1). ________ regional service station of All India Radio has recently celebrated golden jubilee year.
a) Ahmedabad
b) Nagercoil
c) Najibabad
d) Shillong
e) Agartala
Answer: e)
Explanation: Today, All India Radio, Agartala is celebrating golden jubilee year. The Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy inaugurated the golden jubilee function at Akashvani Agartala Complex this morning. The Facebook and Twitter Account of Regional News Unit of AIR Agartala was also inaugurated by the Governor today. Addressing the gathering, on this occasion, Mr. Roy said that in the era of professionalism, the role of All India Radio has become
2).Which telecom company has recently planned to merge with Idea Cellular company ?
a) Aircel
b) RCom
c) Vodafone India
d) MTS India
e) Airtel India
Answer: c)
Explanation: : Telecom major Vodafone on Monday confirmed that it is in discussions with Aditya Birla group's telecom arm Idea Cellular for a merger. The new entity could generate revenues of over Rs.80,000 crore. The merger would create India’s largest telecom company both in terms of revenues and subscribers, taking on market leader Bharti Airtel as well as new entrant Reliance Jio.
3).______ has been recently crowned as the 65th Miss Universe
a) Iris Mittenaere
b) Paulina Vega
c) Riyo Mori
d) Flora Coquerel
e) Malika Ménard
Answer: a)
Explanation: France's dental surgery student Iris Mittenaere was crowned the 65th Miss Universe today in the Philippines. The 24-year-old is only the second Miss Universe winner from France and the first since 1953. Haiti's Raquel Pelissier was the first runner-up while Colombia's Andrea Tovar came third. India was represented by Bengaluru's Roshmitha Harimurthy, who was eliminated in the preliminary round.
4).WWE has gifted a customised championship belt to a tennis player ______?
a) Andre Agassi
b) Steffi Graf
c) Serena Williams
d) Roger Federer
e) John McEnroe
Answer: c)
Explanation: WWE has gifted tennis player Serena Williams a customised championship belt, after she won her 23rd Grand Slam title, the Australian Open women's singles, on Saturday. Former wrestler Triple H tweeted a picture of the belt, which has the names of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the 35-year-old tennis player's name, as well as the title "23-Time Grand Slam Champion".
5). __________ has been newly appointed as the commissioner of Delhi police.
a) Bhim Sain Bassi
b) Amulya Patnaik
c) Satyapal Singh
d) Ahmad Javed
e) Alok Kumar Verma
Answer: b)
Explanation: Government has appointed Amulya Patnaik as commissioner of Delhi police. Patnaik, a 1985 batch IPS officer from Union Territories cadre, will replace Alok Verma, who has been named as the director of CBI. Patnaik hails from Odisha and is currently posted as Delhi police special commissioner (administration). He has also served as joint commissioner (operations) in Delhi police.
6).Roger Federer won 2017 Australian open men's single title, which is his ___ Grand Slam title.
a) 18th
b) 11th
c) 16th
d) 20th
e) 23rd
Answer: a)
Explanation: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer defeated Spain's Rafael Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open men's singles final on Sunday, to win a record 18th Grand Slam title. This was the duo's 12th Slam encounter, with Nadal winning nine of the matches. Their last meeting in a Slam final was the 2011 French Open where Nadal won.
7).Transport Ministry has announced new road projects for Assam, worth ______ crore, to be constructed over the next five years at the cost
a) Rs.75,000
b) Rs.56,000
c) Rs.77,000
d) Rs.63,000
e) Rs.65,000
Answer: e)
Explanation: Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday announced new road projects for Assam, to be constructed over the next five years at the cost Rs.65,000 crore. Gadkari, while inaugurating a bridge over the Brahmaputra, told CM Sarbananda Sonowal, "There will be no dearth of funds. You will be tired asking for funds, but I will not get tired giving you funds."
8). ________ Indian actress who is listed in '150 Most Fashionable Women Now' list by fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Katrina Kaif
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Anushka Sharma
e) Deepika Padukone
Answer: c)
Explanation: Priyanka Chopra has featured in the '150 Most Fashionable Women Now' list by fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar. She has been listed under the category 'The New Guard'. "Thank you for including me as one of your 150 Most Fashionable Women, among such an extraordinary group!," tweeted Priyanka. Angelina Jolie, Emilia Clarke and Margot Robbie have also featured in the list.
9). A museum which has showcase multiple sports personalities gears opened up in _______
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Pune
d) Mumbai
e) Raipur
Answer: b)
Explanation: A multi-sports museum showcasing Lionel Messi's boots, Usain Bolt's boots and Sachin Tendulkar's gloves among other memorabilia, was inaugurated by sportspersons such as Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Abhinav Bindra in Kolkata on Sunday. Other memorabilia displayed include Didier Drogba's 2012 Champions League-winning Chelsea shirt, a chess board signed by Viswanathan Anand and Pelé's Brazil shirt.
10). ________ State tableau has awarded with best among the 17 state tableaux that took part in this year's Republic Day parade .
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Odisha
e) Kerala
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Arunachal Pradesh tableau has bagged the first position among the 17 state tableaux that took part in this year's Republic Day parade. The tableau had depicted the Yak Dance, a popular pantomime of the Mahayana sect of Buddhist Tribes in the state. Tripura's tableau got the second place while the Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu tableaux were both adjudged third.
11). _________ has recently become the Business Head of MobiKwik company .
a) Bipin Preet Singh
b) Mrinal Sinha
c) Shekhar Sharma
d) Bikram Bir Singh
e) Bhavish Aggarwal
Answer: d)
Explanation: Indian digital wallet startup MobiKwik has appointed former CRISIL executive Bikram Bir Singh as its Business Head. Singh has 15 years of experience in Business Development and Sales Management across CRISIL Ratings, Citibank and ICICI Bank. Last month, MobiKwik hired Vineet Singh, former Executive Vice President of 99acres, as its Chief Business Officer.
12). ________ has won the 2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold after beating Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska.
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Sung Ji-hyun
c) PV Sindhu
d) Ashwini Ponnappa
e) Jwala Gutta
Answer: c)
Explanation: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold after beating Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska in the final on Sunday. The Rio Olympics silver medalist eased past her opponent in straight sets, 21-13, 21-14. India's Sameer Verma also won the tournament in men's singles category after defeating compatriot Sai Praneeth in straight sets, 21-19, 21-16.
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