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Current Affairs Quiz 24 January 2019
- The Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana is government sponsored tour that will take place ________
A) Biennially
B) Bi-annually
C) Once in 5 years
D) Annually
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana on 22 January 2019 to promote religious tourism in the country. Under the scheme, a group of Indian diaspora will be taken on a government-sponsored tour of religious places in India twice a year.
- Name the Minister who has been given the additional charge of the portfolio of the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs
A) Dharmendra Pradhan
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Piyush Goyal
D) Nitin Gadkari
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Option C
Explanation: The Railway and Coal Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs, since Arun Jaitley is currently undergoing medical treatment in United States.
- Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the Yes Bank to replace Rana Kapoor?
A) Amitabh Chaudhary
B) Pramit Jhaveri
C) Surendra Rosha
D) Ravneet Singh Gill
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Option D
Explanation: Ravneet Singh Gill has been named the new MD and CEO of Yes Bank with effect from March 1, 2 019. Presently he is the CEO of Deutsche Bank India. He will replace Rana Kapoor as the MD and CEO whose terms end on January 31, 2019.
- When is the National Girl Child Day (NGCD) observed?
A) January 25
B) January 24
C) January 23
D) January 22
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Option B
Explanation: India observes the National Girl Child Day (NGCD) annually on January 24 since 2008. The theme of NGCD 2019 is “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”.
- The Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) 2019 will be held in which city?
A) Pune
B) Chandigarh
C) Nagpur
D) Shimla
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) 2019 will be held in Pune from March 18 – 27, 2019. The IAFTX-2019 is a positive step towards growing political and military ties with the member nations of African continent and will boost the already strong strategic cooperation between the countries
- Parthasarathi Mukherjee has been re-appointed as the Managing Director of which bank?
A) Dhanlaxmi Bank
B) South Indian Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank
D) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
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Option D
Explanation:Parthasarathi Mukherjee has been reappointed as the managing director of Lakshmi Vilas Bank for another term of 2 years.
- INS Kohassa is a new Naval Air Facility commissioned in which state/UT?
A) Goa
B) Andaman & Nicobar Island
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Lakshadweep
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Option B
Explanation: The Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur in Andaman & Nicobar was commissioned as INS Kohassa by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba on 24 January 2019 to enhance the operational capability of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC).. INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is a large bird of prey, endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This will be the 3rd Naval Air Facility after INS Utkarsh at Port Blair and INS Baaz at Campbell Bay in the Andaman.
- Cricketer Johan Botha belongs to which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) West Indies
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Option C
Explanation: Cricketer Johan Botha announced retirement from all forms of cricket. He played for South Africa. He was an all rounder for South Africa team.
- The International Day of Education will be observed annually on which date?
A) January 22
B) January 25
C) January 23
D) January 24
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Option D
Explanation: The first International Day of Education was observed on January 24, 2019. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on December 3 to declare January 24 as International Day of Education.
- What is the constituency of the Union Minister of Railways?
A) Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra
B) Rajya Sabha, Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajya Sabha, Karnataka
D) Rajya Sabha, Jharkhand
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Option A
Explanation: Minister responsible- Piyush Goyal
