DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
07.01.2020
1. Which country has designated US Forces as terrorists ?- Iran
2. Where was the 12th edition of the Global Intellectual Property Convention was held ?- New Delhi
3. Where was the 3-day National Trader Convention was held ?- Delhi
4. In which state the second edition of the Child Vaccination Campaign Indradhanush-2.0 was launched ?- Uttar Pradesh
5. Which city will hold the Khelo India University Games ?- Bhubneshwar
6. What is the name of the new Small Finance Bank ?- Shivalik Merchantile Cooperative Ltd.
7. Which city will host the Global Investor Meet : ASCEND 2020 ?- Kochi , Kerala
8. With which company Uber has entered into the agreement to develop electric air taxis ?- Hyudai Motor
9. CISF has observed 2020 which year ?- Year of Mobility
10. At which place Indian Space Research Organisation has proposed Human Space Flight Centre ?- Challakere in Chitradurg District of Karnataka
11. Who has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ?- Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
12. Who has won the 85th Hastings Chess Title in England ?- P. Magesh Chandran
13. At which place the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub has been launched ?- New Delhi
14. Which city is holding the MECOS-3 a global meet on the marine ecosystem ?- Kochi
15. What is the name of the Odishi Veteran who has passed away ?- Minati Mishra
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
06.01.2020
1. From which country Indian Army is importing the AK-203 assault rifles ?- Russia
2. In which city of India 5th Global Drosophilia conference is being organized ?- Pune
3. At which place 77th edition of the Golden Globes Award 2020 were organized ? – Beverly Hills , California
4. Golden Globes Award 2020 :
I. Best Motion Picture-1917
II. Best Actress- Renee Zellwegner
III. Best Actor- Joaquin Phoenix
IV. Best Director- Sam Mendes
5. What is the name of the farthest galaxy group found so far ?- EGS77
6. With which online company Future Retail has signed the agreement recently ?- Amazon India
7. What is the name of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh ?- Bhupesh Baghel
8. In which port Adani Ports have bought the stake ?- Krishnapatnam
9. Which word has been declared Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster dictionary ?- Neutral Pronoun ‘They’
10. What is the name of the CEO and MD of Karur Vysya Bank ?- P.R.Seshadri
11. When was the 31st Road Safety week was organized ?- 11th-17th January
12. Which game is played by Saurabh Chaudhary ?-Shooting
13. What is the name of the former cricketer of India who has retired from the international cricket ?- Irfan Pathan
14. Where was the young scientist meet organized on 5th January , 2020 ?- Bengaluru
15. At which place Defence Expo 2020 was organized ?- Lucknow
16. At which place India-Science Expo-2020 was held ?- Bengaluru
17. Where did Women Science Congress was held ?- Bengaluru
18. How many 1st Antarashtriya Yoga Divas Awards have been conferred recently ?- 30
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
05.01.2020
1. Who has bagged best men’s player title award in the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards ?- Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Who has won the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 ?- Sucheta Satish
3. At which place ISRO has set up Regional Academic Centre for Space ? –Surathkal in Karnataka
4. In which state YSR Aarogyasri Scheme has been launched ?- Andhra Pradesh
5. What is the name of the fish of Yangtze river that has been declared extinct ?- Chinese Paddlefish
6. CSC e-Governance Services Ltd. has signed MoU with which payment bank for the sale of FASTags ?- Paytm Payments Bank
7. With which company PNB Metlife India has signed an agreement to offer protection to the customers via life insurance on their loans ?- RevFin
8. To which country EXIM bank has signed $75 million loan ?- Cuba
9. With which country India has exchanged the list of the nuclear installation under the bilateral arrangement ?- Pakistan
10. At which place the turtle rehabilitation centre has been set up ?- Bhagal Forest Division of Bihar
11. Which state has launched 5T initiative for the promotion of the digitization of public services ?- Odisha
12. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala ?- Pinarayi Vijayan
13. Which country has highest number of children born on the New Year’s Day ?- India
14. What is the full form of the NEST Division of Ministry of External Affairs ?- New Emerging and Strategic Technologies
15. Where will be the Indian Blind Sports Association organize sports event for 2020 ?- New Delhi
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
04.01.2020
1. FAME India Scheme is related to which sector ?- Electric and Hybrid Cars
2. Which bank has signed an agreement with JM Financial Home Loans Limited to provide for retail loans to home buyers ?- Bank of Baroda
3. At which place in India the first fully automatic car parking tower has been inaugurated ?- New Delhi
4. Which game is played by Mira Bai Chanu ?- Wrestling. She is from Manipur
5. At which place Khadi and Village Industries have established its First Silk Processing Plant ?- Surendranagar, Gujarat
6. Which state has become first state in India to pass resolution against CAA ?- Kerala
7. What is the purpose of Disha Act passed by the Andhra Pradesh Government recently ?- The act aims at speedy trail and faster execution in cases of sexual offences against women in the State.
8. What is the name of the Indian Mountaineer who has conquered Mt. Vinson Massif , the Antartica’s Highest Mountain Peak ?- Malavath Poorna
9. In which state the Hargilla bird has been bred ?- Assam
10. Where is the Kaziranga National Park situated that is famous for Rhinoceros ?- Assam
11. In which state a campaign has been launched for attracting national and international students ? – Gujarat
12. Where was the second highest statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel launched recently ?- Ahmedabad
13. Which game is played by Manav Thakkar ? – Table Tennis
14. Where was the inaugural edition of the revamped ATP Tennis was launched?- Australia
15. Who is the new Chief of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s Foreign Operations Arm in place of Qasam Soleimani ?- Esmail Qaani
16. When is the World Braille Day observed ?- January 4
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
03.01.2020
1. Where is National Centre for Radio Astrophysics located ?- Pune
2. What is the name of the President of Nepal ?- Bidya Devi Bhandari
3. Which year is observed by WHO in 2020 ?- Year of Nurse and Midwife
4. Who has secured the Guinness World Records for most number of side lunges in 60 seconds ?- Sai Deepak
5. Who has taken over as Executive Director of SEBI ?- Babita Rayudu
6. Where did the 5th IHAI National ICE Hockey Championship began ?- Leh
7. Which state has launched the Cyber Safe Women campaign ?- Maharashtra
8. Who has been appointed as new Chancellor of Queen’s University , Belfast ?- Hillary Clinton
9. Who is the first Chairman of National Medical Commission ?- Suresh Chandra
10. Lai Haraoba festival was organized in which state of India recently ?- Tripura
11. Which country has topped the Climate Change Performance Index recently ?- India
12. Under which scheme gold cards will be issued by the Government of India ?- Ayushman Bharat
13. In how many states of India ‘One Nation, One Ratio Card’ Scheme is being implement ?- 12
14. Which state has implemented the Inner Line Permit Scheme recently ?- Manipur
15. What is the name of the head of the elite force of Iran Quds Force who has died in the US strikes in Iraq ?- Qassem Soleimani
16. What is the single integrated helpline number of Indian Railways ?- 139
17. At which places DRDO young scientists labs have been established ?- Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai , Kolkata and Hyderabad
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
02.01.2020
1. In which field Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award have been initiated ?- Science
2. Which country has become first country in the world to ban reef toxic sun cream ?- Palau ( A Pacific Country )
3. At which place second launch port is being developed by ISRO ?- Thoothukodi , Tamil Nadu
4. In which state of India Krishi Karman Awards have been conferred ?- Karnataka
5. On which date Pariksha Pe Charcha will be organized by the Union Government ?- 20th January
6. Who is the new President of Guinea Bissau ?- Umrao Cissoko
7. In which state of India ‘National Green Crops Scheme’ has been re-launched ?- Jammu and Kashmir
8. At which place the new Fire Service College has been started ?- Nagpur
9. What is the name of the app launched by RBI to help the visually challenged people ?- MANI- Mobile Aided Note Identifier
10. What is the full form of PPRTMS launched by the Election Commission of India ?- Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System
11. Who has been chosen to lead as Captain of ESPN Cricinfo ODI and T20 teams of the decade ?- M.S. Dhoni
12. Who has been chosen to lead as Captain of ESPN Cricinfo tests teams of the decade ?- Virat Kohli
13. Who is the Chairman of the Railway Board of India ?- Vinod Kumar Yadav
14. How many personnel from IAF have been approved first manned mission of India to the Space i.e. Gaganyaan?- Four. Russia is training them.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
01.01.2020
1. Which state has launched the first Atal Kisan Mazdoor Canteen ?- Haryana
2. Who is the Director of Special Protection Group providing security to the Prime Minister of India ?- Arun Kumar Sinha
3. Who has been awarded Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award ?- Sanjay Gupta
4. Which company has signed an agreement to sell the products made by women self help group under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) ?- Flipkart
5. Which state government has launched the dedicated woman helpline Damini , a calling and a Whatsapp Service for Safety of Women ?- Uttar Pradesh
6. What is the new name of the Railway Protection Force ?- Indian Railway Protection Force Service
7. How much spending is expected in the next five years in the National Infra Pipeline Plan ? – Rs 102 trillion
8. From which date new railway fares have been launched ?- 1st January , 2020
9. By how much rate benchmark based rate has been reduced ? -25 basis point . The new rate is 7.80 % .
10. Who has become Speaker Pro-tem of Jharkhand Assembly ?- Stephen Marandi
11. Who has been given the additional charge of the Central Reserve Police Force ?- S.S. Deswal. He is currently the Director General of Indo-Tibet Border Police.
12. Which city has topped the Swachh Survekshan League ?- Indore
13. Which satellites have been launched by PSLV-44 recently ?- Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2