Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

1. The recent #indiasupportscaa campaign was launched via which app?
[A] MyGov
[B] UMANG
[C] Twitter
[D] NaMo

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2. Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Palau
[D] Nauru

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3. What is Landouria tonywhitteni that was named after Tony Whitten?
[A] Snail
[B] Grasshopper
[C] Snake
[D] Beetle

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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. What is the theme of 107th Indian Science Congress?
[A] Science for One India, Great India
[B] Science and Technology for Children
[C] Science & Technology: Rural Development
[D] Science and Heritage: Hand in Hand

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6. 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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7. What is the new integrated helpline number of the Indian Railways, launched recently?
[A] 138
[B] 139
[C] 1071
[D] 1072

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8. World’s second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was recently unveiled in which Indian state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Gujarat
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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9. Which country received a line of credit (LOC) of $75 million from India, for installation of solar parks?
[A] Argentina
[B] Chile
[C] Cuba
[D] Brazil

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10. Which famous actor won the ‘Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?
[A] George MacKay
[B] Dean-Charles Chapman
[C] Joaquin Phoenix
[D] Brad Pitt

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