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• Person appointed as CEO and MD of Bharti AXA General recently- Sanjeev Srinivasan

•    President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 28th Dantan Gramin Mela -2017 in- West Bengal

•    It is with this country Union Cabinet approved signing of a MoU in the filed of cyber security - Vietnam

•    Country that recently became an associate member of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)- India

•    Village declared as the cleanest village in Asia - Mawlynnong village

•    India’s rank in the Inclusive Development Index 2017 is – 60

•    This premier medical institution signed three MoUs worth Rs 7670 crore with three public sector undertakings – AIIMS, New Delhi

•    This many number of countries expressed interest in joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – 30 countries

•    The Global Talent Competitiveness Index report was released by – INSEAD

•    Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2017 was released by – World Economic Forum

•    Astronaut who was the last man to walk on Moon and died recently- Eugene Cernan

•    Indian professor who pioneered the work on black holes and died recently- CV Vishveshwara

•    The world’s biggest cricket stadium will come up in- Gujarat

•    Pinakin mobile app was launched by- Tamil Nadu Tourism

•    Element discovered as the 'missing element' in Earth's Core- Silicon

•    This country has issued new banknotes after scrapping the most-used 100-bolivar note - Venezuela

1.   Who was appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in January 2017?

a) Rakesh Asthana 

b) Alok Kumar Verma

c) Anil Sinha

d) None of the above

Answer : Alok Kumar Verma

2.   Which country recently became an associate member of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)? 

a) Pakistan 

b) China 

c) India 

d) Bangladesh 

Answer : India

3.   The Union Government accepted this State Government’s draft proposal, which seeks to remove legal hurdles to Jallikattu bull taming sport.

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Telangana

d) Karnataka

Answer : Tamil Nadu

4.   Name the three states that on 21 January 2017 celebrated their statehood day. 

a) Gujarat, Goa and Andhra Pradesh

b) Manipur, Tripura and Assam

c) Manipur, Assam and Meghalaya

d) Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya

Answer : Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya

5.   President of this country has declared a state of emergency in some of the country’s provinces amid wildfires.

a) Uganda

b) Chile

c) Ukraine

d) Brazil 

Answer : Chile

6.   It is with this country Union Cabinet approved MOU for cooperation in the field of Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation.

a) United Arab Emirates

b) Holland

c) Saudi Arabia

d) Qatar

Answer : United Arab Emirates

7.   Who was appointed as CEO and MD of Bharti AXA General recently?

a) Sanjeev Srinivasan

b) Natarajan Chandrasekaran

c) Ganapathy Subramaniam

d) Rajesh Gopinathan

Answer : Sanjeev Srinivasan

8.   India ranks on which of the following spot in the recently released Passport Index?

a) 77th 

b) 90th 

c) 65th 

d) 78th 

Answer : 78^th

9.   Name the former Indian cricket team captain who was recently inducted into Legends Club 'Hall of Fame'?

a) Kapil Dev

b) Sunil Gavaskar

c) MS Dhoni

d) None of the above

Answer :  Kapil Dev

10.         Which country topped the global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports?

a) Switzerland

b) Germany

c) Belgium

d) Netherland

Answer : Germany