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January 2020 - 65 Important Current Affairs

Questions and Answers
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These January, 2020 Current Affairs Questions by Military-Choice aims at

improving the GK of each candidate who is appearing for various competitive
exams like UPSC IAS, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC, AFCAT, INET, SSC CPO, SSC CGL
and State SSC exams, IBPS, Banking, Railways, CLAT, State PCS etc. Read this
compilation of best January 2020 Current Affairs questions along with
explanation important for every competitive exam aspirants in India.

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1. Question: Which state has launched ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme for the poor?
Answer: Maharashtra. The scheme aims to provide a meal to the poor for
just ₹10.

2. Question: Which state’s Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre won the
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020?
Answer: Uttarakhand’s Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre in the
institution category. Kumar Munnan Singh won the award in the individual
category.

3. Question: What is the name of an NBA player who recently died in a

helicopter crash?
Answer: Kobe Bryant. He had played for Los Angeles Lakers for over 20
years and won the NBA title five times. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna
also died in the crash.

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 4. Question: India and World Bank have signed a USD 88m loan agreement to
improve inland water transport services of which state?
Answer: Assam, to improve its passenger ferry infrastructure and services.

5. Question: Which state’s insurgent groups signed a peace accord with the
Indian Government in January, 2020?
Answer: Assam. Home Minister Amit Shah, National Democratic Front of
Bodoland (NDFB), All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and the Assam
Government signed the historic peace accord.

6. Question: Which Indian city will host the International Naval Program
'Milan' to be held in March 2020?
Answer: Visakhapatnam. Earlier, Visakhapatnam had organized
International Fleet Review in 2016.

7. Question: What is the ranking of Indian Passport in Henley Passport

Index 2020?
Answer: 84th. Japan's passport is the most powerful passport in the world.
In 2019, India’s ranking was 82.

8. Question: Which court issued the death warrant against Nirbhaya Case
Convicts?
Answer: Patiala High Court. The four convicts Akshay, Mukesh, Vinay and
Pawan will be hanged on January 22, 2020 at 7 am.

9. Question: Which state government has launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’

initiative?
Answer: Maharashtra, to educate women and children regarding cyber
crimes.

10. Question: Who among the following was recently elected as the President of
Croatia?
Answer: Former Prime Minister of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, has recently
won the presidential election on 09 January 2020.

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11. Question: The Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Conservation
Authority to relocate which nation’s cheetah to a suitable habitat in India?
Answer: Namibia.

12. Question: Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center will be set up in

which state?
Answer: Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) will be set up
soon in Gujarat.

13. Question: The Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide
disaster relief to which country?
Answer: Madagascar. The operation aims to provide assistance to the
affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone
Diane.

14. Question: Which Indian origin person was recently appointed as the judge of
Chicago?
Answer: Samiya Naseem. US Attorney General William Barr appointed her
on the post of the judge of Chicago.

15. Question: Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani has been
appointed as the new Prime Minister of which nation?
Answer: Qatar, succeeding Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

16. Question: Who has taken charge as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff?
Answer: General Bipin Rawat. He will be responsible for the administration
of all three armed services including the army, navy and the air force.

17. Question: India’s Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the UN Resident
Coordinator in which nation?
Answer: Thailand.

18. Question: Which state’s assembly will move a motion to support CAA?
Answer: The Gujarat Assembly will move a motion to support the Citizen
Amendment Act(CAA) in a one-day special session. The session has been
convened as per the provision in article 176 of the constitution.

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19. Question: Which Indian city has the world’s worst traffic, as per the Global
Traffic Index?
Answer: Bengaluru. A commuter in Bengaluru spent 243 hours in traffic
while driving during peak hours in 2019.

20. Question: Which state government has sanctioned Rs 234 cr for

construction of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Zoological Garden?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh government. This zoo will be established in
Gorakhpur.

21. Question: Which metro station in Delhi was renamed as Supreme Court
metro station?
Answer: Pragati Maidan Metro Station. The proposal to change the name of
the metro station was submitted by the Supreme Court in September 2019.

22. Question: Who has been elected as the new President of the Archery
Association of India?
Answer: Arjun Munda.

23. Question: India’s first fresh water Turtle Rehabilitation Centre is set to come
up in which city?
Answer: Bhagalpur Forest Division, Bihar.

24. Question: Andhra Pradesh government has proposed to make which city as
its Judicial capital?
Answer: Kurnool. The bill proposes Amaravati as the Legislative capital,
Visakhapatnam as Executive capital and Kurnool as the Judicial capital of
the state.

25. Question: Which state has launched ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme to provide
financial assistance to BPL mothers for the education of their children?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh. The state will provide financial assistance worth
Rs 15000 annually to the poor mothers and guardians of school going
children.

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26. Question: The Indian Air Force has inducted the first squadron of which
aircraft?
Answer: Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft which are capable of carrying BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile. The induction ceremony of the 222 'Tigersharks'
fighter squadron was held at Thanjavur air base.

27. Question: Which city is hosting the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC)?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka. The 107th Indian Science Congress aims to
bridge the gap between farmers and tech-developers.

28. Question: India was ranked at which position in the Carbon Disclosure
Project 2019?
Answer: 5th. United States topped the report, followed by Japan and the UK.

29. Question: Which Indian player recently won the 95tg Hastings International
Chess Congress in England?
Answer: P Mangesh Chandran. He defeated India's Grandmaster Deep
Sengupta in the eighth round.

30. Question: The Reserve Bank of India has launched which app to help the
visually challenged identify the denomination of currency notes?
Answer: MANI Mobile Application.

31. Question: Which city will be hosting the 3rd Khelo India youth games?
Answer: Guwahati, Assam from January 10-22, 2020.

32. Question: Which city is hosting the 50th World Economic Forum event?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland.

33. Question: India's first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre will be
established in which state?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Challakere,
Karnataka. This training center will be constructed in 400 acres at a cost of
Rs 2700 crore.

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34. Question: Which Indian city recently secured first position in JLL City
Momentum Index 2020?
Answer: Hyderabad was recently selected as the world's most dynamic city.
Hyderabad topped the list among 129 cities across the world. Bangalore was
ranked 2nd and Delhi got 6th position.

35. Question: Which state has been declared 'disturbed' for another six months
under AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Power Act)?
Answer: The entire Nagaland state is declared "disturbed" area under
AFSPA for another 6 months.

36. Question: Which of the following countries was recently declared as

Reciprocating Territory by India?
Answer: United Arab Emirates (UAE). It allows the law on the subject of
execution of decrees of Courts in India by foreign Courts and vice versa.

37. Question: Which Indian weightlifter has been banned for four years after
being found guilty of doping?
Answer: Sarbjeet Kaur. The weightlifter had won the 71kg event at the
women’s national weightlifting championships in February 2019.

38. Question: Padma Vibhushan awardee T N Chaturvedi passed away at the age
of 90 years. He had served as the Governor of which state?
Answer: Karnataka. He also served as the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India from 1984-1989. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1991.

39. Question: Which cricketer won the Polly Umrigar Award?

Answer: Jasprit Bumrah.

40. Question: Which country has developed a laser-based aerial defense system?
Answer: Israel.

41. Question: What was the name of Oman’s Sultan who passed away recently?
Answer: Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was sworn in as
the new Sultan of Oman.

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42. Question: Which Indian-origin writer was recently honoured with the UK
Children's Book Award?
Answer: Jasbinder Bilan, for her debut novel “Asha and the Spirit Bird”. In
this novel, the writer has narrated her childhood biography in the context of
the Himalayan Mountains.

43. Question: What is the name of Iran’s only woman Olympic medalist who
recently announced to leave the country?
Answer: Kimia Alizadeh. She is the only woman from Iran to win an Olympic
medal. She had bagged bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

44. Question: Which city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Birmingham. it is the 3rd time when England will host the event.
These games will be held between July 27 to August 7, 2020.

45. Question: What is the new name of Kolkata Port Trust?

Answer: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Trust. He was a popular politician and
barrister.

46. Question: Who among the following has recently been selected as the new
Director General of CRPF?
Answer: AP Maheshwari has been appointed as the new Director General of
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

47. Question: Who is the first Indian women officer to lead an all-men
contingent during the Army Day parade?
Answer: Captain Tanya Shergill.

48. Question: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently

inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Center in which
country?
Answer: Niger. With the visit, S. Jaishanker has become the first Indian
foreign Minister to travel to Niger.

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49. Question: The Khelo India Youth Games-2020 will officially advocate for
which issues?
Answer: Elimination Of Single-use Plastics. The Khelo India Youth Games-
2020 will be held in Guwahati, Assam from January 10-22, 2020.

50. Question: India successfully test-fired which nuclear capable missile in

January 2020?
Answer: K-4 ballistic missile. The missile with a strike range of 3500km will
enhance India’s capabilities to hit enemy targets from submarines.

51. Question: India was ranked at which position in the recently released EIU’s
Global Democracy Index-2019?
Answer: 51. China was ranked 153 while Pakistan secured 108th position in
the index.

52. Question: What is India’s rank in the 7th edition of “Global Talent
Competitive Index-2020”?
Answer: India climbed 8 places to 72nd this year. Switzerland secured the
first place while USA and Singapore got second and third places respectively.

53. Question: What is India’s ranking in the recently released Corruption

Perception Index-2019?
Answer: 80th. Denmark and New Zealand topped the list with equal score
while Somalia and Syria got the bottom positions.

54. Question: What is the name of the campaign launched by Petroleum

Conservation Research Association (PCRA) for fuel conservation?
Answer: ‘Saksham'. The objective of this campaign is to make people aware
about the appropriate use of oil and gas.

55. Question: Which Indian state recently launched Mukhyamantri Krishak

Durghatna Kalyan Yojana?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh. The scheme provides financial assistance to family
members of farmers who pass away or die or handicapped while working in
the field.

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56. Question: The Central Government has targeted to install 175 GigaWatt
renewable energy in India by which year?
Answer: 2022

57. Question: India’s first e-waste clinic has opened in which city?
Answer: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The clinic would facilitate segregation,
processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial
units.

58. Question: Which Indian theater personality has been selected for French
honour of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’?
Answer: India origin theatre artist Sanjana Kapoor.

59. Question: Who launched the One Trillion Trees Initiative?

Answer: World Economic Forum, to grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion
trees across the world by 2030.

60. Question: Which Indian city is organising Global Potato Conclave 2020?
Answer: Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on January 28, 2020.

61. Question: Who has been selected as the best cricketer of the year 2019 by
ICC?
Answer: England’s Ben Stokes has been selected as the ICC's best cricketer of
2019.

62. Question: What is the name of portal government recently released to speed
up construction works of national highways?
Answer: ‘GATI'. This portal allows everyone to register complaints related to
the national highway construction.

63. Question: Which country successfully phased out the most potent ozone-
depleting chemical- HCFC 141 b?
Answer: India has successfully phased out the use of HCFC 141 b chemical in
its foam industry. India banned the import of the substance from January 1,
2020.

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 64. Question: Which state or union territory’s tableau was adjudged the best at
the Republic Day Parade 2020?
Answer: Assam’s tableau. The tableau was based on the theme 'Land of
Unique Craftsmanship and Culture'.

65. Question: Yashaswini scheme for women entrepreneurship was launched in

which state?
Answer: Goa by Union Women & Child Development Minister. The scheme
aims to support women Self Help Groups with interest-free loans up to Rs 5
lakh.

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