January 2017 - Current Affairs [100 MCQs] - Part 3

41. What was the theme of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2017?

(A) Securing the Indian Diaspora

(B) Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora

(C) Tapping the Indian Diaspora for Indian Development

(D) Diaspora, Development and Democracy

Answer: Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora

42. What is the India’s rank in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Inclusive Development Index 2017?

(A) 79th

(B) 88th

(C) 60th

(D) 45th

Answer: 60th

43. The ‘ShaGun’ web portal was developed by which International Organisation in collaboration with Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to monitor the progress of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?

(A) IMF

(B) World Bank

(C) United Nations

(D) UNESCO

Answer: World Bank

44. Target Olympic Podium (TOP) committee to identify athletics for 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games is headed by?

(A) Anjali Bhagwat

(B) Karnam Malleshwari

(C) Abhinav Bindra

(D) Prakash Padukone

Answer: Abhinav Bindra

45. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared the year 2017 as the International Year of?

(A) International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

(B) International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies

(C) International Year of Astronomy

(D) International Year of Pulses

Answer: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

46. Which committee has recently submitted report on Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) to the Union Government?

(A) Anand Shukla committee

(B) Nitin Kumar committee

(C) Sumit Bose committee

(D) Rajat Sharma committee

Answer: Sumit Bose committee

47. ‘FI@School’ a novel programme has been launched by which Gramin Bank to propagate financial literacy among school children?

(A) Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank

 (B) Kerala Gramin Bank

(C) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

(D) Rajasthan Gramin Bank

Answer: Kerala Gramin Bank

48. “Dulari Kanya” scheme has been launched by which state government to check infant mortality?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

49. Which country has successfully launched its first-ever military communications satellite ‘Kirameki -2’ into orbit?

(A) Brazil

(B) North Korea

(C) Japan

(D) South Korea

Answer: Japan

50. The book “Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict” has been authored by whom?

(A) Nitin Bose

(B) Ritika Bhattacharya

(C) Aroup Chatterjee

(D) Kanishka Gupta

Answer: Aroup Chatterjee

51. “Pinakin” mobile app has been launched by which state tourism department to boost tourism?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Kerala

Answer: Tamil Nadu

52. ‘Mission 41K’ has been launched by which union ministry to save Rs. 41,000 crore on the expenditure on energy consumption over the next 10 years?

(A) Ministry of Urban Development

(B) Minister of Road Transport and Highways

(C) Minister of Civil Aviation

(D) Ministry of Railways

Answer: Ministry of Railways

53. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per latest report of United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2017?

(A) 7.7%

(B) 7.6%

(C) 6.6%

(D) 7.0%

Answer: 7.7%

54. The Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2017 was held in which city of Gujarat?

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Rajkot

(C) Surat

(D) Gandhinagar

Answer: Gandhinagar

55. Who has been crowned ‘Miss Universe 2016’ at the pageant held in Philippines?

(A) Pia Wurtzbach

(B) Iris Mittenaere

(C) Andrea Tovar

(D) Raquel Pelissier

Answer: Iris Mittenaere

56. The World Braille Day is observed on which date?

(A) January 4

(B) January 15

(C) January 20

(D) January 24

Answer: January 4

57. Surjit Singh Barnala, who passed away recently, was the former chief minister of which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Punjab

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Punjab

58. “OnChat” a chatbot service has been launched by which bank to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger?

(A) State Bank of India

(B) HDFC Bank

(C) ICICI Bank

(D) Axis Bank

Answer: HDFC Bank

59. Who has been honoured with the Life Time Achievement award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival?

(A) Om Puri

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Nasruddin Shah

(D) Ramesh Prasad

Answer: Ramesh Prasad

60. The first-ever Brahmaputra Literary Festival has started in which of the following cities?

(A) Guwahati

(B) Shillong

(C) Kolkata

(D) Bhubaneswar

Answer: Guwahati

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