The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD)

1. Who has become the world’s first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODI)?-Jhulan Goswami (India).
2. Which country has become the world’s first country to repeal same-sex marriage?-Bermuda
3. Which city to host the 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018)?- Dubai
4. Which Indian airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport?- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport (980 arrivals and take-offs in 24 hours, or almost one flight every minute on January 20, 2018.)
5. Which city is hosting the 5th edition of South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference (SARPPC-2018)?- New Delhi
6. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)?- Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future.(The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is observed every year on February 2 to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971).
7. Which country has successfully launched the world’s smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?- Japan
8. The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD) is observed on which date?- February 4
9. Theme of World Cancer Day 2018 ? “We can. I can”
10. Which country’s team has won the 12th edition of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018?- India
11. Which country has launched the world’s longest zip line?- UAE (2.83km
12. The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? -January 28
13. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)?- Zero Disabilities in girls and boys

Global Democracy Index 2017

Nepal was ranked 94th among 165 independent states on annual 2017 Global Democracy Index (GDI) released by UK-based company Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Top 10 countries in 2017 GDI: Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Finland and Switzerland.

Data Privacy Day (DPD)

• The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? - January 28

World Leprosy Day (WLD) 2018.

1. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)?- Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
2. The World Leprosy Day (WLD) is observed every year on the last Sunday of January.
3. This year, in 2018, it falls on 28 January.

World’s largest steel producer in 2017

1. Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?- China
2. How many tonnes of Steel China produced in 2017 ? 831.7 million tons. 
3. Name the second country after China to produce largest steel ? Japan
4. The WSA is one of the largest industry associations in the world