Current affairs questions: 29 jan 2018

Current affairs questions : 29 jan 2018

1.Who has been chosen for 5th edition of Yash           Chopra Memorial Award 2018?

[A] Shah Rukh Khan
[B] Amitabh Bachchan
[C] Asha Bhosle
[D] Lata Mangeshkar

2.Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, the noted Indian agricultural scientist has passed away. He hailed from which state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Haryana
[C] Punjab
[D] Himachal Pradesh

3.Who has taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India?

[A] Baldev Singh Dhillon
[B] Manjit Singh Kang
[C] K P S Sharma
[D] Vijay Keshav Gokhale

4.What is the India’s GDP growth prediction for FY19, according to 2018 Economic Survey of India?

[A] 6.5 to 7.25%
[B] 7 to 7.5%
[C] 6.9 to 7.2%
[D] 7.5 to 8.0%

5.Who has been sworn-in as the new President of the Republic of Honduras?

[A] Salvador Nasralla
[B] Juan Orlando Hernandez
[C] Luis Orlando Zelaya
[D] Xiomara Castro

6.Which union ministry to set up social media communication hubs in districts?

[A] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[B] Ministry of Law and Justice
[C] Ministry of Panchayati Raj
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development

7.Who has won the 2018 men’s Singles title in the Australian Open 2018?

[A] Marin Cilic
[B] Novak Djokovic
[C] Rafael Nadal
[D] Roger Federer

8.The 2018 National Immunisation Day (NID) is celebrated on which date in India?

[A] January 29
[B] January 30
[C] January 28
[D] January 27

9.The documentary ‘Kailash’ has won the US Documentary Grand Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2018. It is directed by whom?

[A] Purnima Raghunath
[B] Derek Doneen
[C] Sarah Anthony
[D] Davis Guggenheim

10.Which state’s tableau has won the best tableau award at the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018?

A] Assam
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Karnataka
[D] Chhattisgarh