Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

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1. The government had recently launched central Equipment Identity Register portal. It operates under which department?

[A] Department of Science and Technology
[B] Department of Telecom
[C] Department of Biotechnology
[D] Department of Public Enterprise

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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. Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Karta Vibhag?

[A] Prime Minister
[B] Defence Minister
[C] Finance Minister
[D] Chief of Defence Staff

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4. Which satellite would be launched on January 17, 2020 as the first satellite of the year 2020?

[A] GSAT-30
[B] GSAT 29
[C] GSAT 17
[D] GSAT 11

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5. 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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6. Senior Politician and former Member of Parliament, D P Tripathi who passed away recently belonged to which political party?

[A] Bharathiya Janata Party
[B] Indian National Congress
[C] Nationalist Congress Party
[D] Communist Party of India

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7. The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships have been recently awarded to 14 personalities belonging to which profession?

[A] Writers
[B] Scientists
[C] Sportspersons
[D] Student

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8. The ancient festival of ‘Lai Haraoba’ is recently celebrated in which state?

[A] Assam
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Tripura

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9. Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous personality of which sports?

[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash

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10. Which two Indian cities are placed in the list of HexGn “Global Top 10 Cities for Start-up Funding” for 2020?

[A] Delhi NCR and Mumbai
[B] Mumbai and Bengaluru
[C] Delhi NCR and Bengaluru
[D] Gurugram and Mumbai

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