Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 9, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Which Indian personality has been honoured by US Embassy for Tuberculosis (TB) awareness?
Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar
Sushma Swaraj
Amitabh Bachchan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Japan has demanded this country to remove a statue of a comfort woman which has reignited a diplomatic row over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery.
Bangladesh
Ukraine
Syria
South Korea
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which insurance company tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for capital support to enterprises?
Life Insurance Corporation of India
National Insurance Company Ltd
Oriental Insurance Company Ltd
New India Assurance Company Ltd
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Who of the following was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Military Alliance?
Raheel Sharif
Syed Ashraful Islam
Hishammuddin Hussein
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
The book "Bose: The Indian Samurai - Netaji and the INA Military Assessment" has been authored by whom?
Sanjaya Baru
Sanjeev Sanyal
G D Bakshi
Ashok Tandon
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Name the former Iranian President who passed away recently.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Mehdi Khalaji
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Khaleed Sheikh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
The 2017 National conference "Jal Manthan-III" will be held in which city?
Chennai
Kochi
Mumbai
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Which film has won the best motion picture award at the 2017 Golden Globes awards?
La La Land
Lion
Hell or High Water
Moonlight
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
A new species of Zingiber (commonly referred as ginger) was recently discovered in which region?
Odisha coast
Andamans
Lakhswadeep
Bay of Bengal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Which film won seven Golden Globes awards including the best originial score honour?
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
Manchester By Sea
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Who won the 2017 Chennai Open Men's Doubles title?
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan
Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated CISF Eastern HQ in _____.
Ranchi
Kolkata
Guwahati
Bhubaneswar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
India's first international stock exchange "India International Exchange" has been launched in which city?
Gandhinagar
Mumbai
Pune
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Who was sworn-in as the President of Ghana?
Hashemi Khamenei
Mahamudu Bawumia
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Nana Akufo-Addo
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Who won the 2017 Brisbane International Women's Doubles title?
Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Martina Hingis
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Who won the 2017 Qatar Open Men's Singles title?
David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
Israel
Iran
Italy
Iraq
Answer: Option
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18.
Who own the 2017 Chennai Open Men's Singles title?
Daniil Medvedev
Stanislas Wawrinka
Roberto Bautista Agut
Milos Raonic
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Name the country that country that brought a new team of police named environmental police to combat toxic smog in its capital city.
Germany
Brazil
China
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Mario Soares, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
Portugal
Iran
Finland
Switzerland
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Which of the following is the world's largest street light replacement programme of India?
Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP)
Energy Efficiency National Programme (EENP)
Single Phase National Programme (SPNP)
Energy Efficiency Street Programme (EESP)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
The 2017 National Conference for e-Governance has started in which city?
Visakhapatnam
Nagpur
New Delhi
Pune
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Which tennis pair has won the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open men's doubles tournament?
Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan
Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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