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1 .

Who won the 2020 Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar award?

A)

Jasvir Singh

B)

Safin Hasan

C)

Alok Dwivedi

D)

Kumar Munnan Singh

Correct Answer : Kumar Munnan Singh

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020 was announced on the occasion of Subhash Chandra Bose birth anniversary which was celebrated on 23 January 2020.Under the Individual category, the former IPS Shri Kumar Munnan Singh received the award. The award recognized their commendable work in Disaster Management. Munnan Singh received a certificate and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakhs.

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2 .

Who inaugurated the 79th Foundation Day Celebrations and All India Members Conference of ITAT?

A)

S.A. Bobde

B)

Narendra Modi

C)

Ram Nath Kovind

D)

Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Correct Answer : S.A. Bobde

The Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde inaugurated the 79th Foundation Day Celebrations and All India Members' Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on 24 January in New Delhi. The conference was held from 24-25 January.

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3 .

Which nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile was recently test fired by Pakistan?

A)

Ghaznavi

B)

Ababeel

C)

Harbah

D)

Shaheen-III

Correct Answer : Ghaznavi

Ghaznavi is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, that ranges up to 290 km. The missile has a huge capacity to carry any sort of warheads, including nuclear, and hit the target swiftly. The test was carried out to check the preparedness of the Pakistan Army, in a bid to counter the Indian threat.

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4 .

India with which of the following has signed USD 210 million loan agreement for Maharashtra's Agribusiness?

A)

ADB

B)

IMF

C)

World Bank

D)

Bank of China

Correct Answer : World Bank

Government of India and the World Bank signed a $210 million loan agreement for the State of Maharashtra. The loan was aimed to support Agribusiness and Rural Transformation projects in the state. The loan amount from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a grace period of six years and a maturity period of 13.5 years.

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5 .

Which state won Khelo India Youth Games champions trophy?

A)

Madhya Pradesh

B)

Rajasthan

C)

Haryana

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Maharashtra

Maharashtra retain Khelo India Youth Games champions trophy in Guwahati with 256 medals including 78 gold.

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6 .

Which state’s Tourism department has received the special mention honour as “Emerging Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organisation Global Destination Award 2019?

A)

Assam

B)

Kerala

C)

Manipur

D)

Uttarakhand

Correct Answer : Kerala

The Barrier Free Tourism Project implemented by Kerala Tourism in Trissur District has received the special mention honour as “Emerging Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organisation Global Destination Award 2019.

In March 2019, the Kerala Tourism has launched the barrier free project to make 120 destinations in Kerala disabled friendly. 80 such projects have been implemented and 8 of them are in the district of Trissur. Kerala is the first state to work as per the guidelines issued by UN WTO, on making the destinations disabled friendly.

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7 .

Who has been recently awarded with the Subash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, 2020?

A)

Naveen Kumar

B)

Kumar Munnan Singh

C)

Vijay Kumar

D)

Sylendra Babu

Correct Answer : Kumar Munnan Singh

Kumar Munnan Singh has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020 under the Individual category. Under the Institution category, Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre, Uttarakhand has been selected for the award. Kumar Munnan Singh was the founding member of the National Disaster Management Authority in 2005. He is also lauded for establishing the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), from scratch.

The award is given by the Government of India to recognize the commendable work done by individuals and organisations in the field of disaster management. The award is announced every year on 23rd January which marks the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

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8 .

According to the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice,India, which country was declared as the ‘reciprocating territory’?

A)

United Arab Emirates

B)

Saudi Arabia

C)

Yemen

D)

Oman

Correct Answer : United Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Law and Justice recently issued a Gazette Notification, which declared the United Arab Emirates to be a “reciprocating territory” under Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The notification also declared a list of courts in the UAE to be ‘Superior Courts’ under the same section of CPC.

The orders passed by certain designated courts from a ‘reciprocating territory’ can be implemented in India, as if they were passed in India. Besides UAE, the other countries which were declared as reciprocating territories include United Kingdom, Singapore, Bangladesh, Malaysia and New Zealand among others. The decision is believed to help bring down the time required for executing verdicts between the two countries.

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9 .

Which country topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list?

A)

India

B)

Pakistan

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

Myanmar

Correct Answer : Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka topped on breastfeeding rate according to a new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi). The survey was taken among 97 countries globally.

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10 .

Along with the Prime Minister Modi, who inaugurated the 2nd integrated border check post at Jogbani-Biratnagar?

A)

Bidhya Devi Bhandari

B)

Sher Bahadur Deuba

C)

Pushpa Kamal Dahal

D)

KP Sharma Oli

Correct Answer : KP Sharma Oli

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people's movement.

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