Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2018

1. Which state government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project to promote organic farming?
[A] Punjab
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Assam

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2. Who has been bestowed with the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award 2018?
[A] Shatrughan Sinha
[B] Anurag Kashyap
[C] Vishal Bhardwaj
[D] Shyam Benegal

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3. The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD) is observed on which date?
[A] February 5
[B] February 3
[C] February 4
[D] February 2

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4. In the Union Budget 2018, the Central Government has allocated Rs 48,000 crore for which scheme to encourage farmers for solar farming?
[A] KUSUM scheme
[B] KUTSUB scheme
[C] KUSUN scheme
[D] KUTUB scheme

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5. Who has won the ‘Times Power Women of the Year 2017’– Pune for Global PR award?
[A] Pooja Chopra
[B] Sonali Kulkarni
[C] Shabnam Asthana
[D] Niharika Kumari

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6. The Assam Government has signed MoU with which cab company for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati?
[A] Ola
[B] Uber
[C] Meru
[D] Carzonrent

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7. Which state hosted the first-ever Pelican Bird Festival-2018?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

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8. Which union ministry has launched the Start-up-India ranking framework?
[A] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[B] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[C] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[D] Ministry of Law and Justice

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9. What is the current repo rate, according to 6th Bi-monthly Monetary policy statement for 2017-18?
[A] 6.55%
[B] 6.25%
[C] 6.0%
[D] 5.75%

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10. Which city is hosting the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018?
[A] Pune
[B] Nagpur
[C] New Delhi
[D] Jabalpur

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