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Question Bank Current Affairs January - 2019
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Question 1Single Answer
NITI Aayog has launched 'AI 4 All Global hackathon' to develop AI (Artificial Intelligence) Applications to make positive social and economic impact India, in partnership with which Singapore based AI startup?
  1. A
    iRobot
  2. B
    Thoughtworks
  3. C
    Perlin
  4. D
    Freshwork
  5. E
    None of these
Question 2Single Answer
Kazakhstan opened a consulate, under the leadership of the managing director of Chandan  Steel Limited ___ in Gujarat business partnership, on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Dilip Chandan
  2. B
    Ram kishan Maurya
  3. C
    Vishwas Chandan
  4. D
    Shyam Kumar
  5. E
    None of these
Question 3Single Answer
Name the 2nd edition of the 11-day exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF) that commenced at Air Force Jodhpur, on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    INDRAAIR 2018
  2. B
    AIRINDRA 2018
  3. C
    AVIAINDRA 2018
  4. D
    AVIONICS 2018
  5. E
    None of these
Question 4Single Answer
Which district became the 23rd district of Arunachal Pradesh on 9th  December 2018?
  1. A
    Shi Yomi
  2. B
    Min Shu
  3. C
    Jeo Jong
  4. D
    Jeo Rada
  5. E
    None of these
Question 5Single Answer
Tamil Nadu Government launched 24-hour toll free helpline number ___ for women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment to get assistance such as police help, legal aid or medical services, on 10th  December 2018?
  1. A
    108
  2. B
    181
  3. C
    193
  4. D
    175
  5. E
    None of these
Question 6Single Answer
Which entity conducted the largest ever Central teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) at 2144 centres in 92 cities across India, on 9th  December 2018?
  1. A
    Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
  2. B
    National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT)
  3. C
    Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
  4. D
    Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  5. E
    None of these
Question 7Single Answer
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched the Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train, on 8th December 2018 which will tour for ___ days, across several cities?
  1. A
    24
  2. B
    12
  3. C
    16
  4. D
    30
Question 8Single Answer
United Nation Conference adopted a global pact "The Global compact for safe, orderly and Regular Migration", on 10th December 2018. Where was the United Nations conference held?
  1. A
    Marrakesh, Morocco
  2. B
    Philadelphia, United States
  3. C
    Sri Lanka, Colombo
  4. D
    Budapest, Hungary
  5. E
    None of these
Question 9Single Answer
Which entity announced that it will implement an 'Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions' covering services provided by entities falling under Reserve Bank's regulatory jurisdiction?
  1. A
    Union Ministry of Finance
  2. B
    State Bank of India (SBI)
  3. C
    Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  4. D
    Indian Banks' Association (IBA)
  5. E
    None of these
Question 10Single Answer
Where was the 54th SKOCH Summit on the State of Power, Oil and Gas held on 5th December 2018?
  1. A
    Mumbai
  2. B
    Dehradun
  3. C
    Raipur
  4. D
    New Delhi
  5. E
    None of these
Question 11Single Answer
Who became the first Asian/Indian to win the 2018 Mister supranational title in the 3rd edition of the competition held in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland, on 9th December 2018?
  1. A
    Rakesh Shetty
  2. B
    Prathamesh Maulingkar
  3. C
    Manish Jain
  4. D
    Pramod Karmakar
  5. E
    None of these
Question 12Single Answer
Name the Indian who won the 'Best entertainment host/presenter' award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards, held on 8th and 9th  December 2018, in Singapore?
  1. A
    Amitabh Bacchan
  2. B
    Salman Khan
  3. C
    Kapil Sharma
  4. D
    Karan Johar
  5. E
    None of these
Question 13Single Answer
Which politician will be awarded as "Best Woman Parliamentarian – Rajya Sabha" by vice - President M. Venkalah Naidu, in New Delhi, on 13th December 2018?
  1. A
    Sushma Swaraj
  2. B
    Vasundhara Raje
  3. C
    Mamta Banerjee
  4. D
    Kanimozhi
  5. E
    None of these
Question 14Single Answer
Name the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) who resigned on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Dr. Raghuam Rajan
  2. B
    Dr. Urjit patel
  3. C
    Dr. Arvind Subramaniam
  4. D
    Dr. Surjit Bhalla
  5. E
    None of these
Question 15Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Managing Director of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on 6th December 2018?
  1. A
    Wasim Khan
  2. B
    Abbas Mohammed
  3. C
    Rashid Khan
  4. D
    Hashim Ahmed
  5. E
    None of these
Question 16Single Answer
___ resigned as Chief Executing Office (CEO) of online Fashion Retailer Myntra, on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Ananth Narayanan
  2. B
    Vivek Kumar Singh
  3. C
    Himanshu Singh
  4. D
    Abhishek Singhania
  5. E
    None of these
Question 17Single Answer
Name the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president who resigned from the position of Minister of State for Human Resource and Development, on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Manoj Sinha
  2. B
    Upendra Kushwaha
  3. C
    Rajiv Menon
  4. D
    Debashish Banerjee
  5. E
    None of these
Question 18Single Answer
What is the codename of the exercise conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF), as part of which, combined guided weapons firing of Surface-to-Air Missiles, was performed from the Air Force Station at Suryalanka in Andhra Pradesh, from 5th to 7th  December 2018?
  1. A
    FIRE PRO – 18
  2. B
    CROSS BOW – 18
  3. C
    INGNITE – 18
  4. D
    INDFIRE – 18
  5. E
    None of these
Question 19Single Answer
Scientists from Fujian Normal University of which country have developed a "rewritable" paper that can be drawn or printed on over and over again by changing the temperature?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    China
  3. C
    South Korea
  4. D
    Indonesia
  5. E
    None of these
Question 20Single Answer
Name the three-stage nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile successfully test fired by India, from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Agni-5
  2. B
    Agni-2
  3. C
    Vishal-3
  4. D
    Dhanush-4
  5. E
    None of these
Question 21Single Answer
Where will the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019 be held from January 9 – January 20, 2019?
  1. A
    New Delhi, Delhi
  2. B
    Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Guwahati, Assam
  4. D
    Pune, Maharashtra
  5. E
    None of these
Question 22Single Answer
The 10th edition of 'INDRA NAVY', the bilateral excercise between the navies of india and which country started at Vishakhapatnam, on 9th December 2018?
  1. A
    Australia
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    United States of America
  5. E
    None of these
Question 23Single Answer
Where was the Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2018 held from 7th to 9th December 2018?
  1. A
    New Delhi
  2. B
    Dehradun
  3. C
    Kolkata
  4. D
    Chandigarh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 24Single Answer
Name the union Minister for Electronics&IT,Law&Justice, who launched a national challenge for youths, "Ideate for India – Creative solutions using technology", in new delhi, on 6th December 2018?
  1. A
    Suresh Prabhu
  2. B
    Narendra singh Tomar
  3. C
    Ravi Shankar Prasad
  4. D
    Manoj Sinha
  5. E
    None of these
Question 25Single Answer
The the kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) was inaugurated in which state on 9th December 2018?
  1. A
    Tamil nadu
  2. B
    kerala
  3. C
    Telangana
  4. D
    Maharashtra
  5. E
    None of these
Question 26Single Answer
India's first underwater museum will be opened in ........, in a decommissioned indian naval vessel named INS Cuddalore?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    Maharashtra
  3. C
    Puducherry
  4. D
    Andhra Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 27Single Answer
Which country has approved a new law allowing foreign blue-caller workers into the country to ease labour shortages from April 2019?
  1. A
    Australia
  2. B
    Ethiopia
  3. C
    Spain
  4. D
    Japan
  5. E
    None of these
Question 28Single Answer
National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed a loan agreement worth......... with Green Climate Fund (GCF) to boost rooftop solar power capacity projects through private sector participation, on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    USD 100 million
  2. B
    USD 250 million
  3. C
    USD 300 million
  4. D
    USD 170 million
  5. E
    None of these
Question 29Single Answer
Which bank has approved a $400 million loan for a water sanitation project in Andhra pradesh?
  1. A
    Asian Development bank(ADB)
  2. B
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
  3. C
    World Bank
  4. D
    SoftBank
  5. E
    None of these
Question 30Single Answer
Who won  the miss World 2018 crown at the 68th edition of the miss world event held in the chinese city, sanya, on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    Nicolene pichapa
  2. B
    Maria Vasilevich
  3. C
    Kadijah Robinson
  4. D
    Vanessa Ponce de leon
  5. E
    None of these
Question 31Single Answer
Name the environmentalist who won the lifetime service Award in sanctuary wildlife Awards 2018 , presentes by sanctuary wildlife Foundation, on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    vandana shiva
  2. B
    Rohit choudhury
  3. C
    Imran siddiqui
  4. D
    Iho Mitapo
  5. E
    None of these
Question 32Single Answer
which institute won the DSCI Excellence award 2018, given by data security council of india (DSCI) for its contributions in cyber security education, on 8 December 2018?
  1. A
    Indian institute of madras (IIT), madras
  2. B
    Indian institute of madras(IIT), Kharagpur
  3. C
    National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
  4. D
    Indian institute of sciences(IISc), Bangalore
  5. E
    None of these
Question 33Single Answer
.......... was presented the lifetime achievement award at the Trinity Arts Festival in chennai, on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    Sundaram lyengar
  2. B
    T T Srinivasaraghavan
  3. C
    Rohit Bakshi
  4. D
    Kiran Rao
  5. E
    none of these
Question 34Single Answer
who was elected as the 14th chairman of the coca-cola company, on 6th December 2018?
  1. A
    Muhtar Kent
  2. B
    james Quincey
  3. C
    joel Davis
  4. D
    Sean Goldman
  5. E
    None of these
Question 35Single Answer
Which country launched its chang'e-4 moon mission to reach the far side of the moon for the first time, on 7th December 2018?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    South Korea
  4. D
    China
  5. E
    None of these
Question 36Single Answer
......... scientists have made nanowire devices from zinc oxide crystals that can inherently process and even store information?
  1. A
    American
  2. B
    Indian
  3. C
    German
  4. D
    Australian
  5. E
    None of these
Question 37Single Answer
who became the youngest and the fifth Indian to win the Asian tour order of merit in golf,on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    Shubhankar Sharma
  2. B
    Anirban Lahiri
  3. C
    Shiv Kapoor
  4. D
    Jeev mikha singh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 38Single Answer
Which cricketer scored 267 unbeaten on his first-class debut and broke a 24-year-old world record of highest score on first-class debut, on 8th December 2018?
  1. A
    Sunil joshi
  2. B
    Ajay Rohera
  3. C
    Ramesh Chandar
  4. D
    Vinay Madhukar
  5. E
    None of these
Question 39Single Answer
The...... edition of National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) was organized by National Rifle Association of India in shotgun and Rifle/Pistol categories at Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram respectively, during November – December 2018?
  1. A
    53rd
  2. B
    62nd
  3. C
    49th
  4. D
    23rd
  5. E
    None of these
Question 40Single Answer
Belisario Betancur passed away on 8th December 2018. he was the former president of which country?
  1. A
    Austria
  2. B
    Italy
  3. C
    Colombia
  4. D
    Vietnam
  5. E
    None of these
Question 41Single Answer
Nebankur Gupta popularly known as 'Nobby' Who had served at several major companies, died on 7th December 2018. He belonged to which field?
  1. A
    Human Resource Development
  2. B
    Marketing
  3. C
    Artificial Intelligence
  4. D
    Genetic Engineering
  5. E
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
Russia's Lyudmila Alexeyeva died on 8th December 2018. She was a.....?
  1. A
    Human Rights Activist
  2. B
    Actress
  3. C
    Doctor
  4. D
    Politician
  5. E
    None of these
Question 43Single Answer
When was the 16th International Anti-corruption Day(IACD) observed by the United Nations?
  1. A
    December 4
  2. B
    December 3
  3. C
    December 6
  4. D
    December 9
  5. E
    None of these
Question 44Single Answer
Finance Minister Arun Jaitlely has announced the rise in contribution of the government in National Pension Scheme (NPS) to___% from existing 10% burdening the government by Rs 2,840 crore for 2019-20?
  1. A
    15%
  2. B
    16%
  3. C
    14%
  4. D
    12%
  5. E
    None of these
Question 45Single Answer
Where was the Regional Conference on 'Good Governance – Focus on Aspirational Districts' held on 10th and 11th December 2018?
  1. A
    Bengaluru, Karnataka
  2. B
    Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  3. C
    Pune, Maharastra
  4. D
    Hyderabad, Telangana
  5. E
    None of these
Question 46Single Answer
Which state/union territory government launched a 10-day special inspection drive named "Operation Minimum Wage" on 10th December 2018, to check implementation of minimum wage rules?
  1. A
    Puducherry
  2. B
    Delhi
  3. C
    Telangana
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 47Single Answer
Lepa Rada became___district of Arunachal Pradesh, on 11th Decemeber 2018?
  1. A
    28th
  2. B
    26th
  3. C
    24th
  4. D
    30th
  5. E
    None of these
Question 48Single Answer
Where was the first International Conference, on the theme-'Sustainable Water Management', held on 10th and 11th December 2018?
  1. A
    Rohtak, Haryana
  2. B
    Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  3. C
    Mohali, Punjab
  4. D
    Kochi,Kerala
  5. E
    None of these
Question 49Single Answer
Which country became the 38th member of the financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international Body to combat money laundering, terrorist financing etc., on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Egypt
  2. B
    Pakisthan
  3. C
    Israel
  4. D
    Afghanistan
  5. E
    None of these
Question 50Single Answer
The 14-day 7th Sino-india joint exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018, commenced at ___on 10th December 2018?
  1. A
    Arunachal Pradesh, India
  2. B
    Chengdu, China
  3. C
    Wuhan, China
  4. D
    Sikkim, China
  5. E
    None of these
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