Current Affairs Quiz 15 January 2019
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- When is the Army Day observed in India?
A) January 13
B) January 14
C) January 15
D) January 12
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Option C
Explanation: The Army Day in India is celebrated on 15 January every year.
- Who will head the 7 member Group of Ministers (GoM) for boosting the Real Estate Sector under the GST regime?
A) Nitin Patel
B) Sudhir Mungantiwar
C) Krishna Byre Gowda
D) Manpreet Singh Badal
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Option A
Explanation: The GST Council has constituted 7-Member Group of Ministers (GoM) for boosting the Real Estate Sector under the GST regime. The GoM will be Chaired by Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat, Shri Nitin Patel.
- Shivajirao Deshmukh was a veteran politician associated with which party?
A) Aam Admi party
B) Indian National Congress
C) BJP
D) Samajwadi Party
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Option B
Explanation: Senior Congress leader and former chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Shivajirao Deshmukh passed away in Mumbai following brief illness. He was 84.
- The ‘Stressed Asset Management (SAM)’ vertical has been launched by which bank to deal with NPA?
A) Syndicate Bank
B) Allahabad Bank
C) Bank of Baroda
D) Punjab National Bank
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Option A
Explanation: The Syndicate Bank has created a separate vertical comprising around 1,200 of its existing staffers to recover its non-performing assets (NPAs) amounting to around Rs 27,000 crore. The ‘Stressed Asset Management (SAM)’ vertical would comprise legal as well as credit experts who would help branch managers to device plans to recover dues from NPAs.
- What is the total amount allocated to the MGNREGA Scheme for the financial year 2018-19?
A) Rs. 61,064 crore
B) Rs. 61,054 crore
C) Rs. 61,074 crore
D) Rs. 61,084 crore
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Option D
Explanation: The Government of India has allocated an additional Rs. 6,084 crore at RE stage to MGNREGA, which brings the total allocation to the scheme to Rs. 61,084 crore in 2018-19.This is the highest ever allocation made to the scheme till date.
- Who has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council to replace incumbent Chief David Richardson?
A) Jerry Reinsdorf
B) Shashank Manohar
C) Manu Sawhney
D) Pete Derzis
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Option C
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the appointment of Manu Sawhney as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will replace David Richardson as the CEO in July after the ICC men’s World Cup (to be held in England).
- The 1st edition of the Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Sports Meet 2019 has been organised in which city?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Bhubaneswar
D) Chennai
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Option B
Explanation: The first Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Sports Meet 2019 was inaugurated at Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on January 14, 2019. The three days National Sports Meet (January 14-16, 2019) was inaugurated by Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs.
- The robot named ROADEO has been inducted by the traffic police of which city for effective management of traffic system of the city?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Kolkata
D) Bengaluru
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Option B
Explanation: The Chennai Traffic Police has inducted a road safety robot named ROADEO to help police in traffic management and assist pedestrians in Chennai roads. These robots can be integrated with the traffic signals, as well as can be operated manually, through a Bluetooth app, thereby easing the work of traffic police.
- Lenin Rajendran was an Indian filmmaker who worked in _________ cinema
A) Malayalam
B) Telugu
C) Odia
D) Kannada
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Option A
Explanation: Veteran Malyalam filmmaker and chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation Lenin Rajendran passed away. He was 67.
- “Womaniya on GeM” is an initiative launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Option D
Explanation: Government e Marketplace [GeM] has launched “Womaniya on GeM”, an initiative to enable women entrepreneurs and women self-help groups [WSHGs] to sell handicrafts and handloom, accessories directly to various Government ministries, departments and institutions. Government e Marketplace[GeM] is a 100 percent government owned company setup under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce and Industry for procurement of common use goods and services by Government ministries, departments and CPSEs.
- Macedonia has been renamed as ____________
A) Republic of Western Macedonia
B) Republic of Southern Macedonia
C) Republic of Northern Macedonia
D) Republic of Eastern Macedonia
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Option C
Explanation: The Parliament of Macedonian has amended its constitution in order to rename the country as the ‘Republic of Northern Macedonia’.The decision is a part of the Prespa agreement signed on 12 June 2018 between Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev to rename the Republic of Macedonia as “Republic of North Macedonia.
- The Global Aviation Summit 2019 has been organised in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Jaipur
D) Hyderabad
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Option A
Explanation: The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Global Aviation Summit 2019 in Mumbai on January 15, 2019. The theme of the two day Summit is ‘Flying for all-especially the next 6 Billion’.
- PM Modi visited which district of Odisha recently to launch several development projects in the state?
A) Sambalpur
B) Balangir
C) Balasore
D) Khordha
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Balangir in Odisha on January 15, 2019 to launch several development projects worth over Rs.1500 crores. This was his third visit to the state in a period of last one month.
- The Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana has been launched by which state to provide farm loan waiver to the marginal farmers in the state?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched a farm debt-waiver scheme of Rs 50,000-crorenamed ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’. The scheme would benefit 55 lakh small and marginal farmers in the state.
- Sir Michael Atiyah who passed away recently was a well known __________
A) Agricultural Scientist
B) Economist
C) Mathematician
D) Astronomer
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Option C
Explanation: Sir Michael Atiyah, a British mathematician who received the 1966 Fields Medal, also known as the ‘Nobel for Mathematics,’ passed away at the age of 89 on January 11. He had worked with several Indian mathematicians during his career.
