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Current Affairs Quiz 20 January 2019
- Who has been appointed as the head of the 11 member committee formed by IBBI on Group Insolvency?
A) Sunil Arora
B) M. S. Sahoo
C) UK Sinha
D) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
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Option C
Explanation: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted a 11-member working group under the Chairmanship of former SEBI chief UK Sinha to look into the concept of ‘Group Insolvency’ and suggest a suitable framework. The main purpose of ‘Group Insolvency’ is to recommend a complete regulatory framework to facilitate insolvency resolution and liquidation of debtors in a corporate group within the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
- Nirmala Sitharaman recently inaugurated India’s second Defence Industrial Corridor in Tamil Nadu. The first such corridor was inaugurated in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Haryana
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Option A
Explanation: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu on January 20. The Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor is India’s second defence industrial corridor after the first one was launched in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh August 2018 at a cost of Rs 3,732 crore.
- The government of India has recently made Aadhaar cards as valid documents for Indians to travel to Nepal and which other country?
A) Singapore
B) Malaysia
C) Thailand
D) Bhutan
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Option D
Explanation: Home Ministry has notified that Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan. For people not in this age bracket Aadhaar card will not be a valid document to enter the countries like Nepal and Bhutan where Visa is not mandatory for Indians.
- How much amount has been raised by the State Bank of India through bonds from the overseas market recently?
A) USD 1.00 billion
B) USD 1.25 billion
C) USD 1.50 billion
D) USD 1.75 billion
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Option B
Explanation: State Bank of India has raised US $ 1.25 billion through bonds from the overseas market.The bonds of SBI were listed on the Global Securities Market (GSM) platform managed by India International Exchange IFSC Ltd (INDIA INX). BSE is the parent organisation of INDIA INX.
- Which team has topped the Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
A) Delhi
B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
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Option C
Explanation: The second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games concluded on January 20 2019 in Pune, which began on January 9 at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Vijay- the tiger and Jaya- the black buck were the mascot of the tournament while the anthem was “Aur khelna chahte hain hum…Khel mein hi masti hai….khel se abaad honge hum” Hosts Maharashtra won the overall tournament with total 228 medals.
- Which country topped the list of the latest survey by the WEF on people expecting their nation to help other countries?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Australia
D) Indonesia
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Option A
Explanation: As per a global public opinion survey carried out by World Economic Forum , India has topped when it comes to people expecting their nation to help other countries.
- 113 years old world’s oldest man Masazo Nonaka passed away recently. He hailed from which country?
A) Vietnam
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Japan
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Option D
Explanation: The world’s oldest man named Masazo Nonaka of age 113 has died at his home in Japan. He was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2018 as the world’s oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days.
- Stefan Lofven has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Finland
B) Sweden
C) Morocco
D) Seychelles
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Option B
Explanation: Sweden’s parliament has elected Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to a second four-year term. The Social Democrat leader won by 153 votes to 115 in September elections to be re-elected to the post.
- Which state will host the World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019?
A) Assam
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation: The 2nd edition of the World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 will be held in Goa from 23-25 January, 2019. The theme of the event is :Regulation of Homeopathic Medical Products; Advancing Global Collaboration’.
- The ‘Agri-Vision 2019’ Conference was held in which city?
A) Gurugram
B) Hyderabad
C) Chandigarh
D) New Delhi
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Option B
Explanation: The two days conference ‘Agri-Vision 2019’ was inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. The conference was held from January 17-18, 2019. The theme of the conference was ‘Envisioning Agro Solutions for Smart and Sustainable Agriculture’
- Atin Bandyopadhyay who died recently was a well known _________
A) Singer
B) Actor
C) Journalist
D) Writer
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Option D
Explanation: Sahitya Akademi award winning Bengali writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away at 85. Winner of 2001 Sahitya Akademi award for his compilation of short stories ‘Panchashati Galpo’, Bandyopadhyay had also penned popular fictions like ‘Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje’, ‘Aloukik Jaljaan’, ‘Nil Timi’, ‘Ekti Jaler Rekha’ in his illustrious career spanning over decades.
- The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) was established in which year?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
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Option C
Explanation: It was established on 1 October 2016
