Latest January 2017 GK by Bank PO Coaching Centre

1. Who has written the book Story of an Escape?

a. Prakash Singh Badal
b. Capt. Amrinder Singh
c. Navjot Singh Sidhu
d. Surjit Singh Barnala
Answer: Surjit Singh Barnala
2. Where is Mawlynnong, Asia cleanest village, located?
a. Assam
b. Tripura
c. Meghalaya
d. Mizoram
Answer: Meghalaya
3. La La Land, the famous musical comedy, has been directed by
a. Damien Chazelle
b. Barry Jenkins
c. Roman Polanski
d. Fred Berger
Answer: Damien Chazelle
4. Moonlight, 2017 Golden Globe winning film, has been directed by
a. Martin Scorsese
b. Danny Boyle
c. David Fincher
d. Barry Jenkins
Answer: Barry Jenkins
5. Which state has recently launched Nasha Mukt campaign?
a. Goa
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Punjab
d. Bihar
Answer: Bihar
6. Whom did Saina Nehwal recently defeat to win Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold 2017
tournament?
a. Pornpawee Chochuwong
b. P V Sindhu
c. Tai Tzu-ying
d. Sun Yu
Answer: Pornpawee Chochuwong
7. Name the first state in India to launch the e-postal ballot facility for service voters.
a. Goa
b. West Bengal
c. Uttaranchal
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Goa
8. When is the national tourism day observed in India?
a. 19th January
b. 22nd January
c. 24th January
d. 25th January
Answer: 25th January
9. Which state has launched an e-health project aided by the World Bank?
a. Kerala
b. Bihar
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
10. Name the committee that has submitted its report on the Fiscal Responsibility & Budget
Management Act recently.
a. Damodaran committee
b. Viral Acharya committee
c. SS Mundra committee
d. N K Singh committee
Answer: N K Singh committee
11. Name the committee of Chief Ministers that recently submitted its report on digital
payment method adoption to the Govt.
a. Shivraj Singh committee
b. Mamata Bannerjee committee
c. Vasundhara Raje committee
d. Chandrababu Naidu committee
Answer: Chandrababu Naidu committee
12. As per the Economic Survey 2017, GDP growth rate of India in 2017-18 will be
a. 6.25 to 6.75%
b. 6.5 to 7%
c. 6.6 to 7.1%
d. 6.75 to 7.5%
Answer: 6.75 to 7.5%
13. Who is the brand ambassador of the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup 2017 taking place in
India?
a. Kapil Dev
b. Rahul Dravid
c. Sachin Tendulkar
d. Priyanka Chopra
Answer: Rahul Dravid
14. Who was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra, Indias topmost peacetime military
award, on the Republic Day this year?
a. Yogendra Singh
b. Hangpan Dada
c. Sanjay Kumar
d. Manoj Kumar Pandey
Answer: Hangpan Dada
15. Where did the CII Partnership Summit 2017 take place recently?
a. Jaipur
b. Bengaluru
c. Visakhapatnam
d. Chennai
Answer: Visakhapatnam
16. Where has the countrys 1st Post Office Passport Seva Kendra been launched recently?
a. Patna
b. Panaji
c. Mysuru
d. Shimla
Answer: Mysuru
17. With which of the following sports is Shekhar Naik, 2017 Padma Shri award winner,
associated?
a. Football
b. Gymnastics
c. Cricket
d. Kabaddi
Answer: Cricket
18. Indias position on the Corruption Perception Index 2016, released by the Transparency
International, is
a. 79th
b. 87th
c. 89th
d. 93rd
Answer: 79th
19. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Governor of Arunachal
Pradesh?
a. PB Acharya
b. ESL Narasimhan
c. Mridula Sinha
d. Najma Heptulla
Answer: PB Acharya
20. Name the Australian Open 2017 Womens singles champion.
a. Madison Keys
b. Serena Williams
c. Petra Kvitova
d. Karolina Pliskova
Answer: Serena Williams
21. Who has recently become the Australian Open 2017 mens singles champion?
a. Stan Wawrinka
b. Milos Raonic
c. Andy Murray
d. Roger Federer
Answer: Roger Federer
22. Which of the following pairs of Australian Open 2017 winners is correctly matched?
a. Abigail Spears & Juan Sebastian Cabal - Mixed Doubles
b. Bethanie Mattek Sands & Lucie Safarova - Women's Doubles
c. Henri Kontinen & John Peers - Men's Doubles
d. All of these
Answer: All of these
23. Who is the head of the Target Olympic Podium committee which has been formed by the
Govt. to identify and support potential Olympic medal winners?
a. Milkha Singh
b. Rajyavardhan Singh
c. Anjali Bhagwat
d. Abhinav Bindra

Answer: Abhinav Bindra

24. With which of the following countries has India recently signed a white shipping
agreement?
a. Canada
b. Britain
c. France
d. Mexico
Answer: France
25. Sparsh campaign was launched on Anti-Leprosy Day 2017. Anti-Leprosy Day is observed
every year on
a. 25th January
b. 27th January
c. 28th January
d. 30th January
Answer: 30th January
26. Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016, belongs to
a. France
b. Venezuela
c. Mexico
d. Spain
Answer: France
27. Who is the head of the panel appointed by the Supreme Court to manage BCCI?
a. Jagmohan Dalmiya
b. Shashank Manohar
c. Vinod Rai
d. Ramchandra Guha
Answer: Vinod Rai
28. Who has been recently appointed Governor of Meghalaya?
a. ESL Narasimhan
b. Banwarilal Purohit
c. P Sathasivam
d. Sheila Dikshit
Answer: Banwarilal Purohit
29. As per the Corruption Perception Index 2016, which country is most corruption free?
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Norway
d. Finland
Answer: Denmark
30. Name the player who was judged the Man of the series in the recently held 3 match ODI
series between India and England.
a. Eoin Morgan
b. Yuvraj Singh
c. Kedar Jadhav
d. Virat Kohi
Answer: Kedar Jadhav

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