Current Affairs Quiz : 2 January 2017

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1. In order to check infiltration and terrorism, the Border Security Force (BSF) will be installing laser walls and smart sensors along the border of which country?
a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Nepal
d. Myanmar



2. An entrepreneur of Indian origin, Sheikh Rafik Mohammed, has assumed a top position in the defence department of which of the following countries?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Tajikistan
c. Uzbekistan
d. Kyrgyzstan


3. Who among the following has been appointed as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan?
a. Mian Saqib Nisar
b. Abdul Hameed Dogar
c. Bashir Jehangiri
d. Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim


4. What is the latest he credit guarantee for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?
a. 1.5 crore
b. 1 crore
c. 2 crore
d. 2.5 crore


5. According to the new housing loan scheme launched by PM Modi on New Year Eve, how much exemption will poor and middle-class citizens get on loans up to Rs. 9 lakh?
a. 2%
b. 3.5%
c. 4.5%
d. 4%


6. Which state has become the first state in India to go fully organic?
a. Sikkim
b. Arunchal Pradesh
c.Tripura
d. Nagaland


7. Who wonn the World Blitz Chess Championship title 2016?
a. Sergey Karjakin
b. Vladimir Kramnik
c. Hikaru Nakamura
d. Magnus Carlsen


8. Who has been conferred the Knighthood 2016 in the New Year’s honours list in Britain?
a. Pete Sampras
b. Andy Murray
c. Bjorn Borg
d. Andre Agassi


9. Who won Mubadala World Tennis Championships 2016?
a. Belgian David Goffin
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Ivan Lendl
d. Rafael Nadal


10. Two new Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have been chosen for which of the following literary awards?
a. Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award
b. Ananda Purashkar‎
c.Sahitya Akademi Award
d. Saraswati Samman Award


11. Who has been conferred the 'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016 ?
a. S. K. Sharma
b. B K Tiwari
c. K M Singh
d. O P Singh