Latest current Affairs And GK Quiz For January 19th, 2018

1. Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Theresa May has appointed a minister for _____, in a bid to tackle social issolation.
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Loneliness
[B]Depression
[C]Anxiety
[D]Company


2. What is the name of a new Earth observation satellite launched by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Aqua
[B]GOES-16
[C]ASNARO-2
[D]NHTRO-1


3. Central Government to set up a ____ fund to finance solar projects.
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]$400 million
[B]$600 million
[C]$250 million
[D]$350 million


4. With which country did India hold a joint naval exercise recently?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Japan
[B]China
[C]North Korea
[D]Russia


5. Who has been named as International Cricket Council Cricketer of the year 2017?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A]MS Dhoni
[B]Virat Kohli
[C]Hardik Pandya
[D]AB De Villers


6. Who is the first woman Defence Minister of India to fly a sortie in an IAF Sukhai-30 MKI fighter aircraft?
[Category: Defence Current Affairs]
[A]Smriti Irani
[B]Anny Divya
[C]Nirmala Sitharam
[D]Bhawana Kanth


7. North and South Korea have agreed to March together under a single 'unified Korea' flag at _______ in South Korea.
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Winter Olympic Games
[B]Winter Paralympics
[C]Summer Olympic Games
[D]None of the above


8. Who presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships & awards to recipients?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]Rajnath Singh
[B]Narendra Modi
[C]Amit Shah
[D]Ram Nath Kovind


9. Which bank has reached Rs5 trillion market capitalisation for the First Time?
[Category: Banking Current Affairs]
[A]HDFC Bank
[B]SBI Bank
[C]ICICI Bank
[D]IDBI Bank


10. What is the name of the monthly magazine that will be launched to mark Israelli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Mumbai Visit?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]Salam Shillong
[B]Pranam Shalom
[C]Namaste Shalom
[D]Morning City