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GK Current Affairs for 30 January 2017

1. The Supreme Court on Monday, January 30, 2017 appointed a four-member panel to run the daily affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Who will head the panel?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Vinod Rai
[B]Ramachandra Guha
[C]Vikram Limaye
[D]Diana Edulji


2. Who won the Miss Universe 2017 title held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Metro Manila, Philippines?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Raquel Pelssier
[B]Andrea Tovar
[C]Roshmitha Harimurthy
[D] Iris Mittenaere


3. The Syed Modi International Badminton Championship is an international championship held annually at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. Who won this year's Syed Modi International Badminton Championship on 29th Jan 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
[B]PV Sindhu
[C]Hanna Ramadini
[D]Fitriani


4. Who has been appointed the Commissioner of Police for Delhi on 30th Jan 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Deepak Mishra
[B]Dharmender Kumar
[C]Amulya Kumar Patnaik
[D]Deepak Kapoor


5. Who won women's singles title of 2017 Australian Open trophy at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 28th Jan 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Serena Williams
[B]Venus Williams
[C]Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
[D]CoCo Vandeweghe

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25 January 2017 Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz

1. Narendra Modi Government in the process of redeeming glory of the Padma awards 2017 features many unsung heroes who've been honoured for working tirelessly for the public good, and for promoting traditional crafts without caring to be in the limelight. How many Padma awards including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri were given this year?
[Category: India GK]
[A]120
[B]111
[C]98
[D]89


2. The world’s tallest building lit up on Wednesday night in tri-colours – saffron, white and green – on the eve of India’s 68th Republic Day. Name the building.
[Category: India GK]
[A]Burj Khalifa
[B]Taipei 101
[C]Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
[D]Shanghai Tower


3. Name the Nine-time Olympic gold medalist who will have to return his 2008 Beijing Olympics medal that he won in the men's 4x100m relay race after his team-mate Nesta Carter was tested positive for a banned substance?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Pablo McNeil
[B]Andre de Grasse
[C]Usain Bolt
[D]Carl Lewis


4. In a bid to expand passport services and to ensure wider coverage, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Posts (DOP) have agreed to utilise the Head Post Offices (HPO) across the country as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for delivering passport-related services. Where would the pilot projects for this joint venture between the MEA and DOP would be inaugurated on January 25, 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Delhi and Dahod(Gujarat)
[B]Mysuru(Karnataka) and Delhi
[C]Mysuru(Karnataka) and Dahod(Gujarat)
[D]Mysuru(Karnataka) and Ahmedabad(Gujarat)


5. The Ashok Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. Who was awarded Ashok Chakra for 2016 to be presented on Republic Day 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Hangpan Dada
[B]Mohan Goswami
[C]Mukund Varadarajan
[D]Neeraj Kumar Singh

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January 2017 Current Affairs GK Competition Questions Answers

1. The Union Cabinet on Tuesday 24 January 2017 approved which scheme as a part of financial inclusion and provide social security during old age and protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017
[B]Pradhamantri Varishtha Bima Yojana 2017
[C]Pradhamantri Vriddh Bima Yojana 2017
[D]Pradhamantri Sahyog Bima Yojana 2017


2. Following the footsteps of its neighbouring state Tamilnadu on Jallikattu, Karnataka government is asking to revoke the ban on game of traditional buffalo racing known as ______________.
[Category: Current Affairs GK]
[A]Karkattu
[B]Maramadi
[C]Kambala
[D]Kalappoottu


3. National girl child day is celebrated every year on 24th of January as a national observance day for the girl child in India. When is the International Day of the Girl Child observed?
[Category: World GK]
[A]11 October
[B]11 November
[C]11 December
[D]11 January


4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 23rd Jan 2017 presented National Bravery Awards to 25 children for 2016 and to four of them posthumously. The awards are given in five different categories. In which year National Bravery Awards were first introduced?
[Category: India GK]
[A]1947
[B]1948
[C]1951
[D]1957


5. What is the name of the initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy to enhance community and private sector involvement in Government run elementary schools across the country under the overall aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Shiksha Ka Adhikar
[B]Vidyanjali
[C]Vidyarjan
[D]Sarv Shikshit

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Latest Current Affairs and GK Quiz 23 January 2017

1. On 23rd Jan 2017, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition which sought the postponement of the Union Budget on the grounds of upcoming Assembly elections. When will the Union Budget 2017 be presented in Parliament?
[Category: India GK]
[A]29th January
[B]1st February
[C]28th February
[D]1st March


2. The Supreme Court, on 23rd January 2017, ordered a probe against one of the former CBI chief in the coal block allocation case. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office, in March 2014, accused the Government of inefficiently allocating coal blocks from 2004-2009. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, petitioning on behalf of the NGO Common Cause, handed to the court a visitor's logbook, obtained by a whistle blower, alleging that former CBI chief held meetings at his residence with those under investigation in the coal block allocation case. Can you name the former CBI chief?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Ranjit Sinha
[B]M.L. Sharma
[C]Alok Verma
[D]Anil Sinha


3. Xiaomi Inc., a privately-owned Chinese electronics company, founded by Lei Jun on 6 April 2010 designs, manufactures and sells smartphones, laptops, mobile apps, and other related consumer electronics. Name the Xiaomi's global vice-president, who announced his resignation from the company on 23rd January 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Yuri Milner
[B]Tian Lee
[C]Jack Ma
[D]Hugo Barra


4. On the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd Jan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted his valour, saying that it had played a major role in attaining independence for the country. By what name Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose made an army to fight british?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Azad Hind Fauj
[B]Indian Independence League
[C]Swatantra Bharat Sena
[D]Azad Bharat Sena


5. Which car company, on 22nd Jan 2017, announced the opening of a a 3S facility that caters to sales, service and spare parts in Noida, Uttar Pradesh?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Jaguar Land Rover India
[B]Maruti Suzuki India Limited
[C]Hyundai India Limited
[D]Volkswagen India Limited

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20 January 2017 GK Current Affairs Quiz

1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its 'in principle' approval for listing the five Government owned General Insurance Companies in the stock exchanges. These are: (i) The New India Assurance Company (ii) United India Insurance Company (iii) Oriental Insurance Company (iv) National Insurance Company and (v) General Insurance Corporation of India. Shareholding of these Companies will be divested from 100% to ______% in one or more tranches over a period of time.
[Category: Business GK]
[A]50
[B]60
[C]75
[D]85


2. As many as 20,000 youths in Ganga basin states will be trained and deployed as ____________ in about 2,336 villages along the river to spread message of keeping the river clean among the local dwellers and visitors. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved a Rs 10-crore project for training and deployment of the 20,000 youngsters for the purpose.
[Category: India GK]
[A]Swachhta Doots
[B]Swachhta Sipahi
[C]Swachhta Senani
[D]Swachhta Pracharak


3. To improve the safety of our soldiers, the Indian Army will soon equip each of its jawan with a world-class helmet that can make a big difference between life and death during dangerous combat operations. To which company the Army has awarded the contract for manufacturing 1.58 lakh helmets in a deal worth Rs. 170-180 crore?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
[B]Bharat Forge
[C]Ashok Leyland
[D]MKU Industries


4. The Cricket Club of India (CCI) is a private club based in Mumbai. It was incorporated on 8 November 1933. The Legends Club, a part of CCI, was formed by Raj Singh Dungarpur, former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India and a former first-class cricket player. The club honours the legends by gathering and celebrating their birthdays/birth anniversaries. on 18 January 2017, which player was inducted in Legends Club's - Hall of Fame?
[Category: Sports GK]
[A]Sachin Tendulkar
[B]MS Dhoni
[C]Kapil Dev
[D]Sunil Gavaskar


5. Who was appointed the new CBI Director on Thursday, 19th January 2017?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Alok Kumar Verma
[B]BS Bassi
[C]Rupak Dutta
[D]Satish Mathur

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GK Current Affairs - 17 January 2017

1. Supreme Court approved the a plan for New Delhi, featuring emergency measures like odd-even scheme and halting of construction activities to improve the capital's air quality. According to this plan, a fixed set of measures will be implemented when pollution reaches levels categorized as emergency, severe, very poor and moderate. This plan is also implemented by Paris and Beijing. What is the name of this plan?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]Graded Response Action Plan
[B]Pollution Response Action Plan
[C]Pollution Curbing Plan
[D]Graded Pollution Action Plan


2. The missing passenger plane with 239 people onboard has become one of aviation’s greatest mysteries after it veered off course during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014. On 17 January, 2017, the official hunt for this plane was suspended. What was the name of the plane?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]MH120
[B]MH230
[C]MH370
[D]MH410


3. India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), located in Mumbai, is touted to be one of the world's fastest stock exchanges. BSE has around 5500 listed companies presently trading on the exchange. BSE plans to raise at least ₹1243 crore through the IPO, which will be open from Jan 23-25, 2017. In which year the Bombay Stock Exchange was founded?
[Category: Business Current Affairs]
[A]1991
[B]1972
[C]1919
[D]1875


4. Director Karan Johar's biography was released in Mumbai by his close friend and ace star Shah Rukh Khan on 17 January 2017. The book was released by Penguin Random House India. Can you name the book?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]Daring Boy
[B]Unsuitable Boy
[C]Uncommon Boy
[D]Coffee with Karan


5. India's highest paid consumer product CEO is a 94-year-old Dharampal Gulati, the sprightly old man with a turban promoting masala brand MDH on television commercials and on every packs. What does MDH means?
[Category: India GK]
[A]Masala Di Hatti
[B]Masala Desi Hai
[C]Mahashian Di Hatti
[D]Masala D'Herbs

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