Current Affairs – January 2019
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| SN | Particulars | Answers |
| 1 | Transgenders can file sexual harassment case under which section of IPC? | Section 354A |
| 2 | As per the revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) norms, the GST on Haj and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has been reduced from 18 per cent to how much per cent? | 5 per cent |
| 3 | Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, and Late Kader Khan were conferred with which civilian awards? | Padma Shri |
| 4 | Government of which Indian state was fined Rs 100 crore by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its failure to curb illegal coal mining in the state? | Meghalaya |
| 5 | India improved its ranking on the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by three points and moved to 78th position with a score of 41. | Denmark |
| 6 | ISRO has launched which initiative with students to engage them on space science activities? | Samwad |
| 7 | Jim Yong Kim is going to step down on February 1, 2019 as the President of which international organisation much before the end of his term in 2022? | World Bank |
| 8 | Name the Hindi writer, a recipient of 2017 Jnanpith Award and author of novels such as Zindaginama, Mitro Marjani, etc. who passed away on 25th January 2019? | Krishna Sobti |
| 9 | Name the Indian badminton player (female) who won the Indonesia Masters Women’s Singles title defeating Carolina Marin of Spain in the finals? | Saina Nehwal |
| 10 | Name the Indian cricketer (female) who was named Best Player of the Year, ODI Player of the Year and included in ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2018? | Smriti Mandhana |
| 11 | Name the Indian mountaineer who has become the first woman amputee to climb Mt Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica? | Arunima Sinha |
| 12 | Name the nanosatellite (measuring 10 x 10 x 10 cm) which was developed by Indian students and Chennai-based Space Kidz India for HAM radio services and launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on PSLV C44 rocket? | Kalamsat |
| 13 | Name the organisation which has been awarded the Exhibitor of the Year Award at the 106th Indian Science Congress held at Lovely Professional University? | DRDO |
| 14 | Name the place in Tamil Nadu where foundation stone for setting up All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was laid by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? | Madurai |
| 15 | On which day India celebrated the 9th National Voters Day for enhanced participation of citizens in the electoral process? | 25th January 2019 |
| 16 | The veteran Bollywood actor and screenwriter who passed away on 31st December 2018? | Kader Khan |
| 17 | What is the name of India’s first made-in-India engineless train which was recently named as the ‘Vande Bharat Express’ by the Railways Ministry? | Train 18 |
| 18 | What was the theme of 9th National Voters Day? | No voter to be left behind |
| 19 | Which city hosted the 106th Indian Science Congress? | Jalandhar (Punjab) |
| 20 | Which city is the venue of the 2019 Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF)? | New Delhi] |
| 21 | Which country has recently signed Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) Into Law? | United States |
| 22 | Which film won the 2019 Golden Globe Award (76th Edition) for Best Motion Picture: Drama? | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 23 | Which Indian cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) terming his bowling action as illegal? | Ambati Rayudu |
| 24 | Which international organization has recently released the World Economic Outlook (WEO)? | IMF |
| 25 | Which of the countries have officially quit UNESCO? | United States and Israel |
| 26 | Which state government has announced Shaurya Award for Students? | Haryana |
| 27 | Which state government has launched Krishak Bandhu scheme to address farmers distress? | West Bengal |
| 28 | Which state government has recently decided to start bird hospitals? | Delhi |
| 29 | Which word was declared as the ‘Hindi Word of the Year 2018’ by the Oxford Dictionary? | Nari Shakti |
| 30 | Who became the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan? | Suman Kumari |
| 31 | Who has become first Indian to head Global Solar Council (GSC)? | Pranav R Mehta |
| 32 | Who has been named as India’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? | Birendra Prasad Baishya |
| 33 | Who has won the ‘Laureus Sportsman of the Year award’ the maximum number of times? | Roger Federer (6 times) |
| 34 | Who was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? | Gita Gopinath |
| 35 | Who was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India? | Sudhir Bhargava |
| 36 | Who won the 2019 Australian Open Men’s Singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final? | Novak Djokovic |
| 37 | Who won the 2019 Australian Open Women’s Singles title by defeating Petra Kvitová in the final? | Naomi Osaka |
| 38 | Who won the Best Actor in Motion Picture-Drama award at the 76th Golden Globe Awards? | Rami Malek |
| 39 | Who won the Best Actress in Motion Picture-Drama award at the 76th Golden Globe Awards? | Glenn Close |
| 40 | World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 annual meet was held in which city? | Davos (Switzerland) |
