Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. Which city is to host the ‘Central Indian Ocean Leadership Workshop’?
[A] Cochin
[B] Goa
[C] Chennai
[D] Vishakhapatnam

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12. Scientists recently discovered dwarf galaxies with massive black holes using Very Large Array (VLA) observatory. Where is the observatory situated?
[A] Japan
[B] China
[C] U.S.A
[D] Russia

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13. The ‘Buxa Bird Festival’, the famous bird festival is held in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Sikkim

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14. 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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15. Which state is set to conduct a dedicated state-level Adalat for LGBT community?
[A] Telengana
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Kerala
[D] Gujarat

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16. Which Union Ministry is set to launch a program for development of eastern states called ‘Purvodaya’?
[A] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[B] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
[C] Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
[D] Ministry of Steel

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17. 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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18. Which national park recorded 96 unique species of wetland birds, recently?
[A] Keoladeo National Park
[B] Kaziranga National Park
[C] Bannerghatta National Park
[D] Buxa National Park

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19. Which Indian monument has found place in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list?
[A] Taj Mahal
[B] Statue of Unity
[C] Konark Sun Temple
[D] Ajanta Caves

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20. On which date, ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ celebrated across India?
[A] January 10
[B] January 12
[C] January 13
January 13
[D] January 14

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