17, 18 January 2016 Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions on 17, 18 January 2016:

Government will create how much corpus fund for development and growth of innovation driven enterprises ?
A. Rs 20,000 crore
B. Rs 10,000 crore
C. Rs 1,000 crore
D. Rs 5,000 crore
Answer: B

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will create Rs 10,000 crore corpus fund for development and growth of innovation driven enterprises. PM Modi announced a plethora of incentives, from easy registration to easy exit, for startups in the country. These include a Self certification regime, freedom from Inspector-raj, a number of Tax exemptions, strong IPR regime and legal assistance, easy Exit Policy to safeguard against any fear of failure. Startups will also enjoy a 3-year Income Tax holiday and patent fee fro such ventures will be reduced by 80%.

Which cricket player became the fastest batsman to register 7000 ODI runs on 17th January 2016 ?
A. Virat Kohli
B. MS Dhoni
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Suresh Raina
Answer: A

Explanation: Virat Kohli Kohli became the fastest batsman to register 7000 ODI runs and fastest batsman to score 24 ODI centuries, as he took 117 deliveries to score his 24th century of 117.

Who is acquitted in Murder case of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti on 18th January 2016 ?
A. Pervez Musharraf
B. Imran Khan
C. Masood Azhar
D. All of above
Answer: A
Explanation: Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was on 18th January 2016 acquitted by an anti-terrorism court in the murder case of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. The court in Balochistan's provincial capital Quetta acquitted former president Musharraf, ex-provincial home minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani and Qaumi Watan Party chief and member of National Assembly Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.

In IPL spot-fixing scandal, BCCI disciplinary committee on imposed life ban on which player ?
A. Hiken Shah
B. S. Sreesanth
C. Ajit Chandila
D. All of above
Answer: C
Explanation: Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) disciplinary committee on Monday imposed life ban on Ajit Chandila, while Hiken Shah was slapped with a five-year ban in IPL spot-fixing scandal. The three-member panel, headed by BCCI president Shashank Manohar, also comprising Jyotiraditya Scindia and Niranjan Shah, announced their final verdict today.