Current Affairs|9th January 2020 |Daily GK updates quiz

Current Affairs 9th January 2020:

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Q1. Name the Indian weightlifter who has been banned for 4 years from the sport by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).

(a) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

(b) Karnam Malleswari

(c) Kunjarani Devi

(d) Punam Yadav

(e) Sarbjeet Kaur

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Indian women weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned for 4 years from the sport by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).

Q2. CCEA has given its ‘in principle’ approval for strategic disinvestment of 4 Central Public Sector Enterprises & 2 Odisha State PSUs in?

(a) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

(b) National Aluminium Company Limited

(c) Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited

(d) Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited

(e) Steel Authority of India Limited

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(c)

Exp. CCEA has given its ‘in principle’ approval for strategic disinvestment of 4 Central Public Sector Enterprises & 2 Odisha State PSUs in Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL).

Q3. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC)?

(a) HKL Magu

(b) Sanjeev Nandwani

(c) Jyoti Kaur

(d) A Sakthivel

(e) R.K. Sharma

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(d)

Exp. A Sakthivel has been appointed as the new chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC).

Q4. The 5th edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) was held in?

(a) Pune, Maharashtra

(b) Patna, Bihar

(c) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(d) Hyderabad, Telangana

(e) Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The 5th edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) held in Pune, Maharashtra.

Q5. Who among the following has won the UK based Costa Children’s Award 2019 for her debut novel ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’?

(a) Arundhati Roy

(b) Salman Rushdie

(c) Jasbinder Bilan

(d) Chetan Bhagat

(e) Amitav Ghosh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Jasbinder Bilan has won the UK based Costa Children’s Award 2019 for her debut novel ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’.

Q6. The Union Government has authorized the amount of _________ for 1656 Km long Indradhanush Natural Gas Pipeline Grid project.

(a) Rs 4559 crore

(b) Rs 5559 crore

(c) Rs 6559 crore

(d) Rs 7559 crore

(e) Rs 8559 crore

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(b)

Exp. The Union Government has authorized the amount of Rs 5559 crore for 1656 Km long Indradhanush Natural Gas Pipeline Grid project.

Q7. Which of the following bank has recently announced ‘residential builder finance with buyer guarantee’ (RBBG) scheme to give a push to residential sales and improve homebuyers’ confidence?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Bank of India

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Yes Bank

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(d)

Exp. The State Bank of India has announced ‘residential builder finance with buyer guarantee’ (RBBG) scheme to give a push to residential sales and improve homebuyers’ confidence.

Q8. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will inaugurate “Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020” in?

(a) Nagpur

(b) Aurangabad

(c) Konkan

(d) Pune

(e) Amravati

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will inaugurate “Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020” in Aurangabad.

Q9. Which day is celebrated by India as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) every year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India?

(a) 13th January

(b) 12th January

(c) 11th January

(d) 10th January

(e) 09th January

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(e)

Exp. India celebrates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India.

Q10. Who among the following has been elected President of Croatia after beating closely the incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic?

(a) Andrej Plenkovic

(b) Zoran Milanovic

(c) Miroslav Skoro

(d) Ivo Josipovic

(e) Davor Bernardic

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Zoran Milanovic has been elected President of Croatia after beating closely the incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

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