Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 17 Jan 2018

1. Mihai Tudose resigned as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently after losing support?

1) Romania

2) Chad

3) Lithuania

4) Somalia

5) Nigeria

2. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the project commencement of a refinery in Barmer district in which state recently? It is the first refinery of the state.

1) Madhya Pradesh

2) Rajasthan

3) Bihar

4) Maharashtra

5) Karnataka

3. Who among the following is the Minority Affairs Minister in the present Union Cabinet? He recently announced that no Haj subsidy will be provided from 2018.

1) Jual Oram

2) Najma Heptulla

3) MJ Akbar

4) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain

5) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

4. What is the full form of the term DIPP?

1) Department of International Policy and Promotion

2) Department of Industrial Projects and Promotion

3) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

4) Department of Important Policies and Promotion

5) None of these

5. Who among the following is the present Union Sports Minister?

1) Piyush Goyal

2) Kiren Rijiju

3) Vijay Goel

4) Rajyavardhan Rathore

5) Rajiv Pratap Rudy

6. India and which of the following countries recently signed nine pacts on cyber security, agriculture, technology, security and others?

1) Israel

2) Spain

3) Sweden

4) US

5) Russia

7. The capital of Colombia is

1) Belmopan

2) Manama

3) Baku

4) Stockholm

5) Bogota

8. Which of the following is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held in a year?

1) US Open

2) Wimbledon

3) Australia Open

4) French Open

5) There is no such order

9. The Reliance Industries Ltd has promised to invest Rs 5,000 cr in the next three years for the expansion of its petroleum outlets in

1) Gujarat

2) West Bengal

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Rajasthan

5) Uttar Pradesh

10. According to the latest study of the National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS), India’s gross expenditure on R&D in recent years has been

1) 2 per cent of GDP

2) 1.5 per cent of GDP

3) 1 per cent of GDP

4) less than 1 per cent of GDP

5) None of these

Answers:

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