1).Restoring of military ties between Indonesia and which country held recently?
a) Australia
b) Morocco
c) South Africa
d) Japan
e) USA
Answer: a)
Explanation: Australia and Indonesia have restored full military ties, after Indonesian military suspended cooperation in January because of insulting teaching material found at an Australian base. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today made the announcement alongside Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who arrived in Australia yesterday for his first visit as president. Turnbull said at a news conference in Sydney that both the leaders agreed to full restoration of defence cooperation, training exchanges and activities.
2).Name the Indian Boxer who reached semi-final in 68th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria
a) Shiva Thapa
b) Devendro Singh
c) Mohamed Hussamuddin
d) Vijender Singh
e) Mandeep Jangra
Answer: c)
Explanation: : Indian boxers Mohamed Hussamuddin and Meena Kumari Maisnam have entered the semi-finals in their respective categories at the 68th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria. Both boxers are now assured of medals. In the event being held in Sofia, Hussamuddin reached the last four stage in the 56kg division. Meena Kumari entered the semi-final in the 54kg category.
3).Who does flagged off recently held The IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon ?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Aravindh kejriwal
c) Vijay Goel
d) Sachin Tendulkar
e) kiran bedi
Answer: d)
Explanation: The IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon will be held on 26th Feb 2017. The marathon will feature some of the biggest track & field and distance runners, with a total of 67 elite athletes on the starting line. The race will be flagged off by iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and will start at 5am in the morning.
4).Where does Asian Para-Road Cycling Championship held?
a) Bahrain
b) Shanghai
c) Kyoto
d) Tehran
e) Shenzhen
Answer: a)
Explanation: India has made a rousing start at the sixth Asian Para-Road Cycling Championship in Bahrain. On the opening day of the tournament at Bahrain today, India bagged all three medals in the 12.8 Kilometre Individual Time Trial. Abhishek from Chandigarh won the gold medal, Divij Shah from West Bengal won silver and Harinder Singh from BSF accounted for the bronze medal.
5).In which place of Karnataka the event Digi Dhan mela recently organised?
a) Tumkur
b) Bengaluru
c) Mangalore
d) Dharwad
e) Bijapur
Answer: d)
Explanation: In Karnataka, a Digi Dhan mela was organised in Dharwad yesterday. Banks, Petroleum companies, Municipal Corporation, private e-wallet companies and other online payment service providers had their presence in 40 Exhibition stalls to educate people about online gateways.
6).How much does the central government has allotted fund for high-quality facilities to sports persons ?
a) 230 crore
b) 350 crore
c) 200 crore
d) 330 crore
e) 420 crore
Answer: b)
Explanation: Centre would spend 350 crore rupees for providing high-quality facilities to sports persons and 200 trainers will be recruited soon in the Sports Authority of India. This was disclosed by Executive Director (Finance), Sports Authority of India, Hira Ballabh, while interacting with sports persons and trainers after inspecting Sports Authority of India Training Centre, Kurukshetra yesterday.
7).What is the name of the Nokia mobile model which is re-launched by licensee holder of Nikia brand HMD company ?
a) Nokia 3310
b) Nokia 1280
c) Nokia 6310
d) Nokia 1100
e) Nokia 1280
Answer: a)
Explanation: Finland-based licensee of the Nokia brand HMD on Sunday relaunched the Nokia 3310 phone at about Rs.3,500 with a colour display and the iconic Snake game. The phone, which was phased out in 2005, will have two micro SIM slots, a 2.4-inch screen, and a 2-megapixel camera. It will have 25 days of standby time and 22 hours talk time.
8).Which city of India has recently celebrated 606th foundation day on 27th November ?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Ahmedabad
d) Jabalpur
e) Bhubaneswar
Answer: c)
Explanation: The city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat celebrated its 606th foundation day on Sunday. Manek Nath, a seer, advised the city's founder Ahmed Shah I to begin the construction of Manek Burj, the foundation bastion of the city back in 1411. Ahmedabad is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India.
9).Who is the director of the movie 'The Salesman' which won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars 2017 ?
a) Martin Scorsese
b) Mohsen Makhmalbaf
c) Bahman Ghobadi
d) Asghar Farhadi
e) Clint Eastwood
Answer: d)
Explanation: 'The Salesman', the Iranian film by director Asghar Farhadi, was named the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars 2017 today. Farhadi, who did not attend the ceremony, said, "My absence is out of respect for the people of my country." He described US President Trump's immigration ban as "inhumane". Notably, this is Farhadi's second film to win an Oscar.
10).Which film won 2017 Oscar Award for Best Animated Feature Film category ?
a) my life as a courgette
b) Trolls
c) Kubo and the Two Strings
d) Moana
e) Zootopia
Answer: e)
Explanation: Disney's 'Zootopia' won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the Academy Awards today. In the Best Animated Short Film category, 'Piper' emerged the winner. Further, 'Sing' won the Oscar for 'Live Action Short Film' while 'O.J.: Made in America' was named the winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
11).Who has been recently appointed as the representative of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission (AC) the panel in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)?
a) Ashwini Ponnappa
b) Saina Nehwal
c) P. V. Sindhu
d) Pullela Gopichand
e) Parupalli Kashyap
Answer: b)
Explanation: Adding another feather in her cap, star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission (AC) last year, would be representing the panel in the Badminton World Federation (BWF). IOC said in a communication to Nehwal that she would join the BWF Athletes' Commission as a representative of the IOC AC. The Chair of BWF AC has informed others on the panel about Saina's joining the BWF AC as a representative of the IOC AC.
12).Where does the two day high level workshop on advancing passenger mobility and transportation held ?
a) Lucknow
b) Nagpur
c) New Delhi
d) Ahmadabad
e) Vishakhapatnam
Answer: c)
Explanation: NITI Aayog will organize a two day high level workshop on advancing passenger mobility and transportation at New Delhi today. Several ministers including Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Anant Gangaram Geete will attend the meet. The workshop in association with Rocky Mountain Institute, an international non-profit organization, will explore technologies and business models to help India leapfrog traditional approaches to passenger mobility and transportation.
13).What is the name online shopping portal which is launched by Paytm?
a) Paytm Mall
b) PaytMall
c) Paytm Shop
d) Paytm E-store
e) Paytm E-Mall
Answer: a)
Explanation: Paytm's e-commerce arm has launched a new mobile app and online shopping portal called 'Paytm Mall'. The new platform will allow customers to shop products across categories such as fashion, electronics, consumer durables and home furnishings. Paytm has launched a separate e-commerce app since the original Paytm app is now Paytm Wallet and is a part of Paytm Payments Bank.
14). Which telecom company has removed the domestic roaming charges for voice , sms and data services around the country ?
a) Vodafone
b) Airtel
c) BSNL
d) Idea
e) Docomo
Answer: b)
Explanation: Bharti Airtel today announced there will be no domestic roaming charges on its network for voice and data services. All incoming calls and messages will be free and no premium will be charged on outgoing calls while roaming across India from April 1, it said. Notably, Airtel's move comes after Jio announced there won't be roaming charges on its network.
15). Which pair won the 10m pistol mixed gold medal at 2017 ISSF World Cup ?
a) yukari konishi and tomoyuki matsuda.
b) engleder barbara and campriani niccolo
c) Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu
d) zhao huixin and chen ying
e) JIN Jongoh and korakaki Anna
Answer: c)
Explanation: Indian shooters Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal in the 10m pistol mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Delhi on Monday. The duo defeated Japan in the event's final to hand India its second medal at the World Cup. Earlier, Pooja Ghatkar had won the women's 10m air rifle bronze medal at the competition.
16).Which team won Hockey India League 2017 tournament ?
a) Dabang Mumbai
b) Delhi Waveriders
c) Punjab Warriors
d) Kalinga Lancers
e) Ranchi Rays
Answer: d)
Explanation: Kalinga Lancers clinched their maiden Hockey India League title by beating Dabang Mumbai 4-1 in the final on Sunday. Mumbai, the table toppers in the league stage, had beaten Delhi Waveriders 2-0 while Kalinga had defeated Uttar Pradesh Wizards in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. Kalinga Lancers had ended the last season as runners-up.
17).Which mobile manufacturer recently launched world's first 5G network compatible smartphone?
a) Moto
b) ZTE
c) Gionee
d) Panasonic
e) teXet
Answer: b)
Explanation: Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has unveiled the 'Gigabit Phone', which it says is the world's first 5G network compatible smartphone. Its download speeds can reach 1Gbps, 10 times faster than the first generation of 4G services widely in use. The 5G-ready phones will come with instant APP technology, which removes the need for download or installation of applications, said ZTE.
18).Which state is going to start of pre-fermentation version of palm tree juice - Neera from April 2017 ?
a) Mizoram
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Himachal Pradesh
e) Rajasthan
Answer: b)
Explanation: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the production of pre-fermentation version of palm tree juice - Neera will start in the state from April this year. Addressing a function to celebrate the 640th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, the Chief Minister said, this is being done as part of the state government's comprehensive action plan to increase income from palm tree. Mr Kumar said, Bihar government will popularise Neera and other products made from it like jaggery and candy. He said factories for Neera production will be set up at four places.
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