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Current Affairs Quiz – 19 January 2020

Current Affairs Quiz 19 January 2020: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 19 January 2020 we have framed important current affairs questions for banking and competitive exams. These current affairs quiz questions will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs Quiz 19 January 2020. Attempt our daily current affairs quiz on our mobile app too.

  1. What is the rank of RBI among the world’s central banks in terms of buying gold abroad in the year 2019 as per the data of World Gold Council?
    A) 11th
    B) 4th
    C) 8th
    D) 6th
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was the sixth largest gold buyer abroad in the year 2019, as per the World Gold Council (WGC) report titled, “World Gold Outlook 2020”. The RBI currently holds 625.2 tonnes of gold, which is 6.6 percent of its forex reserves. RBI bought 7.5 tonnes of gold in October 2019, to increase its foreign exchange reserves to $450 billion.
  2. As per a recent WEF’s report, businesses generate approx $44 trillion of economic value dependent on nature and biodiversity. This value forms approx what percent of global GDP?
    A) 10%
    B) 75%
    C) 50%
    D) 25%
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The latest reports tells that about 25% of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions, with a million species facing extinction, many within decades. Businesses are more dependent on nature and biodiversity than expected. Approximately $44 trillion of economic value generation moderately or highly dependent on nature, which is over half the world’s total GDP, and as a result, exposed to risks from nature loss.
  3. Who will lead the Indian delegation at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos on January 20?
    A) Rajnath Singh
    B) Piyush Goyal
    C) Suresh Prabhu
    D) Prakash Javadekar
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, will lead the Indian delegation to the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos from January 20 to 24, 2020. The theme of the 2020 meeting is “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World“. 
  4. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated which edition of its Raising Day on 18 January 2020?
    A) 15th
    B) 20th
    C) 10th
    D) 25h
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    NDRF celebrates its 15th Raising Day on 18 January 2020
  5. In India, the National Immunization Day 2020 was held on_______
    A) 16 January
    B) 15 January
    C) 20 January
    D) 19 January
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    In India, the National Immunization Day was observed on 19 January 2020. As a part of the celebrations, Pulse Polio Immunization programme 2020 was launched where President Ram Nath Kovind administered Polio drops to children below five years at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  6. Which country has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship 2020?
    A) Afghanistan
    B) Pakistan
    C) India
    D) Bangladesh
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    The team of the Indian Consulate in Dubai defeated the team of the Pakistan Consulate to lift the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship 2020 on 18 January 2020. The 4th edition of the was participated by the Consulates of eight countries – India, Pakistan, Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and the US.
  7. The Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 will be which edition of the PM Modi’s interaction programme with students and teachers for upcoming board exams?
    A) Third
    B) Second
    C) Fourth
    D) First
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The third edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on 20 January 2020.
  8. The blockchain-technology based payment system ‘Vajra Platform’ has been launched by
    A) RBI
    B) NPCI
    C) SBI
    D) NITI Aayog
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a blockchain-technology based payment system ‘Vajra Platform’ for automating payment clearing and settlement processes. Vajra platform is based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), to provide highly secure and tamper-evident transactions stored in a distributed and immutable database.
  9. Which country has recently acquired a new disease outbreak Novel corona virus?
    A) Thailand
    B) Japan
    C) China
    D) South Korea
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The Wuhan City of China is in a grip of a new disease outbreak caused by new respiratory virus called Novel corona virus, codenamed as 2019-nCoV. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). 
  10. Sunanda Patnaik who died recently was an eminent ____________
    A) Classical Singer
    B) Actress
    C) Kathak Dancer
    D) Author
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Eminent Indian classical singer Sunanda Patnaik (“Guguma”), renowned identity in Odia music world, passed away following a prolonged illness. She was 85.
  11. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has organised the 2020 SQAY competition in Bhopal under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign. SAQY is a type of
    A) Boxing
    B) Gymnastics
    C) Aerobics
    D) Martial Arts
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The two-day SQAY competition is being held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 19-20 January 2020. The under-21 category tournament is organized under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign by SAI. SQAY is a martial art form of Central Asia, in which the players show the skills of fencing. 
  12. The New Nature Economy Report titled ‘Nature Risk Rising’ states that 25% of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions. The report has been released by
    A) UNDP
    B) World Economic Forum
    C) World Bank
    D) IMF
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The World Economic Forum released The New Nature Economy Report titled ‘Nature Risk Rising’ on 19 January 2020. The report has been published by WEF in collaboration with PwC, UK. The latest reports tells that about 25% of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions, with a million species facing extinction, many within decades.

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