Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2018

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1. After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?
[A] Manipur
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Nagaland
[D] Mizoram

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2. Which company has bagged the broadcast rights of 2018 Khelo India School Games (KISG)?
[A] Sahara
[B] Star Sports
[C] Adidas
[D] Reebok

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3. Anwar Jalalpuri, the noted Urdu poet has passed away. He hailed from which state?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Telangana
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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4. Which state government has recently received the approval for purchase of electric vehicles under Central government’s FAME-India scheme?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Assam
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

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5. The Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is located in which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Punjab

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6. Who has taken charge as the Managing Director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)?
[A] Pankaj Jain
[B] Sridhar Kumar
[C] Arun K Shah
[D] T S Joshi

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7. Radha Vishwanathan, the noted vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka

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8. The Union Cabinet has recently given its approval for establishment of new AIIMS in which state under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Tripura
[D] Nagaland

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9. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA)?
[A] Manish Pandey
[B] Arvind Gupta
[C] Rajinder Khanna
[D] Nikhil Singh

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10. Endangered ‘bird language’ has entered the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is belong to which country?
[A] Senegal
[B] Turkey
[C] India
[D] Uruguay

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