Current Affairs - 8 January to 15 Jan -2019
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Question 1 |
The Union Cabinet has recently approved a reservation at what percentage for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in government jobs?
5% | |
10% | |
6% | |
15% |
Question 2 |
Which Indian organization has recently signed MoU with SAMEER for research in Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS)?
DRDO | |
ISRO | |
AAI | |
BARC |
Question 3 |
Who is the head of task force to look into suicides of JNV students?
Jitendra Nagpal | |
Piyush Bindra | |
K S Jain | |
Preeti Juneza |
Question 4 |
Who is the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (Print category)?
Sandhya Ravishankar | |
Anand Kumar Patel | |
S Vijay Kumar | |
Sushant Kumar Singh |
Question 5 |
Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 Hopman Cup title?
German y | |
Switzerland | |
France | |
England |
Question 6 |
Which city is the venue of the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
Delhi | |
Kolkata | |
Pune | |
Lucknow |
Question 7 |
The Union Government has amalgamated which of the following Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) into a single RRB?
Punjab Gramin Bank and Sarva UP Gramin Bank | |
Malwa Gramin Bank and Allahabad UP Gramin Bank | |
Sarva UP Gramin Bank and Gramin Bank of Aryavart | |
Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank |
Question 8 |
Which Indian origin personality has joined IMF as its first female Chief Economist?
K S Chithra | |
Shobhana Bhartia | |
Gita Gopinath | |
Padmasree Warrior |
Question 9 |
Which city is the venue o f the All India Radio National Poets Conference 2019?
Chennai | |
Kolkata | |
Delhi | |
Kochi |
Question 10 |
The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has striked out which disease as a ground for seeking a divorce?
HIV | |
Leprosy | |
Asthma | |
Cancer |
Question 11 |
Which city is the venue of the 4th Edition Of Raisina Dialogue?
Chandigarh | |
Delhi | |
Hyderabad | |
Dehradun |
Question 12 |
What is the theme of the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)?
Flying for all | |
Flying for Peace | |
Flying for Harmony | |
Flying for Brotherhood |
Question 13 |
Who has been appointed the new Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?
Kumar Rajesh Chandra | |
Alok Verma | |
Vivek Tyagi | |
P S Mukherjee |
Question 14 |
Who has become the first monarch of Malaysia to resign before completing tenure?
Abdul Halim | |
Ismail Petra | |
Nasiruddin Shah | |
Muhammad V |
Question 15 |
Which grading index has been introduced by HRD Ministry to assess quality of school education in states?
60-point | |
75-point | |
70-point | |
80-point |
Question 16 |
On which date, the 2019 Non-Resident Indian Day is observed recently?
January 8 | |
January 9 | |
January 6 | |
January 7 |
Question 17 |
Who is the head of the RBI panel on digital payments?
Aruna Sharma | |
H R Khan | |
Nandan Nilekani | |
Kishore Sansi |
Question 18 |
Which Indian pavilion has won the ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ at 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)?
DRDO | |
ISRO | |
BARC | |
VSSC |
Question 19 |
The Indian economy is expected to grow at how much percentage in FY19, as per latest estimate of Central Statistics Office (CSO)?
7.5% | |
7.4% | |
7.6% | |
7.2% |
Question 20 |
Which city is the venue of the 6th Women Of India Organic Festival 2019?
Chandigarh | |
Delhi | |
Bhopal | |
Hyderabad |
Question 21 |
What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY19, as per World Bank’s 2019 Global Economic Prospects report?
7.5% | |
7.4% | |
7.3% | |
7.2% |
Question 22 |
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from which of the following countries?
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
Myanmar, Bangladesh and Afghanistan | |
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar | |
Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh |
Question 23 |
Who has become first Indian to head Global Solar Council (GSC)?
Kirti Ranjan | |
Pranav R Mehta | |
Mayur A Seth | |
Naveen Kumar |
Question 24 |
Which country has been named as the host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations?
Cameroon | |
Egypt | |
Morocco | |
Ivory Coast |
Question 25 |
The Union Government has launched the Web- Wonder Women campaign in collaboration with which human rights organization?
Breakthrough India | |
OYSS Women | |
Nirbhaya Vahini | |
CARE India |
Question 26 |
Gangajal Project, which is in news recently, is launched in which of the following cities?
Patna | |
Kanpur | |
Agra | |
Haridwar |
Question 27 |
India’s longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge has opened in which of the following states?
Himachal Pradesh | |
Arunachal Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Gujarat |
Question 28 |
Which of the following states is set to become the first Indian state to roll out Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
Maharashtra | |
Kerala | |
Sikkim | |
Tamil Nadu |
Question 29 |
The first-ever India-Central Asia Dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers is scheduled to be held in which of the following countries?
Turkmenistan | |
Tajikistan | |
Afghanistan | |
Uzbekistan |
Question 30 |
What is the India’s rank at the EIU Democracy Index 2018?
41st | |
54th | |
33rd | |
62nd |
Question 31 |
Who has become the first Indian to win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship?
Narain Karthikeyan | |
Ashwin Sundar | |
Jehan Daruvala | |
Karun Chandhok |
Question 32 |
Which of the following railway zones has launched mobile app to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela?
North Eastern Railway | |
Northeast Frontier Railway | |
North Western Railway | |
North Central Railway |
Question 33 |
Which state has topped ACI’s Ease Of Doing Business (EDB) Index 2018?
Gujarat | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Maharashtra | |
Delhi |
Question 34 |
Who has become the first Indian business tycoon to be named “Fugitive Economic Offender (FEO)”?
Mehul Choksi | |
Nirav Modi | |
Subrata Roy | |
Vijay Mallya |
Question 35 |
Which African country has recently opened West Asia’s largest cathedral in its New Administrative Capital?
Egypt | |
Nigeria | |
Ethiopia | |
Kenya |
Question 36 |
Rani, who won gold in 78 kg category at Senior National Women’s Judo Championship 2019, is the Lady Head constable of which state?
Jharkhand | |
Manipur | |
Himachal Pradesh | |
Rajasthan |
Question 37 |
What is the theme of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair 2019?
Books opening the mind. Doors opening the future | |
Vivid Bharat – Diverse India | |
Readers with Special Needs | |
Kathasagara: Celebrating Children\’s Literature |
Question 38 |
Which state government has announced interest-free loans of up to Rs 3 lakh for Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs)?
Odisha | |
Chattisgarh | |
Madhya Pradesh | |
Rajasthan |
Question 39 |
Which of the following journalists has been conferred with lifetime achievement award by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh?
Prajakta Pol | |
Vishwas Waghmode | |
Dinu Randive | |
Mahesh Tiwari |
Question 40 |
Which state government has recently approved projects to revive mythical Saraswati river?
Punjab | |
Haryana | |
Jharkhand | |
Uttar Pradesh |
Question 41 |
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh | |
Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand | |
Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh | |
All of the above |
Question 42 |
Who has been appointed new Prime Minister of Taiwan?
Chen Shui-bian | |
Tsai Ing-wen | |
Su Tseng-chang | |
William Lai |
Question 43 |
Who has been named as India’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Birendra Prasad Baishya | |
Brij Bhushan Saran Singh | |
Brij Bhushan Saran Singh | |
Sukhdev Sharma |
Question 44 |
What is the India’s position at the 2019 Henley and Partners Passport Index?
81st | |
62nd | |
43rd | |
79th |
Question 45 |
Who has been ranked No.1 in the light fly (45-48kg) category by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)?
Laishram Sarita Devi | |
Sarjubala Devi | |
Nikhat Zareen | |
Mary Kom |
Question 46 |
Which IIT has decided to launch 6-month Artificial Intelligence course?
IIT Bombay | |
IIT Kharagpur | |
IIT Bombay | |
IIT Kanpur |
Question 47 |
Which of the following is the base year for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ?
2014 | |
2017 | |
2015 | |
2016 |
Question 48 |
Who is the author of the book ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World’?
Nadia Murad | |
Kailash Satyarthi | |
Malala Yousafzai | |
Tawakkol Karman |
Question 49 |
Who is the head of the SEBI committee to link research to policy making?
Sankar De | |
U K Sinha | |
Pratap Mukherjee | |
K S Chauhan |
Question 50 |
Which of the following international organizations has recently released the report ‘Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer Market – India’?
WEF | |
IMF | |
World Bank | |
UNESCO |
Question 51 |
Who is the head of the EC panel which submitted its report on digital media and campaigning during last 48 hours before polls?
Abhay Kapoor | |
U K Malhotra | |
Umesh Sinha | |
Sunil Arora |
Question 52 |
Which city is the venue of the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019?
Delhi | |
Dehradun | |
Hyderabad | |
Mumbai |
Question 53 |
Which of the following Indian players has recently received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)?
Cheteshwar Pujara | |
Shikhar Dhawan | |
Rohit Sharma | |
Virat Kohli |
Question 54 |
Which Indian journalist has been appointed president of the Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF)?
Vineet Jain | |
N Ram | |
Shaili Chopra | |
Shoma Chaudhury |
Question 55 |
Ashutosh Aman, which is in news recently, is associated with which sports?
Hockey | |
Football | |
Cricket | |
Kabaddi |
Question 56 |
Who has been conferred the ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award?
Azim Premji | |
Adi Godrej | |
Rahul Bajaj | |
Indu Jain |
Question 57 |
Which city is the venue of the 29th Indian Paint Conference 2019?
Agra | |
Delhi | |
Raipur | |
Udaipur |
Question 58 |
In which year, the great Indian scholar Swami Vivekananda was born?
1859 | |
1863 | |
1865 | |
1856 |
Question 59 |
Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Venezuela?
Henri Falcon | |
Juan Guaido | |
Nicolas Maduro | |
Hugo Chavez |
Question 60 |
Which of the following is/are the features of the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019?
To hear the voice of youth between 18-25 years | |
To encourage the youth to engage with public issues | |
To obtain opinions on Vision of New India in 2022 | |
All of the above |
Question 61 |
Punjab | |
Karnataka | |
Kerala | |
Gujarat |
Question 62 |
The Government of India (GoI) has drafted five-year action plan to address drug abuse in the country for which of the following periods?
2019 to 2024 | |
2017 to 2022 | |
2018 to 2023 | |
2016 to 2021 |
Question 63 |
Which country hold the first-ever Annual Disarmament and International Security Affairs Fellowship Programme?
Japan | |
India | |
Bhutan
| |
South Korea |
Question 64 |
In which year, the 10th Sikh guru Govind Singh was born?
1660 | |
1666 | |
1659 | |
1668 |
Question 65 |
Which of the following commands is the only Tri-service theater command of the Indian Armed Forces (IAF)?
Andaman and Nicobar Command | |
Southern Command | |
Northern Command | |
Eastern Command |
Question 66 |
Who has won the newly-instituted Sushila Devi Literature Award?
Namita Gokhale | |
Keki N. Daruwalla | |
Pratibha Satpathy | |
Srinibash Udgata |
Question 67 |
Who has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA)?
Mithun Chakrabarty | |
Buddhadeb Dasgupta | |
Moushumi Chatterjee | |
Subhashish Mukherjee |
Question 68 |
Which state government has launched ‘One Family, One Job’ scheme?
Sikkim | |
Odisha | |
Jharkhand | |
Punjab |
Question 69 |
Who is the head of Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST revenue shortfall faced by states?
Sushil Kumar Modi | |
Shivraj Chouhan | |
Raman Singh | |
Vasundhara Raje Scindia |
Question 70 |
Which Indian personality is the recipient of the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award?
Mukesh Ambani | |
Narendra Modi | |
Ratan Tata | |
Vijay Nahar |
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