Current Affairs JAN-2020

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101. Which Union Ministry is set to launch a program for development of eastern states called ‘Purvodaya’?

  • A
  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  • B
  • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

  • C
  • Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

  • D
  • Ministry of steel

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Correct Answer : D [Ministry of steel]

Explaination : [nil]

102. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is to organise the 23rd National Youth Festival in Lucknow. It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of which famous personality?

  • A
  • A P J Abdul Kalam

  • B
  • Swami Vivekananda

  • C
  • B R Ambedkar

  • D
  • Bhagat Singh

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Correct Answer : B [Swami Vivekananda]

Explaination : [nil]

103. The first in-depth review of India’s energy policies was recently released by which international organisation?

  • A
  • World Energy Council

  • B
  • International Energy Agency

  • C
  • Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

  • D
  • International Renewable Energy Agency

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Correct Answer : B [International Energy Agency]

Explaination : [nil]

104. Which state government recently announced to prepare special text-books for children with learning disabilities?

  • A
  • Andhra Pradesh

  • B
  • Madhya Pradesh

  • C
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • D
  • Odisha

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Correct Answer : C [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [nil]

105. The freedom of speech and freedom to carry on a business through internet is covered under which article of Indian constitution?

  • A
  • Article 17

  • B
  • Article 18

  • C
  • Article 19

  • D
  • Article 20

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Correct Answer : C [Article 19 ]

Explaination : [nil]

106. The report titled ‘National Strategy for Financial Inclusion’ was recently released by which organisation?

  • A
  • Reserve Bank of India

  • B
  • insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

  • C
  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

  • D
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India

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Correct Answer : A [Reserve Bank of India]

Explaination : [nil]

107. Which state is the worst place for women’s security, according to the recent National Crime Records Bureau (NRCB) report?

  • A
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • B
  • West Bengal

  • C
  • Bihar

  • D
  • Jharkhand

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Correct Answer : A [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [nil]

108. Who has been recently named as the new ruler/sultan of Oman?

  • A
  • Qasem Soleimani

  • B
  • Qaboos bin Said al Said

  • C
  • Haitham bin Tariq

  • D
  • Mahjoob Zweiri

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Correct Answer : C [Haitham bin Tariq ]

Explaination : [nil]

109. The Biennial Global Pulses Conference named ‘The Pulses Conclave 2020’ is to be held in which state?

  • A
  • Tamil Nadu

  • B
  • Kerala

  • C
  • Karnataka

  • D
  • Maharashtra

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Correct Answer : D [Maharashtra]

Explaination : [nil]

110. When is the Army Day celebrated across India, every year?

  • A
  • January 13

  • B
  • January 14

  • C
  • January 15

  • D
  • January 16

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Correct Answer : C [January 15]

Explaination : [nil]

111. Which bank has recently signed an MoU with South-Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways, for doorstep collection of earnings from the railway stations?

  • A
  • Punjab National Bank

  • B
  • Bank of Baroda

  • C
  • State Bank of India

  • D
  • Bank of India

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Correct Answer : C [State Bank of India]

Explaination : [nil]

112. India recently provided nearly 1 lakh academic text books to which country, to assist its development in higher education and research?

  • A
  • Madagascar

  • B
  • Malawi

  • C
  • Mozambique

  • D
  • Zimbabwe

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Correct Answer : A [Madagascar]

Explaination : [nil]

113. Which cricketer won the 'Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy' for 'Player of the Year', presented by the International Cricket Council (ICC)

  • A
  • Virat Kohli

  • B
  • Ben Stokes

  • C
  • Kane Williamson

  • D
  • Rohit Sharma

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Correct Answer : B [Ben Stokes]

Explaination : [na]

114. Which company has recently announced to invest $ 1 billion to digitise Small and Medium Businesses in India?

  • A
  • Google

  • B
  • Amazon

  • C
  • Microsoft

  • D
  • IBM

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Correct Answer : B [Amazon]

Explaination : [na]

115. Which organisation releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India?

  • A
  • Ministry of Human Resources and Development

  • B
  • NITI Aayog

  • C
  • NGO ‘Pratham’

  • D
  • UNICEF

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Correct Answer : C [NGO ‘Pratham’]

Explaination : [na]

116. Which global tele-communication company’s arm has recently launched a new privacy-focused search engine called ‘OneSearch’?

  • A
  • AT&T

  • B
  • Verizon

  • C
  • Vodafone

  • D
  • China Mobile

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Correct Answer : B [Verizon]

Explaination : [na]

117. Eminent filmmaker and director Manmohan Mohapatra, who recently passed away, was from which state?

  • A
  • West Bengal

  • B
  • Odisha

  • C
  • Karnataka

  • D
  • Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Odisha]

Explaination : [na]

118. The District administration of which state has won the Swachhata Darpan Award for adopting innovative methods in plastic waste management?

  • A
  • Telangana

  • B
  • Kerala

  • C
  • Odisha

  • D
  • Gujarat

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Correct Answer : C [Odisha]

Explaination : [na]

119. The ‘Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)’ recently launched at the road safety stakeholders’ meet, was developed by which institution?

  • A
  • Indian Institute of Technology -Madras

  • B
  • Indian Institute of ScienceIndian

  • C
  • Institute of Technology- KanpurIndian

  • D
  • Institute of Technology- Kharagpur

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Correct Answer : A [Indian Institute of Technology -Madras]

Explaination : [na]

120. According to the recent study conducted by the Swiss bank Julius Baer, which is the most expensive city of the world for luxury goods?

  • A
  • Mumbai

  • B
  • Hong Kong

  • C
  • New York

  • D
  • Singapore

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Correct Answer : B [Hong Kong]

Explaination : [na]
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