Expected Questions from January 2020 Current Affairs (1st to 10th Jan)

1. Who launched a mobile app to help visually-impaired people to identify the denomination of currency notes?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das
2. Which bank introduced OTP-based ATM withdrawals with effect from 1st January 2020? ? State Bank of India
(SBI)
3. For Which Bank Reserve Bank of India has revised its supervisory framework? Urban Co-operative Banks
(UCBs)
4. For Which Bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted “in-principle” approval for transition into a Small
Finance Bank (SFB)? Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited
5. Since when did the Union Finance Ministry, Government of India (GoI), has not made any changes in the interest
rates on its small savings schemes (SSS) of the post office for the fourth quarter of the financial year(FY) 2019-
20? January 1, 2020- March 31, 2020 due to softening in the bank deposit rate.
6. Who has signed a co-lending partnership agreement with JM Financial Home Loans Limited (JMFHL), the
housing finance arm of JM Financial Group, to provide retail loans to home buyers? Bank of Baroda (BoB)
7. How much Percentage of GDP in India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed in the September 2019 quarter,
on account of lower trade deficit? 0.9 per cent of GDP
8. Who has paid Rs 1,12,000 crore as Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) refunds to exporters. According to
CBIC, over 83,000 exporters have been benefited by these refunds? Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC)
9. Who released a study of the funding trends in the global start-up ecosystem in 2019; the team analyzed over
60,000 deals and one million data points for the report ? HexGn
10. Who has given a $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) line of credit (LoC, a soft loan/loan with low-interest rate)
to Cuba for financing 75 MW (megawatt) Photovoltaic Solar Parks? Export-Import (Exim)Bank, the premier
export finance institution of India
11. Who has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paytm Payments Bank ltd (PPBL) for selling
FASTags.? CSC e-Governance services India ltd
12. Who has mandated all the health and General Insurance Companies(GICs) to offer 1st of its kind standardised
health insurance products (SHIP) in the name “Arogya Sanjeevani” policy with effect from April 1, 2020? The
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
13. In order to promote parental support benefits for employees, Who has launched a new Adoption Assistance
Program, where it will be offering financial assistance of up to Rs 1 lakh per adoption for the parents? PayPal
India Private Limited
14. With whom RevFin has joined hands with Insurance Company to offer protection to the RevFin’s customers by
bundling life insurance cover on their loans. This insurance covers loans up to ₹3 lakh for a period of 3 years?
PNB MetLife India
15. From Whom India’s largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake at an enterprise value of Rs
13,500 crores, APSEZ? Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL)
16. What is the Amount India's foreign exchange reserves got by to touch a record high of 457.468 billion USD in the
week on 27th December 2019? 2.520 billion USD

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17. Who has made amendments to the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services with a view to
protecting consumer interests? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
18. Where did the world’s 2nd largest statue of Sardar vallabhbhai Patel has been Setup? Sardardham campus near
Vaishnodevi circle in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
19. Who has launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)? The Election
Commission of India
20. In Which Name The Ministry of Railways has Renamed the Railway Protection Force? Indian Railway
Protection Force Service.
21. Who has been awarded the first civil contract for the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of its Phase 4 project? Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
22. Who has dedicated Five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the Nation? Prime Minister Narendra Modi
23. Who has dedicated the new campus of National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur? Union Home Minister
Amit Shah
24. Who has launched a National Infrastructure Pipeline coordination mechanism with an investment plan worth
Rs102 trillion in the next five years? Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
25. What is the programme The union Government launched for FMD and Brucellosis with a financial outlay of Rs.
13,343.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, and pig
population for FMD? National Animal Disease Control Programme
26. Who has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolments
& Update Centres across the country? Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
27. For Which project the Indian government decided to allocate spectrum to all telecom operators and equipment
makers? For the Purpose of 5G trials in the country.
28. What is the Single way help line Number The Indian Railways has introduced for the passengers for quick
grievance redressal and inquiry during their journey? 139

29. Who is set to conduct the Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020 by using around 8,000-10,000 cameras across 25,000
sqkm (Square kilometre) area spanning 7 districts in Gujarat? The Wildlife Institute of India (WII),an
autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change(MoFCC),
30. What is the Value did Prime Minister Narendra Modi released rupees under Pradhan Mantri Samaan Yojana to
six crore farmers in Tumakuru? 12,000 crores
31. Who has designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honor the 200th birth anniversary of
Florence Nightingale? World Health Organization (WHO)
32. Which Ministry inaugurated the first Capacity Building Programme on General Financial Rules-2017, e-
Procurement and Government e-Marketplace (GeM) at Convention Centre, Jammu? Union Minister of State
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
33. Who has launched an online platform called “e-Gazette portal” (
http://egazetteodisha.nic.in), a first-of-its-kind initiative in India designed and developed by the NIC(National
Informatics Centre) for all departments? Odisha
34. Who said that the ‘one nation, one ration card’ facility has been started in 12 states in the country on the first day
of the new year? Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

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35. In What Name does the Delhi government announced that Pragati Maidan metro station will be rechristened ?
Supreme Court metro station.
36. From Which day Visakhapatnam will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit? January 3,
2021
37. Where did Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) a first Silk Processing Plant inaugurated at
Surendranagar? Gujarat.
38. Who became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21
men’s singles category? Indian paddler Manav Thakkar
39. Who was the youngest girl to have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest 5 years ago, accomplished
another feat by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak (4,987 mts)? Indian
mountaineer Malavath Poorna
40. Which two countries exchanged lists of nuclear installations? India and Pakistan
41. Who announced for setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division? The External
affairs ministry
42. What is the value India has extended a line of credit (LoC) to Cuba? USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore)
43. Who Announced the first Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman? The Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting
44. Who has laid the foundation stone of Delhi Cycle Walk project? Union Home Minister
45. Who inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi. The Union Minister of
Commerce and Industries?
46. Which state became the 1st state in India to conduct an exercise to shortlist migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh
and Afghanistan for eligibility under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019? Uttar Pradesh (UP)
47. Which State government unveiled the Himachal MyGov portal on 6 January 2020? Himachal Pradesh
48. For whom Navigation facilities was inaugurated in Chandigarh railway station in Mohali, Punjab by Shri
Gurinder Mohan Singh, Divisional Railway Manager- Ambala Division? For visually impaired
49. Who Inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi on 6 January 2020?
Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal
50. Who launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority? Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
51. Who has announced to set up 5 more new medical colleges and attached 300 bed hospitals in the state?
Government of Gujarat
52. Who has approved the release of Grant-in-Aid of 2.6 crore rupees to J&K Pollution Control Board? Environment
and Forests Ministry
53. Which is the 1st state in the country to pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act? Kerala
54. Which project did West Bengal started the 3rd edition in their state? ‘Sukanya’ project
55. In Which state Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities began in Agartala?
Tripura,
56. Who has launched ‘Damini’ helpline service considering the safety of the women passengers? UPSRTC (Uttar
Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation)
57. Which state launched a Cyber Safe Women initiative under which awareness camps held across all the districts of
the state regarding cyber safety? Government of Maharashtra

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58. Who inaugurated the city’s first fully-automated car-parking tower facility at Green Park? Delhi Municipal
Corporation
59. Who are all the Special Officers Andhra Pradesh government-appointed as Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
official and Indian Police Service (IPS)? Dr. Kritika Shukla M Deepika
60. Who launched ‘Study in Gujarat’ campaign in order to make Gujarat State an educational hub at national and
international level? Education department of Gujarat government
61. Who unveils the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at Ahmedabad? Gujarat Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani
62. Who launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? Maharashtra Government
63. To Whom and for what Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to set up a committee to ensure the payment
of Rs 2500 per quintal? To farmers against procurement of paddy.
64. When is the Journalists’ Day is being celebrated on in the state of Maharashtra.? 6th of January
65. For how many Districts the 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 rolled out at block level? 35 districts of
Uttar Pradesh.
66. When did the Mizoram state government is organizing the Zo Festival? From 9 January 2020.
67. Who has started the third edition of the Sukanya project? Kolkata Police
68. Who launched the Dr. YSR Aarogyasri scheme? Andhra Pradesh state government
69. Which State has registered the highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in the country? Jammu and Kashmir
70. Who has announced the setting up of the Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) in the state?
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
71. Which Festival in Gujarat, the has been launched at Sabarmati river front in Ahmedabad? 31st International
Kite Festival
72. Who has won the Guinea-Bissau‘s presidential election? Umaro Cissoko Embalo
73. Who has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals and sea life? The Pacific nation of
Palau
74. Wich Programme did President of Nepal launched the during the ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala
in Kathmandu? “Visit Nepal Year 2020”
75. Which Country shared a list of its nuclear installations with India under a bilateral agreement? Pakistan
76. Who has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad? Iran’s top commander General Qassim Soleimani
77. Who launched Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign amidst a spectacular ceremony held at historic Dasaratha
Rangashala in Kathmandu?President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari
78. Who has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. With the signing of the act, US has authorised the
establishment of US Space Force? United States President Donald Trump
79. Who won Croatia's presidential election? Zoran Milanovic
80. Where did the Women science congress held? Bengaluru
81. Where did the 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020? Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
82. Where does ASCEND 2020 held? Kochi, Kerala
83. Where did fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5)? Pune
84. Who has announced the results of the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020? The Union Ministry
of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

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85. What is the Rank India has ranked in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) of the World
Economic Forum for the year 2019? 34
86. Who has signed iMoU with Flipkart for selling the products made by women self-help groups under Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) on the e-commerce platform?
Government of India
87. Who has joined hands with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company to offer protection to the RevFin’s customers
by bundling life insurance cover on their loans? India’s leading Digital lending startup, RevFin
88. Along with whom Uber Technologies Inc have teamed up to develop electric air taxis? Hyundai Motor
89. With Whom The Indian Army is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5
lakh AK-203 assault rifle? Russia.
90. Who is the chairman of Railway Board? V K Yadav
91. Who is appointed as SEBI Executive Director? Babita Rayudu
92. Who is the chairman of the National Medical Commission? Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma
93. Who is the CMD of Shipping Corporation of India? H.K. Joshi
94. Who is the Interim MD&CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank? S Sundar
95. Who is the Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”)? Rohan
Shah
96. What will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games ? “Lawn bowls” and “cycling”
97. Who set a Guinness World Records for most side lunges in 60 seconds? B Sai Deepak
98. Who withdrawn its threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham over Shooting's exclusion?
Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
99. Who was picked as captain of ESPN Cricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was
named the leader in Tests? Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
100. Where did the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the 4th All India
Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 ? New Delhi.
101. Who has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold medal at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh? Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary
102. Who will be conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award? Krishnamachari Srikkanth &
Anjum Chopra
103. Who has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over? New Zealand‘s
batsman Leo Carter
104. Where did the 1st edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held? at the KIIT University
in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
105. Who wins the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings in
England? P Magesh Chandran
106. Who issued directions to prepare a roadmap to create an Air Defence Command to enhance the security of
India's skies? Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat
107. Which year will observe as the ‘year of mobility’ that will have a special focus on the creation of more
residential units and implementation of various welfare measures for the troops? 2020
108. What is the name of exercise between India and Oman? bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr‘.

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109. Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will establish a 2nd launch port? Thoothukodi
district in Tamil Nadu.
110. Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed Human Space Flight Centre
(HSFC)? at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
111. Who is conferred with Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019? Piyuus Jaiswal
112. Who crowned as Miss Teen International 2019? Aayushi Dholakia
113. Who received Global Child Prodigy Award ? Sucheta Satish
114. Who is the “Most Famous Teenager of The Decade”? Malala Yousafzai
115. When did the Global Family Day celebrated? January 1
116. When does world Braille day celebrated? January 4
117. Which filed does Ratna Ojha passed away recently belongs to? dramatist, litterateur and social activist
118. Which state does T.N Chaturvedi passed away recently belong to?Karnataka
119. Which party does Devi Prasad Tripathi passed away recently belong to? Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
120. What is the name of Former Western Army Commander Lieutenant general died recently? Prem Nath Hoon

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