Current Affairs MCQs 22 Feb 2018 Get all Banking + SSC + Insurance Mock Tests for One Year at Rs. 799 Only Q1. scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo. A. Avani Chaturvedi B. Mohana Singh C. Bhawana Kanth D. Srujana Kumar Explanation: Flying officer Avani Chaturvedi scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo. Ms Chaturvedi flew a MiG-21 Bison, which has the highest landing and take-off speed in the world. This was her first training solo sortie and she flew it for 30 minutes in Gujarat's Jamnagar airbase Avani Chaturvedi, 24, comes from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district. She did her schooling from Deoland, a small town in Madhya Pradesh and went on to study Bachelors in Technology from Banasthali University, Rajasthan. Avani Chaturvedi completed her training at Hyderabad Air Force Academy. Avani Chaturvedi's accomplishment has put India on the global list of countries such as the United States, Israel, Britain and Pakistan, where women fly fighter jets. Q2. India s second rainwater harvesting (RWH) park will be established in which city? A. Chennai
B. Patna C. Lucknow D. Hyderabad Answer: D Explanation: India s second rainwater harvesting (RWH) park will be established at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad. The Telangana government proposed to construct the theme park as part of Jalam-Jeevam programme to promote construction of RWH pits. The first rainwater harvesting park was established in Bengaluru by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (BWSSB) in March 2011. Q3. India has been ranked among 180 countries and territories in the 2017 global corruption perception index. The index is released by watchdog Transparency International. A. 77 B. 143 C. 117 D. 81 Answer: D Explanation: India has been ranked 81st among 180 countries and territories in the 2017 global corruption perception index. The index is released by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International. The index says New Zealand and Denmark are the least corrupt countries, while Syria, Sudan and Somalia figure are ranked the most corrupt. Among BRICS nations, South Africa has been ranked the least corrupt (71), while Russia (135) is the most corrupt. Q4. Which state government signed pact with Amazon India for khadi products sale? A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh C. Maharashtra D. Tamil Nadu Explanation: Uttar Pradesh's Khadi and Village Industries Board signed a pact with Amazon India to facilitate online selling of Khadi products. As part of an MoU, Amazon India will educate, train and enable rural khadi artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon.in customers across the country under the brand of UP Khadi' Q5. India placed at the spot in the list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA), as per the report from content delivery network services Akamai Technologies. A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. 7 Answer: D Explanation: India placed at the seventh spot in the list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA), as per the report from content delivery network services Akamai Technologies. The report, titled "Akamai State of the Internet Security Q4 2017. Globally, the top spot for most attacked and source for the most attacks was held firmly by the United States. Netherlands, China, Brazil and Russia were other countries which were among the top five attack sources. Q6. has been appointed as an executive director of Canara Bank.
A. Murali Ramaswami B. Debashish Mukherjee C. Ganesh Kancham D. Naveen Reddy Answer: B Explanation: The central government has appointed Debashish Mukherjee as an executive director of Canara Bank with effect from February 19. Mukherjee has been appointed for a tenure of three years. He earlier worked with United Bank of India as a general manager. Q7. Which country team bagged gold medal at 5th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship A. Australia B. India C. China D. None of these Answer: B Explanation: 5th edition of Commonwealth Bridge Championship was held between February 14 and 18 at the Gold Coast, Australia. The Indian "A" team was led by renowned bridge player Kiran Nadar beat the Australian team with a score of 103-65. Q8. India has been ranked among 52 low-middle income countries based on Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) as per the report by UNICEF A. 12 B. 15
C. 18 D. 21 Explanation: India has been ranked 12th among 52 low-middle income countries based on the number of children dying within the first month of their birth, which is 25.4 per 1,000 live births. The report is released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). It is for the first time UNICEF come out with rankings based on their newborn mortality rate (the number of deaths per 1,000 live births). Japan with a Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of 0.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, has been ranked the world's safest country in which to be born followed by Iceland (1) and Singapore (1.1). Q9. appointed as the chairperson of the committee that will select 20 Institutions of Eminence A. N Gopalaswami B. Tarun Khanna C. Renu Khator D. Pritam Singh Explanation: The government has constituted Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) to select 20 Institutions of Eminence from among 104 institutions (public or private) including Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, that have applied for the status. It will be headed by Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami. Other members of the committee are Professor Tarun Khanna, director of the South Asia Institute at Harvard University, Renu Khator, president of the University of Houston and former director of IIM Lucknow, Pritam Singh. Q10. Keibul Lamjao National Park is in which state?
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