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GK Affairs 24 January 2017 Questions & Answers – General Awareness Quiz
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Q. - Peter Sarstedt, who passed away recently, was the well-known singer-songwriter of which country?
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Description Of This Question
Peter Eardley Sarstedt (75), the well-known English singer-songwriter, has recently passed away in Sussex, England. He was born in Delhi in 1941, when India was part of the British Raj, where his parents were civil servants in the British administration.
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Q. - The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed on which date?
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The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed every year on January 10 to promote Hindi across the world and to mark the anniversary of first World Hindi Conference (WHD)which was held in 1975.
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Q. - The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country?
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The Jigme Dorji National Park is the 2nd largest National Park of Bhutan, which was named after Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. The park stretches over 4316 km² and provides sanctuary for 37 known species of mammals viz. Snow leopard, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger, bharal or Himalayan blue sheep, etc. It is also the only park in Bhutan where the national animal (takin), flower (blue poppy), bird (raven) and tree (cypress) exist together.
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Q. - The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in which country?
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The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 17th to 20th under the theme “Responsive and Responsible Leadership”. The purpose of the meeting is to improve the state of the world and discuss the most pressing issues facing the world. In this summit, filmmaker Karan Johar has been invited as one of the cultural leaders on this prolific platform.
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Q. - Which state government will launch e-wallet “Tokapoisa.in” for cashless transaction in local language?
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The Assam government will launch its indigenously-developed e-Wallet “Tokapoisa.in” to enable the people of the state for hassle-free online transactions in local language. Apart from an e-Wallet, it will be a virtual payment terminal and will also enablegovernment-related transactions. The e-wallet is developed by the Assam Electronics Development Corp. Ltd and is powered by Amrton and ICICI Bank. Traders and merchants, including small shop-keepers, would be able to use the app to keep record of their transaction, with a feature of ‘accounting package’ for such small traders who cannot engage full-time accountants to keep their financial records.
Today’s Current Affairs – 24 Jan 2017

Current Affairs 24 January, 2017
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