JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 9, 2016

Dear Aspirants ,

Here is the JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 9, 2016 for you!!

1. Soldiers from one of the following countries will march down Rajpath on Republic Day in 2016 along with Indian troops. Identify the country.

• UAE
• Russia
• France
• Bangladesh

Answer: 3

2. Who among the following has been appointed as Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 7^th January, 2016?

• D.K. Sikri
• C Chandramouli
• W. W. Plowden
• Senior IAS officer Sailesh

Answer: 4

3. What is the codename given to the mission at Pathankot to eliminate the terrorist by the Army in January, 2016.

• Operation Vijay
• Operation All Out
• Operation Dhangu
• Operation Pathankot

Answer: 3

4. Who among the following has been named as India’s new ambassador to Israel on 7^th Janury, 2016?

• Jai Sarkar
• Pavan Kapoor
• Jaideep Sarkar
• Sanjay Kapoor

Answer: 2

5. Name the free mobile phone application launched by Karnataka police that will help people send them an SOS in January, 2016.

• e-Sewa
• e-sahayata
• First Immediate Response
• First Information Report

Answer: 3

6. Union government has lifted a ban on a popular but controversial bull running festival of Tamil Nadu in January, 2016? Name the festival.

• Jallikattu
• Chitthirai
• Velankanni
• Mahamagam

Answer: 1

7. Who among the following has been named as the recipient of prestigious international award, Four Freedoms Award in January, 2016?

• Angela Merkel
• Harry S. Truman
• Nelson Mandela
• John F. Kennedy

Answer: 1

8. Who among the following has been awarded the Central Banker of Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016 by The Banker, a monthly banking publication of the Financial Times group on 7^th January, 2016?

• K R Kamath
• Rana Kapoor
• Raghuram Rajan
• Arundhati Bhattacharya

Answer: 3

9. Who among the following has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the NITI Aayog in January, 2016?

• Amitabh Kant
• Ramesh Chand
• Arvind Panagariya
• Sindhushree Khullar

Answer: 4

10. Who among the following has been named as new Wipro COO in January, 2016?

• T K Kurien
• Vivek Paul
• Bhanumurthy B M
• Abidali Neemuchwala

Answer: 3

Happy learning !

TEAM CL