28,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
28,January, 2019 Current
Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Who among the following launched "Yuva Swabhiman
Yojana" for Urban Youth?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath
announced the launch of the 'Yuva Swabhiman Yojana' for youths from the
economically weaker sections in urban areas. Under this scheme, 100 days of
employment will be provided to youths from economically weaker sections in
urban areas. They will also be given skill training.
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2.
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Krishna Sobti passed away, in New Delhi, She was a
__________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Demise of Hindi fiction writer and
essayist,Jnanpith awardee as well, Krishna Sobti passed away,in New Delhi at
the age of 93. She was born on 18th February, 1925 in Gujarat Punjab, British
India. Her writings insinuate Punjabi, Urdu, and afterwards Rajasthani
languages. Her works mainly underscores the issues of female identity.
Notable writings- Mitro Marajani, Daar se Bichuchuri, Surajmukhi Andhere Ke.
Notable Awards- Sahitya Akademi Award (1980) , Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (1996)
, Jnanpith Award (2017).
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3.
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Name the Indian Badminton player who won Women's
Singles in DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 2019 Indonesia Masters, officially the
DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019, is a badminton tournament that takes place
at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Indonesia and has a total purse of
$350,000. Anders Antonsen won the men's singles title and Saina Nehwal won
the women's singles title.
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4.
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International holocaust remembrance day was observed on
which date?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was
observed all over the world on 27th January commemorating the tragedy of the
Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. It was designated by the
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1st November 2005 in the
42nd Plenary session. The largest Nazi concentration and death camp,
Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Red Army on 27th January 1945.
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5.
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Which company joins with Universal Robots to Co-Create
Robots for MSMEs?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW), a Bengaluru-based
machining solution provider, has partnered with Universal Robots, a Danish
robot maker and a leader in collaborative robots, to co-create robots for
MSME sector. BFW and Universal Robots plan to redefine the production
processes by deploying the robotic arms through modular, flexible and
user-friendly integration solution platform - Arjun.
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6.
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Which country has announced that it will fund South
Asian Nitrogen Hub, a research project to study Nitrogen pollution in India
and South Asia?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
United Kingdom (UK) government has made an
announcement that it will support South Asian Nitrogen Hub, a research
project to study Nitrogen pollution in India and South Asia. South Asian
Nitrogen Hub will be led by United Kingdom's "Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology" under the new partnership programme. The Project will include
50 organizations from across the United Kingdom (UK) and South Asia. The
Research Project which is a five year programme with estimated worth of 19.6
million pounds (182 crore) is established by the funding from United Kingdom
Research and Innovation ((UKRI). India is the only South Asian country which
has completed its Nitrogen Assessment and now India is Co-leading the South
Asian Assessment for the United Nations (UN) Environment.
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Which state government has floated a 'Pravasi Dividend
Pension Scheme' to provide regular pension to Non-Resident Keralites on a
one-time payment of Rs 5 lakh?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Kerala government has floated a 'Pravasi
Dividend Pension Scheme' to provide regular pension to Non-Resident Keralites
on a one-time payment of Rs 5 lakh. Governor P. Sathasivam announced the
scheme during his address to the state Assembly. There are 2.1 million
migrants from Kerala across the world. A non-resident Keralite can invest an
amount ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, as a whole or as 6 installments
paid within 3 years. Each beneficiary will be entitled to receive pensions
ranging from Rs 5,000-50,000 every month, 3 years after the total amount is
deposited, at a dividend rate of 12%.
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8.
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The Oxford Dictionaries announced __________ as the
Hindi Word of the Year.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Oxford Dictionaries announced 'Nari Shakti'
as the Hindi Word of the Year. The Hindi Word of the Year chosen every year,
reflects the conversations, ethos of a particular year. The word this year,
Nari Shakti, has been derived from Sanskrit and when broken down, the word
'nari' means women and 'shakti' means power.
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Which country declared sugarcane juice as the
"national drink"?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Pakistan government declared sugarcane juice
as the "national drink" of the country. They came at this decision
after asking People's opinion in twitter to choose one among orange, carrot
and sugarcane. According to the poll, 7,616 people or 81% cast their votes
favouring sugarcane juice, 15% voted for orange juice while 4% chose carrot.
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Which team won the maiden women's Big Bash title?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Australian T20 cricket team "Brisbane
Heat" won their maiden Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title by defeating
Sydney Sixers in the final by three wickets at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney,
Australia. Sydney Sixers opted to bat first but couldn't get off to a flying
start that they unusually followed throughout the season and could score only
131 runs which was chased by Brisbane Heat with four ball remaining. Beth
Mooney from 'Brisbane Heat' was awarded as the Player of the match for her
knock of 65 runs from just 46 balls.
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11.
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India's fastest indigenous train "Train 18"
was renamed as;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India's fastest indigenous train which will run
from Delhi to Varanasi has been named as Vande Bharat Express. Its previous
name was Train 18. The new name has been given after taking suggestions from
the general public. It is a train built completely in India by Indian
engineers in a span of 18 months and it is an example that it is possible to
make world-class trains under Make in India. The 16-coach train has been
built by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and cover the distance in 8
hours. It is the first locomotive-less train in the country.
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Who among the following conferred with the Assam
Republic Journalism Award?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Assam government entitled the Republic Day
Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath
Chakraborty. The award comprises Rupees one lakh in cash, a citation, the
Assamese 'xoraai' (the bell metal memento presented as an honor), 'jaapi'
(headgear) and an angavastra.
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Where the Operation Olympics Commenced?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
An expert programme 'Operation Olympics' managed
by Kerala's Sports Department and State Sports Council was commenced to train
123 athletes in 11 disciplines for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The programme has the
objective to provide international standard training to the athletes with the
help of eminent trainers from both India and abroad. Under the Programme,
Expert training will be provided in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming,
shooting, wrestling, badminton, fencing, rowing and archery. Training in
wrestling, cycling, swimming, and boxing has been started at the various
stadium in Thiruvananthapuram district whereas training for other streams
will be at Kollam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Kannur districts.
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Name of the union minister who inaugurated Atal Setu in
Goa?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated
four-lane, 5.1-kilometer long "Atal Setu", the third Cable bridge
across river Mandovi in Panaji, Goa. This is the third bridge across Mandovi
River. This bridge would overcome the bottlenecks and curb traffic jams at
Panaji Circle and Panaji entrance.
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Which ministry launched a mobile app 'RDP India 2019'?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
As a new initiative in sync with the Digital
India campaign of the Government, Ministry of Defence had launched a mobile
app 'RDP India 2019' on the Republic Day, with the intent of making available
the highlights of the Republic Day event, not only to the spectators at
Rajpath, but also to the general public all over the world. This app contains
information about the Parade on Rajpath, New Delhi, including Order of the
March, details of the tableaux presented by different States and Ministries,
children cultural performances, fly past and names of recipients of Pradhan
Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019.
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Which state launched the Voters Helpline Number - 1950
and mobile app for people with disabilities on the occasion of National
Voters Day?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Governor of Mizoram Shri Kummanam
Rajasekharan launched the Voters Helpline Number - 1950 and mobile app for
people with disabilities on the occasion of National Voters Day. The Mobile
will help the Persons with Disability (PwD) to cast their votes and this move
is aimed to enhance participation of People with Disability in the in the
upcoming elections. Mizoram governor appealed to all the voters to cast their
votes in the Lok Sabha elections expected to be held in May-June 2019 and
ensure peaceful conduct of the polls.
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As per the report of CISCO, what is the position of
India in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Index?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
As per the report released by CISCO on 2019 Data
Privacy Benchmark Study ranked India in 6th position in General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) readiness index. As per the report 65% of India
organization are better prepared for GDPR making India the 6th best prepared
nation to deal with the nee data privacy regulation which all organizations
operating within the European Union and European Economic Area are mandated
to comply with.
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Which country will become the world's biggest retail
market in 2019, as per the prediction of research firm eMarket?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Research firm eMarket predicted that China will
become world's biggest retail market in 2019. According to the report, the
sale boom is a result of China's rising incomes and thriving e-commerce. The
report says China will overtake US in 2019 and total retail sales will grow
7.5% to reach 5.636 trillion USD in 2019, while US will grow 3.3% to 5.529
trillion. One- fifth of the country's total sales in 2018 was from e-commerce
which is a major driver of China's retail economy. As per predictions US
share of the global e-commerce market is expected to drop to 15 percent by
2022. By the end of 2019, China will have 55.8 percent of all online retail
sales globally which is also expected to exceed 63% by 2022.
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