Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. Hyundai partnered with which ride-sharing company to develop electric air taxis?
[A] Didi
[B] Uber
[C] Lyft
[D] Grab

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12. Which public sector bank has approved a financial assistance to the Women Entrepreneurs Welfare Association (WEWA), Tamil Nadu?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Canara Bank
[C] Indian Bank
[D] Bank of India

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13. 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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14. 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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15. The ‘National Traders convention’ was held in which Indian city recently?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Lucknow
[C] New Delhi
[D] Varanasi

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16. What will the GDP growth rate of India for FY20, as estimated by the State Bank of India’s economic research department?
[A] 5.6%
[B] 5.4%
[C] 4.8%
[D] 4.6%

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17. Recently, Supreme Court of India has asked the centre to consider deployment of which force to guard various courts of India?
[A] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
[B] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
[C] National Security Guard (NSG)
[D] Indian Army

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18. 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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19. Which city is host to the annual World Economic Forum?
[A] Geneva
[B] Davos
[C] New York
[D] Paris

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20. Which city is set to host the international naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020?
[A] Goa
[B] Vishakhapatnam
[C] Cochin
[D] Mumbai

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