24,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
24,January,
2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu launched the book
'Universal Brotherhood Through Yoga' in which of the following city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu launched the
book 'Universal Brotherhood Through Yoga' in New Delhi. The book is compiled
by Bharatiya Sanskrit Pitham.
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Which country successfully tested the Arrow 3 missile
system?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Israel successfully tested the Arrow 3 missile
system from Central Israel,it is done in collaboration with American Missile
Defense Agency. Arrow 3 is considered to be the next step in the defence
system,which would help the Israel Miltary Force to attack their enemies from
a greater distance and greater height. It is a long range anti-ballastic
missile.
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Where did Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
organise the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Awareness Programme?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
organised an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Awareness Programme at Vadodara,
Gujarat.It is organised in collabration with three Insolvency Professional
Agencies, namely, the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI
(lead partner), the ICSI Institute of Insolvency Professionals, and the
Insolvency Professional Agency of Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
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Which ministry constituted a committee to study the
existing Special Economical Zone(SEZ) policy of India?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Baba Kalyani led committee constituted by the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry to study the existing Special Economical
Zone(SEZ) policy of India submitted its report to Union Minister for Commerce
& Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. The reports of
the committee were made public on 22nd January and government is seeking
suggestions or comments on the recommendations of the committee till 30th
January 2019. Objectives of the Baba Kalyani led committee which was
constituted in June 2018 were to evaluate the SEZ policy and make it World
Trade Organization (WTO) compatible, suggest measures to maximize utilization
of vacant land in SEZs. The report says that if India is going to become a
USD 5 trillion economy by 2025 then the current environment of manufacturing
competitiveness and services has to undergo a basic paradigm shift.
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Uttar Pradesh government announced a monthly pension of
__________ rupees to the destitute women in Varanasi.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
UP government announced to give a monthly pension
of Rs.500 to the destitute women in Varanasi. This measure came immediately
after the implementation of 10 per cent reservation for economically weak in
the general category in the upcoming educational year. The Parliament passed
the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament to grant 10
reservation in education and government jobs to economically weaker
individuals belonging to the general category, across religions.The
reservation is meant for individuals whose annual earning is below Rs 8 lakh
and who possess less than 5 acres of agriculture land. Yogi Adityanath also
announced pension scheme to Hindu seers who are above the age of 60. The
scheme is also likely to benefit the seers in Uttar Pradesh. The pension will
be provided to Hindu sadhus who are above the age of 60.
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ISRO will launch Microsat-R a military imaging
satellite into space on 24th January 2019. The total weight of the staellite
is;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) first
mission of 2019, Microsat-R, is to be launched into space on 24th January
2019. The 130-kg Microsat-R is a military imaging satellite. Microsat-R and
its payload come assembled from a handful of laboratories of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is meant for military use.
The satellite was assembled outside and ISRO only interfaced it with its own
systems and the launch vehicle, just as it treats any customer satellite.
PSLV-C44 will be launched from the older First Launch Pad at the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. For its part, ISRO is
experimenting on two aspects of the vehicle. One is to reuse a waste stage.
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India placed __________ in the world's most innovative
countries according to the Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India ranked at the 54th Position with a score of
47.93 out of 100 among the world's most innovative countries according to the
Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index. South Korea retained its top spot with a
score of 87.38, Germany ranked second with a score of 87.30 whereas Finland
has been ranked at the third spot with a score of 85.70. The Annual Bloomberg
Innovation Index ranks countries by analyzing their performances using seven
metrics including Research and Development spending, Manufacturing Categories
and Concentration of high-tech public computers.
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The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum has inagurated
in which city?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi to mark the
leader's 122nd birth anniversary. The Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
and Indian National Army provides a detailed account of Subhash Chandra Bose
and the history of Indian National Army (INA). It also showcases various
artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. The artefacts include
wooden chair and sword used by Netaji, medals, badges, uniforms and other artefacts
related to INA. Beside this, Prime Minister also inaugurated the
Yaad-e-Jallian Museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I, the Museum on
1857- India's first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art
within the Red Fort complex.
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The theme of National Girl Child Day 2019 was;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India on
24 January. Women and Child Development Ministry celebrated the National Girl
Child Day 2019 at Pravasi Bharti Kendra, New Delhi. The programme also
observed the anniversary of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme. The theme
of National Girl Child Day 2019 was "Empowering Girls for a Brighter
Tomorrow" and celebrating with objectives of generating awareness on the
issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and create a positive environment
around valuing the girl child. A booklet on "Innovations under
BBBP" will also be released on the occasion.
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Where was the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019
held?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
AYUSH, Shripad Naik inaugurated 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 in
Goa. International drug regulators who are dealing with homeopathic or
traditional medicines from various countries participated in the forum. It is
organized by the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy under the
Ministry of AYUSH along with World Integrated Medicine Forum. The forum is
expected to witness participation from 20 countries. The theme for the forum
is ' Regulation of Homeopathic Medical Products; Advancing global
collaboration'.
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Which high court released a movie "72 Hours -
Martyr Who Never Died" a movie about Sino-Indian war hero Rifleman
Jaswant Sing Rawat?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Delhi High Court allowed the release of the
movie '72 Hours - Martyr Who Never died' which is based on the life of the
1962 Sino-Indian war hero Rifleman Jaswant Sing Rawat who was posthumously
awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for gallantry during 1962 war. Rifleman Jaswant
Singh Rawat was a Sino-Indian war hero who was serving as an Indian army
soldier in Garhwal Rifles. He was serving the 4th battalion during the battle
of Nuranang of the Nort- East Frontier Agency in the war of 1962, and now
it's in Arunachal Pradesh. He was honored by building a memorial by the
Chinese people's Liberation army and it was named as Jaswant Garh.
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Name the Indian tennis player who won the International
Tennis Federation's (ITF) 25,000-dollar Women's tournament in Singapore.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India's Ankita Raina won the International Tennis
Federation's (ITF) 25,000-dollar Women's tournament in Singapore by defeating
top seed and world number 122 Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, by 6-3, 6-2.
Besides being the first title of the season, it is Ankita's fourth title at
the USD 25k level, and eighth overall. Ankita has earned 50 points from this
win and has achieved a jump of 35 places to a career-high 168 in the latest
WTA singles rankings issued on 21st January 2019. She will next play the Fed
Cup, starting in the first week of next month at Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Indian and Japanese Coast Guards undertake disaster
control exercise in which of the following city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Indian and Japanese Coast Guards started
disaster, search and rescue exercises off the cost of Yokohama in Japan. ICGS
Shaunak is the main Indian Coast Guard Ship taking part in the drills.
Rajendra Singh, Chief of Indian Coast Guard and his Japanese counterpart
Shuichi Iwanami reviewed the drills. The Coast guards of India and Japan was
working together after the establishment of deeper ties between the two
countries. Japan Coast guard visited India last year whereas in this year
Indian coast guard has visited Japan.
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With which country the Union Cabinet has approved MoU
for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved recently the
signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for
cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers. The MOU provides a
structured framework for cooperation on domestic workers related matters and
provides strengthened safeguards for Indian domestic workers including female
workers deployed in Kuwait. The MOU is initially valid for a period of 5
years and incorporates provision for automatic renewal. Around three lakh
Indian domestic workers deployed in Kuwait will benefit from the decision.
The MOU will promote bilateral cooperation in domestic workers related
matters between the two countries.
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Tamil Nadu's "Jallikattu" held in __________,
has entered the world record for the maximum number of bulls released into
the sport arena.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Jallikattu as a symbol of the valour and courage
of the Tamil people. A grand "jallikattu" (bull-taming) event held
in Pudukottai and this event entered the world record for the maximum number
of bulls released into the sport arena.This event had the participation of
1,354 bulls and 424 tamers.
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Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was
conducted in which city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The final planning conference to work out the
modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was
conducted at Pune, Maharashtra. Delegates from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria,
Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda, Niger
& Zambia attended the conference. The joint training exercise is being
conducted with more than a dozen African countries & India. It aims at
synergysing humanitarian mine action and joint peace operations. The initial
planning conference for the exercise was held in December 2018.
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Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their 42nd
statehood day on __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura are celebrating
their statehood day. It is their 42nd statehood day. In the year 1972, all
the three states became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region
(Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The erstwhile princely states of Tripura and
Manipur were merged with India in 1949 and became full-fledged states in
1972. Meghalaya was a part of Assam before it was carved out as a
full-fledged state under the North Eastern Region (Re-Organisation) Act, 1971.
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Who among the following has conducted the massive
coastal defence exercise 'Sea Vigil-2019' to check 26/11-style attacks?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Indian Navy, in coordination with the Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) and other stakeholders, conducted the massive coastal
defence exercise codenamed 'SEA VIGIL-2019'off the Indian coast on January
22-23, 2019. The exercise, a first of its kind, covered the entire 7516.6 km
coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and involves all the 13
coastal States and Union Territories along with all maritime stakeholders,
including the fishing and coastal communities. The main goal of the
large-scale exercise is to comprehensively and holistically validate the
efficacy of the measures taken since '26/11'. The exercise also aims to test
India's preparedness to thwart any attempt by anti-national elements to carry
out an attack on its territory or against its citizens by infiltrating
through the sea route.
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Who inaugurated the first inter-state bridge over Ravi
River in J&K?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated first inter-state
1210-meter span-bridge over Ravi River in Keerian Gandial in Kathua
district,jammu and kashmir. It was built at a cost of Rs 158.84 crore in a
span of three and a half years linking areas of Katthua district with Punjab.
The bridge also called as Keediyan-Gandiyal bridge will benefit over 2,20,000
people living on the two sides - Kathua in Jammu, and Pathankot in Punjab. It
will reduce the distance between the two cities from 45 kms to 8.6 kms.
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How many Indians won the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman Award?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Three Indian expats from the UAE are amongst
those who won the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award the highest
honor conferred on Indian diaspora. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the
award on Girish Pant, Surender Singh Kandhari and Dr. Zulekha Daud and other
awardees at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Varanasi.
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