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SEN’S SCHOOL OF COMPETIVE EXAMINATIONS
SSCE Monthly Current Affairs (January)
Daily Current Affairs 1st January,2019
1) Name the Indian player who became the 1st ever player to take 20 catches in a
Test series.
Ans:- Rishabh Pant
2) Name the Veteran actor who passed away in Canada at the age of 81.
Ans: Kader Khan
3) How many Indian-origin women scientists awarded by Australian government
under Superstar of STEM initiative?
Ans:- 3
4) Which of the following pension management software was launched by
Narendra Modi for pensioners of telecom department?
Ans:- System for Authority and Management of Pension.
5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the One District, One Product
Regional Summit in __________.
Ans:-Varanasi.
6) Name of the Portuguese airline which introduced single-use plastic free flight
on 29 December 2018.
Ans:- Hi Fly
7) SBI Life Insurance join hands with this bank for bancassurance partnership
recently.
Ans:- Allahabad Bank
8) Deen Dayal Veterinary University proposed to set up the first goat fertility lab
in the state of __________ under Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna at the cost of
Rs 22 crore.
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
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9) Which Union Ministry has released a booklet titled "A Handbook for Students
on cyber Safety" to inform the school children about the different aspects of
cyber safety?
Ans:- Ministry of Home Affairs
10) An exhibition titled 'Dandi Yatra' was inaugurated in __________.
Ans: New Delhi
11) Who was appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia
on 28th December 2018?
Ans:-Y.K. Sailas Thangal
12) Who among the following took the command of the Indian Army's Gajraj
Corps on 30 December 2018?
Ans:-Lt Gen Manoj Pande
13) Which state government is going to create a spiritual Department
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh
14) Which Asian country has recently submitted its 6th National Report (NR6) to
the Convention on Biological Diversity?
Ans: India
15) High-Level Committee approved an assistance of Rs 1,146.12 crore from the
National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to this state, recently.
Ans:-Tamil Nadu
Daily Current Affairs 2nd January, 2019
1) DRDO day is observed on :
Ans:- 1st January
2) Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Railway Board?
Ans:- V K Yadav
3) How many new Information Commissioners are appointed by Ram Nath
Kovind?
Ans:-4
4) Which two countries quits UNESCO, recently?
Ans:-United States and Israel
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5) Who will be honoured with the National Nritya Shiromani award?
Ans:- Anindita Neogy Anaam
6) Delhi High Court has allowed the Transgenders to file sexual harassment case
under which section?
Ans:- Section 354A
7) Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as the president of this country recently.
Ans:-Brazil
ago.
8) Name the Indian Cricketer who became the highest international wicket-taker
across formats in 2018?
Ans:- Jasprit Bumrah
9) Which airline gets its first longer range A321neo plane?
Ans:- IndiGo
10) Name the Arab country which has withdrawn its membership from OPEC,
recently.
Ans:-Qatar
11) As per Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)'s report titled 'Growth Outlook
for 2019', What is the GDP rate of India in FY19?
Ans: 7.5%
12) The government of India constituted a committee to suggest
recommendations to strengthen the 'Real Estate Regulatory Authority' (RERA)
and to remove difficulties in its implementation, who will be the head of
committee?
Ans:- Shiv Das Meena
13) Germany approves USD 8 billion rail and road tunnel link to which of the
following country?
Ans:- Denmark
14) Which Union Minister launched Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins scheme in
Odisha?
Ans:-Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
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15) Who is the head of the government committee that suggested AICTE to stop
setting up new engineering colleges from 2020?
Ans:- B V R Mohan Reddy
16) Center has given an extension of 6 months to complete the ongoing exercise
for updating the NRC in __________.
Ans:- Assam
17) Sports Ministry has allotted how much rupees for the funding of athletes
under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for their preparations for
2020 Olympics?
Ans:- Rs 100 crore
18) India has cut import taxes on crude and refined palm oil from ASEAN
countries from 44% to __________
Ans:- 40%
19) Who of the following was appointed as the MD and CEO of Axis bank after
Shikha Sharma?
Ans:- Amitabh Chaudhry
20) Who was sworn-in as 1st Chief Justice of Telangana High Court?
Ans:- TB Radhakrishnan
Daily Current Affairs 3rd January, 2019
1)Pankaj Sharma was appointed as the chief operations officer of this bank
recently.
Ans:- RBL Bank
2)ISRO launched an initiative for students to engage them on space science
activities. It was named as;
Ans:-Samwad
3)The number of complaints registered at banking ombudsman offices for 2018
have increased with the percentage of;
Ans:-25%
4)Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 106th Indian Science
Congress in which of the following city?
Ans:-Jalandhar
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5)Veteran actor CH Lokanath who addressed as 'Uncle Lokanath' was passed
away at the age of 91. He belongs to which film industry?
Ans:-Sandalwood
6)Which spacecraft of NASA broke the record for smallest space object ever
orbited, after successfully entering into orbit around the asteroid Bennu?
Ans:-OSIRIS-Rex
7)Which country ranked first as per the Climate Change Performance Index
(CCPI)?
Ans:-Sweden
8)Veteran cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar passed away at the age of 87. For
whom he trained?
Ans:-Sachin Tendulkar
9)Name the Indian origin student who has bagged two gold medals at the World
Memory Championships in Hong-Kong.
Ans:-Dhruv Manoj
10)Saurabh Kumar has been appointed as the Director General of Ordnance
Factories (DGOF) and chairman of this department.
Ans:-OFB
11) The West Bengal government announced __________ welfare initiatives for
farmers.
Ans:-2
Daily Current Affairs 4th January, 2019
1)Which Atomic Power Station set world record for longest uninterrupted
operation?
Ans:-Kaiga Atomic Power Station
2)The 44th Global Summit of the International Advertising Association was held
in __________.
Ans:-Kochi
3)Which of the following become the country's largest asset management
company?
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Ans:HDFC Mutual Fund
4)The World's 1st female who amputee to scale Antarctica's Highest Peak is;
Ans:-Arunima Sinha
5)Name of the IIT professor who was honoured with the National Geospatial
Award for Excellence -2017.
Ans:-Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
6)What is the theme of the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress?
Ans:-Future India: Science & Technology
communicators' meet; and, science exhibition. The exhibition will see
participation from the national and international science companies, especially
from the US, Australia, Germany and Switzerland.
7)The Union Home Ministry renamed Allahabad as;
Ans:-Prayagraj
8)Which life insurance uses WhatsApp to deliver policy, renewal premium?
Ans:-Bharti AXA Life Insurance
9)This ministry imposed an anti-dumping duty for 18 months on a Chinese
synthetic rubber, recently.
Ans:-Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Explanation:-The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, is
mulling to impose anti-
10)Which banks signs a bancassurance pact with SBI Life Insurance to offer a
comprehensive financial planning solution to its customers?
Ans:-Syndicate Bank
11)Who will allows Custodial Services In Commodity Market?
Ans:-SEBI
12)The Union Cabinet approved a MoU between India and this country on
Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security.
Ans:-Morocco
13)Which state CM launched a KALIA scheme for farmers?
Ans:-Odisha
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14)Which football team have been awarded the Legion of Honour in the New
Year's honours list?
Ans:-France
15)What type of improved aircraft did the Indian Air Force (IAF) ask Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to make after getting clearance from military
airworthiness certifier CEMILAC?
Ans:-Light Combat Aircraft
16)Who signed an Asia Reassurance Initiative Act Into Law recently?
Ans:Donald J. Trump
17)This city aims for 7 star rating under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Ans:-Mysuru
18)Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan?
Ans:-Asif Saeed Khan Khosa
Daily Current Affairs 5th January, 2019
1)Who among the following was named as the acting deputy defence secretary of
United States?
Ans:-David Norquist
2)Govt launches Green-Ag, GEF-assisted project, in partnership with;
Ans:-FAO
3)On which date, the World Braille Day is observed?
Ans:-4th January
4)The scientists from this country launched a Telescope to detect cosmic X-rays.
Ans:-US
5)Name of the public sector miner, launched the social media wall on the
YouTube Channel Singareni Siren.
Ans:-SCCL
6)The Kerala State Cabinet approved which of the following Act to provide a
regular income for Non-Resident Keralites?
Ans:-Kerala Pravasi Welfare Act
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7) PayU India CEO Amrish Rau joined as the head of which of the following
company?
Ans:-Naspers
8)The mega international food and beverage show 'Indus Food 2019' will be held
in __________.
Ans:-Noida
9)Who inagurated the 'Swachh Survekshan 2019' scheme recently?
Ans:-Hardeep Singh Puri
10)Global Healthcare Summit 2019 will be held in __________.
Ans:-Hyderabad
11)How many free cooking gas (LPG) connections has the government provided
under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)?
Ans:-6 crore
12)How many oil companies signed an MoU with IIT Bombay for setting up
Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy?
Ans:-7
13)Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ___________ projects worth over
Rs. 1500 crore on his one-day visit to Imphal, Manipur.
Ans:-12
14)India floats mega tender of 7.5 GW for this state.
Ans:-Jammu & Kashmir
15)Indian Oil Corp (IOC)'s first LNG import terminal was commissioned in
__________, Tamil Nadu.
Ans:-Ennore
16)For how many stations, Indian Railways plans to launch a WiFi facility?
Ans:-2000
17)Scientists have developed a device named WAND that works like a
Pacemaker for which this part of the body?
Ans:-Brain
18)Who is appointed as the MD & CEO of Thyssenkrupp Industries India?
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Ans:-Vivek Bhatia
19)Which Chinese space probe touched down on the far side of the moon?
Ans:-Chang'e-4 lunar probe
Daily Current Affairs 6th January, 2019
1)Where was the 10th R R Lakshya Cup 2018 shooting tournament held?
Ans:-Navi Mumbai
2)How many monumnets are declared under the Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, in 2018?
Ans:-6
3)Who was appointed the secretary of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
Ans:-P K Singh
4)Scientists from which institute have developed a simple paper kit that can test
freshness of milk and tell how well it has been pasteurized?
Ans:-IIT, Guwahati
5)SBFC and this bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide loans
worth Rs. 1 crore to MSMEs for 15-year tenure.
Ans:-ICICI Bank
6)Which Indian state ranked in the ranking of Singapore's Asia Competitiveness
Institute's (ACI), Ease of Doing Business (EDB) index 2018?
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
7)The theme of 27th New Delhi World Book Fair is;
Ans:-Readers with Special Needs
8The bill passed by the Parliament that seeks to do away with the no-detention
policy in schools.
Ans:-Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment)
Bill, 2018
9)Which city is the venue of the 2019 Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF)?
Ans:-New Delhi
10)The 80th National Table Tennis Championship begins in which city?
Ans:-Cuttack
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11)Chhabilendra Roul was appointed as the Secretary for which of the following
department?
Ans:- Department of Fertilizers
12)The Ministry of Human Resource Development constituted a Task Force to
look into the JNV suicides. It was headed by __________.
Ans:-Dr. Jitendra Nagpal
13)Tropical Storm Usman hits this country with heavy rains and triggered deadly
landslides, on 29th December 2018.
Ans:-Philippines
Explanatiobn:-Tropical Storm Usman hit Philippines' Bicol region in Manila.
The tropical depression
14) Name the Indian batsman who has faced highest deliveries in a test series in
Australia with 1258 balls, beating India's Former Captain, Rahul Dravid's record
of 1203 balls.
Ans:- Cheteshwar Pujara
15) Name the Indian origin boy who was selected by Indian Council for Child
Welfare (ICCW) for receiving National Bravery Award.
Ans:-Wahengbam Lamnganba Singh
Daily Current Affairs 7th January, 2019
1)Which country successfully tested its Mother of All Bombs?
Ans:-China
2)The government has amalgamated how many Regional Rural Banks into a
single RRB?
Ans:-3
3)Who signs MoU With SAMEER for Boosting Communication?
Ans-AAI
4)Which state CM announced interest-free loans of up to Rs. 3 lakh for women
self-help groups (WSHGs)?
Ans:-Odisha
5)The rate of reservationapproved by Union Cabinet for 'economically backward'
upper castes in government jobs.
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Ans:-10%
6)Who was appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner?
Ans:-Sudhir Bhargava
7)Govt Allocates Rs __________ Cr for Development of 40 Satellite launch
vehicles for the next 4 years.
Ans:-10,900
8)Which amendment bill will allow individuals to offer voluntarily biometric ID
for opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection?
Ans:-Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018
9)Pratap Simha demands change in IBPS recruitment pattern recently. He was
the the MP of __________.
Ans:-Karnataka
10)When was the World Day for War Orphans observed?
Ans:-January 6
11)Who unveiled 6 projects worth Rs 5,300 crore in Jodhpur, recently?
Ans:-Shri Nitin Gadkari
12)Which country wins the first-ever cricket Test series in Australia?
Ans:-India
13)Name the journalist who was conferred with the lifetime achievement award
for his lifelong contributions in journalism, by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal
Vartahar Sangh.
Ans:-Dinu Randive
14). Who is First Tycoon to be named "Fugitive Economic Offender"?
Ans:-Vijay Mallya
15)Who pesented the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism awards
recently?
Ans:-Rajnath Singh
16)For which state, National Green Tribunal imposed a fine of 100 crore rupees
for its failure to curb illegal coal mining in the state?
Ans:-Meghalaya
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17)Roger Federer and __________ won a Hopman Cup and retain a Title for
Switzerland.
Ans:-Belinda Bencic
18)The government of India issued an __________ alert for the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands due Cyclonic storm 'Pabuk'.
Ans:-Orange
19)The government formed a High-Level committee for implementation of
Clause 6 of Assam Accord. It was headed by
Ans:-M. P. Bezbaruah
20) Which railway station became the first railway station of South Central
Railway (SCR) zone to hoist a huge tricolour flag on a 100-foot tall pole, on 2nd
January 2019?
Ans:-Secunderabad Railway Station
Daily Current Affairs 8th January, 2019
1)The Central Government has given nod for Centre for Classical Language in
which city of Kerala?
Ans:-Tirur
2)The Polavaram irrigation project created two Guinness world records for
'pouring the highest amount of concrete' and 'largest continuous concrete pour in
24 hours'. This belongs to the state of;
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
3)The fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue has begun in __________.
Ans:-New Delhi
4)The first Indian state that has established a Brahmin Corporation aimed to help
poor people of Brahmin families.
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
5)Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh launched a book
titled "A Crusade Against Corruption" at the Press Club of India in New Delhi.
The Author of the book is;
Ans:-Manohar Manoj
6)Srei Equipment Finance and this bank entered into an agreement for financing
the Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) and agriculture sector.
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Ans:-UBI
7Which state government announced distribution of free sops to encourage
farmers to enroll in the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana?
Ans:-Maharashtra
8)Who won a Best Actor in Motion Picture-Drama of 76th Annual Golden Globe
Awards?
Ans:-Rami Malek
9)Who conferred conferred textiles awards in New Delhi and presented
commemorative stamps on GI registered handicrafts
Ans:-Shri Venkaiah Naidu
10)Which ministry has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality
of school education offered by states?
Ans:-Ministry of Human Resource Development
11)Who Resigns as a President of The World Bank?
Explanation:-Jim Yong Kim
12)The second edition of Khelo India Youth Games will starts in __________,
Maharashtra.
Ans:-Pune
13)Who among the following was sworn as the new Chief Justice of Nepal's
Supreme Court?
Ans:-Justice Cholendra Shamsher J B Rana
14)Which country declared the ancient Hindu religious site of Panj Tirath as
national heritage?
Ans:-Pakistan
15) Who has been appointed as the director general of the Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB)?
Ans:-Shri. Kumar Rajesh Chandra
16)Name the Indian women who has joined International Monetary Fund (IMF)
as its chief economist, recently.
Ans:-Gita Gopinath
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17) Six professors awarded Infosys Prize 2018 for science and research in
__________.
Ans:-Bengaluru
Daily Current Affairs 9th January, 2019
1)Recently, Airport Authority of India (AAI) banned single-use plastic items for
how many airports?
Ans:- 16
2)Which among the followinh collaborate with Oil Marketing Companies for
issuance of FASTags through petroleum retail outlets?
Ans:-National Highway Authority of India
3)Who is the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award
for Investigative Reporting(Print category)?
Ans:-S Vijay Kumar
4)Which city is the venue o f the All India Radio National Poets Conference
2019?
Ans:-Chennai
5)Which company introduces Kumbh Jio Phone app for pilgrims?
Ans:-Reliance Jio
6)Who has taken charge as India's new ambassador to China?
Ans:-Vikram Misri
7)Which country opened West Asia's largest cathedral in its New Administrative
Capital?
Ans:-Egypt
8)The GST panel approved levy of 1%'calamity cess' by Kerala for a period of
two years to fund rehabilitation work in the state of Kerala. It was led by;
Ans:-Sushil Kumar Modi
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9)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a High-Level Committee on
Deepening of Digital Payments to encourage digitisation of payments and
enhance financial inclusion. It was headed by;
Ans:-Nandan Nilekani
10)The bill cleared by Union Cabinet to provide Indian citizenship to non-
Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan is;
Ans:-Citizenship Amendment Bill
11)With which country India signed an MoU on Ocean Dialogue?
Ans:-Norway
12)Global Aviation Summit 2019 will be held in __________ with the theme
"Flying for all".
Ans:-Mumbai
13)Who announces cash awards for triumphant Team India members?
Ans:-BCCI
14)Name the mobile application launched by North Central Railway (NCR) to
help navigate the attendees of Kumbh Mela to be held in Prayagraj city.
Ans:-Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App
15)Name the small Finance Bank Launches Current Account with Unique Auto-
Sweep Facility.
Ans:-Jana Small Finance Bank
16)Who becomes the 1st Indian to Head Global Solar Council?
Ans:-Pranav R Mehta
17)Indian Army signed an MoU on the Defence Salary Package with which of
the following bank?
Ans:- Punjab National Bank
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18)This country passed law to sinicize and make Islam compatible with
socialism.
Ans:-China
19)Choose the one which is the recepient of NBFC -P2P Certification from RBI.
Ans:-IndiaMoneyMart
Daily Current Affairs 10th January, 2019
1)Which country's cricketing body was announced as the 105th member of ICC?
Ans:-US
2)Who was appointed as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal?
Ans:-Shri Kumar Rajesh Chandra
3)What is the theme of the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)?
Ans:-Flying for all
4). This country will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ans:-Egypt
5)Which company conferred with the title of world's biggest planemaker for the
seventh straight year?
Ans:-Boeing
6)As per latest estimate of Central Statistics Office, what is the rate of Indian
economy for FY 19?
Ans:-7.2%
7)The 86th National Billiards and Snooker Championship will be held in
__________.
Ans:-Indore
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8)Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs 1,100
cr at which city of Maharashtra?
Ans:-Solapur
9)For which country, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide $400
million under swap deal?
Ans:-Sri Lanka
10)Who will provide early-stage capital to agriculture and rural enterprises
through its venture capital entity?
Ans:-NABARD
11)Which city police launched the 'Police-E-Eye' mobile application to alert
police on traffic violators?
Ans:-Coimbatore
12)The 6th Women Of India Organic Festival 2019 was held in which city?
Ans:-Chandigarh
13)New planet that NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) found
is;
Ans:-HD 21749b
14)The Lok Sabha passed the 'DNA Technology (Use and Application)
Regulation Bill, 2019' on __________.
Ans:-8 January 2019
15)Name of the first monarch of Malaysia to resign before completing tenure.
Ans:-Muhammad V
16)The Supreme court set up a constitution Bench to hear the Ram
Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case. It consists of how many
judges?
Ans:-Five
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17)On which date, 2019 Non-Resident Indian Day is observed?
Ans:-January 9
18)Who is the author of the book "We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories
from Refugee Girls Around the World"?
Ans:-Malala Yousafzai
Daily Current Affairs 11th January, 2019
1)Who has been ranked World's top woman boxer by the International Boxing
Association (AIBA) in the 48kg category?
Ans:-Mary Kom
2)Who has been named as the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of
the Year?
Ans:-Mohamed Salah
3)This organisation set up CARE to strengthen Research Publication.
Ans:-UGC
4)Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Gangajal Project' in
__________.
Ans:-Agra
5)This is set to become the first Indian state to roll out Universal Basic Income
(UBI)?
Ans:-Sikkim
6)Which will be the 1st Island to operate seaplanes?
Ans:-Andaman and Nicobar Islands
7)The exemption limit of which tax is doubled to give relief to small businesses.
Ans:-Goods and Service Tax
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8)What will be the position of India in Consumer Market By 2030?
Ans:-3rd
9)Recently SEBI has constituted a "Research Advisory" committee to undertake
research relevant for development and regulation of capital markets. It was
headed by;
Ans:-Sankar De
10)Sydney and Brisbane chosen to host $15 million 24 team ATP Cup in which
year?
Ans:-2020
11)Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as the President of __________.
Ans:-Venezuela
12)Who inagurated India's Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge, recently?
Ans:-Shri Pema Khandu
13)Which among the company join hands with Bharti AXA General Insurance
recently?
Ans:-IRCTC
14)World Hindi Day is celebrated on which date?
Ans:-January 10
15)The Union Government has launched the Web- Wonder Women campaign in
collaboration with which human rights organization?s
Ans:-Breakthrough India
16)The First 'National Consultation on Child Protection' for 2019 was held in
__________.
Ans:-New Delhi
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17)Union Minister Nitin Gadkari gave an approval to Iran's Pasargad Bank to
open a branch in __________.
Ans:-Mumbai
18)Who has been appointed as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence
and Home Guards?
Ans:-Alok Verma
Daily Current Affairs 12th January, 2019
1) Recently, Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation
organised the 4th Edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi with the theme of;
Ans:-A World Reorder: New Geometries; Fluid Partnerships; Uncertain
Outcomes
2)Polavaram project of which state entered the Guinness book of world record by
pouring 32,315.5 cubic meters of concrete non-stop in 24 hours.
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:-The Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh got its place in the
Guinness book of world
3)The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of 3 AIIMS in which of the
following states?
Ans:-J&K and Gujarat
4)Which of the following allowed tokenization of debit, credit and prepaid card
transactions to enhance the safety of digital payments ecosystem in India?
Ans:-RBI
5)Su Tseng-chang was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?
Ans:-Taiwan
6)Where was the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019?
Ans:-Mumbai
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7)Who among the following was conferred with the ICSI Lifetime Award?
Ans:-Adi Godrej
8)Who has been named as India's Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics?
Ans:-Birendra Prasad Baishya
9)Name the person who was appointed as President of Alliance for Media
Freedom (AFMF).
Ans:-Narasimhan Ram
10) What is the threshold limit of GST registration according to 32nd Meeting of
GST Council?
Ans:-40 lakh
11)Name the bill passed by the Lok Sabha for regulation of the use and
application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology.
Ans:-The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019
12) For which state, Union Cabinet approved Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to 6
communities?
Ans:-Assam
13)Which IIT has decided to launch 6-month Artificial Intelligence course
recently?
Ans:-IIT Kharagpur
14) India's 1st Manned Mission Gaganyaan will be launched by __________.
Ans:- December 2021
15) What is the GDP rate of India for the year 2018-19 as per the report of World
Bank?
Ans:-7.3%
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16) Name the Chairman of NSE who resigned his post recently.
Ans:- Ashok Chawla
17)Bill passed by Lok Sabha that aims to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce
in five personal laws.
Ans:- Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018
18) This country tops in the EIU Democracy Index 2018.
Ans:- Norway
19)How many states signed an agreement for Renukaji Dam Multipurpose
Project?
Ans:-6
20) For how many Indian cities, the Environment Ministry launched the National
Clean Air Programme?
Ans:- 102
Daily Current Affairs 13th January, 2019
1)With which country, the Union cabinet approved an MoU on the Development
of Advanced Model Single Window?
Ans:-Japan
2)This state will host the two-day International Dam Safety conference starting
from 13 February 2019.
Ans:-Odisha
3)Which city is the venue of the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019?
Ans:-Mumbai
4)ISRO aims to send human astronauts to space by the year of?
Ans:-2021
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5)Which municipal corporation has teamed up with NGO under the concept
'Feed the need' to feed the hugry?
Ans:-Telangana
6)With which university did the Telangana-based SR Innovation Exchange
(SRiX) company sign an MoU?
Ans:-Cranfield University
7)Virat Kohli and __________ has recently received the honorary membership of
the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Ans:-Ravi Shastri
8)Name the state that quit from the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojna.
Ans:-West Bengal
9)India's longest single lane steel cable suspension bridge was named
__________.
Ans:-Byorung Bridge
10)Andhra Pradeshs seventh airport inaugurated at __________.
Ans:-Orvakallu
11)Which Indian journalist has been appointed president of the Alliance for
Media Freedom (AFMF)?
Ans:-Narasimhan Ram
Daily Current Affairs 14th January, 2019
1)Name of the Indian CM who launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme in the
state.
Ans:-Pawan Kumar Chamling
2)RBI slapped Rs 3 crore on this bank for non-compliance in criteria for directors
of the bank.
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Ans:-Citibank India
3)This state tops in the Khelo India Youth Games with 91 medals?
Ans:-Maharashtra
4)Name of the Indian writer has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for the
novel "Things to Leave Behind".
Ans:-Namita Gokhale
5)Who will be the next Chief Information Officer and spokesperson of the CBI
replacing Abhishek Dayal?
Ans:-Nitin Wakankar
6)Who launched National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 in New Delhi?
Ans:-Rajyavardhan Rathore
7)Which is the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically
weaker sections of the general category?
Ans:-Gujarat
8)For which bank, Brahm Dutt was apponted as non-executive part-time
chairman?
Ans:-Yes Bank
9)Who received the Philip Kotler Presidential award?
Ans:-Narendra Modi
10)Which team won the first ever Premier Badminton League?
Ans:-Bengaluru Raptors
11)This company will launches the Ten Iridium communications satellites?
Ans:-SpaceX
12)The youngest Indian to win junior world title.
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Ans:-Kartik Singh
13)Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) launched a new innovation strategy
"Fair Value for Innovation" at Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. GIPC
belongs to which country?
Ans:-USA
14)Who will head the 7-member committee on GST Revenue Shortfall faced by
the states?
Ans:-Sushil Kumar Modi
15)Which company appointed Don Callahan as an additional and independent
director?
Ans:-TCS
Current Affairs 17th January, 2019
1)Who introduced a road safety robot named ROADEO?
Ans:-Chennai Traffic Police
2)With which country India signed a MoU for the establishment of the Joint Task
Force on Blue Economy?
Ans:-Norway
3)Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a spiritual circuit development
project in which of the following state?
Ans:-Kerala
4)Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018?
Ans:-Shri Yohei Sasakawa
5)Name the mountaineer who became the first Indian and youngest man to climb
the 7 highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents.
Ans:-Satyarup Siddhanta
5)Recently, Private sector lender IDFC Bank changed its name as __________.
Ans:-IDFC First Bank Ltd
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6)Name of India's first Commonwealth Games gold medalist who has appointed
as the chief coach of Women's Team.
Ans:-Mohammed Ali Qamar
7)Which country to buy $5 billion oil, gas from USA?
Ans:-India
8)January 14 was celebrated as;
Ans:-Veterans Day
9)Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched his government's
__________ crore farm debt-waiver scheme named 'Jai Kisan Rin Mukti
Yojana'.
Ans:-Rs 50,000
10)Which of the following Indian city is the world's most dynamic city according
to the 6th City Momentum Index?
Ans:-Bengaluru
11)Ministry of External Affairs organised the First Annual Disarmament and
International Security Affairs Fellowship Programme in which of the following
city?
Ans:-New Delhi
12)India and this country signed an MoU on the safety in Mines, Testing and
Research Station on Jan 16.
Ans:-Australia
13)Who took oath as Member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
Ans:-Dr. T.C.A Anant
14)Noted mathematician Michael Atiyah was passed away recently. He belongs
to the country of;
Ans:-United Kingdom
15)Name the ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind to protect
the rights of married Muslim women and criminalise the practice of triple talaq
or "Talaq-e-Biddat", on 12th January 2019?
Ans:-Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019
Daily Current Affairs 18th January, 2019
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1)Minister of State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 1st
batch of UNNATI programme of ISRO in which city?
Ans:-Bengaluru
2)RBI imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty to this bank for non-compliance of Know
Your Customer (KYC) guidelines and fraud-classification norms.
Ans:-Bank of Maharashtra
3)President Ram Nath Kovind appoints whom as Additional Solicitor General in
Supreme court?
Ans:-Sanjay Jain
4)The world's first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in
__________.
Ans:-London
5)ISRO will launch a student satellite called 'Kalamsat' and an imaging satellite
known as 'Microsat-R' on __________.
Ans:-24 January 2019.
6)IMBEX 2018-19 a bilateral army exercise of India-Myanmar begins in
__________.
Ans:-Chandimandir
7)Name of the first Indian athlete who is nominated for the prestigious Laureus
World Comeback of the Year Award.
Ans:-Vinesh Phogat
8)A project named SCATFORM to improve forests in the targeted catchment
areas was launched in the state of;
Ans:-Tripura
9)Who was named as interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Accenture?
Ans:-David Rowland
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10)How many childrens were shortlisted for the award 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya
Bal Puraskar 2019'?
Ans:-26
11)Name the German chemical company which has signed a MoU with the
Adani Group to invest Rs. 16,000 crore in the acrylics value chain?
Ans:-BASF
12)Who honoured with 2019 Japan Prize for his contributions in Biological
Production, Ecology?
Ans:-Dr. Rattan Lal
13)Who has won the Franco-German Human Rights Award?
Ans:-Yu Wensheng
14)Who inaugurated the two-day Gandhian Resurgence Summit in Prayagraj on
17th Jan 2019?
Ans:-Shri Ramnath Nath Kovind
15)Where was the 1st National EMRS National Sports Meet 2019 held?
Ans:-Hyderabad
16)Who was appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Myntra and
Jabong?
Ans:-Amar Nagaram
17)The Election Commission of India appointed __________ as the Chief
Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh.
Ans:-Gopal Krishna Dwivedi
18)How much did RBI through the purchase of government securities?
Ans:-10,000 cr
Daily Current Affairs 19th January, 2019
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1)Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Pakistan?
Ans:-Asif Khosa
2)The US-Ireland Alliance has announced that the veteran actress ________ will
receive the 'Oscar Wilde Award' on 21 February 2019.
Ans:-Glenn Close
3)Which country signed a powerful MoU with India at International chamber of
media and entertainment industry?
Ans:-Mongolia
4)Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched Saksham 2019 in which city?
Ans:-New Delhi
5)Libcoin and this plans to build India's 1st Lithium Ion Giga Factory.
Ans:-BHEL
6)With which company Reliance Jio Infocomm launch a new e-commerce
platform in the country?
Ans:-Reliance Retail
7)Who inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai?
Ans:-Narendra Modi
8)Which country launched a Satellite for World's 1st Artificial Meteor Shower?
Ans:-Japan
9)India's 2nd Defence Innovation Hub will come up in __________.
Ans:-Nashik
10)Which country will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to
UNCCD to address the issue of land degradation and desertification?
Ans:-India
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11)India will need how many airports and an investment of $40-50 billion to
handle at least 1.1 billion passengers flying to, from and within the country, as
per Vision 2040 document released at the Global Aviation Summit (GAS) 2019?
Ans:-200
12)Senior IPS Officer Prabhat Singh was appointed as Director General for
which Department?
Ans:-NHRC
13)With which country India has signed a long-term contract supply of uranium
ore concentrates to widen its source base for the nuclear fuel?
Ans:-Uzbekistan
14)HDFC Standard Life Insurance has renamed as;
Ans:HDFC Life Insurance
15)How many Indian institutions made it to the Emerging Economies University
Rankings 2019 report, released by Times Higher Education (THE)?
Ans:-49
16)Which state government announces Shaurya Award for Students?
Ans:Haryana
17)Name the Indian who has been featured in the Top "Global Thinkers 2019".
Ans:-Mukesh Ambani
Daily Current Affairs 20th January, 2019
1)The Ministry of Finance constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) for boosting
the Real Estate Sector under the GST regime. It consists of how many members?
Ans:-7
2)The telecom company which is to launch AI-powered chatbot in India.
Ans:-BESCOM
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3)Who has won the 'Laureus Sportsman of the Year award' the maximum number
of times?
Ans:-Roger Federer
4)PM Modi inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 on January 18,
2019. The theme of the summit is;
Ans:-Youth Connect 2019: Shaping A New India - The Story of Billion
Dreams
5)The Ministry of Finance has started which series on Twitter to educate general
public about the budgetary process?
Ans:-Know Your Budget
6)Which station name was changed to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Station?
Ans:-Mughalsarai junction railway station
7)How many lawmakers voted against the Brexit deal in the UK Parliament?
Ans:-432
8)The Union Home Minister has approved a task force report on the use of space
technology in which of the following area?
Ans:-Border management
9)Which institute has announced the launch of a full-fledged bachelor's
programme in Artificial Intelligence technology?
Ans:-IIT Hyderabad
10)Who were awarded honorary membership of Sydney Cricket Ground?
Ans:-Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli
11)The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019, the Act providing
__________ % reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of General Category.
Ans:-10%
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12)Indian Naval Air Station Shibpur will be commissioned as this __________.
Ans:-INS Kohasa
13)In which State do the Airports Authority of India (AAI) plan to test remote
Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower system?
Ans:-Gujarat
14)Which ministry will organise the event 'Shehri Samridhi Utsav' from February
1, 2019?
Ans:-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
15)Who to lead Indian womens hockey team for Spain tour?
Ans:-Rani Rampal
Daily Current Affairs 21st January, 2019
1)Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Sweden?
Ans:-Stefan Lofven
2)Which state became the third state after Jharkhand and Gujarat to approve the
10 % reservation for economically backward among upper castes in jobs and
educational institutions?
Ans:-Uttar Pradesh
3)Who was appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India for the Supreme
Court?
Ans:-Sanjay Jain
4)Who won Rosa Park Trailblazer award?
Ans:-Gurinder Singh Khalsa
5)Airports Authority of India (AAI) plan to test remote Air Traffic Control
(ATC) tower system for which of the following state?
Ans:-Gujarat
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6)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the appointment of V
Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO of which bank for a period of three years?
Asn:-IDFC First Bank
7)Which city is the venue of the 7th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers 2019?
Ans:-Ha Long
8)25th International conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite
broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 held in __________.
Ans:-New Delhi
9)2019 Arab Economic and Social Development Summit held in which of the
following place?
Ans:-Beirut
10)India's first PolicyHack for Teachers was launched by;
Ans:-Dell
11)Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the Diffo Bridge
recently. It was located in the state of;
Ans:Arunachal Pradesh
12)The 2-day Agri Vision 2019 Conference was held in __________.
Ans:-Hyderabad
13)Which city was named as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020 by
UNESCO?
Ans:-Rio de Janeiro
14)Where was the two Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) induced to boost coastal
security by the Indian Navy?
Ans:- Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
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15)The Government of India (GoI) has approved setting up of three new Naval
Air Squadrons in which two states?
Ans:-Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
16)Who was named as the event ambassador for the 16th Tata Mumbai Marathon
which will be held on January 20, 2019?
Ans:-M C Mary Kom
17)The Embassy of this country and International Chamber of Media and
Entertainment Industry (ICMEI), India have signed a MoU in the field of art and
culture.
Ans:-Mongolia
18)According to a report by global consultancy firm PwC, what is the position of
India in the world's largest economy rankings in 2019?
Ans:-5th
19)India's first Light combat helicopter (LCH) was developed by;
Ans:-HAL
20)President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Lingappa
Narayana Swamy as the Acting Chief Justice of which high court?
Ans:- Karnataka
Daily Current Affairs 22nd January, 2019
1)Flipkart promotes whom to head Myntra-Jabongs fashion & lifestyle
categories?
Ans:-Rishi Vasudev
2)Which state CM hiked Rs.200 per month under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana
scheme?
Ans:-Odisha
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3)Name the country which has signed an MoU to provide modern infrastructural
facilities to Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies of Eastern
University in Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka.
Ans:-India
4)The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) begins in __________.
Ans:-Switzerland
5)Virat Kohli has been confered with how many honors in the 2018 ICC
Awards?
Ans:- 3
6)Nirmala Sitharaman launched Tamil Nadu defence industrial Corridor in
__________.
Ans:-Tiruchirppalli
7)Who inaugurated the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention at Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh?
Ans:-Narendra Modi
8)Who will head an 11-member working group constituted by the IBBI to study
the concept of 'Group Insolvency' and suggest a suitable framework?
Ans:-U.K. Sinha
9)Which company launched an e-platform under Project ReWeave to help
Handloom weavers?
Ans:-Microsoft
10)Who has been chosen for the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for
Materials Research?
Ans:- C. N. R. Rao
11)Which country tops in the Global Trust Index as per the 2019 Edelman Trust
Barometer report?
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Ans:-China
12)Who has been sworn in as the president of Madagascar recently?
Ans:-Andry Rajoelina
13)The central bank of which country banned the use of Indian currency notes
with denominations above Rs.100?
Ans:-Nepal
14)Indians over 65 and under 15 years can now use Aadhaar Card to visit
which country?
Ans:-Nepal
15)Which state government has recently roll out Startup and Innovation policy
'2018-2023'?
Ans:- Tamil Nadu
16)Israel opens new international airport near;
Ans:-Red Sea
17)Who won the "Woman's Voice Award" at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary
Festival (AKLF)?
Ans:-Ranjani Murali
18)Name of the Indian MP who has been bestowed with Sansad Ratna Award
under Jury Committee Special Award category.
Ans:-Anurag Thakur
19) India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference has started in which of the city?
Ans:-Mumbai
20)Which state will host the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019?
Ans:-Goa
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Daily Current Affairs 23rd January, 2019
1)Who is the head of the committee which is formed by Madras High Court to
weed out invasive plant species from Western Ghats?
Ans:-Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu
2)With which Institute Omega Healthcare Management Services has signed an
MoU for advanced use of the latest technology in providing healthcare solutions?
Ans:-IIIT Bangalore
3)Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveil a statue of Dr Vikram
Sarabhai, the father of Indian space programme?
Ans:-Ahmedabad
4)Arjuna Award winner Raghbir Singh Bhola passed away recently. He belongs
to which sport?
Ans:-Hockey
5)Which country has taken over the Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77) for 2019?
Ans:-Palestine
6)Which country is the biggest supporters of international aid as per the survey of
the World Economic Forum?
Ans:-India
7)Which state government to give 10% quota to economically weaker sections in
general category?
Ans:-Assam
8)The only Indian port which listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally
as per Lloyds Report.
Ans:-Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
9)Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) was as the "State Festival" of
__________.
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Ans:-Arunachal Pradesh
10)The cabinet of this state has decided to cater 5% reservation each for Kapu
community and the economically backward classes (EBCs).
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
11)How many MoU's signed between India and Afghanistan, recently?
Ans:-11
12)This company has decided to invest $ 400 million dollars for over 40 % stake
in BrainBees Solutions.
Ans:-SoftBank
13)Which company will create an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial
intelligence (AI) with an investment of $7.5 million?
Ans:-Facebook
14)World's oldest man who died due to natural causes in Japan at the age of 113?
Ans:-Masazo Nonaka
15)Sitanshu Yashashchandra has been awarded Saraswati Samman, 2017, for his
poetry collection "Vakhar". He belongs to the state of;
Ans:-Gujarat
16)India ranks __________ in the global talent competitive index.
Ans:-80
17)The government has constituted a high power committee to monitor the
pricing of medicines and healthcare products. It will be headed by;
Ans:-NITI Aayog
18)Who conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019.
Ans:-Shri Ram Nath Kovind
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19)Who has become the first woman IPS DIG and Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP) officer to successfully complete the South Pole expedition?
Ans:-Aparna Kumar
20)Who was named as ICC's Emerging Player Of The Year?
Ans:-Rishabh Pant
Daily Current Affairs 24th January, 2019
1)Where did Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India organise the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Awareness Programme?
Ans:-Vadodara, Gujarat
2)Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu launched the book 'Universal Brotherhood
Through Yoga' in which of the following city?
Ans:-New Delhi
3)How many Indians won the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award?
Ans:-3
4)Which country successfully tested the Arrow 3 missile system?
Ans:-Israel
5)Who inaugurated the first inter-state bridge over Ravi River in J&K?
Ans:-Nitin Gadkari
6)Which ministry constituted a committee to study the existing Special
Economical Zone(SEZ) policy of India?
Ans:-Ministry of Commerce and Industry
7)Who has conducted the massive coastal defence exercise 'Sea Vigil-2019' to
check 26/11-style attacks?
Asn:-Indian Navy
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8)Uttar Pradesh government announced a monthly pension of __________
rupees to the destitute women in Varanasi.
Ans:-Rs 500
9)Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their 42nd statehood day on
__________.
Ans:-January 21
10)ISRO will launch Microsat-R a military imaging satellite into space on 24th
January 2019. The total weight of the staellite is;
Ans:-130 kg
11)Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted in which
city?
Ans:-Pune
12)India placed __________ in the world's most innovative countries according
to the Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index.
Ans:-54th
13)Tamil Nadu's "Jallikattu" held in __________, has entered the world record
for the maximum number of bulls released into the sport arena.
Ans:-Pudukottai
14)The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum has inagurated in which city?
Ans:-New Delhi
15)With which country the Union Cabinet has approved MoU for cooperation on
the recruitment of domestic workers?
Ans:-Kuwait
16)The theme of National Girl Child Day 2019 was;
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Ans:-Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow
17)Where was the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 held?
Ans:-Goa
18)Indian and Japanese Coast Guards undertake disaster control exercise in
which city?
Ans:- Yokohama
19)Which high court released a movie "72 Hours - Martyr Who Never Died" a
movie about Sino-Indian war hero Rifleman Jaswant Sing Rawat?
Ans:-Delhi High Court
20)Name the Indian tennis player who won the International Tennis Federation's
(ITF) 25,000-dollar Women's tournament in Singapore.
Ans:-Ankita Raina
Daily Current Affairs 25th January, 2019
1)Every 25 January is celebrated as National Voters Day. The Theme of 2019
National Voters Day is;
Ans:-No Voter to be left behind
2)Who inaugurates National Declamations Contest on Patriotism and nation
building?
Ans:-Shri Rajyavardhan Rathore
3)Recently, DRDO Launched Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM). In
which coast it was launched?
Ans:-Odisha Coast
4)When was the International Day of Education is observed?
Ans:-24th January
5)Who will be conferred with the Ashoka Chakra?
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Ans:-Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani
6)With which country, The Union Cabinet of India approved MoC in the field of
food processing sector?
Ans:-Japan
7)Himachal Pradesh has decided to host a global investor summit in which city?
Ans:-Dharamsala
8)Worlds longest 3D printed concrete bridge opened in which country?
Ans:-China
9)Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of Yes Bank after Rana
Kapoor?
Ans:-Ravneet Singh Gill
10)World Health Organization declared the year 2019 as;
Ans:-Year of action on preparedness for health emergencies
11)Famous cricket player Johan Botha has announced his immediate retirement
from all forms of Cricket. He belongs to which country?
Ans:-South Africa
12)Who has been appointed as the interim finance and corporate affairs minister
by the President of India?
Ans:-Shri Piyush Goyal
13)Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for 6 Namami Ganga
projects in Agra and ___________ in Uttar Pradesh.
Ans:-Mathura
14)The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched a dedicated RPF Women
Squad named as 'Joymati Bahini' at which city?
Ans:-Guwahati
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15)Ronojoy Dutta was appointed as the new CEO of which of the following
company?
Ans:-IndiGo
16)Name the defence company who signed a MoU with the Airports Authority of
India to explore Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions for airports operating
under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Ans:-SAAB
17)According to the report of United Nations' World Economic Situation and
Prospects (WESP) 2019, what will be the growth rate of India for in 2019-20?
Ans:-7.6%
18)Where was the new Naval Air Base 'INS Kohassa' commissioned?
Ans:-Andaman and Nicobar Islands
19)Who has decided to form a 'State Tiger Protection Force' to save the Big Cat
population in the State?
Ans:-Telangana
20)8th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force has been selected for the
Award "Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar". It was located in;
Ans:-Ghaziabad
Daily Current Affairs 26th January, 2019
1)Who will be the Chief Guest of India's Republic Day Parade?
Ans:-Cyril Ramaphosa
2)How many Technology Mission Centre was launched by the Union Minister
Harsh Vardhan?
Ans:-3
3)Which IIT has launched an app 'Roshni' to help blind identify notes?
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Ans:-IIT Ropar
4)Which country will organise a Bhagwad Gita Mahotsav in partnership with the
Haryana Government?
Ans:-Mauritius
5)Which insurance company has overtaken Life Insurance Corporation of India,
recently?
Ans:- Max Life Insurance
6)Centre launched Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC) in which of the
following city?
Ans:-Chennai
7)Which novel has been adjudged as the best novel of 2017 at the Kerala Sahitya
Akademi Awards?
Ans:-Nireeswaran
8)Sultan Abdullah was elected as the King of which of the following country?
Ans:-Malaysia
9)India's first woman IPS officer who completes South Pole expedition.
Ans:-Aparna Kumar
10)Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare organized a National Conference
on Agriculture for Zaid Campaign-2019 in __________.
Ans:-New Delhi
11)Who has been awarded as 'Best Electoral Practices Award' in Andhra
Praadesh?
Ans:-B.Lakshmikantham
12)What was the theme of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?
Ans:-Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India
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13)Which state to provide land to service sector industries?
Ans:-Bihar
14)Which state government bagged two awards for BBBP scheme at the National
Girl Child Day celebrations in New Delhi?
Ans:-Tamil Nadu
15)Which bank recommended Unconditional Cash Transfer to farmers to
alleviate the agrarian distress instead of Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme?
Ans:-SBI
budget which includes 13,000 crore for Crop Insurance, 15,000 crore for Interest
Subsidy and Rs. 70,100 crore for Fertilizer subsidy.
Daily Current Affairs 26th January, 2019
1)Who led the all-women Assam Rifles contingent, which has created history by
participating for the first time in a Republic Day parade?
Ans:-Khushboo Kanwar
2)The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification cleared the use of
which product in the military aircraft, recently?
Ans:-Biofuel
3)Which organisation hosted a two-day Technology Conclave in New Delhi?
Ans:- NIC
4)The researchers of this country developed a system that can produce electricity
and hydrogen fuel from carbon dioxide.
Ans:-South Korea
5)BSNL and this french company join hands to offer data services through SMS.
Ans:-Be-Bound
6)Amul Camel Milk was launched in the state of;
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Ans:-Gujarat
7)IRDAI sets a panel to identify systematically important insurers. It was headed
by;
Ans:-Pravin Kutumbe
8)Which DRDO's missile is used to destroy enemy radars and communication
facilities?
Ans:- Anti-radiation missile
9) How many MoU's were signed at the 2nd edition of Tamil Nadu government's
Global Investors Meet (GIM) 2019?
Ans:-304
10)Who won the women's singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament?
Ans:-Naomi Osaka
11)Which abandoned airstrips will be developed into a modern airport by the
Indian Government?
Ans:-Dhalbhumgarh
12)Name the country which partnered with India to set up a Energy banking
mechanism, recently.
Ans:-Nepal
13)With which bank, Etihad Guest tie-up to launch premium card for
international travel?
Ans:-SBI Card
14)What is the theme of the 2019 International Customs Day?
Ans:-SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport
15) Where was the National Conference for Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSSs) held?
Ans:-New Delhi
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16)India's first indigenously developed NGRAM was tested in __________.
Ans:-Hyderabad
Daily Current Affairs 28th January, 2019
1)International holocaust remembrance day was observed on which date?
Ans:-27th January
2)Which country will become the world's biggest retail market in 2019, as per the
prediction of research firm eMarket?
Ans:-China
3)Who launched "Yuva Swabhiman Yojana" for Urban Youth?
Ans:-Kamal Nath
4)As per the report of CISCO, what is the position of India in General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) Index?
Ans:-6th
5)Krishna Sobti passed away, in New Delhi, She was a __________.
Ans:-Writer
6)Which state launched the Voters Helpline Number - 1950 and mobile app for
people with disabilities on the occasion of National Voters Day?
Ans:-Mizoram
7)Name the Indian Badminton player who won Women's Singles in DAIHATSU
Indonesia Masters 2019.
Ans:-Saina Nehwal
8)Which ministry launched a mobile app 'RDP India 2019'?
Ans:-Ministry of Defence
9)Which company joins with Universal Robots to Co-Create Robots for
MSMEs?
Ans:-Bharat Fritz Werner
10)Which country has announced that it will fund South Asian Nitrogen Hub, a
research project to study Nitrogen pollution in India and South Asia?
Ans:-United Kingdom
11)Name of the union minister who inaugurated Atal Setu in Goa?
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Ans:-Shri Nitin Gadkari
12)Which state government has floated a 'Pravasi Dividend Pension Scheme' to
provide regular pension to Non-Resident Keralites on a one-time payment of Rs
5 lakh?
Ans:-Kerala
13)Where the Operation Olympics Commenced?
Ans:-Kerala
14)The Oxford Dictionaries announced __________ as the Hindi Word of the
Year.
Ans:-Nari Shakti
15)Who conferred with the Assam Republic Journalism Award?
Ans:-D.N. Chakraborty
16)Which country declared sugarcane juice as the "national drink"?
Ans:-Pakistan
17)Who conferred with the Assam Republic Journalism Award?
Ans:- D.N. Chakraborty
18)Which team won the maiden women's Big Bash title?
Ans:-Brisbane Heat
19)India's fastest indigenous train "Train 18" was renamed as;
Ans:-Vande Bharat Express
Daily Current Affairs 29th January, 2019
1)Who became the first woman to perform bike stunts as part of daredevils,
during Republic Day celebrations of India?
Ans:-Capt Shikha Surabhi
2)Who became the first woman officer to lead an all-men Army contingent in the
Republic Day parade?
Ans:-Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi
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3)As per the latest report of World Steel Association, which is the world's
second-largest steel producing country?
Ans:-India
4)Who is the author of the novel "Nireeshwaran" which won the best novel
award in the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2017, announced on 23rd January
2019?
Ans:-VJ James
5)Which railway zone has bagged No.1 position for cleanliness in India?
Ans:-Southern Railway
6)Name the mountaineer who was conferred the Padma Bhushan 2019 award?
Ans:-Bachendri Pal
7)Who has won the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
Ans:-Jayant Kaikini
8)Which country will participate in the International Student Assessment (PISA)
in 2021?
Ans:-India
9)India signed the phytosanitary protocol with which country to facilitate the
export of Indian tobacco?
Ans:-China
10)Who has been appointed as Regional Director for WHO SOUTH EAST Asia?
Ans:- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
11)Who had launched the 2020 Presidential bid?
Ans:-Kamala Harris
12)Who won the New South Wales men's Amateur Golf Championship in
Australia?
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Ans:- Kartik Sharma
13)Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that the
GST on Haj reduced from 18% to __________.
Ans:-5%
14)Who inaugurated an Integrated Refinery Expansion Project Complex (IREP)
in Kochi, Kerala?
Ans:- Narendra Modi
15)Data Protection Day was observed on;
Ans:-28 January
16)Uttarakhand's first tulip garden will be opened in which district?
Ans:-Pithoragarh
17)Indian politician George Mathew Fernandes was passed away on January 29,
2019. He was a former minister for which of the following department?
Ans:-Defence
18)Who becomes 1st Top-Ranked Windies Test All-Rounder in the International
Cricket Council Test Player?
Ans:-Jason Holder
19)Ministry of Textiles holds a National Conclave on Technical Textiles in
__________.
Ans:-Mumbai
20)Name the app developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar to
help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?.
Ans:-Roshni
Daily Current Affairs 30th January, 2019
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1)Where did Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora and Election
Commissioner Ashok Lavasa inaugurate an International Conference on "Making
our Elections Inclusive and Accessible", recently?
Ans:-New Delhi
2)Recently, National Salt Satyagraha Memorial was inagurated at __________,
Gujarat.
Ans:-Dandi
3)How many agreement are signed between Syria and Iran recently?
Ans:-11
4)Which bank will inject Rs 37,500 crore through OMO in February?
Ans:-RBI
5)Which cocuntry received the Award of Excellence for 'Best in Show' at the
New York Times Travel Show 2019?
Ans:- India
6)The first Hindu woman who have been appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan.
Ans:-Suman Kumari
7)Where was the country's first Geographical Indication (GI) store launched?
Ans:-Goa
8)Dilip Sadarangani was appointed as the Chairman of which of the following
bank?
Ans:-Federal Bank
9)The University of Madras has received Rs.50 crore from which of the
following ministry?
Ans:-Ministry of Human Resource Development
10)Who inagurated an international indoor exhibition center in Hapania?
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Ans:-Biplab Kumar Deb
11)Who has become the first Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma
Shri?
Ans:-Narthaki Nataraj
12)As per the Global Corruption Index 2018, which is the top most country in the
list of 180 countries in the world?
Ans:-Denmark
13)The Central government allocated Rs.900 crore to this state towards drought
relief package for 2018-19 Kharif season.
Ans:-Andhra Pradesh
14)This states has been declared best state for active participation in Swasth
Bharat Yatra.
Ans:-Tamil Nadu
15)How many commitees has been started by the Employees' Provident Fund
Organisation?
Ans:-3
16)First Astro Turf Football Pitch inaugurated in the state of;
Ans:-Nagaland
17)This international Airport has donated Rs.10 crore to the Chief Minister's
Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).
Ans:- Cochin International Airport
18)Name the Indian player has been banned from bowling in international
cricket.
Ans:-Ambati Rayudu
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19)The 'Atal Setu' bridge named after former prime minister of India late Atal
Bihari Bajpai, which is the third Cable bridge across river __________ in Panaji,
Goa.
Ans:-Mandovi
20)Ministry of Textiles launched a program to strengthen the handlooms and
textiles sector of India. It is;
Ans:- Artisan Speak
Daily Current Affairs 31stJanuary, 2019
1)Who was appointed as India's Ambassador to the Maldives?
Ans:-Sunjay Sudhir
2)The second edition of "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0" held in which city?
Ans:-New Delhi
3)Which state government has recently launched a special scheme to curb infant
deaths?
Ans:-Maharashtra
4)2019 International Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation was held
in __________.
Ans:- New Delhi
5)ISRO Unveils Human Space Flight Centre in __________.
Ans:-Bengaluru
6)Who became the first Indian to compete in the Ironman Triathlon Malaysia?
Ans:-Mukul Nagpaul
7)On which date, India's Martyrs Day was celebrated?
Ans:-January 30
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8)This city acquired a ODF++ status by the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Ans:-Hyderabad
9)National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) was launched by;
Ans:-ICAR
10)Which state cabinet has approved construction of a four-lane Ganga
Expressway?
Ans:-Uttar Pradesh
11)Southern Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Association
organize the South India MSME Summit-2019 in __________.
Ans:-Bengaluru
12)Which will be the host country of G20 annual summit in 2022?
Ans:-India
13)30th January 2019, is celebrated as World Leprosy Eradication Day. The
theme for 2019 is;
Ans:- Ending discrimination, stigma, and prejudice
14)Scientists Develop Artificial Pancreas Smartphone app for whom?
Ans:-Diabetics
15)Which Airport retained as the world's busiest airport for international
customer numbers?
Ans:-Dubai International Airport
16)Name the Union Minister, who wll be conferred with the Carnot Prize.
Ans:-Piyush Goyal
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17)Who is the head of Lokpal search panel to select members of anti-corruption
ombudsman Lokpal?
Ans:-Ranjana Prakash Desai
18)Who declared 2019 as the International Year of the Period Table of Chemical
Elements?
Ans:-UNESCO
19)Union Minister for Tourism K.J. Alphons, has inaugurated the first project
under the Swadesh Darshan Project in __________.
Ans:-Sikkim
20)Which two countries have launched a common digital currency called
"Aber"?
Ans:- UAE and Saudi Arabia
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