Current Affairs 17th January 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian Cricketer is selected for the ‘C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award’ of BCCI?
A. Kapil Dev
B. K Srikkanth
C. Sunil Gavaskar
D. Dilip Vengsarkar
Answer [B] K Srikkanth
2. What is the name of the mandatory standard individual health insurance policy launched by IRDAI?
A. Arogya Raksha
B. Arogya Suraksha
C. Arogya Sanjeevani
D. Arogya Samriddhi
Answer [C] Arogya Sanjeevani
3. Which state government has started a project to save paper by using digital medium for administrative work?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. West Bengal
D. Telengana
Answer [C] West Bengal
4. Which city will play host to the 2020 Common Wealth Games?
A. London
B. New Delhi
C. Birmingham
D. Gold Coast
Answer [C] Birmingham
5. Scientists recently discovered dwarf galaxies with massive black holes using Very Large Array (VLA) observatory. Where is the observatory situated?
A. Japan
B. China
C. USA
D. Russia
Answer [C] USA
6. A devastating earthquake hit Puerto Rico recently. Which is the capital city of Puerto-Rico?
A. Santo Domingo
B. San Juan
C. Kingston
D. Havana
Answer [B] San Juan
7. The ‘National Traders convention’ was held in which Indian city recently?
A. Mumbai
B. Lucknow
C. New Delhi
D. Varanasi
Answer [C] New Delhi
8. The Reserve Bank of India has recently revised the ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ of which category of banks?
A. Public Sector Banks
B. Private Sector Banks
C. Foreign Banks
D. Urban Cooperative Banks
Answer [D] Urban Cooperative Banks
9. What is the name of the new relay satellite series, to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)?
A. Indian Relay Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
B. Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)
C. Indian Relay Satellite System (IRSS)
D. Indian Relay Tracking System (IRTS)
Answer [B] Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)
10. The Farmers ‘Innovation Fund, which was seen in news, is proposed be set up by which organization?
A. World Food Programme
B. Food and Agricultural Organization
C. National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
D. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Answer [D] Indian Council of Agricultural Research