Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for January 9, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz -09/01/2019

1. What is the percentage of reservation quota approved by Union Cabinet for the economically weaker sections in the general category?
A. 10 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 7 per cent
D. 8.5 percent
E. 12 percent

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Solution: A
Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal for introduction of a bill that seeks to extend 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker sections in the general category who are not covered by any of the existing schemes of reservation. [/ms_expand]

2. 26th International Camel Festival will be held in which city?
A. Jodhpur
B. Bikaner
C. Lucknow
D. Vadodara
E. Jaipur

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Solution: B
Explanation: Activities such as fur cutting, camel decoration, designing among others would be organised at the 26th International Camel festival, which will be held on January 12 and 13 in Bikaner. [/ms_expand]

3. How many islands are being renamed in Andaman and Nicobar?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
E. 5

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Solution: B
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Tricolor hoisting by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose in Port Blair. [/ms_expand]
4. The 12th Global Healthcare Summit was held in which city?
A. Kolkata
B. Chennai
C. Delhi
D. Mumbai
E. Bangalore

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Solution: D
Explanation: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 12th Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin in Mumbai. [/ms_expand]

5. Which state government announced setting up of a new Adhyatmik Vibhag?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Karnataka
E. Gujrat

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Solution: C
Explanation: The Government of Madhya Pradesh has announced setting up of a new Adhyatmik Vibhag [/ms_expand]

6. Who will head the panel that has been setup to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservation?
A. Arundhati Bhateja
B. Praveen Kumar
C. TS Balakrishnan
D. G Rohini
E. None of the above

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Solution: D
Explanation: Justice G Rohini(retd), who is heading the five member panel, set up to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservation. [/ms_expand]

7. Which state’s Police’s facebook page was selected by Microsoft , to study the organization’s new age media interactions?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Mizoram
D. Bihar
E. Chandigarh

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Solution: A
Explanation: Microsoft has selected Kerala Police’s Facebook Page, which has over 10 lakh followers, to study the organisation’s new age media interactions. [/ms_expand]

8. Which among the following countries has decided to withdraw from the UN-backed anti-corruption commission?
A. Haiti
B. Guatemala
C. Syria
D. Sudan
E. None

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Solution: B
Explanation: Guatemala has said that it is withdrawing from a UN-backed anti-corruption commission. It has given the UN body’s staff 24 hours to leave the country. Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales accused the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) of polarising the country and putting its security at risk. [/ms_expand]

9. Who was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
A. Gita Gopinath
B. Maurice Obstfeld
C. Christine Lagarde
D. Mahesh Rathore
E. Raghavendra Rathore

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Solution: A
Explanation: India born Gita Gopinath joined the International Monetary Fund as its Chief Economist. She is the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. [/ms_expand]

10. Which city will host the Global Healthcare Summit 2019?
A. Hyderabad
B. Jaipur
C. Chandigarh
D. Gurgaon
E. Chennai

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Solution: A
Explanation:
The Global Healthcare Summit 2019 will be held in Hyderabad, Telangana in July 2019. The summit will be organised in partnership with the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. [/ms_expand]

11. Which state was given a permanent battalion of the National Disaster Response Force?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Mizoram
D. Nagaland
E. None

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Solution: A
Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh was given a permanent battalion of the National disaster Response Force and CM Pema Khandu laid the foundation stone for the 12th battalion headquarters at Itanagar. [/ms_expand]

12. Which Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time?
A. Yuan 2
B. Chang’e 4
C. Cixco 3
D. Crim 5
E. None

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Solution: B
Explanation: The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit “to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon”. [/ms_expand]

13. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) imposed a ban on single-use plastic items at how many of its airports?
A. 105
B. 129
C. 134
D. 147
E. 200

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Solution: A
Explanation: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) imposed a ban on single-use plastic items at its 129 airports across the country. The Authority undertook various steps to eliminate single-use plastic items at passenger terminals and city side. These steps include the banning of single-use plastic items like straws, plastic cutlery, plastic plates etc. [/ms_expand]

14. The HRD Minister has approved how many additional seats for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas?
A. 1000
B. 3000
C. 5000
D. 4000
E. 4500

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Solution: C
Explanation: The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has approved an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the Academic Year 2019-20. The number of seats in JNVs, at present, total to around 46600. The addition of 5000 seats will mean availability of 51000 seats from AY 2019-20.[/ms_expand]

15. Which country announced 2019 as the “Year of Active Investment and Social Development”?
A. Afghanistan
B. Turkmenistan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Uganda
E. Iran

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Solution: C
Explanation: Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his annual address to the Parliament announced 2019 as the “Year of Active Investment and Social Development” in the backdrop of proposed investments from India to boost the economy of this Central Asian country. [/ms_expand]

16. Indian Railways will build the country’s first vertical lift bridge connecting which town in the Arabian Sea to mainland India?
A. Madurai
B. Rameshwaram
C. Kochi
D. Kanyakumari
E. Chennai

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Solution: B
Explanation: Railways will build the country’s first vertical lift bridge connecting Rameshwaram in Arabian Sea to mainland India that will allow ships and steamers to pass through without any hindrance, replacing the existing 104-year-old Pamban bridge. [/ms_expand]

17. In how many states,100 percent households have been electrified under Saubhagya Yojana?
A. 24
B. 22
C. 21
D. 25
E. 26

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Solution: D
Explanation:
India achieved electrification in 100 percent households in 25 states at the end of 2018. Now, only about 10.48 lakh households are left to be electrified in 4 states – Assam, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, and Chhattisgarh. [/ms_expand]

18. Which ministry of India has established an Export Promotion Cell?
A. Ministry of Urban Affairs
B. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
C. Ministry of MSME
D. Ministry of Finance
E. None of these

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Solution: C
Explanation:
The MSME ministry has established an export promotion cell to create a sustainable ecosystem for micro, small and medium enterprises. [/ms_expand]

19. In which state, around 50 lakh women formed a 620 km long Women’s Wall?
A. Mizoram
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Sikkim
E. Rajasthan

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Solution: C
Explanation: In a wonderful initiative to support gender equality and renaissance value, around 50 lakh women formed a 620 km long Women’s Wall in Kerala. [/ms_expand]

20. The Chapparam (Chariot) festival was celebrated in which state?
A. Mizoram
B. Sikkim
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana
E. Tamil Nadu

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Solution: E
Explanation: The unique Champparam festival also known as Chariot festival was celebrated with traditional rituals and festivities in the famous Madurai Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu. [/ms_expand]

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