Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020

41. The birth anniversary of which great Indian leader was recently celebrated on January 23 as National Day of Patriotism?

[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Subash Chandra Bose
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai

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42. ‘The National Tourism Conference’ of the year 2020 was recently organised in which Indian city?

[A] Varanasi
[B] Konark
[C] Shimla
[D] Leh

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43. Which Indian city plays host to the third Global Potato Conclave of 2020?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Surat

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44. The recently launched Bhuvan Panchayat web portal’s new version 3.0 uses the technology of which organisation?

[A] Indian Space Research Organisation
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited

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45. The skill development centre to train tribals, named ‘Sardar Valabhbhai Patel Centre for Empowerment and Livelihoods’, is to be set up in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Chhattisgarh

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46. Which country has launched a 4 million pound – ‘Innovation Challenge Fund’ in India?
[A] Egypt
[B] Zimbabwe
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Lebanon

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47. Which Indian has been recently appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand?

[A] Harsh Vardhan Shringla
[B] Gita Sabharwal
[C] Jai Shankar
[D] Taranjit Singh Sandhu

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48. Which state is recently ranked as the best performing State in ‘Decent work and economic growth’ category in the SDG India Index?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Telangana
[D] Odisha

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49. Bala Devi, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Cricket
[B] Foot ball
[C] Boxing
[D] Wrestling

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50. Which Indian has been recently awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement?

[A] Medha Batkar
[B] Pavan Sukhdev
[C] Sunita Narain
[D] Shangnaidar Tontang

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