Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 15 Jan 2018

1. Which of the following countries has emerged as the top borrower from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2017 with USD 1.5 bn worth of loans?

1) Indonesia

2) India

3) Pakistan

4) Afghanistan

5) Thailand

2. The fourth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held recently in

1) Mumbai

2) Jaipur

3) New Delhi

4) Chennai

5) Ahmedabad

3. India signed an MoU with which country recently to enable the return of illegal Indian migrants within a month of their detection by authorities abroad?

1) Germany

2) Japan

3) France

4) UK

5) Russia

4. The 13th annual ‘Iron Fist’ exercise was conducted between the US and which of the following countries in California recently?

1) Japan

2) India

3) Mexico

4) Saudi Arabia

5) Turkey

5. Who among the following has been named Chairman of the Finance Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?

1) BS Landge

2) S Regunathan

3) GS Mander

4) Tarlochan Singh

5) Anil Khanna

6. Who among the following hit the fastest T20 century by an Indian batsman till now recently?

1) Manan Vohra

2) Sanju Samson

3) Rishabh Pant

4) Shreyas Iyer

5) Kannur Lokesh Rahul

7. What is India’s ranking on the first global manufacturing index released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)? 

1) 30th

2) 35th

3) 41st

4) 45th

5) 54th

8. Which of the following countries has topped the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s first ‘Readiness for the future of production report’?

1) China

2) Switzerland

3) Germany

4) South Korea

5) Japan

9. The festival of Sankranti is celebrated in which state as ‘Pongal’?

1) Odisha

2) Assam

3) Jharkhand

4) Tamil Nadu

5) Kerala

10. Which of the following banks and the non-banking finance company Capital First have agreed to merge in an all-share deal?

1) Federal Bank

2) IDFC Bank

3) IDBI Bank

4) IndusInd Bank

5) YES Bank

Answers:

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 1
5. 5
6. 3
7. 1
8. 5
9. 4
10. 2