One Line Current Affair Jan Pt-2

1. Who has set up a world record in indoor rowing by completing 1 lakh meters in above-40 years category?
Ans- Shakil Ahmed

2. Ananth Narayanan has stepped down as CEO of Myntra and Jabong. Who has been named as new
head of these two firms? Ans- Amar Nagaram

3. Government e Marketplace (GeM) has launched “Womaniya on GeM” initiative. GeM is a 100%
government owned company set up under the aegis of _____Ans- Ministry of Commerce and Industry

4. Sir Michael Atiyah passed away at the age of 89.He was a well-known______Ans- Mathematician

5. The Madras High Court has set up an expert committee to find a solution to root out invasive
species of plants from the Western Ghats. The committee shall be headed by _Ans- Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu

6. Who has won the under-8 category at the Kids’Golf World Championship organized by US kids Golf in
Malaysia? Ans- Kartik Singh

7. The theme of the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 is_____Ans- Be the Voice of New India and Find
solutions and contribute to policy

8. Indian army day is celebrated on ________Ans- 15 January

9. National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 held at________Ans- New Delhi

10. In which state India got its largest startup ecosystem recently? Ans- Kerala

11. A 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting between the United States and India took recently place in __Ans- Delhi

12. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with Doordarshan (DD), Prasar Bharati today
launched two science communication initiatives, _____and __Ans- DD Science, India Science

13. Lenin Rajendran has passed away at 67. He was a renowned director and screenwriter of _______ film
industry. Ans- Malayalam

14. Who has taken over as the chief coach for the country’s female boxers? Ans- Mohammed Ali Qamar

15. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that __________ has been appointed as the organization’s
new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ans- Manu Sawhney

16. Name the Indian football team head coach who has resigned from the post. Ans- Stephen Constantine

17. The theme of the ‘Global Aviation Summit 2019' is _________.Ans- Flying for all

18. Who has become the 2nd youngest in the world and the youngest Grand Master in Indian?
Ans- D Gukesh

20. The government has constituted a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate
sector under the GST regime. This committee shall be headed by ___________Ans- Nitin Patel

23. The government has approved a capital infusion of INR________ in state-owned Exim Bank to expand
its business. Ans- 6,000 crore

24. A ministerial panel headed by ___________ will examine uniformity of taxation on lottery under
GST and other issues arising out of it. Ans- Sudhir Mungantiwar

25. Which of the following stated government launched farm debt-waiver scheme named ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti
Yojana’? Ans- Madhya Pradesh

26. The Cabinet has approved an increase in the authorized capital of Exim Bank from ________ to__________.
Ans- Rs. 10,000 crore, Rs. 20,000 crore

27. Which of the following country took the chairmanship of the group 'Group of 77' (G77) from Egypt for 2019?
Ans- Palestine

28. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018 has been conferred on___________Ans- Yohei Sasakawa

29. Who has become the first Indian and youngest man to climb the 7 highest peaks and volcanic
summits across all continents? Ans- Satyarup Siddhanta

30. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2017 has been conferred on ____________ for their contribution in
providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and
Social Equality. Ans- Ekal Abhiyan Trust

31. At which Military Station, Bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19 took place? Ans- Chandimandir

32. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), a Fitch Group Company, estimated India’s GDP growth ____ in the
financial year 2019-20. Ans- 7.5 %

33. Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the UNNATI (Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training)
programme recently. It was organised by______. Ans- ISRO

34. PM Modi inaugurated Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar. What is its tagline?
Ans- From Charkha to Chandrayaan

35. 'Global Risk Report' is released annually by which of the following organisation? -World Economic Forum

36. 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo held at____Ans- Mumbai

37. Who among the following has won 2019 Japan Prize for his contributions in the field of “Biological
Production, Ecology”? Ans- Dr. Rattan Lal

38. Who among the following has become the first Indian athlete to receive a nomination in the prestigious
Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award? Ans- Vinesh Phogat

39. 25th International conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO
2019 held in_______. Ans- New Delhi

40. Which of the following project is the first National Highway project in the country taken up on a
50:50 Centre-State partnership? Ans- Kollam Bypass

41. Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm would jointly launch a new e-commerce platform in the
country. ________ would be the first state to get it. Ans- Gujarat

42. The theme for BES EXPO 2019 is ________Ans- Next Gen Broadcasting in the IT World

43. Which team has become the first visiting side to win a bilateral series (two or more matches) in all
three formats in Australia? Ans- India
44. Fitch Rating company Headquarters is in ______Ans- New York

45. Who among the following was announced to be the recipient of the 2019 Japan Prize on of
“Materials and Production” field. Ans- Yoshio Okamoto

46. HDFC Standard Life Insurance has changed its name to ____________Ans- HDFC Life Insurance

47. Which country will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)? Ans- India

48. Which of the following country has launched startup Star-ALE’s mini-satellite aimed to deliver
the world’s first artificial meteor shower? Ans- Japan

49. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and _______are in dialogue to form a world-class
consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant in India. Ans- Libcoin

50. Which state has launched a project for Sustainable Catchment Forest Management that would help
develop the quality of forestlands and livelihood of forest dwellers in the state? Ans- Tripura

51. ________will be the site of the country’s second defence innovation hub after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
Ans- Nashik

52. Saksham, an annual high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign is launched by_______.
Ans- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

53. India has recently signed a long-term contract with ________ for supply of uranium ore concentrates to widen
its source base for the nuclear fuel. Ans- Uzbekistan

54. Mary Oliver passed away at 83. She was a well known ________.Ans- Writer

55. Who has been appointed as the Director General (Investigation) in the National Human Rights
Commission. Ans- Prabhat Singh

56. The Swedish Parliament approved ___as Prime Minister for a second four-year term. Ans- Stefan Lofven

57. UNESCO has named ________ as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. Ans- Rio de Janeiro

58. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 426 meters long Diffo Bridge. It is built over
Ans- Chipu River

59. Which of the following city hosted the 15th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas? Ans- Varanasi

60. What is the theme of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019? Ans- Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India

61. Which of the following city hosted the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit? Ans- Beirut

62. Name the world’s oldest man, who has died at the age of 113. Ans- Masazo Nonaka

63. Who among the following won the International Tennis Federation’s 25,000-dollar Women’s tournament in
Singapore? Ans- Ankita Raina

64. Which of the following city hosted the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet? Ans- Davos
65. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has set up an 11-member working group under the
Chairmanship of____________.Ans- UK Sinha

66. Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank for a period of three years? Ans- V Vaidyanathan

67. Who among the following was presented with the prestigious 2019 Rosa Park Trailblazer award?
Ans- Gurinder Singh Khalsa

68. Who has been sworn in as Madagascar President? Ans- Andry Rajoelina

69. India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference was hosted by_________. Ans- Mumbai

70. Who has become the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of
the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year awards? Ans- Virat Kohli

71. Who has been chosen for the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research by the
Centre for Advanced Materials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Ans- CNR Rao

72. Who among the following has been awarded the “Woman’s Voice Award” at the Apeejay Kolkata
Literary Festival (AKLF)? Ans- Ranjani Murali

73. China’s economy grew at _____ in 2018, its slowest rate in almost 3 decades. Ans- 6.6%

74. Which country topped the Trust Index among both the informed public and the general population
segments, as per the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report? Ans- China

75. Who has been bestowed with Sansad Ratna Award for his distinguished performance as a parliamentarian
under Jury Committee Special Award category? Ans- Anurag Thakur

76. Which country has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations?
Ans- Nepal

77. ______ has launched a new e-commerce platform re-weave.in for handloom weavers under its Project
ReWeave, part of its philanthropic initiatives. Ans- Microsoft India

78. Who is the Chief Guest of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention? Ans- Pravind Jugnauth

79. Who is the Guest of Honor at the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention? Ans- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi

80. Omega Healthcare Management Services has signed a pact with ______ for advanced use of the latest
technology in providing healthcare solutions. Ans- IIIT-Bangalore

81. Name India’s premier container port that got listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally,
as per the latest Lloyds Report. Ans- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

82. Who among the following was named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Emerging Player Of The Year?
Ans- Rishabh Pant

83. Raghbir Singh Bhola has passed away aged 92. He was a well-known _________. Ans- Hockey player

84. India ranks _____ on the global talent competitive index? Ans- 80th

85. Which of the following firm has announced that it will create an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial
intelligence (AI) with an initial investment of $7.5 million over a period of five years? Ans- Facebook
86. Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets? Ans- Mohammed Shami

87. Which state government has declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival”?
Ans- Arunachal Pradesh

88. The government has constituted a high power committee to monitor the pricing of medicines and
healthcare products. The committee will be headed by a ___________Ans- Niti Aayog Member (Health)

89. Ten years after “26/11”, the Indian Navy commenced the largest coastal defence exercise off the Indian
coast. What is the name of the exercise? Ans- SEA VIGIL

90. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019. The
names of awardees were finalized by the National Selection Committee under the Chairpersonship of _________.
Ans- Maneka Gandhi

91. The Cabinet has approved amendment to the ‘Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC
Member Countries’ to incorporate ‘Standby Swap’ amounting to ________ operated within the overall size of the
facility. Ans- USD 400 million

92. Who among the following has been named the interim Finance Minister and interim Minister of Corporate
Affairs? Ans- Piyush Goyal

93. The final planning conference to work out the modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-
2019 was conducted at ________ Ans- Pune

94. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana under which a group of Indian
diaspora will be taken on a government-sponsored tour of religious places in India ______a year. Ans- 2 times

95. _______ Government organised the 2nd edition of Global Investor summit in --Ans- Tamil Nadu, Chennai

96. Which of the following country has announced that he is breaking off diplomatic ties with the
United States? Ans- Venezuela

97. Three Indian expats from ______ won the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award the highest honor
conferred on Indian diaspora. Ans- The UAE

98. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba commissioned the new Naval Air Base _________ at Diglipur in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Ans- INS Kohassa

99. 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 was held in______. Ans- Goa

100. National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India on___.Ans- 24 January

101. The theme of National Girl Child Day 2019 is______.Ans- Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow

102. On 3 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted with consensus a resolution
proclaiming ____as International Day of Education. Ans- 24 January

103. Vodafone Idea announced that its board had approved a rights issue of _______to existing eligible
equity shareholders in line with the recommendations of the capital raising committee. Ans- Rs25,000 crore

104. Yes Bank has appointed veteran banker ____as its new MD & CEO, who will join the bank on or
before March 1, 2019. Ans- Ravneet Singh Gill
105. Indian economy is expected to accelerate at a rate of ______ in 2019-20, according to a report by the
United Nations. Ans- 7.6%

106. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has been elected as _______ new king by the members of the
country’s royal families. Ans- Malaysia’s

107. Krishna Sobti has passed away in Delhi. She was a well known_______Ans- Writer

108. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired Long Range
Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) from naval warship ________.Ans- INS Chennai

109. IndiGo owner InterGlobe Aviation has appointed ___________ as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of the company with immediate effect. Ans- Ronojoy Dutta

110. The government has instituted an annual award titled Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan
Puraskar. This year _______has been selected for the Award. Ans- 8th Battalion of NDRF

111. Russell Baker has passed away. He was a noted________Ans- Writer

112. National Voters Day is celebrated every year on __Ans- 25 January

113. What is the theme for National Voters Day 2019? Ans- No Voter to be left behind

114. Sahitya Akademi award winning _______writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away of brain stroke at
the age of 85. Ans- Bengali

115. Johan Botha has announced his retirement. He was a _______Ans- Cricketer

116. The _______government has decided to form a ‘State Tiger Protection Force’ to save the Big Cat
population in the State. Ans- Telangana

117. Which state government has declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival”?
Ans- Arunachal Pradesh

118. Which country has declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country? Ans- Pakistan

119. Which state government has floated a ‘Pravasi Dividend Pension Scheme’ to provide regular
pension to Non-Resident people of the state? Ans- Kerala

120. Which state has announced the launch of the ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ for youths from the
economically weaker sections in urban areas? Ans- Madhya Pradesh

121. The Oxford Dictionaries announced _______ as the Hindi Word of the Year. Ans- Nari Shakti

122. Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a panel headed by
____________, to identify domestically systematically important insurers (SIIs). Ans- Praveen Kutumbe

123. Which of the following ministry has launched a mobile app ‘RDP India 2019’? Ans- Ministry of Defence

124. SBI Card and __________ have joined hands to launch a travel-specific Visa credit card for members and
Indian travellers. Ans- Etihad Guest
125. India’s fastest indigenous train which will run from Delhi to Varanasi has been named as ________.
Ans- Vande Bharat Express
126. Michel Legrand has passed away aged 86. He was a well known________Ans- Composer

127. Assam government has conferred the Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran
journalist____________Ans- Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty

128. According to CISCO, India ranks ____in GDPR Readiness Index. Ans- 6th

129. West Indies player _________ has become the first player from the country in 45 years to top the list
of all-rounders in the International Cricket Council Test Player Rankings. Ans- Jason Holder

130. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2019, Men’s Singles tennis title? Ans- Novak Djokovic

131. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2019, Women’s Singles tennis title? Ans- Naomi Osaka

132. Who among the following won DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019, Women’s Singles badminton title?
Ans- Saina Nehwal

133. Who among the following won DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019, Men’s Singles badminton title?
Ans- Anders Antonsen

134. Which of the following movie has took home the top award for best performance by a cast in a
motion picture at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards? Ans- Black Panther

135. The 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place in- Ans- Los Angeles

136. Jason Holder has become the first player from the country in 45 years to top the list of all-rounders
in the International Cricket Council Test Player Rankings. He is play for which country? Ans- West Indies

137. Name the former Defence Minister, who passed away in Delhi at the age of 88 recently.
Ans- George Fernandes

138. Who has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a
second five-year term? Ans- Poonam Khetrapal Singh

139. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that GST on Haj has been reduced
from 18% to ________ and this will significantly lower the airfare thus saving Haj pilgrims’ 113 crore rupees this
year. Ans- 05%

140. Rohit Paudel has become the youngest male cricketer to score an international fifty at the age of 16 years
and 146 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s previous mark. He is play for which country? Ans- Nepal

141. The Council of Europe had launched a Data Protection Day to be celebrated each year on___________ January,
the date on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108”, was opened
to the signature. Ans- 28th January

142. A 5.1-km long cable-stayed “Atal Setu” on the Mandovi river in-Ans- Goa

143. Uttarakhand’s first tulip garden will come up over 50 hectares of forest land in ___________________
district at a cost of Rs 50 crore. Ans- Pithoragarh

144. Who has become the first Hindu woman to have been appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan after
passing an examination for induction of judicial officers? Ans- Suman Kumari
145. A 5.1-km long cable-stayed “Atal Setu” on the Mandovi river in Goa, a ______________ such bridge to
connect the state capital with North Goa, was opened to the public by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Ans- third

146. Which country has replaced Japan as the world’s 2nd largest steel producing country, according to
the World Steel Association? Ans- India

147. Which of the following country has received theAward of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the New
York Times Travel Show 2019, the largest travel show in North America? Ans- India

148. Which country is the largest producer of crude steel, accounting for more than 51% of production,
according to the World Steel Association? Ans- China

149. In which state the Adivasi Mela-2019 inaugurated recently? Ans- Odisha

150. Which country has continued to be the largest source of FDI in India (19.7%) followed by the US
and UK according to RBI? Ans- Mauritius

151. Who has been appointed as the part-time chairman of Kerala based private sector lender
Federal Bank recently? Ans- Dilip Sadarangani

152. Which organisation has launched the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) to
attract talent and strengthen higher agricultural education in the country? Ans- ICAR

153. KJ Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism has inaugurated the first project under the Swadesh
Darshan Project of the Union Ministry of Tourism at- Ans- Gangtok, Sikkim

154. The Civil Aviation ministry launched the country’s first Geographical Indication (GI) store at Dabolim
International Airport in- Ans- Goa

155. Which country has been ranked in Bloomberg’s 2019 list of most innovative countries in the
world– 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index for the first time ever? Ans- India

156. Transparency International has released the Global Corruption Index 2018. India rose by 3
points to __________ in the list of 180 countries in the world with a score of 41. Ans- 78