Current Affairs Quiz 6 January 2020
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Question 1:Ministry of __________ has set-up New Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST).
A. External affairs
B. Home affairs
C. Earth Science and Environmental
D. Health
Answer and Explanation
Ministry of External affairs has set-up New Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST).
Question 2: ________________ Government has appointed IAS official Dr Kritika Shukla and IPS official M Deepika as Special Officers for implementing the ______________ Disha Act 2019.
A. Kerala
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer and Explanation
Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed IAS official Dr Kritika Shukla and IPS official M Deepika as Special Officers for implementing the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act 2019.
Question 3:___________ Government has started a health insurance scheme called Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana.
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer and Explanation
Madhya Pradesh Government has started a health insurance scheme called Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana.
Question 4:______________ has designated the year 2020 as the ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’.
A. WHO
B. UN
C. WB
D. WEF
Answer and Explanation
World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as the ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’.
Question 5:____________’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named Esmail Qaani to replace Qasem Soleimani as its commander.
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Saudi Arabia
D. UAE
Answer and Explanation
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named Esmail Qaani to replace Qasem Soleimani as its commander.
Question 6:Chief Minister of Kerala ____________ launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA).
A. Oommen Chandy
B. VS Achuthanandan
C. Pinarayi Vijayan
D. Ramesh Chennithala
Answer and Explanation
Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA).
Question 7:Common Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India has signed an MoU with_____________Payments Bank for sale of FASTags.
A. Jio
B. Airtel
C. Paytm
D. Fino
Answer and Explanation
Common Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India has signed an MoU with Paytm Payments Bank for sale of FASTags.
Question 8:________________ has asked all Health and General Insurers to mandatory offer product to cover the basic health needs of users by offering them the minimum of Rs 1 lakh and the maximum sum-insured of Rs 5 lakh.
A. IRDAI
B. SEBI
C. RBI
D. PFRDA
Answer and Explanation
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has asked all Health and General Insurers to mandatory offer product to cover the basic health needs of users by offering them the minimum of Rs 1 lakh and the maximum sum-insured of Rs 5 lakh.
Question 9:Indian Table Tennis Player _________ became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.
A. Manav Thakkar
B. Harmeet Desai
C. Harmeet Desai
D. B Sai Praneeth
Answer and Explanation
Indian Table Tennis Player Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.
Question 10:Piyuus Jaiswal was awarded the Global ____________ Excellence Award 2019.
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Answer and Explanation
Piyuus Jaiswal was awarded the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019. Piyuus Jaiswal was recently awarded the humanitarian award with the Global Peace Excellence Humanitarian Award 2019 on the occasion of International Human Day.