15 MCQs on daily current affairs 18th July - Current Affairs

 15 MCQs with answers from the information you provided:

1. Which UPI platform has started rolling out the UPI Lite feature for users in India?

   • a. Google Pay
   • b. Paytm
   • c. PhonePe
   • d. Amazon Pay
   • Answer: a

2. Which lender has raised Rs 3,101 crores capital via additional tier I bonds (AT1) or perpetual bonds?

   • a. State Bank of India (SBI)
   • b. ICICI Bank
   • c. HDFC Bank
   • d. Axis Bank
   • Answer: a

3. According to Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics (MI&A), which areas have the least presence of payments banks’ (PBs’) functioning offices?

   • a. Rural areas
   • b. Urban areas
   • c. Semi-urban areas
   • d. Metropolitan areas
   • Answer: a

4. What is the percentage decrease in the number of persons living in multidimensional poverty in the country between 2015-16 and 2019-21?

   • a. 9.89%
   • b. 10.89%
   • c. 11.89%
   • d. 12.89%
   • Answer: b

5. Which minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation of many development projects in Lucknow?

   • a. Rajnath Singh
   • b. Narendra Modi
   • c. Amit Shah
   • d. Piyush Goyal
   • Answer: a

6. Which ministry is coming with the third edition of its most prestigious ‘Global India Maritime Summit’ this year?

   • a. Ministry of Defence
   • b. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
   • c. Ministry of Finance
   • d. Ministry of External Affairs
   • Answer: b

7. Which Prime Minister will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair via video conferencing?

   • a. Narendra Modi
   • b. Manmohan Singh
   • c. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
   • d. Rajiv Gandhi
   • Answer: a

8. Which organization celebrated its 95th Foundation Day on July 18, 2023?

   • a. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
   • b. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
   • c. Food Corporation of India (FCI)
   • d. Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)
   • Answer: a

9. Which minister will chair Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ in New Delhi?

   • a. Rajnath Singh
   • b. Amit Shah
   • c. Nirmala Sitharaman
   • d. Harsh Vardhan
   • Answer: b

10. Which countries will be jointly developing a combat aircraft engine and engine for the Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?

    • a. India and France
    • b. India and Russia
    • c. India and Israel
    • d. India and China
    • Answer: a

11. According to a new United Nations (UN) report, how many people now live in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health?

    • a. 3 billion
    • b. 3.3 billion
    • c. 3.6 billion
    • d. 3.9 billion
    • Answer: b

12. Which state cabinet approved the inclusion of the Kui language in the 8th schedule?

    • a. Odisha
    • b. Andhra Pradesh
    • c. Telangana
    • d. Tamil Nadu
    • Answer: a

13. Which state government approved the construction of two "Obra D" thermal power projects in Sonbhadra's Obra, each to be rated at 800 megawatt (MW) and costing Rs 18,000 crore?

    • a. Uttar Pradesh
    • b. Bihar
    • c. Madhya Pradesh
    • d. Rajasthan
    • Answer: a

14. Where did Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayna participate in Op Southern Readiness 2023 conducted by Combined Maritime Forces(CMF)?

    • a. Seychelles
    • b. Mauritius
    • c. Maldives
    • d. Sri Lanka
    • Answer: a