Current Affairs 2017 (Jan & Feb) Flashcards
Miss Universe 2016
Iris Mittenaere, France
Jeevan Raksha Padak has how many categories
3- Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak
Padma Shri for Social Work
Environmentalist Baba Seechewal
Padma Shri for distinguished work in agriculture
Farmer Genabhai Patel, Gujarat
Ashok chakra (posthumously)
Havildar Hangpan Dada
Highest number of President’s Police Medal for Gallantry went to which state
Jammu and Kashmir
First North East Investors’ Summit held in
Shillong
Name of humanoid to be deployed by HDFC bank
‘Ira’
New Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart
Kalyan Krishnamurthy
New MD of IBM
Karan Bajwa
Martyrs’ Day / Shaheed Diwas
30th January
marks assassination of Gandhi in 1948
World Leprosy Day
30th January
National Voters’ Day
25th January
National Girl child Day
24th January
Teppotsavam (float festival) held in
Bhadrachalam on the banks of Godavari
International Kites’ Festival held in
Ahmedabad at Sabarmati River Front
Chief Guest of 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
PM of Portugal, Antonio Costa
Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) Lifetime achievement award winner
Ramesh Prasad
Father of Pac-Man
Masaya Nakamura
New PM of Mauritius
Pravind Kumar Jagnauth
New RBI DG
Viral V Acharya
New UPSC Chairman
David R Syiemlieh
New Chief of Indian Army
General Bipin Rawat
New Chief of Indian Air Force
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
Winner of Syed Modi International Badminton Championship held in Lucknow
P V Sindhu
Winner of Men’s Singles’ of Australian Open
Roger Federer
Malaysia Masters’s Grand Title winner
Saina Nehwal
Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year
Riyad Mahrez, Algeria
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Football Championship winner
India
Winner of Mubadala World Tennis Championship held in Abu Dhabi
Rafael Nadal
Second successful test of the Guided Pinaka rocket from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launchpad situated at
Chandipur, Odisha
Range of Agni IV nuclear capable ballistic missile
Up to 4,000 km
New President of Gambia
Adama Barrow
New President of Ghana
Nana Akufo-Addo
New (9th) Secretary General of the UN
Antonio Guterres, Portugal
New Chief Justice (25th) of Pakistan
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
President appointed whom as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Assam
Presidnet appointed whom as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh also
P B Acharya, Governor of Nagaland
Name of skill development program targeted at youth seeking overseas employment
Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
New Chief justice of India
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
First school for transgender in India opened in
Kochi, Kerala
India’s rank in Corruption Perception Index
79th
Chief Guest of 68th Republic Day of India
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Republic Day tableau of Himachal Pradesh presented which traditional art form
Chamba rumal (pahari art form)
Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 awarded by Ernst & Young
Vivek Chaan Sehgal, Motherson Sumi systems Pvt Ltd
Which state gives out the Bhim Awards to its sports persons
Haryana
Winner of Best Green Organisation of the Year award presented at the Global green Future Leadership Awards
Katamati Iron Mine (owned by Tata Steel)
Winner of International Mercury Award, which is given to honour outstanding achievement if professional communications
EDII, Ahmedabad
Indian film to win CICAE Award at the 67th Berlin International film Festival (also known as Berlinale)
Newton
Winner of Dr B C Roy National Award for ‘outstanding service in the field of socio medical relief’ for 2016
Dr P Raghu Ram
Winner of Genesis Prize 2017 for utmost contribution to Jewish community
Anish Kapoor (Indian origin British Sculptor)
National Science Day
28th February
International Mother Language Day
21st February
World Day of Social Justice
20th February
World Radio Day
13th February
World Wetlands Day
2nd February
Brand Ambassador of Sightsavers India to prevent avoidable blindness
Kabir Bedi
New official spokesperson of the Ministry of External affairs (MEA)
Gopal Baglay
Swachh Bharat Mission ambassador
Shilpa Shetty
New Executive Director of Bank of India
Neelam Damodaran
New Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Edappadi Palaniswami
New President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey
Winner of men’s 50 km event of the National Race Walking Championship
Sandeep Kumar, Haryana
Winner of T20 Blind World Cup 2017
India
Winner of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Memorial All India National Style Kabaddi Championship
Haryana
Winner of men’s singles’ title at 81st Senior National Badminton Championships held in Patna
Sourabh Verma
Winner of Women’s Singles title at 81st Senior National Badminton Championships held in Patna
Rituparna Das
The world’s oldest aircraft carrier in active service to be decommissioned in March 2017 is
INS Viraat
Indian Air Force’s first indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control System developed by DRDO
Netra
First Indian naval ship to go green by installing a solar power system on board
Survey vessel INS Sarvekshak
Name of nationwide military operation launched by Pakistan Army to eliminate terrorists and ensure security of Pakistan’s borders
‘Radd-ul-Fasaad’
‘Pink Shirt Day’ observed by US and Canada to fight against racism, bullying, hate crimes and discrimination on
22nd February
New National Security Adviser appointed by President Donald trump replacing Michael Flynn
Lieutenant General H R McMaster
New longest elevated bike path opened in
Xiamen city, China
New leader chosen by Hamas in Gaza Strip
Yehiya Sinwar
India’s first hill station bicycle path inaugurated in
Darjeeling, West Bengal
New train unveiled by Indian Railways for unreserved passengers is called
Antyodaya Express
PM Modi unveiled 112 ft statue of ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva at which place
Isha Yoga Foundation, Coimbatore
9th BRICS Summit held in
Xiamen City, China
First state in India to launch sex offenders’ registry
Kerala
Liker and Leh Dosmochey festival held in
Ladakh (J&K)
Khajuraho Dance Festival is held in
Madhya Pradesh
Guinness World Record for creating 48.8 ft tall statue at Puri beach in Odisha made by
Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik
12th century Vishnu sculptures unearthed in
Bijbehara area in Anantnag district, South Kashmir
Prehistoric rock art site found in
Ambukuthi hills in Kerala
Nagoba Jatara tribal festival is held in which place
Keslapur village, Telangana
Scientists discovered 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting which star
TRAPPIST-1
New malaria vaccine which is up to 100% effective is called
Sanaria PfSPZ-CVac
SC issued notice of contempt against which HC Judge
Calcutta HC Judge C S Karnan