Current Affairs Quiz – 29 January 2020

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1. How much amount of grant has been announced by Google to promote news literacy among Indians to avoid spreading of misinformation?
   A) USD 1 million
   B) USD 5 million
   C) USD 2 million
   D) USD 3 million
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Technology giant Google has announced USD 1 million grant to promote news literacy among Indians to avoid spreading of misinformation. The announcement is a part of Google’s USD 10 million commitment worldwide to media literacy.
2. Name the stadium in India which is being re-developed into world’s largest cricket stadium?
   A) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
   B) Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
   C) Eden Garden, Kolkata
   D) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Sardar Patel Stadium in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, also known as Motera Stadium, is being redeveloped to emerge as the largest arena for cricket.The new stadium will have a seating capacity of 1,10,000 spectators. It will overtake the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia which is the largest cricket stadium in the world at the moment with a total seating capacity of 100,024 fans. 
3. The Indian Navy has launched the ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the population which country?
   A) Argentina
   B) Madagascar
   C) Philippines
   D) Cuba
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at Madagascar, post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane. The Navy has deployed its warships INS Airavat to provide all necessary assistance to the affected population of flood-hit Madagascar.
4. Sunita Chandra, a 76-year-old Arjuna awardee former sportswomen has passed away. She was related to which sports?
   A) Wrestling
   B) Boxing
   C) Hockey
   D) Cricket
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Former Indian Women’s Hockey Team captain Sunita Chandra passed away. She was 76. Chandra, an Arjuna awardee, played for the Indian women’s hockey team between 1956 to 1966 and served as skipper from 1963 to 1966.
5. The Indian sports person Esow Alben has claimd gold medal for India recently in an international event. He is related to which event?
   A) Cycling
   B) Swimming
   C) Fencing
   D) Weightlifting
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: In Cycling, India’s Esow Alben has bagged a gold in the men’s Keirin individual event of the Six Day Berlin Track Cycling Tournament held from 23 to 28 January 2020. The 18-year-old finished on top of the podium after defeating Czech Republic’s Tomas Babek, while Maximilian Lev of Germany won bronze.
6. Which country has recently created Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held?
   A) India
   B) Sri Lanka
   C) Australia
   D) Nepal
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Nepal has created an all new Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held. The Mount Everest Fashion Runway was held at the 5340 metres (17515 ft) elevation at Kala Patthar, near the Everest base camp on January 26.
7. Sanjna Kapoor, veteran Indian theatre artist has been bestowed with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to theatre.  Which country presents this honour?
   A) United Kingdom
   B) France
   C) Russia
   D) Brazil
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Well-known theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor was awarded the French honour of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on 28 January for her outstanding contribution to theatre. The 52-year-old is the daughter of the Bollywood star Shashi Kapoor and British actor Jennifer Kendal. She received the award in New Delhi from Franck Riester, the French Minister of Culture, who’s currently on an official India visit. The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters is an honour bestowed on persons for their outstanding contribution to the field of arts and literature, irrespective of their nationality.
8. India’s first underwater metro train station is being set up in which city?
   A) Mumbai
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Kolkata
   D) Bengaluru
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India’s first underwater metro train which is being constructed in Kolkata is set to begin operations in March 2022.
9. Which team has won the Northeast Dr. T Ao Football Trophy 2020?
   A) Assam
   B) Sikkim
   C) Nagaland
   D) Mizoram
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Northeast Dr. T Ao Football Trophy 2020 was held at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima, Nagaland on 28 January 2020. Two times champion Mizoram defeated Sikkim by 1-0 goal to emerge as the champion.
10. Veteran litterateur Shashi Sarma who passed away recently was a doyen of which language?
    A) Assamese
    B) Bengali
    C) Marathi
    D) Urdu
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Eminent litterateur, writer, academician and intellectual from Assam Shashi Sarma passed away following ailing health conditions. He was 89.

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