JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 20

JANUARY 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 20

1. Which country’s passport was topped in the Henley passport Index 2020 released by Henley & Partners ?
1) Germany
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Singapore
Answer:-3) Japan
 

2. Name the bank that has launched a new scheme named “Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee (RBBG)” to provide loan between Rs 50 crores and Rs 400 crores to builders .
1) State Bank of India(SBI)
2) Indian Bank (IB)
3) Bank of India (BoI)
4) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Answer:-1) State Bank of India(SBI)
 

3. Which firm has signed an MoU to boost the residential housing sector under Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee (RBBG) scheme with tagine “Sapna Aapka – Bharosa SBI Ka” ?
1) Godrej Properties Limited
2) Sunteck Realty Limited (SRL)
3) Oberoi Realty
4) Mahindra Lifespaces
Answer:-2) Sunteck Realty Limited (SRL)
 

4. Name the state, that has signed a loan agreement worth Rs.711 crore with Kfw, Germany Development bank for expanding the climate-resilient Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) for the next five years.
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:-4) Andhra Pradesh
 

5. Which digital payments company has launched the all-in-one QR (Quick Response) for merchants to make unlimited payment for free across India ?
1) Google Pay         2) PhonePe
3) Paytm                 4) PayPal
Answer:-3) Paytm
 

6. Name the app launched by HDFC Bank recently to boost digital payments in India.
1) ‘myApps’
2) ‘myEva’
3) ‘myFinApp’
4) ‘myExclusif’
Answer:-1) ‘myApps’
 

7. What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)of India in the year FY20 as per the World Bank (WB)’s report, “January 2020 Global Economic Prospects: Slow growth, policy challenges” ?
1) 6%         2) 5%           3) 5.2%          4) 5.5%
Answer:-2) 5%
 

8. As per the World Bank report “January 2020 Global Economic Prospects: Slow growth, policy challenges”, the Global growth is estimated as _______ percent ?
1) 2.4%               2) 2.1%          3) 2.3%       S4) 2.5%
Answer:-4) 2.5%
 

9. Who won the UK(United Kingdom) children’s book award, “Costa Children’s Award” for the debut novel ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’ ?
1) Hilary McKay
2) Caroline Ward Vine
3) Jasbinder Bilan
4) Sally Rooney
Answer:-3) Jasbinder Bilan
 

10.  Which firm has appointed M Nagaraj, as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) on January 8,2020 ?
1) Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
2) Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)
3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
4) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Answer:-1) Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)