01st January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
01st January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
1. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2018 was passed in the Lok Sabha. The aim of this bill to run………
1. Medical college of India
2. Medical Council of India
3. Medical Council of Delhi
4. Medical Doctor in India
2. A tropical storm named ‘Usman’ strucks in which country?
1. India
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Peru
3. The United States and Israel officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the end of 2018. In which year Israel had joined UNESCO?
1. 1950
2. 1951
3. 1949
4. 1948
4. Name the Indian bowler who has became the highest wicket-taker across all formats in 2018?
1. Jasprit Bumrah
2. Kagiso Rabada
3. Usman Khan
4. Lungi Ngidi
5. Who has been appointed as Railway Board Chairman?
1. Ashwani Lohani
2. Gurdeep Singh
3. Vinod Kumar Yadav
4. Shashi Shanker
6. In which year DRDO was established?
1. 1956
2. 1958
3. 1955
4. 1950
7. Manufacturing of items of defence aerospace and warships will now be covered under which act?
1. Industries Act, 1951
2. Industries Act, 1955
3. Company Act 2013
4. Company Act 2018
8. Kader Khan passed away recently, he was a famous……..
1. Actor
2. Writer
3. Screenwriter
4. All of the these
9. ‘Krishi Krishak Bondhu’ scheme has announced by which state govt.?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Chhattisgarh
4. West Bengal
10. Which state Govt. will set up cow sheds for stray cattle?
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
11. Allahabad Bank signed a bancassurance pact with which of the following?
1. Max Bupa Health Insurance
2. LIC health insurance
3. SBI Life Insurance
4. Aditya Birla Health Insurance
1. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2018 was passed in the Lok Sabha. The aim of this bill to run.........
The bill aims to run the Medical Council of India (MCI) through a panel of eminent professionals
2. A tropical storm named ‘Usman’ strucks in which country?
A tropical storm named ‘Usman’ struck the Philippines on 25 December 2018
3. The United States and Israel officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the end of 2018. In which year Israel had joined UNESCO?
Israel joined the agency in 1949
4. Name the Indian bowler who has became the highest wicket-taker across all formats in 2018?
Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah became the highest wicket-taker across all formats in 2018.
5. Who has been appointed as Railway Board Chairman?
The government of India appointed Vinod Kumar Yadav as Chairman of Railway Board (Ministry of Railways).
6. In which year DRDO was established?
The DRDO was established in 1958 with just 10 laboratories to enhance the research work in defence sector
7. Manufacturing of items of defence aerospace and warships will now be covered under which act?
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under the ministry, has issued a notification clarifying the defence products’ list requiring compulsory licence under Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951 (IDRA)
8. Kader Khan passed away recently, he was a famous........
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away on 31 December 2018. He made his acting debut in 1973 with the movie ‘Daag’ and acted in more than 300 films. He also wrote dialogues for over 250 movies, with his first film as a dialogue writer being ‘Jawani Diwani’. He was also a screenwriter.
9. ‘Krishi Krishak Bondhu’ scheme has announced by which state govt.?
The West Bengal government announced two welfare initiatives for farmers on 31 December 2018. Both initiatives are part of the ‘Krishi Krishak Bondhu’ scheme and will come into effect from 1 January 2019
10. Which state Govt. will set up cow sheds for stray cattle?
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet 01 Jan approved a plan to set up and run temporary ‘gauvansh ashray asthals’ under the urban and rural civic bodies in order to take proper care of stray cattle.
11. Allahabad Bank signed a bancassurance pact with which of the following?
Allahabad Bank signed a bancassurance pact with SBI Life Insurance on 31 December 2018.