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Current Affairs Quiz 23 January 2019
- The Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army has been inaugurated at Red Fort on which birth anniversary of the iconic leader?
A) 101
B) 150
C) 122
D) 135
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Option C
Explanation: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose Museum at the iconic Red Fort on January 23, 2019 to mark his 122nd birth anniversary. He inaugurated a set of 4 museums, spanning three centuries, that will together be known as Kranti Mandir. It marks a tribute to the revolutionary zeal and courage of the great freedom fighters.
- As per the recent predictions of CRISIL Ratings, what will be the GDP of Indian economy for the fiscal 2019-20?
A) 7.6%
B) 7.2%
C) 7.5%
D) 7.3%
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Option D
Explanation: Crisil Ratings has predicted India’s growth rate at 7.3 per cent in 2019-20 and 7.2 per cent in 2018-19 up from 6.7 per cent in 2017-18. It said the current account deficit (CAD) would reduce to 2.4 per cent of GDP in fiscal 2020 from 2.6 per cent in fiscal 2019.
- The Union government has launched a new Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar on Disaster Management. The award has been named after which freedom fighter?
A) Subhash Chandra Bose
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Chandra Shekhar Azad
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Option A
Explanation: Government of India has announced to set up an annual award titled Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar to acknowledge the contribution and selfless service of organisations and individuals in Disaster Management. This award will be announced every year on 23 January on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The first edition of the award as given on January 23, 2019 to the 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force located at Ghaziabad
- What is the rank of India in the 2019 Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) ?
A) 72
B) 80
C) 65
D) 98
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Option B
Explanation: India ranks 80th out of 125 countries in the Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019, released by INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group. The index has been topped by Switzerland. Singapore, US, Norway and Denmark are the top five countries on the list respectively.
- The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019 estimated the Indian economy to grow at __________ percent in the financial year 2019-20
A) 7.5%
B) 7.3%
C) 7.6%
D) 7.4%
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Option C
Explanation: According to the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019, India’s GDP growth is expected to accelerate to 7.6 per cent in 2019-20. India’s GDP growth rate for 2018-19 as per UN is 7.4%. The report further said the global economy would continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3 per cent in 2019 and 2020.
- Who has been conferred with the 2017 Saraswati Samman?
A) Sunil Gangopadhyay
B) Lakshmi Nandan Bora
C) Mahabaleshwar Sail
D) Sitanshu Yashaschandra
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Option D
Explanation: The 27th Saraswati Samman was conferred upon eminent Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra on January 22, 2019. Organised by the K K Birla Foundation, the award for 2017 was given to Yashaschandra for his poetry collection, ‘Vakhar’, published in 2009.
- The Maharashtra government has tied up with which bank to offer limited banking services through Fair Price Shops to the far flung rural populations?
A) Yes Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) ICICI Bank
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Option A
Explanation: In a unique initiative, the Maharashtra government has collaborated with the private sector Yes Bank to enable Fair Price Shops to offer limited banking services to the far flung rural populations. Under this first-ever initiative, through the e-PDS programme, ration shops in the state will be taken on board as Business Correspondent Agents’ (BCAs) of Yes Bank.
- What is the rank of India in the Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index?
A) 71
B) 32
C) 54
D) 68
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Option C
Explanation: India has been ranked at 54th position among the world’s most innovative countries, according to Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index. South Korea has retained the top spot with a score of 87.38, while Germany scored 87.30 to be second on the list. Finland is third.
- The Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019 has been released by__________
A) Harvard University
B) INSEAD
C) International Monetary Fund
D) Bloomberg
- The Kranti Mandir launched by PM Modi at Red Fort on January 23, 2019 is a set of how many Museums?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
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Option D
Explanation: The 4 museums under the Kranti Mandir within Red Fort complex includes:
- Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army
- Yaad-e-Jallian Museum on Jallianwala Bagh and World War 1
- Museum on 1857- India’s First War of Independence
- Drishyakala- a Museum on Indian Art
