1.Who has won the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament?
[A]Saina Nehwal
[B]P V Sindhu
[C]Beatriz Corrales
[D]Hsu Ya-ching
Answer – Saina Nehwal
2. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritius?
[A]Navin Ramgoolam
[B]Pravind Jugnauth
[C]Anerood Jugnauth
[D]Cassam Uteem
Answer – Pravind Jugnauth
3. The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on which day in India?
[A]January 22
[B]January 23
[C]January 24
[D]January 25
Answer – January 24
4. Jaswant Rai Sharma, who passed away recently, was the renowned poet of which language?
[A]Telugu
[B]Odia
[C]Tamil
[D]Urdu
Answer – Urdu
5. Which stadium will become the first Indian stadium to have stands named after war heroes?
[A]Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata
[B]Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
[C]M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
[D]Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Answer – Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata
6. Which company has been named as the most innovative company of 2016, as per Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 2016 analysis?
[A]Tesla
[B]Apple
[C]Google
[D]Amazon
Answer – Apple
7. The book “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” has been authored by whom?
[A]Junot Diaz
[B]Markus Zusak
[C]William Finnegan
[D]Sunil Khilnani
Answer – William Finnegan
8. “Wave N Pay” contactless card has been launched by which of the following banks?
[A]State Bank of India (SBI)
[B]ICICI Bank
[C]Axis Bank
[D]Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Answer – Punjab National Bank (PNB)
9. “Aoba Velox-III” satellite, which has been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS), is belonged to which country?
[A]United States
[B]Singapore
[C]United Kingdom
Answer – Singapore
10. The 2017 Pakke-Paga Festival has been held in which state?
[A]Arunachal Pradesh
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]West Bengal
[D]Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
11.Which scheme has been launched by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry on January 18, 2017 for monitoring the elementary education initiative Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?
[A]ShakSham
[B]ShaGun
[C]SuVidha
[D]SamaDhan
Answer – B.ShaGun
12.The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences commissioned an Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) having a high resolution of ____ KM on January 16, 2017 to generate operational weather forecasts.
[A]20KM
[B]15KM
[C]12Km
[D]25KM
Answer – C.12KM
13.Which deadly diseases have been identified by the scientists recently that could cause the next global health emergency?
[A]Mers
[B]Lassa
[C]Nipah
[D]All of the Above
Answer – D.All of the Above
14.Biologist has named which biological species after the name of US President-elect Donald Trump ?
[A]Butterfly
[B]Caterpillar
[C]Fish
[D]Moth
Answer – D.Moth
15.Which Pakistani cricketer has become the first to score 1000 runs in 21 innings in ODI match on January 19, 2017?
[A]Mohammad Hafeez
[B]Babar Azam
[C]Sharjeel Khan
[D]Asad Shafiq
Answer – B.Babar Azam
