Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

11. A devastating earthquake hit Puerto Rico recently. Which is the capital city of Puerto-Rico?
[A] Santo Domingo
[B] San Juan
[C] Kingston
[D] Havana

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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. 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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15. January 9 is celebrated as Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas every year. In which year, Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa to India on this date?
[A] 1914
[B] 1915
[C] 1916
[D] 1917

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16. Madhavpur Mela is a famous attraction of which state of India?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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17. KFW, a German development Bank will assist which Indian state to develop its Zero budget Natural Farming?
[A] Telengana
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka

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18. 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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19. The report titled ‘National Strategy for Financial Inclusion’ was recently released by which organisation?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
[C] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
[D] Securities and Exchange Board of India

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20. 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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