JANUARY CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 26

JANUARY CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 26

1.  Which organization has released the first in-depth report of ‘India 2020 Energy Policy Review’ in association with International Energy Agency (IEA) ?
1) Indian Energy Agency (IEA)
2) National Development Council (NDC)
3) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
4) National Energy Agency (NEA)
Answer:-3) NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog
2.  By which year, India’s energy demand is expected to be doubled, as per the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s first in-depth review of India’s energy policies 2020 ?
1) 2040                   2) 2050
3) 2025               4) 2030         
Answer:-1) 2040
3.  Which country will overtake China by mid-2020 in terms of crude oil demand growth, as per the ‘India 2020 Energy Policy Review’ ?
1) Russia            2) United States         3) India
4) Japan                
Answer:-3) India
4.  Which firm has acquired Paysense for $185 mn ?
1) Stripe India              2) Pasfar India
3) PayU India                4) Paypal India
Answer:-3) PayU India
5.  In which of the following Aircraft carrier, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has landed for the 1st time in India ?
1) INS Viraat
2) INS Vikramaditya
3) INS Vikrant
4) INS Vishal
Answer:-2) INS Vikramaditya
6.  Who launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, “www.cybercrime.gov.in” ?
1) Ram Nath Kovind
2) Narendra Modi
3) Amit Shah
4) Rajnath Singh
Answer:-3) Amit Shah
7.  Name the deceased leader of Oman, who was the longest serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world.
1) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
2) Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
3) Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said
4) Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
Answer:-3) Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said
8.  Name the deceased Kannada scholar and researcher, who launched a campaign to save the monuments of Hampi .
1) S. Srikanta Sastri              2) T. N. Srikantaiah
3) B. M. Srikantaiah      4) Chidananda Murthy
Answer:-4) Chidananda Murthy
9.  Obaid Siddiqui passed away recently, he was a ______________ .
1) Broadcaster
2) Poet
3) Academician
4) All the above
Answer:-4) All the above
10.  Name the Canadian drummer and lyricist of rock band Rush, who passed away recently .
1) John Rutsey
2) Neil Peart
3) Geddy Lee
4) Alex Lifeson
Answer:-2) Neil Peart