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Current Affairs Quiz 23rd January 2020
Q. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in ______ Awards in New Delhi.
(a) Poetry
(b) Singing
(c) Acting
(d) Sports
(e) Journalism
Answer
Answer: (e) Journalism
Explanation: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in New Delhi.
Q. Name the city which has become the most polluted city of India according to a Greenpeace India Report released recently.
(a) Jharia, Jharkhand
(b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
(c) Lunglei, Mizoram
(d) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
(e) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (a) Jharia, Jharkhand
Explanation: According to a Greenpeace India Report, Jharia in Jharkhand has become the most polluted city of India.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Baroda?
(a) Rajnish Kumar
(b) Sanjiv Chadha
(c) Sandeep Bakshi
(d) Aditya Puri
(e) Sunil Mehta
Answer
Answer: (b) Sanjiv Chadha
Explanation: Sanjiv Chadha has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Baroda.
Q. Name the former Indian Test batsman and National selector who passed away recently.
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Sandeep Patil
(d) Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(e) Man Mohan Sood
Answer
Answer: (e) Man Mohan Sood
Explanation: Former Indian Test batsman and National selector Man Mohan Sood passed away recently.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of India?
(a) Atanu Kumar Das
(b) Shikha Sharma
(c) M K Jain
(d) B P Kanungo
(e) Hansmukh Adhia
Answer
Answer: (a) Atanu Kumar Das
Explanation: Atanu Kumar Das has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of India.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet?
(a) S.S. Mallikarjuna Rao
(b) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
(c) Sanjiv Chadha
(d) Sunil Mehta
(e) Lingam Venkata Prabhakar
Answer
Answer: (b) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
Explanation: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India.
Q. Which country will train the Indian flight surgeons for the ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan to be launched by 2022?
(a) South Korea
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) USA
(e) France
Answer
Answer: (e) France
Explanation: France will train Indian flight surgeons for the ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan.
Q. United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme was held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland with the theme of?
(a) Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
(b) Available for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
(c) Services for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
(d) Health for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
(e) Prosperity for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
Answer
Answer: (a) Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health
Explanation: United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme was held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland with the theme of “Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health”.
Q. Which country successfully phased out most potent ozone-depleting chemical- HCFC 141 b?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Answer
Answer: (b) India
Explanation:India has successfully phased out the use of HCFC 141 b chemical in its foam industry. The substance is one of the most potent ozone depleting substances. India banned the import of the substance from January 1, 2020.
Q. Who launched the One Trillion Trees Initiative?
(a) WEF
(b) UN
(c) US
(d) UNEP
Answer
Answer: (a) WEF
Explanation:The World Economic Forum has launched One Trillion Trees Initiative to grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion trees across the world by 2030. The global initiative is aimed at restoring biodiversity and help fight climate change.
Q. The ICJ has ordered which nation to take urgent steps to protect Rohingya Muslims?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Myanmar
Answer
Answer: (d) Myanmar
Explanation:The International Court of Justice announced its verdict in the Rohingya genocide case at the Hague on January 23, 2020. The court directed Myanmar to take “all measures within its powers” to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingyas.
Q. Which nation had filed a suit against Myanmar for its alleged role in the Rohingya genocide case at the ICJ?
(a) France
(b) The Gambia
(c) Australia
(d) Bangladesh
Answer
Answer: (b) The Gambia
Explanation:The Gambia had filed a suit at the International Court of Justice in November 2019, asking the court to urgently put a stop to “Myanmar’s genocidal conduct immediately”. The petition was supported by Canada, the Netherlands and the 57-member Organisation for Islamic Cooperation.
Q. Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary is celebrated every year on which day?
(a) 23rd January
(b) 22nd January
(c) 21st January
(d) 20th January
Answer
Answer: (a) 23 January
Explanation:India celebrated the 123rd birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose on January 23, 2020. He was born on January 23, 1897. He established Indian National Army (INA) and started the Indian National Radio in Germany. It is believed that he died in a plane crash on August 18, 1945.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank?
(a) Sanjiv Chadha
(b) Sunil Mehta
(c) Rajnish Kumar
(d) Lingam Venkat Prabhakar
(e) Shikha Sharma
Answer
Answer: (d) Lingam Venkat Prabhakar
Explanation: Lingam Venkat Prabhakar has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank.
Q. Who among the following has won the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award for 2019 for her school health program that provides healthcare support to children?
(a) Nita Ambani
(b) Pratibha Patil
(c) Priya Prakash
(d) Shabana Azmi
(e) Hema Malini
Answer
Answer: (c) Priya Prakash
Explanation: Priya Prakash has won the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award for 2019 for her school health program that provides healthcare support to children
Q. India was ranked at which position in the recently released EIU’s Global Democracy Index-2019?
(a) 40
(b) 51
(c) 63
(d) 77
Answer
Answer: (b) 51
Explanation:India has slipped to 51st rank in Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Democracy Index-2019. China was ranked 153 while Pakistan secured 108th position in the index.
Q. How many people are unemployed and not getting any work in the world as per the ILO’s ‘World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020’?
(a) 50 millon
(b) 97 million
(c) 176 million
(d) 188 million
Answer
Answer: (d) 188 million
Explanation:The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020’ that informed about 188 million people are currently unemployed in the world. The report also informed that about 2.5 million people will become unemployed in 2020.
Q. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishanker recently inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Center in which country?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Niger
(d) Sudan
Answer
Answer: (c) Niger
Explanation:Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and Union Foreign Minister S Jaishanker jointly inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Center in Niger. The centre has all the state of the art facilities along with environment friendly atmosphere. With the visit, S. Jaishanker has become the first Indian foreign Minister to travel to Niger.
Q. Challa Sreenivasulu Setty has become the Managing Director of which bank?
(a) SBI
(b) BOI
(c) BOB
(d) PNB
Answer
Answer: (a) SBI
Explanation:Challa Sreenivasulu Setty has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI). He will remain on this post for the next three years.
Q. The World Archery has conditionally lifted the suspension imposed on which among the following bodies?
(a) AAA
(b) AII
(c) AAI
(d) AIG
Answer
Answer: (c) AAI
Explanation:The World Archery conditionally lifted the suspension imposed on the Archery Association of India on January 23, 2020. The move comes less than a week after elections were held for the controversy-ridden body and Union Minister Arjun Munda was elected as its new President.