01,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
01,January, 2019
Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the
One District, One Product Regional Summit in __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi visited Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh for one day. He
attended the One District, One Product Regional Summit at Deendayal Hastakala
Sankul in Varanasi. Here he laid foundation stone for 14new development
projects worth around 98 crores. Also, in the event, loans worth Rs. 2000
crore were disbursed.
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2.
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Who among the following took the command
of the Indian Army's Gajraj Corps on 30 December 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Gajraj Corps
(IV Corps) is a military field formation of the Indian Army, created in 1961.
Lt Gen Manoj Pande took the command of the Indian Army's Gajraj Corps on 30
December 2018. He replaced Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha. Prior to this, he was
the Chief of Staff in Headquarters Southern Command.
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3.
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Name of the Portuguese airline which
introduced single-use plastic free flight on 29 December 2018.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Portuguese
airline 'Hi Fly' introduced single-use plastic free flight on 29 December
2018. The flight took off from Lisbon to Natale, Brazil, without a single
piece of single-use plastic on board. There were no plastic cups, plastic
silverware, plastic cocktail stirrer, and plastic food containers.
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4.
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An exhibition titled 'Dandi Yatra' was
inaugurated in __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
An exhibition
titled 'Dandi Yatra' was inaugurated in New Delhi on 29 December 2018. It was
organised by the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). The exhibition is
part of the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The
exhibition showcases the unseen drawings of artist Chhaganlal Jadav and also
the masterworks of NGMA's collection of contemporaneous artists.
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5.
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Name the Indian player who became the 1st
ever player to take 20 catches in a Test series.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
21 years old
Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant became the 1st ever player to take 20
catches in a Test series by surpassing former cricketers Naren Tamhane and
Syed Kirmani who had recorded 19 catches in 1954-55 and 1979-80 respectively.
Pant achieved the feat to take 20 catches in just 3 matches whereas Naren
Tamhane and Syed Kimani took 19 catches in 6 and 7 matches respectively.
Rishabh Pant took 11 catches 6 in first innings and 5 in second innings
against Australia in the 3rd Test Match to break the record of fellow
wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha who took 10 catches in a match.
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6.
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Deen Dayal Veterinary University proposed
to set up the first goat fertility lab in the state of __________ under
Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna at the cost of Rs 22 crore.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Deen Dayal
Veterinary University in Uttar Pradesh proposed to set up the first goat
fertility lab in the state under Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna at the cost of
Rs 22 crore. The University has entered into a contract with Pradeshik
cooperative Dairy Federation for marketing. Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna or
National Agriculture Development Programme is a State Plan Scheme of
Additional Central Assistance launched in August 2007 as a part of the 11th
Five Year Plan by the Government of India. It aims to achieve 4% annual
growth in agriculture through development of Agriculture and its allied
sectors.
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7.
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Which of the following pension management
software was launched by Narendra Modi for pensioners of telecom department?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi visited Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh for one day. In
Varanasi, he launched the System for Authority and Management of Pension
(SAMPANN) software which is developed to ease the problems of pensioners.
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8.
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Which Union Ministry has released a
booklet titled "A Handbook for Students on cyber Safety" to inform
the school children about the different aspects of cyber safety?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India has released a booklet titled "A
Handbook for Students on cyber Safety" to inform the school children
about the different aspects of cyber safety. The booklet aims to create
awareness among citizens especially students about cyber threats and provides
details about the various safeguards that can be adopted by the children in
order to protect themselves from cyber grooming. The booklet also deals with
the problem of cyber bullying, identity theft, cyber grooming, email fraud
& job fraud and guides the citizens about the various safeguards to avoid
such threats.
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9.
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SBI Life Insurance join hands with this
bank for bancassurance partnership recently.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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'bancassurance' pact was signed between State-owned Allahabad Bank and SBI
Life Insurance to sell the policies of the insurer from over 3,238 branches
of the Allahabad Bank. The agreement is considered as one of the largest
Bancassurance partnerships in the country. The agreement was signed in the
presence of Allahabad Bank Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) Mallikarjuna Rao and SBI Life MD & CEO Sanjeev Nautiyal.
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10.
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Which state government is going to create
a spiritual department)
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Congress-led
Madhya Pradesh Government announced that it is going to create an Adhyatmik
Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing department. The
proposed Adhyatmik Vibhag (Spiritual Department) going to be formed by
merging Dharmik Nyas Evam Dharmasv Department (Religious Trust and Endowment
Department), Anand Vibhag (Happiness Department) in addition to the
Directorate of Religious Trust and Endowment, Madhya Pradesh Teerth Evam Mela
Pradhikaran and Rajya Anand Sansthan.Madhya Pradesh had become the first
state in the country to create Happiness Department.
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11.
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Who was appointed the next Ambassador of
India to the Republic of Liberia on 28th December 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA), Government of India announced that Mr. Y.K. Sailas
Thangal who is the ambassador of the India to the Republic of Cote d' Ivoire
has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the
Republic of Liberia with residence in Abidjan. Y. K. Thangal, IFS Officer of
1996 batch was appointed as the Ambassador of India to Republic of Cote d'
Ivoire on 14th September 2018. India is represented in Liberia through its
embassy in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and an active honorary consulate in Capital
of Liberia, Monrovia since 1984.
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12.
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Which Asian country has recently
submitted its 6th National Report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological
Diversity?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India submitted
its Sixth National Report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD). The report was submitted online to the CBD Secretariat by the
Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, during the inaugural session of the
13th National Meeting of the State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) in New Delhi.
With this, India is among the first five countries in the world, the first in
Asia and the first among the biodiversity-rich mega diverse countries to have
submitted the report. The submission of national reports is a mandatory
obligation on parties to international treaties, including the CBD. The NR6
provides an update of progress in achievement of 12 National Biodiversity
Targets (NBT) developed under the convention process in line with the 20 global
Aichi biodiversity targets. As per report, the population of the lion has
risen from 177 in 1968 to over 520 in 2015 and elephants from 12 thousand in
the 1970s to 30 thousand in 2015.
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13.
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Name the Veteran actor who passed away in
Canada at the age of 81.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Veteran
actor-writer Kader Khan passed away in Canada at the age of 81. Kader Khan
made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna's "Daag" and has
featured in over 300 films. He wrote dialogues for over 250 movies. Before
becoming an actor he had written dialogues for Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan's
"Jawani Diwani". As a screenwriter, Khan frequently collaborated
with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra.
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14.
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High-Level Committee approved an
assistance of Rs 1,146.12 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund
(NDRF) to this state, recently.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The High-Level
Committee (HLC) chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved
additional assistance of Rs 1,146.12 crore from the National Disaster
Response Fund (NDRF) to Tamil Nadu, which was affected by cyclone 'Gaja'
recently. The Central government had released assistance of Rs 353.70 crore
from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) as an interim relief to the
state. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Agriculture
Radha Mohan Singh and Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr Rajiv Kumar are the
members of the HLC.
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15.
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How many Indian-origin women scientists
awarded by Australian government under Superstar of STEM initiative?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Three
Indian-origin women scientists Onisha Patel, Devika Kamath and Asha Rao are
among the 60 Superstars of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics) list awarded by Australian government. Under the initiative, due
to gender gap in STEM courses, the government there is planning to train
these scientists for one year to become influencers for female students.
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