Current Affairs Question Bank January 2019 January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK 1. Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to “Yarn Bank Scheme?” (i) It is launched by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (ii) It is a component of PowerTex India scheme. (iii) It provide a corpus of 3 crores to the powerloom weavers. a. All are correct b. None is correct c. Only (i) is correct d. Only (ii) is correct e. Only (iii) is correct. 2. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi has approved the restructuring of existing National Health Agency as a. National Health Authority. b. National Health Facility. c. National Health Organisation. d. National Health Mission. e. National Health Fund. 3. The Government has launched the Green - Ag: Transforming Indian Agriculture project for global environmental benefits and the conservation of critical biodiversity and forest landscapes in association with a. International Union for Conservation of Nature b. United Nations Environment Programme c. Earth System Governance Project d. Global Green Growth Institute e. Global Environment Facility 4. Makaravilakku festival is organized in which of the following states of India? a. Telangana b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Karnataka e. Andhra Pradesh 5. What is the name of the web-based single-window system rolled out by Government of India for environmental clearances? a. NIMESH b. ANIKET c. PARIVESH d. PRIKESH e. None 6. The Panel headed by IIT-Hyderabad chairman has suggested All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), not to allow setting up of new Engineering colleges from 2020. Who headed the panel? a. B V M Mohan Reddy b. B V R Mohan Reddy c. B V D Mohan Reddy https://www.bankexamstoday.com/ January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK d. B V C Mohan Reddy e. B V N Mohan Reddy 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the Mandal Dam Project. On which of the following rivers is it situated? a.Betwa b. Koel c. Luni d. Musi e. Koyna 8. The Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) has released the Ease of Doing Business Rankings for Indian states. Which Indian state has topped it? a. Madhya Pradesh b. Punjab c. Maharashtra d. Gujarat e. Andhra Pradesh 9. Complete the statement. The Government of Maharashtra has decided to give two LED bulbs, a DC fan and a mobile charging socket as freebies to farmers enrolling under the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana. Under the Scheme, farmers with less than five acres will have to pay ___________________ of the cost of a 3 HP solar pump while farmers with more than five acres will get a 5 HP solar pump for Rs 30000. a. 2.5% b. 10% c. 5 % d. 6% e. 8% 10. Under which of the following schemes has Odisha aimed to provide good menstrual hygiene care to women of the state by giving free sanitary napkins to 17 lakh girls studying in Classes 6 to 12 in Government and Government-Aided Schools? a. Maitri b. Saheli c. Sakhi d. Khushi e. None 11. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to create Happiness Department? a. Madhya Pradesh b. Punjab c. Maharashtra d. Gujarat e. Andhra Pradesh https://www.bankexamstoday.com/ January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK 12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed an expert committee to look into the various challenges being faced by MSMEs and suggest ways and measures to rejuvenate them. The eight-member committee would be chaired by a. Mahesh Waghlani b. Urijit Patel c. UK Sinha d. Priyam Chopra e. None of the above 13. The RBI has proposed a one-time loan restructuring scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The scheme is applicable to the stressed accounts provided the total fund and non-fund based exposure to such a borrower does not surpass a. Rs. 20 crore b. Rs. 15 crore c. Rs. 10 crore d. Rs. 50 crore e. Rs 25 crore 14. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a survey will capture payment habits of individuals in cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Guwahati. What is the survey called? a. SRHPi b. SRPHi c. SPHRi d. SPRHi e. None 15. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an expert committee to suggest how the Central Bank should handle its reserves and whether it can transfer its surplus to the Government. Who is the head of this committee? a. Y. Venugopal Reddy b. Raghuram Rajan c. Shaktikanta Das d. Bimal Jalan e. D. Subbarao 16. Anindita Neogy Anaam has been honoured with the prestigious National Nritya Shiromani award for her contribution towards preserving and promoting the dance form across the world. Which dance form does she belong to? a. Bharatanatyam b. Kathak c. Odissi d. Kuchipudi e. Kathakali 17. 106th session of the Indian Science Congress was held in a. Jalandhar b. Chandigarh c. Jaipur https://www.bankexamstoday.com/ January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK d. Pune e. Shimla 18. The United Nations has decided to observe Braille Day every year on a. 5th January b. 4th January c. 3rd January d. 2nd January e. 1st January 19. Which of the following probe space crafts has become the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon? a. Chan'i 4 b. Chang'i 4 c. Chan'e 4 d. Chang'e 4 e. None of the above 20. Khelo India Youth Games 2019 are being in a. Pune b. Mumbai c. New Delhi d. Bhuvneshwar e. None of the above 21. Which of the following two articles are amended under the 124th Constitutional Amendment? a. Article 13 and 14 b. Article 14 and 15 c. Article 15 and 16 d. Article 16 and 17 e. None of the above 22. Fill in the gaps with the correct option The Union Environment Minister __________________ launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). It is a five-year action plan with a tentative target of ________________ reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 by__________, with 2017 as the base year. a. Ramvilas Paswan, 20-30%, 2025 b. Harsh Vardhan 25-30%, 2022 c. Ramvilas Paswan, 25-30%, 2022 d. Harsh Vardhan, 20-30%, 2024 e. None of the above 23. The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has launched an online campaign to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change via social media. What is the name of the campaign? a. Wonder-women of Web b. Web-Wonder Women c. The Web- Wonders https://www.bankexamstoday.com/ January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK d. Wonders of the Web-Women e. None of the above 24. Under the new guidelines prescribed for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, there is a Provision of _____________interest rate per annum to be paid by the Insurance Company to farmers for any delay in settlement of claims beyond _____________ days of prescribed cut off date for payment of claims. a. 12% and 10 b. 13% and 10 c. 10% and 10 d. 15% and 15 e. None of the above 25. The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has announced an increase of around 5,000 seats across the country. The increase in the number of seats was part of the Government efforts to increase the access to quality education for students, especially from rural areas. In which of the following schools/centres will these seats be increased? a. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas centres b. Deendayal Antondya Vidayalayas c. Atal Innovation Centres d. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas e. None of the above 26. Which of the following index is launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to assess the quality of school education in the states. a. 50-Point Grading Index b. 70-Point Grading Index c. 60-Point Grading Index d. 100-Point Grading Index e. None of the above 27. Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states? a. Meghalaya b. Mizoram c. Tripura d. Manipur e. Nagaland 28. Erna Solberg is the Prime Minister of a. New Zealand b. Norway c. Australia d. Netherlands e. Indonesia 29. Which of the following initiative was launched by The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of the United States Chamber of Commerce at the Raisina Dialogue 2019? a. Future Value for Innovation b. Indo-US Value for Innovation https://www.bankexamstoday.com/ January 31, 2019 [CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION BANK c. Innovation for New India Taxation d. Fair Value for Innovation e. None of the above 30. The recent edition of Raisina Dialogue was held in a. Jaipur b. New Delhi c. Goa d. Mumbai e. Chandigarh 31. Which of the following states has withdrawn the general consent accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the cases in the state? a. Odisha b. Jharkhand c. Chattisgarh d.Madhya Pradesh e. Rajasthan 32.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gangajal Project which aims to improve water supply to the city of a. Kolkata b. Patna c. Varanasi d. Kanpur e. Agra 33. The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu inaugurated India's longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge over ______________ in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. a. Surma river b. Gumati river c. Iril river d. Siang river e. None of the above 34. What is the name of the India's longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh? a. Buyarang bridge b. Biyorang bridge c.