Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

1. Who is going to head the recently constituted task force for developing the National Infrastructure Pipeline?
[A] Cabinet Secretary
[B] Economic Affairs Secretary
[C] Revenue Secretary
[D] Finance Secretary

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2. The dornier aircraft, that was recently inducted into the Otters Squadron, belongs to which category?
[A] Reconnaissance aircraft
[B] Light Utility aircraft
[C] Surveillance aircraft
[D] Strategic Airlifter

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3. Which ministry issues the certification for the Pariksha Pe Charcha program that was recently rescheduled?
[A] Ministry of Human Resource and Development
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[D] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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4. Who was recently reappointed as the Chairman of Railway Board?
[A] Vinod Kumar Yadav
[B] Rajesh Agrawal
[C] Purnendu Sekhar Mishra
[D] Vishwesh Chaube

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5. The 27th edition of National Children’s Science Congress was recently organised in which Indian city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Bhopal
[D] Thiruvananthapuram

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6. Which state has recently announced a scheme to deliver sand to customer’s doorstep from January 2, 2020?
[A] Odisha
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala

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7. Who was recently presented with the ‘Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award‘?
[A] Ravish Kumar
[B] Arnabh Goswami
[C] Shekar Gupta
[D] Sanjay Gupta

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8. Which Indian city is to play host to the ‘Khelo India Youth games 2020’?
[A] Guwahati
[B] Bhubaneswar
[C] New Delhi
[D] Cuttack

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9. The birth anniversary of which social reformer was celebrated on January 3?
[A] Narayana Guru
[B] Vinoba Bhave
[C] Pandita Ramabhai
[D] Savitribai Phule

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10. Which country recorded the highest number of child births on the New Year’s Day?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Nigeria

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