Topic : DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
Date: January-2019
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| January Month Current Affairs 2019 |
1. When is DRDO Day observed?
January 1
January 4
January 15
January 23
2. Which ministry banned the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) under UAPA?
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Finance
3. Who became the first female IPS officer to reach the South Pole?
Arunima Sinha
Manju Mehta
Aparna Kumar
Divya Patidar Joshi
4. Which state celebrated its 42nd Statehood Day in January 2019?
Assam
Manipur
Kerala
Goa
5. Which book was authored by Tony Joseph?
A Crusade Against Corruption
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors
We Are Displaced
Universal Brotherhood Through Yoga
6. Who was appointed as the first Indian Chief Economist of IMF in 2019?
Raghuram Rajan
Arvind Subramanian
Gita Gopinath
Urjit Patel
7. Which Indian state is the second-largest rubber producer?
Karnataka
Tripura
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
8. What was the theme of National Girl Child Day 2019?
Education for All
Save the Girl Child
Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow
Gender Equality Now
9. Which country's passport was ranked the most powerful in 2019?
Japan
Singapore
Germany
USA
10. Who became India's youngest Grandmaster in January 2019?
R. Praggnanandhaa
D. Gukesh
Vidit Gujrathi
P. Harikrishna
11. What percentage of jobs in Military Police will be reserved for women as per 2019 policy?
20%
15%
25%
30%
12. Which Indian state hosted the 26th International Camel Festival in January 2019?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
13. Who became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a Test century in Australia?
MS Dhoni
Wriddhiman Saha
Rishabh Pant
Dinesh Karthik
14. Which city was renamed as Prayagraj by the Home Ministry in January 2019?
Varanasi
Ayodhya
Allahabad
Mathura
15. Which country co-hosted the IMBEX 2018-19 military exercise with India?
Nepal
Myanmar
Bhutan
Vietnam
16. Who received the first Philip Kotler Presidential Award in 2019?
Nirmala Sitharaman
Narendra Modi
Rajnath Singh
Arun Jaitley
17. Which Indian state became the top medal winner in Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
Delhi
Haryana
Maharashtra
Punjab
18. Which Indian Navy exercise covered 7,516.6 km coastline in January 2019?
TROPEX
SEA VIGIL
MALABAR
VARUNA
19. Who was named ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2018?
Prithvi Shaw
Rishabh Pant
Mayank Agarwal
Kuldeep Yadav
20. Which airport was renamed as Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport?
Imphal Airport
Agartala Airport
Guwahati Airport
Shillong Airport
21. National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12 to mark the birth anniversary of:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Swami Vivekananda
Bhagat Singh
22. Where was Guru Gobind Singh's 352nd Prakash Utsav celebrated in 2019?
Amritsar
Patna Sahib, Bihar
Anandpur Sahib
Delhi
23. For which field did Nalini Anantharaman win the Infosys Prize 2018?
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Engineering
Social Sciences
24. How long was the Sanskriti Kumbh cultural festival held in Prayagraj?
15 days
7 days
29 days
45 days
25. Vikram Misri was appointed as India's envoy to which country?
USA
Myanmar
China
Russia
26. Armed Forces Veterans Day commemorates the retirement of:
Field Marshal K M Cariappa
General Bipin Rawat
Sam Manekshaw
V K Singh
27. Which mountain did Aparna Kumar climb to become the first IPS officer at the South Pole?
Mount Everest
Mount Vinson Massif
K2
Kangchenjunga
28. Who received the Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award for Sikh rights advocacy?
Narendra Modi
Gurinder Singh Khalsa
Harjit Sajjan
Raja Krishnamoorthi
29. Karthyayani Amma, aged 97, was recognized for:
Scientific research
Topping literacy exams
Social activism
Sports coaching
30. INS Kohassa, commissioned in 2019, is located in:
Lakshadweep
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Mumbai
Kochi
31. Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY provides an annual insurance cover of:
₹1 lakh
₹5 lakh
₹2 lakh
₹10 lakh
32. Which islands were renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
Lakshadweep Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sunderbans Islands
Mumbai Archipelago
33. World Braille Day is observed on January 4 to commemorate:
Louis Braille's birth
UN resolution on disabilities
First Braille book publication
Invention of Braille script
34. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2019 marked Mahatma Gandhi's return from:
England
South Africa
Mauritius
USA
35. The Global Risks Report 2019 was released by:
United Nations
World Economic Forum
World Bank
IMF
36. Manipur CM N Biren Singh received which award for governance?
Padma Shri
Champions of Change
Bharat Ratna
Khel Ratna
37. The Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor was launched in:
Chennai
Tiruchirappalli
Coimbatore
Madurai
38. Who won the Ramnath Goenka Award for Investigative Reporting (Print) in 2019?
Ravish Kumar
S. Vijay Kumar
Arnab Goswami
Rajdeep Sardesai
39. Which film won Best Motion Picture (Drama) at the 2019 Golden Globes?
Roma
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
A Star Is Born
40. India's first Test series win in Australia was achieved under whose captaincy?
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid
Sourav Ganguly
41. The Dwijing Festival is celebrated along which river in Assam?
Brahmaputra
Aie River
Barak River
Manas River
42. The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) was founded by:
Aroor Singh
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Harminder Singh Mintoo
Simranjit Singh Mann
43. Which Ashok Chakra awardee was featured on Odisha's postage stamps?
Captain Vikram Batra
Hemant Karkare
Neerja Bhanot
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
44. IAFTX 2019 aimed to train forces for:
Cyclone rescue
UN peacekeeping operations
Nuclear safety
Counter-terrorism
45. In which weight category did Mary Kom secure the No.1 AIBA ranking?
51 kg
48 kg
54 kg
57 kg
46. The new vertical-lift bridge replaces which century-old structure?
Howrah Bridge
Pamban Bridge
Vidyasagar Setu
Bandra-Worli Sea Link
47. Gita Gopinath became the first woman to hold which IMF position?
Managing Director
Chief Economist
Deputy Director
Regional Head for Asia
48. The 2019 Arab Economic and Social Development Summit was held in:
Riyadh
Beirut
Cairo
Dubai
49. The SEA VIGIL exercise aimed to strengthen India's:
Space defense
Coastal security
Cyclone preparedness
Naval warfare tactics
50. Who received the Saraswati Samman 2017 for the novel 'Nireeswaran'?
Mahasweta Devi
V.J. James
Arundhati Roy
Perumal Murugan
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