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JNANAGANGOTHRI JANAUARY- 2020 MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ‘s

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1.Which state has been declared ‗disturbed area‘

for six more months?

(A) Meghalaya (B) Nagaland

(C) Assam (D) Manipur

Answer: (B) Nagaland

The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a

disturbed area for a period of six more months

under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,

AFSPA, Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act

(AFSPA): 1958 is an act of the Parliament of

India that grants special powers to the Indian

Armed Forces the power to maintain public

order in ―disturbed areas‖. According to The

Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976 once

declared ‗disturbed‘, the area has to maintain

status quo for a minimum of 3 months.

2.Which Indian defense force has banned from

using social media and smartphones at naval

bases?

(A) Indian Navy (B) Indian Air Force

(C) Indian Army (D) none of the above

Answer: (A) Indian Navy

The Indian Navy has banned navy personnel

from using social media and smartphones at

naval bases dockyards and onboard warships.

The stringent step has been taken by the force

after seven. Navy personnel were caught leaking

sensitive information to enemy intelligence

agencies on social media.

3.After Mumbai, Where did Government launch

web portal to block stolen, lost mobile

phones?

(A) Bhopal (B) Delhi

(C) Bengaluru (D) Chennai

Answer: (B) Delhi

Minister for Communications, Law &

Justice and Electronics & IT Ravi Shankar

Prasad launches web portal Central Equipment

Identity Register (CEIR) to block stolen, lost

mobile phones in Delhi.

4.‗Dhanu Jatra‘ annual drama begins in which

state?

(A) Harayana (B) Odisha

(C) Jharkhand (D) Assam

Answer: (B) Odisha

11 day long ‗Dhanu Jatra‘ begins at Bargarh in

Odisha. Dhanu Jatra is the annual drama

based open air theatrical performance

celebrated in and around Bargarh city is

considered to be the world‘s

5.Which is cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan

League 2020?

(A) Indore (B) Rajkot

(C) Mumbai (D) Surat

Answer: (A) Indore

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(MoHUA) released results of Swachh

Survekshan League 2020; Indore grabbed the

title of India‘s cleanest city for the fourth

consecutive year.

6.Which is the first state to pass Anti-CAA

resolution?

(A) Nagaland (B) Kerala

(C) Assam (D) West Bengal

Answer: (B) Kerala

The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution

demanding scrapping of the controversial

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

becoming the first state in the country to do so.

7.107th Indian Science Congress to be held in

which city?

(A) Delhi (B) Mumbai

(C) Chennai (D) Bengaluru

Answer: D) Bengaluru

107th Indian Science Congress is hosted by The

University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru

will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi Theme: science and technology

rural development‘.


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8.ISRO to set up second launch port in which

state?

(A) Kerala (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (D) Tamil Nadu

ISRO to set up second launch port in

Thoothukodi district in Tamilnadu for

exclusively to launch small satellite launch

vehicles.

9. In which year India may overtake Germany to

become fourth-largest economy, as per

Centre for Economics and Business Research

(CEBR)?

(A) 2024 (B) 2025

(C) 2026 (D) 2027

Answer: (C) 2026

According to UK-based Centre for Economics

and Business Research (CEBR) India may

overtake Germany to become fourth-largest

economy by 2026 and the third largest by 2034.

10.Which is first country to ban sunscreen

products?

(A) Philippines (B) Indonesia

(C) Palau (D) Kazakhistan

Answer: (C) Palau

Palau becomes first country to ban sunscreen

products, to protect its vulnerable coral reefs.

The government has signed a law that restricts

the sale and use of sunscreen and skincare

products that contain a list of ten different

chemicals.

11.Devi Prasad Tripathi passes away, was

eminent personality in which field?

(A) Actor (B) Politician

(C) Scientist (D) Professor

Answer: (B) Politician

Devi Prasad Tripathi general secretary of the

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) widely

renowned for his erudition and oratory

Dr.Tripathi 70 was the party Rajya Sabha

member from 2012 to 2016.

3. Which ministry to launch #39;Santusht'

portal?

(A) Ministry of Agriculture

(B) Ministry of Civil Aviation

(C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(D) Ministry of labor

Answer: (D) Ministry of labor

Labour Ministry to launch 'Santusht'

portal It helps for speedy redressal of worker as

well as employer grievances and ensuring

effective implementation of labor laws at the

grassroot level

12.Which state government decided to deliver

sand at doorstep?

(A) Kerala (B) Maharashtra


Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh

About: The Andhra Pradesh Government is

planning to introduce door delivery of sand in

the New Year and as a pilot project it will first

be taken up in Krishna district and then

extended to other districts.

Chief Minister: Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy.

13.World Health Organization (WHO)

designated the year 2020 as?

(A) International Year of Indigenous Languages (B)

International Year of Pulses

(C) International Year of Soils

(D) Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

Answer: (D) Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

World Health Organization (WHO) designated

the year 2020 as the ‗Year of the Nurse and the

Midwife‘ in honor of the 200th birth anniversary

of Florence Nightingale.

14.When is World Braille Day observed?

(A) 3rd January (B) 4th January

(C) 5th January (D) 6th January

Answer: (B) 4th January

About: The world Braille Day is being celebrated

on Jan 4. The day is marked remembering the


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birth anniversary of Louis Braille

French educator and inventor of a system of

reading and writing for use by the blind or

visually impaired. Louis Braille was born on 4th

January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in

northern France.

15.Indian Railways has launched which helpline

for passengers?

(A) 99 (B) 125 (C) 139 (D) 150

Answer: (C) 139

Indian Railways has integrated its helpline

numbers into a single number 139 for quick

grievance redressal and enquiries by passengers

during their train journeys.

16.Where will 28th edition of World Book Fair

to be held?

(A) New Delhi (B) Maharashtra

(C) Uttarakhand (D) West Bengal

Answer: (A) New Delhi

Union Minister for Human Resources

Development Ramesh Pokhriyal to inaugurate

28th edition of World Book Fair Organized by

National Book Trust in Pragati Maidan in New

Delhi.

Theme: Gandhi: The Writers' Writer

17.KVIC opens first silk processing plant in

which state?

(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra


Answer: (A) Gujarat

Khadi and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC) have opened its first Silk processing

plant in Surendranagar Gujarat to boost

production of signature Patola Saree while

creating livelihoods for women.

18.When is Savitribai Phule‘s birth anniversary

celebrated?

(A) January 1 (B) January 2

(C) January 3 (D) January 4

Answer: (C) January 3

January 3 marks the birthday of the ‗mother of

Indian feminism‘ Savitribai Phule who is

regarded as the first female teacher of India

a social reformer an educationist and a poetess.

Phule along with her husband Jyotirao Phule

dedicated her life to the cause of women‘s rights

and education.

19.Study campaign launched in which state to

turn into an educational hub at national and

international level?

(A)Karnataka (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Gujarat

Answer: (D) Gujarat

Education department of Gujarat government

has launched ‗Study in Gujarat‘ campaign in

order to make Gujarat State an educational hub

at national and international level.

20.Which state Govt launched ‗Cyber Safe

Women‘ initiative?


(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Gujarat

Answer: (B) Maharashtra

Maharashtra Govt launches ‗Cyber Safe

Women‘ initiative; it will help in educating

women about how the web is used by anti-social

elements and child predators to commit various

types of crimes.

Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

21.Karnataka Nataka Academy announced

lifetime achievement award to which actress?

(A) Jayamala (B) G.V. Sharada (C)

Umashree (D) Madhavi

Answer: (B) G.V. Sharada

Karnataka Nataka Academy announced

Lifetime achievement award to senior actor

G.V. Sharada. It also announced annual theatre

awards to 25 artists.

22.Hameed Khan passes away, was noted in

using which musical instrument?


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(A) Violin (B) sitar

(C) Guitar (D) Flute

Answer: (B) sitar

Hameed Khan a noted sitar exponent and

descendant of renowned sitarist Ustad Rahimat

Khan passed away in Dharwad. He was 69.

Hameed Khan taught sitar at Karnatak

University‘s College of Music and also at the

family run music school ‗Bharateeya Sangeeta

Vidyalaya‘. He established ‗Kalakeri Sangeet

Vidyalaya‘ at Kalakeri village near Dharwad

which provides music lessons to the deprived.

23.‗Lai Haraoba‘ festival begins in which state?

(A) Tripura (B) Maharashtra

(C) Uttarakhand (D) West Bengal

Answer: (A) Tripura

‗Lai Haraoba‘ festival begins in Tripura

a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei

communities since ancient times began in

Agartala. The five day long festival is jointly

organized by Department of Information and

Cultural Affairs Government of Tripura.

24.According to report of Forest Survey of India

(FSI) which state recorded the highest

number of fire alerts?

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Mizoram

(C) Nagaland (D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (B) Mizoram

According to report of Forest Survey of India

(FSI) highest number of fire alerts was recorded

in Manipur (2795). Major reasons for forest fires

in the north-east are slash-and-burn cultivation,

commonly called jhoom or jhum cultivation.

25.First Turtle rehab center inaugurated in

which state?

(A) Punjab (B) Bihar

(C) Jharkhand (D) Gujarat

Answer: (B) Bihar

A first of its kind rehabilitation center for

freshwater turtles will be inaugurated in Bihar‘s

Bhagalpur forest division in January 2020. The

rehab center, spread over half a hectare, will be

able to shelter 500 turtles at a time.

26.Global meet on marine ecosystem to be held

in which state?


(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kerala

Answer: (D) Kerala

The third international symposium on marine

ecosystems – challenges and opportunities

(MECOS-3) to be held in Central Marine

Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala from

January 7 to 10, organized by the Marine

Biological Association of India

27.What is India‘s rank in Travel &

Tourism Competitiveness Index?

(A) 34 th (B) 36 th

(C) 38 th (D) 40 th

Answer: (A) 34th

According to the report of World Economic

Forum (WEF) in Travel & Tourism

Competitiveness Index, India‘s rank is 34th

(40th rank in 2017) Top position: Spain

28.P. Magesh Chandran is associated with which

sports?

(A) Chess (B) Tennis

(C) Badmidton (D) Wrestling

Answer: (A) Chess

India‘s P. Magesh Chandran remained unbeaten

in nine rounds to win the title in the 95th edition

of the prestigious Hastings International Chess

Congress in Hastings, England. The 36

year old Grand Master (GM) with a FIDE rating

of 2479, remained unbeaten and finished in clear

first place with 7.5 points in the final round

against compatriot G.A. Stany.

29.T N Chaturvedi passes away, was former

governor of which state?

(A) Odisha (B) Maharashtra

(C) Kerala (D) Karnataka


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Answer: (D) Karnataka

Former Karnataka Governor T N Chaturvedi

passes away. He was the 14th Governor of

Karnataka. He was appointed as Governor in

2002 by the NDA government headed by Atal

Bihari Vajpayee. T N Chaturvedi also served as

of Comptroller and Auditor General of India

from 1984 to 1989. He was awarded the Padma

Vibhushan in 1991.

30.'Naseem-Al-Bahr' Naval exercise

to be conducted between India and which

country?

(A) Kazakhistan (B) UAE

(C) Oman (D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: (C) Oman

12th edition of 'Naseem Al Bahr'

Naval exercise to be conducted between India

and Oman. Two ships of the Royal Navy of

Oman (RNO) RNOV Al Rasikh and RNOV

Khassab arrived at Mormugao Port in Goa.

'Naseem Al Bahr' (or sea breeze): is a

naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the

RNO, being conducted since 1993.

31.Which state govt to organize Zo Kutpui

festival?


(C) Nagaland

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (B) Mizoram

The Mizoram government will be organizing Zo

Kutpui (festival) in at least 10 states across India

and countries such as US, Myanmar and

Bangladesh. The move is an attempt to unify and

strengthen the brotherhood among various Mizo

tribes living in different parts of the world.

Chief Minister: Zoramthanga

32.Which Indian police force to observe 2020 as

'year of mobility'?

(A) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

(B) Border Security Force (BSF)

(C) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

(D) National Security Guard (NSG)

Answer: (A) Central Industrial Security Force

(CISF)

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to

observe 2020 as 'year of mobility' It

will emphasize on taking all measures for

welfare of troops and their families, creating

infrastructure and logistics like housing,

acquiring new land and procuring modern

equipment, training with focus on physical

fitness and sports and leveraging modern

gadgetry and technology on duty.

CISF Director General (DG): Rajesh Ranjan

33.Where did Commerce and industry minister

inaugurated NSE knowledge hub?


(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) New Delhi

Answer: (D) New Delhi

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal

inaugurates NSE knowledge hub in New Delhi. It

will enhance skills and help academic institutions

in preparing future ready talent for the financial

service industry. It is also available on mobile

and attempts to bring together world class

content and learners through this state of the

art and future ready platform.

34.Indian Army to sign MoU for AK-203 assault

rifles with which country?

(A) France (B) U S

(C) Japan (D) Russia

Answer: (D) Russia

Indian Army to sign MoU with Russia for the

procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault

rifles, which are to be manufactured locally by

an India-Russia joint venture (JV).

Defense Minister: Rajnath Singh

35.ISRO‘s astronaut training hub will be

established in which district of Karnataka?


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(A) Belgavi (B) Bengaluru

(C) Chitradurga (D) Mysuru

Answer: (C) Chitradurga

India‘s world-class facility for training

astronauts will be established at Challakere,

Chitradurga district of Karnataka. ISRO

Chairman: K. Sivan

36.According to National Statistical Office

(NSO), what is estimated GDP growth of

India for 2019-20?

(A) 5% (B) 5.5% (C) 6% (D) 6.8%

Answer: (A) 5%

According to National Statistical Office (NSO)

India's GDP growth is seen dipping to an

11 year low of the growth in real GDP during

2019-20 is estimated at 5 per cent as compared to

6.8 per cent in 2018 -19, mainly due to poor

showing by manufacturing and construction

sectors, government.

37.31st International Kite Festival launched in

which state?

(A) Odisha (B) Maharashtra

(C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat

Answer: (D) Gujarat

The 31st International Kite Festival has been

launched at Sabarmati river front in

Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani

38.According to IMD, which was the most

adversely affected state during the year

2019?

(A) Bihar (B) Karnataka

(C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala

Answer: (A) Bihar

According to Indian Metrological department,

Bihar was the most adversely affected state

during the year, which reported about 650 lives

due to heavy rain and floods, heat wave,

lightning, thunderstorm and hailstorm.

39.Recently, which state launched a portal to

strengthen public participation in

Governance process?


(C) Nagaland (D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (D) Himachal Pradesh

HP CM launches Jai Ram Thakur MyGov portal

CM app portal here which is expected to

strengthen public participation in Governance

process.

40.Which state government Govt to provide

insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to Ganga

Sagar pilgrims?

(A) West Bengal (B) Uttarakhand

(C) Assam (D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (A) West Bengal

West Bengal Govt to provide insurance coverage

of Rs 5 lakh to Ganga Sagar pilgrims.

Gangasagar Mela: Pilgrims assemble at Sagar

Island to take a holy dip at the confluence of the

Hooghly River and the Bay of Bengal on the

occasion of Makar Sankranti and offer Pooja at

the Kapil Muni temple.

Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee

41.Which city to host Global Investors Meet?

(A)Bengaluru (B) Kochi

(C) Mumbai (D) Chennai

Answer: (B) Kochi

ASCEND 2020 Global Investors Meet will held

in Kochi, Kerala, 18 mega projects the state

government will highlight at the meet.

42.When is Pravasi Bhartiya Divas celebrated?

(A) January 8 th (B) January 9 th

(C) January 10 th (D) January 11 th

Answer: (B) January 9 th

Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is celebrated every year

on 9 th January to mark the contribution of

overseas Indian community in the development

of India. It also commemorates the return of

MahatmaGandhi from South Africa to India on

9 January 1915.

43.Cabinet approves agreement between India

and which country on space cooperation?

(A) Malaysia (B) Russia

(C) Mongolia (D) China

Answer: (C) Mongolia


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Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi approves agreement between India and

Mongolia, On Cooperation in the Exploration

and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and

Civilian Purposes.

44.Cabinet approves MoU between India and

which country For Enabling Energy Self

Sufficiency for Indian Railways?

(A) U K (B) UAE

(C) Japan (D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: (A) U K

Cabinet approves Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU): Between the Indian

Railways and Department for International

Development (Government of United Kingdom),

For Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian

Railways


which country on cooperation in Polar

Science?

(A) Switzerland (B) Finland

(C) Sweden (D) Norway

Answer: (C) Sweden

Cabinet approves MoU between Ministry of

Earth Sciences (MoES) India and Ministry of

Education and Research Sweden on cooperation

in Polar Science

46.Which state to set up Vikram Sarabhai

Children Innovation Center?

(A) Karnataka (B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra (D) Goa

Answer: (B) Gujarat

Gujarat to set up Vikram Sarabhai Children

Innovation Center in state, to identify, nurture

and promote children‘s innovation in the state.

47.Who are the newly appointed Karnataka

High Court judges ?

(A) Maralur Indrakumar Arun

(B) Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh

(C) Ravi Venkappa Hosmani

(D) All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above

Gujarat to set up Vikram Sarabhai Children

Innovation Center in state, to identify, nurture

and promote children‘s innovation in the state.

The newly appointed judges of Karnataka High

Court are Maralur Indrakumar Arun,

Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh, and Ravi

Venkappa Hosmani. This is the highest number

of judges (43) the High Court has ever had

though the court‘s present total sanctioned

strength of the judges is 62.

48.Zoran Milanovic appointed as president of

which country?

(A) Croatia (B) Serbia (C) Hungary (D) Slovenia

Answer: (A) Croatia

Social democratic party Zoran Milanovic

appointed as president of Croatia

49.When is World Hindi Day celebrated?

(A) January 8 th (B) January 9 th

(C) January 10 th (D) January 11 th

Answer: (C) January 10 th

January 10 th is commemorated every year with

the objective to promote use of Hindi language

abroad. Special functions are being organized to

mark the occasion. On this day in 2006 the First

World Hindi Conference was organized in

Nagpur with the aim to promote the language

worldwide and since then every year 10th

January is being observed as the World Hindi

Day.

50.Which country to host naval drill Milan

2020?

(A) Malaysia (B) India

(C) Nepal (D) China

Answer: (B) India


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India to host naval drill Milan 2020 in March,

which will witness the participation of several

countries, 41 nations from South Asia, Southeast

Asia, Africa and Europe that share defense

co-operation with India have been invited for the

drill.

51.The Pulses Conclave 2020 to be held in which

state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Maharashtra

(C) Odisha (D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (B) Maharashtra

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)

the nodal body for India's pulses trade and

industry announced that the fifth edition

'The Pulses Conclave ‗in Amby Valley City

in Lonavala Maharashtra


which country on cooperation in Polar

Science?

(A) Switzerland (B) Finland

(C) Sweden (D) Norway

Answer: (C) Sweden

Cabinet approves MoU between Ministry of

Earth Sciences (MoES) India and Ministry of

Education and Research Sweden on cooperation

in Polar Science

53.Which Indian born author wins UK

children's book award?

(A) Anushka Ravishankar

(B) Sowmya Rajendran

(C) Anita Nair

(D) Jasbinder Bilan

Answer: (D) Jasbinder Bilan

India-born author Jasbinder Bilan has bagged a

coveted UK children's book award. For her

Novel 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

(childhood of author in Himalayan territories)

54.What is rank of India in Geo-political risk of

2020 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

(A) 5 th (B) 6 th (C) 7 th (D) 8 th

Answer: (A) 5 th

According to Report of the Eurasia Group Geo-

political risk of 2020, India under Prime

Minister Narendra Modi has been listed as the

fifth biggest geo-political risk of 2020.

List is topped by elections in the US and followed

by events and developments like the US-China

technology tug of war on 5G as well as the trade

war between Beijing and Washington

55.Which bank announced Residential builder

finance with buyer guarantee scheme?

(A) RBI (B) SBI

(C) HDFC (D) BOB

Answer: (B) SBI

State Bank of India has announced a

'residential builder finance with buyer

guarantee' (RBBG) scheme. It aims at

giving a push to residential sales and improves

homebuyers' confidence. The scheme will

focus on affordable housing projects priced up to

2.50 crore rupees in 10 cities initially

56.Where did Home Minister Amit shah

inaugurated Indian Cyber Crime

Coordination Centre (I4C)?

(A) Maharashtra (B) New Delhi

(C) West Bengal (D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (B) New Delhi

Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

in New Delhi and also dedicated National Cyber

Crime Reporting Portal to the nation.

57.'Amma Vodi' Scheme launched in

which state?

(A) Telangana (B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh government launched the

‗Amma Vodi‘ scheme. Mothers and guardians of

school-going children from lower income groups

will get financial assistance of Rs 15,000 annually

under the scheme.


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58.According to World's most powerful

passports ranking 2020, what is India‘s

rank?

(A) 83 rd (B) 84 th (C) 85 th (D) 86 th

Answer: (B) 84 th

According to Report by Henley & Partners

Indian passport has been ranked 84th (dropped

by 2 positions) in the list of world's most

powerful passports. Indian passport got a score

of 58 which means Indian passport holders can

visit 58 countries without prior visa. India

shared the rank with Mauritania and Tajikistan.

59.Qaboos passes away, was sultan of which

country?

(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Oman

(C) UAE (D) Brunei

Answer: (B) Oman

Internationally, as the longest serving leader in

the Arab world Oman Sultan Qaboos bin passes

away at 79

60.When is National Youth Day observed?

(A) January 11 (B) January 12 (C) January 13 (D)

January 14

Answer: (B) January 12

On the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

January 12 India celebrates National Youth Day

across the country. Born as Narendranath Datta

on January 12 1863 Vivekananda who was the

chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic

Ramakrishna Paramhansa was the founder of

the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna

Mission at Belur in erstwhile Bengal

61.Tsai Ing-wen elected as president of which

country?

(A) Russia (B) Japan

(C) Taiwan (D) none of the above

Answer: (C) Taiwan

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing wen secured a

victory in presidential elections with voters

resoundingly handing its first female leader a

second term. Her main rival, Han Kuo yu of the

China friendly Kuomintang (KMT) party, has

conceded defeat.

62.Smriti Irani launches Yashaswini Scheme for

Women entrepreneurship in which state?

(A) Goa (B) Karnataka

(C) Maharashtra (D) Telangana

Answer: (A) Goa

Union Minister for Women and Child

Development and Textiles Smriti Irani launches

Yashaswini Scheme for Women entrepreneur-

ship in Goa. Yashaswini scheme: Women self

help groups will be given interest free loans of

upto Rs Five lakh for business

63.Haitham bin Tariq al-Said takes over as

Sultan of Which country?

(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Oman (C) UAE (D) Brunei

Answer: (B) Oman

Haitham bin Tariq al Said took over as Sultan of

the Oman after the death of long time ruler

Qaboos.

64.Which Indian cricketer will receive the

prestigious Polly Umrigar Award?

(A) Mohamed Shami

(B) Jasprit Bumrah

(C) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

(D) Kuldeep Yadav

Answer: (B) Jasprit Bumrah

The BCCI announced that India's pace

spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will receive the

prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for his super

performance in international cricket in the 2018

19 season.

65.Which Indian port renamed as Dr. Shyama

Prasad Mookerjee Port?

(A) Mumbai Port (B) Kandla Port

(C) Kakinada port (D) Kolkata port

Answer: (D) Kolkata port

Prime Minister Modi on 150th celebration of

Kolkata Port Trust dedicated a Commemorative

Stamp to mark 150 years of Kolkata port trust to

nation. He announced the renaming of the

Kolkata Port Trust to Dr. Shyama Prasad

Mookerjee Port.

66.Which won Karnataka state Film award in

best actor category?

(A) Puneeth Rajkumar

(B) Raghavendra Rajkumar


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(C) Shivrajkumar

(D) Darshan

Answer: (B) Raghavendra Rajkumar

Karnataka State Film Awards 2018, A total of 31

film award winners were declared, with

Raghavendra Rajkumar (for his role in Ammana

Mane) and Meghana Raj honored (for her role

in Iruvudellawa Bittu) honored in the Best Actor

and Best Actress categories in the Karnataka

State Film Awards 2018.

67.Coast Guard exercise Sahyog-Kaijin‘ to be

conducted between India and which country?

(A) Nepal (B) Japan

(C) U S (D) Russia

Answer: (B) Japan

Coast Guard exercise Sahyog Kaijin‘ to be

conducted between India and Japan in Chennai,

It is aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties

and mutual understanding between the two

Coast Guards. It is set to enhance

interoperability in communication and Search

and Rescue procedures and sharing of

best practices. Director General of Indian Coast

Guard: Krishnaswamy Natarajan

68.Which Indian monument finds place in

'8 Wonders of SCO'?

(A) Statue of Unity (B) Qutub Minar

(C) Gol Gumbaz (D) India Gate

Answer: (A) Statue of Unity

The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat

has been included in the Shanghai Cooperation

Organization‘s '8 Wonders of SCO'

list.

69.World Future Energy Summit to begin in

which city?

(A) Sharjah (B) Doha

C) Dubai (D) Abu Dhabi

Answer: (D) Abu Dhabi

World Future Energy Summit to begin in Abu

Dhabi with a Theme of "Rethinking

Global Consumption Production and

Investment." World Future Energy

Summit is the Middle East‘s largest future

energy and sustainability event. The 2020 edition

includes exhibition and forum programmes

across five main pillars: energy solar, water,

waste and smart cities hosting an unrivalled

gathering of top-level government and business

leaders.

70.Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)

developed by which education institution?

(A) IIT Bengaluru (B) IIT Madras

(C) IIT Kharagpur (D) IIT Hyderabad

Answer: (B) IIT Madras

Govt. launches Central accident database

management system Integrated Road Accident

Database (IRAD), that will help in analyzing

causes of road crashes and in devising safety

interventions to reduce such accidents in the

country. Developed by Indian Institute of

Technology Madras (IIT-M)

71.Which district won Plastic Waste

Management Award 2020?

(A) Indore (B) Dibrugarh

(C) Musuru (D) Chandigarh

Answer: (B) Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh district has been awarded the Plastic

Waste Management Award - 2020 for being the

best district of India in plastic waste

management category during Swachhta Hi Sewa

2019, Organized by the Department of Drinking

Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti,

Govt of India

72.When is Army day observed?


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Answer: (C) January 15

Army day is celebrated on January 15 to

commemorate the day when General (late Field

Marshal) K.M Carriappa took over the

command of Army from General Sir F R R

Bucher, the last British Commander

In Chief in 1949 and became the first

Commander in Chief of Indian Army post

Independence

73.Who has been appointed as RBI Deputy

Governor?

(A) Harun R. Khan (B) S. S. Mundra

(C) Michael Debabrata (D) none of the above

Answer: (C) Michael Debabrata

Michael Debabrata Patra appointed as RBI

Deputy Governor. He will be the fourth Deputy

Governor of the RBI and has been appointed to

the post for a period of three years. The RBI

headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das

can have a maximum of four Deputy Governors.

N S. Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain

are the other Deputy Governors working at the

central bank.

74.MoU was signed between India and which

country for content exchange programme

and Coproduction of biopic on Shiek

Mujibar Rahman?

(A) Bangladesh (B) Afghanistan

(C) Iran (D) Nepal

Answer: (A) Bangladesh

India, Bangladesh sign MoU for content

exchange programme between All India Radio

and Bangladesh Betar and Coproduction of

biopic on Bangladesh founding father Shiek

Mujibar Rahman Information and Broadcasting

Minister: Prakash Javadekar

75.Indian Railways signed MoU with which bank

for doorstep banking?

(A) HDFC (B) PNB

(C) SBI (D) BOI

Answer: (C) SBI

Memorandum of Understanding signed between

Indian Railways‘ South Central Railway (SCR)

and State Bank of India (SBI) for ‗doorstep

banking‘. The MoU will help in direct pickup of

earnings covering all 585 Railway stations over

SCR Zone. With the facility of direct pick up of

cash from all the railway stations it will save the

tedious and complex activity of movement of

cash earnings through 'cash safes' by

trains.

76.Who won Malaysia Masters crown?

(A) Axiata Arena (B) Kento Momota

(C) Kim Gi Jung (D) Lee Yong Dae

Answer: (B) Kento Momota

Kento Momota, defeated former Badminton

world champion Viktor Axelsen to win the

season opening Malaysia Masters at Axiata

Arena. Largest open air theatrical festival that

finds a mention in the Guinness Book of World

Records.

77.Mega campaign Saksham to be launched by

which ministry?

(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(C) Ministry of Home Affairs

(D) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Answer:(D)

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan to launch Mega campaign

on fuel conservation ‗Saksham‘; it is a people

centric fuel conservation mega campaign of

Petroleum Conservation Research Association

(PCRA).

78.Anand Prakash Maheshwari takes over as the

new DG of which police force?

(A) Border Security Force (BSF)

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(C) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

(D) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Answer:(C)

Anand Prakash Maheshwari takes over as the

new DG of CRPF. Maheshwari took over the

charge from ITBP Director General S S Deswal

who was given the additional charge to head the

CRPF. CRPF: is the world's largest

paramilitary force with about 3.25 lakh

personnel

79.Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev submits

resignation, who was PM of which country?

(A) Poland (B) Russia (C) Kazakhstan (D) Ukraine

Answer:(B)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has

resigned. Medvedev submitted his resignation to

President Vladimir Putin.

80.Which cricketer won Spirit of Cricket Award

in Annual ICC awards?

(A) Rohit Sharma (B) Virat Kohli

(C) Steve Smith (D) Ben Stokes

Answer:(B)

Annual ICC awards

List of winners:

Umpire of the year: Richard Illingworth

(England)

T20I Performance of the Year: Deepak

Chahar’s 6/7 against Bangladesh

ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer: Marnus

Labuschagne (Australia)

Associate Cricketer of the Year: Kyle

Coetzer (Scotland)

Spirit of Cricket Award: Virat Kohli (India)

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: Rohit

Sharma (India)

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year: Pat

Cummins (Australia)

ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year (Sir

Garfield Sobers Trophy): Ben Stokes

(England)

81.Kerala govt has invoked to challenge

citizenship law under which Article?

(A) 32 (B) 16 (C) 131 (D) 19

Answer:(C)

The CPM-led Kerala government the first state

government has invoked to challenge citizenship

law under Article 131, sought to declare the law

as violative of the principles of equality, freedom

and secularism enshrined in the Constitution.

82.Malappuram city ranks top in Economist list

of world's fastest growing urban

regions, belongs to which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telangana

(C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu

Answer:(C)

Three Kerala cities: Malappuram (rank 1),

Kozhikode (Rank 4) and Kollam (rank 10) are

among the top 10 fastest growing urban regions,

in terms of population, in the world, according to

the rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit

(EIU).

83.Which author bags Crossword Book Award

for novel ''The Far

Field''?

(A) Pankaj Mishra (B) Madhuri Vijay

(C) Vikram Seth (D) Amitav Ghosh

Answer:(B)

Bengaluru-born, US-based writer Author

Madhuri Vijay has added a resplendent feather

to her literary cap by winning the coveted

Crossword Book Award for her debut novel on

Kashmir, ''The Far Field''

84.Who has been conferred with 29 th saraswati

samman?

(A) K Siva Reddy (B) Vasdev Mohi

(C) Sitanshu Yashaschandra

(D) Mahabaleshwar Sail

Answer:(B)

Eminent Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be

conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has

been selected for this prestigious literary award

for his short stories collection

Chequebook.

85.Where dis Union Minister of State for Culture

and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel

inaugurates special exhibition on ‗Indian

Heritage in Digital Space‘?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Uttar Pradesh


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(C) New Delhi (D) Odisha

Answer:(C)

Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism

Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates special

exhibition on ‗Indian Heritage in Digital Space‘

in New Delhi.

86.In which city Om Birla inaugurated 7th

Conference of CPA India Region?

(A) Bangalore (B) Mumbai

(C) Lucknow (D) Bhopal

Answer:(C)

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates 7th

Conference of CPA India Region in Lucknow.

Three day conference would discuss the reforms

in legislative businesses of the assemblies. Such

conference of CPA will held once in 2 years and

6th conference was held in Patna

Theme: 'ROLE OF LEGISLATORS'

87.Robert Abela elected as Prime minister of

which country?

(A) Malta (B) Libya (C) Tunisia (D) Albania

Answer:(A)

Robert Abela wins election to be prime minister

of Malta

88.Which education institution hosted conclave

on ‗Globalizing Indian Thought‘?

(A) IIM Kozhikode (B) IIM Bangalore

(C) IIM Lucknow (D) IIM Indore

Answer:(A)

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

(IIM-K) will host an international conclave on

Globalising Indian Thought (GIT) from January

16 to 18.

89.Which country to deliver S-400 air defense

system to India?

(A) France (B) U S (C) Russia (D) Japan

Answer:(C)

Russia has started production of S-400 long-

range surface-to-air missile systems for India,

and all five units will be delivered by 2025.

S-400: long-range surface-to-air missile systems

for India. These missiles allow it to hit aerial

targets at ranges up to 250 km and are capable

of intercepting ballistic missiles across a 60 km

radius, using in both cases a 143 kg high

explosive fragmentation warhead.

90.Ravi Shankar Prasad to inaugurate ‗Centre

of Excellence in Block chain Technology‘ in

which city?

(A) Mumbai (B) Chennai (C) Bengaluru (D) Bhopal

Answer:(C)

Union Minister for Law & Justice,

Communications and Electronics &

Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad to

inaugurate ‗Centre of Excellence in Blockchain

Technology‘ in Bengaluru ,Set up by

National Informatics Centre (NIC)

91.Which tribal community can now settle in

Tripura, after signing agreement on Jan 16,

2020?

(A) Kuki tribe (B) Jaintia tribe

(C) Bru-Reang (D) Garo tribe

Answer:(C)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over

the signing of a quadripartite pact of MHA with

the State governments of Tripura, Mizoram and

leaders of Bru-Reang community to permanently

settle around 34,000 internally displaced people

in Tripura (Agreement allowed Bru-Reang

migrants from Mizoram to permanently settle in

Tripura).

92.Which state government signed agreement

with the World Bank a loan agreement of $88

million for the implementation of Inland

Water Transport Project?

(A) Mizoram (B) Assam (C) Nagaland (D) Manipur

Answer:(B)

The Government of India the Government of

Assam and the World Bank signed a loan

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of Assam Inland Water Transport Project

93.What is rank of Karnataka in India Justice

Report 2019?

(A) 4 th (B) 5 th (C) 6 th (D) 7 th

Answer:(C)

Karnataka ranks sixth in India Justice Report

2019 Report by Daksh a city-based organisation

working on research in judiciary a partner with

Tata Trusts It evaluated justice delivery as a

function of performance of four pillars — police

prisons judiciary and access to legal aid over the

last five years. Top rankings: Maharashtra,

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana rank

ahead of the State in that order.

94.50th World Economic Forum to begin in

which country?

(A) France (B) Switzerland (C) Italy (D) Germany

Answer:(B)

50th World Economic Forum to begin in

Switzerland. Union Minister for Commerce and

Industry Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation

50th World Economic Forum. 53 heads of state

or government from 117 countries are

participating in the event.

Theme: 'Stakeholders for a Cohesive and

Sustainable World'

95.9th International Children's Film

Festival begins in which city?

(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata

(C) Bangalore (D) Bhopal

Answer:(B) Kolkata

The 9th International Children's Film

Festival begins in Kolkata with the screening of

Aizaz Khan directed Hamid. The National

Award winner Children actor, Talha Arsad

Rishi will inaugurate the festival.

96.SARS-like virus has been reported in which

country?

(A) Nepal (B) Pakistan (C) China (D) Bangladesh

Answer:(C)

China reported a mysterious SARS-like virus

has spread across the country, including to

Beijing. A third person was confirmed to have

died and nearly 140 cases were announced.

The new coronavirus strain has caused alarm

because of its connection to Severe Acute

Respiratory

97.Bapu Nadkarni passes away, was associated

with which sports?

(A) Cricket (B) Tennis (C) Football (D) Hockey

Answer:(A)

Cricketer Bapu Nadkarni passes away, who

passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai.

Nadkarni took 88 Test wickets, 1,414 Test runs,

one Test century, 500 first-class wickets, 8,880

first-class runs and a first-class average of 40.36.

98.According to Report of World Gold Council

(WGC), what is rank of RBI among central

banks in buying gold?

(A) 4 th (B) 5 th (C) 6 th (D) 7 th

Answer:(C) 6th

According to Report of World Gold Council

(WGC) RBI ranked sixth among central banks

in buying gold abroad, when it purchased 25.2

tonnes in first 10 months of 2019 to hedge

government‘s sovereign gold bond issue. Other

rankings: The central banks of China, Russia,

Kazakhstan, Turkey, Poland bought more than

India in 2019.

99.Along with PM of which country Narendra

Modi to inaugurate ICP Biratnagar?

(A) Bangladesh (B) Nepal

(C) Afghanistan (D) Myanmar

Answer:(B)

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will jointly

inaugurate the second Integrated Check Post

(ICP) at Jogbani Biratnagar with Prime Minister

of Nepal, K.P. Oli. The second Integrated Check

Post at Jogbani Biratnag is built with Indian

assistance to facilitate trade and people‘s

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100.Which state assembly passes bill to establish

three capitals?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telangana

(C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala

Answer:(A)

The Andhra Pradesh assembly passed the

Capital Region Development Authority Repeal

Bill 2020 and the AP Decentralization and

Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill 2020 to

establish three capitals Executive capital

Visakhapatnam, Legislative capital Amravati

and Judicial capital Kurnool Chief Minister: Y.

S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

101.Which state government released guarantee

card scheme?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Delhi (D) Odisha

Answer:(C)

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

government released guarantee card scheme,

which includes 10 guarantees for Delhi residents

including 24x7 drinking water supply and power

supply, affordable homes for the poor, free

public bus travel for students and appointment

of Mohalla marshals to ensure safety of women.

102.According to the report CEO World

magazine, New York, which is safest city of

India?

(A) Vadodara (B) Manglauru

(C) Kochi (D) Ahmedabad

Answer:(B)

According to the report CEO World magazine,

New York, Manglauru has been listed as 43rd in

the list of 100 safest cities in the world and safest

of India. Other Indian cities in list are Vadodara

in Gujarat, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in

Kerala, Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Navi

Mumbai in Maharashtra have found a place in

the 100 safest cities. World safest city: Abu

Dhabi in UAE

Most dangerous city: Caracas in Venezuela

103.According to Report of US-based Jones

Lang Lasalle (JLL), which is most dynamic

city in the world?

(A) Chennai (B) Bengaluru

(C) Delhi (D) Hyderabad

Answer:(D)

Out of 130 other cities in the world Hyderabad

emerge as the world's most dynamic city

Bengaluru ranks second place

Chennai is at fifth and Delhi is at sixth place.

104.Which state Govt launches Mukhyamantri

Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Odisha

Answer:(B)

UP Govt launches Mukhyamantri Krishak

Durghatna Kalyan Yojana, It will provide

financial assistance of five lakh rupees to family

of farmers who die or become handicapped while

working in fields. The scheme will cover farmers

and their family members in the age group of 18-

70 years.

UP CM: Yogi Adityanath

105.What is India‘s rank in WEF‘s social

mobility index?

(A) 74 th (B) 75 th (C) 76 th (D) 77 th

Answer:(C)

India ranked 76th among 82 countries on the

social mobility index of the World Economic

Forum (WEF) on account of its poor

performance in improving the quality of and

access to education and health.

106.Arjun Munda elected as president of which

sports Association of India?

(A) Archery (B) Foot Ball (C) Tennis (D) Hockey

Answer:(A)

Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda elected

as president of the suspended Archery

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107.Where did Dr.Jitendra Singh inaugurated

India‘s first global Mega Science Exhibition

―Vigyan Samagam‖?

(A) Bhopal (B) Lucknow (C) Delhi (D) Ahmedabad

Answer:(C)

The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of

Development of North Eastern Region MoS

PMO Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh

inaugurated India‘s first global Mega Science

Exhibition ―Vigyan Samagam‖ at National

Science Centre Delhi.

108.India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi

convention center in which country?

(A) Niger (B) Mali (C) Algeria (D) Libya

Answer:(A)

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and

President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou

inaugurated India‘s first Mahatma Gandhi

convention center in Niger. It is the first center

to be established in Africa by India to honor the

memory of Mahatma Gandhi whose 150th Birth

Anniversary was observed last year.

109.Which team leads Medal tally in Khelo India

Youth Games?

(A) Haryana (B) Maharashtra

(C) Delhi (D) Karnataka

Answer:(B)

Khelo India Youth Games to conclude in

Guwahati

Rank State Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze

Medal Medal Tally

1 Maharashtra 78 77 101 256

2 Haryana 68 60 72 200

3 Delhi 39 36 47 122

4 Karnataka 32 26 22 80

5 Uttar Pradesh 29 28 30 87

110.Cabinet approves MoUs among India and

Which country for cooperation in the field of

electoral management and administration?

(A) Libya (B) Italy (C) Tunisia (D) Algeria

Answer:(C)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval

for the proposal of the Legislative Department.

MoU was signed between Election Commission

and Independent High Authority for Elections of

Tunisia (ISIE) and the Papua New Guinea

Electoral Commission (PNGEC) for elections for

cooperation in the field of electoral management

and administration.

111.Cabinet approves agreement between India

and which country in mutual Legal

Assistance in Criminal Matters?

(A) Columbia (B) Brazil (C) Peru (D) Bolivia

Answer:(B)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval

for the Agreement between the Republic of India

and the Federative Republic of Brazil in Mutual

Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters; the

Agreement aims to enhance effectiveness of both

the countries in investigation and prosecution of

crime through cooperation and Mutual Legal

Assistance in Criminal Matters.

112.Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes first

woman president of which country?

(A) Turkey (B) Albania (C) Bulgaria (D) Greece

Answer:(D)

High court judge and human rights advocate

Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected

Greece's first female president by

parliament of Greece.

113.Which country e-passport facility?

(A) Maldives (B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh

Answer:(D)

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina

launches e-passport facility in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia and

119th country in the world to provide e

passport facility.

114.Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan

Puraskar announced by which ministry of

India?

(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development


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(B) Ministry of Home Affairs

(C) Ministry of External Affairs

(D) Ministry of Defence

Answer:(B)

In order to recognize the excellent work done by

individuals and institutions in India in the field

of disaster management, the award is announced

every year by Home ministry India on 23rd

January, the birth anniversary of Netaji

Subhash Chandra Bose.

115.When is birth anniversary of Subhas

Chandra Bose celebrated?

(A) 22 nd Jan (B) 23 rd Jan

(C) 24 th Jan (D) 25 th Jan

Answer:(B)

On 23 rd Jan 1897, Netaji was born in Cuttack,

Odisha, known by the slogan "Give me

your blood, and I shall give you freedom.

116.India will provide its assistance and

technical expertise in the implementation of

National LPG Promotion Policy to which

country?

(A) Burkina Faso (B) Ivory Coast

(C) Ghana (D) Togo

Answer:(C)

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed

between Indian Oil has and National Petroleum

Authority (NPA) of Ghana. State run Indian Oil

Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will provide its

assistance and technical expertise in the

implementation of Ghana‘s National LPG

Promotion Policy.

117.What is India‘s rank in Democracy Index?

(A) 50 th (B) 51 st (C) 52 nd (D) 53 rd

Answer:(B)

According to report of The Economist

Intelligence Unit, India slipped 10 places to 51st

position (overall score 6.90) in the 2019

Democracy Index's global ranking; the

primary cause of the democratic regression was

an erosion of civil liberties in the country.

118.Election commission of which country

hosting 10th annual meeting of the Forum of

the Election Management Bodies of South

Asia (FEMBoSA)?

(A) Bangladesh (B) Nepal (C) Bhutan (D) India

Answer:(D)

The Election Commission of India is going to

host the 10th annual meeting of the Forum of the

Election Management Bodies of South Asia

(FEMBoSA) at New Delhi & an

International Conference on ‗Strengthening

Institutional Capacity‘

119.When is ‗National Voters‘ Day observed?

(A) 24th January (B) 25th January

(C) 26th January (D) 27th January

Answer:(B)

The National Voters‘ Day (NVD) has been

celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011

to mark the Foundation day of Election

Commission of India which was established on

25th January 1950. Theme: Electoral Literacy

for Stronger Democracy Union Minister for Law

and Justice: Ravi Shankar Prasad

120.When is National Girl Child Day 2020

observed?

(A) 22 nd Jan (B) 23 rd Jan

(C) 24 th Jan (D) 25 th Jan

Answer:(C)

The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on

January 24, Started by the Ministry of Women

and Child Development and the Government of

India in 2008 Women and Child Development

Minister: Smriti Irani

121.India's first e-waste clinic opens in

which city?

(A) Indore (B) Bhopal (C) Mysuru (D) Mumbai

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India‘s first e-waste clinic is being opened in

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It would enable

segregation, processing and disposal of waste

from both household and commercial units.

Setup by: Central Pollution Control Board-

CPCB and Bhopal Municipal Corporation-

BMC. Chairman of CPCB: S. P. Singh Parihar

122.What is India‘s rank in Global Talent

Competitive Index?

(A) 68 (B) 70 (C) 72 (D) 74

Answer:(C)

India climbed eight positions in a year to reach

rank 72 (rank 80 in 2019) in the Global Talent

Competitive Index (GTCI) 2020, report by

INSEAD in partnership with The Adecco Group

and Google. Top ranks: Switzerland, USA and

Singapore took the top-three positions in GTCI

2020.

123.What is India‘s rank in global corruption

perception index?

(A) 80 (B) 82 (C) 84 (D) 90

Answer:(A) 80

India‘s ranking in the Corruption Perceptions

Index (CPI-2019) has slipped from 78 to 80

compared to the previous year, report by

Transparency International. The top ranked

countries: are New Zealand and Denmark, with

scores of 87 each, followed by Finland (86),

Singapore (85), Sweden (85) and Switzerland

(85). Low ranked countries: The countries

ranked at the bottom of the list are Somalia,

South Sudan and Syria with scores of 9, 12 and

13.

124.Which country President was chief guest for

71 st Republic day?

(A) Brazil (B) U S (C) Russia (D) Japan

Answer:(A)

Nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day with a

grand military parade and exhibition of its

history, cultural diversity and strategic

weaponry at the Rajpath in the National Capital.

Chief Guest: President of Brazil Jair Messias

Bolsonaro was the Chief Guest at the Parade

this year.

125.India's first Super Fab Lab inaugurated in

which state?

(A) Karnataka (B) Telangana (C) Kerala (D) Odisha

Answer:(C)

The country's first Super Fab Lab was

launched at the Integrated Startup Complex of

the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) by Kerala

CM Pinarayi Vijayan

126. 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme launched

in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kerala

Answer:(B)

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government

launched 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme,

aimed at providing a meal to the poor for just Rs

10, on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day. The

scheme, which was launched on a pilot basis,

thalis or lunch plates would be available to

people at designated centers/ canteens during a

stipulated time in all the districts.

Maharashtra CM: Uddhav Thackeray

127.M. P. Ganesh awarded with Padma Shri, He is

associated with which field?

(A) Trade and Industry (B) Social Work

(C) Medicine (D) Sports

Answer:(D)

Padma Shri awardees from Karnataka:

M. P. Ganesh Sports

Dr. Bangalore Gangadhar Medicine

Bharat Goenka Trade and Industry

Tulasi Gowda Social Work

Harekala Hajabba Social Work

K. V. Sampath Kumar & Ms.

Vidushi Jayalakshmi K.S.

Literature and Education-Journalism

Vijay Sankeshwar Trade and Industry


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128.3rd Global Potato Conclave to be held in

which state?

(A) Gujarat (B) Odisha (C) Rajasthan (D) Punjab

Answer:(A)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be

addressing the 3rd Global Potato Conclave at

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Organized by Indian

Potato Association (IPA) in collaboration with

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New

Delhi, and ICAR-Central Potato Research

Institute, Shimla and International Potato

Center (CIP), Lima, Peru

129.Marjan Sarec resigns as Prime Minister of

which country?

(A) Crotia (B) Slovenia (C) Hungary (D) Austria

Answer:(B)

Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec

(Slovenia's youngest-ever Prime Minister)

announced for step down and called for fresh

elections, following weeks of rising tensions

within his minority five- party coalition

government.

President: Borut Pahor

130.Which state assembly passes resolution to

abolish State Legislative Council?

(A) Bihar (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Telangana

Answer:(C)

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a

resolution to abolish the State Legislative

Council.

Chief Minister: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Other States with legislative council are:

131.Kobe Bryant passes away, was associated with

which sports?

(A) Tennis (B) Football (C) Cricket (D) Basketball

Answer:(D)

Kobe Bryant one of the greatest basketball

players of all time and an internationally

recognizable NBA superstar died in a helicopter

crash outside Los Angeles. He played his entire

20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He

retired in April 2016. He was twice the NBA

scoring champion and a two-time Olympic

champion.

132.After Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan which

state to pass anti-CAA resolution?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal

(C) Jharkhand (D) Bihar

Answer:(B)

West Bengal on became the fourth opposition-

ruled state to pass a resolution against the

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in its

assembly, after Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee's All

India Trinamool Party (TMC)

133.India‘s first underwater metro to start in

which city?

(A) Delhi (B) Kolkata

(C) Mumbai (D) None of the above

Answer:(B)

Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its

East -West project, which runs partly under the

city‘s Hooghly River, by March 2022 Kolkata

Metro: India‘s oldest metro, which started in

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134.Which state tableau named best, which

participated in the Republic Day Parade?

(A) Gujarat (B) Odisha (C) Assam (D) Punjab

Answer:(C)

Defence minister: Rajnath Singh

Best tableaus (participated in the Republic Day

Parade)

1. Assam (theme: 'Land of Unique

Craftsmanship and Culture')

2. Odisha (Rukuna Ratha Yatra of Lord

Lingaraja) and Uttar Pradesh (theme:

'Sarva Dharma

Sama Bhav')

135.Sheikh Khalid bin appointed as Prime

Minister of which country?

(A) Oman (B) Jordan (C) Qatar (D) UAE

Answer:(C)

Qatar names Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin

Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM, replacing Sheikh

Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

136.Which state gets its first Ramsar site?

(A) Bihar (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Telangana

Answer:(B)

10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site

tag with this, the numbers of Ramsar sites in

India are now 37 and the surface area covered

by these sites is now 1,067,939 hectares.

Maharashtra gets its first Ramsar site (Nandur

Madhameshwar) , Punjab which already had 3

Ramsar sites adds 3 more (Keshopur-Miani,

Beas Conservation Reserve, Nangal) and UP

with 1 Ramsar site has added 6 more

(Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur,

Sandi and SarsaiNawar). Union Environment

Minister: Prakash Javadekar

137.Indian Railways commissions first Waste to

Energy Plant in which city?

(A) Dehradun (B) Bhubaneswar

(C) Bhopal (D) Ahmedabad

Answer:(B)

Indian Railways has commissioned country‘s

first governmental Waste to Energy Plant,

having capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in

Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at

Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway.

138.Who was the first Indian Commander-in-

Chief of the Indian Army?

(A) Thimayya (B) Shrinagesh

(C) Rajendrasinhji (D) Cariappa

Answer:(D)

Cariappa Born on 29 January 1898, in Madikeri,

Kodagu, was the first Indian Commander-in-

Chief of the Indian Army.

139.Indian Navy Launches 'Operation

Vanilla' launched to provide assistance

to the affected population by Cyclone Diane

to which country?

(A) Comoros (B) Mauritius

(C) Madagascar (D) Mozambique

Answer:(C)

The Indian Navy Ship Airavat will undertake

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

mission as part of 'Operation Vanilla'

which has been launched to provide assistance to

the affected population of Madagascar post

devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.


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140.Which district ranked top at Niti Aayog‘s

aspirational districts?

(A) Belangir (B) Chandauli

(C) Sahibganj (D) YSR

Answer:(B)

Niti Aayog aspirational districts

Top ranks:

topped the list

have been placed at the second and third

positions, respectively.

fourth spot and Hailakandi(Assam) at the fifth

place.

141.Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed India‘s

Ambassador to which country?

(A) Japan (B) China (C) Nepal (D) U S

Answer:(D)

Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu will be

the next Indian Ambassador to the United

States. Mr. Sandhu, a 1988 batch officer of the

Indian Foreign Service, is the current Indian

envoy to Sri Lanka and will succeed Harsh

Vardhan Shringla, who will take charge as the

Foreign Secretary on Wednesday.

External Affairs Minister: Dr. S. Jaishankar

142.Which state will start Mini Olympic Games,

the first event of its sort in the country for U-

14 age- group?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala (D) Maharashtra

Answer:(B)

The Karnataka Mini Olympic Games, the first

event of its sort in the country, a week-long

multi-sport event featuring 18 disciplines, will

get under way at various venues in the city from

February 3, conducted by the Department of

Youth Empowerment and Sports, Govt. of

Karnataka; the Sports Authority of Karnataka

(SAK); and the Karnataka Olympic Association

(KOA) Minister for Youth Empowerment and

Sports, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj:

K.S. Eshwarappa

143.SAMPRITI-IX a joint military training

exercise will conducted between India and

which country?

(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh (C) Myanmar (D) China

Answer:(B)

As part of the ongoing Indo- Bangladesh defense

cooperation, a joint military training exercise

SAMPRITI IX is being conducted at UMROI,

Meghalaya, India from 03 Feb to 16 Feb 2020.

144.According to Survey of Transparency

International, which state tops in budgetary

practices?

(A) Goa (B) Maharashtra (C) Assam (D) Odisha

Answer:(C)

About: Assam has emerged as the top state in

terms of best practices followed in budget

formulation, followed by Odisha and Andhra

Pradesh.

Survey by: Transparency International

Lower ranking: Goa, Maharashtra and Punjab.

145.Surajkund Mela organized by which state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Odisha (D) Harayana

Answer:(D) Haryana

About: The Surajkund Mela is The World‘s

Largest International Crafts Fair, hosted

annually by the Haryana Tourism Department

Theme State: Himachal Pradesh

Haryana CM: Manohar Lal Khattar

146.When is World Leprosy Day observed?



Answer:(C)


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bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. Also

called Hansen's disease

philanthropist and writer, Raoul Follereau.

147.Which city has the worst traffic in the

world?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Manila (C) Mumbai (D) Pune

Answer:(A)

Report by: TomTom (the Netherlands-based

global provider of navigation, traffic and map

products)

About: Bengaluru is the world's most

traffic congested city. India‘s startup hub beat

415 other cities across 57 countries to earn the

title in 2019.Manila in the Philippines came a

close second. Other Indian cities: Mumbai, c and

New Delhi featured in top 10, taking fourth, fifth

and eighth places respectively.

148.India's Gita Sabharwal Appointed as

UN Resident Coordinator in which country?

(A) Laos (B) Malaysia (C) Cambodia (D) Thailand

Answer:(D)

About: The UN has appointed India's Gita

Sabharwal, who has over two decades of

experience in peace building and social policy, as

the Resident Coordinator in Thailand. United

Nations Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres

149.Indian-origin Arvind Krishna elected as

CEO of which company?

(A) PepsiCo (B) Alphabet (C) IBM (D) Adobe

Answer:(C)

Indian-origin technology executive Arvind

Krishna has been elected Chief Executive Officer

of American IT giant IBM, succeeding Virginia

Rometty.


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