JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 09

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 09

1. Bhim Chandra Jana passed away recently, he was a ____________ .
1) Director
2) Actor
3) Freedom fighter
4) Politician
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Freedom fighter
2. Paul Hector (PH) Pandian has passed away recently, he was the former Assembly Speaker of which state ?
1) Tamil Nadu (TN)
2) West Bengal (WB)
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Kerala
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) Tamil Nadu (TN)
3. World Braille Day is observed annually on ___________ .
1) January 3        2) January 4
3) January 2                 4) January 1
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) January 4
4. Name the scheme launched by Chief Minister (CM) of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy to provide free medical treatment to the poor .
1) YSR Asara
2) YSR Jalayagnam
3) YSR Aarogyasri Bharosa
4) YSR Aarogyasri scheme
5) None of these
Answer:-4) YSR Aarogyasri scheme
5. Under which scheme, a total of 171 hospitals de-empanelled & Rs. 4.5 crore penalty was imposed for committing fraud and indulging in malpractices ?
1) Rashtiya Swasthiya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
2) Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme
3) Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)
4) Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS)
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme
6.  How many States have finalized action plan for Agriculture Export Policy (AEP) to enhance exports ?
1) 5
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8
5) None of these
  Answer:-4) 8
7.  Name the 1st North Indian & 5th Indian Railway Station that inaugurated Navigation facilities for visually impaired recently .
1) Jagadhari Railway Station
2) Jalandhar Railway Station
3) Chandigarh Railway Station
4) Charbagh Railway Station
5) None of these
  Answer:-3) Chandigarh Railway Station
8.  Name the 1st state in India that shortlist migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan for eligibility under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 .
1) Maharashtra       2) Uttar Pradesh (UP)
3) Gujarat                           4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Uttar Pradesh (UP)
9.  How much percent of India’s forests are prone to fires from 2004 to 2017 as per the 2019 Forest Survey of India (FSI) report ?
1) 21.40%            2) 23.40%
3) 25.40%                     4) 27.40%
5) None of these
  Answer:-1) 21.40%
10.  Which state has topped among all the states with the highest number of fire alerts at 2,795 ?
1) Tripura             2) Mizoram
3) Manipur                4) Nagaland
5) None of these
  Answer:-2) Mizoram