Current Affairs Quiz – 20 January 2020

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1. Who among these has been appointed as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
   A) Jagat Prakash Nadda
   B) Jai Ram Thakur
   C) Dharmendra Pradhan
   D) Piyush Goyal
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Jagat Prakash Nadda has been elected unopposed as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party on 20 January 2020.
2. Who has been appointed as the Joint Secretaries of Department of Military Affairs?
   A) Vishal Gagan and Bharat H Khera
   B) Rajeev Singh Thakur and Shantanu
   C) Vimalendra Anand Patwardhan and Vineet Mathur
   D) S Suresh Kumar and Puneet Agarwal
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: On 20 January 2020, the Centre has appointed senior bureaucrats Rajeev Singh Thakur and Shantanu as Joint Secretaries in the newly-created Department of Military Affairs under the Ministry of Defence.
3. India recently test-fired nuclear capable submarines-launched ballistic missile, K-4, which is under development by DRDO. What is the maximum range of the missile?
   A) 2000 kg
   B) 1750 kg
   C) 3500 kg
   D) 2800 kg
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India successfully test-fired nuclear capable missile, K-4, off the Vizag coast in Andhra Pradesh, on 19 January 2020. K-4 is a nuclear capable, Intermediate-range, submarine-launched, ballistic missile, which is under development by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy. The missile will be equipped on indigenous INS Arihant class nuclear powered submarines of Navy. The missile has a maximum range of about 3500 km.
4. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Executive Council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)?
   A) Pramod Kumar Misra
   B) Rajiv Gauba
   C) Nripendra Misra
   D) Amitabh Kant
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Government has reconstituted the Executive Council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in New Delhi. Nripendra Misra, the former principal secretary to the Prime Minister has been appointed Chairperson of the executive council of the NMML. Mr Misra is a 1967-batch retired IAS officer.
5. Ratchanok Intanon has won the Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020 women’s singles title. She is from which country?
   A) Spain
   B) Japan
   C) South Korea
   D) Thailand
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: In Badminton, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon lifted the Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020 women’s singles title on 19 January 2020.
6. Shamsher Singh Surjewala who passed away recently, was the veteran leader of which political party?
   A) Bharatiya Janata Party
   B) Indian National Congress
   C) Bahujan Samaj Party
   D) Samajwadi Party
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Veteran Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala has passed away following prolonged illness. He was 87.
7. Who has been elected as the President of the Archery Association of India (AAI)?
   A) Arjun Munda
   B) Jagat Prakash Nadda
   C) Harsh Vardhan
   D) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has been elected as president of the Archery Association of India (AAI),on 18 January 2020. The elections took place at JN Stadium, New Delhi in the presence of an observer each from World Archery (WA), Sports Ministry and Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
8. The 14th edition of ELECRAMA 2020 has been organised by the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) in which city?
   A) Pune
   B) New Delhi
   C) Greater Noida
   D) Hyderabad
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
9. How many medals have been won by India in UWW Rome Ranking Series 2020?
   A) 5
   B) 7
   C) 11
   D) 9
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: India won seven medals in the UWW Rome Ranking Series 2020 which was held from January 15-18, 2020. The medals included 4 gold, 2 silver and a bronze.
10. As per the data by the Ministry of Finance, nearly Rs _________ has been disbursed till date under the scheme of providing loan to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within 59 minutes
    A) Rs 50,000 crore
    B) Rs 80,000 crore
    C) Rs 40,000 crore
    D) Rs 70,000 crore
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: As per the data by the Ministry of Finance, loan amount of nearly Rs 70,000 crore has been disbursed till 13 January 2020 under the scheme of providing loan to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within 59 minutes.

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