26th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
26th January 2019 Current Affairs Quiz
1. India celebrates 70th Republic Day today, honouring the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect after replacing …………
1. Government of India Act (1949)
2. Government of India Act (1945)
3. Government of India Act (1935)
4. Government of India Act (1885)
2. Cabinet approved an amendment Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for which member countries?
1. SAARC Member Countries
2. NATO Member Countries
3. OPEC Member Countries
4. East Asian Countries
3. Which country declared Sugarcane Juice as the ‘National Drink’?
1. Sri Lanka
2. Nepal
3. Pakistan
4. India
4. BSNL has partnered with which French company to offer data connectivity through SMS in areas where there is no Internet connectivity or signal breaks?
1. Be-Bound
2. Coriolis Telecom
3. Bouygues Telecom
4. Virgin Telecom
5. Who has conferred with the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on 25 January 2019?
1. Pranab Mukherjee
2. Nanaji Deshmukh
3. Bhupen Hazarika
4. All of these
6. This year how many people have been selected for the prestigious Padma awards?
1. 115
2. 112
3. 118
4. 110
7. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar will be announced every year on which date?
1. 25 January
2. 29 January
3. 21 January
4. 23 January
8. Who has been awarded with Nao Sena Medal?
1. Tomy Abhilash
2. Mohan Lamba
3. Pradeep Narayan
4. Hadan Suri
9. Opportunity rover has completed 15 years on Mars. This rover was designed by ……
1. ISRO
2. NASA
3. CNSA
4. CCE
10. Columnist Russell Baker passed away, he was winner of …………
1. Pulitzer Prize
2. Nobel Prize
3. Abel Prize
4. None of these
11. Who has got Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 by Assam government?
1. Ram Nath Chakraborty
2. Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty
4. Deepak Das
5. Radha Chattopadhyay
12. India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country for cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers?
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Qatar
3. Bahrain
4. Kuwait
1. India celebrates 70th Republic Day today, honouring the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect after replacing ............
India celebrates 70th Republic Day today honouring the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935).
2. Cabinet approved an amendment Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for which member countries?
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for amendment to the 'Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC Member Countries' to incorporate a 'Standby Swap' amounting to $ 400 million operated within the overall size of the Facility of $ 2 billion.
3. Which country declared Sugarcane Juice as the ‘National Drink’?
On 25 January 2019, the Pakistan government declared sugarcane juice as the ‘National Drink’ of the country after a poll on Twitter.
4. BSNL has partnered with which French company to offer data connectivity through SMS in areas where there is no Internet connectivity or signal breaks?
State-run telecom firm BSNL has partnered with French company Be-Bound to offer data connectivity through SMS in areas where there is no Internet connectivity or signal breaks.
5. Who has conferred with the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on 25 January 2019?
Former president Pranab Mukherjee, Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika were on 25 January 2019 conferred the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.
6. This year how many people have been selected for the prestigious Padma awards?
The government on 25th January 2019 announced names of the Padma awardees 2019 on the eve of the 70th Republic Day. This year 112 recipients have been selected for the prestigious awards. This includes 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri awards.
7. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar will be announced every year on which date?
The government has instituted an annual award titled Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar. It will be announced every year on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
8. Who has been awarded with Nao Sena Medal?
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nao Sena Medal to Commander Tomy Abhilash on 25 January 2019.
9. Opportunity rover has completed 15 years on Mars. This rover was designed by ......
NASA’s Opportunity rover has completed 15 years of its touchdown on the surface of Mars. The rover landed in a region of Mars called Meridiani Planum on 24 January 2004.
10. Columnist Russell Baker passed away, he was winner of ............
Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who penned thousands of columns for The New York Times, passed away at his home in Leesburg, Va. He was 93.
11. Who has got Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 by Assam government?
Assam government has conferred the ‘Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty on 26 January 2019.
12. India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country for cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers?
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing Memorandum of Understanding between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers.