GA QUIZ FOR IPPB MAIN EXAM

Ques. : 1)
Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Burkina Faso. The capital city of Burkina Faso is
1) Dili
2) Juba
3) Ulaanbaatar
4) Ouagadougou
5) Tallinn
Answer:- 4) Ouagadougou

Ques. : 2)
Name the present Union Foreign Secretary, who got a one-year extension recently.
1) Sujata Singh
2) S Jaishankar
3) Shaktikanta Das
4) Vikas Swarup
5) Ajit Doval
Answer:- 2) S Jaishankar


Ques. : 3)
The Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh recently inaugurated the new Universal Rail Mill of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at Bhilai Steel Plant in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Karnataka
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 4) Chhattisgarh


Que: 4)
__________ has won the ‘Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the Aviation category for the year 2016.
1) Delhi International Airport
2) Jaipur International Airport
3) Chennai International Airport
4) Cochin International Airport
5) Goa International Airport
Answer:- 1) Delhi International Airport

Ques. : 5)
The Centre has given its nod to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol which is related to
1) Elimination of chemical weapons
2) Reduction of nuclear weapons
3) Free trade
4) Convention on Climate Change
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Convention on Climate Change


Ques. : 6)
 The guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired for the second time at Chandipur test facility. Pinaka is a
1) torpedo
2) rocket
3) artillery gun
4) guided bomb
5) hand grenade
Answer:- 2) rocket


Ques. : 7)
The state assembly of _________ unanimously passed the Jallikattu Bill on Jan 23, 2017 to replace the ordinance issued to allow the state’s traditional sport.
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Odisha
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Tamil Nadu


Ques. : 8)
 To educate awareness on banking codes at grass root level, the BCSBI will organise know your rights programme in all the states. The term BCSBI stands for
1) Banking Codes and Services Board of India
2) Banking Codes and Security Board of India
3) Banking Codes and Sustainability Board of India
4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India


Ques. : 9)
 The Indian postal department has released a special stamp cover titled “Golden girls of India – Pride of Nation”. The postal stamp features
1) Dipa Karmakar
2) Sakshi Malik
3) PV Sindu
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
Answer:- 4) All the above


Ques. : 10)
 The World Braille Day is observed every year on
1) 04 Jan
2) 09 Jan
3) 15 Jan
4) 24 Jan
5) 27 Jan
Answer:- 1) 04 Jan


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Current Affairs January 24 2017

           

• The Crown Prince of AbuDhabi Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is on a visit to India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received him at Delhi airport.
Important Note : He is our chief guest for the Republic Day function 2017.


• China has built Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, the world's largest solar park which can produce about 850 MW of power in Qinghai province.
This park occupies 27 square kilometres and has been expanded several times since its construction began in 2013.


• Today is 10th National Girl Child Day.
  Theme : “Empowerment of Girl Child”


• The Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in India, is going to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February.
The 9.2-kilometre tunnel will connect the Udhampur and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir and reduce the existing road distance by around 30 kilometres upon completion.


• US President Donald Trump named Indian-American Ajit Vardaraj Pai as the 34th Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
With this, Ajit became fourth Indian-American in the administration at a senior level.


• Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, whose term was to end on January 28, has been given a one-year extension in office.


• Mike Pompeo was sworn in  as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).


• Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has awarded the first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The award, that honours Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez, recognised "Putin as a great leader of peace".


• British snooker professional Ronnie O'Sullivan sealed a world record seventh Masters title after victory over compatriot Joe Perry in London .


• The Rest of India beat Ranji Trophy champions Gujarat to win the Irani Trophy by six wickets today.

Note : The Irani Trophy is an annual one-off match played between the Ranji winners and a Rest of India team.


• Former Australian cricketers Matthew Hayden and David Boon have been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.


• Transportation app Uber will soon launch its on-demand food delivery app ‘UberEATS’ in the Indian market.


• Moving towards the Make in India initiative, the Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh inaugurated the new Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on January 23, 2017 and flagged off the mills first and world’s longest single rail of 130 meters from the new Universal Rail Mill(URM) at a cost of about Rs 1200 crore.


• Siddhartha Murarka has been appointed as the Chairman of the Eastern India Regional Council of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).



• Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the world to score 1,000 runs as captain in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) .


• The Union Ministry of Steel, headed by Chaudhary Birendra Singh has come out with a Draft National Steel Policy 2017 to increase the supply of domestic coking coal and cut the dependence on imports.


• In a bid to promote digital transaction in Assam, the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal announced the launch of ‘Chief Minister’s Award’ while inaugurating the Digi Dhan Mela in the state. The Chief Minister’s Award would be given to the best performing district of the state that adopts digital payment methods and also educate larger section of the society about the cashless transaction. The winning district’s Deputy Commissioner would be presented a prize of Rs 50,000 at the end of financial year 2016-2017 after March 31, 2017.


• Derk Segaar has been appointed Director of the New Delhi based United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) covering India and the Kingdom of Bhutan by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Ques. : 1 Usha Ananthasubramanian is the present Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which of the following banks?
1) PNB
2) Axis Bank
3) Indian Bank
4) Bank of India
5) Dena Bank
Answer:- 1) PNB

Ques. : 2 The National girl child day is celebrated every year on
1) 12 Jan
2) 15 Jan
3) 24 Jan
4) 25 Jan
5) 27 Jan
Answer:- 3) 24 Jan

Ques. : 3 __________ has withdrawn the visa-on arrival facility for Indians travelling to it effective from Jan 23, 2017.
1) Hong Kong
2) Taiwan
3) North Korea
4) Israel
5) Thailand
Answer:- 1) Hong Kong

Ques. : 4 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently approved the proposed merger of online travel firm MakeMyTrip’s Indian travel business with
1) Yatra.com
2) Cox and Kings
3) Ibibo
4) SOTC
5) Thomas Cook
Answer:- 3) Ibibo

Ques. : 5 Which country recently commissioned its 31st stealth warship CNS Ezhou?
1) North Korea
2) Vietnam
3) South Korea
4) China
5) Venezuela
Answer:- 4) China

Ques. : 6 Naqsh Lyallpuri, who passed away recently, was a renowned poet of
1) Assamese
2) English
3) Urdu
4) Sanskrit
5) Bengali
Answer:- 3) Urdu

Ques. : 7 Gianni Infantino is the present President of which of the following international sports bodies?
1) ICC
2) FIFA
3) WBF
4) WWE
5) BWF
Answer:- 2) FIFA

Ques. : 8 _________ will host the next National Games in Nov 2017.
1) Uttarakhand
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Goa
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 3) Goa

Ques. : 9 The CBI recently arrested Yogesh Aggarwal in connection with the Vijay Mallya loan default case. Yogesh was the former Chairman of
1) HDFC Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) IDFC Bank
Answer:- 4) IDBI Bank

Ques. : 10 Ahead of the Union Budget for 2017-18, the FRBM committee submitted its report to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The term FRBM stands for
1) Fiscal Representation and Budget Management
2) Fiscal Review and Budget Management
3) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
4) Fiscal Research and Budget Management
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management



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   SSC CGL 2016 Tier-2 Answer Keys Released Officially .

       

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         Current Affairs Of 23rd Jan 2017
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• Nation pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary on 23 July 2017.


 • The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee under the chairmanship of Shri N.K. Singh, former Revenue and Expenditure Secretary and former Member of Parliament presented its Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi.



• Goa will become the first state in India and across the globe to opt for electronic transmission of postal ballot to service voters in the upcoming elections.
The voters can download the ballot, fill it and send it via email.


• The Indian postal department released a special stamp cover featuring Olympic medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, and gymnast Dipa Karmakar, in Agartala .
The special cover is titled "Golden girls of India - Pride of Nation".


• The Union Government has constituted a Committee to frame uniform rules for the states to avoid delay in proper implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 across the country.
The Committee will be headed by the Secretary from Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD).
The committee has to submit its report in 3 months.


• Former India opener and the current mentor of Kings XI Punjab, Virender Sehwag has been named as the Brand Ambassador of the franchise.


• Andhra Pradesh government have announced a compensation of 5 lakh rupees for the families of those who lost lives in the Hirakhand Express accident and belonging to the state.


• Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti stated 100% Foreign Direct Investment in food processing sector is being actively considered by the Union Government.


• Vodafone India signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Mamta Banerjee-led West Bengal government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for capacity augmentation and new business initiatives over the next three years.


• Utkarsh Micro Finance and Suryoday Microfinance have commenced banking journey Monday, making it double bonanza for the country's unbanked population. Before this, Capital Small Finance Bank and Equitas Small Finance Bank have begun journey .



• Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new deputy governor Viral Acharya took charge on Monday for a three-year term, in charge of monetary policy department.


• The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced that it won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in the aviation transport sector for the year 2016.


• Renowned Urdu poet Jaswant Rai Sharma, known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, passed away .



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Ques. : 1 According to HSBC Holdings’ data, India is 3rd among nations offering highest salaries to expats. Which country tops in this regard?

1) UAE
2) Bahrain
3) Switzerland
4) US
5) Canada
Answer:- 3) Switzerland

Ques. : 2 Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was sworn-in recently as the ______ Chief Justice of India (CJI).

1) 41st
2) 43rd
3) 44th
4) 45th
5) 47th
Answer:- 3) 44th

Ques. : 3 ________ has launched a health scheme, Arogya Raksha Scheme Tummalapalli Kalakshetram for the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs 1200 premium per annum.

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Kerala
Answer:- 1) Andhra Pradesh

Ques. : 4 The 104th Indian Science Congress was held recently in Sri Venkateswara University in

1) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3) Bengaluru, Karnataka
4) Kochi, Kerala
5) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- 1) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Ques. : 5 Li Xiaoxia, who announced retirement recently, is the former Olympic champion of

1) table tennis
2) tennis
3) badminton
4) squash
5) snooker
Answer:- 1) table tennis

Ques. : 6 The online payments app, BHIM, launched by the govt is now the number one free app on Google Play Store. The term BHIM stands for

1) Bharat Initiative for Money
2) Bharat Interconnection for Money
3) Bharat Interface for Money
4) Bharat Interchange for Money
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Bharat Interface for Money

Ques. : 7 Russia recently delivered four Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to which of the following countries after a delay of two years?

1) Saudi Arabia
2) Iran
3) Syria
4) India
5) China
Answer:- 5) China

Ques. : 8 The birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule was observed on 3 Jan. She is hailed as the country's first woman .

1) bureaucrat
2) scientist
3) astronaut
4) teacher
5) governor
Answer:- 4) teacher

Ques. : 9 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

1) P Kilemsungla
2) Vinay Mittal
3) David R Syiemlieh
4) DK Dewan
5) Manbir Singh
Answer:- 3) David R Syiemlieh

Ques. : 10 In an effort to safeguard the fingerlings fish species and its eggs, which state govt has banned the use of Purse Seine Nets for fishing across the state?

1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 2) Maharashtra



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