Weekly Current Affairs from 06 to 12 January 2020

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1) Who has won the Global Prodigy Award 2020?

a. Deepa Kamarkar
b. Ravish Kumar
c. Aarohi Pandit
d. Sucheta Satish

2) Who has honored with Nritya Kalanidhi Award?

a. Manisha Kulshreshth
b. Gori Sindhavi
c. Priyadarshani Govind
d. S. Somya

3) Which country was the largest Source of FDI in India during the first half of the 2019-20?

a. Russia
b. Singapore
c. U.S.A
d. Switzerland

4) According to UNICEF, In which country maximum no of children were born on 1st January?

a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. Pakistan

5) Where is the headquarter of UNICEF?

a. France
b. New York
c. Switzerland
d. Philippines

6) Which state has opened the Turtle rehabilitation center?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Haryana

7) In which state ISRO has set up its fourth Space Academy Center?

a. Rajasthan
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Kerala

8) Madhubani Painting related to which state of India?

a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Bihar

9) What is the name of the first satellite which will be launched by ISRO in Year 2020?

a. GSAT – 30
b. GSAT – 20
c. GSAT – 25
d. GSAT – 40

10) What is the new Integrated Helpline no. of Indian Railways?

a. 137
b. 138
c. 139
d. 140

11) The term of Inspector General of BSF is extended by one year, what is his name?

a. Pawan Kumar
b. Abhinav Kumar
c. Manoj Kumar
d. Abhinav Bindra

12) Sunita Lakra has announced her retirement, From which sport she is associated with?

a. Tennis
b. Football
c. Wrestling
d. Hockey

13) Which Indian All-Rounder Cricketer announces his retirement from all forms of cricket?

a. Harbhajan Singh
b. Kumar Ashwin
c. Hardik Pandya
d. Irfan Pathan

14) Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold for India in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, he is related to which sport?

a. Tennis
b. Chess
c. Badminton
d. Shooting

15) Who has been appointed as the first Advisor to J&K Lt. Governor?

a. HK Joshi
b. Parnabh Patil
c. RR Bhatnagar
d. Shiva Reddy

16) Where is the Women science Congress begins?

a. Mumbai
b. Bengaluru
c. Kerala
d. New Delhi

17) Which country has separated from the JCPOA(Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) Nuclear Deal?

a. France
b. Israel
c. Switzerland
d. Iran

18) Which word is chosen as “Word of the Decade” by American Language experts?

a. Know
b. They
c. There
d. These

19) Which portal has been launched by PM Narendra Modi at 107th Indian Science Congress?

a. I-STEM
b. G-STEM
c. M-STEM
d. S-STEM

20) Who has been declared the “Most Famous Teenager of the Decade” by United Nations?

a. Greta Thunberg
b. Reeta Kami
c. Malala Yusufzai
d. Selena Gomez

21) Who is known as the Rocket Man of India ?

a. APJ Abdul Kalam
b. G Sateesh Reddy
c. K. Sivan
d. Sardar Patel

22) Which state Police has started the 3rd phase of “Sukanya Plan”?

a. Delhi Police
b. Kolkata Police
c. Punjab Police
d. Maharashtra Police

23) Where will the World 2021 Health Summit be held at?

a. Vishakhapatnam
b. New Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Kolkata

24) TN Chaturvedi passed away, who was he?

a. Former MLA of Karnataka
b. Former MP of Karnataka
c. Former Governor of Karnataka
d. Former CM of Karnataka

25) Which state has launched and initiative “K-RERA”?

a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra

26) Indian has increased the line of Credit of USD 75 million for installation of solar park in which country?

a. South Sudan
b. Nigeria
c. Zambia
d. Cuba

27) In which city will the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) Academy be established?

a. Nagpur
b. Raipur
c. Gujarat
d. Nasik

28) Which year is going to be celebrated as the year of mobility by CISF?

a. 2020
b. 2022
c. 2021
d. 2024

29) In which state ISRO will set up its first astronaut training centre?

a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala

30) Where is the Headquarter of ISRO?

a. Noida
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Bengaluru

31) Which city will host the first edition of Khelo India University Games?

a. Guwahati
b. Bhubaneswar
c. New Delhi
d. Bhopal

32) Naval Exercise “Nasir al Bahr” started between India and which other country in Goa?

a. Oman
b. Israel
c. UAE
d. Iran

33) Where India’s first smog tower has been installed?

a. Punjab
b. Mumbai
c. Delhi
d. Uttar Pradesh

34) Who has become the 7th Cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over?

a. Shane Watson
b. Brandon McCollum
c. Chris Gayle
d. Leo Carter

35) In which state Vikram Sarabhai Children’s Innovation Centre will be established?

a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Bihar
d. Maharashtra

36) Who has won the title of Hastings International Chess Congress?

a. P Mangesh Chandran
b. Vishwanath Anand
c. Ronak Sadhvani
d. None of the Above

37) According to the report of Indian Meteorological Department, which was the hottest year after 1901?

a. 2017
b. 2018
c. 2019
d. 2014

38) Who laid the stone for Delhi Cycle Walk Project?

a. Hardeep Singh Puri
b. Narendra Modi
c. Amit Shah
d. Rajnath Singh

39) Who has released the book : Karmayodha Granth, written on PM Narendra Modi?

a. Rajnath Singh
b. Om Birla
c. Hardeep Singh Puri
d. Amit Shah

40) Which two Indian banks have closed their business in Sri Lanka?

a. Axis Bank
b. ICICI Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. Both A & B

41) What is the estimation has been made by NSO(National Statistic Office) of India’s GDP for financial year 2019-20?

a. 5%
b. 5.9%
c. 5.2%
d. 5.1%

42) In which country Indian High Commission has organized an art exhibition?

a. Maldives
b. Cambodia
c. Bangladesh
d. Sri Lanka

43) In which state Indian Navy has launched its first Maha-Navy Connect 2020 mission?

a. Kerala
b. Gujarat
c. Karnataka
d. Mumbai

44) Who has won the Presidential election of Croatia?

a. Manual Marrer Cruise
b. Joran Milanovic
c. David Lipton
d. None of the above

45) Which country has approved 5 years multi-anti tourist visa?

a. Qatar
b. Oman
c. UAE
d. Egypt

46) Where is the headquarter of BIMSTEC?

a. Nepal
b. Japan
c. China
d. Bangladesh

47) Daniel D Rosi has announced his retirement, from which sport he is related to?

a. Hockey
b. Cricket
c. Football
d. Basketball

48) In which state the 31st Kite festival begins?

a. Gujarat
b. Nagpur
c. Ahmedabad
d. Jaipur

49) 4th Buxa Bird festival has started in which state?

a. Bangalore
b. West Bengal
c. Manipur
d. Uttrakhand

50) Which State/UT has registered highest IPD care in the country?

a. Laddakh
b. J&K
c. New Delhi
d. Punjab

51) Dudhawa Dam is built across which river in India?

a. Mahanadi
b. Yamuna
c. Ganga
d. Godavari

52) Uber, links with which company to launch electric air taxi?

a. Maruti
b. Tata
c. Mahindra
d. Hyundai

53) Who has won the Britain’s famous Costa Children Award 2019?

a. Sateesh Reddy
b. Jasbinder Bilan
c. Mohina Kant
d. Satya Nadela

54) Who has won the 2019 Global Bihar Excellence Award?

a. Manisha Kulshreshtha
b. Anshula Kant
c. Piyush Jaiswal
d. Suman Rao

55) When was Non-Resident Indian Day celebrated?

a. 7 January
b. 8 January
c. 9 January
d. 10 January

56) India hosts 5th Asia Pacific Drosophila research conference in?

a. Pune
b. Mumbai
c. Chandigarh
d. Bangalore

57) According to the Deutsche Bank by which year India’s economy will reach to 7 Trillion?

a. 2024
b. 2026
c. 2028
d. 2030

58) What is the Capital of Iran?

a. Abu Dhabi
b. Doha
c. Tehran
d. Muscat

59) Which country’s passport is considered as the most powerful passport for 2020 in the list of Henley Passport Index?

a. Japan
b. China
c. UAE
d. Switzerland

60) Where will the Sanskrit University be opened in the name of famous Shehnai player Bismilah Khan ?

a. Bihar
b. Mizoram
c. Jharkhand
d. New Delhi

61) What is the estimate made by SBI on India’s GDP Growth for financial year 2019-20?

a. 5%
b. 5.2%
c. 4.9%
d. 4.6%

62) Which woman has been awarded the National Self-Determination Award for cancelling the country’s first child marriage?

a. Kriti Bharti
b. Sucheta Satish
c. S Somya
d. Manisha Kulshreshtha

63) Who has been appointed the CMD of Housing & Urban Development Corporation?

a. Hardeep Singh Puri
b. Ravish Kumar
c. M Nagraj
d. Pawan Kumar

64) Who has been appointed for the post of Chairman of APEG for the fourth time ?

a. Vishwanath Anand
b. Saurabh Jaghudi
c. A. Shaktivel
d. Arnab Goswami

65) Which University will be given the status of an institutional of National Importance?

a. Ambedkar University
b. Delhi University
c. Uttar Pradesh Ayurveda University
d. Gujarat Ayurveda University

66) NADA has imposed a four year Ban on Sarabjit Kaur, Who is she?

a. Boxer
b. Weightlifter
c. Wrestler
d. Bodybuilder

67) Where will the naval exercise “MILAN” be organized in March-2020?

a. New Delhi
b. Pokhran
c. Jaipur
d. Vishakhapatnam

68) Who has revised the KYC(Know Your Customer) norms for banks and other financial institutions?

a. IMF
b. SBI
c. RBI
d. Finance Ministry

69) Which is on the top of the list of world’s fastest growing cities?

a. MallPuram
b. Kolkata
c. Mumbai
d. Bangalore

70) How much India’s GDP Growth rate is estimated by World Bank for the FY 2020?

a. 4.2%
b. 5.2%
c. 5%
d. 4.8%

71) Where is the Headquarter of World Bank?

a. Manila
b. France
c. Rome
d. Washington

72) Who is in the process of installing IP based Video Surveillance System at railway stations?

a. IRCTC
b. Indian Railways
c. Ministry Of Railways
d. None of the above

73) Which bank announces the RBBG Scheme?

a. ICICI
b. HDFC
c. SBI
d. Punjab National Bank

74) Who will be the guest country at the Paris Book Fair to be held in March 2020?

a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Indonesia
d. India

75) Whose tableau will be displayed for the first time on the Republic Day 2020?

a. CISF
b. SSB
c. NDRF
d. BSF

76) Whose tableau will not be displayed for the first time on the Republic Day 2020?

a. Jharkhand
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. West Bengal

77) When was World Hindi Day celebrated?

a. 9 January
b. 8 January
c. 10 January
d. 7 January

78) By which year Indian Government will set a new deadline to complete the world’s highest bridge?

a. 2020
b. 2021
c. 2022
d. 2023

79) At how many railway stations AI based Facial Recognition technique has been installed?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

80) Sultan Qaboos Bin Said passed away, he was the ruler of?

a. Oman
b. Qatar
c. Egypt
d. Libya

81) By whose name will a zoo be built in Gorakhpur?

a. Narendra Modi
b. B R Ambedkar
c. Ashfaq Ullah Khan
d. Bhagat Singh

82) Where will the 23 National Youth festival be held from 12 to 16 January 2020?

a. Lucknow
b. Kolkata
c. Mumbai
d. New Delhi

83) Barabatti Stadium is located in?

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Odisha
c. Karnataka
d. Kerala

84) Who has released the “National Strategy for Financial Inclusion” report?

a. RBI
b. SEBI
c. NABARD
d. Finance Ministry

85) In which state the 8th MSME International Trade Fair has started?

a. Odisha
b. New Delhi
c. Kerala
d. Rajasthan

86) Which state has started Amma Vodi Scheme?

a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. Tamil Nadu

87) Which Tennis player is awarded the ATP Stifen Edberg Sportsmanship award?

a. Rafel Nadal
b. Novak Djokovik
c. Andy Mary
d. None of the Above

88) How many Airports in India got International honor for reducing carbon emissions?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

89) In which state the state level court was organized for the first time?

a. Kerala
b. Bihar
c. Gujarat
d. West Bengal

90) When is National Youth Day celebrated?

a. 9 January
b. 10 January
c. 11 January
d. 12 January

91) Sea Guardians-2020 exercise has been started between which two countries?

a. India-Pakistan
b. India-China
c. China- Pakistan
d. China-Sri Lanka

92) Which footballer has chosen the best African Footballer of the year?

a. Neymar
b. Sadio Mane
c. Yaya Toure
d. Michael Essien

93) How many persons won the first M Venkaiah Naidu Award?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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