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Daily Current Affair Quiz – 15.01.2019 to 16.01.2019 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15.01.2019 TO 16.01.2019 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ : (15-16 JAN 2019) No. of Questions: 20 Correct: Full Mark: 20 Wrong: Time: 15 min Mark Secured: 1. Kollam Bypass, which is in news c)Bengaluru raptors recently, touches which of the d)Mumbai Rockets following National Highways? 8. Who was the first Commander- a) NH 44, NH 19 and NH 701 in-Chief of Indian Army post b) NH 27, NH 109 and NH 907 Independence? c) NH 48 NH 311 and NH208 a)K M Carriappa d) NH66 NH183 and NH 744 b)Sam Manekshaw 2. India‟s largest start up ecosystem c)K S Thimayya has launched in which of the d)P P Kumaramangalam following states? 9. Which city is the venue of the a) Tamil Nadu b) Rajasthan 9th International Conference on c) Kerala d) Punjab Micro Irrigation? 3. Which city is the venue of the a)Raipur b)Ahmedabad first-ever Global Aviation c)Jaisalmer d)Aurangabad Summit (GAS-2019)? 10. Which country has launched 'Fair a) Mumbai b) Varanasi Value for Innovation' at Raisina c) Chennai d) Hyderabad Dialogue in New Delhi? 4. Who won the Sushila Devi a)UnitedStates b)Germany Literature Award for her novel c)France d)Japan “Things to Leave Behind” in the 11. Who won the under-8 category „Best Book of Fiction Written by junior world title at the Kids‟ a Woman Author‟ category at the Golf World Championship Bhopalth ? organised by US kids Golf in a) Manju Kapur Malaysia to become the youngest b) Namita Gokhale Indian to win the title? c) Gayathri Prabhu a) Karan Bindra b) Kartik Singh d) Easterine Kire c) Aryan Joy d) Randeep Vijay None of these e) None of these 5. Which UT/state government has 12. Who became the 1st Indian to bat decided to impose a ban on 5 hundreds in ODI cricket in single-use plastic products ? Australia? a)Tamil Nadu b)Puducherry a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Rohit Sharma c)Delhi d)Karnataka c) Virat Kohli d) Prithvi Shaw 6. Lenin Rajendran, who passed e) None of these away recently, was the renowned 13. The tallest bronze statue (33 ft.) personality of which field? of Swami Vivekananda built at a a) Politics b) Journalis cost of Rs 17 crore was unveiled c) Sports d) Film Making in _____ to mark the 156th birth 7. Which of the following franchise anniversary of Swami teams has won the 5th season of Vivekananda? Premier Badminton League a) Ranchi, Jharkhand (PBL) title? b) Agra, Uttar Pradesh a)Hyderabad Hunters c) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 1 b)Chennai Smashers d) Udaipur, Rajasthan 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15.01.2019 TO 16.01.2019 e) None of these a) Guwahati b) Chandigarh 14. Who took over as the 14th Corps c) Dehradun d) Kolkata Commander of the Rising Star e) None of these Corps in Jammu? 20. Ministry of Home Affairs a) Lt Gen Y V K Mohan announced release of Rs 637.98 b) Lt Gen J S Nain crore during 2018-19 to how c) Lt Gen Surya Prakash many states under Border Area d) Lt Gen Aman Mittal Development Programme e) None of these (BADP)? 15. Name Nepal‟s Chief of the Army a) 17 b) 24 c) 10 d) 20 Staff who was awarded the e) None of these Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army by President of India Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi? ANSWER KEYS: a) General Purna Chandra Thapa 1 D b) General Narinder Simha 2 C c) General Ram Prathap 3 A d) General Surya Kishan 4 B e) None of these 5 B 16. Name the person who was 6 D appointed the new Chief 7 C Information Officer and 8 A spokesperson of the CBI? 9 D a) Alok Verma 10 A b) Abhishek Dayal 11 b c) Nitin Wakankar 12 b d)Sharad Agarwal 13 a e) None of these 14 b 17. Meera Sanyal passed away. She 15 a was a former banker and _____? 16 c a) Journalist b) Politician 17 b c) Actress d) Athlete 18 a e) None of these 19 b 18. Where was the inaugural round 20 a of a 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting between the United States and India, focused on the progress of defence and foreign policy issues? a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Kolkata e) None of these 19. Where was the 6th annual „Women of India Organic Festival‟ held? 2 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .
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