18, January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
18, January, 2019 Current Affairs -
Daily Current Affairs
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ISRO will launch a student satellite
called 'Kalamsat' and an imaging satellite known as 'Microsat-R' on
__________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
ISRO will launch
a student satellite called 'Kalamsat' and an imaging satellite known as
'Microsat-R' on 24 January 2019. Both the satellite will be carried by 'PSLV
C-44' rocket. PSLV is a four-stage launch vehicle. In PSLV-C44, the fourth
stage (PS4) of the vehicle would be moved to a ?higher circular orbit so as
to establish an orbital platform for carrying out experiments.
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2.
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Which of the following lunched Second
phase of the Web Campaign SANJHI MUJH MEIN KALAKAR?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
National Academy
of Music, Dance and Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) launched the second
phase of the web campaign 'SANJHI -MUJH MEIN KALAKAR'. To document and
promote direct public-participation in the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)
and diverse cultural traditions of the country The literal meaning of the
term SANJHI is "to share" and "to partner". The second
phase of this campaign, SANJHI -MUJH MEIN KALAKAR, will be mainly focused in
areas like- the folk, traditional, customary, socially events and ritualistic
art forms.
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3.
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Minister of State in Department of Space
Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 1st batch of UNNATI programme of ISRO in
which of the following city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Minister of
State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 1st batch of
UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru,
Karnataka. UNNATI: Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training programme. It
has been launched by ISRO as part of initiative by United Nations Office for
Outer Space Affairs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations
Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE-50).
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4.
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President Ram Nath Kovind appoints whom
as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme court?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
President Ram
Nath Kovind appointed senior advocate Sanjay Jain as Additional Solicitor
General of India for the Supreme Court.He will be on the post till June
30,2020.With the appointment of Sanjay Jain, the Central government now has
seven Additional Solicitor General in Supreme Court. Additional Solicitor
General, appointed under Law Officers Act 1987, is the third largest law
officerof the Central Government. It is a duty of the Additional Solicitor
Genral to assist theSolicitor General. The President of India Ramnath Kovind
also appointed Senior Advocate KM Nataraj as the Additional Solicitor General
(ASG) in the Supreme Court of India. His term will also end on June 30,
2020.He also holded the post as the Additional Advocate-General of Karnataka
for four years from 2009 and also as the Additional Solicitor General of
India for Southern Zone for a period of 03 years.
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5.
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Name of the first Indian athlete who is
nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indian star
wrestler Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian athlete to be nominated for
the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. Vinesh has been
nominated in "Laureus World Sporting Comeback" category for the
year 2019 and will be competing for the award with some of the world's
greatest sportsmen including golfer Tiger Woods, Canadian snowboarder Mark
McMorris, American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, Japanese figure skater
Yuzuru Manyu and Dutch para-snowboarding star Bibian Mentel-Spee.
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6.
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Who was named as interim chief executive
officer (CEO) of Accenture?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Accenture,a
Dublin based consultant firm's CEO Pierre Nanterme steps down from his post
due to his health issues. Financial Officer of the company David Rowland was
named interim CEO. Though resigned as CEO of the company,Pierre Nanterme will
continue at Accenture as advisor to the CEO. The lead independent director
Marge Magner was named non-executive chair.
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Name the German chemical company which
has signed a MoU with the Adani Group to invest Rs. 16,000 crore in the
acrylics value chain?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
BASF SE (BASF),
German chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world, has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Adani Group to invest 2
billion Euros or Rs. 16,000 crore in the acrylics value chain. This deal is
BASF's largest investment in India to date. The designated site will be
located at Mundra port in Gujarat. BASF would hold the majority stake in the
joint venture (JV). It is expected that this partnership with BASF is a big
step forward in enabling 'Make in India' programme, as this partnership
allows to produce in Mundra several of the chemicals along the C3 chemical
value chain that is currently being imported.
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8.
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Who honoured with 2019 Japan Prize for
his contributions in Biological Production, Ecology?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Japan Prize
Foundation announced India born professor Dr. Rattan Lal as the recipient of
the 2019 Japan Prize in the field of "Biological Production,
Ecology". Dr. Yoshio Okamoto was announced to be the recipient of the
2019 Japan Prize on of "Materials and Production" field. Each
laureate will receive a certificate of recognition and a commemorative gold
medal. About the Award: The Japan Prize is highly competitive: the nomination
process ends in February, and, every year from March to November, the
Foundation considers the nominations of 15,000 prominent scientists and
researchers from around the world. The 2020 Japan Prize will focus on fields
of the fields of "Electronics, Information and Communication" and
"Life Science".
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Who inaugurated the two-day Gandhian
Resurgence Summit in Prayagraj on 17th Jan 2019?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The President of
India Shri. Ramnath Nath Kovind inaugurated the two-day Gandhian Resurgence
Summit on the occasion of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's 150 birth
anniversary at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The summit was organised by the
Parmarath Niketan, the Harijan Sevak Sangh and the Global Interfaith WASH
Alliance. The President also unveiled the statue of Maharishi Bhardwaj in the
town.
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Who was appointed as the new chief
executive officer (CEO) of Myntra and Jabong?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ananth
Narayanan, the chief executive officer of Myntra and Jabong, a unit of
Walmart-owned Flipkart, quit the company to pursue external opportunities.
Ananth Narayanan is expected to join as the chief executive officer of video
streaming service Hotstar. Flipkart executive Amar Nagaram who previously
headed consumer shopping experience has been appointed as the new head of
Myntra and Jabong and will report to Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.
Earlier in November Flipkart's co-founder & group CEO, Binny Bansal, had
also stepped down from the company following a probe into serious personal
misconduct.
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11.
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How much did RBI through the purchase of
government securities?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of
India announced that it will inject 10,000 crore rupees into the system to
increase liquidity through open market operations (OMOs). The offers have
been instructed to be submitted in electronic format on the RBI Core Banking
Solution (E-Kuber) system. It also plans to inject liquidity under OMOs for
50,000 crore rupees in January 2019.
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12.
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The 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo
(IRE-2019) has started in which city?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The 10th edition
of the India Rubber Expo (IRE-2019) has been inaugurated by Union Minister
Suresh Prabhu at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai on
January 17. The IRE will showcase the latest technological developments in
rubber industry and also talk about the current market status, facilities and
services on R&D and quality control. It provides a platform for the
Indian companies to meet and collaborate with overseas companies. The 3-day
event offers a unique opportunity for Indian companies to meet and
collaborate with overseas companies. The India Rubber Expo is Asia's largest
rubber expo.
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13.
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The Election Commission of India
appointed __________ as the Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Election
Commission of India (ECI) appointed Gopal Krishna Dwivedi as has Chief
Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh with immediate effect. Mr.Dwivedi will
replace R. P. Sisodia. The ECI termed the CEO's replacement as an
administrative decision. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi, a 1993-batch Uttar Pradesh
cadre IAS officer, was serving as Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry,
Dairy Development and Fisheries. As per G.O RT. No. 131, through which the
ECI's order has been republished by the A.P. government, the ECI nominated
Mr. Dwivedi as the CEO in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 13A (1)
of the Representation of People Act, 1950 in place of Mr. Sisodia. It was
mentioned that the ECI consulted the State government for affecting the
reshuffle.
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Where was the 1st National EMRS National
Sports Meet 2019 held?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 1st National
Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools
(EMRS) was held at G.M.C Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The event
has a participation of 1777 students comprising of 975 boys and 802 girls
representing 20 States of the country. The striking feature of Sports meet
has been the platform made available to tribal students studying in EMRS from
the remote corners of North East India to Himachal Pradesh in North to Kerala
in South and Gujarat in West to exhibit their latent talent in sports which
would otherwise not be possible in normal course. The three day event had
competitions in 13 different disciplines of track and field that includes
Hockey, Wrestling, Football, Archery, Volley Ball, Kabaddi, Handball, Kho Kho
and Athletics.
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Who has won the Franco-German Human
Rights Award?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Detained Chinese
lawyer, Yu Wensheng has won the Franco-German Human Rights Award for his
exceptional contribution to the protection and promotion of human rights. His
wife, Madam Xu Yan, received the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the
Rule of Law on her husband's behalf from the French and German ambassadors to
China at an event organised by the German embassy in Beijing on January 14,
2019. Wensheng is best known for suing the Beijing government over the city's
once chronic pollution - was detained in January 2018 and charged with
"inciting subversion of state power". Prior to his arrest, he had
circulated an open letter calling for five reforms to China's constitution,
including the institution of multi-candidate presidential elections.
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How many childrens were shortlisted for
the award 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019'?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The National
Selection Committee under the Women and Child Development Ministry, have
finalised the names of 26 children for 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
2019'. Maneka Gandhi is the Chairperson of the National Selection Committee.
The award is conferred upon children for their bravery, social service, and
exceptional achievement in the fields of innovation, sports, and arts.
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17.
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A project named SCATFORM to improve
forests in the targeted catchment areas was launched in the state of;
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A Rs 1,000 crore
'Sustainable Catchment Forest Management' (SCATFORM) project was launched in
Tripura on 16 January 2020. The project will help improve forests in the
targeted catchment areas. It would also create livelihood of the people
living in and around the forest areas. The Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) will bear 80% cost of the project.
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18.
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IMBEX 2018-19 a bilateral army exercise
of India-Myanmar begins in __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Second edition
of the India-Myanmar bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19, commenced at
Chandimandir Military Station, that houses the headquarters of the Western
Command, Chandigarh. The aim of this joint training programme, spread over
six days, is to train the Myanmar delegation for participation in United
Nations peacekeeping operations under the UN flag.
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The world's first television channel
dedicated to human rights was launched in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The world's
first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in London on
16 January 2019. The channel was launched by the International Observatory of
Human Rights (IOHR). The web-based channel would bring human rights issues to
audiences in over 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and the Middle
East.
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20.
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RBI imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty to this
bank for non-compliance of Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines and
fraud-classification norms.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of
India (RBI),imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty on state-owned Bank of Maharashtra
(BoM) for non-compliance of Know Your Customer (KYC)guidelines and
fraud-classification norms. The is penalty has been imposed on failure of the
bank to follow the rules and regulation issued by the RBI. In the year 2018,
the RBI had imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on BoM on account of delay on the
part of the bank to detect and report fraud in accounts
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