Current Affairs

Current Affairs

01.01.2020

1. Read the following statements carefully:

# Over one crore FASTags have been issued for the vehicles with more than one lakh being issued every day.

# FASTag provides a smooth journey to commuters who pass through toll plazas on National Highways.

# The Electronic Toll Collection through FASTag was implemented from 15 Dec 2019.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Only 1

2. Only 1 and 2

3. Only 1 and 3

4. Only 2 and 3

5. All are correct 


2. In 2019, the total area sown under Rabi crops stands are over how many laks hectares?

1. 456

2. 514

3. 571

4. 589

5. 613


3. How many foreign satellites were launched on a commercial basis during the year 2019 by ISRO?


1. 35

2. 40

3. 45

4. 50

5. 55


4. In December 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled infrastructure projects worth 102 lakh crore rupees. In next how many years will these projects be implemented?


1. 3

2. 4

3. 5

4. 6

5. 7


5. Which city secured the first place in the results of Swachh Survekshan League 2020, for first and second Quarters?


1. Bhopal.

2. Surat.

3. Agra.

4. Indore.

5. Kochi.


6. Stephen Marandi took oath as the Protem Speaker for the 5th--------------- Assembly on 31 Dec 2019?


1. Jharkhand.

2. Odisha.

3. Madhya Pradesh.

4. Maharashtra.

5. None of these.


7. SBI announced a reduction in its external benchmark based rate by 25 basis points to how much percent?


1. 7.80%

2. 8.05%

3. 6.54%

4. 8.90%

5. 7.34%


8. A research study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. What percent of chances are low of being overweight for children who drink whole milk?

1. 50%

2. 60%

3. 40%

4. 70%

5. 30%


9. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has withdrawn its threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games over the exclusion of which of these sport events?


1. swimming

2. cycling

3. wrestling

4. shooting

5. boxing


10. How much fare has been hiked by the indian Railways for AC classes?


1. 4 paise/km

2. 3 paise/km

3. 5 paise/km

4. 1 paise/km

5. 2 paise/km


11. A national infrastructure pipeline coordination mechanism has been launched which will spread across ------------ministries?

1. 23

2. 21

3. 22

4. 20

5. 15


12. Which of these metro station will be renamed as Supreme Court Metro Station? 

1. Pragati Maidan

2. Rajiv Chowk

3. Mukarba Chowk

4. Chandni Chowk

5. None of these


13. In which of these states a dedicated women helpline ‘Damini’ has been launched?


1. Maharashtra

2. Gujarat

3. Rajasthan

4. Uttar Pradesh

5. Madhya Pradesh


14. Former students of national institute of technology (NIT) Trichy have committed a sum of about -----------------for research activities for the institute’s scholarships programmers’?

1. $2 Million

2. $5 Million

3. $3 Million

4. $1 Million

5. $6 Million


15. Researchers from which of these institutes have developed materials that can produce energy from water?


1. IIT Guwahati

2. IIT Bombay

3. IIT Delhi

4. IIT Indore

5. IIT Kanpur


16. RBI bought ---------- of long term government securities in the 2nd special open market operation (OMO)?


1. Rs 8,500 crore

2. Rs 10,000 crore

3. Rs 9,500 crore

4. Rs 11,000 crore

5. Rs 8,000 crore


17. With which of these online stores has the govt of india signed MoU?


1. Amazon

2. Myntra

3. Flipkart

4. Snapdeal

5. None of these


18. Sanjay Gupta will be honored with “Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award” How much cash prize does the award carry?


1. Rs 50,000

2. Rs 75,000

3. Rs 2 Lakh

4. Rs 1.5 Lakh

5. Rs 1 Lakh


19. Who has been appointed as the india’s Representative and governor on board of ERIA?


1. Arun Kumar Sinha

2. Rohan Shah

3. Sanjay Gupta

4. S S Deswal

5. None of these


20. In which of these states have been Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens launched?


1. Bihar

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Haryana

4. Uttar Pradesh

5. Rajasthan