QUESTION DISCUSSION – 04.01.2017 TO 11.01.2017 QUESTION DISCUSSION 1. Which new programme was launched 6. Central govt. has launched Swachh by the PM at the 14th Pravasi Bharat Sarvekshan 2017 in how many Bharatiya Divas? cities 1) PMKVY 1) 100 2) 200 2) PKVY 3) 300 4) 400 3) PHSY 5) 500 4) PMGRY 7. UN has declared which year as 5) PMSRY International Year of Sustainable 2. The 20th edition of the National Tourism for Development Conference on e-Governance 2016- 1) 2017 2) 2018 17 was started at 3) 2019 4) 2020 1) Visakhapatnam 5) 2022 2) Bengaluru 8. As per CSO report agricultural sector 3) Kolkata growth in 2016-17 has been reported 4) Mumbai at 5) New Delhi 1) 3.1% 2) 2.1% 3. Who has directed the Election 3) 4.1% 4) 5.1% Commission of India to implement 5) 6.1% VVPAT in EVM to ensure 100% 9. 16th meeting of FSDC was held in transparency in election? 1) New Delhi 1) President of India 2) Mumbai 2) Prime Minister 3) Chennai 3) Supreme Court 4) Hyderabad 4) Parliament 5) Bhubaneswar 5) None of these 10. Which govt. has seized property of 4. Pakistan has launched its first Dawood Ibrahim submarine launched cruise missile 1) Pakistan named 2) USA 1) Hafz-3 3) UAE 2) Saheen-3 4) UK 3) Babur-3 5) None of these 4) Shakti-3 11. Who among the following won the 5) None of these men’s singles title of the 2017 5. Qantas Airline of which country was Chennai Open? named world’s safest airline 1) Janko Tipsarevic 1) France 2) Danill Medvedev 2) USA 3) Roberto Bautista Agut 3) UK 4) Pablo Carreno Busta 4) Australia 5) Tomas Berdych 5) EU 12. In India, the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) will kick in from 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 04.01.2017 TO 11.01.2017 1) Feb 1, 2017 18. Which of the following has become 2) Mar 1, 2017 the first major PSU in the country to 3) Apr 1, 2017 be sold through strategic 4) Jun 1, 2017 disinvestment? 5) Sep 1, 2017 1) BEML 2) EIL 13. Who among the following is the 3) BHEL 4) NTPC present Chief Statistician of India 5) NHPC (CSI)? 19. Which state govt has announced a 1) TCA Anant monetary reward of Rs 100 cr to 2) Pronab Sen anyone from the state who wins 3) Sushil Chandra Nobel Prize? 4) Vinod Rai 1) Telangana 5) Shashi Kant Sharma 2) Andhra Pradesh 14. The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) is 3) Gujarat an annual event organised by the 4) Tamil Nadu Ministry of External Affairs. It is 5) Kerala being organised since 20. Which of the following tech giants 1) 2001 2) 2003 has unveiled ‘Latitude 7285’, the 3) 2004 4) 2005 world’s first laptop that charges 5) 2006 wirelessly? 15. According to growth projection 1) HP 2) Asus released by the Central Statistics 3) Acer 4) Dell Office (CSO), agriculture, forestry 5) Lenovo and fishing sector is likely to show a 21. The US space agency NASA has growth of ____ during 2016-17. announced two missions, Lucy and 1) 1.2% 2) 2.2% Psyche to explore the 3) 3.5% 4) 3.9% 1) outer space 5) 4.1% 2) new galaxies 16. Which country is setting up the 3) early Solar System world’s highest altitude gravitational 4) minerals in arctic ocean wave telescopes (located 5,250 5) None of these meters above sea level) code-named 22. The National Voters day is observed Ngari No 1? every year on 1) Russia 2) South Korea 1) Jan 09 2) Jan 10 3) Japan 4) China 3) Jan 12 4) Jan 15 5) US 5) Jan 25 17. Which country has decided to be 23. Which is set to become the first associated with the development of country in the world to switch off its Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as FM radio network. smart cities? 1) UK 2) Sweden 1) US 2) Russia 3) Finland 4) Norway 3) China 4) Germany 5) Denmark 5) Japan 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 04.01.2017 TO 11.01.2017 24. The Supreme Court has restrained 3) 7.3 per cent transfer of 2G spectrum licences from 4) 7.4 per cent Maxis, originally allotted to Aircel in 5) 7.6 per cent 2006, to any other telecom company. 29. The Reserve Bank of India has Maxis is based in appointed who among the following 1) Russia as its Executive Director (ED)? 2) Norway 1) US Paliwal 3) Sweden 2) Deepali Pant Joshi 4) Malaysia 3) Surekha Marandi 5) Mongolia 4) DK Mohanty 25. The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 5) NS Vishwanathan (PBD) convention was held recently 30. The United Nations 70th General in Assembly has recognised the year 1) Chennai 2017 as the International Year of 2) Bengaluru 1) Elimination of Terrorism 3) Hyderabad 2) Elimination of Chemical and 4) Ahmedabad Nuclear Weapons 5) Mumbai 3) Conservation of Water 26. Japan temporarily withdrew its 4) Sustainable Tourism for Ambassador to which of the Development following countries recently, amid an 5) None of these escalating row over a statue 31. Who among the following is the representing wartime sex slaves? present chairman of the International 1) China Cricket Council (ICC)? 2) Cambodia 1) Anurag Thakur 3) South Korea 2) Shashank Manohar 4) Venezuela 3) Sharad Pawar 5) Thailand 4) Ajay Shirke 27. The govt. imposed anti-dumping duty 5) Zaheer Abbas on jute products from which of the 32. The state-owned fuel retailers, IOC, following countries for five years? BPCL and HPCL will offer an 1) Nepal upfront discount of what amount on 2) Bangladesh every LPG refill to all LPG 3) China customers who will book and pay for 4) All the above it online. 5) Only 1) and 2) 1) Rs 5 2) Rs 10 28. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 3) Rs 20 4) Rs 25 growth is estimated at what 5) Rs 50 percentage in 2016-17 as per the data 33. The Election Commission of India released recently by the Central has issued a limitation for campaign Statistics Office (CSO). expense per candidate for Assembly 1) 6.9 per cent polls. In Goa and Manipur, the limit 2) 7.1 per cent per candidate is 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 04.01.2017 TO 11.01.2017 3) Colombo, Sri Lanka 1) Rs 18 lakh 4) Dhaka, Bangladesh 2) Rs 20 lakh 5) None of these 3) Rs 24 lakh 39. The Union Cabinet approved 4) Rs 26 lakh ratifying an agreement between India 5) Rs 28 lakh and Uruguay regarding cooperation 34. Mithali Raj is associated with which in customs matters. The capital city of the following games? of Uruguay is 1) Hockey 1) Copenhagen 2) Cricket 2) Stockholm 3) Football 3) Montevideo 4) Basketball 4) Panama 5) Billiards 5) Helsinki 35. The Supreme Court recently removed 40. India and Kazakhstan have signed Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as five protocols to amend Double President and Secretary respectively Taxation Avoidance Convention of which of the following sports (DTAC). The capital city of bodies? Kazakhstan is 1) BCCI 1) Astana 2) AIFF 2) Manama 3) IOA 3) Dushanbe 4) Hockey India 4) Bishkek 5) BAI 5) Ashgabat 36. Who among the following is the new President of the European Union? 1) Alexis Tsipras 2) Mariano Rajoy 3) Juha Sipila 4) Lars Lokke Rasmussen 5) Joseph Muscat 37. The Election Commission announced poll dates for five states recently. Which of the following states is/are going to poll in 2017? 1) Goa 2) Manipur 3) Punjab 4) Uttarakhand 5) All of these 38. The 13th edition of five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival was held recently in 1) Kathmandu, Nepal 2) Kolkata, India 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 4 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] QUESTION DISCUSSION – 04.01.2017 TO 11.01.2017 ANSWER KEYS 1. (2) 11. (3) 21. (3) 31. (2) 2. (1) 12. (3) 22. (5) 32. (1) 3. (3) 13. (1) 23. (4) 33. (2) 4. (3) 14. (2) 24. (4) 34. (2) 5. (4) 15. (5) 25. (2) 35. (1) 6. (5) 16. (4) 26. (3) 36. (5) 7. (1) 17. (5) 27. (5) 37. (5) 8. (3) 18. (1) 28. (2) 38. (1) 9. (1) 19. (2) 29. (3) 39. (3) 10. (3) 20. (4) 30. (4) 40. (1) 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 5 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .