करेंट अफेयर्स : 9 जनवरी 2019 | Objective current affairs

1. Which Indian airline gets India’s first A321Neo plane?
   A) Air India
   B) IndiGo
   C) SpiceJet
   D) Vistara
   Correct Ans: B
   Explanation:
   India’s largest airline IndiGo has become the first domestic airline to have longer range Airbus A321neo (new engine option) plane in its fleet with the first aircraft arriving from the European aviation major Airbus’ Hamburg facility in Germany.
2. Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has become a member of parliament after winning from _ constituency in the country’s 11th general elections
   A) Jessore
   B) Satkhira
   C) Kushtia
   D) Narail
   Correct Ans: D
   Explanation:
   Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has become a member of parliament after winning from the Narail 2 constituency in the country’s 11th general elections. He received 2,74,418 votes, while his nearest competitor got 8,006 votes
3. India has cut import taxes on crude and refined palm oil from ASEAN countries to __% from 44%
   A) 40
   B) 42
   C) 36
   D) 38
   Correct Ans: A
   Explanation:
   The duty on crude palm oil from Malaysia, Indonesia and other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was cut to 40% from 44%, while the tax on refined palm oil was cut to 45% from 54% if imported from Malaysia and to 50%, if purchased from Indonesia or other member-nations of Asean
4. Who was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, which came into existence on January 1, 2019 after the bifurcation of the High Court at Hyderabad?
   A) Biswanath Somadder
   B) Ramesh Ranganathan
   C) TB Radhakrishnan
   D) Praveen Kumar
   Correct Ans: C
   Explanation:
   Justice TB Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, which came into existence on January 1, 2019 after the bifurcation of the High Court at HyderabaD) Justice Praveen Kumar was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC, which also came into existence the same day.
5. Who became the new managing director and CEO of Axis Bank for a period of three years?
   A) Aditya Puri
   B) Amitabh Chaudhry
   C) Sanjiv Sachar
   D) Shyamala Gopinath
   Correct Ans: B
   Explanation:
   Amitabh Chaudhry, the former MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, was in September named the MD and CEO of Axis Bank for a period of three years.
6. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Railway Board?
   A) Ratan Lal
   B) Lalit Chandra Trivedi
   C) Ashwani Lohani
   D) Vinod Kumar Yadav
   Correct Ans: D
   Explanation:
   General Manager of South Central Railway, Vinod Kumar Yadav, has been appointed as Chairman of Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India)
7. Who was named the captain of the ICC women’s T20I team of the year?
   A) Harmanpreet Kaur
   B) Ellyse Perry
   C) Smriti Mandhana
   D) Natalie Sciver
   Correct Ans: A
   Explanation:
   India’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur was named the captain of the ICC women’s T20I team of the year. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Suzie Bates was named the captain of the ICC women’s ODI team of the year.
8. Who won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year?
   A) Sophie Devine
   B) Suzie Bates
   C) Smriti Mandhana
   D) Harmanpreet Kaur
   Correct Ans: C
   Explanation:
   India’s opening batter Smriti Mandhana won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best cricketer of the year and the ICC ODI player of the year awarD)
9. Which cricket player equals Ganguly’s record with 11th away test win as captain?
   A) Virat kohli
   B) Rahul Dravid
   C) Sourav Ganguly
   D) Ravichandran Ashwin
   Correct Ans: A
   Explanation:
   Virat kohli cricket player equals Ganguly’s record with 11th away test win as captain.
10. Sudhir Bhargava appointed New Information Chief Commissioner; Government appoints——New Information Commissioners?
    A) 4
    B) 5
    C) 6
    D) 7
    Correct Ans: A
    Explanation:
    Sudhir Bhargava appointed New Information Chief Commissioner; Government appoints 4 New Information Commissioners.
11. National Nritya Shiromani Award 2019 for ——-?
    A) Shweta
    B) Vidhya
    C) Anitha
    D) Anindita
    Correct Ans: D
    Explanation:
    National Nritya Shiromani Award 2019 for AninditA)
12. Which country to grow by 7.5% in 2019; Settled GST, credit flows had a positive effect : CII
    A) India
    B) Pakistan
    C) Indonesia
    D) Saudi Arabia
    Correct Ans: A
    Explanation:
    India to grow by 7.5% in 2019; Settled GST, credit flows had a positive effect : CII.
13. Which bank did SBI Life Insurance join hand for bancassurance partnership?
    A) State Bank of India Dena Bank
    B) Yes Bank
    C) Allahabad Bank
    D) Dena Bank
    Correct Ans: C
    Explanation:
    Allahabad Bank with SBI Life Insurance join hand for bancassurance partnership.
14. UP university, Deen Dayal Veterinary University, to set up first goat fertility lab in the state of —————-?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Bihar
    C) Tamil Nadu
    D) Kerala
    Correct Ans: A
    Explanation:
    UP university, Deen Dayal Veterinary University, to set up first goat fertility lab in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
15. Which state government to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag(spiritual department) ?
    A) Madhya Pradesh
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Tamil Nadu
    D) Kerala
    Correct Ans: A
    Explanation:
    Madhya Pradesh state government to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag(spiritual department).
16. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in ———-?
    A) Odisha
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) West Bengal
    D) Bihar
    Correct Ans: A
    Explanation:
    Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in OdishA)

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