Current Affairs 21th January 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian monument has found place in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s 8 Wonders of SCO’ list?
A. Taj Mahal
B. Statue of Unity
C. Konark Sun Temple
D. Ajanta Caves
Answer [B] Statue of Unity
2. Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
A. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar
B. A.P. Maheshwari
C. Vijay Kumar
D. Arvind Kumar
Answer [B] A.P. Maheshwari
3. Which famous international money transfer company recently partnered with Ebixcash to expand its presence in Indian market?
A. PayPal PayPal
B. Money Gram
C. Western Union
D. Transfer Wise
Answer [B] Money Gram
4. Which is the first Indian airport to get Disabled Aircraft Recovery Equipment (DARE)?
A. Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
B. Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
C. Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
D. Cochin International Airport
Answer [C] Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
5. Which company recently announced to offer guidance to 15 tech start-up companies from 5 Indian states?
A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Amazon
D. Flipkart
Answer [B] Microsoft
6. On which date, ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ celebrated across India?
A. January 10
B. January 12
C. January 13
D. January 14
Answer [D] January 14
7. Which badminton player recently won the Malaysian Masters 2020 title?
A. Viktor Axelsen
B. Kento Momota
C. Sai Praneeth
D. Kidambi Srikanth
Answer [B] Kento Momota
8. Who has recently been appointed as the fourth Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
A. U K Sinha
B. Ajay Tyagi
C. Michael Batra
D. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Answer [C] Michael Batra
9. The Vice President of India is to inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for Studies of which Indian Language, in Nellore?
A. Kannada
B. Telugu
C. Tamil
D. Malayalam
Answer [B] Telugu
10. The Communication satellite of ISRO, GSAT-30 is scheduled to launch abroad which vehicle?
A. PSLV C 44
B. PSLV C 46
C. PSLV C 47
D. Ariane 5
Answer [D] Ariane 5