Days Current Affairs Quiz - January 2018

1. ______________, 2018 - 125th Birth Anniversary of Noted Indian Scientist Satyendra Nath Bose.

1. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in early 1920s, providing foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and theory of Bose–Einstein condensate. He was A Fellow of Royal Society (UK) and was awarded India's second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan in 1954.

Jan 01 Jan 10 Jan 12 Jan 04 None of These

2. ___________ - World Braille Day. It commemorates contribution of Louis Braille who invented reading and writing system that helped blind people across world.

Jan 02 Jan 01 Jan 04 Jan 03 None of These

3. _________________ - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in India, marking return of M K Gandhi to India from south africa on Jan 9, 1915. It was first celebrated by NDA Government in 2003, led by PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Jan 04 Jan 11 Jan 05 Jan 09 None of These

4. ___________ - National Youth Day in India. It marks birth anniversary of legendary social reformer Swami Vivekananda.

1. On this occasion, 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF) organised in New Delhi by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports at Gautam Buddha University (Greater Noida).

Jan 20 Jan 10 Jan 2 Jan 1 Jan 12

5. ____________, 2018 - 70th Indian Army Day. It commemorates the day when K.M Carriappa took over command of Indian Army from F.R.R Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949.

Jan 5 Jan 1 Jan 15 Jan 10 None of These

6. On ____________ January, Goa celebrated Opinion Poll Day as Asmitai Dis (Identity Day). It marks historic poll in 1967, when people of Goa voted not to merge with Maharashtra.

16th 6th 1th 10th None of These

7. _____________ - Statehood Day for North Eastern States of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya.

1. On this occasion, Manipur Government launched Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT), a health assurance scheme for the poor and disabled people. It will provide cashless treatment to poor at government hospitals, health centres and other empanelled selected private hospitals.

Jan 1 Jan 21 Jan 2 Jan 20 None of These

8. ___________ - National Girl Child Day.

1. Delhi Govt held Girl Child Week programme to celebrate girl child and spread awareness on gender equality.

Jan 24 Jan 2 Jan 4 Jan 20 None of These

9. ____________ - Uttar Pradesh Diwas. On this occasion, UP Government approved one district, one product scheme to promote products indigenous to every district. Under this, one product indigenous to every district of Uttar Pradesh would be showcased at 3 day UP Diwas event.

Jan 24 Jan 2 Jan 4 Jan 20 None of These

10. __________ - National Voters' Day. 2018 Theme is Accessible Elections. It is also statehood day of Himachal Pradesh.

Jan 20 Jan 2 Jan 5 Jan 25 None of These

11. ___________ - International Customs Day. 2018 theme is A secure business environment for economic development.

Jan 20 Jan 6 Jan 2 Jan 26 None of These

12. Jan 26, 2018 - 69th Republic Day of India.

1. As part of Republic Day celebrations, 6 days Bharat Parv event began at Red Fort (Delhi).
2. This year, Government heads of 10 ASEAN countries were Chief Guests at Republic Day Parade. Participating Guests are -

   Name	Nation
   Hassanal Bolkiah	Brunei
   Hun Sen	Cambodia
   Joko Widodo	________
   Thongloun Sisoulith	Laos
   Najib Razak	Malaysia
   Daw Aung San Suu Kyi	Myanmar
   Rodrigo Roa Duterte	Philippines
   Lee Hsien Loong	Singapore
   Prayuth Chan-ocha	Thailand
   Nguyn Xuan Phuc	Vietnam

3. Government advised not to use a national flag made of plastic and asked all states and UTs to ensure strict compliance of Flag Code in view of Republic Day celebrations.

Japan Indonesia Bhutan Sri Lanka None of These

13. _________ - International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust means destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Jan 15 Jan 20 Jan 7 Jan 2 Jan 27

14. ____________, 2018 - World Leprosy Day 2018. It is is observed internationally every year on last Sunday of January.

Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 None of These

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