21,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
21,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which state became the third state after
Jharkhand and Gujarat to approve the 10 % reservation for economically
backward among upper castes in jobs and educational institutions?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh
became the third state after Jharkhand and Gujarat to approve the 10 per cent
reservation for economically backward among upper castes in jobs and
educational institutions. The Approval was given in a meeting headed by Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath. The Reservation for the poor among
upper castes came into effect on 14th January 2019, when Parliament passed
"The Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill 2019".
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2.
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Who won Rosa Park Trailblazer award?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
An
Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, Gurinder Singh Khalsa(45),
has been presented with the prestigious Rosa Park Trailblazer award for his
campaign that forced US authorities change their policy towards headgear of
the Sikh community.
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3.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the
appointment of V Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO of which bank for a period of
three years?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) approved the appointment of V Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO of IDFC
First Bank for a period of three years. The Tenure of V Vaidyanathan started
from 19th December 2019. V Vaidyanathan is the founder and chairman of
Capital First. IDFC Bank and non-banking financial company Capital First
completed their merger in December 2018 and created a loan asset book of 1.03
Lakh crore for the merged entity IDFC First bank.
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4.
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25th International conference and
exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 held in
__________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
25th
International conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite
broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 was inaugurated by the Information and
Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare and TRAI Chairman RS Sharma in New Delhi.
The theme of the exhibition is "Next Gen Broadcasting in the IT
World". The Exhibition was concluded on 19th January 2019. More than 300
companies from 25 countries from around the world have displayed their
product at the BES EXPO 2019. The conference was organized for the 25th
consecutive year and will be attended by more than 1000 delegates. BES EXPO
2019 was organized by Broadcast Engineering Society (India), endorsed by DRM
U.K. and supported by Prasar Bharati, ABU Malaysia, AES India, Ministry of
Communications & IT and Society of Broadcast Engineers, U.S.A.
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5.
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India's first PolicyHack for Teachers was
launched by;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India's first
PolicyHack for Teachers has been launched by Dell in partnership with the
UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable
Development (MGIEP) and Ignus. As a part of its three-city PolicyHack series,
Dell hosted an interactive hackathon where teachers focused on their learning
journey. It's first-of-its-kind hackathon for teachers which will create a
platform where teachers, school representatives and a cross-sectional group
experts related to education can interact with each other.
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The 2-day Agri Vision 2019 Conference was
held in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 2-day Agri
Vision 2019 Conference on envisioning Agro solutions for Smart and
Sustainable Agriculture was held in Hyderabad. It was inaugurated by
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu. The conference was jointly organized by
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU),
Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) and Cornell University, USA.
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Where was the two Fast Interceptor Craft
(FIC) induced to boost coastal security by the Indian Navy?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Indian Navy
inducted two Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, to
boost coastal security. The vessels were acquired for Sagar Prahari Bal, a
unit of the Navy. The boats can carry a variety of armament from heavy
machine guns to grenade launchers with the upper deck canopies bullet-proof.
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8.
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Who was named as the event ambassador for
the 16th Tata Mumbai Marathon which will be held on January 20, 2019?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Six-time women's
world boxing champion and Olympic medallist M C Mary Kom was named as the
event ambassador for the16th Tata Mumbai Marathon which will be held in
January 20, 2019. It would be organized by Procam International. The marathon
will have a prize money of USD 405,000 and will see the participation of over
46,000 runners.
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According to a report by global
consultancy firm PwC, what is the position of India in the world's largest
economy rankings in 2019?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India is likely
to surpass the United Kingdom in the world's largest economy rankings in
2019, to become the world's fifth largest economy, according to a report by
global consultancy firm PwC. PwC's Global Economy Watch report projects real
GDP growth of 1.6% for the UK, 1.7% for France and 7.6% for India in 2019.
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10.
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President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind
appointed Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy as the Acting Chief Justice of
which high court?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
President of
India Shri Ram Nath Kovind using the power conferred to him under Article 223
of the Constitution appointed Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy as the Acting
Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. He was appointed Acting Chief
Justice of the Karnataka High Court following the elevation of the incumbent
Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to the Supreme Court. Justice Swamy who began
his career as an Advocate in 1987 and practiced in the Karnataka High Court
is presently the senior most Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
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India's first Light combat helicopter
(LCH) was developed by;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Light combat
helicopter (LCH),has successfully carried out air-to-air missile firing on a
moving aerial target at the integrated test range in Chandipur on Odisha
coast.This LCH is first in the country,which is designed and developed by
Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre (RWRDC),Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL). The helicopter is equipped with helmet mounted sight and a
forward looking infrared sighting system, allowing its pilots to detect and
destroy any target on ground or in the air. Other weapons on the LCH include
a 20mm Turret gun and 70 mm Rockets,that had completed the test last year.
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The Embassy of this country and
International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry (ICMEI), India have
signed a MoU in the field of art and culture.
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Answer: Option A
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 short-term course of
Asian Academy of Film and Television which also includes boarding and lodging
for three months. Besides, decisions regarding the visit of media team to
Mongolia, festival of Films from Mongolia, joint venture in feature film and
short film with Mongolian film makers, promotion of Mongolia as a film
location, Tourism in Mongolia, etc. were also taken at a joint meeting.
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The Government of India (GoI) has
approved setting up of three new Naval Air Squadrons in which two states?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Government
of India (GoI) has approved setting up of three new naval air squadrons in
Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as part of efforts to bolster the Indian Navy's
overall strength. Besides this, the Central Government has also sanctioned
manpower towards manning additional aircraft in existing Dornier Surveillance
Squadrons in Kerala and Andaman Islands. A contract for procurement of 12
Dornier aircraft was signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) two
years back and their delivery is commencing soon. The new Dornier 228
maritime surveillance aircraft to be delivered to the Navy are fitted with
improved 'state of the art' sensors and equipment which includes glass
cockpit, advanced surveillance radar, optical sensors and networking
features. The aircraft will enhance maritime domain awareness of Indian Navy
through round the clock sensor based surveillance and provide targeting data
in areas of operation to ward off terror and other threats from sea.The
addition will further strengthen Indian Navy's efforts at Coastal Security of
India's vast coastline of over 7 thousand kilometres.
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Which city was named as the World Capital
of Architecture for 2020 by UNESCO?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named
the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital of Architecture for
2020. Rio will be the first city to receive the title under a programme
launched together by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA)
in November 2018. The city beat Paris and Melbourne to get the position. As
the first World Capital of Architecture, Rio de Janeiro will hold a series of
events under the theme "All the worlds. Just one world," and
promote the internationally agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development's
11th Goal: "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient
and sustainable".
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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
inaugurated the Diffo Bridge recently. It was located in the state of;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
In Arunachal
Pradesh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the Diffo Bridge
over Diffo river in Lower Dibang Valley district on 18th January 2019. The
bridge is 426 mts long Pre Stressed Concrete Box Girder type bridge on
Roing-Koron-Paya road in the state. It would provide uninterrupted access
between Dibang valley and Lohit valley region of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh
and an all-weather Road to the troops deployed on the China Border. The
construction work was done by Project Udayak, Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
in this region.
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2019 Arab Economic and Social Development
Summit held in which of the following place?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Arab
Economic and Social Development Summit held in Lebanon's capital Beirut. The
leaders of many Arab countries took part in the summit aimed to make a joint
statement on a 29-item agenda that ranges from discussions on an Arab free trade
zone and the economic effect of Syrian refugees on host countries. The
economic meeting is a prelude to the actual Arab League summit taking place
in Tunisia in March.
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Which city is the venue of the 7th
ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers 2019?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The 7th
ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers was held in Ha Long City, Viet Nam on 18th
January 2019. Here, Union Tourism Minister of India, K J Alphons co-chaired
the Tourism Ministers' meeting with the Vietnamese minister, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc
Thien. As a follow up to the Summit, the Ministers launched the ASEAN-India
Tourism Cooperation Year 2019, and looked forward to enhancing cooperation
with a view to increasing two-way tourist visits and promoting greater
people-to-people exchanges between ASEAN and India. The Ministers' meeting
agreed to further enhance ASEAN-India cooperation in tourism under the
framework of the '2012 Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and India on
strengthening tourism cooperation with intensified efforts and activities. The
Tourism Ministers of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand also attended the
meeting.
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Airports Authority of India (AAI) plan to
test remote Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower system for which of the following
state?
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Answer: Option D
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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Who was appointed as Additional Solicitor
General of India for the Supreme Court?
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Answer: Option A
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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Who has been elected as the new Prime
Minister of Sweden?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
In Sweden, Prime
Minister Stefan Lofven has been elected for a second term on 18th January
2019 after an agreement was struck between the Social Democrats, Greens,
Liberals, and Centre Party, and after the Left Party agreed to abstain from
voting against Lofven. He is expected to formally present his new government
and its full programme on 21st January 2019. It will be one of the weakest
administrations in Sweden in 70 years, with just 32.7% of voters having cast
ballots for the two parties. Sweden's inconclusive legislative elections in
September 2018 had not left either main parliamentary bloc with a majority.
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