Current Affairs 4th January 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The ‘Nine Dash Line’, which is to be contested at the UN, is in which water body?
A. South China Sea
B. North Atlantic Ocean
C. East Philippine Sea
D. Arctic Sea
Answer [A] South China Sea
2. The Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline project between which two countries?
A. Russia and Turkey
B. Germany and Turkey
C. Russia and Germany
D. Turkey and USA
Answer [C] Russia and Germany
3. The International Criminal Court, which is seeking to look into war crimes in West Asia, was established by which treaty?
A. Geneva Convention
B. Rome Statute
C. Vienna Convention
D. Kyoto Protocol
Answer [B] Rome Statute
4. Which Pope abolished the ‘Pontifical secrecy’ rule’s applicability to sexual abuse cases?
A. Pope Francis
B. Pope Benedict XBI
C. Pope Pius XII
D. Pope Paul VI
Answer [A] Pope Francis
5. The Apex Court of which country recently became the first for holding the government responsible for climate action?
A. Netherlands
B. Denmark
C. Norway
D. Finland
Answer [A] Netherlands
6. The Humanoid robot capable of mirroring human actions, T-HR3, was launched by which firm?
A. Ford
B. Volkswagen
C. Toyota Motor Corp.
D. Honda
Answer [C] Toyota Motor Corp.
7. USA’s legislation DASKA provides for sanctions against which country?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Iran
D. Iraq
Answer [A] Russia
8. Harbin Ice Festival is celebrated by which country?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Finland
D. South Korea
Answer [A] China
9. The South Central Railway recently adorned the Hyderabad to New Delhi Express in the colours of which company as a part of its vinyl wrapping advertisement?
A. Singareni Collieries Company Limited
B. Mahanadi Coal Mine Limited
C. Tata Steel
D. Eastern Coal Field
Answer [A] Singareni Collieries Company Limited
10. Which port was recently brought under the Chabahar Agreement?
A. Chennai
B. Mormugoa
C. Kolkata
D. Vishakhapatnam
Answer [B] Mormugoa