Current Affairs -2020-January 16 & 17

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Current Affairs -2020-January 16 & 17

1.‘Yodhavu’ (Warrior), a mobile application for curbing drug menace, is an initiative of which state?
a.Karnataka
b.Andhra Pradesh
c.Kerala
d. Telangana

Ans: Kerala

2. The late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was born in which city, where she was elected as MLA twice?
a.Ambala Cantt,Haryana
b.Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh
c.Gandhi Nagar,Gujarat
d.Ludhiana,Punjab

Ans: Ambala Cantt,Haryana

3.What is the current accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
a.April-March
b.July-June
c.January-December
d.May-April

Ans: July-June

4.What is the objective of the ‘CREDAI Awaas’ mobile application, recently launched by CREDAI?
a.Redressal of Consumer Grievance
b.Ease of Purchase of Residential Properties
c.Geo-tagging of Residential Properties
d.Approval for Residential Properties

Ans: Ease of Purchase of Residential Properties

5.Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal are associated with which sports?
a.Badminton
b.Squash
c.Tennis
d.Table-Tennis

Ans: Squash

6.Which city was host to the India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise?
a.Umroi
b.Kolkata
c.Vishakhapatnam
d.Kochi

Ans: Umroi

7.As of 2020, which is the only Bollywood movie to win 13 Filmfare Awards?
a.Uri:The Surgical Strike
b.Article 15
c.Saand Ki Aankh
d.Gully boy

Ans: Gully Boy

8.What is the theme of Telangana’s biotechnology and life sciences forum ‘BioAsia 2020’?
a.Life Science for All
b.Today for Tommorrow
c.Instrumental Life sciences
d.Better Bio-tech

Ans: Today for Tomorrow

9.‘Appreciate and Commend’ is a scheme of which state, which aims to honour outstanding Police officers?
a.Odisha
b.Rajasthan
c.Punjab
d.Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Punjab

10.Which city plays host to ‘GulFood 2020’, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition?
a.Riyadh
b.Abu Dhabi
c.Dubai
d.Doha

Ans: Dubai

11.The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) is to be set up in which Indian state?
a.Maharashtra
b.Gujarat
c.Tamilnadu
d.Kerala

Ans: Gujarat

12.Which is the first and only private firm to build and deliver research ships in India?
a.Titagarh Wagons Ltd
b.Garden reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
c.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
d.Goa Shipyard

Ans: Titagarh Wagons Ltd

13.What is the theme of the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2020?
a.Westlessness
b.Sustainable Developement Goals
c.We can Work Together
d.Security for all

Ans: Westlessness

14.What is the name of the third corporate passenger train of India?
a.Tejas Express
b.Kashi Mahakal Express
c.Kashi In dore Express
d.Kashi Vishwanath Express

Ans: Kashi Mahakal Express

15.‘Kambala’, which was in news recently, is a traditional sport of which state?
a.Karnataka
b.Andhra Pradesh
c.Kerala
d.Tamilnadu

Ans: Karnataka

16.Yash Bharti Award is the highest award of which Indian state/UT?
a.Madhya Pradesh
b.Odisha
c.Uttar Pradesh
d.Punjab

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

17.Which state commenced operations of India’s first Inter-City Electric Bus service?
a.Karnataka
b.Maharashtra
c.Odisha
d.Telangana

Ans: Maharashtra

18.As per the recent ‘Military Balance’ report, the defence modernisation of which country led to higher military spending by the US?
a.Russia
b.China
c.Japan
d.India

Ans: China

19.Udyani Mane, who was in news recently, is an Indian player of which sports?
a.Tennis
b.Wrestling
c.Golf
d.Badminton

Ans: Golf

20.Which country has recently developed a recovery-plasma to treat COVID-19 infected patients?
a.India
b.China
c.Thailand
d.Japan

Ans: China

21.Which railway zone of India has become 1st to have 13 energy neutral stations which is highest among other zones?
1) North central Zone
2) South central Zone
3) Central Zone
4) Western Zone
5) Eastern Zone

Ans: South central Zone

22.The Union government has amended the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 with the aim to make the arbitration speedy execution of the case and ensure the mediation of the arbitrator. Who is the Law and Justice minister of India?
1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
3) Madan Mohan Malaviya
4) Narendra Singh Tomar
5) Ramvilas Paswan

Ans: Ravi Shankar Prasad

23.Who flagged of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission’s (KVIC) ‘Apiary on Wheels’ for bee keepers in New Delhi?
1) Sadananda Gowda
2) Ramvilas Paswan
3) Harsh Vardhan
4) Nitin Gadkari
5) Dharmendra Pradhan

Ans: Nitin Gadkari

24.Recently (Feb 2020) in Which Indian state Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 1st inter-city electric bus service of the state?
1) Maharashtra
2) Punjab
3) Gujarat
4) West Bengal
5) Odisha

Ans: Maharashtra

25.The Government of India (GoI) to host the 3-day National organic food festival with the theme ‘Unleashing India’s organic market potential’ at which Indian State/UT?
1) Maharashtra
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Kerala
5) New Delhi

Ans: New Delhi

26.Which Indian State Government launched ‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ (A plant of Love) under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali campaign to promote the practicing of planting trees?
1) Odisha
2) Bihar
3) Jharkhand
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Gujarat

Ans: Bihar

27.Which Indian State Government has launched ‘Anganphou Hunba’ (Sowing of first paddy crop) Programme?
1) Assam
2) Nagaland
3) Meghalaya
4) Manipur
5) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: Manipur

28.The Government of India (GoI) has allocated 2 AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) and 9 other medical colleges for which Indian State/UT (Feb 2020)?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Rajasthan
4) Bihar
5) Punjab

Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

29.Name the Indian origin person who has been appointed as United Kingdom’s (UK) new Chancellor of Exchequer by Prime Minister Borris Johnson (Feb 2020)?
1) Alok Sharma
2) Priti Patel
3) Rishi Sunak
4) Swati Dandekar
5) Sam Arora

Ans: Rishi Sunak

30.Vinay Dube has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of which company?
1) AirIndia
2) GoIndia
3) GoAir
4) AirAlliance
5) AllianceGo

Ans: GoAir

31.According to Forbes ‘Real time Billionaires’ report, who is India’s 2nd richest person only behind the Mukesh Ambani, with the net worth of $17.8 Billion?
1) Lakshmi Mittal
2) Gautam Adani
3) Radhakishan Damani
4) Uday Kotak
5) Shiv Nadar

Ans: Radhakishan Damani

32.What was the Theme of 43rd International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) council held at Rome, Italy on February 2020?
1) Theme: “Rural Transformation: Key to Sustainable Development”
2) Theme: “Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030”
3) Theme: “Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship”
4) Theme: “Fragility to long-term resilience: investing in sustainable rural economies”
5) Theme: “Inclusive investment: Rural people, state and business in the post 2020-Agenda”

Ans: Theme: “Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030”

33.The 43rd International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) council held at Rome, Italy on February 2020 stated, due to climatic change around 100 million people will be pushed to poverty by _____?
1) 2022
2) 2025
3) 2024
4) 2027
5) 2030

Ans: 2030

34.The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) has cancelled the World Mobile Congress (WMC) 2020 due to outbreak of corona virus. The WMC was initially planned to be conducted at?
1) New Delhi, India
2) Barcelona, Spain
3) Istanbul, Turkey
4) Geneva, Switzerland
5) Berlin, Germany

Ans: Barcelona, Spain

35.The 15th Finance Commission forms 5-member panel to investigate arrangement made for funding defense and internal security. Who is the head of the panel?
1) AN Jha
2) Ajay Bhalla
3) NK Singh
4) TV Somanathan
5) Ajay Kumar

Ans: NK Singh

36.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted Municipal Bonds Development Committee to get recommendations on policy matters pertaining to development of municipal debt securities market. Who is the Head of Committee?
1) N S Vishwanathan
2) S.K Mohanty
3) G C Chaturvedi
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) Sujit Prasad

Ans: Sujit Prasad

37.According to International Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) annual “Military Balance” report, what is India’s rank among World’s biggest defence spenders?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) 7

Ans: 5

38.Who is the No.1 T20 Internationals (T20I) batswoman as per latest International Council for Cricket’s (ICC) T20 internationals ranking 2020?
1) Smriti Mandhana
2) Suzie Bates
3) Sophie Devine
4) Jemimah Rodriques
5) Ellyse Perry

Ans: Suzie Bates

39.Sonam Sherpa the founder of Parikrama, who passed away recently is a ________?
1) Fashion Designer
2) Guitarist
3) Astrologer
4) Spiritualist
5) Politician

Ans: Guitarist

40.World Pangolin Day 2020 was observed on ______?
1) February 12
2) February 13
3) February 14
4) February 15
5) February 16

Ans: February 15