Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 Current Affairs from 15 to 21 Jan 2019 National 1. India’s largest startup ecosystem is inaugurated in which state? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Maharashtra Ans – 2 Important Days 2. When is the Army Day celebrated in India every year? 1. January 15th 2. January 16th 3. January 17th 4. January 18th Ans – 1 Sports 3. Who has been appointed as the women’s boxing team coach? 1. Shiv Singh 2. CA Kuttappa 3. Mohammed Ali Qamar 4. Mary Kom Ans – 3 National 4. Which state decided to ban the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products in the Union Territory from March 1, 2019? 1. Goa 2. Puducherry 3. Manipur 4. Sikkim Ans – 2 National Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 5. The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019 came into effect on January 14, 2019. It provides what percentage of reservation quota for the economically weaker sections in the general category? 1. 7% 2. 8.5% 3.10% 4.15% Ans – 3 National 6. The world's largest religious and cultural human congregation, ‘Kumbh 2019’ began in which city? 1. Ujjain 2. Nasik 3. Haridwar 4. Prayagraj Ans – 4 Sports 7. Who among the following became the youngest grandmaster of India? 1. R Pragananandhaa 2. D Gukesh 3. Himanshu Sharma 4. Koneru Humpi Ans – 2 National 8. Which of the following state launched ‘One Family One Job’ scheme recently? 1. West Bengal 2. Sikkim 3. Meghalaya 4. Odisha Ans – 2 Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 National 9. Which state traffic police inducted a road safety robot ‘ROADEO’ into service recently? 1. Kerala 2. Delhi 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Tamil Nadu Ans – 4 National 10. Which state has launched Rs 50,000 cr farm debt-waiver scheme ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’? 1. Karnataka 2. Maharashtra 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Rajasthan Ans – 3 National 11. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research signed a MOU for promotion of agricultural biotechnology research and education with which of the following government departments? 1. Department of Agriculture and Co-operation 2. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals 3. Department of Fertilizers 4. Department of Biotechnology Ans – 4 International 12. Which country has changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia? 1. Greece 2. Macedonia 3. Armenia 4. Bulgaria Ans – 2 Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 National 13. The Union Human Resource Ministry is planning to introduce 10% EWS reservation quota from which academic year? 1. 2019-20 2. 2020-21 3. 2022-23 4. 2021-22 Ans – 1 International 14. Which among the following countries has become the new chair of G77, UN’s largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries? 1. India 2. Palestine 3. Iran 4. South Africa Ans – 2 National 15. Who was elected as the Rajasthan Assembly Speaker recently? 1. CP Joshi 2. Gulab Chand Katariya 3. Nitishwara Kumar 4. Hemaram Choudhary Ans – 1 National 16. 9th International Micro irrigation conference began in which city recently? 1. Agra 2. Aurangabad 3. Jaipur 4. Moradabad Ans – 2 Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 National 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate which edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on January 18, 2019? 1. Seventh 2. Eighth 3. Ninth 4. Tenth Ans – 3 Finance 18. The Ministry of Finance constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) for boosting which sector under the GST regime? 1. MSME Sector 2. Agriculture Sector 3. Infrastructure Sector 4. Real Estate Sector Ans – 4 Sports 19. Which state is leading in the Medal tally of Khelo India Youth Games 2019 with 177 Medals including 64 gold medals as on January 16, 2019? 1. Maharashtra 2. Haryana 3. Delhi 4. Punjab Ans – 1 Finance 20. The Ministry of Finance on January 16, 2019 constituted a Group of Ministers convened by Sudhir Mungantiwar to look into which issue? 1. Lottery 2. Adulteration 3. Corruption Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 4. All of them Ans – 1 National 21. In which city 2nd World orange festival has started? 1. Pune 2. Kolkata 3. Nagpur 4. Hazipur Ans – 3 National/ Science and Technology 22. The UNNATI Program was launched on January 17, 2019 by which organization? 1. NASA 2. ISRO 3. Ministry of Science & Technology 4. DRDO Ans – 2 Awards 23. Who won the Franco-German Award for Human Rights 2018? 1. Li Zhang 2. Xi Zhou 3. Yu Wensheng 4. Chen Zi Ans – 3 Banking 24. The Union Cabinet on January 16, 2019 approved the recapitalization of which bank? 1. Dena Bank 2. RBL Bank 3. IDBI Bank Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 4. EXIM Bank Ans – 4 Defence 25. The second edition of IMBEX Exercise started recently between India and which country? 1. Myanmar 2. Sri Lanka 3. Mauritius 4. Singapore Ans – 1 International 26. The Prime Minister of which nation faced a no-confidence vote on January 16, 2019? 1. Myanmar 2. United Kingdom 3. Belgium 4. Spain Ans – 2 National 27. Which Indian among the following has become the world's youngest mountaineer to climb 7 Peaks, 7 Volcano Summits? 1. Arjun Vajpai 2. Krushnaa Patil 3. Pranav Rawat 4. Satyarup Siddhanta Ans – 4 Awards 28. Who has been honoured with 2019 Japan prize for his contribution in the field of ‘’Biological Production Ecology? 1. Dr. Rattan Lal 2. Dr. A. Poswal Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 3. Dr. Manu Singhwi 4. Dr. Yoshio Okamoto Ans – 1 National 29. Who has launched voter awareness forums across the country? 1. Human Resource Development Ministry 2. Election Commission of India 3. Niti Aayog 4. Reserve Bank of India Ans – 2 National 30. Who has imposed penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda after it found it to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002? 1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2. Niti Aayog 3. Medical Council of India 4. Competition Commission of India Ans – 4 Sports 31. Which Indian athlete has become the first one to be nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of Year Award? 1. Vinesh Phogat 2. Virat Kohli 3. PV Sindhu 4. Mary Kom Ans – 1 Awards 32. Who has won the ‘Laureus Sportsman of the Year award’ the maximum number of times? 1. Lewis Hamilton Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 2. Roger Federer 3. Lionel Messi 4. Cristiano Ronaldo Ans – 2 Science and Technology 33. Which country has launched world’s 1st artificial meteor shower satellite? 1. Germany 2. Russia 3. Japan 4. USA Ans – 3 Defence 34. Indian Naval Air Station Shibpur will be commissioned into which Indian naval vessel? 1. INS Garuda 2. INS Shikra 3. INS Utkrosh 4. INS Kohassa Ans – 4 Defence 35. The Union Home Minister has approved a task force report on the use of space technology in which area? 1. Border management 2. Education 3. Fighting Air Pollution 4. Rural Development Ans – 1 Science and Technology 36. Which among the following branches of IIT has announced the launch of a full-fledged B.Tech course in Artificial Intelligence which is first of its kind in country? Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 1. IIT Delhi 2. IIT Madras 3. IIT Hyderabad 4. IIT Roorkee Ans – 3 National 37. Who inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019? 1. Narendra Modi 2. Ram Nath Kovind 3. Mukesh Ambani 4. Ratan Tata Ans – 1 National 38. Recently Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Diffo bridge. It is situated in which state? 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Madhya Pradesh Ans – 1 National 39. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Museum of Indian Cinema in which city? 1. New Delhi 2. Pune 3. Mumbai 4.Gurgaon Ans – 3 Sports 40. Who was appointed as the CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? 1. David Richardson 2. Rohit Sharma Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 3. Vinod Dua 4. Manu Sawhney Ans – 4 National 41. Which Ministry organised the Saksham 2019 campaign? 1. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 3. Ministry of Home Affairs 4. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ans – 1 Awards 42. Who was chosen for the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials for Materials Research by the Centre for Advanced Materials of the United Arab Emirates? 1. C N R Rao 2. K Sivan 3. Satish Dhawan 4. AS Kiran Kumar Ans – 1 National/International 43. Indians over 65 and under 15 years can now use Aadhaar Card to visit which country? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Nepal 3. Indonesia 4. Malaysia Ans – 2 National 44. The 15th edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas began at which city? 1. Prayagraj 2. Agra 3. Varanasi Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 4. Rishikesh Ans – 3 Awards 45. Which state has announced Shaurya Award for Students? 1. Haryana 2. Rajasthan 3. Punjab 4. Gujarat Ans – 1 Finance 46. According to PwC report, India is likely to surpass which nation in the world's largest economy rankings? 1. France 2. China 3. UK 4. Japan Ans – 3 International 47. Which city will be hosting the annual meet of the 2019 World Economic Forum? 1. Davos 2. Bern 3. Berlin 4. Geneva Ans – 1 International 48. Which city has been named as the first World Capital of Architecture for 2020 by UNESCO? 1. Paris 2. Geneva 3. Tokyo 4. Rio de Janeiro Ans – 4 Careers360: Current Affairs Jan 15-21, 2019 Defence 49. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched India’s second defence industrial corridor in which state? 1. Telangana 2.