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Current Affairs Questions January 2019 www.leadthecompetition.in QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JANUARY 2019 1. Who of the following was the Player of the Series in the recent India-Australia ODI series? a. Virat Kohli b. MS Dhoni c. Yuzvendra Chahal d. Jasprit Bumrah 2. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day function of January 2019 is the President of - a. Mauritius b. Maldives c. Nigeria d. South Africa 3. At which place in Gujarat has the approval for setting up a new AIIMS given by the Union Cabinet? a. Rajkot b. Jamnagar c. Surat d. Anand 4. What is the name given to India’s first semi-high speed Train 18 scheduled to run between Delhi and Varanasi? a. Vande Mataram Express b. Vande Bharat Express c. Jai Bharat Express d. Jan Gan Man Express 5. INS Kohassa, the naval air station which was commissioned by the Chief of naval Staff recently is located in – a. Andaman Islands b. Kerala c. Lakshadweep Islands d. Gujarat 6. Krishna Sobti, the noted Jnanpith Award winning author who passed away recently wrote in which of the following languages? a. Gujarati b. Sanskrit c. Assamese d. Hindi 7. Who of the following won the Australian Open 2019 Men’s Singles title? a. Rafal Nadal b. Novak Djokovic c. Kevin Anderson d. Marin Cilic 8. Which of the following articles of Constitution of India have been amended to provide for reservation to economically weaker sections of citizens? a. Article 14 and 15 b. Article 15 and 16 c. Article 16 and 17 d. Article 17 and 18 9. Five new member nations joined the UN Security Council in January 2019. Which one of the following is not one of them? a. Germany b. Belgium c. South Africa d. Poland 10. In January 2019, six states signed the agreement for construction of Renukaji Dam in Himachal Pradesh. Over which river is the dam proposed to be constructed? a. Giri b. Bhaga c. Parvati d. Ravi 11. Which of the following was the venue for the 15th Pravasi Diwas observed in January 2019? a. Vadodara b. Varanasi c. Amritsar d. Madurai 12. IMBEX 2018-19, a military exercise conducted at Chandimandir military station was a joint exercise by India and – a. Bhutan b. Bangladesh c. Myanmar d. Maldives 13. Teejan Bai who has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan this year is an exponent of which of the following folk arts? a. Pandavni b. Kalbelia c. Madhubani d. Lavani 14. Which State recently became the first State to launch One Family One Job programme for its people? a. Gujarat b. Sikkim b. Telangana d. Assam 15. With which of the following sports is D Gukesh associated? a. Tennis b. Badminton c. Chess d. Bridge 16. Who of the following Indian personalities was recently conferred the Philip Kotler Presidential Award named after the famous marketing guru? a. Shri Narendra Modi b. Shri Mukesh Ambani c. Shri Amitabh Bachchan d. Shri Shah Rukh Khan 17. John Chambers who has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in Trade and Industry category was associated with which of the following companies? a. Microsoft b. Apple c. Google d. Cisco 18. Which organization made the satellite Kalamsat V2 which was launched recently by PSLV C44? a. SpaceKidz b. Kidobotikz c. SRM University d. IIT Chennai 19. Which of the following parties was formed by Mr. George Fernandes who passed away recently? a. Lok Dal b. Samata Party c. Lok Janshakti d. Janata Dal 20. Who of the following has been chosen as the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2018? a. Jhulan Goswami b. Harmanpreet Kaur c. Mithali Raj d. Smriti Mandhana 21. Which university was the venue for the 106th Indian Science Congress held in January 2019? a. Amity University b. OP Jindal Global University c. Lovely Professional University d. University of Patanjali 22. Which team won the Vodafone Premier Badminton League 2019? a. Mumbai Rockets b. Awadhe Warriors c. Chennai Smashers d. Bengaluru Raptors 23. With which of the following exercises was the phrase Nigrani, Nirekshan and Nakabandi associated? a. Sea Vigil b. IMBEX c. Indra Navy d. Hand-in-Hand 24. Who of the following recently became the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 wickets in 56 one-day internationals? a. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar b. Mohammad Shami c. Ishant Sharma d. Yuzvendra Chahal 25. Which of the following countries recently banned Indian currency above Rs. 100 from circulation inside the country? a. Nepal b. Bhutan c. Bangladesh d. Sri Lanka 26. Which of the following countries has renounced its membership with OPEC with effect from 01 Jan 2019? a. Iraq b. Qatar c. Iran d. Venezuela 27. What is the cash component associated with the newly introduced Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar? a. Rs. 10 lakhs b. Rs. 25 lakhs c. Rs. 51 lakhs d. Rs. 1 crore 28. Rajeev Ram who won the 2019 Australian Open Mixed Doubles title belongs to which country? a. India b. Nigeria c. United Kingdom d. U.S.A. 29. Which of the following slogans was added to the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? a. Jai Anusandhan b. Jai Anushilan c. Jai Adhyapak d. Jai Vaigyanik 30. In January 2019, a mining dam collapse in South America killed over a 100 people. In which country did the incident take place? a. Argentina b. Columbia c. Peru d. Brazil 31. With which of the following sports is Kartik Sharma associated? a. Squash b. Billiards c. Golf d. Tennis 32. Masazo Nonako was the oldest man on earth at the time of his death in January 2019. To which country did he belong? a. Japan b. South Korea c. China d. North Korea 33. Which of the following is not in the list of nodal cities of Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor, investments for which were announced in January 2019? a. Hosur b. Salem c. Tiruchi d. Kanya Kumari 34. Which State bagged the highest number of medals at the Khelo India Games held in Pune recently? a. Haryana b. Maharashtra c. Karnataka d. Tamil Nadu 35. Of which bank has Ravneet Gill been appointed the new MD and CEO? a. Federal Bank b. ICICI Bank c. Yes Bank d. Axis Bank 36. Over which river is the newly inaugurated Atal Setu of Goa located? a. Zuari b. Mandovi c. Mapusa d. Chapora 37. At which of the following places was the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial inaugurated in January 2019? a. Sabarmati b. Rajkot c. Dandi d. Porbandar 38. Which of the following two banks are being merged with Bank of Baroda? a. Vijaya Bank and Syndicate Bank b. Dena Bank and Canara Bank c. Vijaya Bank and Canara Bank d. Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank 39. Satyarup Siddhanta is associated with which of the following sports? a. Mountaineering b. F-1 Car Racing c. Swimming d. Skiing 40. Which State has become the first in India to implement 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the society? a. Punjab b. Rajasthan c. Gujarat d. Telangana 41. Who of the following has been named as the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2018? a. Shubman Gill b. Rishabh Pant c. Khaleel Ahmed d. Prithvi Shaw 42. Which of the following has been chosen as the Hindi Word of the Year 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries? a. Nari Shakti b. Award Vaapsi c. Notebandi d. Swachh Bharat 43. To mark whose birth anniversary was a commemorative coin of Rs. 350 was released in January 2019? a. Sant Kabir b. Guru Gobind Singh c. Thiruvalluvar d. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 44. The five-member high-level committee constituted by the RBI to encourage digitisation of payments and enhance financial inclusion is headed by – a. Urjit Patel b. Arun Jaitley c. Nandan Nilekani d. Gita Gopinath 45. Which of the following states won the Best Tableau award at the Republic Day celebrations 2019? a. Punjab b. Gujarat b. Tripura d. Jammu and Kashmir Answers 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. a 11. b 12. c 13. a 14. b 15. c 16. a 17. d 18. a 19. b 20. d 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. b 25. a 26. b 27. c 28. d 29. a 30. d 31. c 32. a 33. d 34. b 35. c 36. b 37. c 38. d 39. a 40. c 41. b 42. a 43. b 44. c 45. b .
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