Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • January 29, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
What is the theme of the 7th National Voters' Day that was observed recently?
Inclusive and Qualitative Participation
Empowering Young and Future Voters
Belief in the Ballot
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who has been appointed as the new chancellor of Nalanda University?
Vijay Bhatkar
George Yeo
Sugata Bose
G S Reddy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which country launched the Aoba Velox-III satellite into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS)?
United States
Singapore
China
South Korea
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Which Target Olympic Podium (TOP) committee has been constituted by the Union Government to identify athletics for 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games?
Anjali Bhagwat committee
Karnam Malleshwari committee
Abhinav Bindra committee
Prakash Padukone committee
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Sir John Hurt, who passed away recently, was the legendary actor of which country?
England
United States
France
China
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
The first-ever Brahmaputra Literary Festival has started in which of the following cities?
Guwahati
Shillong
Kolkata
Bhubaneswar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Which country was declared as the most corruption-free nation by the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016?
Denmark
Finland
The Netherlands
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Who among the following didn't figure in the 2017 Padma Vibushan Awardees list?
K J Yesudas
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sharad Pawar
L K Advani
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
Who of the following was confirmed as the new Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations?
Nikki Haley
Bobby Jindal
Samantha Power
None of them
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
The "India Pharma & India Medical Device-2017" conference will be held in which city?
Chennai
Kolkata
Guwahati
Bengaluru
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
The Government of India (GoI) has recently signed white shipping agreement with which country?
Brazil
China
France
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Who is the newly appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh?
Banwarilal Purohit
Vishwanath Shetty
PB Acharya
Krishan Kant Paul
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Kambala festival, a Buffalo Race, is celebrated annually in which of the following states?
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
As per a Union Cabinet's decision, which of these institutes would be declared as Institutions of National Importance?
Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
Both IIMs and NITs
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
This State Government announced Rs 100 crore fund for Fin Tech start-ups.
Karnataka
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
"C25" India's first indigenously developed high thrust cryogenic rocket engine has successfully ground-tested by the ISRO for which rocket vehicle?
GSLV-Mark-II
GSLV-Mark-IV
GSLV-Mark-V
GSLV-Mark-III
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Who has won the 2017 Women's singles Australian Open tennis tournament?
Simona Halep
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Angelique Kerber
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

18.
Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?
C P Thakur
Gullapalli N. Rao
Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
Aroup Chatterjee
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
When is the National Girl Child Day celebrated in India?
22 January
23 January
24 January
25 January
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
The 2017 Australian Tennis Open Women's Singles title was won by
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sharapova
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
It is in this country the first human-pig hybrid embryo was created in the lab.
The USA
The UK
Germany
France
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
The Draft National Steel Policy 2017 was released to replace the
National Steel Policy 2002
National Steel Policy 2003
National Steel Policy 2004
National Steel Policy 2005
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
What is the range of the surface-to-surface missile Ababeel, which was recently flight tested by Pakistan's military?
3000 km
2100 km
2400 km
2200 km
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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24.
The 2017 Pakke-Paga Festival was held in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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25.
India recently contributed how much amount to the United Nations for Haiti cholera relief?
USD 50k
USD 98k
USD 110k
USD 100k
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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