Current Affairs Quiz 13 January 2019
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- What is the Issue Price of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19 – Series V?
A) Rs. 3,124 per gram
B) Rs. 3,421 per gram
C) Rs. 3,214 per gram
D) Rs. 3,412 per gram
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Option C
Explanation: Government has announced that Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19 – Series V will be opened for subscription for the period from January 14, 2019 to January 18, 2019. The Issue Price of the Bond during this subscription period shall be Rs. 3,214 per gram with the Settlement Date of January 22, 2019.
- How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between Bangladesh and the ADB to improve the rural road network in the country?
A) USD 200 million
B) USD 150 million
C) USD 100 million
D) USD 250 million
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Option A
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government have signed an agreement for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh. The assistance will support the government’s Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP) to upgrade about 1,700 km of rural roads. The total cost of the project, which is due for completion in November 2023, is $285.31 million.
- What amount of Commemorative coin has been released by the government of India on January 13, 2019 to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji?
A) Rs 250
B) Rs 350
C) Rs 550
D) Rs 450
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs. 350 in New Delhi on January 13, 2019 to mark the birth anniversary celebrations of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
- Rajesh Ghodge was one of the former Ranji cricketer who represented ___________
A) Kerala
B) Mumbai
C) Delhi
D) Goa
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Option D
Explanation: Former Ranji Trophy cricketer of Goa, Rajesh Ghodge passed away during a local tournament at the Rajendra Prasad Stadium in Goa.
- Who has been conferred with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Government during its annual ‘Cinemar Samabartan’ ceremony 2019?
A) Manoj Mitra
B) Goutam Ghose
C) Buddhadeb Dasgupta
D) Soumitra Chatterjee
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Option C
Explanation: National award-winning prominent Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA) on January 13 during the third edition of the ‘Cinemar Samabartan’ ceremony. The award is in the name of the late Satyajit Ray.
- Who will head the expert committee formed by the Madras High Court on issue pertaining to root out invasive species of plants from the Western Ghats?
A) Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu
B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
C) Dilip K. Biswas
D) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
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Option A
Explanation: The Madras High Court has set up an expert committee to find a solution to root out invasive species of plants from the Western Ghats while observing that such species were the second largest cause of biodiversity loss in the world. The committee shall be headed by Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu, the chairman of the expert committee on invasive species in Chennai National Biodiversity Authority.
- Name the player who won the Men’s single title at the Sydney International tennis tournament title 2019
A) Jamie Murray
B) Andreas Seppi
C) Bruno Soares
D) Alex de Minaur
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Option D
Explanation: Men’ single-Alex de Minaur (Australia); Women’s single-Petra Kvitová (Czech Republic)
- Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin who passed away at the age of 83 recently was one of the former Indian Champions of which sports?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Tennis
D) Golf
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Option B
Explanation: Former India footballer Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin who was the part of 1956 Olympics in Melbourne passed away. He was 83.
- What will be the Issue price of the on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19 – Series V on digital payment mode?
A) Rs. 3,164 per gram
B) Rs. 3,104 per gram
C) Rs. 3,112 per gram
D) Rs. 3,138 per gram
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Option A
Explanation: A discount of Rs. 50 (Rupees Fifty only) per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode. (i.e Rs. 3,164 per gram)
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the ___________ Guru of the Sikhs
A) 9th
B) 5th
C) 10th
D) 12th
