Current Affairs JAN-2020

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181. Which Indian tele-com service provider recently got approval from the telecom department to raise the FDI limit to 100%?

  • A
  • Jio

  • B
  • Bharti Airtel

  • C
  • Vodafone Idea

  • D
  • BSNL

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Correct Answer : B [Bharti Airtel]

Explaination : [na]

182. According to the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice,India, which country was declared as the ‘reciprocating territory’?

  • A
  • United Arab Emirates

  • B
  • Oman

  • C
  • Saudi Arabia

  • D
  • Yemen

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Correct Answer : A [United Arab Emirates]

Explaination : [na]

183. What is India’s rank in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report?

  • A
  • Fifth

  • B
  • Sixth

  • C
  • Seventh

  • D
  • Eighth

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Correct Answer : A [Fifth]

Explaination : [na]

184. Which Indian actor was recently honoured with the Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum?

  • A
  • Priyanka Chopra

  • B
  • Deepika Padukone

  • C
  • Kareena Kapoor

  • D
  • Anushka Sharma

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Correct Answer : B [Deepika Padukone]

Explaination : [na]

185. Which state government has recently launched the 'Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’?    

  • A
  • Gujarat

  • B
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • C
  • Maharashtra

  • D
  • Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [na]

186. What is the name of the humanoid robot, which was recently unveiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

  • A
  • Gagan Mitra

  • B
  • Vyom Mitra

  • C
  • Vayu Mitra

  • D
  • Human Mitra

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Correct Answer : B [Vyom Mitra]

Explaination : [na]

187. What is the capital of the newly formed Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?

  • A
  • Daman

  • B
  • Nagar Haveli

  • C
  • Dadra

  • D
  • Silvassa

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Correct Answer : A [Daman]

Explaination : [na]

188. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) of India recently signed an MoU to assist the Petroleum Authority of which country?

  • A
  • Ghana

  • B
  • Argentina

  • C
  • Brazil

  • D
  • Peru

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Correct Answer : A [Ghana]

Explaination : [na]

189. Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel has recently launched a volunteer scheme 'SERVICE' for the employees of which Indian PSU?

  • A
  • Coal India Limited (CIL)

  • B
  • Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

  • C
  • National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

  • D
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Show Answer
Correct Answer : B [Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)]

Explaination : [na]

190. When is the International Day of Education observed every year ? 

  • A
  • January 21

  • B
  • January 24

  • C
  • February 21

  • D
  • February 24

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Correct Answer : B [January 24]

Explaination : [na]

191. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has recently signed an MoU with which of the following organizations?    

  • A
  • World Bank

  • B
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  • C
  • Asian Development Bank

  • D
  • BRICS Bank

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Correct Answer : B [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]

Explaination : [na]

192. Who has been recently awarded with the Subash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, 2020?

  • A
  • Vijay Kumar

  • B
  • Sylendra Babu

  • C
  • Kumar Munnan Singh

  • D
  • Naveen Kumar

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Correct Answer : C [Kumar Munnan Singh]

Explaination : [na]

193. Which state has recently made reading of preamble to constitution as a mandatory practice in schools?

  • A
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • B
  • Madhya Pradesh

  • C
  • Gujarat

  • D
  • Maharashtra

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Correct Answer : B [Madhya Pradesh]

Explaination : [na]

194. Which state’s Tourism department has received the special mention honour as “Emerging Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organisation Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organisation Global Destination Award 2019?

  • A
  • Uttarakhand

  • B
  • Manipur

  • C
  • Assam

  • D
  • Kerala

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Correct Answer : D [Kerala]

Explaination : [na]

195. What is the name of the award recently presented by the Indian President to children, in the fields of innovation, social service, sports, art and culture and bravery?

  • A
  • Janani Puraskar

  • B
  • Shakti Puraskar

  • C
  • Bal Shakti Puraskar

  • D
  • Bal Puraskar

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Correct Answer : C [Bal Shakti Puraskar]

Explaination : [na]

196. What is the current investment limit for Foreign portfolio investors in government and corporate bonds, after the recent directions of RBI?

  • A
  • 20%

  • B
  • 25%

  • C
  • 30%

  • D
  • 35%

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Correct Answer : C [30%]

Explaination : [na]

197. Which organisation is set to develop the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)?

  • A
  • Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation

  • B
  • NITI Aayog

  • C
  • Finance Commission

  • D
  • National Development Council

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Correct Answer : B [NITI Aayog]

Explaination : [na]

198. India recently handed over the consignment of Measles and Rubella vaccines to which country, after a suspected outbreak?

  • A
  • Sri Lanka

  • B
  • Maldives

  • C
  • Bangladesh

  • D
  • Nepal

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Correct Answer : B [Maldives]

Explaination : [na]

199. World Holocaust Forum was recently convened in which city, to remember Holocaust and counter anti-Semitism?

  • A
  • Moscow

  • B
  • Jerusalem

  • C
  • Paris

  • D
  • Berlin

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Correct Answer : B [Jerusalem]

Explaination : [na]

200. The first edition of Ganga-Volga dialogue was recently held in New Delhi, to enhance the bilateral co-operation between India and which country?

  • A
  • China

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • Nepal

  • D
  • Bangladesh

Show Answer
Correct Answer : B [Russia]

Explaination : [na]
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