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Quiz from Current Affairs 15 January 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of January 15, 2019
- Government has launched which initiative on GeM– to enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different products at the platform?
A)e-Women
B)Womaniya
C)Bharat Womaniya
D)IndiaWomen
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Government eMarketplace (GeM) has launched an initiative-Womaniya on GeM– to enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different products at the platform.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bolangir-Bichhupali railway line in which state?
A)Telangana
B)Haryana
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Odisha
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bolangir-Bichhupali railway line in Balangir,Odisha.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to recommend measures for protection of rights of existing tribal communities?
A)Mizoram
B)Chattisgarh
C)Assam
D)Sikkim
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Assam Government set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to recommend measures for protection of rights of existing tribal communities as well as to decide on the benefits to be given to new Scheduled Tribes.
[/su_spoiler] - In which state,India’s largest startup ecosystem was inaugurated?
A)Kerala
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Telangana
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Kerala has launched the country’s largest startup Hub with a 1,000-seat capacity in Kalamassery, Kochi. Named ‘Integrated Startup Complex,’ the facility is built to provide top quality infrastructure for incubation and acceleration for the state’s startups.
[/su_spoiler] - The Global Aviation Summit 2019 was held in which city?
A)Mumbai
B)New Delhi
C)Chennai
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Global Aviation Summit 2019 in Mumbai. The two-day summit, with a theme “Flying for All-especially the next 6 billion”, is being organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with FICCI.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,the parliament of Macedonia passed the resolution to amend the constitution of the country to rename it as which of the following?
A)United States of Macedonia
B)Republica Macedonia
C) Republic of Southern Macedonia
D) Republic of Northern Macedonia
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The Parliament of Macedonia has passed the resolution to amend the constitution of the country to rename it as the Republic of Northern Macedonia.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was named as new India’s Women Boxing Coach?
A)Shiv Thapa
B)Pankaj Gehlot
C)Mohd Ali Qamar
D)Shiv Singh
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Mohammed Ali Qamar was the man who brought India her first Commonwealth Games gold medal in boxing in 2002
[/su_spoiler] - Who has setted the new world record in Indoor rowing by completing 1,00,000 (one lakh) metres in above-40 years category in Kolkata?
A)Varun Agarwal
B)Shiv Dayal
C)Bajrang Lal Thakkar
D)Shakil Ahmed
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Asian Cup gold medallist Shakil Ahmed has added one more feather to his cap when he set up a world record in indoor rowing by completing 1,00,000 (one lakh) metres in above-40 years category in Kolkata.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was given one month extension recently for the post of Finance Secretary?
A)Subhash Chandra Khuntia
B)Amitabh Kant
C)Ajay Narayan Jha
D)Arvind Subramanian
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The government extended the service of Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha by a month till February-end. He was to retire on January 31.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council(ICC)?
A)Dave Richardson
B)Manu Sawhney
C)Cameron Marq
D)Shashank Manohar
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The ICC announced the appointment of Manu Sawhney as its new Chief Executive Officer.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,Sir Michael Atiyah passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Philosophy
B)Economics
C)Mathematician
D)Literature
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Sir Michael Atiyah,a British Mathematician, who received the 1966 Fields Medal, also known as the ‘Nobel for Mathematics,’ passed away at the age of 89. Atiyah was best known for his co-development of a branch of mathematics called topological K-theory and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,Lenin Rajendran passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Poet
B)Film Director
C)Actor
D)Sports
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Veteran filmmaker and chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation Lenin Rajendran has passed away. He was 67 and was under treatment for liver ailments.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,Shivaji Rao deshmukh passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Politics
B)Sports
C)Actor
D)Poet
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Senior Congress leader, a permanent invitee of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and former chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council ShivajiRao Deshmukh passed away following brief illness.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- What is the capital of Macedonia?
A)Struga
B)Ohrid
C)Bitola
D)Skopje
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - What is the currency of Macedonia?
A)Riyal
B)Riel
C)Denar
D)Dollar
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of ICC?
A)Dubai
B)Washington DC
C)Abu Dhabi
D)Paris
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
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