1).Arogya Raksha Scheme is to provide the medical treatment is launched by which state government?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Meghalaya
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Maharashtra
Answer: d)
Explanation: Chandrababu Naidu the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh launches NTR arogyaRaksha Scheme yesterday. NTR ArogyaRaksha Scheme is to provide the medical treatment to the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs. 1200 premium per annum.
2).Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurated the 104th Indian Science Congress in
a) Vijayawada
b) Warangal
c) Tirupati
d) Vishakhapatnam
e) Rajamandry
Answer: c)
Explanation: Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurated the 104th Indian Science Congress at Tarakarama Stadium of Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
3).The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Convention is hosted by which city?
a) Bangalore
b) Mumbai
c) Kochi
d) Varanasi
e) New Delhi
Answer: a)
Explanation: The 14th Pravasi BhartiyaDiwas Convention will open on 7th of this month in Bengaluru. Briefing media in New Delhi, Secretary Overseas Indian Affairs Dhyaneshwar Mulay said Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate the event on 8th of this month.
4).The GST Council meeting headed by the Finance Minister ArunJaitley is underway in
a) Kolkata
b) Ahmadabad
c) Surat
d) Tiruvanthapuram
e) New Delhi
Answer: e)
Explanation: The GST Council meeting headed by the Finance Minister ArunJaitley is underway in New Delhi. The key issues related to Integrated GST and dual control will be discussed during the day long meeting.
5).India has ranked ________ among the countries offering the highest average annual salary to expatriates, according to HSBC Holdings data.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
e) Fifth
Answer: c)
Explanation: India has ranked third among the countries offering the highest average annual salary to expatriates, according to HSBC Holdings data. Notably, Switzerland offers an average salary of $188,275 a year to expats, the highest in the world and almost twice the global average.
6).Who has been appointed today as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
a) David R Syiemlieh
b) Minthoon Sastry
c) Vijayan Acharya
d) Milind Sharma
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: David R Syiemlieh has been appointed today as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He will take over from AlkaSirohi, a former IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
7).Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) on January 2, 2017?
a) Arup Raha
b) Anil Kumar Browne
c) Pradeep Vasant Naik
d) SB Deo
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: Air Marshal SB Deo taking over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) on January 2, 2017.
8).Who has been removed as the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court order?
a) Shashank Manohar
b) Ajay Shirke
c) N. Srinivasan
d) Anurag Thakur
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Supreme Court has removed BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on January 2, 2017, for failing to implement the reforms suggested by the RM Lodha panel to reform BCCI.
9).Which bank has has entered into a partnership with CNX Corporation (CNX) with an objective to provide collateral management services
a) SBI
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Punjab National Bank
d) Canara Bank
e) Syndicate Bank
Answer: b)
Explanation: Public sector lender Bank of Baroda has entered into a partnership with CNX Corporation (CNX) with an objective to provide collateral management services towards the loans against warehouse receipt sanctioned to the farmers through the network of the bank's branches across the country.
10).Which country has decided to introduce a new 12-sided one-pound coin at end of March 2017
a) Egypt
b) Lebanon
c) South Sudan
d) UK
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: The British Treasury has decided to introduce a new 12-sided one-pound coin at end of March 2017 and scrap the 30 year old one pound coin by October 2017.
11).Which state has Government has banned the use of Purse Seine Nets for fishing across Maharashtra from January 1, 2017
a) West Bengal
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
e) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c)
Explanation: Maharashtra Government has declared to ban the use of Purse Seine Nets for fishing across Maharashtra from January 1, 2017 to safeguard the Fingerlings, a fish species.
12).Name the missile which was successfully test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast recently
a) Agni-II
b) Prithvi-IV
c) Prithvi-II
d) Agni-IV
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: India successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-IV from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
13).Who has been appointed as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Vuk Jeremic
b) Igor Luksic
c) Christiana Figueres
d) Antonio Guterres
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on 1 January 2017 took over as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
14).Which of the following has been chosen for the 2016 Bharatiya Jananpith Navlekhan award
a) Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh
b) Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant
c) Om Nagar and Tasneem Khan
d) Upasana and Jitendra Biseria
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have been chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016. Shraddha was chosen for her short story ‘Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi‘ and Devansh for his poem ‘Akash Mein Deh‘.
15).UNSC unanimously passed a resolution that seeks to end violence in Syria. Name the country that drafted the resolution.
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Turkey
d) China
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed a Russian-drafted resolution 2336 (2016) that seeks to end violence in Syria via a nationwide ceasefire between the government and rebels.
16).HS Mahadeva Prasad who passes away recently is the former minister of which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Meghalaya
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: Karnataka Cooperation and Sugar Minister H S Mahadev Prasad died of a massive heart attack at a private resort in Koppa in Chikkamagaluru district.
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