31,January, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
31,January,
2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which state government has recently launched a special
scheme to curb infant deaths?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Maharashtra government has launched a special
scheme to curb infant deaths. The scheme is applicable only for the first
child and will benefit around four lakh women across the state, Women. Each
kit contains a blanket, a small mattress, a towel, a thermometer, baby oil,
shampoo, toys, nail-cutter, gloves, socks, among other things. The cost of
the kit is around Rs 2,000. For this cause, Child Development Minister
Pankaja Munde distributed baby-care kits to the children born in primary
health centres and government hospitals.
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2.
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ISRO Unveils Human Space Flight Centre in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
ISRO Unveils Human Space Flight Centre in
Bengaluru. It aims to send humans to space by December 2021 through its
Gaganyaan mission. The Centre is dedicated to developing critical
technologies for human space missions.
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On which date, India's Martyrs Day was celebrated?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
January 30 is celebrated as Martyrs Day to honour
the brave martyrs of India who have sacrificed their lives for the country.
On the occasion of Martyrs Day, the President, the Vice President, the Prime
Minister, the Defence Minister, and the three Service Chiefs gather at the
Gandhiji's samadhi at Raj Ghat memorial and lay wreaths. Bugles are blown
sounding the Last Post. A two-minute silence in memory of Indian martyrs is
observed across the country at 11 AM and participants hold all-religion
prayers and sing tributes in the honour of Martyrs.
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4.
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Who was appointed as India's Ambassador to the
Maldives?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Senior diplomat Sunjay Sudhir was appointed as
India's Ambassador to the Maldives.He presently works as a Joint Secretary in
the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,which he will be resigning shortly.
Also,government appointed Vinay Singh Chauhan as the Ambassador of India to
Burkina Faso who is presently Consulate General of India.
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5.
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National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)
was launched by;
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
has launched the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) to
attract talent and strengthen higher agricultural education in the country.
It is inaugurated at the fourth Convention of 2-day
"Agrivision-2019" organized by Vidyarthi Kalyan Nyas in Pusa, New
Delhi. This project (Rs 1100 crore) is to be funded by the World Bank and the
Indian Government on a 50:50 basis. To enhance the participation of students
in agricultural business, READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development
Yojana) is also provided to the students.
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6.
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30th January 2019, is celebrated as World Leprosy
Eradication Day. The theme for 2019 is;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
30th January 2019, is celebrated as World Leprosy
Eradication Day which stresses the need of eradicating the disease. It also
brings to light the discrimination and stigma that people suffer from society
every day. This year's theme for World Leprosy Day is 'ending discrimination,
stigma, and prejudice'. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease is a highly
contagious infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.
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7.
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Southern Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Association organize the South India MSME Summit-2019 in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Southern Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Association organized the South India MSME Summit-2019 at Bengaluru.
Basavaraj S Javali chaired the event. The summit is held with a motive to
find solution for their major problems like absence of good infrastructure,
technology issues, marketing, procurement issues, regulatory issues, red
tape, harassment and victimization.
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8.
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Scientists Develop Artificial Pancreas Smartphone app
for whom?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Scientists have developed an artificial pancreas
smartphone app that will help in regulating blood sugar levels in diabetes
patients. This app is capable of interfacing wirelessly with glucose
monitors, insulin pump devices, and decision-making algorithms. A clinical
trial showed that the artificial pancreas system (iAPS) app is safe. The app
is effective in regulating glucose levels under challenging conditions and is
suitable for use in unconstrained environments.
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Which Airport retained as the world's busiest airport
for international customer numbers?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Dubai International Airport (DXB) retained its
position as the world's busiest airport for international customer numbers
for the fifth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2018 with Indian
travellers emerging as the largest source of traffic for the airport which
registered a record footfall of over 89 million. It overtook the crown of the
world's busiest hub for international travel from London's Heathrow in 2014.
The Dubai International Airport (DXB) was opened for civil aviation in July
1937.
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10.
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Who is the head of Lokpal search panel to select
members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 8-member Lokpal search panel hold its first
meeting to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The committee,
headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, is understood to
have discussed modalities related to the appointments of the chief and
members of Lokpal. The meeting comes days after the Supreme Court set up a
February-end deadline for the search committee to send a panel of names who
could be considered for the appointment as chairman and members of Lokpal by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee. The Lokpal Act, which
envisages establishment of the anti-graft body Lokpal at the Centre and
Lokayuktas in states to look into cases of corruption against certain
categories of public servants, was passed in 2013.
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11.
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Union Minister for Tourism K.J. Alphons, has
inaugurated the first project under the Swadesh Darshan Project in
__________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism has
inaugurated the first project under the Swadesh Darshan Project of the Union
Ministry of Tourism at the Zero Point, Gangtok, Sikkim. This project was
sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in June 2015 for Rs. 98.05 crores.
Swadesh Darshan Scheme is one of the flagship scheme of Ministry of tourism
for development of thematic circuits in the country in a planned manner.
Under this scheme, the Government is focussing on the development of quality
infrastructure in the country with the objective of providing better
experience and facilities to the visitors and on fostering economic growth.
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Which two countries have launched a common digital
currency called "Aber"?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia
have launched a common digital currency called "Aber", which will
be used in financial settlements between the two countries through
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers technologies. Through this digital currency,
both the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) and the Saudi Arabian
Monetary Authority (SAMA) are studying the impact on the improvement and
reduction of remittance costs and the assessments of risks.
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13.
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Who declared 2019 as the International Year of the
Period Table of Chemical Elements?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
UNESCO has declared 2019 as the International
Year of the Period Table of Chemical Elements to commemorate the 150th
birthday of the periodic table of chemical elements. The Periodic table of
the Chemical elements was first published by Russian scientist Dmitry
Mendeleev in the year 1869.
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Name the Union Minister, who wll be conferred with the
Carnot Prize.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Union Minister Piyush Goyal received the Carnot
prize for his work towards sustainable energy solutions from University of
Pennsylvania in New Delhi. This award rewards the works done by Piyush Goyal
to reform the electricity sector and extended access to electricity to 18,000
villages.
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15.
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Which will be the host country of G20 annual summit in
2022?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India is going to host the G20 annual summit is
2022 when it celebrates its 75th year of independence and in order exploit it
to the full extent, capacity augmentation of available resources and
efficient addressal of organizational challenges must be done on time to fill
the infrastructure, management and intellectual gap. Indian Prime Minister,
Narendra Modi requested Italy to host the 2021 G20 summit instead of 2022
summit which was accepted by Italy.
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Which state cabinet has approved construction of a four-lane
Ganga Expressway?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh state cabinet has approved
construction of a four-lane Ganga Expressway connecting Prayagraj to Western
Utter Pradesh which would cost about 36,000 crore rupees. Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath stated that this expressway will provide better connectivity to
Prayagraj. Ganga Expressway will be 600 kilometres long and can be expanded
to six-lane in future. Chief Minister also stated that after completion it
would be longest in the world.
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This city acquired a ODF++ status by the Swachh Bharat
Mission.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage
Board (HMWSSB) has been conferred ODF++ (Open Defecation Free Plus Plus)
status by the Swachh Bharat Mission in the run-up to the Swachh Survekshan
rankings. Swachh Bharat Mission: Launched on: October 2014 Launched by: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi Aim: To eliminate open defecation through the
construction of household-owned and community-owned toilets During the period
of 2014 to 2019, it aimed to clean up the streets, roads, and infrastructure
of India's cities, towns, and rural areas.
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Who became the first Indian to compete in the Ironman
Triathlon Malaysia?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Mukul Nagpaul became the first Indian from
Ludhiana in Punjab to compete in the Ironman Triathlon Malaysia. Nagpaul, who
has in the past ran the World's Highest Barefoot Marathon to raise funds for
the rehabilitation of stray dogs affected by the floods in Kerala. And the
triathlon includes swimming a distance of 3.8 km, cycling a distance of 180
km and running a distance of 42.2 km in one stretch.
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2019 International Stock Taking Conference on Tiger
Conservation was held in __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 3rd International Stock Taking Conference on
Tiger Conservation was held in New Delhi on January 28, 2019. The 2-day conference
was hosted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in close
collaboration with the Global Tiger Forum (GTA) which is an International,
Intergovernmental Organization for conserving tigers in the world. In it, the
13 tiger range countries discussed on the status of the Global Tiger Recovery
Program (GTRP) besides deliberations on combating wildlife trafficking. This
is the second stock taking conference held in India after 2012. The major
outcome of the Conference is expected to be course correction in strategies
envisaged in Global and National Tiger Recovery Programs (GTRP/NTRP) which
shall take tiger conservation forward to the intended goal as outlined in St.
Petersburg, Russia.
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The second edition of "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0"
held in which city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi discussed ways
to handle the exam pressure in the second edition of "Pariksha Pe
Charcha 2.0" at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.The Programme was
organized by Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD). On this program,
Prime Minister interacted with students, teachers and parents and shared his
personal experiences with students and suggested means to handle exam stress.
2200 students, parents,teachers and college students from 24 states and Union
Territories took part in the event. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi answered
the queries of Students, teachers and parents and motivated the students with
his personal experiences. Rini Bhattacharjee(differently abled student of
class XI) from West Bengal enthralled the audience with her performance on
the keyboard with the help of her feet only.
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