Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous personality of which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash

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12. Which two Indian cities are placed in the list of HexGn “Global Top 10 Cities for Start-up Funding” for 2020?
[A] Delhi NCR and Mumbai
[B] Mumbai and Bengaluru
[C] Delhi NCR and Bengaluru
[D] Gurugram and Mumbai

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13. 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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14. 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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15. A cluster of institutions in which state’s Ayurveda University is to get the status of “Institutes of National Importance”?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Gujarat
[D] Sikkim

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16. Which is the world’s fastest growing city in terms of population, according to the recent Economist Intelligence Unit report?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Tokyo
[C] Lucknow
[D] Malappuram

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17. 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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18. Fouaad Mirza, who was recently seen in news, is a famous sportsperson of which event?
[A] Boxing
[B] Equestrian
[C] Javelin Throw
[D] Shot put

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19. An international Film Festival with the theme of ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’, was recently inaugurated in which city?

[A] Tokyo
[B] Dubai
[C] Dhaka
[D] Colombo

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20. In which city, the Union Home Minister launched India’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit called ‘Cyber AASHVAST’?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Jaipur
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Ahmedabad

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