Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. 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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12. Which city is to host the third International Symposium on Marine ecosystems (MECOS-3)?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Goa
[D] Cochin

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13. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) which recently discovered a new habitable exoplanet, belongs to which space agency?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[C] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
[D] China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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14. Who was recently appointed as the third advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
[A] Vijay Kumar
[B] Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
[C] G C Murmu
[D] Sailendra Babu

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15. What is the name of the new Blockchain-based payment platform of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
[A] Shakti
[B] Vajra
[C] Veer
[D] Virat

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16. The Court of which country ordered the government to impose a ban on single use plastic?
[A] Thailand
[B] Vietnam
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh

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17. On 9th January 2020, birth anniversary of Har Gobind Khorana was observed. He won Nobel Prize in Physiology in which year?
[A] 1965
[B] 1968
[C] 1972
[D] 1979

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18. Recently, the Government of India has issued revised guidelines for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with other nations. At present (January, 2020) India has Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with how many countries?
[A] 32
[B] 40
[C] 42
[D] 48

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19. Which digital payment company has launched unified QR code for merchants for unlimited payments?
[A] PhonePe
[B] Paytm
[C] Amazon Pay
[D] Google Pay

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20. The first in-depth review of India’s energy policies was recently released by which international organisation?
[A] World Energy Council
[B] International Energy Agency
[C] Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
[D] International Renewable Energy Agency

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