Dear Aspirants,
Here is the JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs of January 23, 2016 for you!
- In January 2016, newly discovered Himalayan bird is named after:
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Salim Ali
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â APJ Abdul Kalam
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sachin Tendulkar
(4) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer:1
- Recently in January 2016, Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts crossed the mark of Rupees:
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20,000 Crore
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 25,000 Crore
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30,000 Crore
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 40,000 Crore
Answer:3
- In January 2016, Young Entrepreneurs Academy decided to launch its first programme in India in August 2016. This academy belongs to:
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UK
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â USA
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â France
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Germany
Answer:2
- Maharashtra submits proposals worth Rs 29,647 crore for its ‘Smart City’ plan in January 2016. The number of cities included in smart city project from Maharashtra is:
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15
Answer: 2
- Name of the bilateral naval exercise conducted between India and Oman in January 2016 ?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Salam Al Asher
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Naseem Al Bahr
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Al Bahar
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shamas Al Daher
Answer: 2
- In January 2016, which among the following South Asian country topped in human development?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sri Lanka
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pakistan
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â India
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bangladesh
Answer:1
- Recently which Indian state government has reverted the name of its flagship scheme ‘Dr Verghese Kurien Self Employment Scheme’ to its original name ‘Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana (CMRY)’?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Madhya Pradesh
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gujarat
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Punjab
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Goa
Answer: 4
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a new train …….. Connecting Varanasi and New Delhi through Lucknow in January 2016?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Atal Express
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mahamana Express
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shyama Prasad Express
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sardar Express
Answer: 2
- Which among the following is not among the themes for the Republic Day tableaux of 2016?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Asiatic lions in Gir, white tiger safari
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A giant statue of B R Ambedkar
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jan Dhan Yojana
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Digital India
Answer: 3
- In January 2016 which country submitted its first Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UK
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â India
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Germany
(4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Italy
Answer:2
Happy learning!
TEAM CL
