Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 1, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Romania?
Victor Ponta
Sevil Shhaideh
Klaus Iohannis
Sorin Grindeanu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

2.
Kush Bhagat is associated with which sports?
Chess
Badminton
Tennis
Wushu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

3.
Who of the following have been chosen for the 2016 Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?
Yogita Yadav and Arunabh Saurav
Om Naagar and Tasneem Khan
Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh
Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

4.
Name the institution/organisation that launched India's first Performance on Health Outcomes' index.
World Bank
WHO
UNESCO
NITI Aayog
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

5.
World's longest bullet train was recently operationalised in which of the following countries?
Japan
South Korea
China
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

6.
Name the inter-linking rivers project that received clearance from the National Board of Wildlife in the recent past.
Godavari-Krishna project link
Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar link
Mahanadi-Godavari Link
Ken-Betwa link
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

7.
Which of the following banks has tied up with online portal "magicbricks.com" to conduct joint marketing activities?
ICICI Bank
Punjab National Bank
HDFC Bank
State Bank of India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

8.
Who headed the Committee to Review the Framework Related to Digital Payments?
Ratan P Watal
Vijay Kelkar
D Subba Rao
Y V Reddy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

9.
A study involving 1200 bird species was conducted by researchers from the University of Bath in the UK. Which of the following sentence is the correct result of the study?
Birds with larger brains are more likely to survive harsh climatic conditions
Birds with smaller brains are more likely to survive harsh climatic conditions
Birds with a bigger body are more likely to survive harsh climatic conditions
Birds with a smaller body are more likely to survive harsh climatic conditions
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Eknathrao Vikhe-Pati, who passed away recently, was the well-known politician of which state?
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

11.
Where is the headquarters of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)?
United States
France
Germany
Switzerland
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

12.
Who was chosen as the Captain of the Cricket Australia's ODI Team of Year?
David Warner
Steve Smith
Virat Kohli
Mitchell Marsh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Virat Kohli, who was named the captain of ICC's ODI Team of the year, is also Cricket Australia's ODI team of the year skipper.

13.
Who was chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar?
Hemant Shesh
Om Thanvi
Satya Narayan
Bhagwati Lal Vyas
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

14.
Nedumkayam, which became India's first cashless and digital tribal colony, is located in which state?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Odisha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
He was appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI recently
Satya Narayan
Sunderlal Patwa
Nagraj Varma
Viral Acharya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Who of the following bowlers occupied 1st place in the ICC Rankings for Test Bowlers?
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Rangana Herath
Dale Steyn
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

17.
Which of the following states will soon be launching a malaria control programme named DAMAN?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Which state government has recently declared 50% reservation in judicial services for OBCs, SCs, STs and EBCs?
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Assam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
India successfully test fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5. What is the striking range of Agn5?
1000 kilometer
2500 kilometer
3500 kilometer
5000 kilometer
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Who was appointed as the first ever female director of Vatican Museums?
Nusli Wadia
Barbara Jatta
Girija Vaidyanathan
Deepika Agarwal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

21.
Who is the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army?
Vikram Singh Rathore
Bipin Rawat
Velu Nair
Birender Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

22.
Christians recently celebrated Christmas for the first time in five years in which of the following Syrian cities?
Damascus
Palmyra
Al-Raqqah
Aleppo
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

23.
Which of the following states will host the National Games in 2022?
Punjab
West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

24.
India's first transgender school "Sahaj International" has started in which state?
Tamil Ndau
Kerala
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

25.
The book "The Secret Chord" has been authored by whom?
Alice Hoffman
Geraldine Brooks
T D Ramakrishnan
Tishani Doshi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.