Current Affairs 25th January 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. According to the recent study conducted by the Swiss Bank Julius Baer, which is the most expensive city of the world for luxury goods?
A. Mumbai
B. Hong Kong
C. New York
D. Singapore
Answer [B] Hong Kong
2. The ‘National Highway Excellence Awards’, which was recently presented by the Union Road, Transport and Highway Minister, was instituted in which year?
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Answer [C] 2018
3. The country’s first-of-its-kind exhibition on ‘Indian Heritage in Digital Space’ was inaugurated in which city?
A. Varanasi
B. Pune
C. New Delhi
D. Jaipur
Answer [C] New Delhi
4. The 7 th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (India Region) was organized in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Lucknow
D. Ahmedabad
Answer [C] Lucknow
5. How many Indian astronauts have been selected for India’s first human space mission?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer [C] Four
6. Which cricketer was named as the Captain of ICC’s ODI and Test teams of the year?
A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Virat Kohli
C. Kane Williamson
D. Eoin Morgan
Answer [B] Virat Kohli
7. The Unites States recently signed the first phase of historic trade deal with which country?
A. India
B. China
C. Russia
D. Switzerland
Answer [B] China
8. Alok Kansal has been recently appointed as the General Manager of the Western Railway. Where is the headquarters of Western Railways located?
A. Gandhi Nagar
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Surat
Answer [C] Mumbai
9. Which technology company has recently launched the new version of its ‘Edge Chromium’ browser for both Mac and Windows platforms?
A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Mozilla
D. Apple
Answer [B] Microsoft
10. The entire government of which country resigned recently after the constitutional amendments announced by its president?
A. China
B. France
C. Russia
D. Germany
Answer [C] Russia