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Current Affairs Questions for CGL Tier-1, CLAT, IBPS PO, LIC Assistant January GA Quiz 20

Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below.

1. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently collaborated with ______to produce an indigenous engine for the Saras light passenger aircraft being developed by it.

A. BHEL B. ISRO C. DRDO

D. GAIL E. None of these

2. A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered by scientists during a study in which they dropped alligator carcasses into the ______to investigate the deep ocean's ecosystem.

A. Gulf of Kutch B. Gulf of Mexico C. Gulf of Alaska

D. Gulf of Mannar E. None of these

3. Which of the following financial entities has recently allowed card holders to enable, disable cards for online use, modify transaction limits?

A. RBI B. SBI C. PNB

D. SIDBI E. None of these

4. Who among the following has won the elections to become the Prime Minister of Malta?

A. Chris Fearne B. Robert Abela C. George Abela

D. George Vella E. None of these

5. Who among the following has made history as he extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical games, breaking the 110-game streak set by Sergei Tiviakov in 2005?

A. Magnus Carlsen B. Garry Kasparov C. Viswanathan Anand

D. Bobby Fischer E. None of these

6. Which of the following countries has recently finished 2019 as number one shooting nation in world?

A. China B. Japan C. India

D. Pakistan E. None of these

7. Which of the following banks has recently launched India’s largest API Banking portal with nearly 250 APIs?

A. HDFC Bank B. ICICI Bank C. Yes Bank

D. HDFC Bank E. None of these

8. Which of the following cities has hosted the 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020?

A. Gorakhpur B. Kanpur C. Agra

D. Lucknow E. None of these

9. On 14th January 2020, the Union Govt. has identifies how many islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism?

A. 26 B. 25 C. 27

D. 28 E. None of these

10. Who among the following has recently become first female third umpire to oversee a men’s international game?

A. Claire Polosak B. Jacqueline Williams C. Humaira Farah

D. Kathy Cross E. None of these

Correct answer:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C B A B A C B D B B

Explanation:

1. Hints to Remember

Who: CSIR-India, DRDO

What: to join hands to develop Saras engine

When: published on 19th January 2020

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will collaborate with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to produce an indigenous engine for the Saras light passenger aircraft being developed by it.

“We will be taking up the project jointly. Designing and developing an aero- engine is a highly complex task,” Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR, said during his visit here. “Apart from the power plants, all major systems of the Saras are indigenous,” he added.

The DRDO has been developing the Kaveri engine that was initially meant for the Light Combat Aircraft since the mid-80s, but has not been successful. While some technologies and components were validated, there were problems with some. While various types of aero-engines have been produced under licence in India, an indigenous engine has not been developed. According to some experts, developing a turboprop for a transport aircraft is less complex than developing a jet engine for a fighter.

The prototype version of the Saras, being developed by the CSIR’s National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL), is powered by two Canadian Pratt and Whitney PT6A turboprop engines, that are not only mounted on the rear of the fuselage instead of the wings, but also face rearwards.

the engines to be directed forwards but it has technical, environmental and safety concerns when operating in the vicinity of aerodrome terminals or structures.

The NAL would be conducting 20 test flights of the Saras before the design is frozen and production would be undertaken by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The IAF has committed to procure 15 aircraft.

Dr Mande, who is a member of Gaganyaan National Advisory Council, the steering body for ISRO’s manned space mission, said the NAL was also deeply involved in testing and devaluating many of the launch vehicle’s components.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.csir.res.in/slider/csir-india-drdo-join-hands-develop-saras-engine

2. Hints to Remember

Who: New species of bone-eating worm

What: discovered eating alligator carcass

When: published on 17th January 2020

A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered by scientists during a study in which they dropped alligator carcasses into the Gulf of Mexico to investigate the deep ocean's ecosystem.

The worm, which has yet to be named, is the first of its kind found in the Gulf of Mexico.

The species was discovered when it crawled on the corpse of an alligator on the ocean floor -- and completely consumed its soft tissue within 51 days.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2020/January-17th/new-species-of-bone- eating-worm-discovered-eating-alligator-carcass.php

3. Hints to Remember

Who: RBI

What: allows card holders to enable, disable cards for online use, modify transaction limits

When: published on 15th January 2020

To increase security of card (credit and debit) transactions the Reserve Bank of India has directed all banks to give card users the facility to themselves enable/disable their cards for different types of use--online, physical, contactless domestically or internationally.

Card issuers have also been asked to allow card holders to modify transaction limits within the overall card limit for all types of transactions -domestic and international at PoS, ATMs, online transactions and contactless transactions.

RBI has directed banks and other card issuers to enable cards only for use at contact based points i.e. ATMs and Point of Sale (Pos) devices within India at the time of issue of the cards. This means that when a card is issued it will, by default, only be usable to physically swipe at a PoS or at a ATM. It would not be enabled for use online or for contact-less transactions.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/rbi- allows-card-holders-to-enable-disable-cards-for-online-use-modify-transaction- limits/articleshow/73273315.cms

4. Hints to Remember

Who: Robert Abela

What: wins election to be prime minister of Malta and calls for unity after Joseph Muscat's resignation over journalist's murder

When: published on 12th January 2020

Robert Abela is set to become Malta’s prime minister after being elected leader of the ruling party, and is seen as a continuity leader in the wake of a scandal over the murder of an investigative journalist.

Mr Abela, a 42-year-old lawyer, faces a turbulent political environment after the forced exit of Joseph Muscat in the wake of the controversy.

Mr Muscat announced his resignation last month, surrendering to political pressure and widespread public anger over his alleged attempt to protect his allies from a probe into the 2017 killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/12/robert-abela-wins-election- prime-minister-malta-calls-unity/

5. Hints to Remember

Who: Magnus Carlsen

What: breaks record for longest unbeaten streak

When: published on 19th January 2020

Chess great Magnus Carlsen made history Tuesday as he extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical games, breaking the 110-game streak set by Sergei Tiviakov in 2005.

Carlsen, the world's No.1 chess player and, such was his prodigious talent, described as the 'Mozart of chess' as a 14-year-old, drew against Jorden van Foreest in the fourth round of the Wijk aan Zee tournament in the Netherlands to break the record.

The 29-year-old Norwegian grandmaster achieved his feat while playing against opponents who had a far higher average Fide rating -- the rankings that govern international chess competition -- than Tiviakov's rivals.

He had suggested that he might consider the record broken only if he won another two matches as two wins, in the Norwegian League, were against opponents ranked more than 500 points lower than him.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/sport/magnus-carlsen-unbeaten-record- spt-intl/index.html

6. Hints to Remember

Who: India

What: finished 2019 as number one shooting nation in world

When: published on 12th January 2020

On the back of its sparkling show through 2019, India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic heavyweights China and the USA.

In terms of overall medals, the tally stood at 21 gold, six silver and three bronze as India topped all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and Finals in a unforgettable year.

A delighted National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh tweeted a screenshot of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) overall rankings for 2019.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/india-finish-2019-as-number- one-shooting-nation-in-world/article30549083.ece

7. Hints to Remember

Who: ICICI Bank

What: launches India’s largest API Banking portal with nearly 250 APIs

When: published on 14th January 2020

ICICI Bank announces the launch of an API Banking portal, consisting the maximum number of virtual APIs (application programming interfaces) put together by any Indian bank. It enables partner companies to co- create innovative customer solutions in a frictionless manner and in a fraction of time usually taken for such integration, thereby significantly increasing their productivity. APIs are a set of instructions, which enable third party applications to communicate with the Bank’s various technology applications and collaborate to bring in new customer propositions.

The ‘ICICI Bank API Banking portal’, which consists of 250 APIs, enables developers of prospective partner companies across the globe to seamlessly sign up on it, create an application, select the application, test it out and get the sample code. With this, businesses, fintechs, corporates and e-commerce start- ups can easily partner with the Bank and co- create innovative customer solutions in a frictionless manner, all from the convenience of a single portal. The usage of ‘ICICI Bank API Banking Portal’ simplifies the process of digital collaboration for a partner company with the Bank and reduces the time taken to develop a business solution to a few days. This significantly raises productivity for partner companies. Typically, an API integration would take a few months.

The APIs are available across an array of categories including payments & collections like IMPS, UPI payment/collection, accounts & deposits and cards & loans. After testing the solution on the sandbox environment, developers can upgrade to the UAT environment for end to end real-time testing, post signing an NDA with the Bank. Additionally, the portal incorporates a detailed workflow for conveniently moving the API solution to the final production stage, thereby eliminating the hassles of manual to and fro.

The ‘ICICI Bank API Banking portal launch is a step towards bringing in the benefits of ‘Open Banking’ in the industry, which is regarded as a key enabler to drive speedy tie ups and digitisation in the country.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.icicibank.com/aboutus/article.page?identifier=news-icici-bank- launches-indias-largest-api-banking-portal-with-nearly-250-apis-- 20201401122052645

8. Hints to Remember

Who: Lucknow

What: hosts the 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020

When: published on 16th January 2020

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the belief in the democracy has increased today and so is the responsibility of the representatives.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region in the legislative assembly building in Lucknow today. He said that the rights of the presiding officers need to be curtailed so that these institutions become more democratic.

He said that recently during a meeting of presiding officers in Dehradun he had raised this issue and questioned about the rights of presiding officers especially in reference to anti-defection law.

The Speaker added that whatever budget is available that should reach to the last man of society.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=378801

9. Hints to Remember

Who: Centre

What: identifies 26 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism

When: published on 14th January 2020

The Centre has identified 16 islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 10 in Lakshadweep for holistic development by promoting tourism and offering facilities for export of seafood and coconut-based products.

This was disclosed at the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency, IDA chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

The Island Development Agency reviewed the progress made towards the programme holistic development of islands.

For the first time in the country, under the guidance of IDA, an initiative of sustainable development in the identified Islands within scientifically-assessed carrying capacity has been taken-up.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=377693

10. Hints to Remember

Who: Jacqueline Williams

What: becomes first female third umpire to oversee a men’s international game

When: published on 18th January 2020

Jacqueline Williams of the West Indies will become the first woman to officiate as the third umpire in a men’s international when she takes the field for the first of three Twenty20 Internationals against the visiting Ireland team.

A desire to be close to the game after playing days took Jacqueline Williams to umpiring.

The 43-year-old from Jamaica, who will officiate in the position in all three matches of the series, continues the trend of women officials breaking barriers in the game, having already stood as an on-field umpire in men’s ODIs and T20Is.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/8832-history-created- jacqueline-williams-becomes-first-female-third-umpire-to-oversee-a-mens- international-game.html

Top 10 news of the day : 20th January 2020

1. Jacqueline Williams becomes first female third umpire to oversee a men’s international game.

(20th January 2020 Current Affairs Questions and Answers)

A desire to be close to the game after playing days took Jacqueline Williams to umpiring.

2. Centre identifies 26 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism.

(Important Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 20th January 2020)

This was disclosed at the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency, IDA chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

The Island Development Agency reviewed the progress made towards the programme holistic development of islands.

For the first time in the country, under the guidance of IDA, an initiative of sustainable development in the identified Islands within scientifically-assessed carrying capacity has been taken-up.

3. Lucknow hosts the 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020.

(Most Important Current Affairs Quiz of 20th January 2020)

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the belief in the democracy has increased today and so is the responsibility of the representatives.

He said that recently during a meeting of presiding officers in Dehradun he had raised this issue and questioned about the rights of presiding officers especially in reference to anti-defection law.

The Speaker added that whatever budget is available that should reach to the last man of society.

4. ICICI Bank launches India’s largest API Banking portal with nearly 250 APIs.

(Latest Current Affairs PDF of 20th January 2020)

The ‘ICICI Bank API Banking portal’, which consists of 250 APIs, enables developers of prospective partner companies across the globe to seamlessly sign up on it, create an application, select the application, test it out and get the sample code. With this, businesses, fintechs, corporates and e-commerce start-ups can easily partner with the Bank and co- create innovative customer solutions in a frictionless manner, all from the convenience of a single portal. The usage of ‘ICICI Bank API Banking Portal’ simplifies the process of digital collaboration for a partner company with the Bank and reduces the time taken to develop a business solution to a few days. This significantly raises productivity for partner companies. Typically, an API integration would take a few months.

5. India finished 2019 as number one shooting nation in world.

(Today’s Current Affairs Capsule of 20th January 2020)

On the back of its sparkling show through 2019, India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic heavyweights China and the USA.

In terms of overall medals, the tally stood at 21 gold, six silver and three bronze as India topped all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and Finals in a unforgettable year.

A delighted National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh tweeted a screenshot of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) overall rankings for 2019.

6. Magnus Carlsen breaks record for longest unbeaten streak.

(Current Affairs in Short of 20th January 2020)

Chess great Magnus Carlsen made history Tuesday as he extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical games, breaking the 110-game streak set by Sergei Tiviakov in 2005.

He had suggested that he might consider the record broken only if he won another two matches as two wins, in the Norwegian League, were against opponents ranked more than 500 points lower than him.

7. Robert Abela wins election to be prime minister of Malta and calls for unity after Joseph Muscat's resignation over journalist's murder.

(Top 10 Objective Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 20th January 2020)

Mr Abela, a 42-year-old lawyer, faces a turbulent political environment after the forced exit of Joseph Muscat in the wake of the controversy.

8. RBI allows card holders to enable, disable cards for online use, modify transaction limits.

(Latest Current Affairs PDF of 20th January 2020)

9. New species of bone-eating worm discovered eating alligator carcass.

(Current Affairs and GK Quiz of 20th January 2020)

A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered by scientists during a study in which they dropped alligator carcasses into the Gulf of Mexico to investigate the deep ocean's ecosystem.

The worm, which has yet to be named, is the first of its kind found in the Gulf of Mexico.

The species was discovered when it crawled on the corpse of an alligator on the ocean floor -- and completely consumed its soft tissue within 51 days.

10. CSIR-India, DRDO to join hands to develop Saras engine.

(Top 10 MCQs on Current Affairs of 20th January 2020)

“We will be taking up the project jointly. Designing and developing an aero-engine is a highly complex task,” Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR, said during his visit here. “Apart from the power plants, all major systems of the Saras are indigenous,” he added.

“The 14-passenger Saras plane, which is undergoing flight trials, will also have the capability to taxi in reverse, a feature that is not very common in aircraft. In the IAF’s inventory, the American C-17 strategic freighter and the German Dornier Do-228 have this feature. Taxiiing in reverse require the jet blast from the engines to be directed forwards but it has technical, environmental and safety concerns when operating in the vicinity of aerodrome terminals or structures.