CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY - 2020 VOLUME - I ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA Ph : 0884 - 2340236. ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY - 2020 VOLUME - I 1. Which among the following day is celebrated as a day of peace and sharing? A) International Women’s Day B) National Unity Day C) National Non-Violence Day D) International Girl Child Day E) Global Family Day Answer: E 2. The UIDAI has planned to set up ___________ Aadhar Seva Kendras in 53 cities across the country. A) 116 B) 119 C) 114 D) 112 E) 115 Answer: C 3. The government has launched a web portal ‘CEIR’ to bloc stolen, lost mobile phones. It was launched in which place? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) Noida E) Guwahati Answer: A 4. The Election Commission launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System . The Chief Election Commission was formed in which year? A) 1965 B) 1950 C) 1947 D) 1956 E) 1960 Answer: B 5. The National Green Crops scheme has been revived for Jammu and Kashmir recently. The government has approved the release of Grant-in-Aid of ____________ Crore to J & K PCB. A) 2.6 Crore B) 1.5 Crore C) 2.9 Crore D) 3.2 Crore E) 3.6 Crore Answer: A 6. A one of the world’s best diving destinations has banned ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen recently. Name the nation. A) Egypt B) Australia C) USA D) Palau E) Indonesia Answer: D 7. Which country has secured second place with 46299 births on New Year’s Day according to UNICEF? A) India B) China C) Pakistan D) USA E) Ethiopia Answer: B 8. The Reserve Bank of India has launched a mobile app ‘MANI’ to help visually challenged people to identify __________________. A) Fake currency Notes B) Denomination of Currency Notes C) Counting of Currency Notes D) Old Currency Notes E) All the above Answer: B 9. During December 2019, which state/UT has recorded more than two-fold jump in GST collection to . 58 Crore? A) Nagaland B) Mizoram C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Delhi A DE) Lakshadweep I T Y A Answer: C 10. Recently, Flipkart has partnered with DAY-NULM to empower MSMEs. What is the allowed FDI limit in B2B ecommerce? A) 26% B) 49% C) 74% D) 100% E) 50% Answer: D 11. The FSSAI has launched ‘Verified Milk Vendors Scheme’ in Gujarat. Which among the following is the parent agency of FSSAI? A) Ministry of Food Processing Industries B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers D) Ministry of Consumer Affairs E) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Answer: B 12. A 11 day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’ was celebrated in western Odisha. The department of Culture of GoI has accorded National Festival status to Dhanu Jatra in which year? A) 2013 B) 2014 C) 2015 D) 2012 E) 2016 Answer: B 13. The e-certificate project was launched by Odisha state government as a part of which model of governance? A) 5T B) 2T C) 3T D) 4T E) None of these Answer: A 14. Who among the following has launched the ‘Atal Canteen’ in Karnal? A) Narendra Modi B) Manohar Lal Khattar C) Venkaiah Naidu D) Yogi Adityanath E) Both A) and B) Answer: B ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. 2 15. Which state government has become the first state to pass Anti-CAA Resolution? A) West Bengal B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) Kerala E) Uttarakhand Answer: D 16. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has planned to conduct Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020. Where is the headquarters of WII located? A) New Delhi B) Guwahati C) Dehradun D) Bhopal E) Imphal Answer: C 17. The pilot project of Door Delivery of Sand has been started in which district of Andhra Pradesh? A) Godavari B) Krishna C) Kurnool D) Chittoor E) Vishakhapatnam Answer: B 18. Kerala Travel Mart is planning to implement the initiatives under the Nascent Green Cochin Mission. What is the aim of the Mission? A) Zero Pollution of Soil B) Waste Water Treatment C) Reducing the Deforestation D) Cleaning of Backwaters E) All the above Answer: A 19. ITBP Director General S S Deswal has been given additional charge to head of _________. A) CISF B) BSF C) CRPF D) SPG E) Army Answer: C 20. Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected as the President of which among the following countries? A) Namibia B) Gambia C) Guinea D) Benin E) Ghana Answer: C 21. Vinod Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the chairman of ___________. A) UPSC B) BCCI C) ICC D) ISRO E) Railway Board Answer: E 22. Anjum Chopra has received the CK Nayudu Lifetime Award given by which among the following organizatio n? A) ICC B) BCCI C) FIH D) FIFA E) NBA Answer: B 23. Sanjay Gupta has been honoured with the ‘Lokmanya Tilak Award’ for his contribution to the field of __________. A) Education B) Sports C) Literacy D) Journalism E) Music Answer: D 24. Who among the following was picked as the captain of ESPN Cricinfo’s ODI? A) Rahul Dravid B) Virat Kohli C) MS Dhoni D) Sachin Tendulkar E) Saurav Ganguly Answer: C 25. The International Cricket Council has planned to scrap five-day tests from which year? A) 2021 B) 2022 C) 2023 D) 2024 E) 2025 Answer: C 26. What edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was held in Guwahati recently? A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th E) 6th Answer: B 27. Peter Siddle has announced the retirement from the International Cricket. He belongs to which country? A) New Zealand B) AustraliaA DC) Bangladesh I TD) England Y E)A South Africa Answer: B 28. World Braille Day is observed every year on which date? A) January 2 B) January 3 C) January 4 D) January 5 E) January 6 Answer: C 29. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated a 3-day capacity building programme on general fund rules, e-procurement and GeM for officers of J & K. Which among the following has organized the programme? A) FCI B) DPIIT C) NITI Aayog D) DARPG E) Both B) and C) Answer: D 30. According to the data from the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change, which state has topped the list with 27 tiger deaths? A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Madhya Pradesh D) Kerala E) Gujarat Answer: C 31. The WHO has designated 2020 as International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The world aims to achieve universal health coverage by which year? A) 2022 B) 2025 C) 2028 D) 2030 E) 2035 Answer: D 32. Reliance is all set to venture into the e-commerce segment with the launch of Jio Mart. Jio Mart is currently live in which among the following places? A) Thane B) Nashik C) Pune D) Nagpur E) Aurangabad Answer: A 33. Telangana state government declared 2020 as the year of Artificial Intelligence and signed _________ MoUs with the various companies. A) 7 B) 6 C) 8 D) 9 E) 5 Answer: C ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. 3 34. Kerala has launched K-RERA to bring transparency in real estate sector. As per the act, real estate projects with ____________ of land to be registered with RERA. A) 1000 Sq.feet B) 2000 Sq.feet C) 2500 Sq.feet D) 500 Sq.feet E) 1500 Sq.feet Answer: D 35. Vijay Rupani has unveiled the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhhai Patel in the world at ____________. A) Gandhinagar B) Rajkot C) Surat D) Vadodara E) Ahmedabad Answer: E 36. The KVIC has inaugurated the first silk processing plant to increase the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati __________ sarees locally. A) Kanjeevaram B) Kalamkari C) Pochampally D) Paithani E) Patola Answer: E 37. Who among the following has appointed as the secretary of National Medical Commission? A) Suresh Chandra B) Rakesh Kumar Vats C) Ramesh Joshi D) Arvind Krishna E) Kritika Shukla Answer: B 38. Britain’s Prince William has been conferred with which prize to encourage new solutions to tackling climate change? A) Green Flag Awards B) Heinz Award C) Earthshot Prize D) Rachel Carson Prize E) Stockholm Water Prize Answer: C 39. How many scientists were awarded the prestigious Swarna Jayanti Felowships for 2018-19? A) 12 B) 14 C) 15 D) 18 E) 20 Answer: B 40. Who among the following has inaugurated the 28th edition of annual World Boo Fair in New Delhi? A) Narendra Singh Tomar B) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ C) Thaawar Chand Badal D) Ramvilas Paswan E) Amit Shah Answer: B 41. PM Modi has inaugurated 5 new DRDO Young scientist Laboratories. Which among the following is NOT one of the places to have the laboratory? A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) Hyderabad D) Kolkata E) Guwahati Answer: E 42. Manav Thakkar became the World No.1 in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings. He became the _____________ Indian to achieve the feat. A) 3rd B) 4th C) 5th D) 6th E) 7th Answer: B 43. Qassem Soleimani has died recently. He was the top __________ commander. A) American B) Australian C) Iranian D) Arabian E) African Answer: C 44. Indian Council of Agricultural Research and University of Agricultural Sciences have identified __________ innovative farmers fromA across the countryD to participateI inT Farmers ScienceY Congress. A A) 112 B) 120 C) 125 D) 130 E) 136 Answer: B 45. Rajnath Singh has inaugurated 3-day National Traders Convention in ___________.