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When is the Armed Forces Veterans Day observed in India?
A) January 14
B) January 12
C) January 13
D) January 11

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Option A
Explanation: In India, the Armed Forces Veterans Day is observed each year on 14 January since 2017 to acknowledge and honour the selfless devotion and sacrifice of our veterans in the service of the nation. The day is observed as a mark of respect and recognition of the services rendered by Filed Marshal KM Cariappa OBE, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces who retired on 14 January 1953. 2020 marks the 4th Armed Forces Veterans Day with celebrations held at Delhi at the National War Memorial.
Who among these has been appointed as the 4th Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India recently?
A) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
B) Sachin Chaturvedi
C) Prasanna Kumar Mohanty
D) Michael Debabrata Patra

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Option D
Explanation: Michael Debabrata Patra has been appointed as the 4th Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three-year. Patra replaces Viral Acharya, who quit the post in July 2019.
The Indian Coast Guard is set to conduct the Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ 2020 with which country on January 16, 2020?
A) Vietnam
B) Singapore
C) Japan
D) Israel

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Option C
Explanation: The Japan Coast Guard Ship ‘Echigo’ reached Chennai on 13 January 2020 on a five-day goodwill visit. It will also participate in the Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ with the Indian Coast Guard off Chennai on 16 January 2020. ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is the 19th edition of the exercise being conducted between the two Coast Guards since 2000.
Which Indian site has been listed in the list of 8 Wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
A) Statue of Unity, Gujarat
B) Adiyogi Shiva statue, Tamil Nadu
C) Dhyana Buddha Statue, Andhra Pradesh
D) Statue of Equality (Ramanuja), Hyderabad

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Option A
Explanation: The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, depicting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has been included in the list of eight wonders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This was announced by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on 13 January 2020. The ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list consists of Daming Palace in China, Navruz Palace in Tajikistan, Mughals Heritage in Pakistan, Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan, Po-i-Kalan Complex in Uzbekistan, The Golden Ring of Russia and Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk Kul.
The National Road Safety Week 2020 is being observed in India from 11 to 17 January 2020. The celebrations marks which edition of the annual event?
A) 35th
B) 29th
C) 25th
D) 31st

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Option D
Explanation: In 2020, India is observing the 31st National Road Safety Week from 11 to 17 January 2020. The theme for National Road Safety Week 2020 is : ‘Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha’.
The 2020 Raisina Dialogue is being held in New Delhi from 14 to 16 January 2020. The conference is which edition of the event?
A) 4th
B) 5th
C) 7th
D) 2nd

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Option B
Explanation: The 5th edition of the prestigious Raisina Dialogue kicked-off in New Delhi on 14 January 2020. The three-day conference will continue till 16 January 2020. The Dialogue has been jointly organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Observer Research Foundation.Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship global Conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, and also one of the largest gathering of its kind.
Which among the following countries has been removed from the Currency Manipulator list by the United States Treasury Department?
A) Spain
B) South Korea
C) China
D) Indonesia

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Option C
Explanation: The United States Treasury Department removes China from its Currency Manipulator list, which was imposed in August 2019.
Which among the following financial institutions has approved Rs 14 thousand crore of financial assistance to India to enhance road safety in India?
A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank
C) UNDP
D) Both A & B

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Option D
Explanation: The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have approved Rs 7 thousand crore each to reduce the number of ‘blind spots’ from Indian roads and addressed various aspects of road safety in India.This was announced by the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari on 13 January 2020 at the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi, held to mark the 31st National Road Safety Week 2020.
The 5th edition of the biennial global pulses conference, ‘The Pulses Conclave 2020’ will take place in which state in February 2020?
A) Haryana
B) Maharashtra
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu

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Option B
Explanation: The 5th edition of the biennial global pulses conference, ‘The Pulses Conclave 2020’ (TPC 2020), will be held from February 12 to 14, 2020 at Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra. The conclave is being organised by India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA).
The South Central Zone (SCR) of Indian Railways has signed an MoU with which bank for ‘Doorstep Banking’ to enable direct pickup of cash earnings from all Railway stations on SCR Zone?
A) Syndicate Bank
B) Union Bank of India
C) PNB
D) SBI

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Option D
Explanation: The South Central Zone (SCR) of Indian Railways and State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ‘Doorstep Banking’ to enable direct pickup of cash earnings from all 585 Railway stations on SCR Zone. The direct pick up of cash from all the railway stations on SCR by SBI will save the tedious and complex activity of movement of cash earnings through ‘cash safes’ by trains.
P T Ummer Koya, the former vice-president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) passed away recently. Where is the headquarter of FIDE based?
A) Paris, France
B) London, United Kingdom
C) Lausanne, Switzerland
D) Vienna, Austria

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Option C
Explanation: Former vice-president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) P T Ummer Koya (1996 to 2006) passes away at 69. FIDE Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
ISRO is launching its new communication satellite GSAT-30 to replace INSAT-4A spacecraft services, for providing enhanced communication services. The launch will take place from which of these place?
A) United States
B) French Guiana
C) Russia
D) Marshall Islands

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Option B
Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch a communication satellite named GSAT-30 on 17 January 2020 onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from the Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou in French Guiana. The GSAT-30 is a 3,357 kg satellite with a mission life of 15 years. It will serve as a replacement to INSAT-4A spacecraft services to provide communication services from geostationary orbit in C and Ku bands with enhanced coverage.
The Annual Coast Guard Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ 2020 will be held in which city?
A) Chennai
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Kochi
D) Hyderabad

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Option A
Explanation: TheJapan Coast Guard Ship ‘Echigo’ reached Chennai on 13 January 2020 on a five-day goodwill visit. It will also participate in the Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ with the Indian Coast Guard off Chennai on 16 January 2020. ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is the 19th edition of the exercise being conducted between the two Coast Guards since 2000.
Which state has been awarded to enter the Guiness Book of World Records for preparing the largest-ever quantity of khichdi on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on 14 January 2020?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Himachal Pradesh

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Option D
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh has made the Guiness Book of World Records for preparing the largest-ever quantity of ‘bean and rice’ dish (khichdi) on 14 January 2020, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, at Tattapani in Mandi district of the state.
Which among these countries is not a part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
A) Russia
B) Pakistan
C) Thailand
D) Uzbekistan

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Option C
Explanation: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an eight-member alliance from Eurasia, which includes India, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat is the world’s tallest statue. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2018 on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary.

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