Current Affairs Quiz – 12 January 2020

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1. Name the player to be awarded the BCCI Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) 2018-19?
   A) Hardik Pandya
   B) Mayank Agarwal
   C) Cheteshwar Pujara
   D) Jasprit Bumrah
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men): Jasprit Bumrah and Best International Cricketer (Women): Poonam Yadav
2. Tsai Ing-wen has won the Presidential election of which country for second term?
   A) Thailand
   B) Taiwan
   C) Vietnam
   D) Hong Kong
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a landslide victory in 2020 presidential elections with 57 percent of the vote in favour to win second term as the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
3. The naval version of the indigenously-built Tejas light combat aircraft (LCR) has been developed by?
   A) DRDO
   B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
   C) Ordnance Factory Board
   D) All of the above
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The naval variant of Tejas has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Aircraft Research and Design Centre of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) and CSIR among others.
4. The National Youth Day is held in India every year on__________
   A) 9 January
   B) 11 January
   C) 12 January
   D) 10 January
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Every Year India observes the National Youth Day on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
5. Who among these has won the 2020 Malaysia Masters Badminton Tournament?
   A) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
   B) Kento Momota
   C) Shi Yuqi
   D) Viktor Axelsen
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: World number one Kento Momota of Japan won the 2020 Malaysia Masters defeating Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen 24-22, 21-11 on 12 January 2020.
6. Which Indian port has been renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port?
   A) Mumbai Port Trust
   B) Paradip Port
   C) Visakhapatnam Port
   D) Kolkata Port
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Kolkata Port has been renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port on 12 January 2020, on the occasion of 150 years of operation of Kolkata Port. This announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata to celebrate 150th year of celebrations of the port. PM Modi also launched several Port led development projects worth Rs 600 crore as a part of the celebrations.
7. ‘Mission Purvodaya’ has recently been launched by the government to strengthen the Eastern region of India in which sector 
   A) Power
   B) Fishery
   C) Steel
   D) Textile
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ‘Mission Purvodaya’ during an event in Kolkata on 11 January 2020 to strengthen steel sector in the Eastern region. Mission Purvodaya is aimed at accelerated development of eastern India through establishment of Integrated Steel Hub. The proposed Integrated Steel Hub, encompassing Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Northern Andhra Pradesh, would help towards socio-economic growth of Eastern India.
8. The government of India is looking to attract USD 250 billion maritime economy by which year?
   A) 2024
   B) 2022
   C) 2020
   D) 2025
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: India is looking at a USD 250 billion maritime economy by 2024: Ministry of Defence
9. Name the player to clinch the 2020 Brisbane International Tennis Tournament
   A) Naomi Osaka
   B) Karolina Pliskova
   C) Madison Keys
   D) Ashleigh Barty
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova defeat Madison Keys of United States 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to win 2020 Brisbane International Tennis Tournament held at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This was Pliskova’s third Brisbane title in four years and her 16th on the WTA tour.
10. Babul Baruah passed away recently. He was a veteran journalist at______
    A) Prasar Bharati
    B) Doordarshan
    C) All India Radio
    D) Press Trust of India
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Veteran PTI journalist Babul Baruah, who was associated with the premier news agency for nearly 40 years, has died following prolonged illness. He was 80.

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