Current Affairs January 2020

1. How many ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government were removed from their portfolios on 26
January 2020?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. None of these
2.Who is the Current Minister of Revenue in KPK?
A. Sultan Muhammad Khan B. Mr. Muzafar Said C. Shakeel Ahmad Khan D. None of these
3.COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated ________________ at the National Radio
Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), Haripur on January 25, 2020?
A. Line Communication Equipment
B. Electronic Warfare (EW) and Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) testing laboratories
C. LMR Digital Encrypted Base Station Radios
D. None of these
4. Which holy shrine recently unsealed after 36 years of closure in Sindh on January 25, 2020?
A. Luari Sharif shrine B. Shrine of Lal Shabaz Qalandar C. Abdullah Shah Ghazi
D. None of these
5.Who is the Current Minister of Education in Balochistan?
A. Sardar Babar Musa Khel B. Mir Mohammad Asim Kurd Gello
C. Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind D. Mir Zia Ullah
6.Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 season 5th will be start from _________ ?
A. February 20, 2020 B. February 21, 2020 C. February 22, 2020
D. None of these
7.When Pakistan launched first Electronic Vehicle (EV) ?
A. 21, Jan 2020 B. 22, Jan 2020 C. 23, Jan 2020 D. 24, Jan 2020
8.Imran Khan visited Bahrain first time after assuming Prime minister office on_________?
A. 14 December 2019 B. 16 December 2019 C. 11 January 2020 D. None of these
9.Who is the current chairman of Transparency International Pakistan?
A. Sohail Muzaffar B. Atif yousaf C. Shaheen Sohail D. None of these
10.Who is selected from Pakistan for the presidency of Asia Pacific group of UNESCO’s chair______?
A. Moinul Haque B. Jawad Bajwa C. Saddaf Zafar D. Hafiz Majeed
11.Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja was a__________?
A. Retired Justice B. Retired Civil Bureaucrat C. Retired Army Officer D. None of these
12.On January 25 2020, a 286-foot-tall public art mural named ___ was unveiled at centrepoint in
Karachi?
A. Rising Karachi B. Rising Blue C. A City by Sea D. Karachi Nostalgia
13.Newly Elected President of Asia-Pacific Group of UNESCO is__________?
A. China B. India C. Pakistan D. USA
14.Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2019 released by the Transparency International on 23 January,
2020 which ranked Pakistan _________ out of 180 countries?
A. 110 B. 117 C. 120 D. None of these
15.Who has been appointed as Deputy Governer of SBP on 20 jan, 2020?
A. Murtaza Syed B. Murtaza Wahab C. Murtaza Raheel D. Murtaza Saffi
16.Who Is The Current Chief Election Commissioner Of Pakistan?
A. FM Khan B. Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan C. Sikandar Sultan Raja
D. Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi
17.Which US diplomat reached Pakistan on January 19, 2020 for four-day visit to discuss bilateral issues
and Regional issues?
A. Alice Wells B. Mike Pompeo C. Alexander D. George W.T
18. Jabbar Bhatti became the 3rd Pakistani who has conquered the Mount __ on 17 jan 2020 ?
A. Aconcagua B. Everest C. K2 D. Cho Oyu
19. Which Agency charged Malik Riaz Hussain (founder of Bahria Town)?
A. United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) B. United Kingdome Crime Agency(UKCA)
C. United Kingdom’s National Cyber Agency (NCA) D. United Kingdom Cyber Agency (UKCA)
20. According to the 2020 amendment, Army chief and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee can be
reappointed for a tenure up to_______?
A. 3 year B. 4 year C. 2 year D. 1 year
21. General Nadeem Raza is the __ Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of Pakistan?
A. 12th B. 15th C. 17th D. 20th
22. Which province of Pakistan became the first to acquire Federal Government’s license for establishing
a provincial power gird company ?
A. KPK B. Punjab C. Balochistan D. Sindh
23. The current Chief Justice of Azad Jammu & Kashmir High Court is?
A. Justice M. Tabassum Aftab Alvi B. Justice Azhar Saleem Babur
C. Justice Sardar Muhammad Nawaz Khan D. Justice Muhammad Riaz Akhtar Chaudhry
24.Who is the current Director General Military Intelligence (MI) of Pakistan?
A. Major General Sarfraz Sattar B. Major General Syed Asim Munir Ahmed
C. Major General Azhar Waqas D. Major General Zeeshan Asghar
25.Which drama is based on the autobiography of Malala Yousafzai?
A. Gul Makai B. Lady of Swat C. Malala The Living Legend
D. Malala The Educated Lady
26.According to the recently passed Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act bill 2020, the reappointment of
Army chief:
A. cannot be questioned in High Court B. cannot be questioned in Supreme Court
C. can be questioned in Supreme Court only on the basis of seniority
D. cannot be questioned in any Court on any ground whatsoever
27. Who has been Appointed as Vice Chief of Air Staff Pakistan?
A. Ahmer Shehzad Leghari B. Arshad Malik C. Asim Zaheer D. Abdul Jabbar
28. Who is the Current IG of KPK police?
A. Salahuddin Khan Mehsud B. Muhammad Naeem Khan C. Nasir Khan Durrani
D. Sanaullah Abbasi
Sanaullah Abbasi has been appointed new IG of KPK on January 1, 2020.
The notification for Abbasi’s appointment was issued after approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan. Abbasi
replaces Dr Naeem Khan, who was appointed as IG KP in February 2019
29. When Prime Minister Imran khan Inaugurated Model Police station in Mianwali?
A. Dec 31, 2019 B. Jan 1, 2020 C. Jan 3, 2020 D. Jan 4, 2020
30. __________ Bank has been awarded the license to become the first Pakistani bank to offer financial
services to clients in Beijing, China?
A. Habib Bank Limited (HBL) B. Meezan Bank Limited (MBL)
C. Askari Bank Limited (ABL) D. United Bank Limited (UBL)
31. Which Crown Prince officially visited Pakistan on 2nd January 2020?
A. Mohammed bin Salman B. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
C. Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum D. Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
 Current World affairs January 2020
1 . Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer Essar Oil UK?
A. James Stanley B. Mark Wilson C. Mike Wirth D. John D. Rockefeller
2 . Who won the 2020 Tyler Prize?
A. Pavan Sukhdev B. Jagdish Bhagwati C.Rajendra K. Pachauri D. Arvind Subramanian
3 . Which country offered to be a mediator between India and Pakistan to resolve the issues?
A. Nepal B. China C. South Korea D. USA
4 . Ganga Yatra under NamamiGange mission recently began from which city?
A. Varanasi B. Bijnor C. Bareilly D. Agra
5 . Who won the Padma Shri in Agriculture field?
A. Chinthala Venkat Reddy B. Indra Dassanayake C. Sanjeev Bikhchandani
D. Dr. Damayanti Beshra
6 . Who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to USA?

A. Harsh Vardhan Shringla B. Sanjeev Bhalla C. Taranjit Singh Sandhu D. Anshuman Gaur
7 . Union Government targets to install ________ renewable energy by 2022?

A. 140 GW B. 175 GW C. 210 GW D. 235 GW

8 . Which of the following was awarded as the best tableau in Republic Day Parade 2020?

A. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana B. Stand Up India Scheme C. Jal Jeevan Mission D. Mission Indradhanush
9 . Who has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Vakrangee Limited?
A. Ramesh Joshi B. Uday Kotak C. Dinesh Nandwana D. Anil Anna
10 . Britain unveils a new________ coin to mark the country's departure from Brexit?
A. 100 pence B. 50 pence C. 20 pence D. 10 pence
11 . Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani,is the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Saudi Arabia B. UAE C. Kuwait D. Qatar
12 . Who has been elected as speaker of House of Representatives of Nepal?
A. Mahantha Thakur B. Agni Sapkota C. Subhash Chandra Nembang
D. Krishna Bahadur Mahara
13 . Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of Canara Bank?
A. Nanda Kishor Pun B. L V Prabhakar C. T. N. Manoharan D. Prasad Sharma
14 . Who won Senior National Billiards Championship?

A. Yasin Merchant B. Geet Sethi C. Pankaj Advani D. Sourav Kothari

15 . Which country has been ranked as the world's second-largest weapons manufacturer?
A. China B. USA C. Russia D. Eng
16 . The 22nd meeting of Central Zonal Council is being held in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh B. Odisha C. Chhattisgarh D. Maharashtra

17 . Tech Mahindra has set up Google Cloud Centre of Excellence in which city?

A. Hyderabad B. Bengaluru C. Gurugram D. Chennai

18 . APGCL is to set up a waste-to-energy plant in which state?
A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Bihar C. Assam D. Andhra Pradesh
19 . National Cadet Corps Rally was held in which city?
A. Gurugram B. New Delhi C. Karnal D. Hisar
20 . Who won the first prize among the marching contingents of the paramilitary forces at the Republic Day parade?
A. SSB B. CISF C. ITBP D. BSF
1-B 2-A 3-A 4-B 5-A 6-C 7-B 8-C 9-A 10-B 11-D 12-B 13-B 14-C 15-A
16-C 17-A 18-C 19-B 20 -B