Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

1. Captain Vikram Batra, after whom Delhi is to rename it’s Mubarak Chowk, was martyred in which war?
[A] Sino-Indian war of 1962
[B] Indo-Pakistan war of 1947
[C] Kargil War
[D] Bangladesh Liberation War

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2. From which Indian organization, the four personnel have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022?
[A] ISRO
[B] IAF
[C] MARCOS
[D] Indian Navy

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3. Which country was the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India during the first half of the financial year 2019-2020?
[A] UAE
[B] Switzerland
[C] Singapore
[D] USA

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4. Who was recently re-appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of India for the term of one year?
[A] Umesh Sinha
[B] Navin Chawla
[C] Sunil Arora
[D] N.Gopalaswami

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5. 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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6. Australia recently witnessed which disaster that killed many lives and caused huge destruction?
[A] Flood
[B] Cyclone
[C] Wild fires
[D] Tsunami

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7. Which film won the ‘Best Motion picture- drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?
[A] Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
[B] 1917
[C] Missing Link
[D] Parasite

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8. Who won the men’s gold medal in 10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National shooting Championship?
[A] Saurabh Chaudhary
[B] Sarabjot Singh
[C] Abhishek Verma
[D] Shiva Narwal

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9. ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’, the first-of-its-kind award to media houses, is presented by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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10. Bhitarkanika National Park, sometimes seen in news is situated in which Indian state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra

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