1.Russia, Turkey and _______ have signed an accord on January 24, 2017 to jointly monitor the fragile cease-fire between the Syrian regime and rebels and find solution to end up 6 year old conflict.
A.Afghanistan
B.Iran
C.Pakistan
D.Iraq
Answer – B.Iran
2.The Union Cabinet on January 24, 2017 gave ex post facto approval permitting NABARD to raise approx how much amount from the market for on-lending to Cooperative Banks.
A.Rs.15000
B.Rs.22000
C.Rs.20000
D.Rs.17000
Answer – C.Rs.20000
3.The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) has been inaugurated in which Indian city on January 24, 2017
A.Mumbai
B.Amritsar
C.Gandhinagar
D.Bengaluru
Answer – D.Bengaluru
4.Who has been sworn in as the Chairman of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by United States President Donald Trump on January 23, 2017?
A.Reince Priebus
B.Tom Louis
C.Ajit Pai
D.Robert Synder
Answer – C.Ajit Pai
5.Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritius on January 23, 2017?
A.Pravind Jugnauth
B.Monique Bellepeau
C.Navin Ramgoolam
D.Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo
Answer – A.Pravind Jugnauth
6.Who has been named as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on January 24, 2017?
A.Richard Verma
B.Nikki Haley
C.Matthew Barzun
D.Barbara Leaf
Answer – B.Nikki Haley
7.Japan successfully launched the Military Satellite _________ on January 24, 2017 to provide high speed network to country’s defence forces.
A.Shenyang-3
B.Avenger-2
C.Mikoyan-1
D.Kirameki-2
Answer – D.Kirameki-2
8.The Beat Marshall Monitoring Mobile App has been launched by the police department of which city to monitor the location of the patrolling team?
A.Pune
B.Lucknow
C.Bangalore
D.Ahmedabad
Answer – A.Pune
9.The first edition of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) would be held in which stadium from January 28 to February 14 2017?
A.International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
B.Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
C.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Mumbai
D.MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Answer – B.Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
10.How many female umpires have been inducted in the group of nine umpires that would conduct the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 in February 2017 in Colombo?
A.Four
B.Three
C.Five
D.Two
Answer – A.Four
11.At which of the following international border the foundation stone of the Integrated Check-Post (ICP) was laid by Kiren Rijiju on January 24, 2017?
A.India-Nepal International Borders, Uttarakhand
B.India – China International Borders, Ladakh
C.India-Bangladesh International Borders, Meghalaya
D.India-Bhutan International Borders, Sikkim
Answer – C.India-Bangladesh International Borders, Meghalaya
12.With which country, India signed a White Shipping Agreement on January 19, 2017 in New Delhi on sharing maritime information in Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?
A.Bangladesh
B.United Kingdom
C.Italy
D.France
Answer – D.France
13.Which country issued its first Green Bonds with a record sale of USD 7.5 billion on January 24, 2017?
A.Britain
B.France
C.Germany
D.Mauritius
Answer – B.France
14.Padma Shri award winner Sakshi Malik belongs to which sports category?
A.Wrestling
B.Athletics
C.Discuss Throw
D.Gymnasts
Answer – A.Wrestling
15.Who has been named for the 2017 Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Art and Music?
A.Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
B.Shri K J Yesudas
C.Shri Sharad Pawar
D.Shri Murli Manohar Joshi
Answer – B.Shri K J Yesudas
16.Name the Indian women business leader who has been felicitated by the New York based Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 24, 2017 for her philanthropic work.
A.Shahnaz Husain
B.Shikha Sharma
C.Nita Ambani
D.Indra Nooyi
Answer – C.Nita Ambani
17.The NTPC award 2015-16 has been awarded to which organisation?
A.Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station
B.Durgapur Power Corporation
C.Damodar Valley Corporation
D.Singrauli Power Corporation
Answer – C.Damodar Valley Corporation
18.What is the name of the nuclear capable radar evading missile that was successfully test fired by Pakistan on January 24, 2017?
A.Qaher
B.Ababeel
C.Babur
D.Qiam
Answer – B.Ababeel
19.Scientists from which organization has discovered that cooking starchy food for longer duration at high temperature develops chemical Acrylamide leading to Cancer?
A.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B.World Food Safety Organisation (WFSO)
C.Food Standards Agency(FSA)
D.World Health Organisation(WHO)
Answer –C.Food Standards Agency(FSA)
20.What was the theme of the 2017 National Voters Day?
A.Inclusion of All for Future of All
B.Ethical Voting
C.Inclusive and qualitative participation
D.Empowering Young & Future Voters
Answer – D.Empowering Young & Future Voters
