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Daily Current Affairs 22nd January 2020:

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Q.1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 32nd interaction through PRAGATI- the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation in _____________________.

(a)New Delhi

(b)Ahmedabad

(c)Lucknow

(d)Kolkata

(e)Bengaluru

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 32nd interaction through PRAGATI- the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation in New Delhi on 22nd January.

Q.2.At what position India ranked in the 2019 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit?

(a)41th

(b)43rd

(d)62nd

(e)58th

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. India slipped 10 places to 51st position in the 2019 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Q.3. Which country was at the top in the 2019 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit?

(a)Iceland

(b)Denmark

(c)Norway

(d)Sweden

(e)Finland

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.

Rank Country

1 Norway

2 Iceland

3 Sweden

4 New Zealand

5 Finland

51. India

69Sri Lanka

Q.4. Which country was at the bottom of the 2019 Democracy Index’s global ranking at 167th place?

(a)Denmark

(b)Norway

(c)Sweden

(d)Finland

(e)North Korea

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. North Korea was at the bottom of the global ranking at 167th place.

India’s Rank in Ranking Index

Global peace index-141st

World Press Freedom Index 2019-140th

Global competitiveness index-68th

Global passport Index 2020-84th

Global Hunger Index-102nd

World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020-63rd

Gender Equality Index 2019-95th

Q.5. Which state Government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana which will provide financial assistance to family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields?

(a)Kerala

(b)Odisha

(c)Bihar

(d)Uttar Pradesh

(e)Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Uttar Pradesh Government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana which will provide financial assistance to family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields.

List of schemes :

Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’- (Kerala)

‘Jalsathi’-(Odisha)

Nethanna Nestham’-(Andhra Pradesh)

Nadu-Nedu Programme-(Andhra Pradesh)

Ex-gratia-(Nagaland)

Q.6. Which country has been declared ‘reciprocating territory’ by India?

(a)Russia

(b)UAE

(c)Saudi Arabia

(d)China

(e)Pakistan

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Ministry of Law and Justice issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, declaring the United Arab Emirates to be a “reciprocating territory” under Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The notification also declared a list of courts in the UAE to be “superior Courts” under the same section.

Q.7. Which bank recently has launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs?

(a)Axis Bank

(b)ICICI Bank

(c)IDFC bank

(d)Kotak Mahindra Bank

(e)HDFC Bank

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. ICICI Bank on 21st January launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs .

Q.8. ICICI Bank on 21st January launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs. What is the limit of per day transaction?

(a)40,000

(b)30,000

(d)10,000

(e)25,000

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. ICICI Bank on 21st January launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs with a per day transaction limit of Rs 20,000.

Q.9.Which State-owned non-life insurance company has approved its merger with Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and United India Insurance Company Ltd.?

(a)Life Insurance Corporation of india

(b)National Insurance Company Ltd

(c)General Insurance Corporation of India

(d)New India assurance Company Ltd

(e)Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. State-owned non-life insurer National Insurance Company Ltd has approved its merger with Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and United India Insurance Company Ltd.

Q.10. Ratings agency India Ratings and Research has forecasted India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 at_____________.

(a)4.9%

(b)6.1%

(d)6.5%

(e)5.0%

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Ratings agency India Ratings and Research has pegged India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 at 5.5%, above the 5% growth that India’s statistics office expects for 2019-20.

About India’s forecasting FY 2020

RBI forecasted-5%

Moody -4.9%

ADB- 5.1%

World Bank -5%

Q.11. With which company Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited launched a car and bike pooling service in an effort to strengthen its last mile connectivity project?

(a)Uber

(b)Ola

(c)RedBus

(d)Rapido

(e)Goibibo

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(c)

Exp. In an effort to strengthen its last mile connectivity project, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited launched a car and bike pooling service in collaboration with redBus.

Q.12. Before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to space in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will send a ‘lady robot’ in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft. What is the name of that human Robot?

(a)Spacemitra

(b)Vyommitra

(c)Spacefriend

(d)Gaganmitra

(e)Sophia

Answer & Explanation

Ans.12.(b)

Exp. Before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to space in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyommitra’, a ‘lady robot’ in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft. SRO will undertake two unmanned missions December 2020 and June 2021.

Q.13. Who presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020 on 22nd January.?

(a)Venkaiah Naidu

(b)Ram Nath Kovind

(c)Narendra Modi

(d)Ramesh Pokhriyal

(e)Amit Shah

Answer & Explanation

Ans.13.(b)

Exp. President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22nd January.The Bal Puraskar is given by government every year to recognize exceptional achievements of children in various fields. These fields are innovation, scholastic achievements, social service, arts and culture, sports and bravery. Twenty-two children who were selected for National Bravery Awards also received the awards from the President.

Q.14. Who has been conferred with the “Champion of Change Award-2019”?

(a)Niranjan Bhat

(b)Om Birla

(c)Hemant Soren

(d)VG Kannan

(e)DK Mohanty

Answer & Explanation

Ans.14.(c)

Exp. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on 21st January was conferred with the “Champion of Change Award-2019” for his work in the Barhait and Dumka assembly constituencies in the state.

Q.15. Apurvi Chandela and Divyansh Singh Panwar has bagged gold medals in the women and men’s category respectively at the Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. They are associated with which sports?

(a)Gymnastics

(b)Wrestling

(c)Shooting

(d)Badminton

(e)Table tennis

Answer & Explanation

Ans.15.(c)

Exp. Olympic quota winners Apurvi Chandela and Divyansh Singh Panwar started the year with a bang by bagging gold medals in the women and men’s 10m air rifle events respectively at the Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria.

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