CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (27 Jan 2020 to 01 Feb 2020)

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Q1. On the celebrations of 71st Republic Day, which state Government has launched the Shiv Bhojan Scheme? Ans. Maharashtra Q2. Who has launched ‘GATI’ web portal to monitor 3 lakh crore rupees project? Ans. Nitin Gadkari Q3. Ministry of Tribal Affairs proposes to declare 6th Schedule Area status to- Ans. Ladakh Q4. India and which Country signed an agreement to upgrade Ashuganj- Akhaura road into 4-lane highway? Ans. Bangladesh Q5. Recently which Bank launched an asset management platform “PIONEER”? Ans. IndusInd Bank Q6. How many agreements have been signed between India and Brazil? Ans. 15th Q7. United Nations Department of Global Communications marked the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of Holocaust on- Ans. 27th January Q8. Global Potato Conclave is to be held in Gujarat, where is headquarter of the Central Potato Research Institute?

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Ans. Shimla Q9. National Basketball Association star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, he was related to which Country? Ans. USA Q10. Recently has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Banks Association? Ans. Sunil Mehta Q11. Recently Tennis Player Joao Souza has been banned for life due to match-fixing, he belongs to which country? Ans. Brazil

Q12. Recently which state’s cabinet has passed a resolution to abolish the Legislative Council? Ans. Andhra Pradesh Q13. India's first underwater metro to be launched in which city? Ans. Kolkata Q14. In the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, who has won the maximum awards? Ans. Billie Eilish Q15. Recently India's first Super Fab Lab was inaugurated in which city? Ans. Kochi Q16. Who has become the first Indian woman athlete to win the Padma Vibhushan award? Ans. Mary Kom Q17. Recently who has won the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize for ‘Tiffin’?

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Ans. Sneha Pamneja Q18. Indian Railway’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant has been commissioned in which city? Ans. Bhubaneswar Q19. Recently which ballistic missile has been successfully launched Pakistan? Ans. Ghaznavi

Q20. Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed India’s Ambassador to which country? Ans. United States Q21. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? Ans. Qatar Q22. Who has been selected for the prestigious French honour of ''Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters"? Ans. Sanjana Kapoor Q23. Which state’s tableau has adjudged the best at the Republic Day Parade 2020? Ans. Assam Q24. Recently who has taken charge as the Foreign Secretary of India? Ans. Harsh Vardhan Shringla Q25. Who has been elected speaker of House of Representatives of Nepal? Ans. Agni Sapkota Q26. Which state has become the fourth state to pass anti-CAA resolution? Ans. West Bengal

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Q27. Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest at the 71st Republic Day celebrations, who was the chief guest of the first Republic day? Ans. Sukarno

Q28. Which word has been named as Oxford Hindi Word of the Year for 2019? Ans. Samvidhaan Q29. Sachin Bansal has resigned as the independent director of which Finance Bank? Ans. Ujjivan Small Finance bank

Q30. Recently who has been appointed as Executive Director of the Monetary Policy Committee? Ans. Janak Raj Q31. Recently Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide disaster relief to which country? Ans. Madagascar Q32. World’s largest meditation center to be inaugurated in which city? Ans. Hyderabad

Q33. Who has been nominated as the Life President of the Asian Tennis Federation? Ans. Anil Khanna

Q34. Amit Shah has chaired the 22nd meeting of Central Zonal Council in which state? Ans. Chhattisgarh

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Q35. Recently Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority to relocate which country’s cheetah to a suitable habitat in India? Ans. Namibia Q36. Who has laid the foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in Gujarat? Ans. S Jaishankar

Q37. Who has been conferred the honorary Doctor of Letters by Calcutta University at its annual convocation in Kolkata? Ans. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

Q38. Recently which Country has created a new Guinness World Record for organizing highest altitude Fashion Show on the earth? Ans. Nepal

Q39. Recently which Indian sportsperson has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party? Ans. Saina Nehwal Q40. India ranks 54th In ‘Bloomberg Innovation Index’ 2019, which country has topped in ‘Bloomberg Innovation Index’ 2019? Ans. South Korea Q41. Which footballer has become First Indian Woman Footballer to play professionally in the World? Ans. Bala Devi Q42. Famous social worker, environmentalist, educationist & writer Tushar Kanjilal passed away, he was awarded by Padma Shri in which year? Ans. 1986

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Q43. 9th edition of joint military training exercise between India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX will be conducted in which city?

Ans. Umroi, Meghalaya

Q44. Who has become the 1st-ever hockey player worldwide to win the prestigious 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award 2019? Ans. Rani Rampal

Q45. Where was the Indian Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO chaired by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”? Ans. New Delhi

Q46. Recently which district has topped the list of aspirational districts for the month of December, released by NITI Aayog? Ans. Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh

Q47. Recently who has inaugurated Nagpur Metro’s Aqua line? Ans. Uddhav Thackeray

Q48. Tech Mahindra set up Google Cloud Centre of Excellence in which city? Ans. Hyderabad Q49. Who has been elected Chief Executive Officer of IBM? Ans. Arvind Krishna

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Q50. Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country? Ans. Nepal