Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS CLERK MAINS | 12th JANUARY 2019

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Q1. ‘National Consultation on Child Protection’ held in ________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Pune

(d) Panaji

(e) Chennai

Q2. Who has sworn in as Venezuela President for 2nd Term?

(a) Nicolás Castro

(b) Fidel Castro

(c) Nicolás Maduro

(d) Che Guevara

(e) Jacobo Árbenz

Q3. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the __________signed an MoU, kick-starting cooperation in building energy efficiency.

(a) MoHA

(b) NHAI

(c) AAI

(d) CPWD

(e) IWWA

Q4. M C Mary Kom has attained number one position in the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings in _____ weight category.

(a) 55kg

(b) 45kg

(c) 48kg

(d) 42kg

(e) 51kg

Q5. Who has been removed from the position of Indian men’s hockey coach?

(a) Hari Shankar Singh

(b) Atul Bedade

(c) Raman Lamba

(d) Woorkeri Raman

(e) Harendra Singh

Q6. The Cabinet has approved the setting up of three new AIIMS in Jammu, Kashmir and ______.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(c) Punjab

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q7. Who among the following has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

(a) Birendra Prasad Baishya

(b)Punam Yadav

(c) Venkat Rahul Ragala

(d) Heena Sidhu

(e) Birender Singh Dhanoa

Q8. What is India’s rank in the list of most powerful passports, according to the Henley Passport Index? 

(a) 81st

(b) 79th

(c) 77th

(d) 71st

(e) 83rd

Q9. India’s longest 300-meter single lane steel cable suspension bridge was inaugurated in which of the following state?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

Q10. India’s longest single lane steel cable suspension bridge is built across the _________ river.

(a) Siang

(b) Brahmaputra

(c) Gumti

(d) Bhogdoi

(e) Lohit

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The First ‘National Consultation on Child Protection’ for 2019 was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a second term as Venezuela’s President amid the economic and humanitarian crisis faced by the Latin American country.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. According to the MoU, BEE and CPWD will cooperate on promoting designs and construction of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) compliant new buildings, star rating of CPWD managed buildings across the country with no registration or renewal fee, awareness of energy efficiency in the building sector and support for capacity building of CPWD officials in ECBC.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. M C Mary Kom has attained number one position in the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings. She became the most successful boxer in world championships’ history when she claimed the 48kg category top honors in Delhi in November 2018.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. Indian men’s hockey coach Harendra Singh was removed from the position and offered the task of helming the junior squad by the national federation. Harendra Singh was brought in as men’s coach in May 2018 after Sjoerd Marijne was moved back to the women’s camp.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. The setting up of three new AIIMS at Vijaynagar in Jammu, Awantipur in Pulwama in Kashmir and at Rajkot in Gujarat.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Birendra Prasad Baishya, has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is for the first time that the Weightlifting has been accorded with the honor of Chef de Mission for the Olympics. Baishya is also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice Presidents.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. According to the Henley Passport Index, India jumped two positions from 81st in 2018 to 79th in 2019. Japan retained its top spot as the world’s most travel-friendly passport.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. India’s longest 300-meter single lane steel cable suspension bridge was inaugurated by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The bridge across the Siang river at Yingkiong in Upper Siang district has been named Byorung Bridge. It is built at a cost of ?48.43-crore provided by the DONER (Department for Development of North Eastern Region) Ministry.

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