Current Affairs : January 2020 1. Which app has been launched by the Reserve Bank to identify the value of currency notes for the visually impaired? A. MONEY B. SIGHT C. MANI D. NAZAR [Reserve Bank launches MANI app on 1 January 2020 to track the value of currency notes for the visually impaired. ] 2. Which city has been identified as the cleanest for the fourth time in the latest cleanliness survey of the Union government? A. Indore B. Calcutta C. Surat D. Chennai [ Indore has been adjudged as the cleanest for the fourth time in the latest cleanliness survey of Union government on December 31, 2019. ] 3. Who has been appointed as India’s new Army chief? A. General V.K. Singh B. Bipin Rawat C. General Bikram Singh D. Manoj Mukund Naravane [ Deputy Chief of the Indian Army Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane has become the next Chief of the Indian Army. He has replaced Bipin Rawat. ] 4. Indian Railways has launched which helpline number for passengers? A. 140 B. 120 C. 139 D. 129 [ Indian Railways has launched an integrated helpline number 139 for quick redressal of grievances and enquires of passengers during their train journeys. ] 5. Which country recorded the highest number of child births on January 1, 2020? A. India B. China C. Nigeria D. Brazil [ As of January 1, 2020, 67,385 babies were born in India. This number is 17% of the total number of babies born in the world. China (46,299) and Nigeria (26,039) are after India. ] 6. Which Indian female chess player has recently won the World Rapid Championship title? A. Bhakti Kulkarni B. Koneru Hampi C. Swati Ghat D. Nisha Mahota [ In the tiebreaker series (Armageddon) of the World Rapid Chess Championship, Indian women's chess player Koneru Hampi won the title by defeating Li Tingji of China. ] 7. In which state will India's first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Center be established? A. Gujarat B. Karnataka C. Jharkhand D. Maharashtra [ The Human Space Flight Infrastructure Center will be set up by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Challakere, Karnataka. The training center will be built on 400 acres of land at a cost of Rs 2,700 crore. ] 8. Which Indian weightlifter has been banned for four years after being convicted of doping? A. Pardeep Singh B. Satish Shivalingam C. Sarabjit Kaur D. Bikash Thakur [ Sarabjit Kaur won the 71kg event at the Women’s National Weightlifting Championships in February 2019. ] 9. When is World Hindi Day celebrated every year? A. 12th February B. 10th January C. 14th March D. 20th September 1 [ Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced the observance of World Hindi Day in 2006. The first World Hindi Conference was held on 10 January 1976 in Nagpur. ] 10. Which communication satellite has been launched by ISRO on January 17? A. GSAT 30 B. INSAT 5 C. GSAT 15 D. Cartosat 3B [ On 17 January 2020, ISRO, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, launched the GSAT-30 ABOARD Ariane 5 launch vehicle from French Guiana. The satellite will replace the spacecraft INSAT-4A. ] 11. Who won ICC 2019 Spirit of Cricket award? A. Ben Stokes B. Rohit Sharma C. Virat Kohli D. Kane Williamson [ India captain Virat Kohli has been awarded the 2019 ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for his behavior during India's World Cup match against Australia, when he asked spectators to cheer for Steve Smith and forbade him to boo. Smith had just returned to international cricket after a one-year ban for ball tampering. ] 12. Which Indian actress won the Crystal Award 2020 at the 50th World Economic Forum? A. Priyanka Chopra B. Deepika Padukone C. Alia Bhatt D. Dia Mirza [ Deepika Padukone was awarded the Crystal Award 2020 at the inaugural session of the World Economic Forum on January 21, 2020. ] 13. What is the name of the human robot that ISRO has created for space missions? A. Vyommitra B. Vayusana C. Pragya D. Suryavanshi [ Vyommitra is the first human robot to be developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. ] 14. Which actress has been selected for Padma Shri Award 2020? A. Deepika Padukone B. Kangana Ranaut C. Alia Bhatt D. Katrina Kaif [ On 26th January 2020, Kangana Ranaut was selected for the Padma Shri Award-2020. ] 15. Which Indian theater personality has been selected for the French honor of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’? A. Priya Chauhan B. Vani Tayagi C. Sanjana Kapoor D. Aarti Khanna 2 .