Current Affairs for PSC 2017 -18 Part 6

Current Affairs for PSC 2017 - 18

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• 81. The Sardar Sarovar Dam which is inaugurated recently is in ....................
• A) Karnataka
  B) Goa
  C) Gujarat
  D) Rajasthan
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation
• In river - Narmatha

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• 82. Which is the city associated with The Kala Ghoda Arts festival?
• A) Kochi
  B) Mysore
  C) Pune
  D) Mumbai
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 83. 65th National Film awards 2017, The best film:
• A) Village Rockstars
  B) Bhayanakam
  C) Mom
  D) Nagar Kirtan
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation
• Award announced on 3 May 2018

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• 84. Stephen Hawking was died on........
• A) 24 March 2018
  B) 24 March 2017
  C) 14 March 2018
  D) 14 March 2017
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 85. Vallathol Award-winner 2018
• A) Sreekumaran Thampi
  B) Prabha Varma
  C) K.Satchidanandan
  D) M.Mukundan
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 86. First National park for differently abled people was inaugurated in
• A) Bhubaneswar
  B) Hyderabad
  C) Indore
  D) Surat
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 87. Who has been sworn-in as new President of South Africa?
• A) Cyril Ramaphosa
  B) Kgalema Motlanthe
  C) Cyilmso Motlanthe
  D) David Mabuza
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 88. Which state has become the India’s first state to opt out of the National Health Protection Scheme “Modi Care”?
• A) Karnataka
  B) Punjab
  C) West Bengal
  D) Kerala
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 89. Which country launches BeiDou navigation satellite system?
• A) Russia
  B) China
  C) United state
  D) Israel
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 90. Which is the new portal to be known about schemes of women empowerment inaugurated by Menaka Gandhi?
• A) Sthree sakthi
  B) Sree Abhiman
  C) Nari
  D) Vanitha Portal
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 91. Who is the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
• A) Keshari Nath Tripathi
  B) Bhanwarilal Purohit
  C) Anandiben Patel
  D) Najma Heptulla
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 92. Who won women’s singles championship in Australian Open 2018?
• A) Elise Mertens
  B) Karolina Pliskova
  C) Caroline Wozniacki
  D) Carla Suarez Navarro
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 93. An add - valorem duty is a tax on the basis of?
• A) the price of the goods
  B) the value added
  C) the sale of goods
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 94. Who was the Miss Earth 2017?
• A) Katheri Espin
  B) Karen lbasco
  C) Aryele Kossinda
  D) Andreia Gibau
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation
• 2018 - Vietnam – Nguyen Phương Khanh

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• 95. Who is the present Chairperson of National Women`s Commission?
• A) Rosakkutty
  B) Rekha Sharma
  C) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
  D) Sugathakumari
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 96. Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of first hindu temple to be built in __________
• A) Saudi Arabia
  B) Abu Dhabi
  C) Qatar
  D) Malaysia
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 97. Which Indian state is planning to have a flag of its own
• A) Karnataka
  B) Nagaland
  C) Himachal Pradesh
  D) Maharastra
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 98. A cosmic event not seen in 36 years, a rare ‘super blue blood moon’ was glimpsed on __________
• A) 2018 December 23
  B) 2018 January 20
  C) 2018 February 3
  D) 2018 January 31
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 99. Book titled “Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After 1998” was written by
• A) Aravind Kejriwal
  B) Prashant Bhushan
  C) Sheila Dikshit
  D) Sonia Gandhi
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 100. First international Dam safety conference 2018 was held in __________
• A) Thiruvananthapuram
  B) Kochi
  C) Palakkad
  D) Idukki
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation