14,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
14,January,
2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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This state tops in the Khelo India Youth
Games with 91 medals?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Maharashtra
topped the medal tally with 37 golds at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune.
Delhi was at second position with 35 gold and Haryana too maintains its third
position with 29 gold. 10-year old Abhinav Shaw became the youngest gold medallist
in the shooting. He teamed up with Mehuli Ghosh to help West Bengal win the
10m air rifle mixed team event.
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2.
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Who will be the next Chief Information
Officer and spokesperson of the CBI replacing Abhishek Dayal?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The senior
Indian Information Service officer Nitin Wakankar appointed the new Chief
Information Officer and spokesperson of the CBI replacing Abhishek Dayal who
has been transferred to the Publication Division. The decision was taken
after the removal of Alok Verma from the post of the director of the Central
Bureau of Investigation by a high powered selection committee. Nitin Wakankar
has previously served in Rashtrapati Bhawan and Defense Ministry.
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3.
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Which is the first state to implement the
10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Gujarat has
become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically
weaker sections of the general category. This comes a day after President Ram
Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bill. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani stated that
it will also be applicable to jobs for which announcement has been made but
the procedure is yet to commence.
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4.
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Who among the following received the
Philip Kotler Presidential award?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, received the first-ever Philip Kotler
Presidential award, in New Delhi. The Award focuses on the triple-bottom-line
of People, Profit, and Planet. It will be offered annually to the leader of a
Nation. The Citation mentions initiatives such as Make in India, Startup
India, Digital India, and Swachh Bharat.
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5.
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This company will launches the Ten
Iridium communications satellites?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The SpaceX
Falcon 9 launched Iridium Communications satellite comprises of 10 voice and
data satellites,which is an alternative for entire fleet with a new
generation of orbiters from the Vandenberg Air Force station in California.
The Iridium constellation was originally developed by Iridium SSC, with
first-generation satellites deployed between 1997 to 2002. The
constellation's name comes from the chemical element Iridium, which has
atomic number 77. The Iridium constellation was originally developed by Iridium
SSC, with first-generation satellites deployed between 1997 to 2002. The
constellation's name comes from the chemical element Iridium, which has
atomic number 77.
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Name of the Indian CM who launched the
'One Family One Job' scheme in the state.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sikkim Chief
Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme, under
which for every family one government job has been allotted, in Gangtok. New
recruits were taken for Group C and Group D posts in 12 departments. Thus,
Sikkim became the first state in the country to carry out such a programme
for the people entitling them to state government employee benefits. He also
declared that all loan debts in the farming and agriculture sector would be
revoked.
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7.
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Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)
launched a new innovation strategy "Fair Value for Innovation" at
Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. GIPC belongs to which country?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Global
Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of United States Chamber of Commerce launched
a new innovation strategy at Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. The
Initiative is titled as "Fair Value for Innovation". The Initiative
will examine economic underpinnings in order to enable breakthrough
innovation and explore the opportunities to harness innovation capital in
India and around the globe through research, advocacy, partnerships, and
programs. India is the first market where GIPC is launching this new innovation
initiative.
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8.
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Which company appointed Don Callahan as
an additional and independent director?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India's largest
software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Don Callahan as an
additional and independent director for a period of 5 years, based on the
recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. He was the Chief
Administrative Officer and Head of Operations and Technology at Citigroup and
was a member of Citi's Operating Committee earlier.
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9.
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Who among the following will head the
7-member committee on GST Revenue Shortfall faced by the states?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bihar Deputy
Chief Minister Sushil Modi will head the 7-member committee to look into
revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out and
suggest steps for augmenting collections. The GST Council, headed by Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state ministers, had on December 22,
2018, decided to set up a group of ministers (GoM) to analyze reasons for the
shortfall in revenue collections by the states since July 2017. It would also
look into structural patterns of major sectors of the economy impacting
revenue collection, including the services sector.
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10.
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The youngest Indian to win junior world
title.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Gurgaon's
8-year-old Kartik Singh won the under-8 category Junior world title at the
Kids' Golf World Championship organised by US kids Golf in Malaysia to become
the youngest Indian to win the title. Kartik is a member of the junior programme
at the DLF Golf Academy. The DLF Golf Academy which was opened in 1999, is
the first professional golf school in the country and Karan Bindra is the
Director of Instruction.
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11.
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Which team won the first ever Premier
Badminton League?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Bengaluru
Raptors have won their first ever Premier Badminton League, PBL title. In the
title clash played at Bengaluru, Bengaluru edged out Mumbai Rockets, with a
4-3 win. Star player Kidambi Srikanth, Vu Ji Trang and the Men's Doubles pair
of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Satiawan won their matches for Bengaluru guiding
them to victory.
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12.
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For which bank, Brahm Dutt was apponted
as non-executive part-time chairman?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Yes Bank,
India's fourth-largest private sector bank, announced the appointment of
Brahm Dutt as non-executive part-time chairman up till July 4, 2020. He is
currently also the chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Brahm Dutt has been on Yes Bank's board since July 2013 as an independent
director, and contributed to almost all the sub-committees of the board over
the past five and a half years.
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13.
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Who launched National Youth Parliament
Festival 2019 in New Delhi?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the National
Youth Parliament Festival 2019 at a function in New Delhi. The festival will
continue till 24th of Feburary 2019.The theme of the festival is- "Be
the Voice of New India" and "Find solutions and contribute to
policy". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports propose to take the Youth
Festival to every nook and corner of the country and celebrate it as the
"National Youth Parliament Festival". Organising District Youth
Parliaments and taking the festival to the doorsteps of the youth would
provide chance to youth of the country to participate and share their about
how to make a New India.
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14.
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Name of the Indian writer has won the
Sushila Devi Literature Award for the novel "Things to Leave
Behind".
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Writer Namita
Gokhale has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel "Things
to Leave Behind". She was awarded in the 'Best Book of Fiction Written
by a Woman Author' category at the inaugural edition of Bhopal Literature and
Art Festival (BLF).
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15.
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RBI slapped Rs 3 crore on this bank for
non-compliance in criteria for directors of the bank.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI), under the relevant provisions of the Banking Regulation Act,
1949, imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on Citibank India for non-compliance in
criteria for directors of the bank. Citibank has been accused of deficiencies
in regulatory compliance and of directions regarding the 'fit-and-proper
criteria' for directors of the bank. The US-based Citibank has been operating
in India for over 115 years.
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