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How many Young Scientists Laboratories of DRDO was unveiled recently by PM Modi during an event in Bengaluru on 2nd January 2020?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 10
D) 5

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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation 5 Young Scientists Laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 02 January 2020 from Bengaluru. The 5 DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories (DYSLs) are located in five cities namely Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
The e-Gazette portal is a first-of-its-kind initiative in India to publish all the Gazette notifications from all departments, under a single platform. Which state has launched the unique initiative?
A) Telangana
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Haryana

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Option C
Explanation: The State Government of Odisha has launched an e-Gazette portal, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, to make available the Gazette notifications from all state departments under one platform.The system will expedite the process of Gazette publication, make it error-free and paperless and also save transportation of trucks of papers from Government Press to departments, districts and other quarters.
Indian Railways has launched a new helpline number that will subsume all the existing helpline numbers of the railways for better service. What is the new helpline number?
A) 111
B) 139
C) 146
D) 121

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Option B
Explanation: The Indian Railways has integrated all its helpline numbers into a single number, 139, to help its passengers in quick grievance redressal and enquiries during their train journeys. The new helpline number 139 will take over all the existing helpline numbers (except 182). thereby making it easy for the passengers to remember the number and connect with Railways for all their needs during travel. 139 helpline will be available in twelve languages.
After the Statue of Unity, the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled in which city of India recently?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Indore
C) New Delhi
D) Pune

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Option A
Explanation: On 3rd January 2020, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani unveiled the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at Ahmedabad.The 50 feet tall bronze statue of Sardar Patel weighs 70 thousand kilograms and is located at the Sardardham campus near Vaishnodevi circle in Ahmedabad.
Name the player to win the Best Men’s Player of the Year award at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2019?
A) Radamel Falcao
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) Diego Maradona

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Option C
Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo won the Best Men’s Player of the Year award at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards held on December 29 in Dubai. Ronaldo has won the award six times out of its nine years of its existence. England international Lucy Bronze was crowned Best Women’s Player of the Year.
The 7th Women’s National Ice Hockey Championships 2020 is being held in which place?
A) Shimla
B) Ladakh
C) Srinagar
D) Leh

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Option D
Explanation: The 5th National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 (under- 20) and the 7th Women’s National Ice Hockey Championships 2020 Is Organised in Leh from January 2 to 7 by Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI)
Which of these years has been designated by the WHO to be observed as ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’?
A) 2022
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2023

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Option B
Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designed 2020 as ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’ to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale.
Which state has launched the ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative to safeguard women and children from cyber criminal activities?
A) Maharashtra
B) Haryana
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan

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Option A
Explanation: The state government of Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative to ensure that women and children do not fall prey to these cyber criminal activities. Under the initiative, various awareness camps will be held across all the districts of the state regarding cyber safety to help in educating women about how the web is used by anti-social elements and child predators to commit various types of crimes.
How many scientists have been awarded with the Swarna Jayanti Fellowships for 2018-19 to carry out basic research in frontier areas of science and technology?
A) 11
B) 17
C) 21
D) 14

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Option D
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Science and Technology have awarded Swarna Jayanti Fellowships to 14 scientists for the year 2018-19, to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology. The awardees are supported by Department of Science & Technology, and include a fellowship of Rs 25,000/- per month as well as a research grant of Rs 5 lakh for 5 years in addition to their salary.
Zoran Zaev has recently resigned from the post of the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Armenia
B) North Macedonia
C) Albania
D) Montenegro

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Option B
Explanation: Zoran Zaev resigns as prime minister of North Macedonia
Who among these is the first ever female to be appointed as the Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast in United Kingdom?
A) Hillary Rodham Clinton
B) Michelle Obama
C) Kamala Harris
D) Ivanka Trump

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Option A
Explanation: Hillary Rodham Clinton Appointed first female and 11th Chancellor of UK’s Queen’s University for a period of five years with effect from January 1, 2020

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