CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JANUARY 2017 PDF 1. Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is a famous Gala Festival celebrated in a) West Bengal b) Odisha c) Punjab d) Madhya Pradesh Answer b) Odisha. Odisha’s World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is all set to begin on 2 January 2017. Dhanu Jatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated in a 6 km radius in and around Bargarh municipality. 2. India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post has been established recently in a) Rajasthan b) Kerala c) Tamil Nadu d) Gujarat Answer d) Gujarat. Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani dedicated India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district. 3. According to latest data released by Finance Ministry over _______ accounts have been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). a) 20 Crore b) 26 Crore c) 32 Crore d) 38 Crore Answer b) 26 Crore. Of the total, nearly 16 crore accounts are in rural areas and more than 10 crore in urban. Over 71 thousand 500 crore rupees have been deposited in these accounts. 4. Name the Indian origin person who has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan. a) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed b) Mohammed Yusuf c) Salim Malik d) Mohammad Sadam Answer a) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed. Kerala-born, Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, 42, has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan, in a first for an Indian in the Central Asian country. 5. Who has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command? a) Air Marshal Anil Khosla b) Air Marshal Muthu Karthick c) Air Marshal Abhijeet Gupta d) Air Marshal Sivnesh Mukherjee Answer a) Air Marshal Anil Khosla. 6. Who won the Mubadala Tennis Championships 2016 in Abu Dhabi? a) Roger Federer b) Rafael Nadal c) Andy Murray d) Novak Djokovic Answer b) Rafael Nadal. Spanish tennis veteran Rafael Nadal defeated Belgian David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 to win the Mubadala World Tennis Championships. 7. Somdev Devvarman is associated with which of the following sport? a) Cricket b) Tennis c) Badminton d) Chess Answer b) Tennis. One of India’s most promising singles players in recent time, Somdev Devvarman, has called time on his career. 8. Who took oath as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan? a) Mian Saqib Nisar b) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed c) Abdul Karim Khan d) Kadhar Yasik Answer a) Mian Saqib Nisar. Justice Nisar has replaced Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali who retired after serving as Chief Justice for 15 months. 9. Who has been conferred with ‘Power & Energy Persona’s Award for Individual Excellence’ at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016? a) SN Sinha b) KM Singh c) RJ Choudhary d) NK Krishnan Answer b) KM Singh. 10. _______ became India’s first fully organic state. a) Meghalaya b) Kerala c) Sikkim d) Manipur Answer c) Sikkim. Sikkim became India’s first fully organic state, besides being adjudged the cleanest state, overall best in education and as a tourist destination. 1 | Page WWW.DayTodayGK.com CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JANUARY 2017 PDF 11. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? a) David R Syiemlieh b) Rana Gupta c) Dhruva Kapoor d) Lal Krishna Sinhaniya Answer a) David R Syiemlieh. Syiemlieh, a UPSC member, has been asked to take over charge on January 4 and will remain the head of the organisation till his retirement on January 21, 2018 or till further orders. 12. AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Delhi has partnered with _______ to go cashless. a) PayTM b) Airtel Money c) VISA d) MobiKwik Answer d) MobiKwik. Resident doctors, staff and visitors can pay with MobiKwik in the institution’s cafeteria. Payment of doctor’s consultation, tests and other services will be made cashless by the first week of January 2017. 13. 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 Answer c) Third. Switzerland offers an average salary of $188,275 a year to expats, the highest in the world and almost twice the global average. 14. ‘Arogya Raksha’, a health insurance scheme, is launched in which Indian State? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka Answer c) Andhra Pradesh. By paying Rs.1,200 a year as premium one can get an insurance coverage of Rs.2 lakh. One can become a member of the scheme just by paying Rs.100 a month. 15. Which bank launched a chatbot service called ‘OnChat’ to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger? a) HDFC Bank b) SBI c) Axis Bank d) Indian Bank Answer a) HDFC Bank. The chatbot will allow users to recharge their phones, pay electricity and DTH bills, and even book Uber and Ola taxis. Users can search for ‘HDFC Bank OnChat’ in the Messenger app and type “Hi” to configure the chatbot. 16. Arthur Morris is associated with which of the following sports? a) Football b) Cricket c) Tennis d) Chess Answer b) Cricket. Former Australia cricketer Arthur Morris has been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame. 17. John Berger, who passed away recently, was a/an a) Author b) Economist c) Mathematician d) Film Maker Answer a) Author. John Berger,, the Booker prize-winning novelist and pioneering art critic, has passed away at the age of 90. 18. Who has been appointed as MD of IMB India? a) Sunil Mittal b) Karan Bajwa c) Ashutosh Sinha d) Mukesh Advani Answer b) Karan Bajwa. IBM has appointed Karan Bajwa as Managing Director of its India operations with immediate effect. Bajwa succeeds Vanitha Narayanan, who has been elevated as chairman of IBM India. 19. Jagdish Singh Khehar has sworn in as _____ Chief Justice of India? a) 43rd b) 44th c) 45th d) 46th Answer b) 44th. Justice Khehar, 64, is the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community. 20. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India? a) Surekha Marandi b) KV Anand c) Mukesh Kulkarni d) Maneesh Patel 2 | Page WWW.DayTodayGK.com CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JANUARY 2017 PDF Answer a) Surekha Marandi. Marandi will look after Consumer Education and Protection Department, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, and Secretary’s Department. 21. India’s 1st gaming, animation institute to come up in a) Mumbai b) Hyderabad c) Bengaluru d) Chennai Answer a) Mumbai. Maharashtra government has decided to allot a 20-acre plot to set up India’s first training institute for gaming, visual effects, animation and comics at Film City in Mumbai. 22. GOI has signed an agreement with _______ for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. a) Armenia b) Portugal c) Romania d) Greece Answer b) Portugal. The agreement covers various activities which include exchange of scientific and technical information, trade in plants and plant products, exchange of information in phytosanitary issues, training programmes, seminars and visits of experts and consultants. 23. _______________ has sent two warships to the Philippines in the first official navy-to-navy contact between the countries. a) India b) Russia c) USA d) UK Answer b) Russia. The Russian crew will reportedly discuss and share tactics to help Philippines combat terrorism and piracy. 24. Which country has recently suspended military cooperation with Australia? a) Malaysia b) Indonesia c) New Zealand d) Sri Lanka Answer b) Indonesia. Indonesia has suspended military cooperation with Australia, which had been a close partner in the fight against terrorism, after material deemed offensive to Indonesians was found on an Australian military base. 25. Jovenel Moise has been officially declared as the President of a) Haiti b) South Africa c) Peru d) Chile Answer a) Haiti. 26. India win record 4th straight SAFF Women’s Championship title by defeating a) Sri Lanka b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan Answer c) Bangladesh. 27. John Berger,who passed away recently, was a/an a) Actor b) Sportsman c) Author d) Economist Answer c) Author. Influential British art critic and prize-winning author John Berger, a self-declared revolutionary who controversially backed the far-left Black Panthers, has died aged 90. 28. Name the Indo-American who has been appointed as the Deputy Assistant to Donald Trump, Deputy Communication Director, and Research Director? a) Kumar Gupta b) Raj Shah c) Srinivas Krishnan d) Ram Jain Answer b) Raj Shah. Shah, whose origins are in Gujarat, was reportedly born and raised in the US. During the election campaign, Shah had led a team to carry out research against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Presidential candidate. 29. Jovenel Moise has been appointed as the President of a) Laos b) Vietnam c) Haiti d) Cambodia Answer c) Haiti. 30. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Tata Power Company? a) S Kodhandaraman b) M Sreenivasan c) S Padmanaban d) D Murali Krishnan 3 | Page WWW.DayTodayGK.com CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JANUARY 2017 PDF Answer c) S Padmanaban. Tata Power has announced the appointment of S Padmanabhan as its chairman in place of Cyrus Mistry who resigned last month. In December, Tata Power brought back S Padmanabhan, who was executive director of operations at the company until 2014, as an additional director on the board. 31. Name the Indian American who is set to be named as president of the Rockefeller Foundation? a) Krishna Moorthy b) Rajiv J Shah c) Mukesh Tilwani d) Pooja Kulkarni Answer b) Rajiv J Shah. The selection will make Shah the youngest person and the first Indian- American to lead the Rockefeller Foundation, which was founded in 1913 by the oil tycoon John D Rockefeller.