13th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
13th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
1. What is the purpose of 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2019?
1. 20% reservation for economically weaker sections in the general category
2. 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in the general category
3. 15% reservation for economically weaker sections in the general category
4. 14% reservation for economically weaker sections in the general category
2. PM Modi released commemorative coin of ₹350 on the birth anniversary of which sikh saints?
1. Guru Tegh Bahadur
2. Guru Granth Sahib
3. Guru Nanak
4. Guru Gobind Singh
3. which country has tops in 11th edition of EIU Democracy Index 2018?
1. Denmark
2. Iceland
3. Norway
4. Switzerland
4. The 32nd Meeting of GST Council has concluded in which city?
1. Gurugram
2. Noida
3. Kanpur
4. New Delhi
5. Batsman gets out on 7th ball of over in BBL, BBL organises in which counrty?
1. Pakistan
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. UAE
6. Who has appointed as Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman of Axis Bank?
1. Brahm Dutt
2. Rajiv Lall
3. Romesh Sobti
4. Sandeep Bakhshi
7. Who has re-appointed as Infosys lead independent director?
1. Aditya Puri
2. R Seshasayee
3. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
4. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
8. Kishore Pradhan passes away at the age of 86. He was a famous…….
1. Social Activist
2. Musician
3. Politician
4. Actor
9. Which state become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category?
1. Odisha
2. Punjab
3. Jharkhand
4. Gujarat
1. What is the purpose of 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2019?
President Ram Nath Kovind on 12 January gave his assent to the bill providing 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to the economically weaker sections in the general category.
2. PM Modi released commemorative coin of ₹350 on the birth anniversary of which sikh saints?
PM Modi released commemorative coin of ₹350 to mark Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary.
3. which country has tops in 11th edition of EIU Democracy Index 2018?
The 11th edition of EIU Democracy Index 2018 was released by the Economist Intelligent Unit compiling the state of democracies in 167 countries in the world. In the list, Norway topped and India has ranked at 41st place on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Global Democracy Index.
4. The 32nd Meeting of GST Council has concluded in which city?
The 32nd Meeting of GST Council was concluded in New Delhi.
5. Batsman gets out on 7th ball of over in BBL, BBL organised by which counrty?
Perth Scorchers' opener Michael Klinger was dismissed on the 'seventh legal delivery' of the second over against Sydney Sixers in the BBL after a miscount by umpires allowed pacer Ben Dwarshuis to bowl a seven-ball over. BBL organises in Australia.
6. Who has appointed as Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman of Axis Bank?
Yes Bank, India’s fourth-largest private sector bank, announced the appointment of Brahm Dutt as non-executive part-time chairman up till July 4, 2020.
7. Who has re-appointed as Infosys lead independent director?
Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been re-appointed as the lead independent director of Infosys from April 1 for five years.
9. Which state become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category?
Gujarat has become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category