Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. According to the recent IMD report, which state had the highest number of deaths due to unusual weather conditions?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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12. Which country recently hosted an art exhibition to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Myanmar

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13. 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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14. What is India’s projected growth rate as per first advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2019-20?
[A] 5%
[B] 5.5%
[C] 6%
[D] 6.5%

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15. The recently approved Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 has done away with so called captive end-use criteria of which mineral / natural resource?
[A] Coal
[B] Gas Hydrates
[C] Natural Gas
[D] Crude Oil

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16. 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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17. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, which is being built at Cochin?
[A] Virat
[B] Veera
[C] Vikrant
[D] Vikram

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18. Which city plays host to the annual ‘World Future Energy Summit’ of the year 2020?
[A] Abu Dhabi
[B] Riyadh
[C] Dubai
[D] Sharjah

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19. What is a “Shopper’, which was sometimes seen in news recently ?
[A] e-Commerce website
[B] Malware
[C] Robot
[D] Electric vehicle for shopping

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20. Which bank has recently become the largest issuer of FASTags, at three million FASTags?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] Paytm Payment Bank
[D] ICICI Bank

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