Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 12, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Which country has become the world's first country to cease FM radio broadcasting?
Finland
Switzerland
Norway
Singapore
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
The 2017 International Conference on Disability Communication (ICDC) was held in which country?
India
China
South Africa
Brazil
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
It is with this country India signed a MoU on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.
Bhutan
Nepal
Kenya
Nigeria
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Name the Indian American actor who will become the first South Asian American to host the famous television show Saturday Night Live.
Ashok Amritraj
Aziz Ansari
Param Gill
Nina Duvuluri
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Who was appointed as Distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic Council recently?
K M Phogat
Manish Tewari
Suyash Rai
Krishna Sharma
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Which Indian hockey player has become a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes' Committee?
V R Raghunath
Akashdeep Singh
Nikkin Thimmaiah
PR Sreejesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first international exchange India INX at the International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in which state?
Delhi
Rajasthan
Punjab
Gujarat
Answer: Option
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8.
Barack Obama recently selected four Indian-American scientists for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Who of the following is NOT included in the list of the awardees?
Kaushik Chowdhury
Pankaj Lal
Manish Arora
Archana Tripati
Answer: Option
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9.
Name the second of the Scorpene class submarine that was launched at in Mumbai in January 2017 for sea trials.
INS Khanderi
INS Kalvari
INS Chakra
INS Sindhughosh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Who has won the 2016 Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship?
Aditya Mehta
Yasin Merchant
Geet Sethi
Pankaj Advani
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
It is in this city the regional conference of labour ministers of southern states was held.
Hyderabad
Bengaluru
Chennai
Trivandrum
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
World's first Gender Literature Festival held will be held in which of the following cities?
Budapest
Aurangabad
Patna
London
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
"Festival of India" will be organised by which of the following countries?
Ghana
Mauritius
Zambia
Kenya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
The National Youth Day was observed on 12 January to mark the birth anniversary of
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Vivekananda
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Sri Aurobindo
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Identify the Indian men's hockey team captain who became a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes' Committee.
PR Sreejesh
Sardar Singh
S. K. Uthappa
Dilip Tirkey
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which country has become the world's first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport?
United States
Singapore
Malaysia
United Kingdom
Answer: Option
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17.
It is with this country India signed a MoU on cyber security.
The USA
Germany
Canada
Australia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Which state recently launched India's first Student Startup and Innovation Policy?
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
PropTiger.com tied-up with which online portal to form largest online realty firm?
OYO Rooms
ZO Rooms
Housing.com
Go Ibibo
Answer: Option
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20.
Who has been sworn as the new President of Nicaragua?
Arnoldo Aleman
Daniel Ortega
Enrique Bolanos
Rosario Murillo
Answer: Option
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21.
The book "The Untold Story of Talking Books" has been authored by whom?
Matthew Rubery
Ramakrishna Reddy
Karen Juneja
Pradeep Sebastian
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Which of the following Kalvari-class Scorpene stealth submarines has been launched recently for sea trials?
Sindhughosh
Khanderi
Arihant
Vela
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
This Scandinavian nation has become the 1st country to cease FM radio broadcasting.
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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24.
Roman Herzog, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
France
England
Germany
Russia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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