Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. According to an statement of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, in which year, India will hold its Parliament Session in new Parliament Building?
[A] 2021
[B] 2022
[C] 2023
[D] 2024

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12. Currently, India charges what fraction of the adjusted gross revenues (AGR) as license fee from telecom operators, due to which telecom operators claim that they are badly hit?
[A] 5%
[B] 8%
[C] 10%
[D] 12%

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13. The highest railway bridge in the world is to be constructed in which state/ UT?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Jammu and Kashmir

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14. Who has been recently named as the new ruler/sultan of Oman?
[A] Qasem Soleimani
[B] Qaboos bin Said al Said
[C] Haitham bin Tariq
[D] Mahjoob Zweiri

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15. The ‘State Energy Efficiency Index 2019’ was recently released by which organisation?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Bureau of Energy Efficiency
[C] Ministry of Power
[D] International Energy Agency

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16. Which Indian entrepreneur cum investor recently acquired the DHFL General Insurance company?
[A] Vijay Shekar Sharma
[B] Ritesh Agarwal
[C] Sachin Bansal
[D] Bhavish Agarwal

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17. The Prime Minister of India recently renamed which port trust to ‘Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port’?
[A] Mumbai Port Trust
[B] Kolkata Port Trust
[C] Kandla Port Trust
[D] Chennai Port Trust

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18. Which Indian cricketer won the best male International cricketer award of BCCI, named Polly Umrigar award?

[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[C] Jasprit Bumrah
[D] Cheteshwar Pujara

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19. Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

[A] Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar
[B] A.P. Maheshwari
[C] Vijay Kumar
[D] Arvind Kumar

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20. ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is an annual joint exercise between the Coast Guards of India and which country?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Sri Lanka

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