20,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
20,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Who has won the 'Laureus Sportsman of the
Year award' the maximum number of times?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Laureus
World Sports Awards is an annual awards ceremony, which honours individuals
and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements
throughout the year. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer with 6 awards holds
the record for having won the 'Laureus Sportsman of the Year award' maximum
number of times.
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2.
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The Ministry of Finance has started which
series on Twitter to educate general public about the budgetary process?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Union
Ministry of Finance has started 'Know Your Budget' fortnight series on its
Twitter handle to educate general public about the budgetary process. The
series would explain the importance of Union Budget and its making, and would
continue for about a fortnight. In the first series of tweets, the Ministry
explained the terms - Union Budget and Vote on Account. These are as follows:
The Budget is the most comprehensive report of the government's finances in
which revenues from all sources and outlays for all activities are
consolidated. The Budget also contains estimates of the government's accounts
for the next fiscal year called Budget estimates. The Vote on Account is
defined as a grant made in advance by Parliament for expenditure for a part
of the next financial year.
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3.
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The Ministry of Finance constituted a
Group of Ministers (GoM) for boosting the Real Estate Sector under the GST
regime. It consists of how many members?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Ministry of
Finance on January 15, 2019 constituted a 7-Member Group of Ministers (GoM)
for boosting the Real Estate Sector under the GST regime. The GoM was
constituted in pursuance of the decision of GST Council taken in the 32nd
meeting held on January 10, 2019 at New Delhi. The group has been tasked to
provide a Composition Scheme for Residential Construction Units. The
Secretary of the GoM will be Manish Sinha, Joint Secretary (TRU-II), Central
Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC).
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4.
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How many lawmakers voted against the
Brexit deal in the UK Parliament?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
UK lawmakers
voted 432 to 202 against May's plan for taking Britain out of the European
Union, the biggest parliamentary defeat for a government in modern British
political history.
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5.
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Which institute has announced the launch
of a full-fledged bachelor's programme in Artificial Intelligence technology?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Indian
Institute of Technology-Hyderabad has announced the launch of a full-fledged
bachelor's programme in Artificial Intelligence technology from the new
academic session, which is a first for the country and only the third
globally.
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6.
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The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act,
2019, the Act providing __________ % reservation in government jobs and
educational institutions to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of General
Category.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Constitution
(103rd Amendment) Act, 2019, the Act providing 10 percent reservation in
government jobs and educational institutions to Economically Weaker Sections
(EWS) of General Category, came into effect on January 14, 2019. The move
came after the Union Government exercised its powers conferred by sub-section
(2) of section 1 of the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act,
2019 and appointed January 14, 2019 as the date on which the provisions of
the said Act shall come into force.
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7.
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In which State do the Airports Authority
of India (AAI) plan to test remote Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower system?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Airports
Authority of India (AAI) is to run a pilot project that will in all
likelihood see Gujarat's Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar as the first to do away with
manned towers for providing Air Traffic Control (ATC) services at their
airports. Earlier, AAI and SAAB signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that
the airports would run a pilot deployment of a Remote ATC Tower system where
air traffic controllers and the control tower would be replaced by a bank of
16 high-definition, remotely operated, infrared cameras. SAAB India, which is
into defence and aviation, will lead the pilot project that is expected to
take a year before it becomes operational. The system is projected as a
measure that can help AAI save costs. AAI, which manages more than 120
airports, is expected to operationalize more airfields in the coming months,
especially with new routes being added under the regional connectivity
scheme.
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8.
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Who to lead Indian womens hockey team for
Spain tour?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ace striker Rani
Rampal will captain an 18-strong Indian women's team, while experienced
goalkeeper Savita will be her deputy for the season opener in Spain starting
Jan 26, Hockey India announced Friday. The Indian Hockey team is set to play
four matches with Spain and two matches against the Women's World Cup
runners-up, Ireland. The team will leave on January 24 for the Spain tour
from Bengaluru, where they have been based for the past two weeks for the
National Camp.
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Which ministry will organise the event
'Shehri Samridhi Utsav' from February 1, 2019?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
'Shehri Samridhi
Utsav' organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, will focus on
urban livelihoods and extending the outreach of National Urban Livelihoods
Mission (DAY-NULM) to the poorest of the poor and the most vulnerable, and
facilitate access of SHG members to the other government schemes. The Deen
Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission extends coverage
to all the 4041 statutory cities and towns, there by covering almost the
entire urban population. The mission aims to provide the shelter equipped
with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner to reduce
poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households.
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10.
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Indian Naval Air Station Shibpur will be
commissioned as this __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Naval Air
Station Shibpur will be commissioned as INS Kohasa by Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Sunil Lanba on January 24, 2019. The move is being undertaken to
enhance the operational capability of Andaman and Nicobar Command.
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11.
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Who were awarded honorary membership of
Sydney Cricket Ground?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Indian national
cricket team's captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri on January 11, 2019
received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their
contribution to the sport of cricket.The Indian team defeated Australia 2-1
in the four-match Test series, ending the country's 71-year-old wait for a
rare series win Down Under.
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12.
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The Union Home Minister has approved a
task force report on the use of space technology in which of the following
area?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh has approved report of task force created by MHA to
identify areas for use of space technology in improving Border Management.
The key aim is to strengthen island and border security and facilitate
development of infrastructure in border and island areas.
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13.
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Which station name was changed to Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyay Station?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Uttar
Pradesh Cabinet approved the proposal to rename the Mughalsarai tehsil after
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. The
proposal for renaming the Mughalsarai railway station to Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyay junction was initiated in August 2018. Many places in Uttar Pradesh
have got new names under the government of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In
2018, the state cabinet decided to rename Allahabad city Prayagraj, and
Faizabad district was renamed Ayodhya district. The Indian Air Force airport
in Gorakhpur was renamed after Maha Yogi Gorakhnath.
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14.
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PM Modi inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit 2019 on January 18, 2019. The theme of the summit is;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugurated the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit 2019 on January 18, 2019. The summit is being held at the Mahatma
Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The theme of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
2019 was "Youth Connect 2019: Shaping A New India - The Story of Billion
Dreams". The heads of five countries including Uzbekistan President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Prime Minister of Denmark
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis and
Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat are expected to attend the summit.
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15.
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The telecom company which is to launch
AI-powered chatbot in India.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Bangalore
Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is preparing to launch Artificial
Intelligence (AI) powered chatbots to deal with the innumerable calls and
messages that its multiple helplines receive when there are power cuts. The
power utility has called for an Expression of Interest from IT service
providers to implement the idea on its social media pages, helpline, and app.
The chatbots are expected to be utilized in multiple interfaces, such as
WhatsApp, social media, and the website.
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