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Question: What is the objective of the ‘iGOT’ programme of the Government of India?
(a) Ensuring contribution of satellite in remote education
(b) Providing online training to government staffs
(c) Introduction of Artificial Intelligence in teaching
(d) To help provide bank loans to self-help groups
Question: Recently, Indian scientists have developed ‘Sim Unnati’–a new species of:
(a) Amla
(b) Lemon
(c) Mentha
(d) Mustard
Question: Which company has designed Khadi’s wrist watch, that was launched on January 30, 2020?
(a) Casio
(b) Rolex
(c) Titan
(d) Timex
Question: In which state, practice of “Made Snana” has now been made voluntary under anti-superstition law ?
(a) Odisha
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Question: According to the Tom Tom Traffic Index released in January 2020, which city has the most congested roads ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Bangalore
(d) Chennai
Question: Which footballer made history by becoming the first Indian woman footballer to bag a professional contract from a foreign club ?
(a) Aditi Chauhan
(b) Oinam Bembem Devi
(c) Dalmia Chhibber
(d) N. Bala Devi
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Question: Lady Rosetta (LR) variety belongs to:
(a) Orange
(b) Guava
(c) Potato
(d) Tomato
Question: Which crop in Haryana and Punjab suffered due to yellow rust disease?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Sugarcane
Question: In which state was the Nagoba Jatra festival celebrated in January 2020?
(a) Telangana
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Assam
Question: According to the Supreme Court, the protection of anticipatory or pre-arrest bail cannot be limited to any time frame or “fixed period”. Which section of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has provision for anticipatory bail?
(a) Section 347
(b) Section 278
(c) Section 438
(d) Section 291
Question: Who has been given the Pen Gauri Lankesh Award for the year 2019-20?
(a) Rajat Sharma
(b) Karan Thapar
(c) Yusuf Jameel
(d) Rajdeep Sardesai
Question: In which country, Cochran frogs, a species of so-called “glass frogs”, were spotted by conservationists after 18 years in a national park ?
(a) Chile
(b) India
(c) Bolivia
(d) Brazil
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Question: The Indian Navy in January 2020 launched Operation Vanilla in support of the national disaster in which country ?
(a) Fiji
(b) Seychelles
(c) Madagascar
(d) Somali Island
Question: From which country the Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India?
(a) South Africa
(b) Kenya
(c) Namibia
(d) Nigeria
Question: In which year was the Asiatic Cheetah declared extinct in India?
(a) 1924
(b) 1952
(c) 1971
(d) 1988
Question: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020, approved by the Central Government, proposes to enhance the upper gestation limit for termination of pregnancy to :
(a) 18 weeks
(b) 24 weeks
(c) 28 weeks
(d) 30 weeks
Question: The Y,S Malik Committee recently submitted its report for transforming which one of the following institutes?
(a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(b) Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE)
(c) Engineers India Limited (EIL)
(d) National Stock Exchange
Question: Beating the Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination of four-day long Republic Day celebrations 2020, was held at the:
(a) Red Fort
(b) Rajiv Chowk
(c) Vijay Chowk
(d) Rashtrapati Bhavan
Question: In which country Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani has been named as the new Prime Minister ?
(a) Qatar
(b) Oman
(c) UAE
(d) Saudi Arabia
Question: Which Hindi word has been named as the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019 by Oxford University Press (OUP) ?
(a) Nagrikata
(b) Samvidhaan
(c) Tiranga
(d) Chunaw
Question: A new episode of Man vs. Wild featuring superstar Rajinikanth with British adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls was shot at:
(a) Anamalai Tiger Reserve
(b) Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
(c) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(d) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Question: Which state’s Chief Minister has proposed to name the State’s districts after local fruits and spices ?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Tripura
(d) Manipur
Question: The HK Firodia Award is awarded to:
(a) Indian writers
(b) Indian architects
(c) Indian scientists
(d) Indian dramatists
Question: In Odisha, around 40 buffaloes died within four days in January 2020 due to:
(a) Sahana disease
(b) Bovine mastitis
(c) Rinder pest
(d) Black Quarter
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Question: The Borexino detector located in which country, recently detected a total of 53 geoneutrinos?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
Question: Which state has launched a virtual police station where people can lodge complaints from their respective districts regarding theft of their vehicles without visiting Police Station ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
Question: The recently inducted Indian Coast Guard Ship Annie Besant belongs to:
(a) Priyadarshini class
(b) Kolkata class
(c) Shivalik class
(d) Sukanya class
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Question: In January 2020, how many wetlands of India were given the Ramsar site tag?
(a) Five
(b) Ten
(c) Fifteen
(d) Twenty
Question: How many Ramsar site tagged wetlands were in India till January 2020?
(a) 28
(b) 37
(c) 44
(d) 49
Question: Parvati, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and Sarsai Nawar are the Ramsar tagged wetlands of which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Question: Nandur Madhameshwar is the first Ramsar wetland site of which state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
Question: Which state’s tableau was awarded the first prize in the states category in the 71st Republic Day Parade ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Gujarat
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Question: Which two tableaux were adjudged the best tableau, jointly in the Ministries / Departments category in the 71st Republic Day Parade?
(a) DRDO and Central Public Works Department
(b) Jal Shakti Mission and DRDO
(c) NDRF and Jal Shakti Mission
(d) Central Public Works Department and NDRF
Question: According to the final assessment of the year 2018-19, the Total Horticulture Production of the country is estimated to be :
(a) 298.34 million tons
(b) 310.74 million tons
(c) 334.43 million tons
(d) 364.17 million tons
Question: The objective of the ISRO”s SISDP project is to assist:
(a) University researchers
(b) Youth interested in space
(c) Private sector in developing launch vehicles
(d) Gram Panchayats
Question: In which state, the world’s largest solar park, ” Pavagada Solar Park” has now become entirely operational?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Question: Where has the Indian Railways commissioned country’s first governmental Waste to Energy Plant’?
(a) Mumbai Central Station
(b) Indore
(c) Anand Vihar
(d) Bhubaneswar
Question: What is the function of patented technology ‘POLYCRACK’?
(a) To make generic medicines
(b) Converting waste into energy
(c) To purify drinking water in the rural areas
(d) Measring fertilizer in fields
Question: In which state’s assembly a bill to abolish the Legislative Council was passed in January 2020?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Telangana
Question: Which one of the followings event was not the first time in the 71st Republic Day Parade?
(a) DRDO showcased Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) – Mission Shakti .
(b) Chinook and Apache made their debut during the flypast
(c) The ‘Dhanush’ gun system was part of the Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath for the first time.
(d) Jair Bolsanero became the first President of Brazil to participate in India’s Republic Day Parade as the chief guest.
Question: In which Article of the Constitution of India, there is a provision for the abolition of the Legislative Council in the states?
(a) Article 163 (1)
(b) Article 167 (1)
(c) Article 169 (1)
(d) Article 173 (1)
Question: Kobe Bryant , who died in January 2020, was related to which sports?
(a) Baseball
(b) Golf
(c) Boxing
(d) Basketball
Question: Who among the followings has been nominated as a lifetime member of the Asian Tennis Federation?
(a) Leander Paes
(b) Vijay Amritraj
(c) Mahesh Bhupathi
(d) Anil Khanna
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Question: Which country has become the second largest market for smartphones in the world, leaving America behind?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Indonesia
(d) India
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Question: Recent archaeological excavations at Nagardhan near Nagpur, have provided concrete evidence on the life, religious affiliations and trade practices of which dynasty ?
(a) Satavahana dynasty
(b) Maurya dynasty
(c) Vakataka Dynasty
(d) Ikshvaku dynasty
Question: The Kondajji lake located in which state has emerged as the new home of bar-headed geese from Mongolia ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Meghalaya
Question: Which one of the followings is not true in the context of Bodo agreement signed on 27 January 2020 ?
(a) This is the third Bodo accord signed.
(b) It proposes to set up a commission under Section 14 of the fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India, which will recommend the inclusion or exclusion of tribal population residing in villages adjoining BTAD areas.
(c) The Assam government will notify Bodo language as an associate official language in the state .
(d) Bodo language will be declared as subsidiary state language.
Question: When was the International Customs Day (ICD) celebrated?
(a) January 24, 2020
(b) January 25, 2020
(c) January 26, 2020
(d) January 27, 2020
Question: India-Brazil set target of USD 15 billion trade by:
(a) Year 2022
(b) Year 2024
(c) Year 2025
(d) Year 2021
Question: Where was the third Global Potato Conclave held in January 2020?
(a) Shimla
(b) Puri
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Nagpur
Question: Which state is holding the No. 1 position in India for last one decade in potato productivity?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Question: Which state on January 26, 2020 launched its ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme, aimed at providing a meal to the poor for just ₹10 ?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Question: In which country Agni Prasad Sapkota has been elected as the Speaker of the lower house of the Parliament?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Singapore
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Question: Which country’s Syed Muazzem Ali and Enamul Haq have been nominated for the Padma Awards by the government of India this year ?
(a) Pakistan
(b) United Arab Emirates
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Bangladesh
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Question: What is ‘Buffer overflow’, recently seen in the news?
(a) It allows attackers to read or write data outside of the defined memory boundaries.
(b) Infection of a virus beyond the geographical boundaries of a country
(c) When water accumulates in excess of the rated capacity of a dam
(d) Purchase of food grains in excess of the purchase of food grains prescribed by the government
Question: For restoring which one of followings in the Gulf of Kutch , the Zoological Survey of India is attempting to use the ‘Biorock structure’ ?
(a) Coral reef
(b) Shola grassland
(c) Dinosaur Park
(d) Bt Cotton
Question: What is ‘Biorock Structure’?
(a) Coral restoring method through steel structure underwater
(b) Setting of stone structures for recreation of wildlife in national parks
(c) The icy structure on the planet Jupiter which is likely to contain water.
(d) New method of growing medicinal plant in Himalayas
Question: Acropora formosa, Acropora humilis, Montipora digitata belong to which species?
(a) Ginger
(b) Garlic
(c) Coral
(d) Turmeric
Question: The Swalekhan app is developed for:
(a) Children below the fifth grade
(b) Visually impaired students
(c) Illiterate people
(d) For Government employees
Question: In Wuhan province of China, which virus infection killed more than 20 people in January 2020?
(a) 2020-cNoV
(b) 2020-nCoV
(c) 2019-cNoV
(d) 2019-nCoV
Question: Who was the chief guest of the Republic Day 2020 parade?
(a) President of Argentina
(b) Prime Minister of Portugal
(c) President of Brazil
(d) President of Sri Lanka
Question: How many agreements were signed between India and Brazil during Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to India in January 2020?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 10
Question: A committee has been set up under the chairmanship of whom to oversee the disposal of over 9400 enemy properties in the country?
(a) Foreign Minister
(b) Union Finance Minister
(c) Union Minister of Commerce
(d) Union Home Minister
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Question: At which place was the Bharat Parv 2020 organized?
(a) Mughal Garden, Delhi
(b) India Gate, Delhi
(c) Red Fort, Delhi
(d) Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi
Question: Who is not included among the people conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2020?
(a) Smt. M. C. Mary Kom
(b) Shri Chhannulal Mishra
(c) Shri George Fernandes
(d) Shri Balakrishna Doshi
Question: What are the acephate, malathion, profenofos, chlorpyrifos and quinalphos seen in the news recently?
(a) Rare Earth Elements
(b) Minerals found on the Moon
(c) Pesticide
(d) New type of virus
Question: Which statement in the context of ‘Dhanush’ is not true?
(a) It was showcased for the first time at the 71st Republic Day parade on 26 January 2020 .
(b) It is the first long-range artillery gun to be produced in India .
(c) It is a towed Archer designed indigenously by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) .
(d) The gun has a maximum range of 36.5 km and it can work in all types of terrain.
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Question: For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the voice of an ancient human being, that of a 3000-year-old Egyptian mummy named:
(a) King Tutankhamun
(b) Ramesses II
(c) Hatshepsut
(d) Nesyamun
Question: Recently, Indian scientists have discovered Natrialba swarupiae- a new archaeon (a kind of microorganism) in:
(a) Chilika Lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Sambhar Lake
(d) Vembanad Lake
Question: In which state community land called ‘Shamlat’ was in the news recently?
(a) Odisha
(b) Punjab
(c) Telangana
(d) Maharashtra
Question: Which state received the most medals in the Khelo India Youth Games 2020?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Jharkhand
Question: Which state held a two-day ‘Innovation Festival’ in January 2020?
(a) Odisha
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Karnataka
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Question: The National Voters Day held on January 25, 2020, was
(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 12th
(d) 15th
Question: What was the theme of National Voters Day 2020?
(a) Inclusive and qualitative participation
(b) No voter to be left behind
(c) Electoral literacy for stronger democracy
(d) Our vote, our future
Question: What is India’ rank in Corruption Perceptions Index 2019?
(a) 68th
(b) 78th
(c) 80th
(d) 84th
Question: Election Commission of India on January 23, 2020 hosted the first Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture. Which general election/elections was/were held during the tenure of Sukumar Sen?
(a) First Lok Sabha elections only
(b) Second Lok Sabha elections only
(c) Not a single Lok Sabha election
(d) First and second Lok Sabha elections
Question: Who on January 24, 2020 assumed Chairmanship of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020 ?
(a) Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
(b) Chief Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka
(c) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(d) Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal
Question: On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has announced to set up how many Chairs in different fields with an aim to carry out research activities to encourage women ?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25
Question: Where has India’s first e-waste clinic opened?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Nagpur
(c) Bangalore
(d) Noida
Question: Who is the author of the novel ‘Balwa’?
(a) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(b) Murali Manohar Joshi
(c) Arif Mohammad Khan
(d) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Question: To which country, India handed over 30,000 doses of measles and rubella (MR) vaccines to tackle a recent outbreak of measles ?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Maldives
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh
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Question: Which city police has announced the return of the force’s Mounted Unit after a gap of 88 years ?
(a) Delhi Police
(b) Chennai Police
(c) Kolkata Police
(d) Mumbai Police
Question: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 22, 2020 unveiled its first ‘woman’ astronaut. What is the name of this humanoid astronaut ?
(a) Disha Anant
(b) Vyom Mitra
(c) Gagan Aditi
(d) Divya Jyoti
Question: Which public sector company has launched the ‘SERVICE’ scheme to promote Voluntary Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by its employees ?
(a) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
(b) State Bank of India (SBI)
(c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
(d) Powergrid Corporation Limited
Question: India has successfully achieved the complete phase out of which ozone depleting chemical from January 1, 2020?
(a) Hydrofluorocarbons
(b) Methyl bromide
(c) Carbon tetrachloride
(d) HCFC-141b
Question: Where is the first animal war memorial in India being set up?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Udaipur
(c) Chennai
(d) Meerut
Question: The Central Government’s Department of Justice on January 22, 2020 celebrated 1,50,000 registrations for advice on Tele-Law initiative. What is the purpose of the Tele Law initiative?
(a) To provide legal service only to the victims of domestic violence
(b) To provide judicial services to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at their home
(c) To provide legal advices in the villages through common service centers
(d) To make people aware of their constitutional and legal rights
Question: Which one of the followings has been designated as the headquarters of the merged Union Territories of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli ?
(a) Kachigam
(b) Dunetha
(c) Daman
(d) Silvassa
Question: Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected as which country’s first female president ?
(a) Spain
(b) Argentina
(c) Greece
(d) Netherlands
Question: In January 2020, what type of notice was issued by Interpol to fugitive self-styled godman Nithyananda ?
(a) Red Notice
(b) Yellow notice
(c) Blue notice
(d) Black notice
Question: In which country has the world’s oldest crater Yarrabubba been found?
(a) Chile
(b) Mexico
(c) Australia
(d) South Africa
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Question: In which state, seven people were killed in January 2020 on the pretext of the Pathalgarhi tribal autonomy movement ?
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
Question: Which institution have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020 ?
(a) West Bengal Disaster Management and Civil Defence
(b) All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, Gujarat
(c) Odisha State Disaster Management Authority
(d) Disaster Mitigation and Management Center Uttarakhand
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Question: Which state has launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’ in January 2020?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
Question: Which statement is not true with reference to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)?
(a) It is located in Mauna Kea, Chile.
(b) It is a joint project of five countries including India.
(c) India has committed $200 million, which is about a tenth of the proposed cost.
(d) The telescope needs 492 precisely polished mirrors and India is to contribute 83 of them.
Question: What are the Snapdragon 720G, Snapdragon 662, and Snapdragon 460, recently seen in the newspapers?
(a) ISRO’s NavIC supported Chipsets
(b) Computer virus attacking government installations
(c) Radar-containing drones of the Indian Army
(d) New supercomputers of IMD
Question: On January 22, 2020, the 32nd meeting of ‘PRAGATI’ was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. When was the first meeting of ‘PRAGATI’ held?
(a) October 2, 2014
(b) March 25, 2015
(c) December 25, 2015
(d) January 22, 2016
Question: On 22 January 2020, the Central Government approved the MoU on cooperation in field of geology and mining resources with which country?
(a) France
(b) Brazil
(c) Australia
(d) USA
Question: According to ‘ Airpocalypse-IV-an annual report released by Greenpeace India, which is the most polluted city in India?
(a) Dhanbad
(b) Noida
(c) Delhi
(d) Jharia
Question: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on January 22, 2020 approved shutting down the operations of the plant/unit of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited(HFL) and closure of the company. The only plant//unit of this company is located in Rudrarm in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Telangana
Question: In which country of Africa has India opened its first Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC)?
(a) South Africa
(b) Nigeria
(c) Niger
(d) Ethiopia
Question: What is India’s ranking in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index 2019?
(a) 41st
(b) 51st
(c) 61st
(d) 71st
Question: What is ‘ Sharang’, which was successfully test-fired at Jabalpur?
(a) Drone
(b) Gun
(c) Radar
(d) Early warning system
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Question: Who will be the chairman of the newly formed National Startup Advisory Council ?
(a) Minister of Commerce and Industry
(b) Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(c) Union Finance Minister
(d) Union Minister of Science and Technology
Question: The Ministry of Law and Justice issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification in January 2020, declaring which country to be a “reciprocating territory” under Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) United Arab Emirates
Question: If a country is declared “reciprocating territory” under Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, what does it mean?
(a) All decrees of all the courts of that country can be executed in India.
(b) All the decrees of certain designated courts of that country can be executed in India.
(c) The decrees for payment of money of certain designated courts of that country can be executed in India.
(d) Judges of the courts of that country can also be appointed in India.
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Question: Where did India’s first global mega science exhibition ‘Vigyan Sangam’ started in January 2020?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Delhi
Question: Where was the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) between India and Nepal inaugurated?
(a) Raxaul-Birganj
(b) Jogbani-Biratnagar
(c) Bhittamod-Janakpur
(d) Sonauli-Bhairahawa
Question: Which three states celebrated their statehood day on January 21, 2020?
(a) Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram
(b) Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
(c) Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
(d) Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur
Question: The state of Andhra Pradesh passed a bill to create three capitals on January 20, 2020. The three capitals of Andhra Pradesh are:
(a) Amaravati, Vijayawada and Machilipatnam
(b) Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Machilipatnam
(c) Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool
(d) Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool
Question: Recently, which group’s STEP certification course, has been selected by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to be a part of the government’s National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) programme?
(a) Times of India
(b) Indian Express
(c) Hindustan Times
(d) The Hindu
Question: What is India’s ranking on a new Social Mobility Index 2020 released in January 2020 ?
(a) 56th
(b) 66th
(c) 76th
(d) 86th
Question: Which organisation released the Social Mobility Index in January 2020?
(a) World Bank
(b) International Labor Organization
(c) UNESCO
(d) World Economic Forum
Question: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on January 20, 2020 lowered India’s economic growth estimate for the current fiscal (2019-20) to:
(a 5.1 percent
(b) 5.8 percent
(c) 4.8 percent
(d) 6.4 percent
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Question: Names of railway stations written in Urdu on platform signboards in which state will now be written in Sanskrit, the second official language of that state ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Question: In which state the umbrella organisations of two tribes-Nagas and Kukus have called a truce in January 2020 after almost four decades of violence and uneasy existence ?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Question: Which organization has said in its ‘Time to Care’ report released in January 2020 that ‘ the combined total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2018-19 ‘?
(a) World Economic Forum
(b) Oxfam
(c) World Bank
(d) International Monetary Fund
Question: According to a recent report, prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia’s unique platypus population towards extinction. What is the uniqueness about platypus?
(a) It is the most intelligent organism.
(b) It is an egg-laying mammal.
(c) It consumes all or part of the young of its own species
(d) It can remain dormant for one month.
Question: Which organisation in January 2020 released the ‘ World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020 (WESO) report ?
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) International Labor Organization
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Question: What is ‘Aquila nipalensis ‘, recently seen in India?
(a) Steppe eagle
(b) Greater Flamingo
(c) Amur Falcon
(d) Great white pelican
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Question: Which statement is not true with respect to K-4, which was recently test fired?
(a) It is a nuclear capable submarine ballistic missile .
(b) It was successfully test-fired on January 19, 2020 off coast of Andhra Pradesh.
(c) It will be deployed on the fleet of the Arihant Class nuclear submarines.
(d) It is India’s only underwater missile being developed by India for its submarine force.
Question: Which one of the followings released the “Nature Risk Rising Report 2020” in January 2020?
(a) IUCN
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) IPCC
(d) World Bank
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Question: In which state, on January 19, 2020, a 18034-km human chain was organised to make people aware of climate change, prohibition and social ills such as dowry and child marriage ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Question: In January 2020, Ownership Acknowledgment Numbers (OANs) were issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to:
(a) Owners of private helicopters
(b) Drone owners
(c) Chartered aircraft owners
(d) Air ambulance hospitals
Question: Who was named Man of the Series in the three-match ODI series played between India and Australia in January 2020?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Steve Smith
(d) Mohammad Shami
Question: How many medals did India win in Rome Ranking series 2020?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 15
Question: Scientists at National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) have developed and released a new variety of which flower that blooms during late December to mid-February and have named it ‘Shekhar’ ?
(a) Marigold
(b) Chrysanthemum
(c) Petunia
(d) Cineraria
Question: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on January 20, 2020, interacted with students as part of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 at:
(a) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Kotla
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
(c) Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, Delhi
(d) Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
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Question: The Indian Air Force has inducted its first squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft carrying the BrahMos missiles at:
(a) Ambala
(b) Thanjavur
(c) Bangalore
(d) Pune
Question: The No 222 Squadron of the Indian Air Force is called as the:
(a) Desert Tigers
(b) Tigershark
(c) Warlords
(d) Daring Dragon
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Question: In Madhya Pradesh, the threatened species Bija, Tinsa, Salai and Dahiman are:
(a) Tree species
(b) Frog species
(c) Snakes species
(d) Fish species
Question: Who is leading the Indian delegation to the 50th World Economic Forum Conference?
(a) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
(b) Petroleum Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan
(c) Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Piyush Goyal
(d) Foreign Minister S.K. Jaishankar
Question: National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in :
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Pune
(d) New Delhi
Question: Recently the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched the “APNA UREA – Sona Ugle” brand of:
(a) Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
(b) Coromandel International Limited
(c) National Fertilizers Limited
(d) Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited
Question: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently launched sale of ‘Khadi Rumal’ being stitched by the women of :
(a) Nagaland
(b) Mizoram
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Gujarat
Question: What is the original name of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast convict known as ‘Dr. Bomb’?
(a) Dr. Mohammad Ansari
(b) Dr. Jalees Ansari
(c) Dr. Nisar Ansari
(d) Dr. Ahmed Ansari
Question: Which country’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) crossed $10,000 for the first time in 2019 ?
(a) South Africa
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Russia
Question: Who was Bapu Nadkarni, who died recently?
(a) Writer
(b) Cricketer
(c) Hockey player
(d) Famous Gandhian
Question: Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library?
(a) Rajat Sharma
(b) Nripendra Mishra
(c) Swapan Dasgupta
(d) Prasoon Joshi
Question: Who has been elected as President of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI) ?
(a) Arjun Munda
(b) B.V.P. Rao
(c) BijJayant Panda
(d) Babu Lal Marandi
Question: ‘ Ekatmakam’ is a mega event of:
(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Kathakali
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Bharatanatyam
Question: What is name of the world’s shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records, died on January 17, 2020 ?
(a) Adhipa Tham Negi
(b) Palisha Thapa
(c) Udgam Koirala
(d) Khagendra Tham Magar
Question: Where was the ‘ELECRAMA 2020 ‘ held in January 2020?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Gurugram
(c) Greater Noida
(d) Ahmedabad
Question: In which state, India’s first case of infection of H9N2-a rare variant of the virus that causes avian influenza has been reported ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Assam
Question: India placed what among 190 countries on the the Women Business and the Law (WBL) 2020 index ?
(a) 98th
(b) 105th
(c) 117th
(d) 132nd
Question: In January 2020, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated its:
(a) 10th Raising Day
(b) 15th Raising Day
(c) 20th Raising Day
(d) 5th Raising Day
Question: Former MP Ashwini Kumar Chopra, who died recently, was the editor of which newspaper?
(a) Dainik Bhaskar
(b) Dainik Jagran
(c) Hindustan
(d) Punjab Kesari
Question: Phillips Curve” is based on statistical studies of :
(a) Poverty and GDP growth rate
(b) Unemployment and poverty
(c) Inflation and unemployment
(d) Current account deficit and FDI
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Question: According to some economists, the Indian economy is going through a period of stagflation. What is stagflation?
(a) High unemployment rate with low economic growth
(b) Low inflation with high unemployment rate
(c) Low economic growth rate with high inflation
(d) High current account deficit with low inflation
Question: Sania Mirza won the WTA Hobart International doubles final 2020 partnering with:
(a) Nadiia Kichenok
(b) Shaui Peng
(c) Shuai Zhang
(d) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Question: According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in December 2019 was 17.5 degree C over northwest India, the lowest since :
(a) 1951
(b) 1919
(c) 1971
(d) 1996
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Question: Which airport has started regular air ambulance service in January 2020?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Patna
(c) Chennai
(d) Jammu
Question: Which state / UT chief minister launched party’s Guarantee Card in January 2020?
(a) Delhi
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Haryana
Question: Where was the 9th International Children’s Film Festival held in January 2020?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Goa
(c) Kolkata
(d) Pune
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Question: Which statement is false with respect to GSAT-30 launched by ISRO?
(a) It was launched on 17 January 2020 from Sriharikota.
(b) It was launched from the Ariane-5 VA-251 rocket.
(c) The 3,357-kg GSAT-30 is a communication satellite.
(d) The satellite will also provide coverage to Gulf countries, a large number of Asian countries and Australia. .
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Question: Who has been selected for the 29th Saraswati Samman?
(a) Nand Kishore Acharya
(b) Ratilal Borisagar
(c) Anuradha Patil
(d) Vasdev Mohi
Question: The book ‘ Chequebook ‘, that has been conferred with the 29th Saraswati Samman, is a short stories collection in:
(a) Marathi
(b) Bengali
(c) Konkani
(d) Sindhi
Answer: d
Eminent Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for this prestigious literary award for his short stories collection- Chequebook. This short stories collection talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society. Saraswati Samman carries a cash award of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Mr Mohi has authored 25 books of poetry, stories and translations. He has also received Sahitya Akademi Award.Sikhs in the US will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census for the first time, as per an organisation of the minority community. United Sikhs, the organisation that has spearheaded the demand for inclusion as a separate ethnic group, called the decision “historic”. Apart from the US, Sikhs in Britain have also demanded inclusion as a separate ethnic group. In November 2019, British Sikhs took the government to court over the “unlawful” refusal to treat them as a separate ethnic group. The US Census Bureau considers race and ethnicity as two distinct and separate concepts.
Question: Which country’s team has won the first ATP Cup?
(a) Spain
(b) Switzerland
(c) Serbia
(d) USA
Question: Who is Mikhail Mishustin ?
(a) New Prime Minister of Russia
(b) New Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency
(c) New President of Kazakhstan
(d) New President of Belarus
Question: Which Indian company’s antibiotic drug ‘EMROK’ has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India?
(a) Aurobindo Pharma
(b) Sun Pharma
(c) Wockhardt
(d) Glenmark
Question: Who is the author of the book ‘The Winning Sixer’?
(a) Kapil Dev
(b) K. Srikanth
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) W. V. Raman
Question: Who is the winner of Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament 2020?
(a) Abhijeet Gupta
(b) Aleksej Aleksandrov
(c) Karthik Venkataraman
(d) P. Pranesh
Question: Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the newly constituted “Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds”?
(a) Madhusudan Prasad
(b) D.K. Pathak
(c) T.M. Bhasin
(d) Arundhati Bhattacharya
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Question: Gary Starkweather , who died recently, was the inventor of
(a) Mobile sim card
(b) First mobile app
(c) Solar panel
(d) Laser printer
Question: Which one of the followings organised the first edition of Krishi Manthan- the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia ?
(a) IIM Ahmedabad
(b) IIM Kozhikode
(c) IIM Lucknow
(d) NITI Aayog
Question: In which country Sikhs will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census for the first time ?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) France
(d) USA
Question: In which country a novel virus detected in mosquitoes has been provisionally named the Yada Yada virus (YYV) ?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Kenya
(d) Australia
Question: In which country, researchers have discovered the oldest solid material on the Earth in a form of stardust in a meteorite?
(a) Brazil
(b) Chile
(c) Nigeria
(d) Australia
Question: Which state has challenged the National Investigation Agency Act 2008 (NIA) in the Supreme Court under Article 131 of the Constitution of India in January 2020?
(a) Kerala
(b) West Bengal
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Punjab
Question: According to the Henley Passport Index 2020, which country has the world’s strongest passport ?
(a) USA
(b) Switzerland
(c) Japan
(d) Norway
Question: Where was the 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region held in January 2020?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Dehradun
(c) Shimla
(d) Lucknow
Question: In which country, in January 2020 six people were killed and 10 are believed to be missing after a bus and some pedestrians were swallowed by a sinkhole ?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Australia
(d) South Africa
Question: Which two football clubs have recently merged together?
(a) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal
(b) Bangalore and Dempo
(c) Mohun Bagan and ATK
(d) Dempo and ATK
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Question: What are ‘Liurana himalayana’, ‘Liurana indica’ and ‘Liurana minuta’, recently discovered in Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) Fish species
(b) Snake species
(c) Frog species
(d) Ginger species
Question: Which one of the followings has started the Indian Digital Heritage (IDH) Initiative?
(a) Department of Science and Technology
(b) Union Ministry of Culture
(c) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(d) Ministry of Earth Sciences
Question: Where was the first International Heritage Symposium held in January 2020?
(a) Bangalore
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Goa
Question: Which institute organized an international conference on ‘Global Indian Thought’ in January 2020?
(a) IIM Ahmedabad
(b) IIT Kanpur
(c) IIM Kozhikode
(d) NITI Aayog
Question: What was the objective of the campaign called ‘Saksham’ organized by PCRA and oil marketing companies in January 2020?
(a) Ensuring access to cheap petroleum products
(b) Providing petroleum distribution agency to Divyang
(c) Fuel conservation
(d) Preventing adulteration of petroleum products
Question: Who won the Crossword Book Award for his/her book ‘The Far Field’?
(a) Amitav Ghosh
(b) Kiran Desai
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(d) Madhuri Vijay
Question: In order to digitize small and medium business in India, how much investment has Amazon announced in India?
(a) One billion dollars
(b) Two billion dollars
(c) Three billion dollars
(d) Four billion dollars
Question: Which state in January 2020 challenged the National Investigation Agency Act i.e. NIA Act 2008 in the Supreme Court under Article 131 of the Constitution of India alleging t that the counter-terrorism law was illegally usurping police powers of the state ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Chhattisgarh
Question: Which two countries signed the ‘Phase-1’ of the trade agreement on January 15, 2020?
(a) India and the United States
(b) China and India
(c) USA and China
(d) Britain and European Union
Question: ‘Science Setu Programme’ has been launched by:
(a) National Institute of Immunology
(b) National Institute of Nutrition
(c) Indian Space Research Organization
(d) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
Question: The World Health Organization has included the Indian Molecular assay named TrueNet in its global program to test which disease?
(a) AIDS
(b) TB
(c) Malaria
(d) polio
Question: Who has been appointed as the Queen’s Counsel for the courts of England and Wales ?
(a) Abhishek Manu Singhvi
(b) Fali. S. Nariman
(c) Gopal Subramanium
(d) Harish Salve
Question: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun on January 16, 2020. It has been manufactured by :
(a) Reliance Defense
(b) Larsen and Toubro
(c) Adani Enterprises
(d) Bharat Forge
Question: With which two states did the central government sign the agreement on 16 January 2020 to settle the Bru community dispute?
(a) Mizoram and Manipur
(b) Tripura and Manipur
(c) Mizoram and Tripura
(d) Nagaland and Meghalaya
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Question: In which state is the Parshuram Kund Mela held on the occasion of Makar Sankranti every year?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Odisha
Question: Under which article of the Indian Constitution, the State Government of Kerala has challenged the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA) in the Supreme Court?
(a) Article 128
(b) Article 131
(c) Article 135
(d) Article 143
Question: For what reason has the Central Government relaxed Coastal Regulatory Zone Rule (CRZ) in January 2020 to help States construct infrastructure ?
(a) To provide shelter to people living below the poverty line
(b) To provide livelihood to fishermen
(c) To obtain Blue Flag Certificate
(d) For development of mangroves
Question: The Blue Flag certification is accorded to the:
(a) Ports
(b) Airports
(c) Sea vessels
(d) Beaches
Question: Who has been given the Harivarasanam award ?
(a) Mohan Lal
(b) Ilaiyaraaja
(c) Mammootty
(d) Mani Ratnam
Question: According to the draft National Policy-2020 on Rare Diseases, the Central Government has proposed to fund one-time treatment cost to the tune of what amount under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ?
(a) Rs 5 lakhs
(b) Rs. 10 lakhs
(c) Rs. 15 lakhs
(d) Rs 20 lakhs
Question: Which one of the followings has released the ‘ Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2019 ‘?
(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) CBSE
(d) Pratham
Question: According to the Bureau of India Standard, Jewellers will be allowed to sell only which grades of gold jewellery ?
(a) 12 carat, 14 carat and 22 carat
(b) 14 carat, 16 carat and 22 carat
(c) 14 carat, 18 carat and 22 carat
(d) 16 carat, 10 carat and 24 carat
Question: In which one of the followings region a law has been passed in January 2020 that makes ethnic unity in the region mandatory?
(a) Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
(b) Jaffna Region Sri Lanka
(c) Tibet
(d) Scotland
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Question: Recently a resolution was passed demanding the declaration of Marathi as a ‘Classical’ language. Which Indian language was first given the status of classical language?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Malayalam
(c) Tamil
(d) Kannada
Question: Researchers have developed the world’s first ‘living robot’. What is the name of this living robot?
(a) Xenobot
(b) Sonobot
(c) Hubot
(d) Moonobot
Question: The controversial ‘HTBt’ seed is related to which crop?
(a) Brinjal
(b) cotton
(c) Mustard
(d) Rice
Question: For whom/what has the Government of India made the ‘HSN Code’ mandatory?
(a) Imports
(b) Pharmaceuticals manufacturing
(c) Sale of seeds
(d) Digital payment
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