Top 200 Current Affairs | January (Part-8) 1. The tenth edition of India Rubber Expo 2018 was inaugurated in ________. 1) Pune 2) New Delhi 3) Mumbai 4) Kolkata 5) Greater Noida correct option : 3 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo - 2019 in Mumbai. National Rubber Policy will be unveiled soon to address issues concerning the sector and to boost productivity. 2. Which ministry is going to organize Shehri Samridhi Utsav from Feb 1 to 15? 1) Ministry of Human Resource Development 2) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 3) Ministry of Railways 4) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 5) Ministry of Finance correct option : 2 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing Shehri Samridhi Utsav focusing on urban livelihood. It aims at extending the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission to the poorest of poor & the most vulnerable. 3. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council? 1) Manu Sawhney 2) AS Rajeev 3) BC Tripathi 4) Somraj Roy 5) David Richardson correct option : 1 The International Cricket Council appointed media professional Manu Sawhney as its new chief executive officer, replacing incumbent David Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup. He is the former CEO of Singapore Sports Hub. 4. India’s second defence hub will come up in Nashik. Where is the first hub located? 1) Hyderabad 2) Lucknow 3) Bengaluru 4) Coimbatore 5) Thrissur correct option : 4 India’s second defence innovation hub has come up in Nashik, Maharashtra after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It will help local industries and entrepreneurs. Ministry of Defence had set a target of making the country among the top five arms exporters by 2025. 5. Recently, Reserve Bank of India has imposed ₹ 1 Crore penalty on which bank for non- compliance of Know Your Customer guidelines? 1) Bank of Baroda 2) UCO Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Indian Overseas Bank 5) Bank of Maharashtra correct option : 5 RBI imposed a ₹ 1 Crore penalty on Bank of Maharashtra for non-compliance of Know Your Customer guidelines and fraud-classification norms. This penalty has been imposed considering the failure of the bank to adhere to directions issued by the RBI. 6. Who among the following was nominated for prestigious Laureus World Comeback of Year Award recently? 1) Babita Phogat 2) Geeta Phogat 3) Vinesh Phogat 4) Rani Phogat 5) Balbir Phogat correct option : 3 Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat becomes the 1st Indian athlete to receive a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award alongside Tiger Woods. She recently won the gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games. 7. Who among the following has been honoured with 2019 Japan Prize? 1) Yoshio Okamoto 2) Rattan Lal 3) Akash Venkatesh 4) Both (A) and (B) 5) All the above correct option : 4 Dr. Rattan Lal and Dr. Yoshio Okamoto are conferred with Japan Prize 2019. The former one is honoured for his work in identifying technological options adapted to various ecosystems through his intensive basic and applied research on processes and factors of soil degradation caused by inappropriate biological production. 8. As per the new policy of ECBs, all eligible entities can raise foreign funding up to ______ million. 1) $ 500 million 2) $ 750 million 3) $ 100 million 4) $ 250 million 5) $ 300 million correct option : 2 RBI came out with a new policy for overseas borrowings, allowing all eligible entities to raise foreign funding up to $750 million or equivalent per financial year under the automatic route and removing sectoral curbs. 9. Recently, PM Modi unveiled a super-specialty Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in which city of Gujarat state? 1) Vadodara 2) Ahmedabad 3) Surat 4) Daman 5) Kutchh correct option : 2 PM Modi recently unveiled a super-specialty Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Ahmedabad. Built by Ahmedabad Municipal Corp., the 78 mt high, 1500 bed hospital is equipped with all modern amenities, including an air ambulance. 10. _________ has been appointed as MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank for a period of three years. 1) V Vaidyanathan 2) Mrutyunjay Mahapatra 3) SS Mallikarajuna Rao 4) Ashok Kumar Pradhan 5) S Harisankar correct option : 1 The Reserve Bank has approved the appointment of V Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank for a period of three years . Prior to this, he was the founder and chairman of Capital First. 11. PM Modi inaugurated the country’s first National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC). It is located at________. 1) Bengaluru 2) Mumbai 3) Lucknow 4) Dehradun 5) Gandhinagar correct option : 2 PM Modi has inaugurated the country’s first National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) at Films Division of India premises in Mumbai. The government will soon start a single window clearance and a portal for the Indian film industry. 12. The government has approved setting up of three new naval air squadrons in_____. 1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Uttarakhand 5) Both (a) & (b) correct option : 5 The government has approved setting up of three new naval air squadrons in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as part of efforts to bolster the Indian Navy's overall strength. A contract for procurement of 12 Dornier aircraft was signed with HAL two years back. 13. Recently, Lotus-inspired biodegradable water repellent material has been developed by joint team of researchers from _________. 1) India 2) Switzerland 3) Italy 4) All of the above 5) Only (a) & (c) correct option : 4 A water-repelling, biodegradable material inspired by lotus leaves has been developed by a joint team of researchers from India, Switzerland and Italy. A technique called soft lithography was used to create micro-pillars of cellulose. Dr. Athanasios Milionis was the lead researcher of the study. 14. Acc. to Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) market regulator SEBI has denied permission for its Rs ______ crore share buyback offer. 1) 7000 2) 8000 3) 9000 4) 5000 5) 10000 correct option : 3 Acc. to Engg. major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) market regulator SEBI has denied permission for its Rs 9,000 crore share buyback offer. L&T proposed to buy back up to 6.1 crore shares from shareholders at a price of Rs 1,475 per equity share. 15. _____recently, infused ₹ 1,431 crore ($201 million) into its wholesale entity in India. 1) Amazon 2) Snapdeal 3) Flipkart 4) Paytm 5) None of the above correct option : 3 Flipkart’s Singapore-incorporated parent has infused ₹ 1,431 crore ($201 million) into its wholesale entity in India amid an intensifying and costly battle for market share with Amazon.com Inc. 16. Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm would jointly launch a new e-commerce platform. Which state will be the first state to get the platform? 1) Gujarat 2) Jharkhand 3) Haryana 4) Punjab 5) Uttar Pradesh correct option : 1 Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm would jointly launch a new e-commerce platform in the country. Gujarat would be the first state to get it. The new e-commerce project would empower 1.2 million shopkeepers in Gujarat. 17. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Armoured Systems Complex (ASC). It has been developed by__________. 1) Reliance Industries 2) Lockheed Martin 3) Northrop Grumman 4) United Technologies 5) Larsen & Toubro (L&T) correct option : 5 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Armoured Systems Complex (ASC), developed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at Hazira near Surat in Gujarat. It is the country’s first private facility where the K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer guns will be manufactured. 18. Private lender _________ reported a 20.3% growth in net profit to ₹5,585.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31. 1) Yes Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) RBL Bank 5) Laxmi Vilas Bank correct option : 2 Private lender HDFC Bank reported a 20.3% growth in net profit to ₹5,585.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, mainly on higher net interest income. Total income rose to ₹30,811.27 crore during the December quarter. 19. Yohei Sasakawa will be conferred with Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018. He is the goodwill ambassador of ________. 1) UNESCO 2) UN 3) EU 4) UNICEF 5) WHO correct option : 5 Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 will be conferred on Yohei Sasakawa in recognition of his work towards the eradication of the disease in India and across the world. He is the Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization for Leprosy Elimination. 20. The 25th international BES EXPO 2019 has begun recently in _________. 1) Greater Noida 2) Imphal 3) Ranchi 4) New Delhi 5) Chandigarh correct option : 4 25th International conference & exhibition on terrestrial & satellite broadcasting BES EXPO 2019 has begun in New Delhi. Nearly 300 companies are displaying their products in the Expo. It was inaugurated by I&B secretary & TRAI Chairman RS Sharma. .