1).A stand at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium will be named after former cricketer ________
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Kapil Dev
c) Sourav Ganguly
d) Sachin Tendulkar
e) Rahul Dravid
Answer: c)
Explanation: Ex-India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly will have a stand named after him at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium. The announcement was made after the CAB authorities received permission from the Army, who is the custodian of the property where the stadium is located. A stand will also be named after late BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya.
2).Donald Trump has became the ____ President of the United States of America .
a) 41st
b) 52nd
c) 43rd
d) 49th
e) 45th
Answer: e)
Explanation: Donald Trump will be sworn-in as 45th President of the United States today He will assume office just ten weeks after stunning America and the world by winning the US Presidential election. Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts will administer him the oath of office using a Trump family bible and one known as the Lincoln Bible. Mr Trump will replace Barack Obama in the White House.
3).Who has been appointed as the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director ?
a) Alok Verma
b) AK Singh
c) Dattatray Padsalgikar
d) GM Prabhu Rajasekhar Reddy
e) C Sylendra Babu
Answer: a)
Explanation: A three-member panel headed by PM Narendra Modi on Thursday appointed Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma as the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director for a two-year term, reports said. Verma, who is a 1979 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has not served with the CBI earlier and has only worked with the Vigilance Bureau.
4).Rs ______ crore has been sanctioned from world bank to the complete upgradation and improvement of the power system network in Tripura.
a) 1,500
b) 1,274
c) 1,376
d) 1,745
e) 1,448
Answer: c)
Explanation: The World Bank has sanctioned Rs.1,376 crore for the complete upgradation and improvement of the power system network in Tripura, state Power Minister Manik Dey said on Thursday. The project has been divided into five phases and SPML Infra Ltd has bagged the contract for the first phase. The first phase would cost around Rs.461 crore.
5).Which city has been declared as the 2nd capital of Himachal Pradesh ?
a) Dehradun
b) Khajjiar
c) Naggar
d) Rampur
e) Dharamshala
Answer: e)
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh on Thursday declared Dharamshala as the second capital of the state. Adding that Dharamshala has a history of its own, the CM said it fully deserved to be the second capital after Shimla. The Himachal government is expected to make Dharamshala its winter capital and shift the government to Dharamshala for two months in winter.
6)._______ Indian footballer, who joined Barcelona-based football team 'Club Esportiu Jupiter', which plays in the fourth division of Spanish football
a) Sunil Chhetri
b) Jayesh Raimalani
c) Robin Singh
d) Arata Izumi
e) Arnab Mondal
Answer: b)
Explanation: Jayesh Raimalani, a young Indian footballer, has joined Barcelona-based football team 'Club Esportiu Jupiter', which plays in the fourth division of Spanish football. Raimalani is a former student of Ajmer's Mayo College and has reportedly been training in Europe for the last two years. The deal was facilitated by an Indo-Spanish football venture called Spaindia Football, based out of Barcelona.
7).Jammu and Kashmir has received ______ crore from Central government as special assistance during current financial year .
a) 2,207
b) 1,892
c) 2,432
d) 2,019
e) 2,604
Answer: a)
Explanation: Centre has sanctioned over 2,207 crore rupees to Jammu and Kashmir as special assistance during current financial year to expedite completion of area-specific schemes. This includes over 1093 crore rupees for permanent restoration of damaged structure in the state.
8)._______ team has won the 2nd edition of Pro Wrestling League
a) Haryana Hammers
b) Mumbai Maharathi
c) Delhi Sultans
d) Punjab Royals
e) Jaipur Ninjas.
Answer: d)
Explanation: Punjab Royals came back twice from behind to defeat Haryana Hammers 5-4 in the final of the Pro Wrestling League in Delhi on Thursday and claim the title. Rio Olympics gold medalist and Punjab captain Vladimir Khinchegashvili defeated Haryana's Sandeep Tomar in one of the final bouts. Punjab were runners-up in the last edition of the tournament.
9).27th edition of its annual management and cultural fest, Transcend 2017 will take place in _____
a) Lucknow
b) Pune
c) Delhi
d) Kolkata
e) Visakhapatnam
Answer: b)
Explanation: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune is holding the 27th edition of its annual management and cultural fest, Transcend 2017 from January 20-22 at the Lavale campus. Transcend 2017 will host over 20 events including those related to marketing and HR. The Pro-Show lineup at Transcend 2017 will feature Comedy Central's Sahil Shah, Sunburn, and Raftaar.
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