19,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
19,January, 2019 Current
Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which country signed a powerful MoU with
India at International chamber of media and entertainment industry?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Embassy of
Mongolia and International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry
(ICMEI), India have further strengthened the relationship between India and
Mongolia by signing a MoU in the field of art and culture. The MoU was signed
in the presence of H.E. Gonchig Ganbold Ambassador of Mongolia to India and
Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President ICMEI. The MoU will enable the two countries to
work together on different segments including print, radio, television,
cinema, animation, Performing and Fine Arts, tourism, hospitality, education,
environment, solar energy, skill development, PR events and advertising,
Fashion and Design, and Journalism. During the event, the deserving students
from Mongolia were handed over the first scholarship of a short-term course
of Asian Academy of Film and Television which also includes boarding and
lodging for three months.
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2.
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Libcoin and this plans to build India's
1st Lithium Ion Giga Factory.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Libcoin are in dialogue to form a world-class
consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant in India. Its
capacity will be scaled up to 30GWh in due course. With this, India has
finally taken steps into its energy security and clean energy commitment to
the world. BHEL will be sending a team of senior officers for the study of
the facilities, R&D infrastructure and other techno-commercial issues
soon.
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Who has been appointed as the Chief
Justice of Pakistan?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Justice Asif
Saeed Khosa, known for adding lyrical flair in his judgments, sworn in as the
Chief Justice of Pakistan in a ceremony at Islamabad. It was attended by
foreign legal luminaries, including former Indian SC judge Madan Bhimarao
Lokur. Justice Khosa, 64, will retire on December 21. He is the 26th Chief
Justice of Pakistan. The Chief Justice is nominated by Imran khan, the PM of
Pakistan and appointed by Arif Alvi, the President of Pakistan. Prior to this
Mr.Khosa served as judge of the Lahore High Court. He succeeded Mian Saqib
Nisar.
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4.
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Who inaugurated the National Museum of
Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in
Mumbai. The development of the Museum was guided by the Museum Advisory
Committee headed by Shyam Benegal. An innovation Committee headed by Prasoon
Joshi provided an upgrade to the NMIC. Built at a cost of Rs 140.61 crore,
the museum depicts the journey of over a century of Indian cinema in a story
telling mode with the help of visuals, graphics, artifacts, interactive
exhibits and multimedia expositions.
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5.
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India's 2nd Defence Innovation Hub will
come up in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Nashik in
Maharashtra will be the site of the country's second defence innovation hub
after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash
Bhamre stated that the defence innovation hub at Nashik will help local
industries and entrepreneurs in the country's defence sector. He added, the
plan is to achieve annual arms exports of Rs 35,000 crore.
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6.
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Senior IPS Officer Prabhat Singh was
appointed as Director General for which Department?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Department
of Personnel & Training, Government of India has appointed Senior IPS
Officer Prabhat Singh as Director General (Investigation) in the National
Human Rights Commission. Singh, a 1985 batch IPS Officer of AGMUT cadre is at
present Special Director, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He has been
appointed to the post for a period up to April 30, 2020.
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7.
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HDFC Standard Life Insurance has renamed
as;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
HDFC Standard
Life Insurance has changed its name to HDFC Life Insurance following the
receipt of relevant approvals from regulatory authorities. The change in name
is effective right off the bat and the company will henceforth operate under
the name HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. it stated.
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8.
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Which state government announces Shaurya
Award for Students?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Chief Minister
of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar announced "Shaurya Award" to
students in the name of 71 state police force martyrs who laid down their
lives while maintaining law and order and protecting society since the
formation of the state in 1966. Prize money of Rs. 11,000 will be given to
students for courageous deeds every year in a village block where the school
is located under this award. The announcement was made by Manohar Lal Khattar
at the first state-level function at National Police Memorial in New Delhi.
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Name the Indian who has been featured in
the Top "Global Thinkers 2019".
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Chairman and
Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani who is also the
Richest Indian, has been featured in the Top "Global Thinkers 2019"
ranking released by the prestigious Foreign Policy publishing. Alibaba's
founder Jack Ma, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos and IMF Head Christine Lagarde also
featured in the list of few names released by Foreign Policy Publishing. The
Full list of 'Global Thinkers 2019' will be published on 22nd January 2019 at
the 10th Anniversary of Global Thinkers listing. Mukesh Ambani has replaced
Alibaba's founder Jack Ma to become the Asia's Richest person with a fortune
of 44.3 billion dollar.
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10.
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How many Indian institutions made it to
the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 report, released by Times
Higher Education (THE)?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The
London-based, Times Higher Education (THE) released the Emerging Economies
University Rankings 2019 report which shows that India has improved its
ranking and secured a higher position with 49 institutions making it to the
list. According to this year's report 25 Indian institutions figure in the
top 200 institutes, a rise from 17 last year. The report stated that the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),Bangaluru retains the highest spot for
India (14th), followed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (27th).
Last year India had 42 institutions in the overall list. China remains the
most represented nation with 72 institutions in total and claiming four of the
table's top five positions with Tsinghua University topping the chart. Nearly
450 universities from 43 countries, across four continents were compared this
year.
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With which country India has signed a
long-term contract supply of uranium ore concentrates to widen its source
base for the nuclear fuel?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India has signed
a long-term contract with Uzbekistan for supply of uranium ore concentrates
to widen its source base for the nuclear fuel. The contract was exchanged in
the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev, who were at the Vibrant Gujarat summit in Gandhinagar. Uzbekistan
is the seventh largest exporter of uranium in the world. The Exim Bank signed
an agreement with Uzbekistan to extend a 200-million US dollar line of credit
for financing housing and social infrastructure projects.
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Which country will host the 14th session
of the Conference of Parties to UNCCD to address the issue of land
degradation and desertification?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India will host
the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to address the issue of land
degradation and desertification which will have participation from over 100
countries. It is likely to be held in October 2019. The UNCCD, established in
1994, has 197 parties working towards maintaining and restoring land and soil
productivity and mitigating the effects of drought. The permanent secretariat
of the Convention is located in Bonn, Germany since January 1999.
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Which country launched a Satellite for
World's 1st Artificial Meteor Shower?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency has launched Tokyo-based startup Star-ALE's mini-satellite
aimed to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower. The satellite
carries 400 tiny balls, will be enough for 20-30 events, that will glow as
they rush down the atmosphere on being released. ALE plans to deliver its
first show in Hiroshima in early 2020.
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India will need how many airports and an
investment of $40-50 billion to handle at least 1.1 billion passengers flying
to, from and within the country, as per Vision 2040 document released at the
Global Aviation Summit (GAS) 2019?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Union Minister
for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu unveiled
the Vision 2040 document for aviation sector in the Global Aviation Summit
(GAS) 2019, in Mumbai. The document is prepared by consultancy firm KPMG and
industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
in consultation with the government.The Vision 2040 document aims to have
1.12 billion air passengers in 2040 from 187 million air passengers in 2018.
This comprises around 821 million domestic passengers and around 303 million
international passengers (to and from India). It further states that India
will need 200 airports and an investment of $40-50 billion to handle at least
1.1 billion passengers flying to, from and within the country.
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With which company Reliance Jio Infocomm
launch a new e-commerce platform in the country?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Reliance
Industries Ltd Chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani announced that
group companies Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm would jointly
launch a new e-commerce platform in the country. Gujarat would be the first
state to get it. The announcement was made at the inauguration of the
three-day Vibrant Gujarat summit. The new e-commerce project would empower
1.2 million shopkeepers in Gujarat.
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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
launched Saksham 2019 in which of the following city?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
'Saksham', an
annual high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign of
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) was launched by the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in New Delhi. 'Saksham' Cycle Day in
200 cities, Cyclothons, Workshops for drivers of commercial vehicles,
Nationwide campaign through Radio, TV, Digital Cinemas, Outdoor media etc.
will be conducted, with a focus on reaching out to various segments of fuel
users.
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17.
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The US-Ireland Alliance has announced
that the veteran actress ________ will receive the 'Oscar Wilde Award' on 21
February 2019.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The US-Ireland
Alliance has announced that the veteran actress Glenn Close will receive the
'Oscar Wilde Award' on 21 February 2019. She will receive the award at the
14th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards. She also won the 2018 Golden Globe award for
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for the film, 'The Wife'.
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