January 2017 Current Affairs

GK CLUB CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION/ANSWERS:

{JANUARY 2017}

1. Kush Bhagat is associated with which sports? – Chess
2. Who is the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army?- Bipin Rawat
3. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Romania?- Sorin Grindeanu.
4. Eknathrao Vikhe-Pati, who passed away recently, was the well-known politician of which state?- Maharashtra.
5. Where is the headquarters of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)? – Switzerland.
6. India’s first transgender school "Sahaj International” has started in which state?- Kerala.
7. Which state government has recently declared 50% reservation in judicial services for OBCs, SCs, STs and EBCs?- Bihar.
8. Who of the following have been chosen for the 2016 Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?- Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh.
9. Which of the following banks has tied up with online portal “magicbricks.com” to conduct joint marketing activities?- State Bank of India.
10. The book “The Secret Chord” has been authored by whom?- Geraldine Brooks.
11. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?- David Syiemlieh.
12. Which Indian-origin British professor has been honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Knighthood?- Shankar Balasubramanian.
13. Who is the newly elected Chief Justice of Pakistan?- Mian Saqib Nisar.
14. The Bargarh Dhanua Jatra festival has started in which of the following states?- Odisha.
15. The book “Scattered Souls” has been authored by whom?- Shahnaj Bashir.
16. Who has been awarded ‘Scroll of Honor’ by Government of India (GoI) to promote cashless transactions?- Gaurav Goyal.
17. The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) is the statutory body of which union ministry?- Ministry of Minority Affairs.
18. Which of the following state governments have signed MoU to prepare State Resident Data Base (SRDB)?- Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.
19. Tyrus Wong, who passed away recently, was the legendary Disney artist of which country?- United States.
20. Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?- Anoop Srivastava.
21. Where is the headquarters of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)?- Hyderabad.
22. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to suggest improvements in National Sports Development Code (NSDC)?- Injeti Srinivas committee.
23. “NTR Arogya Raksha” a new health scheme has been launched by which state government?- Andhra Pradesh.
24. The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has started in which state?- Andhra Pradesh.
25. India’s first laser technology-based advanced Automatic Vechime Monitoring System (AVMS) RTO check post has set up at which state?- Gujarat.
26. Who is the newly appointed Controller General of Accounts? - Archana Nigam.
27. Who has won the 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship?- Rafael Nadal.
28. Imtiaz Ahmed, who passed away recently, was the former cricketer of which country?- Pakistan.
29. John Berger, who passed away recently, was the renowned author of which country?- United Kingdom.
30. The book “Just Another Jihadi Jane” has been authored by whom?- Tabish Khair.
31. Which country has become the first in the world to pay basic income to randomly picked citizens on national level?- Finland.
32. The World Braille Day (WBD) is observed on which date?- 4th January.
33. H S Mahadeva Prasad, who passed away recently, was the Member of the Legislative Assembly- Gundlupet constituency.
34. Who has won the 2016 World Blitz Chess Championship?- Sergey Karjakin.
35. K V Pusa, who passed away recently, was the noted politician of which state?- Nagaland.
36. What is the India’s rank in offering highest salaries to expats, as per 2016 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey?- 3rd.
37. Who has been appointed as an Adviser (policy & planning) in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?- V Thiruppugazh.
38. The book “Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean” has been authored by whom?- Ruskin Bond.
39. Which country’s women football team has won the 2016 SAFF Women’s Championship?- India.
40. The 2017 National Ice Skating Championship has started in which of the following states?- Haryana.