CHAMPIONS’ SQUARE – IT’S TIME TO LEARN
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.
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
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
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 IndianAmerican to lead the Rockefeller Foundation, which was founded in 1913 by the oil tycoon John D Rockefeller.
32. In January 2017, Cabinet approves Agreement between India and _________ for Cooperation in Customs Matters.
a) Paraguay b) Uruguay c) Spain d) Mexico
Answer b) Uruguay. The agreement would provide a legal framework for sharing of information and intelligence between the customs authorities of the two countries and help in the proper application of customs laws, besides facilitating legitimate trade.
33. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 104th Indian Science Congress at
a) Bengaluru b) Chennai c) Hyderabad d) Tirupati
Answer d) Tirupati. Theme : Science and Technology for National Development.
34. The initiatives - Digital Unlocked and My Business Website have been launched by
a) Amazon b) Bing c) Google d) IBM
Answer c) Google. Google in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has developed a training programme called ‘Digital Unlocked’ for the SMBs.
35. Japanese startup Cerevo has developed ‘Taclim’, which is world’s first
a) Virtual Reality Pen b) Virtual Reality Spectacles c) Virtual Reality Camera d) Virtual Reality Shoes
Answer d) Virtual Reality Shoes. The shoes have eight built-in interactive tactile devices which bring a sense of touch and allow a user to even feel kicking an enemy during a game.
36. Irish scientists have recently identified a new human organ that has existed in the digestive system for hundreds of years. It has been named as
a) Kesentery b) Gesentery c) Mesentery d) Lesentery
Answer c) Mesentery. Mesentery is a fold of the peritoneum which attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen.
37. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist b) Mathematician c) Politician d) Sitar Maestro
Answer d) Sitar Maestro. Renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan — the last survivor of the “Sitar Trinity” of India along with the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan — died in Mumbai after a brief illness.
38. UK’s government has appointed career diplomat _______ as its ambassador to the EU.
a) Sir Simon Kerton b) Sir Paul Bishop c) Sir Tom Joe d) Sir Tim Barrow
Answer d) Sir Tim Barrow. The former ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers had resigned after accusing the government of “ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking” over the Brexit negotiation.
39. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has selected 16-year-old Indian-American _________ for education campaign.
a) Swetha Prabakaran b) Pavithra Anand c) Nisha Subramaniyan d) Amrutha Krishnan
Answer a) Swetha Prabakaran. Swetha, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, is the founder and CEO of Everybody Code Now!, a non-profit body working to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.
40. What does T stands for in DTAC?
a) Trade b) Taxation c) Telecommunication d) Testing
Answer b) Taxation. DTAC - Double Taxation Avoidance Convention. India and Kazakhstan signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) between the two countries which was earlier signed on 9th December, 1996 for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
41. The 16th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in ___________.
a) Chennai b) Bengaluru c) New Delhi d) Mumbai
Answer c) New Delhi. It was chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
42. What does F stands for in DGFT?
a) Fraudulent b) Fixation c) Foreign d) Finance
Answer c) Foreign. DGFT - Directorate General of Foreign Trade. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a notification amending a trade policy to prohibit the import of skins of reptiles and fur of chinchillas, minks and foxes.
43. According to growth projection released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to grow at a slower pace at _________ in 2016-17.
a) 6.9% b) 7.1% c) 7.3% d) 7.5%
Answer b) 7.1%. This estimate is in sync with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) economic growth forecast and is largely based on data from the first seven months of the year.
44. ____________ holds meet with India on Indus Water Treaty.
a) UNSC b) WHO c) World Bank d) International Monetary Fund
Answer c) World Bank. India asked the World Bank not to rush in brokering a deal on its dispute with Pakistan over Ratle and Kishenganga projects coming up in Jammu and Kashmir.
45. UN declares 2017 as the International Year of
a) Sustainable Tourism for Development b) Women Empowerment c) Organic Farming d) Child Education
Answer a) Sustainable Tourism for Development.
46. _________ is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio network, in a risky and unpopular leap to digital technology.
a) Sweden b) Germany c) Italy d) Norway
Answer d) Norway. Switzerland plans a similar shift from 2020, and Britain and Denmark are among those also considering such a switch.
47. Who is Jeanette Epps?
a) UN Secretary General b) US President's Advisor c) Philanthropist d) Astronaut
Answer d) Astronaut. NASA is sending an African-American astronaut to the International Space Station for the first time. The traveler is Jeanette Epps, a physics and science whiz who used to work for the CIA as a technical intelligence officer.
48. Gangmumei Kamei, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist b) Historian c) Mathematician d) Archaeologist
Answer b) Historian. Noted Manipur-based historian, litterateur and scholar Gangmumei Kamei, who had also served as a minister, passed away in Imphal following protracted illness.
49. Gen Raheel Sharif will head the Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism. He belongs to
a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) Saudi Arabia d) Iran
Answer b) Pakistan. The headquarters of the new Saudi-led coalition would be based in Riyadh.
50. Gionee signs ____________ as brand ambassador.
a) Ravichandra Ashwin b) Virat Kohli c) Suresh Raina d) MS Dhoni
Answer b) Virat Kohli. Gionee has announced cricketer and the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Virat Kohli will become their new brand ambassador. Gionee had roped in actor Alia Bhatt as it’s brand ambassador a few months ago and Virat is joining her.
51. Who has been honoured by the US Embassy to acknowledge his immense contribution to the India-US ties on tuberculosis?
a) Shah Rukh Khan b) Narendra Modi c) Amitabh Bachchan d) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer c) Amitabh Bachchan.
52. Air India named _____ worst international airline of 2016. a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth Answer b) Third. Air India, with a nearly 39% chance of a flight delay, has been rated the third worst international airline of 2016 by aviation insights company Flight Stats.
53. The 20th National Conference on e-Governance inaugurated in
a) Visakhapatnam b) Hyderabad c) Bengaluru d) Chennai
Answer a) Visakhapatnam.
54. Antonio Costa is the Prime Minister of
a) Peru b) Chile c) Argentina d) Portugal
Answer d) Portugal. India and Portugal signed six agreements – including one on defence cooperation – after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
55. BSE launches mobile app for mutual fund trading. The name of the App is
a) BSE StAR MF b) BSE Rate MF c) BSE Ratings MF d) BSE Next MF
Answer a) BSE StAR MF. Making trading in mutual funds more convenient for investors, top stock exchange BSE has announced the launch of the ‘BSE StAR MF’ mobile application. The app is currently available to android mobile users.
56. Babur-3 is the first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile of
a) Iran b) Iraq c) Pakistan d) Afghanistan
Answer c) Pakistan. Babur-3, which has a range of 450km, is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Babur-2.
57. Peter Sarstedt, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist b) Singer c) Scientist d) Photographer
Answer b) Singer. British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt has died at the age of 75.
58. Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away recently, was the former President of
a) Iran b) Iraq c) Egypt d) Syria
Answer a) Iran. Rafsanjani “played a critical role” in Hassan Rouhani’s election as president in 2013.
59. Ministry of ______________ has received Silver Award for Excellence in Citizen Centric Services.
a) Human Resource and Development b) Telecommunication c) Petroleum d) Railways
Answer c) Petroleum. The award is in recognition of the achievements of the Ministry and OMCs for significant innovations in the area of e-governance and various initiatives for the LPG sector like Sahaj (online issue of new connections), online refill payment, etc.
60. Sex ratio in which Indian state touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years?
a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Kerala d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer b) Haryana. Haryana achieved a sex ratio of 900 girls as against 1000 boys in 2016. Sex ratio at birth in the State this past year touched the 900-mark for the first time in almost two decades.
61. World Hindi Day is observed on
a) January 09 b) January 10 c) January 11 d) January 12
Answer b) January 10. The World Hindi Day is being observed on 10 January. On this occasion, Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has conducted special events to spread the greatness of the language through its missions abroad.
62. CNES is the space agency of
a) Germany b) Italy c) France d) Denmark
Answer c) France. Indian Space Research Organisation and French Space agency (CNES) have signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology.
63. MySpeed is a portal of
a) IRDAI b) TRAI c) AAI d) Indian Railways
Answer b) TRAI. Reliance Jio beat Airtel, Vodafone and others, becoming the fastest among all 4G service providers in India in December 2016, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. TRAI’s MySpeed portal had previously in October revealed that Reliance Jio was the slowest 4G service provider in India.
64. Kigali is the Capital of
a) Peru b) Chile c) Rwanda d) None of the above
Answer c) Rwanda. India and Rwanda have agreed to raise the level of bilateral cooperation to a strategic partnership. The two leaders acknowledged the importance of this alliance in advancing new solar technologies worldwide.
65. Lanzarote is ________ island.
a) Mexican b) Canadian c) Spanish d) Italian
Answer c) Spanish. Europe’s first underwater sculpture museum featuring over 300 life-sized figures has been inaugurated. The Lanzarote attraction, Museo Atlantico, took almost three years to complete and has 12 sprawling underwater installations.
66. _______ becomes first company to get 8,000 US patents in a year.
a) Microsoft b) IBM c) Apple d) Google
Answer b) IBM. IBM received the most patents for the 24th year in a row and broke the US record in 2016.
67. Kuaizhou-1A rocket is associated with
a) Japan b) China c) Russia d) South Korea
Answer b) China. China has successfully sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket.
68. Who received FIFA’s best player award for 2016?
a) Lionel Messi b) Cristiano Ronaldo c) Antoine Griezmann d) David Villa
Answer b) Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo received FIFA’s best player award for the fourth time, after Portugal and Real Madrid won both major European titles in 2016.
69. Clare Hollingworth, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist b) Novelist c) Scientist d) Journalist
Answer d) Journalist. Clare Hollingworth was an English journalist and author, who was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, described as "the scoop of the century".
70. Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the President of
a) Benz India b) BMW India c) Pepsi Co India d) Samsung India
Answer b) BMW India. German luxury carmaker BMW has appointed Vikram Pawah (45) as the President of India operations with effect from March 1, 2017. Pawah brings more than 25 years of international experience both in the automotive and non-automotive industry.
71. Who inaugurated India’s first international exchange India INX at the International Financial Service Centre (IFSC)?
a) Narendra Modi b) Pranab Mukherjee c) Rajnath Singh d) Nitin Gadkari
Answer a) Narendra Modi. A subsidiary of Bombay Stock Exchange, India INX is one of the world’s most advanced technology platforms with a turn-around-time of 4 micro seconds which will operate for 22 hours a day.
72. Sarbananda Sonowal is the Chief Minister of
a) Meghalaya b) Odisha c) Assam d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer c) Assam. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the Digidhan Mela organized in Guwahati. The two-day Digidhan Mela is being organised with an aim to enable citizens and merchants to familiarize and adopt real time digital transactions.
73. Railways has launched a new ticketing App, ___________, to facilitate booking of train tickets in a faster and easier way.
a) IRCTC Rail Ticket b) IRCTC Rail Connect c) IRCTC Online d) IRCTC Go Answer b) IRCTC Rail Connect. Equipped with latest technology, the new App also makes possible booking of tatkal ticket, ladies quota, premium tatkal quota booking and current reservation.
74. Rubella is a
a) Fungal Disease b) Bacterial Disease c) Viral Disease d) None of these
Answer c) Viral Disease. India will for the first time introduce a vaccine against Rubella — a viral disease that infects pregnant women and leads to babies being born with cardiac, cerebral, ophthalmic and auditory defects.
75. Which bank has become the third lender in the country to announce usage of block chain solutions for its operations, after its peers ICICI Bank and Yes Bank?
a) HDFC Bank b) State Bank of India c) Axis Bank d) Indian Overseas Bank Answer c) Axis Bank. Block chain technology: A digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly.
76. Uri Ariel is the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister of
a) Iran b) Kazakhstan c) Israel d) Denmark
Answer c) Israel. India and Israel committed to strengthen bilateral relations in the field of Agriculture.
77. _________ has become the first country in the world to officially recognise parkour as a sport.
a) Germany b) Italy c) United Kingdom d) United States of America
Answer c) United Kingdom. Parkour, also known as free running or art du deplacement, involves negotiating terrain using only the natural strength of one’s body, principally through running, jumping and climbing surrounding features.
78. Yana Kudryavtseva is associated with
a) Swimming b) Chess c) Gymnastics d) Archery
Answer c) Gymnastics. Russian rhythmic gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva has retired from competition aged just 19 following a brief but dazzling career. Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015.
79. Roman Herzog, who passed away recently, was the former President of
a) France b) Italy c) Germany d) Sweden
Answer c) Germany.
80. National Youth Day is observed on
a) January 11 b) January 12 c) January 13 d) January 14
Answer b) January 12. National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated with the great joy and enthusiasm in India every year on 12th of January.
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