JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 03

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 03

1. Who was reappointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) of India after his tenure was extended by one more year till December 31, 2020 ?
1) Umesh Sinha
2) Ashok Lavasa
3) Sunil Arora
4) Sushil Chandra
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) Umesh Sinha
2. Which bank has appointed, S Sundar as Interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ?
1) Bank of Baroda (BoB)
2) Canara Bank
3) State Bank of India (SBI)
4) Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB)
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB)
3. Name the firm, that received acquisition approval of 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company .
1) Sun Pharma
2) Housing Development Financial Corporation (HDFC)
3) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
4) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Housing Development Financial Corporation (HDFC)
4. Into which of the following Squadron, Indian Air Force has inducted light utility aircraft Dornier recently ?
1) No. 15 ‘Flying Lancers’ Squadron
2) No. 31 ‘Lions’ Squadron
3) No. 41 ‘Otters’ Squadron
4) No. 22 ‘Swifts’ Squadron
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) No. 41 ‘Otters’ Squadron
5.  Sunita Lakra of India announces her retirement recently, she belongs to which sport ?
1) Hockey                         2) Cricket
3) Football                     4) Badminton
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) Hockey
6.  Former Rajya Sabha member Alajangi Viswanath Swamy passed away recently, he belonged to which state ?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) West Bengal
4) Odisha
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Odisha
7.  Former MP of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Devi Prasad Tripathi passed away recently. He belonged to which political party ?
1) National People’s Party (NPP)
2) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
3) Communist Party of India (CPI)
4) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
8.  Which state government’s Road Transport Corporation has launched the ‘Damini’ helpline service to ensure the safety of women passengers with the unique number “81142-77777” ?
1) Gujarat                              2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh                   4) West Bengal
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Uttar Pradesh
9.  Dramatist, writer, social activist & Natyasurya Awardee Ratna Ojha passed away recently, he belonged to which state ?
1) Odisha                         2) Maharashtra
3) West Bengal                       4) Assam
5) None of these
Answer:-4) Assam
10. How much percent of the Poshan Abhiyaan funds have been used in the past 3 years ?
1) 35%            2) 40%              3) 30%              4) 50%
Answer:-3) 30%