Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 14th January 2020
GK & Current Affairs Questions – 14thJanuary 2020
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 14th January 2020
1.The World Future Energy Summit is being held in _______. A. Kathmandu
B. Abu Dhabi
C. New Delhi
D. Tehran
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: B. Abu Dhabi
Explanation: The Summit has around 33,500 participants from 170 countries. The event is to be conducted under the theme “Rethinking Global Consumption, Production and Investment.”
2.Geo-political conference ‘Raisina Dialogue’ will be organised in _________. A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Hyderabad
D. Kochi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A. New Delhi
Explanation: The Raisina Dialogue is organised by MEA and leading think-tank Observer Research Foundation since 2016. It is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community.
3.Robert Abela was appointed new Prime Minister of _____. A. Philippines
B. Malta
C. Kenya
D. Malaysia
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: B. Malta
Explanation: Robert Abela won the Labour Party leadership contest with 57.9% of the vote. It is worth mentioning that Joseph Muscat has been forced to resign last month amid pressure over the government’s handling of a probe into the murder of the investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia.
4.23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is being organised in _______. A. Noida
B. Gurugram
C. Lucknow
D. Jaipur
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: C. Lucknow
Explanation: The government has been organising NYF since 1995. It aims to provide a platform to the youth of the country and provide them with an opportunity to showcase their talents in various activities.
5.PM rechristened ______ Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. A. Goa
B. Gandhinagar
C. Kolkata
D. Puri
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: C. Kolkata
Explanation: This port represents industrial, spiritual and self-sufficiency aspirations of India. The Port has two distinct dock systems:
Kolkata Docks at Kolkata
2. A deep water dock at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia
6.Home Minister Amit Shah launched the country’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit called the “Cyber AASHVAST” in ________. A. Gandhinagar
B. Bikaner
C. Ahmedabad
D. Nagpur
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A. Gandhinagar
Explanation: The Cyber AASHVAST is a unit that will act to prevent cyber crimes. In India, the cyber-crimes have almost doubled between 2016 and 2017.
7._____ commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, the Nanchang guided-missile destroyer. A. China
B. North Korea
C. UK
D. Spain
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A. China
Explanation: This is a step forward as China seeks to operate farther from its shores and punch farther into the western Pacific. The destroyer is equipped with new air defence, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons.
8.India’s retail inflation rate climbed to a 65-month high after it rose ____ in the month of December 2019. A. 5.35%
B. 6.35%
C. 7.35%
D. 8.35%
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: C. 7.35%
Explanation: Due to higher food prices, retail inflation rose sharply to 7.35% in December 2019. It has surpassed the RBI’s upper-limit target. This is the third straight month when the retail inflation figure exceeded the RBI’s medium term target.
9.India has banned imports of refined palm oil from which among the following countries? A. Malaysia
B. Indonesia
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A. Malaysia
Explanation: India, the world’s top importer of palm oil, was Malaysia’s biggest customer last year. While Indonesia remains India’s single largest source of palm oil products. Other noteworthy points:
India is the world’s biggest palm oil importer
In 2018, India imported $3.8 billion worth of palm oil from Indonesia, and $1.3 billion from Malaysia
The two Southeast Asian countries are the world’s main producers in the palm oil industry
• It is worth mentioning that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India’s new citizenship law
10.Samiya Naseem of Indian origin has been recently appointed as the judge of _______. A. Chicago
B. Houston
C. Los Angeles
D. New York
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A. Chicago
Explanation: US Attorney General William Barr appointed Samia Nasim as the judge of Chicago. Prior to this, Samia has served in many big positions. While his father Abu Naseem Khalid is a lawyer by profession, Ammi Homera Naseem is an engineer.
