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Current Affairs Quiz 10th January 2020
Q. In the report ‘Ecowrap’, the economic research department of SBI has lowered India’s growth rate to _____ in the fiscal year 2020.
(a) 4.9%
(b) 4.2%
(c) 4.4%
(d) 4.6%
(e) 4.8%
Answer
Answer: (d) 4.6%
Explanation: In the report ‘Ecowrap’, the economic research department of SBI has lowered India’s growth rate to 4.6% in the fiscal year 2020.
Q. Which of the following country topped the recently released Henley Passport Index 2020?
(a) Japan
(b) Singapore
(c) North Korea
(d) Germany
(e) South Korea
Answer
Answer: (a) Japan
Explanation: Japan has topped the recently released Henley Passport Index 2020.
Q. Name the financial institution which has recently released Global Economic Prospects report.
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) World Trade Organization
(c) World Bank
(d) United Nations
(e) New Development Bank
Answer
Answer: (c) World Bank
Explanation: World Bank has released Global Economic Prospects report.
Q. Name the renowned Odissi Danseuse, Yesteryear Odia film actress and Padma Shri awardee who passed away recently.
(a) Sanjukta Panigrahi
(b) Minati Mishra
(c) Madhulitha Mohapatra
(d) Alokananda Roy
(e) Sharon Lowen
Answer
Answer: (b) Minati Mishra
Explanation: Renowned Odissi Danseuse, Yesteryear Odia film actress and Padma Shri awardee Minati Mishra passed away recently.
Q. The chariot festival of the Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple begins with great camaraderie and devotion. The temple is located in?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Odisha
Answer
Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: The chariot festival of the Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple begins with great camaraderie and devotion. The temple is located in Tamil Nadu.
Q. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated the Chennai–Andaman and Nicobar Islands submarine cable laying. ______ has been appointed as the Project Execution Agency.
(a) Bharti Airtel
(b) Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
(c) Atria Convergence Technologies Limited
(d) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(e) Vodafone Idea Limited
Answer
Answer: (d) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Explanation: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated the Chennai–Andaman and Nicobar Islands submarine cable laying. BSNL has been appointed as the Project Execution Agency.
Q. Census exercise India-2021 will begin on 1st April 2020 and will be conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. It comes under which of the following ministry?
(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(d) Ministry of Finance
(e) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer
Answer: (b) Ministry of Home Affairs
Explanation: Census exercise India-2021 will begin on 1st April 2020 and will end on 30th of September 2020. The responsibility of conducting the Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs.
Q. Which state has launched ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme to provide financial assistance to BPL mothers for the education of their children?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Telangana
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a Rs 6,318 cr ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme for below poverty line mothers to educate their children. The state will provide financial assistance worth Rs 15000 annually to the poor mothers and guardians of school going children.
Q. Which court has ordered a stay on NCLAT’s order reinstating Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of Tata Sons?
(a) Delhi High Court
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Allahabad Court
(d) Bombay High Court
Answer
Answer: (b) Supreme Court
Explanation:The Supreme Court ordered a stay on NCLAT’s order reinstating Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of Tata Sons. The court also issued a notice to Mistry.
Q. When is World Hindi Day celebrated every year?
(a) 8th February
(b) 10th January
(c) 14th March
(d) 20th September
Answer
Answer: (b) 10 January
Explanation:World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced to celebrate World Hindi Day in 2006. The first World Hindi Conference was organized in Nagpur on January 10, 1976.
Q. Which of the following Indian cities will host the International Naval Program ‘Milan’ to be held in March 2020?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Goa
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Coimbatore
Answer
Answer: (c) Visakhapatnam
Explanation:The International Naval Program ‘Milan’ will be held in Visakhapatnam in March 2020. Milan 2020 is an international exercise of the Indian Navy. Its goal is to increase professional contacts between navies and learn from each other’s strengths. Earlier, Visakhapatnam had organized International Fleet Review in 2016.
Q. Who among the following was recently elected as the President of Croatia?
(a) Zoran Milanovic
(b) Kolinda Grabar
(c) Zoast Hernadi
(d) Viktor Orban
Answer
Answer: (a) Zoran Milanovic
Explanation:Former Prime Minister of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, has recently won the presidential election on 09 January 2020.
Q. Which Indian origin person was recently appointed as the judge of Chicago?
(a) Rabia Sheikh
(b) Samiya Naseem
(c) Amrit Pal
(d) Maninder Singh
Answer
Answer: (b) Samiya Naseem
Explanation:Samiya Naseem of Indian origin has been recently appointed as the judge of Chicago. She will soon take the charge. US Attorney General William Barr appointed her on the post of the judge of Chicago.
Q. Which state’s assembly will move a motion to support CAA?
(a) Kerala
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Answer
Answer: (d) Gujarat
Explanation:The Gujarat Assembly will move a motion to support the Citizen Amendment Act(CAA) in a one-day special session. The session has been convened as per the provision in article 176 of the constitution.
Q. When is Census India-2021 scheduled to begin?
(a) April 1st
(b) March 31st
(c) January 31st
(d) February 1st
Answer
Answer: (a) April 1st
Explanation:Census India-2021 will begin on April 1, 2020 and will end on September 30, 2020. The census will be conducted through a mobile phone application, moving away from the traditional pen and paper.
Q. When is Britain officially scheduled to leave the European Union?
(a) March 31st
(b) January 31st
(c) February 1st
(d) March 1st
Answer
Answer: (b) January 31st
Explanation:The UK MPs finally approved the Brexit deal on January 9, 2020 by 330-231 votes, paving the way for Britain’s smooth exit from the European Union on January 31. The move is historic, as the deal was stuck in the British Parliament for over a year.
Q. The Income Tax Department has launched a 24×7 control room to monitor black money in which state/ UT?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Karnataka
Answer
Answer: (b) Delhi
Explanation:The Income-Tax Department has launched a 24×7 control room to monitor black money and illegal inducements in poll-bound Delhi. The department has launched a toll-free number- 1800117574 – where people can inform the department about any misuse of money power.
Q. Name the Indian city which topped the list of world’s fastest-growing cities released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
(a) Kozhikode
(b) Surat
(c) Thrissur
(d) Malappuram
(e) Kollam
Answer
Answer: (d) Malappuram
Explanation: Malappuram topped the list of world’s fastest-growing cities released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Q. Multilateral naval exercise “MILAN” will be held in Visakhapatnam with a theme of?
(a) Collaboration Across the Seas
(b) Synergy Across the Seas
(c) Equality Across the Seas
(d) Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific
(e) Friendship Across the Seas
Answer
Answer: (b) Synergy Across the Seas
Explanation: Multilateral naval exercise “MILAN” will be held in Visakhapatnam with a theme ‘Synergy Across the Seas’.
Q. In its Global Economic Prospects report, World Bank has projected India’s growth rate at ___ for fiscal year 2020.
(a) 5.0%
(b) 5.2%
(c) 5.4%
(d) 5.6%
(e) 5.8%
Answer
Answer: (a) 5.0%
Explanation: In its Global Economic Prospects report, World Bank has projected India’s growth rate at 5% for fiscal year 2020.