Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 2, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Tyrus Wong, who passed away recently, was the legendary Disney artist of which country?
Germany
France
United States
United Kingdom
Answer: Option
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2.
Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
Anoop Srivastava
Sanjeevanee Kutty
Susheel Kumar
Seema Bahuguna
Answer: Option
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3.
Identify the Indian tennis player who recently announced retirement from the professional tennis?
Leander Paes
Saketh Myneni
Somdev Devvarman
Prakash Amritraj
Answer: Option
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4.
The Bargarh Dhanua Jatra festival has started in which of the following states?
Odisha
Kerala
Assam
Manipur
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Who is the newly elected Chief Justice of Pakistan?
Nasir-ul-Mulk
Mian Saqib Nisar
Jawwad S. Khawaja
Anwar Zaheer Jamali
Answer: Option
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6.
Who of the following took the charge of Indian Army as its 27th Chief?
Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat
Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi
Lieutenant General PM Hariz
General Dalbir Singh Suhag
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Which Indian-origin British professor has been honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Knighthood?
Nandini Koel
Kamaldeep Begol
Shankar Balasubramanian
Mandeep Singh Bhui
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Which of the following state governments have signed MoU to prepare State Resident Data Base (SRDB)?
Haryana and Assam
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Haryana and Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra and Assam
Answer: Option
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9.
According to a newly surfaced documentary, what was the real reason behind the sinking of RMS Titanic?
Bad Weather
Fire
Tsunami
Ice Berg
Answer: Option
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10.
The book "Scattered Souls" has been authored by whom?
Basharat Pee
Fazlur Rahman
Agha Shahid Ali
Shahnaj Bashir
Answer: Option
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11.
Name the country in which people fear that fascism will rise across the world in wake of Donald Trump's election victory in the US, and the Brexit referendum in the UK. It was said in a study by BMG Research for 'The Independent' newspaper.
Iraq
Britain
The US
China
Answer: Option
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12.
Who of the following football players were awarded the World's Best Playmaker for the year 2016 by IFFHS?
Andres Iniesta
Lionel Messi
Tony Kroos
Christiano Ronaldo
Answer: Option
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13.
Which Chief Minister launched the Aarogya Raksha family health insurance scheme on the first day of the New Year?
Pinarayi Vijayan
Siddaramaiah
N Chandrababu Naidu
K Chandrashekar Rao
Answer: Option
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14.
Who has been awarded 'Scroll of Honor' by Government of India (GoI) to promote cashless transactions?
Manish Jadon
Khusbu Gupta
Surbhi Kapoor
Gaurav Goyal
Answer: Option
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15.
Which of the following is the PSU bank that didn't slash its benchmark lending rates on 2 January 2017?
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Union Bank
Bank of Baroda
Answer: Option
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16.
The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) is the statutory body of which union ministry?
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer: Option
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17.
UNSC unanimously passed a resolution that seeks to end violence in Syria. Name the country that drafted the resolution.
Turkey
Russia
The US
France
Answer: Option
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18.
Who was appointed as the assistant coach to the Australia Twenty20 international squad for February 2017 series against Sri Lanka?
Ricky Ponting
Jason Gillespie
Justin Langer
Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: Option
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19.
The Union Sports Ministry recently suspended Indian Olympic Association for not replying to a show-cause notice over the appointment of which two of the following as life-presidents of the organisation?
Abhay Singh Chautala and N. Ramachandran
N. Ramachandran and Suresh Kalmadi
Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala
None of the above
Answer: Option
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20.
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
S R Hashim
Deepak Gupta
Alka Sirohi
David Syiemlieh
Answer: Option
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21.
Who has been appointed as the President of Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh unit?
Naresh Uttam
Akhilesh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Azam Khan
Answer: Option
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22.
Who has been named Samajwadi Party's new national president?
Shivpal Yadav
Ramgopal Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav
Amar Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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