11th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
11th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
1. Online campaign ‘Web – Wonder Women’ also known as ‘#www’ has launched by which Ministry?
1. Ministry of Home Affairs
2. HRD
3. Ministry of Women and Child Development
4. Ministry of Culture
2. Who is Venezuela president?
1. Nicolás Maduro
2. Hugo Chávez
3. Luis Herrera Campins
4. Rafael Caldera
3. According to the Henley Passport Index Japan retained its top position, what is India rank in this index?
1. 81
2. 80
3. 79
4. 78
4. Who is Prime Minister of Taiwan?
1. Tsai Ing-wen
2. Su Tseng-chang
3. Chen Chien-jen
4. Li Keqiang
5. What is the GST exemption limit to for northeastern states?
1. 40 lakh
2. 30 lakh
3. 20 lakh
4. 50 lakh
6. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide how many million USD under a swap arrangement with Sri Lanka’s Central Bank?
1. 400
2. 450
3. 500
4. 700
7. Tata ATP Open Tennis title organised in which city?
1. Kanpur
2. Mumbai
3. Noida
4. Pune
8. Who has been named as Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
1. Birendra Prasad Baishya
2. Virendra Singh
3. Arthur Lanigan
4. Sahdev Yadav
9. Who is headed by the three-member Selection Committee of CBI they have transfered CBI Director Alok Verma?
1. Narendra Modi
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Sushma Swaraj
4. Mallikarjun Kharge
10. ISRO will set up Human Space Flight Centre in which city?
1. Bengaluru
2. Nagpur
3. Delhi
4. Pune
11. Six States sign agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project what is aim of this project?
1. Irrigation
2. Drinking Water
3. Hydro project
4. None of these
1. Online campaign ‘Web - Wonder Women’ also known as ‘#www’ has launched by which Ministry?
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched an online campaign, ‘Web - Wonder Women’ also known as ‘#www’.
2. Who is Venezuela president?
The socialist leader Nicolás Maduro (56-year) has been sworn in for the second term (first elected in 2013) as Venezuela's president.
3. According to the Henley Passport Index Japan retained its top position, what is India rank in this index?
According to the Henley Passport Index, Japan retained its top spot as the world’s most travel-friendly passport due to the document’s access to 190 countries. India jumped two positions from 81st in 2018 to 79th in 2019.
4. Who is Prime Minister of Taiwan?
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has appointed Su Tseng-chang as Prime Minister of Taiwan on 10 January 2019.
5. What is the GST exemption limit for northeastern states?
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has doubled the GST exemption limit to Rs 20 lakh for northeastern states and Rs 40 lakh for the rest of the country.
6. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide how many million US under a swap arrangement with Sri Lanka’s Central Bank?
According to Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide USD 400 million under a swap arrangement to boost the island nation’s reserves.
7. Tata ATP Open Tennis title organised in which city?
Top-seeded Indian pair Rohan Bopanna (37-year) and Divij Sharan (32-year) have won maiden ATP tour Tennis title at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune.
8. Who has been named as Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Birendra Prasad Baishya, has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
9. Who is headed by the three-member Selection Committee of CBI, they have transfered CBI Director Alok Verma?
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma has been transferred and appointed Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards. The three-member Selection Committee (Justice AK Sikri & Mallikarjun Kharge), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which appoints the CBI chief took the decision.
10. ISRO will set up Human Space Flight Centre in which city?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced setting up of Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru.
11. Six States sign agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project what is aim of this project?
• An agreement for Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project has signed among the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. The agreement has been signed in the presence of the Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari and all six Chief Ministers of the states in New Delhi. The project is aimed at meeting the drinking water needs of these states.