23rd January  by Dr. Gaurav Garg 

 
QUIZ 
1. Amit Shah launched India’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit “Cyber AASHVAST” 
in which city? [Gandhi Nagar] 
2. What is the state animal of Punjab? [Blackbuck] 
3. Which is the first-ever train with Vistadome coaches that was started recently? [Him Darshan 
Express] 
4. First Silk Processing plant in Gujarat will boost which saree’s production? [Patola] 
5. Which state launched Jalsathi programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water? [Odisha] 
6. Odisha government launched Madhu App named after which person? [Madhu Sudan Das] 
7. Government of India has set a target to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by which year? [2021] 
8. The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), operating under 
which state Government launched the “Water 4 Change” project? [Kerala] 
9. Which city became the 1st City in India to Install ‘Third Umpire’ RT-PCR Machines? [Kolkata] 
10. Keshav Murugesh is the chairman of which organisation? [NASSCOM] 
11. Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state? [Telangana] 
12. Indra Dhanush Gas Grid Limited is a joint venture of how many PSUs? [5 PSUs] 
13. Nirmala Sitharaman launched which common e-auction platform to enable online auction of 
attached assets? [eBkray] 
14. As per the RBI Financial Stability Report, NPAs of Indian banks may increase to what percent by 
September 2020? [9.9%] 
15. RBI has directed large cooperative banks to report all aggregate exposures of/above what amount 
to CRILC? [5 crore and above] 
16. BPCL recently set up their LPG Bottling Plant in which district of Odisha? [Balangir] 
17. India’s first TOD project will be implemented by which Ministry? [MoHUA] 
18. NTPC has set a target to add how many GW Solar Energy Capacity by 2022? [10 GW] 
19. Central government has transferred the control of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited 
(BCPL) to which ministry? [Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas] 
 
 
Q1) One nation, one ration card scheme will be implemented by which date across India? 
A.June 1 B.May 1 
C.April 1 D.March 1 
 
Q2) 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme begins in which of the following places? 
A.New Delhi B.Chandigarh 
C.Puducherry D.Ranchi  
 
Q3) Which among the following companies has acquired Uber Eats? 
A.FoodPanda B.Swiggy 
C.Zomato D.FoodMingo  

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Q4) Who will be the Chief Guest of the 71st Republic Day of India? 
A.Pedro Sanchez B.Emmanuel Macron 
C.Shinzo Abe D.Jair Messias Bolsonaro 
 
Q5) India has started the thermal screening of passengers arriving from which country? 
A.China B.Turkey 
C.Iran D.Pakistan  
 
Q6) The police of which state will get ‘mob management & communication’ training from IIM Indore? 
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh 
C.Jharkhand D.Haryana  
 
Q7) Man Mohan Sood, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? 
A.Hockey B.Badminton 
C.Wrestling D.Cricket  
 
Q8) What is the rank of India in the Democracy Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit? 
A.45th B.32nd 
C.51st D.60th 
 
Q9) Sanjiv Chadha has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive O cer 
(CEO) of which bank? 
A.Indian Bank B.Bank of Baroda 
C.State Bank of India D.Punjab National  
 
❖ Lingam Venkata Prabhakar - MD and CEO in Canara Bank. 
❖ Atanu Kumar Das - MD and CEO in Bank of India. 
 
Q10) Which country is the largest recipient of Foreign Direct 
Investment (FDI) in 2019, according to the latest UNCTAD 
report? 
A.China B.Singapore 
C.United States D.India 
 
Q11) As per the o cial data released by the government, which 
state has emerged as the top State in vegetable production in 
2018-19? 
A.Uttar Pradesh B.West Bengal 
C.Punjab D.Madhya Pradesh  
 
Q12) Who has been appointed as the managing director of the State Bank of India? 
A.Challa Sreenivasulu Setty B.Parthasarathi Mukherjee 
C.Yaduvendra Mathur D.Gaurav Sharma  

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Q13) Who has been appointed as the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India 
(ICSI)? 
A.Ramesh Chand B.Rakesh Mohan 
C.Brahm Dutt D.Ashish Garg  
 
Q14) The 222 Squadron of Indian Air Force is also known as _________? 
A.Flying Daggers B.Hornbills 
C.Tiger Sharks D.Golden Arrows 
 
Q15) According to a Greenpeace India report, which is the most polluted city in India? 
A.Jharia B.Ghaziabad 
C.Dhanbad D.Firozabad 
 
Q16) India has opened its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in which West African country? 
A.Gambia B.Niger 
C.Ghana D.Chad 
 
Q17) Which country has taken over the chairmanship Group of 77 member countries for 2020? 
A.Guyana B.Peru 
C.Argentina D.Bolivia 
 
Q18) Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana? 
A.Jharkhand B.Bihar 
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Haryana  
 
Q19) When is National Girl Child Day celebrated? 
A.January 21  B.January 22 
C.January 23 D.January 24  
 
Q20) An integrated check post (ICP) Jogbani-Biratnagar was inaugurated between India and which 
country? 
A.Bangladesh B.Afghanistan 
C.Bhutan D.Nepal  
 
 

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