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Current Affairs Questions on 3rd, 4th January 2017 :
The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has started in which city?
A. Delhi
B. Tirupati
C. Varanashi
D. Bangalore
Answer: B
Explanation: The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 3, 2017 at the Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
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What is the name of the India-born DNA expert who was chosen to be conferred with a knighthood by the British Queen as announced in the New Years’ Honours List 2017?
A. CNR Rao
B. Shankar Balasubramanian
C. AS Kiran Kumar
D. Tapan Mishra
Answer: B
Explanation: Shankar Balasubramanian, the Chennai-born professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Cambridge, has been chosen for the prestigious knighthood award for year 2017. This was announced in the New Years’ Honours List 2017.
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NTR Arogya Raksha, a new health scheme has been launched by which state government?
A. Rajasthan
B. Telangana
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: D
Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh Government has recently launched a new health scheme “NTR Arogya Raksha” in Vijayawada to offer medical insurance to those who were not covered under any of the existing health schemes of the state government.
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Who was known as the “Ambassador to the world's religions”?
A. Dalai Lama
B. Sri Sri Ravishankar
C. Huston Smith
D. Mother teresa
Answer: C
Explanation: Huston Smith, called the “Ambassador to the World's Religions” who said he believed in the best of all faiths has died at the age of 97 on Jan 3, 2016.
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Who is the newly appointed Controller General of Accounts?
A. JS Khehar
B. S S Sahu
C. SK Nigam
D. Archana Nigam
Answer: D
Explanation: Archana Nigam, an officer of the 1981 batch of the Indian Civil Accounts Service, is the newly appointed Controller General of Accounts in the Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance. She succeeded M.J.Joseph.
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Who steps down as Indian ODI, T20 captain on 4th January 2016?
A. Virat Kohli
B. MS Dhoni
C. Rohit Sharma
D. None of above
Answer: B
Explanation: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 4th January 2016 stepped down as captain of the Indian team in limited overs cricket. A BCCI press-release stated, “Mahendra Singh Dhoni has informed the BCCI, that he wishes to step down as the captain of the Indian Cricket Team from the One Day Internationals and the T20 Internationals formats of the game.
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