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Current Affairs GK: 01-07 January 2020 Current Affairs GK: 01-07 January 2020 Table of Contents Awards & Honors .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Recent Appointments ................................................................................................................................................... 3 India’s rank in different indexes ................................................................................................................................... 3 Government Schemes ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Indian Politics ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Sports ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 International ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Indian Affairs ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Festivals and Venues ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Important Days and Themes ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Obituaries ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 More topics to be added… ©This article is a property of Pratiyogita Abhiyan. Unauthorized Duplication is not allowed. Awards & Honors 1. Who has been honoured with the 50th Dadasaheb Correct Answer: [D] Piyush Jaiswal Phalke Award? Explanation: Piyush Jaiswal was awarded the Global [A] Shahrukh Khan Bihar Excellence Award 2019. This award was presented [B] Aamir Khan by Rajya Sabha MP and Padma Shri Awardee Dr CP [C] Amitabh Bachchan Thakur and Bihar Women Commission president Dilmani [D] Rishi Kapoor Devi in Patna to promote women empowerment. Correct Answer: [C] Amitabh Bachchan 6. Which of the following cantonment boards tops the Explanation: The 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Awards Swachh Survekshan 2020? honored legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan with India's [A] Delhi Cantonment Board highest film honor for his stupendous contribution to [B] Ambala Cantonment Board Indian cinema, in New Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind [C] Jhansi Cantonment Board presented the Award to Mr. Bachchan. [D] Jalandhar Cantonment Board 2. Who among the following has been declared by the Correct Answer: [A] Delhi Cantonment Board United Nations as “Most Famous Teenager of The Explanation: Delhi Cantonment Board tops Swachh Decade” in its ‘Decade in Review’ report? Survekshan 2020 list among the best Cantonment [A] Greta Thunberg Boards category. [B] Malala Yousafzai 7. Which city has topped the cleanliness charts for two [C] Logan Guleff consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 lakh [D] Gaten Matarazzo population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020? Correct Answer: [B] Malala Yousafzai [A] Bhopal Explanation: The United Nations has declared Pakistani [B] Navi Mumbai education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai [C] Rajkot as “Most Famous Teenager of The Decade” in its [D] Indore ‘Decade in Review’ report. Correct Answer: [A] Bhopal 3. Who among the following has won the 100 Global Explanation: Indore has topped the cleanliness charts Child Prodigy Award for singing in most languages for two consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 during one concert and the longest live singing concert lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020. by a child? 8. Which city has topped the cleanliness charts for two [A] Lydia Sebastian consecutive quarters among cities with 1 lakh to 10 [B] Priyanshi Somani lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan 2020? [C] Akrit Jaswal [A] Chandrapur [D] Sucheta Satish [B] Rajkot Correct Answer: [D] Sucheta Satish [C] Jamshedpur Explanation: Sucheta Satish has won the 100 Global [D] New Delhi Child Prodigy Award for singing in most languages Correct Answer: [C] Jamshedpur during one concert and the longest live singing concert Explanation: Jamshedpur has topped the cleanliness by a child. charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with 1 4. Krishnamachari Srikkanth & ___________ will be lakh to 10 lakh population as per Swachh Survekshan conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement 2020. Award by BCCI for their contributions to Indian cricket 9. Who will receive the Indira Gandhi prize for [A] Jhulan Goswami popularization of science for the year 2020? [B] Mithali Raj [A] G. Venkataraman [C] Anjum Chopra [B] R. Ramanujam [D] Deepti Sharma [C] [D] Balasubramanian Correct Answer: [C] Anjum Chopra [D] Jayant V Narlikar Explanation: Krishnamachari Srikkanth & Anjum Chopra Correct Answer: [B] R. Ramanujam will be conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Explanation: Chennai-based computer scientist R. Achievement Award by BCCI for their contributions to Ramanujam will receive the Indira Gandhi prize for Indian cricket. popularisation of science for the year 2020. The prize 5. Who among the following was awarded the Global was instituted by Indian National Science Academy in Bihar Excellence Award 2019? 1986 and is given once in three years to either a career [A] Syed Zahoor Qasim media professional or a career scientist who has made [B] Prafulla Desai outstanding contributions to science popularization in [C] Amritlal Nagar English or in other languages. [D] Piyush Jaiswal © 2019 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 2 Recent Appointments 1. Who among the following has been appointed by [D] V K Yadav Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the first Correct Answer: [D] V K Yadav chairman of National Medical Commission? Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the [A] Aarti Sharma Cabinet has approved the re-employment of V K Yadav [B] Harpal Singh as the Chairman of Railway Board. [C] S. N. Dwivedi 5. Who among the following has been appointed as the [D] Suresh Chandra Sharma country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)? Correct Answer: [D] Suresh Chandra Sharma [A] Karambir Singh Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the [B] Manoj Mukund Naravane Cabinet has appointed Professor Suresh Chandra [C] Bipin Rawat Sharma as the first chairman of National Medical [D] Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Commission. Correct Answer: [C] Bipin Rawat 2. Who among the following has been appointed as its Explanation: General Bipin Rawat has been appointed new Chairperson & Managing Director by Shipping as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Corporation of India? 6. Who among the follwing took charge as the 28th Chief [A] Pravin Kumar Purwar of Army Staff? [B] Harjeet Kaur Joshi [A] Birender Singh Dhanoa [C] Ajay Tyagi [B] Karambir Singh [D] Dakshita Das [C] Manoj Mukund Naravane Correct Answer: [B] Harjeet Kaur Joshi [D] Bipin Rawat Explanation: Shipping Corporation of India has Correct Answer: [C] Manoj Mukund Naravane appointed Harjeet Kaur Joshi as the new Chairperson & Explanation: General Manoj Mukund Naravane took Managing Director of the company. charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff. 3. Who among the following has been re-appointed as 7. Who among the following has been given the the Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF), up “additional” charge to head Central Reserve Police to June 27, 2021? Force (CRPF)? [A] Raman Srivastava [A] Vivek Johri [B] Abhinav Kumar [B] Sunil Arora [C] U K Bansal [C] S S Deswal [D] Subhash Joshi [D] Rajesh Chandra Correct Answer: [B] Abhinav Kumar Correct Answer: [C] S S Deswal Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Explanation: S S Deswal has been given the “additional” Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Home charge to head Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Affairs for extending the deputation tenure of IPS 8. Who recently took charge as SEBI Executive Director? Abhinav Kumar, Inspector General, Border Security [A] Babita Rayudu Force (BSF), up to June 27, 2021, in relaxation of IPS [B] Rajiv Kumar Tenure Policy. [C] Balvinder Nakai 4. Who among the following has been re-appointed as [D] Udai Shanker Awasthi the Chairman of Railway Board for one year? Correct Answer: [A] Babita Rayudu [A] Piyush Goyal Explanation: G Babita Rayudu took charge as its [B] Ashwani Lohani executive director. [C] Sudhir Bhargava India’s rank in different indexes 1. What is India's current rank in the Global economy? 2. What is India's rank in the Sustainable Development [A] 3rd Goals Index 2019-20? [B] 4th [A] 35 [C] 5th [B] 41 [D] 6th [C] 49 Correct Answer: [C] 5th [D] 57 Explanation: According to a report released by UK based Correct Answer: [D] 57 Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), Explanation: NITI Aayog released Sustainable India will overtake Germany in 2026 to become the Development Goals Index 2019-20. world's
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