Current Affairs Quiz 30 January 2020 - Current Affairs Daily MCQ

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The world’s largest craft fair, Surajkund International Crafts Mela is organized annually in which state of India?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat
D) Haryana

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Option D
Explanation: The 34th edition of the annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela, the largest crafts fair in the world will be held from 1st February to 16th February 2020 at Surajkund, District Faridabad, Haryana. The fair aims to showcase the unique richness and diversity of the handicrafts, handlooms and cultural fabric of India.
The war memorial named as “Veer Samriti” has been built by the Assam Rifles in which north eastern state of India?
A) Tripura
B) Assam
C) Nagaland
D) Arunachal Pradesh

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Option C
Explanation: The Assam Rifles has constructed a combined war memorial in Nagaland for the 357 Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting insurgency in the northeastern state of Nagaland. The memorial named as “Veer Samriti”, is spread over 13,500 sq ft and was built by 44 Assam Rifles at Mokokchung, the Assam Rifles Battalion location in Nagaland.
Name the Indian who has been awarded with the 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement?
A) Pavan Sukhdev
B) Partha S. Dasgupta
C) Veerabhadran Ramanathan
D) Madhav Gadgil

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Option A
Explanation: Esteemed environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has been awarded 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, often called the “Nobel prize for environment”. The 59-year-old has been awarded for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of corporate and political decision-makers. Sukhdev shares the prestigious award with Gretchen Daily, a conservation biologist from the United States.
Which country is hosting the Barca Academy Cup – Asia Pacific (APAC) football tournament 2020?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) Australia

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Option B
Explanation: The second edition of the Barca Academy Cup – Asia Pacific (APAC) Region has been organised at Barça Academy Delhi NCR at the Heritage School in Gurgaon, Haryana from January 30 to February 2, 2020. This is the second time India is hosting the FC Barcelona’s football tournament. The tournament is organized by FC Barcelona for all its soccer schools in the Asia Pacific zone.
Who among these has been appointed as the ex officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI?
A) M D Patra
B) Ashok Gulati
C) Janak Raj
D) Revathy Iyer

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Option C
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed its Executive Director Janak Raj as ex officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Raj replaces M D Patra, who has been elevated as Deputy Governor of the RBI recently.
The world’s largest meditation centre of its kind has been inaugurated in which city of India?
A) Chennai
B) Dehradun
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad

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Option D
Explanation: The Heartfulness Institute has unveiled world’s largest meditation centre of its kind at its global headquarter, Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana on 28 January 2020. The centre has been unveiled to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM). The meditation centre is spread across 30 acres and can accommodate 1 lakh practitioners at a time, making it the largest closed structure meditation centre in the world.
Which country has launched Innovation Challenge Fund in India worth around Rs 37 crore for collaborative research in emerging technologies?
A) United Kingdom
B) France
C) Singapore
D) United States

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Option A
Explanation: The United Kingdom government has launched 4 million pound (about Rs 37 crore) Innovation Challenge Fund in India to support collaborative research into emerging technologies. The initiative is focused on two major tech clusters: Artificial Intelligence/ Data in Karnataka and Future Mobility in Maharashtra.
Name the Indian who has been named as the Chief Commercial Officer (COO) of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
A) Santosh Kumar Ghosh
B) Anurag Dahiya
C) Chaiti Narula
D) Sahar Zaman

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Option B
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed seasoned media professional Anurag Dahiya as its Chief Commercial Officer (COO). He is slated to take charge in early March this year. Anurag is credited to launch India’s first international cricket-only channel Star Cricket.
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020 was held in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Gurugram
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi

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Option D
Explanation: The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020 is being held in New Delhi from 29 to 31 January 2020. The theme of the 2020 edition of the Summit is ‘Towards 2030 Goals: Making the Decade Count’. WSDS is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), being organized since 2001 to provide an international platform to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on all aspects of sustainable development.
Ajmal Sultanpuri who died recently was a noted ________
A) Sand Artist
B) Urdu Poet
C) Sitar Player
D) Cricket Player

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Option B
Explanation: Noted Urdu poet Ajmal Sultanpuri passes away. He was 97
Which among these has emerged as the top Indian think tank in the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by University of Pennsylvania?
A) Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research (ICRIER)
B) Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA
C) Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
D) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

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Option C
Explanation: Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has been placed at 27th position among 176 global think tanks in the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. The report is released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. ORF moved up from the 118th position in the 2018 to be ranked among top 30 think tanks globally in 2019. The list has been topped by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace of US, followed by Belgium’s Bruegel at second and French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) at third position.
Todd Astle, who has recently announced retirement from first-class cricket, plays for which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) Zimbabwe

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Option A
Explanation: New Zealand leg-spinner Todd Astle has announced his retirement from first-class cricket to focus on the limited-overs formats
BJP MLA, Manohar Untwal, who died recently was a former minister of which state?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Jharkhand

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Option B
Explanation: Former Madhya Pradesh minister and sitting BJP MLA from Agar Malwa assembly constituency, Manohar Untwal, passed away of a brain-related ailment. He was 54.
India observes Martyrs’ Day on 30 January every year in honour of__________
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Rani Lakshmibai
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Mahatma Gandhi

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Option D
Explanation: Nation Pays Homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd Death Anniversary on 30 January 2020
Which state is the theme state for the 34^th Surajkund International Crafts Mela, 2020?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Assam

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Option C
Explanation: Theme State for the Year 2020: Himachal Pradesh ; Partner Nation for the Year 2020: Uzbekistan
M Kamalam, former Kerala minister was a leader of which political party?
A) BJP
B) Indian National Congress
C) Janata Dal
D) Communist Party of India

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Option B
Explanation: Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala minister M Kamalam passed. She was 94. Kamalam was elected to the state assembly from Kalpetta in 1980 and 1982. She had served as Cooperation Minister in the K Karunakaran cabinet from 1982-1987.

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