Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2019

1. Which state’s women has recently formed 620-km-long ‘wall’ to uphold gender equality?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha

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2. Who is the recipient of the 2019 National Nritya Shiromani Award?
[A] Gudiseva Shyam Prasad
[B] Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao
[C] Talluri Sunil Chowdaryu
[D] Anindita Neogy Anaam

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3. Which European country has recently introduced GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology Firm?
[A] Sweden
[B] France
[C] Italy
[D] Germany

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4. What is the theme of the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)?
[A] Reaching the Unreached through Science and Technology
[B] Science and Technology for Human Development
[C] Future India: Science & Technology
[D] Innovations in Science & Technology

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5. Who has been conferred with ISRS National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (LTA Award)?
[A] Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
[B] Manorhar Reddy
[C] Hardeep Singh Puri
[D] Pon Radhakrishnan

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6. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan?
[A] Asif Saeed Khosa
[B] Nasir-ul-Mulk
[C] Jawwad S. Khawaja
[D] Anwar Zaheer Jamali

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7. Under the Right to Education (RTE) amendment Bill 2018, which of the following measures is/are taken by the Parliament?
[A] To abolish no-detention policy till class 8
[B] Enable state governments to allow schools to fail students
[C] Provides regular examination in classes V and VIII
[D] All of the above

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8. Which of the following has become the India’s largest Asset Management Company (AMC)?
[A] Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
[B] SBI Mutual Fund
[C] ICICI Prudential MF
[D] HDFC Mutual Fund

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9. Dibyendu Palit, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language?
[A] Bengali
[B] Urdu
[C] Tamil
[D] Malayalam

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10. Which of the following railway zones has launched mobile app to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela?
[A] North Eastern Railway
[B] Northeast Frontier Railway
[C] North Western Railway
[D] North Central Railway

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