Current Affairs JAN-2019

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661. Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

  • A
  • Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar

  • B
  • A.P. Maheshwari

  • C
  • Vijay Kumar

  • D
  • Arvind Kumar

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Correct Answer : B [A.P. Maheshwari]

Explaination : [nil]

662. Which famous international money transfer company recently partnered with Ebixcash to expand its presence in Indian market?

  • A
  • PayPal PayPal

  • B
  • MoneyGram

  • C
  • Western Union

  • D
  • Transfer Wise

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Correct Answer : B [MoneyGram]

Explaination : [nil]

663. Which is the first Indian airport to get Disabled Aircraft Recovery Equipment (DARE)?

  • A
  • Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

  • B
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

  • C
  • Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

  • D
  • Cochin International Airport

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Correct Answer : D [Cochin International Airport]

Explaination : [nil]

664. Which company recently announced to offer guidance to 15 tech start-up companies from 5 Indian states?

  • A
  • Google

  • B
  • Microsoft

  • C
  • Amazon

  • D
  • Flipkart

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Correct Answer : B [Microsoft]

Explaination : [nil]

665. On which date, ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ celebrated across India?

  • A
  • January 10

  • B
  • January 12

  • C
  • January 13

  • D
  • January 14

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Correct Answer : D [January 14]

Explaination : [nil]

666. Which badminton player recently won the Malaysian Masters 2020 title?

  • A
  • Viktor Axelsen

  • B
  • Kento Momota

  • C
  • Sai Praneeth

  • D
  • Kidambi Srikanth

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Correct Answer : B [Kento Momota]

Explaination : [nil]

667. Who has recently been appointed as the fourth Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

  • A
  • U K Sinha

  • B
  • Ajay Tyagi

  • C
  • Michael Patra

  • D
  • Krishnamurthy Subramaniam

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Correct Answer : C [Michael Patra]

Explaination : [nil]

668. The Vice President of India is to inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for studies of which Indian language, in Nellore?

  • A
  • Kannada

  • B
  • Telugu

  • C
  • Tamil

  • D
  • Malayalam

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Correct Answer : B [Telugu]

Explaination : [nil]

669. The communication satellite of ISRO, GSAT-30 is scheduled to launch aboard which vehicle?

  • A
  • PSLV C 44

  • B
  • PSLV C 46

  • C
  • PSLV C 47

  • D
  • Ariane 5

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Correct Answer : D [Ariane 5]

Explaination : [nil]

670. Which Indian PSU is set to acquire the government's entire stake in THDC India and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO)?

  • A
  • NTPC Limited

  • B
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

  • C
  • Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

  • D
  • NHPC Limited

Show Answer
Correct Answer : D [NHPC Limited ]

Explaination : [na]

671. ‘5G Hackathon’ was recently launched by which Union Ministry/organisation?

  • A
  • NITI Aayog

  • B
  • Ministry of Science and Technology

  • C
  • Ministry of Communication

  • D
  • Ministry of Human Resource and Development

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [Ministry of Communication ]

Explaination : [na]

672. Which is the only Indian company to feature in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020?

  • A
  • Infosys

  • B
  • Tata Consultancy Services

  • C
  • Zoho

  • D
  • Zomato

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Correct Answer : B [Tata Consultancy Services ]

Explaination : [na]

673. The two species of birds- ‘Red Throated Thrush and Plumbeous Water Redstart’ were recently found in which state/UT?

  • A
  • Arunachal Pradesh

  • B
  • Uttarakhand

  • C
  • Ladakh

  • D
  • Lakshadeep

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Correct Answer : C [Ladakh ]

Explaination : [na]

674. hich city was the venue of “Microsoft Future Decoded – CEO Summit”?

  • A
  • New Delhi

  • B
  • Mumbai

  • C
  • Chennai

  • D
  • Gurugram

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Correct Answer : B [Mumbai ]

Explaination : [na]

675. Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of which Indian PSU?

  • A
  • NTPC Limited

  • B
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

  • C
  • NHPC Limited

  • D
  • Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [NHPC Limited ]

Explaination : [na]

676. The First anniversary of the launch of which welfare scheme was observed on February 24? 

  • A
  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

  • B
  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

  • C
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)

  • D
  • Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana

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Correct Answer : B [Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) ]

Explaination : [na]

677. Which aircraft carrier launched freighter services to assist shrimp farmers?

  • A
  • Alliance

  • B
  • Air IndiGo

  • C
  • SpiceJet

  • D
  • Vistara

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [SpiceJet]

Explaination : [na]

678. Bob Iger, who recently tendered his resignation, was the Chief Executive Officer of which global firm for 15 years?

  • A
  • Walt Disney Company

  • B
  • Netflix

  • C
  • Warner Bros

  • D
  • Pixar

Show Answer
Correct Answer : A [Walt Disney Company ]

Explaination : [na]

679. As of 2020, what is the Foreign Direct investment (FDI) limit, allowed in insurance intermediaries?        

  • A
  • 0%

  • B
  • 26%

  • C
  • 49%

  • D
  • 100%

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Correct Answer : D [100%]

Explaination : [na]

680. What is the name of the new satellite, scheduled to be launched by the ISRO on March 5, 2020?        

  • A
  • GISAT-1

  • B
  • GISAT-3

  • C
  • GISAT-7

  • D
  • GISAT-11

Show Answer
Correct Answer : A [GISAT-1 ]

Explaination : [na]
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