Current Affairs Quiz – 05 January 2020

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1. I-STEM is a portal launched by which ministry for researchers?
   A) Ministry of Earth Sciences
   B) Ministry of Human Resource Development
   C) Ministry of Science and Technology
   D) Ministry of Home Affairs
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map (I-STEM) portal (https://www.istem.gov.in/) at the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress on 3rd January 2020 at Bangalore. The I-STEM Web Portal is the gateway for users to locate the specific facilities they need for their R&D work and identify the one that is either located closest to them or available the soonest.
2. Which city will host the Defence Expo in 2020?
   A) Lucknow
   B) Kochi
   C) New Delhi
   D) Pune
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Defence Expo- 2020 will be held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from February 5 to 8, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the biennial Defence Expo-2020 on February 5. The theme of the 11th edition of expo is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’
3. Which state has launched the health insurance scheme named Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana for its employees?
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Gujarat
   C) Uttar Pradesh
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has approved a health insurance scheme named Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana on 04 January 2020 as a new year bonanza for its 12.55 lakh employees. The scheme will be effective from 01 April 2020. Under the scheme every government employee and their families will be eligible for medical treatment worth Rs 5 lakh annually.
4. Saurabh Chaudhary has recently won gold for India in which sports?
   A) Chess
   B) Tennis
   C) Shooting
   D) Badminton
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Ace Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal on January 05, 2020.
5. Which among these words has been declared as the Word of the Decade by US language experts?
   A) They
   B) Meme
   C) Emoji
   D) Climate
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The US language experts have voted neutral pronoun ‘They’ as the Word of the Decade. The third-person plural pronoun “They” is increasingly being used in English as singular form to refer to people who identify their gender as neither entirely male nor entirely female.
6. Where will the International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS-3) 2020 be held?
   A) Lucknow
   B) Kochi
   C) Patna
   D) New Delhi
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The third edition of the International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS-3) will be held in Kochi, Kerala from 7 to 10 January 2020. MECOS3 is being organized by the Marine Biological Association of India (MBAI) at Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi.
7. The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress is being held in which city?
   A) Hyderabad
   B) Kolkata
   C) Bengaluru
   D) Pune
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The five-day Indian Science Congress at Bangalore from January 3-7, will bring together science and technology enthusiasts, from around the world, to talk about the development, innovation and research in scientific fields.
8. How many awards will be given in the first edition of the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to be held on 07 January 2020?
   A) 25
   B) 10
   C) 12
   D) 30
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The first edition of the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ will take place in New Delhi on 7th January, 2020. The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar will confer the award on 30 Media Houses for their contribution in popularizing of Yoga at national and international level.
9. ‘Sukanya’ project has been launched by which city police department to provide self-defence training to girl students of schools, colleges and universities?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Delhi
   C) Mumbai
   D) Lucknow
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The third edition of the ‘Sukanya’ project of Kolkata Police will begin from 06 January 2020. Sukanya is an initiative of the Kolkata Police’s Community Policing Wing to provide self-defence training to girl students of city-based schools, colleges and universities in martial art forms such as taekwondo, judo, kick-boxing and aikido.
10. PM Modi launched the Braille version of the book ‘Exam Warriors’. Who is the author of the book?
    A) Venhaiah Naidu
    B) Narendra Modi
    C) Sushma Swaraj
    D) Arun Jaitley
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Braille version of his book Exam Warriors on World Braille Day on 04 January 2020.

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