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The High-level Round-table of UNAIDS was held at Davos, Switzerland on the sidelines of the annual meeting of WEF 2020. The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers attended the meeting from India. Name the Minister
A) Parshottam Rupala
B) Mansukh L. Mandaviya
C) Jitu Vaghani
D) Santosh Gangwar

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Option B
Explanation: The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya is on four-day official visit to at Davos, Switzerland to attend 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting. Mandaviya participated in the High-level roundtable of UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) held as a part of the meeting.
ISRO has recently launched a half-humanoid robot for its first unmanned mission under Gaganyaan. Name the robot
A) Pawanmitra
B) Aakashmitra
C) Vayumitra
D) Vyommitra

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Option D
Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled a lady robot named ‘Vyommitra’, which is a prototype of humanoid, to go as a trial to space under ‘Gaganyaan’ mission, before sending astronauts. Vyommitra is a combination of two Sanskrit words Vyoma (Space) and Mitra (Friend), thus meaning ‘friend in the space’. ISRO will send two unmanned missions, before the Ganganyaan mission goes with astronauts, to monitor how the human system will behave in the environment control life support system.
The Government has set up Group of Ministers (GoM) to monitor the disposal of over 9,400 enemy properties, which is expected to fetch about Rs 1 lakh crore to the exchequer. Who will head this GoM?
A) Amit Shah
B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Piyush Goyal
D) Nitin Gadkari

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Option A
Explanation: The Group of Ministers (GoM) will be headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to monitor the disposal of over 9,400 enemy properties, which are likely to fetch about Rs 1 lakh crore to the exchequer.
As per latest IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) update of January 2020, what will the projected GDP growth of India for the current fiscal 2019-20?
A) 5.5%
B) 6.1%
C) 4.8%
D) 5.1%

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Option C
Explanation: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the World Economic Outlook (WEO) update on 20 January 2020.In its latest update, IMF has lowered India’s GDP growth rate to 4.8 percent for the current fiscal from 6.1 percent it projected in October World Economic Outlook (WEO). 2019-20: 4.8%, 2020-21: 5.8%,2021-22: 6.5%
Which team has won the 2020 Khelo India Youth Games?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Jharkhand
D) West Bengal

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Option B
Explanation: The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games was held from 10 to 22 December 2020 in Guwahati, Assam. Maharashtra finished at the top of the medal table for second consecutive year in the 13-day sporting extravaganza with 256 medals, comprising 78 gold, 77 silver and 101 bronze. Haryana with 200 medals (68-60-72) and Delhi with 122 medals (39-36-47) were second and third respectively.
Challa Sreenivasulu Setty has been inducted as the Managing Director (MD) of which bank?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Union Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank
D) State Bank of India

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Option D
Explanation: The government has appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 20 January 2020 for a period of three years, from the date of his taking over the charge of the post or until further orders. Setty is currently serving as the deputy managing director of the SBI.
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 final will be held at Hagley Oval cricket ground. It is in which country?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) West Indies
D) South Africa

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Option B
Explanation: Hagley Oval, a Cricket club in Christchurch, New Zealand will host the final match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup 2021.
Which country will be the theme country for the 2020 International Kolkata Book Fair?
A) Russia
B) Guatemala
C) Rwanda
D) Canada

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Option A
Explanation: The 44th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF) will be held from 29th January to 9th February 2020. Twenty countries will participate in the 2020 edition of Kolkata International Book Fair. Russia is the theme country for IKBF 2020. The theme gate will be a replica of the iconic Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected unopposed as the first ever female President of which country?
A) Croatia
B) Poland
C) Turkey
D) Greece

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Option D
Explanation: On 22 January 2020, the Parliament of Greece elected Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the country’s first female president.
What is the global growth rate projection by IMF for 2019, in its recent January World Economic Outlook (WEO) 2020?
A) 4.1%
B) 3.3%
C) 2.9%
D) 2.2%
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Option C
Explanation: The Global growth is also slashed by 0.1 percentage point to 2.9 percent in 2019 compared with those in the October World Economic Outlook (WEO).
- 2019- 2.9% (-0.1%)
- 2020- 3.3% (-0.1%)
- 2021- 3.4% (-0.2%)
The Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament is the only women polo tournament in India. Which team has won the 2020 edition of the tournament?
A) India
B) United States
C) Great Britain
D) Argentina

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Option C
Explanation: The 5th edition of Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament was held from 17 to 21 January 2020 at Mapal Kangjeibung in Imphal, which is the oldest living polo ground in the world. Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament is the only women polo tournament in India. The Great Britain women polo team won the coveted title of 2020 by defeating United States of America (USA) 5-2 in the final match.

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