Week 2, May 2018 Current Affairs

The theme of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day (WRCRCD) 2018 is;

A. Everywhere for everyone

B. Memorable smiles from around the world

C. Get Together for the purpose of Humanity

D. Less Known Red Cross Stories

Which of the following has developed a model to predict how far sea water would travel?

A. National Disaster Management Authority

B. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

C. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

D. National Centre for Antartic & Ocean Research

This ministry plans to set up additional 100 One Stop Centres for women safety.

A. Ministry of Urban Development

B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

C. Ministry of Women and Child Development

D. Ministry of Rural Development

Which mobile company acquires US Internet of Things start-up SpaceTime Insight recently?

A. Nokia

B. Samsung

C. Lenova

D. Oppo

BrahMos, the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile to attain __________ localisation for the next 6 months.

A. 80%

B. 78%

C. 75%

D. 83%

The 2019 Climate Summit to be held in which city?

A. New york

B. Singapore

C. Thailand

D. Indonesia

Which country will establish a Marine Observation System?

A. Netherlands

B. India

C. Germany

D. UK

Name of the Indian origin person who has been selected for the V K Krishna Menon Award for his contribution to the Indian diaspora.

A. Cyrus Mistry

B. Mahendra Chaudhry

C. Antonio Costa

D. Tony Fernandes

Indian naval commanders conference would be addressed by whom?

A. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman

B. Shri Narendra Modi

C. Shri Ram Nath Govind

D. Shri Rajnath Singh

Recently, this country has proposed India as observer to Organisation of Islamic Conference.

A. Saudi Arabia

B. Iran

C. Turkey

D. Bangladesh

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