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Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

Sports

1. Which cricketer has been named ICC Test, ODI Player and Cricketer of the year 2018? 1. Kane Williamson 2. Joe Root 3. 4. Jasprit Bumrah Ans – 3

Sports

2. Which cricketer won ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award for the year 2018? 1. 2. Jasprit Bumrah 3. Jhye Richardson 4. Ans – 4

National

3. Which nation topped the Global Trust Index? 1. 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. China Ans – 4

National

4. India stood at which position in the Global Trust index in the informed public category? 1. First 2. Second 3. Third 4. Fourth Ans – 2

National

5. Nitin Gadkari on January 21, 2019 inaugurated the 39 National Highways Projects in which state? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Punjab

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4. Odisha Ans – 1

Awards

6. Who conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019 on January 22, 2019? 1. Venkaiah Naidu 2. Ram Nath Kovind 3. Narendra Modi 4. Rahul Gandhi Ans – 2

National

7. The Government on January 21, 2019 constituted a Standing Committee headed by which body to oversee the drug pricing regime? 1. RBI 2. SEBI 3. NITI Aayog 4. FICCI Ans – 3

Finance/ National

8. Which state launched the budget on January 22, 2019? 1. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Jharkhand 4. Kerala Ans – 3

National

9. Which Ministry notified the 2019 Coastal Regulation Zone norms recently? 1. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2. Ministry of Shipping 3. Ministry of Commerce & Industry 4. Ministry of Power Ans – 1

International

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

10. India agreed upon critical partnership in various sectors with which country on the sidelines of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas? 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Mauritius 3. Brazil 4. Armenia Ans – 2

National

11. Which institution recently held that the marriage between Hindu woman and Muslim man is irregular? 1. Central Government 2. President Ram Nath Kovind 3. Supreme Court 4. Parliament Ans – 3

National

12. Which city hosted the two-day Global Investors Summit on January 23, 2019? 1. Mumbai 2. Bengaluru 3. New Delhi 4. Chennai Ans – 4

International

13. India will surpass which nation to become 2nd largest oil demand centre in 2019? 1. US 2. China 3. Saudi Arabia 4. UAE Ans – 2

National

14. Which state’s government has approved Rs 253 cr worth Nirbhaya scheme? 1. 2. Karnataka 3. Uttar Pradesh

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4. Delhi Ans – 1

Sports

15. Who is the only cricketer besides Kohli to be named in both ICC Test and ODI teams of the year 2018? 1. Jasprit Bumrah 2. Joe Root 3. 4. Kane Williamson Ans – 1

Defence

16. Name the largest-ever coastal defence exercise undertaken by the Indian Navy, ten years after 26/11 attacks? 1. Sea Vigil 2. Tropex 3. Indira 4. Shakti Ans – 1

Appointments

17. Who among the following has been appointed as the new CEO of Indigo? 1. Aditya Ghosh 2. Rahul Bhatia 3. Ronojoy Dutta 4. Rakesh Gangwal Ans – 3

National

18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a museum relating to which freedom fighter at the Red Fort in Delhi? 1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 2. Bhagat Singh 3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose 4. Chandrashekhar Azad Ans – 3

National

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

19. The Yaad-e-Jallian museum that provides a historical account of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre has been unveiled in which Indian monument? 1. Qutub Minar 2. Jantar Mantar 3. Old Fort 4. Red Fort Ans – 4

National

20. Which is the only Indian port to be listed amongst the world’s top 30 container ports? 1. Paradip Port 2. Cochin Port 3. JNPT 4. Tuticorin Port Ans – 3

International

21. Which nation has broken off all diplomatic ties with the United States? 1. Canada 2. Brazil 3. Pakistan 4. Venezuela Ans – 4

Sports

22. Who was named the of the ICC’s Test and ODI teams of the year 2018? 1. Kane Williamson 2. Faf du Plessis 3. Virat Kohli 4. Rohit Sharma Ans – 3

Defence

23. India will undertake field training exercise ‘IAFTX’ with countries from which continent? 1. North America 2. Africa 3. Europe 4. Oceania Ans – 2

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

National

24. Which leader has been appointed as the AICC general secretary for UP East? 1. Jyotiraditya Scindia 2. Priyanka Gandhi 3. K C Venugopal 4. Ashok Gehlot Ans – 2

National

25. Which Ministry announced to initiate the fresh recruitment of around 2,30,000 employees with the benefit of 10 percent reservations for Economically Weaker Sections? 1. Ministry of MSME 2. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 3. Ministry of Railways 4. Ministry of Civil Aviation Ans – 3

Awards

26. After which freedom fighter the Union Government recently announced an award scheme to recognise the efforts of organisations or individuals in the aftermath of any disaster? 1. Bhagat Singh 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 3. Chandrashekhar Azad 4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ans – 4

Important Days

27. When is the National Girl Child Day observed every year in India? 1. January 23rd 2. January 24th 3. January 25th 4. January 26th Ans – 2

Science and Technology

28. What is the name of the students' satellite that was launched by ISRO on January 24th, 2019? 1. Kalamsat 2. Microsat-R 3. Cartosat-2

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4. SmallSat Ans – 1

Commerce

29. Which company recently launched the e-commerce platform ‘re-weave.in’ for handloom weavers under the Project ReWeave, as part of its philanthropic initiatives? 1. Facebook 2. Google 3. Microsoft 4. Infosys Ans – 3

Important Days

30. When the National Voters’ Day is celebrated every year in India? 1. 25th January 2. 26th January 3. 27th January 4. 28th January Ans – 1

National/Defence

31. The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification which is a premier military certification agency, on January 22, 2019 cleared the use of which product in the military aircraft? 1. Biogas 2. Biofuel 3. Shale gas 4. LNG Ans – 1

National

32. Pradhan, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on January 24, 2019 launched new reforms and guidelines for which programme to further strengthen the skills ecosystem benefiting those in the underprivileged sections of society? 1. Atal Innovation Mission 2. UNNATI Program 3. Jan Shikshan Sansthan 4. Skill India Mission Ans – 3

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

Defence

33. A new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ was commissioned recently at Diglipur which is situated at which place? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Goa 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Andaman & Nicobar Ans – 4

Bankings

34. Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of YES Bank? 1. Ravneet Singh Gill 2. Rana Kapoor 3. Chanda Kochar 4. Indu Bhushan Ans – 1

Obituaries

35. Eminent Hindu writer Krishna Sobti passed away on January 25, 2019 at the age of 93. She was primarily known for writing on which issue? 1. Child Exploitation 2. Female identity and sexuality 3. Politics 4. Untouchability Ans – 2

Sports

36. Recently which veteran cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of ? 1. Shaun Pollock 2. Kumar Sangakkara 3. Johan Botha 4. David Warner Ans – 3

Sports

37. BCCI’s Committee of Administrators has lifted suspensions imposed on which among the following cricketers? 1. , Mayank Agarwal 2. , Hardik Pandya

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3. Umesh Yadav, Kedar Jhadav 4. Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul Ans – 4

National

38. Which among the following abandoned airstrips will be developed into a modern airport by the Indian Government? 1. Dhalbhumgarh 2. Gaya 3. Birasal 4. Ratnagiri Ans – 1

Defence

39. How much minimum pension has been set as the disability and war injury pension for the armed forces personnel, with effect from 1st January 2016? 1. Rs 18000 2. Rs 20000 3. Rs 25000 4. Rs 15000 Ans – 1

Awards

40. Who was conferred with the 2019 Bharat Ratna award, country's highest civilian honour? 1. Pranab Mukherjee 2. Manmohan Singh 3. P. Chidambaram 4. Raghuram Rajan Ans – 1

Awards

41. Who among the following has been selected for Padam Shri 2019? 1. Bachendri Pal 2. 3. Teejan Bai 4. Nambi Narayan Ans – 2

Awards

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

42. President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of how many Padma Awards in 2019? 1. 96 2. 104 3. 112 4. 124 Ans – 3

National/ Science and Technology

43. What is the name of India’s first made-in-India engineless train? 1. Fastrack 18 2. Bullet 18 3. Quix 18 4. Train 18 Ans – 4

National

44. Which train was recently named as the ‘Vande Bharat Express’ by the Railways Ministry? 1. Train 18 2. 23 Humsafar Express 3. Antyodaya 10 4. Uday Express 1 Ans – 1

Awards

45. Who was awarded with Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019? 1. Madan Mohan Malaviya 2. Bhupen Hazarika 3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 4. M Karunanidhi Ans – 2

Sports

46. Which country was stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships for threatening to refuse to allow Israeli athletes to take part? 1. Myanmar 2. Sri Lanka 3. Malaysia 4. Bhutan Ans – 3

Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 22-23, 2019

Sports

47. Who among the following won his 7th Australian Open Men's Singles title at Melbourne? 1. Rafael Nadal 2. Petra Kvitova 3. Pete Sampras 4. Novak Djokovic Ans – 4

National

48. Pakke Paga Hornbill Fest(PPHF) is the state festival of which state? 1. Mizoram 2. Assam 3. 4. Manipur Ans – 3

Sports

49. Who among the following is the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI ? 1. Jasprit Bumrah 2. 3. Yzuwendra Cahal 4. Mohammed Shami Ans – 4

National

50. Which state has decided to set up ‘Save Tiger Protection force’ to save big cat population in the state? 1. Karnataka 2. Rajasthan 3. Telangana 4. Madhya Pradesh Ans – 3