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GK Affairs 19 January 2017 Questions & Answers – General Awareness Quiz
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Q. - Mario Soares, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
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Mario Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (92), the former President and prime-minister of Portugal, has recently passed away in Lisbon, Portugal.He was one of the founding fathers of democracy in Portugal and as a world figure, deeply appreciated for his contribution to human rights and world peace. For India, he played a central role in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Portugal and India in 1974.
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Q. - The 2017 National conference “Jal Manthan-III” will be held in which city?
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The 3rd edition of National conference “Jal Manthan-III” will be held on January 13, 2017 in New Delhi to discuss various issues of water sector. The conference will be inaugurated by Uma Bharti, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The focus of the conference will be on refining policies of the Ministry to make them more people friendly and responsive to the needs of the states.
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Q. - Which tennis pair has won the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open men’s doubles tournament?
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The Indian team of Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan has won the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open men’s doubles tournament by defeating compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the final by 6-3, 6-4 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In this ATP event, a doubles history was created even before the first ball was hit, as it was the first time in the ATP event’s 22-year existence that four Indians featured in the finals.
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Q. - The 2017 National Conference for e-Governance has started in which city?
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The 20th Edition of the National Conference for e-Governance 2016-17 has started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The theme of conference is ‘Internet of Things and e-Governance’ and will cover newly evolving areas of e-Governance across five plenary sessions such as ‘IoT and Data Analytics’, ‘Cyber Security policy for the future’, ‘Digital Connectivity to the last mile’, etc.
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Q. - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (82), the former President of Iran, has recently passed away in Tehran, Iran. He was the founding father of the Iranian revolution and also served as the president from 1989 to 1997. He was regarded as a pragmatic conservative open to improving ties to the West.
Today’s Current Affairs – 19 Jan 2017

Current Affairs 19 January, 2017
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