Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

1. What are ‘the camel’, ‘the mongoose’, ‘kaboom’ and ‘aluminum’ that have been in news recently?
[A] Cricket bats
[B] Military codes
[C] Squadrons
[D] Chess moves

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2. Who will launch the “Earthshot Prize” to motivate new solution to tackle climate crisis?
[A] Duke of Cambridge
[B] Queen Elizabeth II
[C] Duke of Sussex
[D] Prince of Wales

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3. What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Karman Award?
[A] Supply
[B] Sales
[C] Production
[D] Water Management

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4. Miss Teen International 2019 was conferred to an individual from which of the following countries?
[A] South Africa
[B] Zimbabwe
[C] India
[D] Pakistan

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5. On January 2, 2020, Prakash Parv was celebrated as birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru?
[A] Guru Harkrishan Sahib
[B] Guru Har Rai
[C] Guru Gobind Singh
[D] Guru Teg Bahadur

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6. Which portal was recently launched by the Prime Minister in the Indian Science Congress, Bengaluru?
[A] I-STEM
[B] I-SCITECH
[C] I-SCIENCE
[D] I-SPACE

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7. Ratna Ojha, who recently passed away was a theatre artist and activist of which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Assam
[D] West Bengal

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8. Which Union Ministry recently set up a new division called the ‘New, emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division’?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Communication
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Defence

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9. The academic centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation is set up in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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10. Common Service Centre (CSC) recently partnered with which bank for sale of FASTags?
[A] Airtel Payment Bank
[B] Paytm Payment Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Equitas Bank

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