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Current Affairs MCQs January 15-21 2020 (Week 3)
Current Affairs MCQs January 15-21 2020 (Week 3)
Current Affairs MCQs January 15-21 2020 (Week 3)
Name the female actor who won the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor
in a motion picture’ award in the Screen Actors Guild Awards?
(a) Robin Wright Penn
(b) Renée Kathleen Zellweger
(c) Catherine Zeta-Jones
(d) Roxie Hart
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Academy Award-winning actress Renee Zellweger is known for her roles in
‘Jerry Maguire,’ ‘Cold Mountain,’ ‘Chicago’ and the ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ film series.
Zellweger appeared in bit parts in mainstream movies like Dazed and Confused (1993) and
Reality Bites (1994), before earning praise for her leading roles in the independent films
Love and a .45 (1994) and The Whole Wide World (1996), co-starring Vincent D’Onofrio.
Which famous international company is to release its original film named ‘The
Banker’?
(a) Amazon
(b) Apple
(c) HBO
(d) Netflix
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The film was originally set to premiere at AFI Fest on November 21, 2019,
ahead of a limited theatrical release in early December. One day before its premiere, Apple
TV+ postponed the release amid sexual abuse allegations against Bernard Garrett Jr., a co-
producer on the film and the son of Bernard Garrett. These allegations were made by
Garrett Jr.’s half-sister Cynthia Garrett.
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The birth rate of which country fell to the lowest, since the founding of the country
seven decades ago?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Indonesia
Answer: (c)
Explanation: China’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People’s
Republic of China 70 years ago – despite the easing of the much criticised one-child policy.
The birth rate was 10.48 per 1,000 in 2019 – the lowest since 1949. The number of babies
born in 2019 dropped by 580,000 to 14.65 million. The country’s birth rate has been falling
for years – posing a challenge for the world’s second-biggest economy.
The passengers returning from which country are to be screened for novel Corona
virus (nCov), in 3 US airports?
(a) Japan
(b) Wuhan, China
(c) South Korea
(d) Thailand
Answer: (b)
Explanation: At San Francisco International, Los Angeles International, and John F.
Kennedy International Airport in New York, the three US airports with direct flights from
Wuhan, arriving passengers began to be screened for symptoms of the virus ahead of the
Chinese New Year peak travel season.
Which major tech-company recently announced that it has planned to cut more
than half of carbon emissions across its supply chain, by 2030?
(a) Google
(b) Microsoft
(c) IBM
(d) Infosys
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Microsoft plans to cut its carbon emissions by more than half by 2030 across
its supply chain. The plan includes the creation of a “Climate Innovation Fund,” which will
invest $1 billion over the next four years to speed up the development of carbon removal
technology.
According to the recent study conducted by the Swiss bank Julius Baer, which is
the most expensive city of the world for luxury goods?
(a) Karachi
(b) Singapore
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Tehran
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Hong Kong was found to be the priciest city in the world for luxury products
and services, according to a report by private bank Julius Baer. It is the most expensive
place to hire a lawyer, due to being a financial center, with a simple will consultation setting
someone back $1,050 on average. Hong Kong also has among the highest price tags for
property, cars, a business class flight, fine dining, a wedding banquet and beauty services.
However, Hong Kong puts no duties on jewelry, meaning it can be a relatively the cheap city
to buy this high-end product, though a Cartier Love bracelet will still cost $42,228. It costs
even more in Brazil’s capital of Rio de Janeiro, at $54,852, as taxes on jewelry can be double
the levies charged in North America and Europe.
The United States recently signed the first phase of historic trade deal with which
country?
(a) Mexico
(b) China
(c) Argentine
(d) Canada
Answer: (b)
Explanation: President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed an initial “Phase
One” trade deal Wednesday, freezing an almost 20-month trade war between Washington
and Beijing and giving Trump a political boost as he seeks reelection.
In the agreement, China committed to boosting purchases of U.S. goods and services by
$200 billion over the next two years, including $77.7 billion for manufactured goods and
$32 billion for agricultural products.
The entire government of which country resigned recently after the constitutional
amendments announced by its President?
(a) Venezuela
(b) Russia
(c) Turkey
(d) Ukraine
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The principal ministers of the Russian government, from Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev on down, resigned in a move designed to ease a constitutional overhaul
recently proposed by President Vladimir Putin. The president accepted Medvedev’s
resignation and said he would appoint his longtime loyalist to the Russian Security Council.
Putin also nominated Mikhail Mishustin, head of the Federal Tax Service, to replace
Medvedev as prime minister, according to Russia’s state-run Tass news agency. The rest of
the ministerial Cabinet is expected to remain until their replacements are determined.
Which cricketer won the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for ‘Player of the Year’,
presented by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
(a) Kane Williamson
(b) Ben Stokes
(c) Naseem Shah
(d) Abid Ali
Answer: (b)
Explanation: England all-rounder Ben Stokes added another feather to his cap by claiming
the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the International Cricket Council Cricketer of the Year, to
cap off a fabulous 2019, during which he became a 50-over World Cup winner and served up
a buffet of unforgettable performances.
Which badminton player recently won the Malaysian Masters 2020 title?
(a) Kento Momota
(b) Lin Dan
(c) Chen Long
(d) Tian Houwei
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Japan’s No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Kento Momota ended his wait for a first
title in Malaysia when he defeated Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the Perodua Malaysian
Masters final on Sunday (Jan 12). The defending world champion, who suffered a first round
defeat last year, was a class above as he took 54 minutes to subdue the world No. 5 Axelsen
with a 24-22,21-11 win.
Which technology company has recently launched the new version of its ‘Edge
Chromium’ browser for both Mac and Windows platforms?
(a) Mozilla
(b) Apple
(c) Microsoft
(d) Google
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Microsoft is officially launching its new Edge Chromium browser today across
both Windows and macOS. A stable version of the browser is now available for everyone to
download, just over a year after the software maker revealed its plans to switch to
Chromium.
Labour Party candidate Robert Abela elected as 14th prime minister of ___ on
January 2020?
(a) Cyprus
(b) Spain
(c) Malta
(d) Greece
Answer: (c)
Explanation: New Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela reshuffled his cabinet on
Wednesday (15 January), sidelining some of the politicians who had faced fierce criticism
from an anti-corruption journalist before her murder in 2017. Abela, 42, was sworn in as
prime minister of the small Mediterranean island on Monday, succeeding Joseph Muscat
who resigned over his handling of investigations into the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
According to the Henley Passport Index 2020, Which country passport is the most
powerful passport in the world?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) U.K
(d) Australia
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The Henley Passport Index, an annual ranking of the most powerful passports
in the world based on how many destinations the holder can enter without a visa, was just
released. Japan secured the top spot this year, with access to 191 countries and territories,
a position it previously shared with Singapore.