17th January  by Dr. Gaurav Garg 

 
QUIZ 
1. What is the theme of the National Youth Festival? [Fit Youth Fit India] 
2. What is the theme of the Milan Naval exercise? [Synergy across the seas] 
3. Which organization published the “population division report”? [United Nations] 
4. Dhruv helicopter is manufactured by which company? [Hindustan Aeronautics Limited] 
5. Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state? [Haryana] 
6. Bagurumba is a folk dance of which state? [Assam] 
7. Jagdeep Dhankhar is the governor of which state? [West Bengal] 
8. Who has written the book “The vault of Vishnu”? [Ashwin Sanghi] 
9. Which is the only RAMSAR site in Gujarat? [Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary] 
10. Which country’s passport ranked 199th is the weakest passport in the world? [Nigeria] 
11. Swasthya Sakhi Project has been started by which state? [Goa] 
12. Who will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade? [Tania Shergill] 
13. Which is the oldest surviving major port in India, which completed 150 years in November 2019? 
[Kolkata] 
14. Which company topped the list of the most U.S. patents granted, with more than 9,200 patents 
achieved in 2019? [IBM] 
15. Who is the Revenue Secretary of India? [Ajay Pandey]  
16. Who won the won World Women's Rapid Chess Championship? [Koneru Humpy] 
17. Anshu Malik is associated with which sport? [Wrestling] 
18. Who is referred to as the "Rocket Woman" of India? [Ritu Karidhal] 
19. Which state has started Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens? [Haryana] 
20. 'Echigo’ is a ship of which country? [Japan] 
 
Q1) Mega fuel conservation campaign ‘Saksham 2020’ was recently inaugurated in which city? 
A.Bengaluru B.Hyderabad 
C.New Delhi D.Pune  
 
Q2) Which state is organizing the fifth edition of Science Film Festival of India? 
A.Rajasthan B.Goa 
C.Maharashtra D.Uttar Pradesh  
 
Q3) Flipkart has recently opened its two largest fulfilment centres (FCs) in which state? 
A.Punjab B.Bihar 
C.Jharkhand D.Haryana  
 
Q4) Which University has won the "Engaged University of the Year 2020 Asia Pacific 
(Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence) Award? 
A.Don Bosco University  B.Gondwana University 
C.Bundelkhand University D.Guru Nanak Dev University 

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Q5) Now it has become mandatory to wear ‘dhoti-kurta', saree for entering sanctum of which temple? 
A.Lingaraj Temple B.Kashi Vishwanath Temple 
C.Jagannath Temple D.Brahmeswara Temple 
 
Q6) ICC is planning to increase the number of teams in T20 World Cup to ________? 
A.21 B.18 
C.19 D.20 
 
Q7) Which country has launched the World's fastest driverless Bullet Train? 
A.Japan B.China 
C.Israel D.United States 
 
Q8) Which football club has won the Spanish Super Cup? 
A.Barcelona B.Manchester United 
C.Real Madrid D.Chelsea 
 
Q9) Who has taken charge as the first police commissioner of the newly-formed Gautam Buddh Nagar 
commissionerate? 
A.Alok Singh B.Sujeet Panday 
C.Rishi Mathur D.Anurag Sharma  
 
Q10) JP Duminy has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He hails from which country? 
A.New Zealand B.Australia 
C.England D.South Africa  
 
Q11) Who was appointed as the National Ambassador for India Volunteers on India Volunteer Day? 
A.Sadhana Angom B.Monika Ingudam 
C.Chahat Bajaj D.Muskan Khanna   
 
Q12) Who has been awarded the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Player of the 
Year? 
A.Kane Williamson B.Mitchell Starc 
C.Ben Stokes D.Pat Cummins 
 
Q13) India has recently provided nearly 1 lakh academic textbooks to which country? 
A.Comoros B.Mauritius 
C.Mozambique D.Madagascar 
 
Q14) Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN to red List 
Orchids? 
A.Nagaland B.Arunachal Pradesh 
C.Uttarakhand D.Himachal Pradesh  
 

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Q15) Which country will soon open a new research base in Antarctica? 
A.Argentia B.Chile 
C.Brazil D.France  
 
Q16) Which has become the highest-earning football club with a revenue of $935.97 million? 
A.FC Barcelona  B.Real Madrid 
C.Manchester City D.Liverpool 
 
Q17) In which district of Odisha, the govt has initiated a project to weed out the illegal ganja 
cultivation by promoting organic turmeric as a profitable cash crop? 
A.Malkangiri B.Deogarh 
C.Ganjam D.Sundargarh 
 
Q18) Which state has launched the “Rojgar Sangi” App? 
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh 
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand 
 
Q19) Which state has become the first state to move the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship 
(Amendment) Act, 2019? 
A.Kerala B.Maharashtra 
C.Rajasthan D.Madhya Pradesh  
 
Q20) China has operationalised the world’s largest radio telescope with a diameter of half-a-kilometre. 
What is the name of this telescope? 
A.NEST B.RARE 
C.LOCO D.FAST 
 
 
 

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