Q1. The Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for appointment of ________________ as the Managing Director & CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank for a period of three years from the date of his taking charge.
Answer: CVR Rajendran
Q2. Name the person, who has been appointed as National Security Adviser (NSA) by US President-elect Donald Trump?
Answer: Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Q3. India and ____________ have signed three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in order to have a smooth tax regime between the two and reduce litigation arising out of transfer pricing issues.
Answer: UK
Q4. Who was conferred this year’s Sumitra Charat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music recently?
Answer: Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia
Q5. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise?
Answer: Mahela Jayawardene
Q6. India and ___________ has signed a Joint Declaration in New Delhi for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information between two countries in respect of accounts of Indians held abroad.
Answer: Switzerland
Q7. Name the acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Professor, who had played a prominent role in the development of science and technology in the country over the last five decades has passed away recently?
Answer: MGK Menon
Q8. Who has been elected as the new President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2017?
Answer: Pankaj R Patel
Q9. Name the officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), who have/has been elected as chairpersons of IOSCO panels?
Answer: Parmod Kumar Nagpal and Amarjeet Singh
Q10. Name the Veteran carnatic musician, who had passed away in Chennai recently?
Answer: M Balamuralikrishna
Q11. The upper house of which country rejected the ambitious BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) recently?
Answer: Bhutan
Q12. Who will be head a committee of Chief Ministers to suggest measures to reduce hardships caused to the common man by demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes by the Modi government?
Answer: Chandrababu Naidu
Q13. __________ village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat recently has earned the title of becoming the 1st digital village in India.
Answer: Akodara
Q14. Which public sector bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on defence salary package?
Answer: Corporation Bank
Q15. Who will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming 47th International Film Festival of India in Goa?
Answer: Kwon Taek