Current affairs questions: 26 jan 2018

Current affairs questions 26 jan 2018

Supriya Devi, the veteran film actress has passed away. She hailed from which state?

[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Kerala

The Union Government has recently allowed which scheme for Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks?

[A] Midday Meal Scheme
[B] Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
[C] Soil Health Card Scheme
[D] Atal Pension Yojana

Which of the following has become the India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to be pre-qualified by World Health Organisation (WHO)?

[A] Rabishield
[B] Rotavac
[C] Elovac-B
[D] Abhay-Tag

Which of the following has become the first Indian Metro to get a floating market?

[A] Kolkata
[B] Mumbai
[C] Delhi
[D] Chennai

Who has become first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)?

[A] Archana Bhargava
[B] Usha Ananthasubramanian
[C] Arundhati Bhattacharya
[D] Shikha Sharma

What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)?

[A] 81st
[B] 98th
[C] 102nd
[D] 88th

Who has taken charge as new Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?

[A] P Y Ayyar
[B] J L Reddy
[C] V Narayanan
[D] V S Smaninathan

Which state government has launched Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) for distressed sections?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Punjab
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Kerala

Which International organisation will launch a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity to safeguard the world from hackers?

[A] World Economic Forum
[B] International Telecommunication Union
[C] UNICEF
[D] International Maritime Organization

Who has been honoured with the India’s highest peacetime military decoration “Ashoka Chakra” at the 69th Republic Day?

[A] Khairnar Milind Kishor
[B] Nilesh Kumar Narayan
[C] Devendra Mehta
[D] Jyoti Prakash Nirala