CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2018 January 01- 06 (Chapter-01)

1. Who was appointed as the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry?

T S Tirumurti

2. Which union minister will inaugurate the 2018 ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)?

Nitin Gadkari

3. How many percentage did India GDP Growth Likely at Central Statistics Office (CSO)?

6.5%

4. Who was named African Footballer of the Year for 2017?

Mohamed Salah

5. Which union ministry has launched India’s first digital online oncology tutorial series?

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

6. What is the theme of the World Book Fair 2018?

Environment and Climate Change

7. Who has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018?

Ravi Menon (Managing director of Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS))

8. Which state to host the 3rd edition of the Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2018)?

Goa

9. US lists which country with ten other nations for Religious Freedom Violations?

Pakistan

10. Which state recently got a logo highlighting the “Biswa Bangla” theme with Ashoka Pillars?

West Bengal

11. Which state to host the 39th National Games in 2022?

Meghalaya

12. Which is the first Equal pay of Legalise country?

Iceland

13. Which country Navy successfully test-fired its indigenously-built naval cruise missile ‘Harba’ in the Arabian Sea?

Pakistan

14. Which city is hosting the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts?

New Delhi

15. Which bank has operationalised its first desktop ATM in Telangana?

Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank

16. World Braille Day was observed on?

January 04

17. Endangered ‘bird language’ has entered the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is belong to which country?

Turkey

18. Which survey was launched across India on 4 January 2018?

Swachh Survekshan

19. Which IPL team has appointed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as their new head coach for the 2018 season?

Delhi Daredevils

20. The 2018 Mylapore festival has started in which state?

Tamil Nadu

21. Which country’s Central Bank has allowed the use of Chinese currency Yuan for exports and financing transactions?

Pakistan

22. Which state was signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for hosting the 39th National Games in 2022?

Meghalaya

23. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) for Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

B Rajendran

24. Recently, how many countries have formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to make a

difference?

 Six (6)

25. Who has been appointed as new foreign secretary?

Vijay Keshav Gokhale 
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