CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE FROM 1TO 5 February 2017 FOR UPCOMING DMRC EXAM

CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE FROM 1TO 5 February

CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE FROM 1TO 5 February

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1.Surjakund international crafts mela hosted by which state ?

a)Punjab
b)Haryana
c)Maharashtra
d)Gujarat

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B
This 15 day Carnival was inaugurated by Haryana Chief minister Manohar lal Khattar Over 20 countries are participating in this festival Jharkhadn is the theme state of this year festival

2.Rupak Kumar Dutta recently appointed as DGP of which of the following state ?

a)Kerala
b)Madhya pradesh
c)Karnataka
d)Himachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C
Currently Dutta working in the Ministry of Home affairs as Special Secretary

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3.Which of the following state(s) bagged eGov awards 2017 ?

a)Andhra Pradesh
b)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
c)Goa
d)Rajasthan and Telangana

Answer & Explanation

Ans: D
This award was instituted by Computer Society of india special interest group with sponsorship from Nihilent Technologies Odisha and Nagaland states bagged Recognition awards

4.Researchers found new species of Song bird in this mountain range ?

a)Western ghats
b)Satpura range
c)Aravalli Range
d)Eastern ghats

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A

5.Basant Panchami celebration day which goddess is worshipped ?

a)Lakshmi
b)Parvathi
c)Saraswathi
d)None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Ans :C
The popular belief is that Goddes Saraswati born on this day. People worship her on this day to achieve wisdom

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6.SAARC programming committee meeting began in which country capital ?

a)Sri lanka
b)Afghanistan
c)Bangladesh
d)Nepal

Answer & Explanation

Ans: D

7.Which country became first in the world to stop investing fossil fuels ?

a)Spain
b)Ireland
c)Switzerland
d)Germany

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B
The bill was passed in Irish parliament with 90 to 53 votes. This bill will halt public funding fo fossil fuels like Coal, Gas and oil

8.Which country is partner nation for Suraj kund Mela ?

a)Bangladesh
b)Turkey
c)Egypt
d)Russia

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

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9.Cab Service rovider Uber launched it’s two wheeler aggregation service named UBERMOTO in which city ?

a)Chennai
b)Hyderabad
c)Bengaluru
d)Mumbai

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B Uber and
Hyderabad Metro Rail signed MoU to help the reach of the Metro using UBERMOTO The UBERMOTO service is available from 8AM to 10PM

10.Who was appointed as United states Secretary of State ?

a)Rex Tillerson
b)Jeffrey Immelt
c)Charles Schumer
d)Steve Mnuchin

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A
Tillerson is 69th secretary for state, He is former chief executive and chairman of ExXon Mobil. He was confirmed by the senate in  a 56 to 43 vote

11.Which country recently suspended issuing of Visas to travelers from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan ?

a)Turkey
b)Egypt
c)Kuwait
d)Bahrain

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

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12.National Theatre Festival 2017 began in which of the following city ?

a)Mumbai
b)Kolkata
c)Thiruvananthapuram
d)Delhi

Answer & Explanation

Ans: D
This 19th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav will run from 01 February to 21 February 94 plays from 12 countries will entertain people

13.How much amount Air India will receive from government as equity infusion ?

a)Rs.1800 Crore
b)Rs.1000 Crore
c)Rs.1200 Crore
d)Rs.1500 Crore

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A

14.On which of the following date Indian Coast guard raising day is celebrated ?

a)02,February
b)09,February
c)01,February
d)12,February

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

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15.With Which country India signed to build Multi ethnic trilingual secondary school ?

a)Bangladesh
b)Sri lanka
c)Nepal
d)Indonesia

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B

This school will be built in a north central district of the island This will be build with the grant of SLR 300 million
The school provides opportunities to Sinhala Tamil and Muslim students to learn Multi ethnic and Multi Cultural environment

16.In Union Budget 2017  the surcharge imposed on income earned between Rs.50 lakh to Rs.1 crore ?

a)5%
b)7%
c)10%
d)None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

17.In which of the following city Centre of Integrative Oncology inaugurated ?

a)Noida
b)Mumbai
c)Kolkata
d)Ahmedabad

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A

The centre aims at developing collaborations for cancer prevention and research and care using inputs from traditional systems The centre will give 5 research fellowships and five Post doctoral ones

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18.Recently which state government introduced Third gender category in school exams ?

a)Rajasthan
b)West Bengal
c)Telangana
d)Bihar

Answer & Explanation

Ans: D

After supreme court recognition of transgender people as third gender Bihar became first state to allow 18 students for board exams under third gender category

19.How much penalty will be fined for late filing of income tax returns ?

a)Rs.2,000
b)Rs.10,000
c)Rs.8,000
d)None of  the above

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B

20.Lakshya sen associated with which of the following sport ?

a)Badminton
b)Tennis
c)Wrestling
d)Golf

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B

15 year old Lakshya sen is Badminton player from Uttarakhand state Recently he was ranked No.1 as Junior Badminton player In previous eight tournaments he secured 16,903 points

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21.Which of the following Indian Aviation company selected for Asia’s greatest brands awards 2016 ?

a)Jet Airways
b)SpiceJet
c)Indigo
d)None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B

22.Who won 2017 Syed Modi grand prix gold medal in women’s badminton singles category ?

a)P V Sindhu
b)Saina Nehwal
c)Ashwini Ponnappa
d)N Sikki Reddy

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A

23.Which of the following country will become first Islamic nation to launch Mission to Mars ?

a)Pakistan
b)Iraq
c)United Arab Emirates
d)Jordan

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

24.On which of the following date world wetlands day is celebrated ?

a)09,February
b)02,February
c)16,February
d)23,February

Answer & Explanation

Ans: B

25.Madhya Pradesh state tourism signed MoU with which of the following to promote Home Stay scheme ?

a)Yatra
b)ibibo
c)MakemyTrip
d)Redbus

Answer & Explanation

Ans: C

Make My trip helps in implementing the state run Madhya Pradesh state tourism development corporation scheme for tourists This home Stay scheme is for the owners of Bungalows, Apartments and cottages at the tourist places

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26.Who was elected as chairman of KPMG India ?

a)Arun Kumar
b)Nikhil Agarwal
c)Sadanand Shetty
d)Gaurav Kumar

Answer & Explanation

Ans: A

KPMG provides Financial and Business advisory, Tax and regulatory and internal audit services Previously Arun Kumar served on KPMG’s global management consulting leadership team

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