Current Affairs (English) January 2019 (01) - MCQ

1. President Ram Nath Kovind nominated Justice whom as the Executive Chairman EC of National Legal Services Authority NALSA on 1 January 2019 ?

A Jagdish Singh Khehar

B AK Sikri

C T S Thakur

D R Banumathi

2. Which small finance Bank gets RBI nod to operate as scheduled bank?

A Finotech Small Finance bank

B Dena Small Finance Bank

C Equitas Small Finance Bank

D ESAF small finance bank

3. Who was sworn in as Brazils President on 1st January 2019?

A Jair Bolsonaro

B Fernando Haddad

C Joo Doria

D Eduardo Cunha

4. The Reserve Bank of India allowed the Paytm Payments Bank to restart opening accounts for its customers Who is the head of the Paytm Payments Bank?

A Satish Gupta

B P S Jayakumar

C S S Mallikarjuna Rao

D A S Rajeev

5. PM Modi inaugurated 6th International Rice Research Institute in

A Kerala

B Andhra Pradesh

C Punjab

D Varanasi

6. In which state will Indian Oil Corp IOC commission its first liquefied natural gas LNG import terminal in January 2019?

A Maharshtra

B Jharkhand

C Chhattisgarh

D Tamil Nadu

7. Which of the following section of Indian Penal Code IPC can be used by transgenders to register complaints of sexual harassment?

A Section 354A

B Section 354B

C Section 354C

D Section 354D

8. Who has taken over as the new Chief Justice of Nepals Supreme Court on 2nd December 2018?

A Justice Cholendra Shamsher J B Rana

B Justice Om Prakash Mishra

C Justice Sharada Prasad Ghimire

D Justice Meera Khadka

9. Who is Bhutans Prime Minister who recently concluded his 3day visit to India ?

A Bakytzhan Sagintayev

B Joko Widodo

C Lotay Tshering

D Prayut Chanocha

10. Who becomes first Indian wicketkeeper to claim 20 catches in Test series?

A Dinesh Karthik

B Ajinkya Rahane

C Naman Ojha

D Rishabh Pant