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| 1101. |
South Asian Photography Educators Symposium will be organized at which city? |
| Answer» To discuss the future of photography in higher education, several educators will be gathering in Delhi for the South Asian Photography Educators Symposium to be held on January 6 and 7. | |
| 1102. |
How much amount will be invested in National Infra Pipeline plan in the next 5 years? |
| Answer» Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a National Infrastructure Pipeline coordination mechanism with an investment plan worth 102 trillion in the next five years. The economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty submitted its first report after consultation with 70 different stakeholders for four months. | |
| 1103. |
Which city topped the Swachh Survekshan League 2020 for first and second Quartersin the 10 lakhs plus population category? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of Swachh Survekshan League 2020 for first and second Quarters.In the 10 lakhs plus population category, Indore (MP) secured first place in both the quarters. In one lakh to 10 lakh population category, Jamshedpur. | |
| 1104. |
Which institute's alumni has committed $3 Mn For Alma Mater's Research Work Scholarship? |
| Answer» National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy committed a sum of about $3 million for research activities at their alma mater and for the institute's scholarship programs. The Global Alumni Meet 2020 scheduled to be held in Chennai. | |
| 1105. |
What is the new name of Pragati Maidan metro station? |
| Answer» The Pragati Maidan metro station will now be known as Supreme Court metro station, while Mukarba Chowk in Jahangirpuri will be known as Shaheed Captain Vikram Batra Chowk. The Delhi government's naming committee approved the name changes in its meeting on December 31. | |
| 1106. |
Railway Protection Force has been renamed as which service? |
| Answer» The Railways has renamed its security force RPF (Railway Protection Force) as Indian Railway Protection Force Service. The ministry has accorded organized Group A status to RPF and renamed it according to an order issued. | |
| 1107. |
Which country has commenced world's largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD? |
| Answer» India commences world's largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD & Brucellosis in 2019; Aims to provide unique Pashu Aadhar to 535 million animals . National Animal Disease Control Programme for FMD and Brucellosis The union Government launched a new scheme National Animal Disease Control Programme for FMD and Brucellosis with a financial outlay of Rs. 13,343.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, and pig population for FMD and 100% bovine female calves of 4-8 months of age for brucellosis to prevent loss of Rs. 50,000 crores. | |
| 1108. |
Which city is to organize Hero Indian Women's League? |
| Answer» The Hero Indian Women's League (IWL) will be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru.The IWL is scheduled to commence on January 24.A total of 12 champion clubs from various state leagues will feature in the league-cum-knockout event. | |
| 1109. |
What is the theme of the 28th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair 2020? |
| Answer» Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' inaugurates the 28th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair 2020. Theme: Gandhi: The Writers' Writer. | |
| 1110. |
Which company will buy 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port? |
| Answer» India's largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) at an enterprise value of 13,500 crores.Krishnapatnam Port is located in southern Andhra Pradesh and is a multi-cargo facility. | |
| 1111. |
How many cameras will be used in Gujarat lion census, 2020? |
| Answer» The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is to conduct Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020. The Institute will use 10,000 cameras to conduct the census.In 2015, the WII counted 523 lions in Gujarat. It is expected that the numbers have risen phenomenally and the population must have crossed 1,000. | |
| 1112. |
How many Aadhaar Seva Kendras have recently been opened by UIDAI across the country? |
| Answer» The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened 28 Aadhaar SevaKendras (ASK) as part of its plan to start 114 standalone enrolments and update centres across the country. | |
| 1113. |
The deadline for linking pan card with Aadhaar has been extended till which date? |
| Answer» The deadline to link PAN card with Aadhaar has been extended till March 2020. The Income Tax Department had earlier announced December 31 as the final deadline. | |
| 1114. |
Which ministry is to organize Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture on March 20,2020? |
| Answer» Finance Ministry planned to organize the Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture on March 20 next year to pay tribute to the former Finance Minister. | |
| 1115. |
What is India's rank in the Sustainable Development Goals Index 2019-20? |
| Answer» NITI Aayog released Sustainable Development Goals Index 2019-20. According to the report, the overall composite score of India improved from 60 in 2018 to 57 in 2019. India succeeded in the areas of power and industry, water and sanitation, nutrition and gender equality. The index covered 16 out of 17 SDGs. | |
| 1116. |
How much long-term government securities have recently been bought by RBI? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India bought 10,000 crore rupees of long-term government securities and sold 8,501 crore rupees of three short-term bonds. RBI announced to purchase and sell government securities simultaneously under Open Market Operations (OMO) for 10,000 crore rupees each. | |
| 1117. |
National Tribal Dance Festival was organized at which state? |
| Answer» A three-day National Tribal Dance Festival was held in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, wherein international folk artists from 23 states and six other countries are expected to take part and portray their respective tribal folk culture. | |
| 1118. |
How many new DRDO laboratories have recently been inaugurated in India? |
| Answer» On January 2, 2020, PM Modi will dedicate five DRDO laboratories to the country. The laboratories are for young scientists to boost their research capabilities. PM Modi will inaugurate the laboratories during his 2-day visit to Bengaluru. | |
| 1119. |
ISRO is to set up second launch port in which district? |
| Answer» Indian Space Research Organisation establish a second launch port in Thoothukodi district in Tamilnadu exclusively to launch small satellite launch vehicles. ISRO Chairman K Sivan informed that this would come up in 2300 acres. | |
| 1120. |
New campus of National Fire Service College will be opened at which city? |
| Answer» Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicate the new campus of National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur. He will also lay the foundation stone of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) academy. | |
| 1121. |
Which online system has been launched by Election Commission to allow political parties track status of their applications for registration? |
| Answer» EC launches online Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS) to allow political parties track status of their applications for registration. | |
| 1122. |
The fare hike in the Indian Railways network will come into effect from which date? |
| Answer» On the New Year's Eve, the railways announced fare hike across its network, excluding suburban trains, effective from January 1, 2020. While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares hiked by 1 paise per km of journey. | |
| 1123. |
BHEL commissioned its first lignite-based 500 mw thermal Unit at which place? |
| Answer» Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully commissioned the first lignite-based 500-megawatt thermal unit of the 2 x 500 MW Neyveli new thermal power project in Tamil Nadu.Significantly, this is the country's first lignite-fired 500 MW power plant. It is also the highest rating pulverised lignite-fired thermal unit commissioned in the country so far. | |
| 1124. |
Which edition of the annual New Delhi World Book Fair is to begin from January 4,2020? |
| Answer» Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal is to inaugurate the 28th edition of the annual New Delhi World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The book fair organized by National Book Trust (NBT) held from January 4 to 12 in the national capital. | |
| 1125. |
How many scientists have been awarded Swarna Jayanti Fellowships for 2018-19? |
| Answer» Fourteen Indian scientists under 40 years of age, including three from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, were awarded the prestigious Swarna Jayanti (SJ) Fellowships for 2018-19. | |
| 1126. |
What is Indian Railways' newly launched one integrated Helpline number? |
| Answer» The Indian Railways made to overcome the inconvenience over multiple helpline numbers for grievances and inquiry during railway travel, Indian Railway integrated railway help lines into single number 139 for the passengers for quick grievance redressal and inquiry during their journey. | |
| 1127. |
Cultural festival "Lai Haraoba" is being celebrated at which city? |
| Answer» Lai Haraoba, cultural festival of Manipuri meitei communities, being organised in Tripura's capital Agartala from January 3 to 6.The five-day long festival is jointly organised by Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura, Puthiba Lai Haraoba Committee and Puthiba Welfare & Cultural Society, Agartala. | |
| 1128. |
How much line of credit was given to Cuba by India for financing solar parks? |
| Answer» India has extended a line of credit of USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks.An agreement signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came into effect from December 12, the RBI said in a statement on January 2. | |
| 1129. |
Which edition of the Indian Science Congress was recently inaugurated in Bengaluru? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru.The theme of 107th ISC is Science and Technology: Rural Development. | |
| 1130. |
Which ministry has recently created new emerging and strategic technologies NEST? |
| Answer» External affairs ministry declared the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division. The division will work to increase investment coordination among the states of the country and also with the foreign countries. | |
| 1131. |
How many BSP MLAs of Rajasthan have recently joined Congress? |
| Answer» Six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs of Rajasthan met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi and formally joined the party on January 3.The six MLAs had earlier extended their unconditional support to the Congress government in Rajasthan. | |
| 1132. |
Rattan Lal Hangloo, who recently resigned was the Vice-Chancellor of which university? |
| Answer» Prof. Rattan Lal Hangloo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Allahabad has tendered his resignation vide his letter dated 31.12.2019 from his post on personal grounds.The President of India in his capacity as the Visitor of the University of Allahabad has been pleased to accept the resignation of Prof. R. L. Hangloo with immediate effect. | |
| 1133. |
Which country has appointed Esmail Qaani as the new Quds force commander of IRGC? |
| Answer» Iran's supreme leader appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm after its commander was killed on January 3 in a US strike on Baghdad airport. | |
| 1134. |
14th Global Healthcare Summit is being organized at which place? |
| Answer» American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is organizing 14th GlobalHealthcare Summit in Visakhapatnam (AP) from January 3 to 5. | |
| 1135. |
Union government with which e-commerce company has recently signed MoU for selling the products made by women self-help groups? |
| Answer» The Union Government of India signed MoU with Flipkart company for selling the products made by women self-help groups under the scheme Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). | |
| 1136. |
How many hospitals have been de-empanelled under Ayushman Bharat Scheme? |
| Answer» Around 171 already de-empanelled and the list of hospitals-imposed penalty by the central government. More than INR 4.5 crore levied on hospitals indulging in malpractices. Hospitals Scheme The cover provided under PM-JAY is 5 lakh per family and not 5 lakh per e-card. | |
| 1137. |
The second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has recently been unveiled at which city? |
| Answer» Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani unveils the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at Ahmedabad. Salient features of Statue around 50 feet tall bronze statue with a weight of 70 thousand kilograms unveiled at the Sardardham campus near the Vaishnodevi Circle in Ahmedabad. | |
| 1138. |
How many charging stations have been approved across the country under phase II of FAME India Scheme? |
| Answer» The government has given sanction for setting up 2,636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 states and union territories under the FAME India scheme which will encourage original equipment manufacturers to launch new electric vehicle models. | |
| 1139. |
Which company will be manufacturing LED TVs for Samsung India Electronics? |
| Answer» South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based Dixon Technologies jointly manufacture LED televisions in India. The electronics maker will manufacture television sets for the consumer goods giant at its facility in Tirupati. | |
| 1140. |
Who recently launched awareness campaign on CAA in Jaipur? |
| Answer» Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 5 launched a door-to-door awareness campaign on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Jaipur. She launched the campaign at Kagzimohalla, Khudabaksh chowk in Sanganer and accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation about the new citizenship law. | |
| 1141. |
Who laid the foundation stone for the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lays foundation stone for the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in New Delhi that will have replicas of monuments built from scrap material. | |
| 1142. |
What is the theme of 107th Indian Science Congress? |
| Answer» The 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 3, 2019 at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru.107th Indian Science Congress theme: "Science and Technology: Rural Development". | |
| 1143. |
According to the India State of Forest Report, 2019, how much forest cover is prone to forest fires? |
| Answer» The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released India State of Forest Report, 2019. The report predominantly talks about forest cover in the country. The report also mentions about forest fires in the country. According to the report, 21.4% of Indian forests are prone to forest fires. | |
| 1144. |
ISRO has set up an academic centre to provide 2 crore grants at which institute? |
| Answer» The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) set up a regional academic center for space at the National Institute of Technology (NITK) at Surathkal in Karnataka's southwest Dakshina Kannada district. ISRO will provide two crore grants annually to NIT for the R&D projects and promotional activities throughout the year. | |
| 1145. |
How many UPI transactions were made in the month of December? |
| Answer» Unified Payments Interface (UPI) raised 1.3 billion transactions in December at National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI). These transactions were 7% higher than in October and 111% higher on a year-on-year basis. | |
| 1146. |
How much addition in total rainfall has been received by India during the Northeast monsoon in 2019? |
| Answer» India witnessed a 30% surplus in total rainfall during the Northeast monsoon in 2019. October to December is recognised as the period for Northeast monsoon by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). | |
| 1147. |
The fifth edition of global Drosophila conference will be hosted at which city? |
| Answer» Pune is set to host the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5), which is being organised in the country for the first time by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). | |
| 1148. |
What is India's rank in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) of the World Economic Forum for the year 2019? |
| Answer» India has ranked 34th in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) of the World Economic Forum for the year 2019. In 2013, India ranked 65th. WEF analyzed 139 countries and scored each according to three sub-indices: (1) Regulatory Framework (2) Business Environment and Infrastructure (3) Human, Cultural, and Natural Resources. | |
| 1149. |
11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is to be held at which city? |
| Answer» The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is to be held from 5-8 February 2020 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The preparations were reviewed by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 5 January 2020. It is expected to be the largest exhibition for the world's defence companies to display their land, sea and air capabilities at a single exhibition. | |
| 1150. |
ISRO recently proposed to set up Human Space Flight Centre in which city? |
| Answer» The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed a Rs.2,700 crore master plan to create a top infrastructure that will house its young Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC). The HSFC was formally announced in January 2019. It currently works from a temporary place at the ISRO headquarters, Bengaluru, Karnataka.ISRO has announced to set up India's world-class facility for training astronauts in three years at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka. | |