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StudyIQ300 Best MCQs January 2020
Part-3
Obituaries
❖ Eminent Indian classical singer Sunanda Patnaik, who had carved a special identity in Odia music world, passed away following a prolonged illness.
❖ WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson passed away.
❖ Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni, best known for bowling a record 21 successive maiden overs in a Test match, passed away on 17th Jan.
❖ Khagendra Thapa Magar : World’s shortest mobile man dies aged 27.
❖ Veteran Odia filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra passed away.
❖ The Portuguese motorcycle rider Paulo Gonçalves died after a crash in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
Q1) What is the new deadline set by SEBI to separate roles of chairman and MD in top 500 companies? 1] 1 April 2020 2] 1 April 2021 3] 1 April 2022 4] 1 April 2023
Q2) Who has been appointed as the deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? 1] Michael Patra 2] Viral Acharya 3] Ajay Michyari 4] Rajiv Ranjan
Q3) Which district has won the Swachhtha Darpan award (Plastic Management Award) 2020? 1] Indore 2] Jaipur 3] Kochi 4] Peddapalli
- Peddapalli - Telangana
Q4) Robert Abela has become the Prime Minister of which country? 1] Maldives 2] Spain 3] Malta 4] Albania
Q5) Who has been appointed as Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? 1] S.S. Deswal 2] A P Maheshwari 3] R Bhatnagar 4] K Nigam
Q6) Who will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade? 1] Tania Shergill 2] Shreya Patil 3] Shweta Niga 4] Aparna Chauhan
Q7) ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is an annual Joint Exercise of the Coast Guard of India and which country? 1] Bangladesh 2] Japan 3] Russia 4] Canada
Q8) When is Armed Forces Veterans Day observed in India? 1] 15 January 2] 13 January 3] 12 January 4] 14 January
❖ Indian Army Day is observed on January 15 in India every year.
Q9) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate a new Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu in which district of Andhra Pradesh? 1] Nellore 2] Kurnool 3] Visakhapatnam 4] Chittoor
Q10) Which among the following has acquired the DHFL General Insurance? 1] Mukesh Ambani 2] Anil Ambani 3] Binny Bansal 4] Sachin Bansal
Q11) Where was the two Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS), Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur commissioned recently? 1] Kochi 2] Amravati 3] Kolkata 4] Mumbai
Q12) India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its _____ foundation Day on 15 January? 1] 135th 2] 145th 3] 120th 4] 110th
Q13) Which company will invest USD one billion in India over the next five years to help digitise small and medium businesses in the country? 1] Walmart 2] Microsoft 3] Google 4] Amazon
Q14) Amit Shah recently chaired the 6th meeting of Island Development Agency (IDA) in which city? 1] Bengaluru 2] Pune 3] New Delhi 4] Hyderabad
Q15) Which among the following has been included in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's '8 Wonders of SCO' list? 1] Statue of Unity 2] Ajanta Caves 3] Sanchi Stupa 4] Charminar
Q16) ISRO launched its communication satellite GSAT-30 onboard through which launch vehicle? 1] Ariane-5 2] GSLV D2 3] PSLV C 46 4] PSLV-C 42
Q17) Government has recently launched the Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) which has been developed by which institution? 1] IIT Delhi 2] IIT Lucknow 3] IIT Madras 4] IIT Bombay
Q18) Which state has made it to the Guiness Book of World Records for preparing the largest quantity of khichdi ? 1] Uttar Pradesh 2] Gujarat 3] Bihar 4] Himachal Pradesh
Q19) Who has been appointed as the India’s High Commissioner to the United States of America? 1] Sudhir Bhargava 2] Suresh Chandra 3] Taranjit Singh Sandhu 4] Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Q20) Google celebrated the 101st birthday of Kaifi Azmi’s with a doodle on January 14. Kaifi Azmi was a renowned ______? 1] Singer 2] Poet 3] Actor 4] Painter
Q21) Which is the first Indian airport to get Disabled Aircraft Recovery Equipment (DARE) ? 1] Kempegowda International Airport 2] Raja Bhoj International Airport 3] Cochin International Airport 4] Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Q22) Now it has become mandatory to wear ‘dhoti-kurta', saree for entering sanctum of which temple? 1] Lingaraj Temple 2] Kashi Vishwanath Temple 3] Jagannath Temple 4] Brahmeswara Temple
Q23) India has recently provided nearly 1 lakh academic text books to which country? 1] Comoros 2] Mauritius 3] Mozambique 4] Madagascar
Q24) Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN to red List Orchids ? 1] Nagaland 2] Arunachal Pradesh 3] Uttarakhand 4] Himachal Pradesh
Q25) Which state has launched the “Rojgar Sangi” App? 1] Madhya Pradesh 2] Chhattisgarh 3] Bihar 4] Jharkhand
Q26) Which state has become the first state to move the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019? 1] Kerala 2] Maharashtra 3] Rajasthan 4] Madhya Pradesh
Q27) China has operationalised the world’s largest radio telescope with a diameter of half-a-kilometre. What is the name of this telescope? 1] NEST 2] RARE 3] LOCO 4] FAST
Q28) Which bank will provide a loan of USD 88 million for Assam Inland Water Transport Project? 1] Asian Development Bank 2] World Bank 3] New Development Bank 4] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Q29) Who will be conferred with the 29th Saraswati Samman ? 1] Vasdev Mohi 2] Shankar Dayal Singh 3] Kedarnath Agarwal 4] Hari Joshi
Q) According to new guidelines issued for establishing petrol pumps, any petrol pump can’t be established in ________ meters radius of a school, hospital or residential area? 1] 100 m 2] 75 m 3] 50 m 4] 150 m
Q) Which among the following has launched the Edge Browser for Windows and Mac? 1] Google 2] Microsoft 3] Mozilla 4] UCWeb
Q) The first edition of Krishi Manthan is being held in which city? 1] New Delhi 2] Pune 3] Ahmedabad 4] Lucknow
Q) Who has been appointed as Queen's Counsel for the courts of England and Wales? 1] Harish Salve 2] Arvind Datar 3] Mukul Rohtagi 4] Rahul Trivedi
Q) The Indian Army has conducted its biggest airborne exercise called ‘________’ comprising of more than 500 special forces troops? 1] Eagle Fly 2] Winged Raider 3] Falcon 4] High Spirit
Q) Which cricketer was named as the Captain of ICC’s ODI and Test teams of the year? 1] Kane Williamson 2] Ben Stokes 3] Virat Kohli 4] Michael Clarke
Cricket News
❖ Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Best Cricketer of the Year – Ben Stokes (England).
❖ Test Cricketer of the Year – Pat Cummins (Australia).
❖ ODI Cricketer of the Year – Rohit Sharma (India).
❖ T20I Performance of the Year – Deepak Chahar (India, 6-7 v Bangladesh).
❖ Emerging Cricketer of the Year – Marnus Labuschagne (Australia).
❖ Spirit of Cricket Award – Virat Kohli stopping the fans booing Steve Smith at the Oval.
❖ David Shepherd Trophy for Umpire of the Year – Richard Illingworth .
❖ Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Ellyse Perry (Australia).
❖ Women’s Cricketer of the Year Ellyse Perry (Australia).
❖ Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Alyssa Healy (Australia).
❖ Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year Chanida Sutthiruang (Thailand).
Q) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has dedicated to the nation which number K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer gun? 1] 51st 2] 55th 3] 46th 4] 59th
Q) Who has been selected for the Madhya Pradesh government's prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2018? 1] Sonu Nigam 2] Kailash Kher 3] Kuldeep Singh 4] Shantanu Moitra
Q) Which country will offer an e-visa facility for Indian tourists? 1] Australia 2] Canada 3] South Africa 4] New Zealand
Q) The second Tejas Express , which was recently flagged o , connects Mumbai with which city? 1] Surat 2] Ahmedabad 3] Vadodara 4] Rajkot
Q) Who has been conferred with the Order of Australia honour ? 1] Indra Nooyi 2] Roopa Kudva 3] Urvi Piramal 4] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Q) India will buy S-400 air defence missile systems from which country? 1] France 2] Sweden 3] Russia 4] Israel
Q) Who among the following has won the gold medal at Rome Ranking Series in women 53kg category? 1] Anshu Malik 2] Babita Kumari 3] Sakshi Malik 4] Vinesh Phogat
Q) For the first time in the maritime history of the country, which port is expected to present its own tableau in the upcoming Republic Day parade? 1] Kandla Port 2] Jawaharlal Nehru Port 3] Kolkata Port Trust 4] Port Blair Port
Q) Which company has topped the list of the most U.S. patents granted, with more than 9,200 patents achieved in 2019? 1] Oracle 2] Microsoft 3] IBM 4] Google
Q) Who is the author of the book “ The Winning Sixer ”? 1] Rahul Dravid 2] Anil Kumble 3] P. Madhavan 4] W.V. Raman
17th edition of Crossword Books Awards held in Mumbai
❖ Biography - Krishna Trilok forNotes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman.
❖ Popular Best Fiction Award- Twinkle Khanna for Pyjamas Are Forgiving.
❖ Popular Children’s book Award - Sudha Murty for The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales About Rama and Krishna.
❖ Best book in the Indian Language - Jayasree Kalathil and N Prabhakaran for Diary of a Malayali Madman.
Q) Swasthya Sakhi project has been launched in which of the following states? 1] Andhra Pradesh 2] Goa 3] Rajasthan 4] Bihar
Q) Ministry of Home A airs has signed an agreement with Tripura & Mizoram state governments to settle around 34,000 refugees of which tribe in Tripura? 1] Garo 2] Chakma 3] Bru 4] Bhutia
Q) Who has been appointed Chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? 1] Nripendra Mishra 2] Mallikarjun Kharge 3] Jairam Ramesh 4] Karan Singh
Q) Mikhail Mishustin has been named the new Prime Minister of which country? 1] South Korea 2] Russia 3] Chile 4] Peru
Q) National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in which city? 1] Pune 2] Hyderabad 3] Bengaluru 4] Kolkata
Q) One time payment of how much amount will be provided for rare diseases under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana? 1] Rs 10 lakh 2] Rs 5 lakh 3] Rs 15 lakh 4] Rs 8 lakh
Q) Which state celebrate the Chapchar kut festival on March 6? 1] Nagaland 2] West Bengal 3] Uttarakhand 4] Mizoram
Q) What are the number of the potential threats mentioned in the recently released Global Health Challenges for 2020 by WHO? 1] 13 2] 22 3] 10 4] 17
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee to draft the National Water Policy ? 1] V. G. Kannan 2] Mihir Shah 3] Kirit Parikh 4] Shashi Shekhar
Q) Who has become the fastest Indian spinner to take 100 wickets in ODIs? 1] Kuldeep Yadav 2] Ravindra Jadeja 3] Mohammed Shami 4] Jasprit Bumrah
Q) 50 th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in which city? 1] Berlin 2] Parish 3] Davos 4] New Delhi
Q) When is National Immunization Day observed in India? 1] 18 January 2] 20 January 3] 17 January 4] 19 January
Q) The ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2020 is taking place in which country? 1] New Zealand 2] Australia 3] South Africa 4] West Indies
Q) Which state government has decided to set up Gandhi chairs and Gandhi pillars dedicated to father of the nation in universities and colleges across the state? 1] Gujarat 2] Bihar 3] Uttar Pradesh 4] Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who among the following have signed a formal deal to exit from royal family of England? 1] Prince Harry & Meghan Markle 2] Prince Charles & Camilla 3] Prince William and Kate Middleton 4] Prince Edward & Katharine
Q) Who was elected as the President of Archery Association of India ? 1] Arjun Munda 2] Giriraj Singh 3] Gajendra Singh Shekhawa 4] Ram Kripal Yadav
Q) Who will be appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Sta ? 1] Ravendra Pal Singh 2] Anil Chauhan 3] Alok Singh Kler 4] SK Saini
Q) In which of the following places Z-Morh Tunnel will be constructed? 1] Himachal Pradesh 2] Uttarakhand 3] Jammu & Kashmir 4] Arunachal Pradesh
Q) The National Disaster Response (NDRF) Force has celebrated its ______th Raising Day on 19th Jan? 1] 14th 2] 20th 3] 17th 4] 15th
Q) In a first in India, the State Election Commission of which state will be using facial recognition app in a bid to counter impersonation by voters? 1] Tamil Nadu 2] Andhra Pradesh 3] Telangana 4] Karnataka
Q) Which city will be the executive capital of Andhra Pradesh ? 1] Amravati 2] Kurnool 3] Vijayawada 4] Visakhapatnam
Q) What is the rank of India in the Social Mobility Index given by World Economic Forum? 1] 55th 2] 45th 3] 84th 4] 76th
Q) Who has won women singles title at Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020? 1] Carolina Marin 2] Ratchanok Intanon 3] Nozomi Okuhara 4] P V Sindhu
Q) JP Nadda has been elected as ______th President of the BJP? 1] 11th 2] 12th 3] 10th 4] 14th