1. Who has been appointed as India’s Representative and Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”)? –Rohan Shah 2. Who has been appointed as the full-time Chairperson and Managing Director of privatisation-bound Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)? –Harjeet Kaur Joshi 3. The 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in which city? –Birmingham 4. According to a report by UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), India is expected to become the fourth largest economy by which year? –2026 5. Which e-commerce platform has been chosen by government for sale of products made by women self- help groups under DAY-NULM? –Flipkart 6. Who set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman? –Christina Koch 7. Which state inaugurated Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteen, a canteen where farmers and labourers will get food for Rs. 10? –Haryana 8. The 27th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) was held in which state? –Kerala 9. For which state, the government has launched a portal, www.ceir.gov.in to track or block their lost/stolen phones? –Delhi 10. On January 2nd 2020, India celebrated the ___________ birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. –353 11. Which country will host the 36th International Geological Congress in March 2020? –India 12. The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress will be hosted by which city? –Bengaluru 13. The UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has recently launched dedicated women helpline for the safety of the women. What is the name given to the service? –Damini 14. Name the mobile app launched by RBI for visually impaired persons to help them identify the denomination of Indian Banknotes. –MANI 15. For the first time, Government has appointed a female as the head of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Name the new Chairperson and Managing Director of SCI? –Harjeet Kaur Joshi 16. Which state has launched the Mobile App Pauti to enable its citizen in online payment of land revenue? –Odisha 17. The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 enacted into law on 12 December 2019, amends which of these acts? –Citizenship Act 1955 18. ICC has plans to scrap the five-day Tests match system and instead convert it into four-day match from which year? –2023 19. Who has been reappointed as the Chairman of the Railway Board, under the Ministry of Railways? –Vinod Kumar Yadav 20. Which state has launched the Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens, that aims to provide cheap meal to farmers and labourers at the cost of Rs 10? –Haryana 21. Umaro Sissoco Embalo has recently won the Presidential election of which country? –Guinea-Bissau 22. Name the first Indian state to pass a resolution in the State Assembly for scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)? –Kerala 23. Which among these states has launched first of its kind ‘e-Certificate portal’ to enable the residents get the important certificates such as caste, resident, income etc., online, without the need to visit the respective offices? –Odisha 24. In a bid to speed the target of becoming $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, how much approx amount has been sanctioned by the Government towards infrastructure project pipeline over next 5 years? –Rs 102 lakh crore 25. Which country has appointed General Esmail Qaani as the commander of the military unit responsible for foreign operations? –Iran 26. Manav Thakkar is related to which sports? –Tennis 27. David Joel Stern was the former commissioner of which of these sports governing body? –National Basketball Association (NBA) 28. How much amount has been extended by EXIM Bank to Cuba for financing solar parks? –USD 75 million 29. Bhim Chandra Jana who died recently was a renowned ___________. –Freedom Fighter 30. When do we observe the World Braille Day? –January 4 31. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recently set up its first ever silk processing plant in which Indian state? –Gujarat 32. NEST is a new nodal division set up under __________ ministry to deal with issues like new and emerging technologies? – Ministry of External Affairs 33. Which city is hosting the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC)? –Bengaluru 34. Which state government has launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? –Maharashtra 35. Which state government has unveiled the world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? –Gujarat 36. The US aviation regulator has warned American airlines from operating in the airspace of which nation? –Pakistan 37. Indian Railways has launched a new helpline number that will subsume all the existing helpline numbers of the railways for better service. What is the new helpline number? –139 38. The e-Gazette portal is a first-of-its-kind initiative in India to publish all the Gazette notifications from all departments, under a single platform. Which state has launched the unique initiative? –Odisha 39. How many Young Scientists Laboratories of DRDO was unveiled recently by PM Modi during an event in Bengaluru on 2nd January 2020? –5 40. Who has been appointed as the new chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Ireland? –Hillary Clinton 41. Which of these years has been designated by the WHO to be observed as ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’? –2020 42. ‘Sukanya’ project has been launched by which city police department to provide self-defence training to girl students of schools, colleges and universities? –Kolkata 43. How many awards will be given in the first edition of the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to be held on 07 January 2020? –30 44. The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress is being held in which city? –Bengaluru 45. Where will the International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS-3) 2020 be held? –Kochi 46. Which among these words has been declared as the Word of the Decade by US language experts? –They 47. Saurabh Chaudhary has recently won gold for India in which sports? –Shooting 48. Which state has launched the health insurance scheme named Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana for its employees? –Madhya Pradesh 49. Which city will host the Defence Expo in 2020? –Lucknow 50. I-STEM is a portal launched by which ministry for researchers? –Ministry of Science and Technology 51. Digital lending start-up, RevFin has tied up with which insurance firm to offer life insurance cover to its customers on their loans? –PNB MetLife India Insurance Company 52. Name the Payments bank which has recently partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India for the sale of FASTags? –Paytm Payments Bank 53. Which country recently elected Umaro Cissoko as its new President? –Guinea-Bissau 54. When is International Braille Day observed? –4th January 55. Who has become the seventh batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in an over? –Leo Carter 56. Which court upheld the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act? –Supreme Court 57. Padma Vibhushan awardee T N Chaturvedi passed away on January, 2020 at the age of 90 years. He had served as the Governor of which state? Karnataka 58. Which series won the Golden Globe in Best Television Series – Drama category? –Succession 59. Who won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture-drama award in the Golden Globe 2020 Awards? –Renée Zellweger 60. Which film won Best Film Award in Drama category in the Golden Globe 2020 Awards? –1917 61. Which Indian player recently won the Hastings International Chess Congress? –P Mangesh Chandran 62. India's first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre will be established in which state? –Karnataka 63. Which animal species has been most adversely impacted by Australia's wildfire? –Koala 64. What is the name of former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and senior AIADMK leader who recently passed away? –P H Pandian 65. The Khelo India Youth Games-2020 will officially advocate for which among the following issues? –Elimination of single-use plastic 66. Leo Carter has become the 7th cricketer in the world to hit six sixes in a single over. Leo plays for which country? New Zealand 67. Which state has launched a new portal to strengthen public participation in the governance process? Himachal Pradesh 68. Who has been elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker? –Ravindra Nath Mahto 69. ISRO has planned to set up the world-class infrastructure for Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in which of these place to undergo all activities related to space travellers? –Challakere 70. The constitution bench formed to hear pleas seeking review of Supreme Court’s landmark Sabarimala verdict will comprise how many judges? –Nine 71. “Pravasi Bharatiya Divas” is celebrated on ___________. –9th January 72. Sakthivel appointed as the new Chairman of_________________. –AEPC 73. Socialist leader Pedro sanchez took the oath as PM of______________. –Spain 74. The Indian Navy has launched its first-ever tri-dimensional expedition in which state of India to promote the maritime heritage of India and spread awareness about Coastal Security? –Maharashtra 75. Which country has been named as the Guest of Honour country in the Paris Book Fair 2020? –India 76. Two Indian banks are set to stop their operations in Sri Lanka. Which among these are the two banks? –Axis Bank & ICICI Bank 77. Which Indian state has planned to establish Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) to identify, nurture and promote children’s innovation in the state? –Gujarat 78. What is the projected growth of India’s GDP for FY 20 as per the latest estimates of National Statistical Office (NSO)? 5% 79. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently released the book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’. The book is based on the life of ________ Narendra Modi 80. The week long annual International Kite Festival 2020 began on January 07, 2020.