Current Affairs from 29th January 2019 to 4th February 2019 Sports 1. Recently which Indian bowler has been suspended by ICC from bowling in International Cricket? 1) Varon Aron 2) Umesh Yadav 3) Ambati Rayudu 4) Mohammed Shami Ans – 3 National 2. Which city among the following is hosting the first-ever national conference on ‘prison design’? 1) Hyderabad 2) Visakhapatnam 3) Chennai 4) Bengaluru Ans – 2 National 3. The first cash and carry store of the common service centres (CSCs) under digital India mission has been opened in which among the following districts of Uttar Pradesh? 1) Allahabad 2) Ayodhya 3) Lucknow 4) Moradabad Ans – 4 International 4. Which country has planned to form safe zones in Syria to enable safe return of Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey? 1) Canada 2) Saudi Arabia 3) US 4) Turkey Ans – 4 International 5. Which country has signed an agreement with OECD for participation in PISA 2021? 1) Sri Lanka 2) Pakistan 3) Bhutan 4) India Ans – 4 National 6. When is the Beating the Retreat ceremony held every year? 1) January 28th 2) January 29th 3) January 30th 4) January 31st Ans – 2 Awards 7. How many people were honoured with the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for their meritorious act of saving the life of a person in 2018? 1) 8 2) 25 3) 11 4) 15 Ans – 1 National 8. As per the revised GST norms, the GST on ‘HAJ’ has been reduced from 18 % to how much %? 1) 5 % 2) 8 % 3) 10 % 4) 15 % Ans – 1 National 9. With which nation India has signed a protocol regarding the export of Indian tobacco leaves? 1) Afghanistan 2) China 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh Ans – 2 International 10. In which country the confidential data of nearly 14,000 HIV positive people has been leaked? 1) Singapore 2) Indonesia 3) Thailand 4) Philippines Ans – 1 Obituaries 11. Former Union Minister George Fernandes passed away on January 29, 2019. He served which Ministry under Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government? 1) Railways Ministry 2) Finance Ministry 3) Defence Ministry 4) Commerce Ministry Ans – 3 National 12. Which Ministry signed an MOU with the National Council of Applied Economic Research for improving the official statistical system? 1) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 2) Ministry of Finance 3) Ministry of Commerce & Industry 4) Ministry of Corporate Affairs Ans – 1 National 13. Who is the chairman of the High Level Committee which recently approved the additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7214.03 crore to 6 States and one Union Territory affected by natural disasters? 1) Sushma Swaraj 2) Arun Jaitley 3) Rajnath Singh 4) Ram Nath Kovind Ans – 3 National 14. Which word was declared as the 'Hindi Word of the Year 2018' by the Oxford Dictionary? 1) Aadhaar 2) Nari Shakti 3) Bahubali 4) Vikaas Ans – 2 International 15. Which country recently declared sugarcane juice as their 'national drink'? 1) Afghanistan 2) India 3) Bangladesh 4) Pakistan Ans – 4 Rankings 16. India ranked at which position on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018? 1) 99th 2) 78th 3) 68th 4) 57th Ans – 2 Rankings 17. Which country topped the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018? 1) Denmark 2) New Zealand 3) Singapore 4) UK Ans – 1 National 18. Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on January 29, 2019 approved the construction of a four-lane Ganga Expressway connecting which city to Western Utter Pradesh? 1) Agra 2) Varanasi 3) Prayagraj 4) Lucknow Ans – 3 National 19. Recently The 2nd edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha was held in which city? 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Pune 4) Ranchi Ans – 1 International 20. Suman Kumari recently became the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge of which neighbouring country? 1) Nepal 2) Pakistan 3) Sri Lanka 4) Bangladesh Ans – 2 International 21. Amnesty has urged travel sites to ban settlement listings in which nation? 1) Iran 2) Israel 3) Bahrain 4) Turkey Ans – 2 National 22. The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial has been inaugurated in which state by Narendra Modi? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat Ans – 4 National 23. Which state has launched a special scheme to curb infant deaths? 1) Bihar 2) Maharashtra 3) Goa 4) Uttar Pradesh Ans – 2 Banking/International 24. The central banks of which two nations have launched common digital currency called 'Aber'? 1) France, Germany 2) UAE, Saudi Arabia 3) Saudi Arabia, Qatar 4) Qatar, UAE Ans – 2 National 25. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will be presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 on February 1, 2019. This year's Budget will be the Interim Budget. What is the other term used for Interim Budget? 1) Demands for Grants 2) Guillotine 3) Vote on Account 4) Appropriation Bill Ans – 3 National 26. Which organisation recently proposed a new set of relaxed norms for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) to increase access to investors? 1) RBI 2) SEBI 3) FICCI 4) NITI Aayog Ans – 2 National 27. The first project under the Swadesh Darshan Project was launched in which state of North- East Region? 1) Sikkim 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Nagaland Ans – 1 National 28. Which State presented its annual budget of Rs 19,548.69 crore for the year 2019-20 on January 30, 2019? 1) Kerala 2) Puducherry 3) Jharkhand 4) Goa Ans – 4 International 29. Which airlines recently resumed its services from New Delhi to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq after 25 years? 1) Air India 2) Air Asia 3) Lufthansa 4) TigerAir Ans – 1 National 30. To provide assured income to small and marginal farmers, the Government has launched which Kisan Yojana? 1) Pradhan mantri kisan samman nidhi 2) Pradhan mantri kisan yojana 3) Pradhan mantri kishi yojana 4) Pradhan mantri krishi sichai yojana Ans – 1 Awards 31. Who has been conferred with the 2019 Bharat Ratna award, the country's highest civilian honour? 1) Pranab Mukherjee 2) Manmohan Singh 3) P. Chidambaram 4) Raghuram Rajan Ans – 1 Awards 32. Who among the following has been selected for Padam Shri 2019? 1) Bachendri Pal 2) Prabhu Deva 3) Teejan Bai 4) Nambi Narayan Ans – 2 National 33. The Budget 2019 allocates how much amount of capital support for the Indian Railways in 2019-20? 1) Rs 36,292 crore 2) Rs 58,166 crore 3) Rs 64,587 crore 4) Rs 1,58, 658 crore Ans – 3 National 34. Which region of Jammu & Kashmir got connected to the National Grid on February 3, 2019? 1) Amargarh 2) Ladakh 3) Srinagar 4) Shopian Ans – 2 Important Days 35. When the World Cancer Day is celebrated every year? 1) 4 February 2) 5 February 3) 6 February 4) 7 February Ans – 1 National 36. A new High Court for Andhra Pradesh will be built in which of the following state’s city? 1) Amravati 2) Vijayawada 3) Hyderabad 4) Nellore Ans – 1 Commerce 37. Germany, France and the United Kingdom have officially set up a payment channel called INSTEX with which country? 1) Italy 2) Russia 3) Denmark 4) Iran Ans – 4 National 38. The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to which state’s government over death of three labourers? 1) Bihar 2) Rajasthan 3) Jharkhand 4) Uttar Pradesh Ans – 4 International 39. Among the following for which nation The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend sanctions? 1) Central African Republic (CAR) 2) North Korea 3) Iran 4) Syria Ans – 1 International 40. The United States has pulled of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with which nation? 1) Russia 2) NATO 3) North Korea 4) Japan Ans – 1 National 41. How many youth participated in the special workshop organised by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony for past victims of communal violence? 1) 24 2) 42 3) 20 4) 25 Ans – 2 Appointments 42. Who has been appointed as the new CBI director on February 2? 1) M Nageswara Rao 2) Rakesh Asthana 3) Rishi Kumar Shukla 4) Alok Verma Ans – 3 National 43. In the interim Budget 2019 speech given by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, which north-eastern state came to the air map recently with the clearance of the Hollongi airport? 1) Meghalaya 2) Sikkim 3) Manipur 4) Arunachal Pradesh Ans – 4 National 44. Under the Union Government’s new scheme for the farmers, how much direct income support will be provided in a year for those who own around 2 hectares of land? 1) Rs 5000 2) Rs 8000 3) Rs 6000 4) Rs 12000 Ans – 3 National 45. According to the Union Government, how many LPG connections have already been distributed under PM Ujjwala Yojana? 1) 8 crore 2) 5 crore 3) 3 crore 4) 6 crore Ans – 4 National 46. The government has decided to set up Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog for the welfare of which animal? 1) Cow 2) Tiger 3) Rhino 4) Goat Ans – 1 National 47. The Union Government is planning to introduce container cargo movement to the North East through which river? 1) Ganga 2) Brahmaputra 3) Yamuna 4) Godavari Ans – 2 National/Budget 48. As per the Interim Budget 2019-20, how much amount has been allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)? 1) Rs 19000 Crore 2) Rs 24000 Crore 3) Rs 48000 Crore 4) Rs 60000 Crore Ans – 4 National/Budget 49. As per the Interim Budget 2019-20, The 22nd All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be set up in which state? 1) Haryana 2) J & K 3) Bihar 4) Assam Ans – 1 National/Budget 50.