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Jan 21 QUIZ Answers
Nation, One Ration Card‟ scheme will be implemented by? June1 2020(Ram vilas Paswan)
PM Modi & Nepal PM Sharma Oli inaugurated 2nd Integrated
Check Post at?Jogbani-Biratnagar
Who sets up 186 Agri Products testing laboratories across country? Agricultural and
Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA)
3rd edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 in?Delhi(Modi)
International Conclave on „Globalising Indian Thought‟ held in?IIT KOZHIKODE
12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme inaugurated in?Puducherry
Hazard Microzonation project was launched by?Ministry of earth science
Supreme Court sets up a panel for draft mediation law headed by?Niranjan Bhatt
Name Panel head to create tougher law against sexual harassment at work?Amit shah
Bharti AXA Life Insurance Md ceo?sanjeev Srinivasan
Reserve Bank cancels certificate of authorisation of which PPI company?vodafone m-pesa
top nation receiving FDI in 2019 UNCTAD report?India rank?US(india 8th)
Who wins Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2019?Priya Prakash
RBS India Head?Punit Sood
diagnostic test TrueNat related to which disease?TB
India beat which country to lift Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship?Pakistan held in sharjah
Man Mohan Sood passed away which field?Cricketer
Human Dignity – A purpose in perpetuity authored by?Ashwani kumar
The Gateway‟: A Social Commentary on Safety of Senior Citizens author?Hariharan balaGopal
Jan22 Quiz
70,000 crore rupees loans has disbursed till January 13, 2020 under which Loan scheme?
Shishu max Loan amount?
‘Youth Co:Lab- National innovation Challenge’ was hosted by?
1st state in the country to implement agricultural leasing policy?
Which armed force Signs MoU for offshore Data with Geological Survey of India?
National Startup Advisory Council Notified by which ministry?
1st airport first in India to get disabled aircraft recovery equipment?
Defence Ministry approves procurement of military hardware worth?
Which country has been declared ‘reciprocating territory’ by India under section 44A of CPC, 1908?
Which country takes over the chairmanship of G77 2020?
India rank in Carbon disclosure project 2019?top?
Hyderabad rank globally in Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index 2019?
Least indian city globally in Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index?
which board approves its merger proposal with OICL & UIIC?
1st state to use face recognition app in 2020 for Municipal polls on pilot basis
Uber Stake in ZOMATO- UBER EATS?
Coronovirus Recently in news which country?
India's first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in?
World’s first living, self-healing robots?
Bajrang Punia Won gold in UWW Rome under which category(kg)?
Divyansh S Pawar & Apurvi Chandela which sports?
Meyton Cup related to which game?
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Swiss private bank Julius Baer report 2020: Mumbai among cheapest
cities in the world for luxury goods, Hong Kong most expensive
According to the 1st „Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2020, released
by Swiss private bank Julius Baer, India‟s financial capital Mumbai was
ranked last (28th ) in a list of the world‟s 28 most expensive cities for luxury
living.
Top 5: Hong Kong was the world‟s most expensive city in the list followed
by Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan), New York (US) and Singapore.
UNWTO: 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals in 2019; arrivals grew
by 4% from 2018
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released a
report titled „World Tourism Barometer‟. As per the report the
international tourist arrivals in 2019 increased by over 4% (3.8% exact
value) in 2019 and reached 1.5 billion, which is 54 million more than
2018, based on the data collected from reports around the world.
2019 is the 10th consecutive year of international tourist growth.
France had the strongest increase in international tourism expenditure
among top 10 markets while the United States (US) led growth in absolute
terms.
World Tourism Organisation(WTO):
Headquarters- Madrid, Spain. Secretary General- Zurab Pololikashvili.
23rd CEO survey: India 4th best market for global companies looking for
growth abroad;US tops
The 23rd edition of the PwC‟s Annual Global CEO Survey was launched on
the 1st day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos,
Switzerland.
Least optimistic CEOs: Japan has the least optimistic CEOs with only 11%
very confident of growing revenues in 2020.
World Economic Forum(WEF):
Headquarters- Cologny, Switzerland.
Founder- Klaus Schwab.
Overview of Cabinet Approvals on January 22, 2020
Amendments/Repeal in Acts dealing with GST, VAT & Excise Duty in
view of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu merger
Revised cost estimates for establishing permanent campus of new
NITs approved Rs.4371.90 crore for the period till 2021 – 2022.
Closure of CPSE named Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited under Dept
of Chemicals & Petrochemicals approved:
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Tenure extension of Commission constituted under Article 340 to
examine issue of sub-categorization within OBC caste approved
july2020
PM Modi chairs 32nd PRAGATI meeting 2020 in New Delhi; 9 delayed
projects worth Rs 24,000 crores discussed
Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
Out of 9 projects, 3 of these are for Railways, 5 for Road Transport and
Highways and one for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
PM modi reviews progress under insurance schemes- PMJJBY and
PMSBY
PMJJBYAnnual life insurance of Rs. 2 lakh available on the payment of
premium of Rs. 330 per annum by the subscribers. Age 18-50
PMSBY
The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 – 70 years with a
bank account, from where the premium of Rs. 12 would be collected through
the facility of auto-debit.
The risk coverage is Rs. 2 lakh for accidental death and full disability & Rs. 1
lakh for partial disability.
PM modi reviews Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System
(CCTNS) project
PRAGATI:Launched in 2015 by Modi
Minister of steel launched SAIL SERVICE scheme and Portal for SAIL
employees
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan launched a scheme under Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL),
“SAIL Employee Rendering Voluntarism and Initiatives for Community
Engagement (SAIL SERVICE)” to promote and facilitate Voluntary
Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by the employees.
On SAIL Foundation Day, January 24, 2020
SAIL:
Founded- January 19, 1954
Headquarters- New Delhi
Chairman- Anil Kumar Chaudhary
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Jharkhand’ Jharia is the most polluted Indian city & Lunglei, Mizoram
least polluted: Greenpeace India report 2018
The Greenpeace India report for 2018 was released based on the National
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)
Out of 287 cities 231 cities were severely polluted.
Overview of Cabinet Approval with Foreign Countries
(MoU) with Independent High Authority for Elections
of Tunisia (ISIE) and the Papua New Guinea Electoral
Commission(PNGEC) for elections for cooperation in the field
of electoral management and administration.
4 agreements/MoUs were between India and the Federative Republic
of Brazil
[Link] assistance in criminal matters
[Link] in oil and natural gas sector
[Link] in the field of early childhood
[Link] in the field of geology and mineral resources.
Tunisia:
Capital- Tunis. Currency- Tunisian dinar. President- Kais Saied.
Papua New Guinea:
Capital- Port Moresby Currency- Papua New Guinean kina
Brazil:
Capital– Brasilia. Currency- Brazilian real. President- Jair Bolsonaro
EIU’s 12th edition of Democracy Index 2019: India slips 10 ranks to
51st position, Norway tops
According to 12th „Democracy Index 2019: A year of democratic
setbacks and popular protest’, released by the Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU) Hq - london
Switzerland tops the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020,
India ranks 72nd
launched by Institute Europeen d’Administration des Affaires
(INSEAD), a partner and sponsor of the United Nations (UN)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Tent
Central and South Asia regional group: Kazakhstan, India and Sri Lanka
took the top three spots in the region.
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Exim Bank extends $35.80 mn LoC to Suriname for rural
electrification
EXIM bank:
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Founded- 1 January 1982.
Managing Director- David Rasquinha.
Act- Export-Import Bank of India Act, 1981.
Suriname:
Capital- Paramaribo.
Currency- Surinamese dollar.
ICICI Lombard gets IRDAI approval to pilot 5 projects under
Regulatory Sandbox
5 innovative applications and programs in its health and motor
portfolio under the Sandbox Project.
Regulatory Sandbox (RS):
It refers to live testing of new products/services in a secure &controlled
regulatory environment, where the regulators can allow certain regulatory
relaxations for the limited purpose of the testing. It also permits the
innovators, regulators, financial providers, and the customers to carry out
field tests so that they can verify the benefits and risks of new emerging
financial innovations and their implications.
IRDAI:
Founded– 1999
Headquarters– Hyderabad
Chairman– Dr. Subhash C. Khuntia
ICICI Lombard:
Founded– 2001
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD&CEO– Bhargav Dasgupta
ICICI LOMBARD –Jv of ICICI Bank & Fairfax Financial Holdings
Limited(Canada torronto)
Bajaj Finserv partners with Apollo Hospitals to launch health EMI
cards to patients
Health EMI Card” which will be provided to patients and will be offered a
credit limit of Rs.4 Lakhs.
Bajaj Finserv:
Headquarters- Pune, Maharashtra.
Managing Director(MD)- Sanjiv Bajaj.
Chairman-Nanoo Gobindram Pamnani.
Ind-Ra predicts India’s GDP to grow at 5.5% for FY21
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra.
MD & CEO– Rohit karan Sawhney(Since 2017)
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Indian oil signs MOU with NPA Ghana for assistance in LPG
programme
MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Minister of Petroleum &
Natural Gas (MoP&NG) & Steel Shri Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan and
Micheal Aaron, High Commissioner of Ghana.
Target by Ghana in 2030:Ghana aims to increase cooking gas access at
least 50% of its household from the current 23%.
Chairman – Sanjiv singh (nxt – Srikant madhav Vaidya)
Airtel joins hands with Google cloud to bring G Suite to Indian SMBs
Bharti Airtel Ltd:
Headquarters– New Delhi
Chairman– Sunil Bharti Mittal
MD & CEO (India and South Asia)- Gopal Vittal
Google Cloud:
Launched– April 7, 2008
CEO– Thomas Kurian
Reliance Jio becomes 1st telecom operator to launch UPI payments
feature
Gujarat secures top spot the SKOCH State of Governance 2019
ranking
Gujarat gained the top spot on the back of better performance in Health,
Education, Power and e-Governance segments.
The projects undertaken by the states, have performed the best in terms of
rankings across 22 different parameters have been listed as STARS.
President Kovind conferred 2020 Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awards in
New Delhi (49 children age group 5-18) 1lakh
Yash Aradhya (17 years) of Bengaluru, Karnataka created history by
becoming the 1st motorsports personality to be awarded the Rashtriya Bal
Puraskar.
SoftBank appoints Manoj Kohli as India head
Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece’s first woman
president(13th)
Lebanon announces formation of new govt headed by Hassan Diab
Lebanon President Micheal Naim Aoun announced formation of new
Government due to anti-government protests for the last several months.
The new Government (govt) will be headed by Prime Minister (PM) Hassan
Diab, 60 year old professor at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
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POLNET 2.0 was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Home
Nityanand Rai
POLNET 2.0 is a captive satellite-based network which provides video, audio
and data connectivity across the country, especially in times of disasters
when regular communication either gets jammed or crashes.
Indian Army to induct Artillery gun ‘Sharang’ by March 31, 2020
Uttar Pradesh government implements ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak
Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’ for the farmers in the state
The assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to the farmers‟ family in case
of farmer‟s death or disabled due to the accident. age 18-70
Ministry of Sports de-recognised the Rowing Federation of India for
violating the Sports Code of 2011
Jaipur Literature Festival begins today
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has inaugurated the five- days Jaipur
Literature Festival 2020 (13th) in the royal Diggi Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan
EC to host 1st Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture
ISRO to send robot 'Vyommitra' to space on 'Gaganyaan'
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya participates at United Nations
AIDS Programme in WEF
France to train Indian flight surgeons for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission.
Overview of 3rd khelo india youth games 2020 held in
Guwahati,Assam
Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam
Vijay the Tiger and Jaya the Black buck were the mascots of the
Tournament
Bronze
Rank State Gold Medal Silver Medal Medal Tally
Medal
1 Maharashtra 78 77 101 256
Sprinter Hima Das was the torchbearer of opening ceremony of KIYG
2020
Chief Executive Officer- Avinash Joshi.
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OBITUARY
Monty Python star Terry Jones passed away at 77
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Book titled The Story of Yoga: From India to the Contemporary World
by Alistair Shearer released (Penguin Random House)
