CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 January 17 to 31 (Chapter - 01)1. Prominent writer and literary critic Dr M Leelavathy has been awarded the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi award. The honour has been awarded for the translation of the Sanskrit text ...........
‘Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam’
2. The interim budget will be presented by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on .........
February 1, 2019.
3. Which Intuition has developed an Android App “Roshni”, using image processing and analytics.
IIT-Ropar
4. Which state government has launched Jiban Sampark project to reach vulnerable tribes?
Odisha
5. Which Country topped the Global Corruption Index?
Denmark
6. A team at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is testing a prototype that harnesses energy from...........
flowing surface water
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated BPCL’s Integrated refinery complex in which city?
Kochi
8. When is the World Leprosy Day celebrated?
30th January
9. Who is the head of Lokpal search panel to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal?
Ranjana Prakash Desai
10. ........people will be honoured with Jeevan Raksha awards, this Republic Day, for the meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person.
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11. Which city is the venue of the 2019 International Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation?
New Delhi
12. Which state Government approves construction of Ganga expressway to connect Prayagraj with western Uttar Pradesh?
Uttar Pradesh
13. Which bank has appointed Ravneet Singh Gill as new MD & CEO?
Yes Bank
14. The Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri are three separate awards given by the Government of India which seek to recognize achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.
Padma Awards 2019: Complete list - Click here
15. Who has become the youngest batsman to smack a half-century in international cricket?
Rohit Paudel
16. Which country replaces Japan to become second-largest crude steel producer?
India
17. A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe, reports NASA. It is Called -------------
AT2018cow and nicknamed 'the Cow'
18. Which country bagged the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the New York Times Travel Show 2019?
India
19. Which union ministry has launched ‘RDP INDIA 2019 app’ for Republic Day parade?
Ministry of Defence
20. Atal Setu, which is in news recently, is built across which river in Goa?
Mandovi
21. Which state government has decided to launch Yuva Swabhiman Yojana for urban poor youth?
Madhya Pradesh
22. Who has become the first Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma Shri?
Narthaki Nataraj
23. On 28th January 2019, ............ was declared the ‘Best State Overall’ for its active participation in the national campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’.
Tamil Nadu
24. Which railway zone has bagged No.1 position for cleanliness in India?
Southern Railway
25. Which Indian golfer has won the New South Wales men's Amateur Golf Championship in Australia?
Kartik Sharma
26. The Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as ..........
Vande Bharat Express
27. Oxford dictionaries has declared which word as the Hindi word for the year 2018?
Nari Shakti
28. Which neighboring country of India has recently declared sugarcane juice as 'national drink'?
Pakistan
29. Who has won the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
Jayant Kaikini
30. Who has won the men’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament?
Novak Djokovic
31. Which country has recently stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships?
Malaysia
32. Saina Nehwal has won the 2019 Indonesia Masters title against which player?
Carolina Marin
33. What is the theme of the National Voters Day -2019?
No Voter to be Left Behind
34. On 26th January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour, on former President Pranab Mukherjee,along with social activist Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumous), and Assamese musician ..............
Bhupen Hazarika (posthumous)
35. Who led the all-women Assam Rifles contingent, which has created history by participating for the first time in a Republic Day parade?
Major Khushboo Kanwar
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