CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 January 01 to 16 (Chapter - 01)1. Kerala's Kollam bypass to be inaugurated by PM Modi on
january 15
* Kollam bypass on NH-66 is a 13 km (from Mevaram to Kavanad) long, two-lane bypass.
* The total cost of making of the bypass is Rs. 352 crore.
* The Kollam bypass includes three major bridges over the Ashtamudi Lake, having a total length of 1540 meters.
2. Which state has become the India’s 1st state to implement 10% quota to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of general category?
Gujarat
3. This state tops in the Khelo India Youth Games with 91 medals?
Maharashtra
4. Which country hold the first-ever Annual Disarmament and International Security Affairs Fellowship Programme?
India
5. Name of the Indian CM who launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme in the state.
Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim)
6. Who has won the newly-instituted Sushila Devi Literature Award?
Namita Gokhale
7. Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) launched a new innovation strategy "Fair Value for Innovation" at Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. GIPC belongs to which country?
USA
8. Who is the head of Group of Ministers on GST revenue shortfall faced by states?
Sushil Kumar Modi
9. Who launched National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 in New Delhi?
Rajyavardhan Rathore
10. Which Indian personality is the recipient of the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
11. ISRO aims to send human astronauts to space by the year of?
2021
12. Who is the head of the EC panel which submitted its report on digital media and campaigning during last 48 hours before polls?
Umesh Sinha
13. India's longest 300-metre single lane steel cable suspension bridge was inaugurated by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The bridge across the Siang river at Yingkiong in Upper Siang district has been named .......
Byorung Bridge
14. Which city is the venue of the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019?
Mumbai
15. Which Indian journalist has been appointed president of the Alliance for Media Freedom ?
Narasimhan Ram
16. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Venezuela?
Nicolas Maduro
17. Name the state that quit from the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna.
West Bengal
18. Who has been ranked No.1 in the light fly (45-48kg) category by the International Boxing Association ?
Mary Kom
19. Which municipal corporation has teamed up with NGO under the concept 'Feed the need' to feed the hugry?
Telangana
20. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY19, as per World Bank’s 2019 Global Economic Prospects report?
7.3%
21. Polavaram project of which state entered the Guinness book of world record by pouring 32,315.5 cubic meters of concrete non-stop in 24 hours.
Andhra Pradesh
22. Who has become first Indian to head Global Solar Council ?
Pranav R Mehta
23. India's 1st Manned Mission Gaganyaan will be launched by ......
December 2021
24. Which country has been named as the host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations?
Egypt
25. Name the bill passed by the Lok Sabha for regulation of the use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology.
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019
26. The Union Government has launched the Web- Wonder Women campaign in collaboration with which human rights organization?
Breakthrough India
27. Who has been named as India's Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Birendra Prasad Baishya
28. Gangajal Project, which is in news recently, is launched in
Agra
29. Su Tseng-chang was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?
Taiwan
30. The first-ever India-Central Asia Dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers is scheduled to be held in
Uzbekistan
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