming competitive exams like IBPS, SSC, Railway. You must read thoroughly the Current Affairs one-liners - 12th January 2018 before solving the questions.

Q1.12th January is celebrated as the National Youth Day in India on the birthday of ______ .

A]Bhagat Singh
B]Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
C]Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
D]Swami Vivekananda
E]None of them



Q2.Which of the following statements are/is true regarding the recent launch of PSLV by ISRO ?
A]It was the 42nd PSLV.
B]It was done through the "Multiple Burn Technology".
C]The satellite was launched from the First launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
D]PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
E]All of these

Q3.What is the rank of India in the list of Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Demand according to the Global Aviation Body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) ?
A]1st
B]2nd
C]3rd
D]4th
E]5th

Q4._____ and Dynamics Inc. have introduced the first battery-powered Interactive Payment Card at 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
A]State Bank of India
B]Yes Bank
C]IndusInd Bank
D]ICICI Bank
E]Axis Bank

Q5.The ___ Bilateral Technical Meeting on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between India and ____ .
A]4th, China
B]5th, Malaysia
C]6th, Myanmar
D]7th, Cambodia
E]8th, Vietnam

Q6.UN Environment and WHO have agreed to major collaboration on the Environmental Health Risks in ____ .
A]London
B]New York
C]Cape Town
D]Nairobi
E]Mombasa

Q7.Who is appointed as the Chairman of Maritime Board ?
A]Andrew Phillip
B]V J Mathew
C]Bhupen Sahani
D]S. Rajan
E]None of them

Q8.Baldev Raj has passed away recently. He was the Director of ____ .
A]IISc, Bengaluru
B]DRDO, Hyderabad
C]ISRO, Bengaluru
D]NIAS, Bengaluru
E]None of these

Q9.Name the shipyard that has signed a MoU with Mumbai Port Trust for Management and Operation of the Shiprepair facilities .
A]Goa Shipyard
B]Hindustan Shipyard Limited
C]Cochin Shipyard
D]Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
E]None of these

Q10.Assam Chief Minister Sarvananda Sonowal has launched the World Bank Finance Project APART. It stands for ____ .
A]Assam Agriculture Rural Transformation Project
B]Assam Agribusiness Rural Transformation Project
C]Assam Agribusiness Regional Transformation Project
D]Assam Agriculture Rural Transportation Project
E]None of these

Q11.Which of the following railways has introduced a new Fogpass Technology for Auto-warning train drivers during Foggy season ?
A]Eastern Railway
B]Central Railway
C]Northeast Frontier Railway
D]Southern Railway
E]None of these

Q12.Name the state which has launched a Water ATM project to provide bacteria-free drinking water in schools .
A]Bihar
B]Haryana
C]Assam
D]West Bengal
E]Orissa

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated with the great joy and enthusiasm in India every year on 12th of January.

Explanation 2. ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C38 successfully launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the thirty ninth consecutively successful mission of PSLV. It was done through the "Multiple Burn Technology".

Explanation 3. Emerging as a stand-out performer, India witnessed the highest growth of 23.3 per cent in domestic air travel demand worldwide in 2016 twice that of neighbouring China, according to IATA. India has topped in the list of Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Demand according to the Global Aviation Body, International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Explanation 4. IndusInd Bank and Dynamics Inc. at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) announced plans to introduce the first battery-powered, interactive payment cards to the Indian market in 2018.

Explanation 5. The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between Govt. of India and Malaysia was held at New Delhi which was a part of agreement signed between both countries in 2010.

Explanation 6. UN Environment and WHO have agreed a new, wide-ranging collaboration to accelerate action to curb environmental health risks that cause an estimated 12.6 million deaths a year in Nairobi, Kenya.

Explanation 7. V J Mathew was appointed Maritime Board Chairman. The decision in this regard was taken by the Kerala cabinet.

Explanation 8. One of India's most renowned nuclear scientists, Prof Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), passed away while attending a conference in Pune.

Explanation 9. SShares of Cochin Shipyard rose 6.5 percent as it has signed MoU with Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT). The company signed a MoU with Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) for management and operation of the shiprepair facilities at Mumbai Port Trust.

Explanation 10. Assam Chief Minister Sarvananda Sonowal has launched the World Bank Finance Project APART. It stands for Assam Agribusiness Rural Transformation Project.

Explanation 11. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a new GPS-based system in all locomotives for auto warning to train drivers during the foggy season. The system is also expected to ensure timely running of trains.

Explanation 12. West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development and Public Health Engineering minister Subrata Mukherjee today said the state government has launched a water ATM project to provide bacteria-free drinking water in schools.