JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 16

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 16

1.  Which university will be conferred with the status of Institution of National Importance to a cluster of Ayurvedic institutions ?
1) National Institute of Homeopathy, Kolkata
2) North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy, Mawdiangdiang
3) Gujarat Ayurveda University campus, Jamnagar
4) National Institute Of Ayurveda, Jaipur
Answer:-3) Gujarat Ayurveda University campus, Jamnagar
2.  Name the foundation, that has signed an Memorandum of Cooperation(MoC) with Department of Health & Family Welfare (DOHFW) for cooperation in the field of health .
1) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2) Rockefeller Foundation
3) Ford Foundation
4) Rotary Foundation
Answer:-1) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3.  What is the total length of the North East Gas Grid project of Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) that was approved by cabinet with viability Gap Funding(VGF)/ Capital Grant at 60% of the estimated cost of Rs 9265 crore ?
1) 1356 Kilometers
2) 1456 Kilometers
3) 1556 Kilometers
4 )1656 Kilometers
Answer:-4 )1656 Kilometers
4.  By which year, the target of producing coal is set to one billion tonnes by government of India ?
1) 2024-25
2) 2023-24
3) 2022-23
4) 2021-22
Answer:-2) 2023-24
5. Name the country that has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railways of Indian government for Enabling Energy Self-Sufficiency for Indian Railways .
1) Russia
2) Germany
3) United Kingdom
4) United States
Answer:-3) United Kingdom
6.  For cooperation in which of the following field, India and Sweden signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during Sweden’s king Carl XVI Gustaf visit to India ?
1) For Cooperation in Polar Science
2) For Cooperation in Infrastructure
3) For Cooperation in Education
4) For Cooperation in Research
Answer:-1) For Cooperation in Polar Science
7.  Which 2 countries had signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the ratification of migration and mobility partnership agreement ?
1) India and Japan
2) India and Swedan
3) India and Russia
4) India and France
Answer:-4) India and France
8.  India & Mongolia have signed an agreement, that received cabinet approval on 8th January, 2020.For co-operation of which of the following field they signed an MoU ?
1) Cooperation in the field of Polar Science
2) Cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space
3) Cooperation in the field of Science & Technology
4) Cooperation in the field of Education
Answer:-2) Cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space
9.  Who chaired the 2nd edition of the National GST (Goods and Service Tax) Conference of the Commissioners of State Tax and Chief Commissioners of Central Tax that held in New Delhi ?
1) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
2) Subhash Chandra Garg
3) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
4) Ajay Narayan Jha
Answer:-3) Ajay Bhushan Pandey 
10. Which Indian city, celebrated the 31st International Kite Festival for the year 2020 recently ?
1) Ahmedabad , Gujarat
2) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
3) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
4) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Answer:-1) Ahmedabad , Gujarat