Current Affairs Quiz 12 January 2019
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- When is the National Youth Day celebrated?
A) January 12
B) January 11
C) January 10
D) January 9
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Option A
Explanation: National Youth Day is celebrated on every year on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
- The foundation stone of the Iconic Kuchipudi Bridge has been laid over which river?
A) River Kaveri
B) River Mahanadi
C) River Krishna
D) River Yamuna
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Option C
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for the construction of Iconic Kuchipudi Bridge over river Krishna.
- Which country’s Army Chief has been conferred with the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army on January 12, 2019?
A) Maldives
B) Malaysia
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
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Option D
Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind on January 12, 2019 conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army to General Purna Chandra Thapa, the Army Chief of Nepal. He was honored for his commendable military prowess and immeasurable contribution to fostering Nepal’s long and friendly association with India.
- Sweet Shop is a collection of poetry by which writer?
A) Amitav Ghosh
B) Amit Chaudhuri
C) Upamanyu Chatterjee
D) Vikram Seth
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Option B
Explanation: Noted novelist, essayist, poet and musician Amit Chaudhuri has released his new poetry collection “Sweet Shop”.
- Which state has launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme?
A) Rajasthan
B) Odisha
C) Sikkim
D) Haryana
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Option C
Explanation: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme which entitles one government job for every family in the state. At a “Rojgar Mela” (employment fair) organised at the Paljor stadium in Gangtok, over 11,772 unemployed youths were handed out appointment letters on January 12,2019.
- Name the Chairman of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) who resigned from the post recently?
A) Ashok Chawla
B) Ashish Chauhan
C) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
D) Ajay Tyagi
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Option A
Explanation: Ashok Chawla has resigned as the chairman of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on January 11, 2019. Chawla’s resignation came on a day the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has obtained the sanction of the ministries concerned to file charges against him and four other former bureaucrats in the Aircel-Maxis case.
- Who inaugurated the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019?
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arun Jaitley
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore
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Option D
Explanation: The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 in New Delhi on January 12, coinciding with the National Youth Day. National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 is organised on the theme of “Be The Voice of New India” and “Find solutions and contribute to policy”. It will continue up to 24 February 2019.
- Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal passed away recently. She was involved with which political party?
A) BJP
B) Aam Aadmi Party
C) Indian National Congress
D) Samajwadi Party
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Option B
Explanation: Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal passed away after a brief illness. Sanyal, 57, had joined the Aam Aadmi Party after quitting her job as the country chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, and contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014.
- The IDFC Bank has been renamed as ____________
A) IDFC First Bank Ltd
B) IDFC City Bank Ltd
C) IDFC Finance Bank Ltd
D) IDFC Fincorp Bank Ltd
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Option A
Explanation: IDFC Bank has announced that its name has been changed to IDFC First Bank Ltd. w.e.f January 12, 2019. IDFC Bank and non-banking financial company Capital First had announced completion of their merger on
- Brahm Dutt has been appointed as the non-executive part-time Chairman of which bank?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) IDFC Bank
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Option C
Explanation: Yes Bank has appointed Brahm Dutt as its non-executive part-time Chairman till July 4, 2020. According to the company, Dutt has been on the Board of Yes Bank since July 2013 as an ‘Independent Director’, and has contributed to almost all the sub-committees of the Board during this period
