January 2017 Current Affairs Quiz - set 2

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World Braille Day is observed on ?

The 14th annual overseas Indians' gathering called "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" will be held in which city from January 7-9 ?

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has traditionally been held on January 9 to commemorate the return of which National Leader as 'Pravasi' from South Africa to India ?

India has ranked _________ among the countries offering the highest average annual salary to expatriates, according to HSBC Holdings data ?

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has received approval from markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its IPO. What is IPO ?

Which country ended the year 2016 without a government for two months following the Panama Papers scandal and a snap election in which none of the parties got a majority ?

Name the first country in Europe to trial a project to pay unemployed citizens a basic monthly income of €560 (around ₹40,000), in a move to reduce poverty and boost employment ?

India's first bus to run on human and animal waste will debut on the Ultadanga to Garia route of which Indian city in March, 2017 ?

Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has recently conferred the country's highest civilian honour on Army chief Qamar Bajwa and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Zubair Hayat in recognition of their services. Name it ?

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu has launched a new scheme to provide the medical treatment to the people below Above Poverty Line (APL) at Rs. 1200 premium per annum. Name it ?

Which country has recently launched a Baby Box Scheme, providing parents of newborn babies with maternity kits containing digital thermometers, blankets and baby clothes ?

Which activist has recently announced that she will be contesting the 2017 Manipur Assembly election from Thoubal which is the constituency of Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh ?

The artist whose works inspired the visuals in the 1942 Disney film Bambi, was recently passed away. Who is he ?

Who has recently took oath as the 44th Chief Justice of India ?

Which bank has recently launched a chatbot service called 'OnChat' to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger ?

To remove dependency on banks, Paytm has added UPI support to its app allowing users to transfer money to their digital wallet with their UPI id. What is UPI ?

Read Set 1 from here

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