Q. 71. Name the longest serving ruler of Oman who recently passed away.
(A) Qaseem Soleimani
(B) Qaboos Bin Said
(C) Tamim Bin Hamad
(D) Haitham Bin Tariq al Said
Answer:
(B) Qaboos Bin Said
Explanation:
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the longest-serving leader in the modern Arab world, passed away in January 2020 after ruling Oman for nearly 50 years.
Q. 72. Which port is now renamed as the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port?
(A) Cochin Port
(B) Kandla Port
(C) Chennai Port
(D) Kolkata Port
Answer:
(D) Kolkata Port
Explanation:
On its 150th anniversary in January 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Kolkata Port Trust would be officially renamed as Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.
Q. 73. Indian Railway signed MoU with wich of the following for Phase-II of e-Office Execution.
(A) RailTel
(B) BSNL
(C) Jio
(D) Infosys
Answer:
(A) RailTel
Explanation:
The Indian Railways signed an MoU with RailTel, a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways, for the massive Phase-II execution of the NIC e-office suite across the railway network.
Q. 74. Where was the World Future Energy Summit 2020 held during the month of January 2020?
(A) Abu Dhabi
(B) Paris
(C) London
(D) Tokyo
Answer:
(A) Abu Dhabi
Explanation:
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES), a leading global industry event for future energy and sustainability, is held annually in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Q. 75. Robert Abela has been elected as the new leader and prime minister of which of the following country?
(A) Morocco
(B) Tunisia
(C) Malta
(D) Algeria
Answer:
(C) Malta
Explanation:
Robert Abela became the Prime Minister of Malta in January 2020 after being elected as the new leader of the Labour Party.
Q. 76. Name the tennis player who has won the Men’s singles title in the inaugural ATP Cup.
(A) Novak Djokovic
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Denis Shapovalov
Answer:
(A) Novak Djokovic
Explanation:
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the finals to secure the inaugural ATP Cup title for Team Serbia in January 2020.
Q. 77. Who among the following has been appointed as Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
(A) S S Deswal
(B) Anup Kumar Singh
(C) A P Maheshwari
(D) Samant Goel
Answer:
(C) A P Maheshwari
Explanation:
Senior IPS officer A.P. Maheshwari was appointed as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2020.
Q. 78. Which of the following Districts received Swachchata Darpan Award 2019 for the best performing districts on key swachchata parameters?
(A) Meerut (UP)
(B) Guna (MP)
(C) Kapurthala (Punjab)
(D) Puri (Odisha)
Answer:
(D) Puri (Odisha)
Explanation:
Puri district in Odisha was awarded the prestigious Swachhata Darpan Award 2019 for successfully executing plastic waste management initiatives.
Q. 79. In which of the following city, the fifth edition of Science Film Festival of India, SCI-FFI 2020 was started on 15th January 2020?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Panaji
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
Answer:
(B) Panaji
Explanation:
The 5th edition of the Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) aimed at instilling scientific temper among youths was inaugurated in Panaji, Goa.
Q. 80. Who has won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award at ICC Awards 2019?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Pat Cummins
(C) Rohit Sharma
(D) Ben Stokes
Answer:
(C) Rohit Sharma
Explanation:
Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma was named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in the 2019 awards following his spectacular run, including five centuries in the 2019 World Cup.
