JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 05

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 05

1. Import from which country is set to be placed under stricter quality standards to curb non-essential imports ?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Japan
4) United States (US)
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) China
2.  By how much percent, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India rose in the first half of FY2020 (Fiscal year 2020), as per the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ?
1) 15%
2) 20%
3) 25%
4) 30%
5) None of these
  Answer:-1)15%
3.  Which country has become the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ($8 billion investments) in India during the first half of FY2020 ?
1) Japan
2) Mauritius
3) United States(US)
4) Singapore
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Singapore
4.  Name the Prize unveiled by Britain’s Prince William to solve “Earth’s greatest environmental problems,” from climate change to air pollution .
1) Earth Saver Prize
2) Climate Changer Prize
3) Earthshot Prize
4) Climate Change Prize
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Earthshot Prize
5.  Who was awarded with the Best Men’s Player title at Dubai Globe Soccer Awards for the year 2019 ?
1) Kylian Mbappé
2) Cristiano Ronaldo
3) Lionel Messi
4) Eden Hazard
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Cristiano Ronaldo
6.  Name the organization/ministry, that has awarded Swarna Jayanti Fellowships Award to 14 Scientists for the year 2018-19 ?
1) Union Ministry of Science and Technology
2) Union Ministry of Home Affairs
3) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development
4) Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) Union Ministry of Science and Technology
7.  Who was awarded with Swarna Jayanti Fellowships Award for 2018-19 in the field Cryptography and Information theory ?
1) Dr. Smarajit Karmakar
2) Dr. Yogesh Simmhan
3) Dr. Anindya Das
4) Dr. Shweta Agrawal
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) Dr. Shweta Agrawal
8.  Who was appointed as the 1st Chairman of NMC (National Medical commission) on January 2, 2020 ?
1) Mahesh Verma
2) Rajendra Pandey
3) Suresh Chandra Sharma
4) Rakesh Kumar Vats
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Suresh Chandra Sharma
9. Who was appointed as the 11th and 1st female Chancellor of United Kingdom’s Queen’s University ?
1) Hillary Rodham Clinton
2) Esther McVey
3) Thérèse Coffey
4) Priti Patel
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) Hillary Rodham Clinton
10. Which firm has acquired RiskRecon Inc, to protect its cyber systems & infrastructure ?
1) PayPal
2) Mastercard
3) Visa Inc
4) American Express
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Mastercard