02,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
02,January, 2019
Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Delhi High Court has allowed the
Transgenders to file sexual harassment case under which section?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Delhi High Court
has allowed that Section 354A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be used by
transgenders to register complaints of sexual harassment. According to the
police, there was a lack of an appropriate penal section under which they
could register such a complaint.
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2.
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Which Union Minister launched Ujjwala
Sanitary Napkins scheme in Odisha?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Petroleum and
Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan launched 'Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins'
initiative saying it will go a long way in making Odisha's 2.25 crore women
empowered and self-reliant. Under the novel initiative, which will cover 93
blocks in 30 districts of Odisha, oil marketing companies (OMC) will set up
100 manufacturing units at the Common Service Centres (CSC) at an estimated
cost of Rs 2.94 crore.
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3.
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DRDO day is observed on __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO) day is observed on 1st January. The DRDO
was established in 1958 with just 10 laboratories to enhance the research
work in defence sector. Dr. G Satheesh Reddy is the Chairman of DRDO. DRDO
works under the Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of
Defence.
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4.
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Germany approves USD 8 billion rail and
road tunnel link to which of the following country?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
German
authorities gave their approval to an US$8 billion (6.30 billion pounds) rail
and road tunnel linking Denmark and Germany, despite environmental
objections. It is part-funded by the European Union. The 19 km (11.8 mile)
Fehmarnbelt link, connecting the Danish island of Lolland to the island of
Fehmarn on the German side, was due to be completed in 2024.
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5.
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Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as the
president of this country recently.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Jair Bolsonaro
was sworn in as Brazil's President in a ceremony at Brazil's National
Congress Building. Bolsonaro is a former Army captain and admirer of the
country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship. Bolsonaro, 63, was a seven-term
fringe congressman who rode a wave of anti-establishment anger to became
Brazil's first far-right president since a military dictatorship gave way to
civilian rule three decades ago.
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6.
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Who is the head of the government
committee that suggested AICTE to stop setting up new engineering colleges
from 2020?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
A government
committee, headed by IIT-Hyderabad chairman B V R Mohan Reddy, has advised
the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to stop setting up new
colleges from 2020 and review the creation of new capacity every two years
after that. The panel has also suggested that no additional seats should be
approved in traditional engineering areas such as mechanical, electrical,
civil and electronics and that institutes should be encouraged to convert
current capacity in traditional disciplines to emerging new technologies.
This recommendation has been justified on the ground that current capacity
utilisation in traditional disciplines is just 40% as opposed to 60% seat
occupancy in branches such as computer science and engineering, aerospace
engineering and mechatronics. For the same reason, the committee has urged
the AICTE to introduce undergraduate engineering programmes exclusively for
artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, quantum computing, data
sciences, cyber security and 3D printing and design.
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7.
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How many new Information Commissioners
are appointed by Ram Nath Kovind?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Sudhir Bhargava,
an information commissioner in the Central Information Commission as the new
chief information commissioner. The government has also appointed four new
information commissioners. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the
appointment of former bureaucrats Yashwardhan Kumar Sinha, Vanaja N Sarna,
Neeraj Kumar Gupta and Suresh Chandra as the new information commissioners.
The appointments came weeks after the Supreme Court asked the Centre to
disclose the process of appointment of the members of the Central Information
Commission, including details on applicants and search committees.
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8.
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Name the Indian Cricketer who became the
highest international wicket-taker across formats in 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 25-year-old
fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah became the highest international wicket-taker
across formats in 2018. He took a total of 78 wickets in the calendar year.
He led the Indian cricket team to a historic victory in the Boxing Day Test
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Bumrah surpassed South Africa's Kagiso
Rabada's tally of 77 wickets to reach the milestone. While on the third
position is Bumrah's countryman Kuldeep Yadav who took 76 scalps.
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9.
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Center has given an extension of 6 months
to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the NRC in __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Center given
an extension of six months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the
National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by 30th June 2019 as the
enumeration of citizens in the NRC cannot be completed within the earlier
specified date of 31st December 2018. The Registrar General of India, Mr.
Sailesh issued a notification that stated the Central Government considers
the extension necessary in lieu of public interest to complete the update of
the National Register of Citizens. The first notification regarding the same
was issued by the Government on 6th December 2013 and had set a deadline of 3
years to complete the entire process but since then five extensions have been
given but the exercise had not been completed.
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10.
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Which airline gets its first longer range
A321neo plane?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India's largest
airline IndiGo has become the first domestic airline to have longer range
Airbus A321neo (new engine option) plane in its fleet with the first aircraft
arriving from the European aviation major Airbus' Hamburg facility in Germany.
This is part of its 150-aircraft order. The new aircraft will help the Rahul
Bhatia-led airline to fly to Europe, and add destinations in Asia. IndiGo now
has 204 planes in its fleet, including one A321neo, 65 A320neos, 126 A320ceos
(current engine option), and 12 ATRs. IndiGo at present operates over 1,300
daily flights to 52 domestic and 15 international destinations.
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11.
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Who was sworn-in as 1st Chief Justice of
Telangana High Court?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Justice
Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan had been serving as the Chief Justice
of the combined high court of the two Telugu states since July last year.
Telangana High Court came into existence on January 1, 2019 after the
bifurcation of the High Court at Hyderabad. Justice Praveen Kumar was sworn
in as the acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC, which also came into
existence the same day.
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12.
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Sports Ministry has allotted how much
rupees for the funding of athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme
(TOPS) for their preparations for 2020 Olympics?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Sports
Authority of India Director General Neelam Kapur announced that The Sports
Ministry has earmarked Rs 100 crore for the funding of athletes under the
Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for their preparations for 2020 Olympics.
Launched in September 2014, TOPS, is a flagship programme of the sports
ministry to provide financial assistance to potential Olympic medal winners
besides giving the financial assistance to prepare for Commonwealth Games and
Asian Games. On September 2018, a TOPS Secretariat which consists of a team
of professionals with management and sporting expertise was established in a
bid to fine tune India's preparations for the 2020 Olympics and build a
sustainable sports ecosystem in the country. The TOPS team reviews every sport
broadly along several parameters, including global performance trends from
previous Olympics, World Championships and other major competitions specific
to that sport to select a player.
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13.
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Name the Arab country which has withdrawn
its membership from OPEC, recently.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Qatar has
withdrawn its membership from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC). The country had sent an official notification to the OPEC
expressing its wish to pull out and to focus on its liquefied natural gas
production in December. Qatar has been in OPEC for 57 years. The decision
came amid the ongoing diplomatic and economic blockade imposed on the country
by its Persian Gulf neighbours and several Arab states.
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14.
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India has cut import taxes on crude and
refined palm oil from ASEAN countries from 44% to __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The duty on
crude palm oil from Malaysia, Indonesia and other members of the Association
of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was cut to 40% from 44%, while the tax on
refined palm oil was cut to 45% from 54% if imported from Malaysia and to
50%, if purchased from Indonesia or other member-nations of Asean. In March
2018, India had raised import tax on crude palm oil to 44 percent from 30
percent and lifted the tax on refined palm oil to 54 percent from 40 percent.
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15.
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The government of India constituted a
committee to suggest recommendations to strengthen the 'Real Estate
Regulatory Authority' (RERA) and to remove difficulties in its
implementation, who will be the head of committee?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The government
of India constituted a committee to suggest recommendations to strengthen the
'Real Estate Regulatory Authority' (RERA) and to remove difficulties in its
implementation. It will be headed by the Union Housing & Urban Affairs
Joint Secretary, Shiv Das Meena. RERA, which protects the interest of home
buyers, empowers states to notify their rules & appoint regulatory
authorities.
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16.
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Who of the following was appointed as the
MD and CEO of Axis bank after Shikha Sharma?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Axis Bank
announced its Managing Director and CEO Shikha Sharma has retired from the
post and Amitabh Chaudhry will be the new managing director and CEO of the
bank with effect from January 1, 2019. Chaudhry, the former MD and CEO of
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, was in September named the MD and CEO
of Axis Bank for a period of three years.
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17.
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As per Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII)'s report titled 'Growth Outlook for 2019', What is the GDP rate of
India in FY19?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Growth Outlook
for 2019', Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stated that India will
remain the fastest growing major economy with GDP growth estimated to be 7.5%
in FY19. The reasons cited for the growth are: Better demand conditions,
settled GST implementation, capacity expansion resulting from growing
investments in infrastructure and better credit inflow especially in the
service sector (that is of 24%). Additionally, CII had suggested the
following: only three slabs for GST - a standard rate, a higher rate for
demerit goods and a lower rate for some mass consumption items - and the
inclusion of fuels, real estate, electricity and alcohol in the ambit of the
levy. RBI to have lending restrictions on banks under the PCA (prompt and
corrective action) and create a limited special liquidity window to meet
emergencies of financial institutions. the digitization of land records.
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18.
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Who has been appointed as the new
chairman of Railway Board?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
General Manager,
South Central Railway, V K Yadav has been appointed the national
transporter's senior-most bureaucrat by the Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet. Yadav belongs to the 1980 batch of the Indian Railway Service of
Electrical Engineers.
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19.
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Who will be honoured with the National
Nritya Shiromani award?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
US-based Kathak
dancer Anindita Neogy Anaam will be honoured with the National Nritya
Shiromani award for promoting the dance form across the world. This award of
national repute has been given in the past to the outstanding Indian
classical dance performers and musicians of India and abroad. The award would
be conferred on her in Cuttack on the opening day of the 10th Cuttack
Mahotsav: International Dance and Music festival in Cuttack on 2nd January,
2019. Anindita Anaam is a recipient of prestigious national awards like
Jayadev Rashtriya Puraskar and Bidagdha Nartaki Samman for her outstanding
achievement in the preservation and promotion of Indian art in India and
abroad.
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20.
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Which two countries quits UNESCO,
recently?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The United
States and Israel officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the close of 2018. The countries had
announced their decisions in 2017 of withdrawing from the agency, accusing it
of bias against Israel. America has demanded fundamental reform in UNESCO,
which was co-founded by it after World War II to foster peace. Israel joined
the agency in 1949. It is best known for its World Heritage program, which
designates cultural sites and aims to preserve traditions.
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