1. The Central Government
has approved a Memorandum of Understanding between India and which country to
stop human trafficking, rescue the victims and send them home?
a. China
b. Bangladesh
c. Bhutan
d. Myanmar
Answer: d. Myanmar
is
to further strengthen the friendly relationship
between the two countries and to increase bilateral cooperation to prevent
human trafficking, rescue the victims and repatriate them.
2. Recently who sworn in
as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
a. Uddhav Thackeray
b. Narayan Rane
c. Ashok Chavan
d. Prithviraj Chavan
Answer: a. Uddhav
Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray
, chief of Shiv Sena, has become the Chief
Minister with the support of Nationalist Congress Party and Congress. He
was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari. He took oath in Marathi language. Significantly, Uddhav is
the first member of the Thackeray family to become the Chief
Minister. Uddhav Thackeray is the third person from the party to be sworn
in as the Chief Minister of the state. Before him, Manohar Joshi and
Narayan Rane from Shiv Sena have been CMs.
3. The newly elected
President of which country Gotabeya Rajapaksa has recently arrived in India on
a three-day visit?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Malaysia
Meaning: c. Sri
Lankan
PB Jayasundar, Secretary of Rajapaksa and Lalit
Veertunga, Advisor to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are also with him in
this three-day visit to Sri Lanka. President Rajapaksa has come to India
at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During this visit, he
will hold talks with PM Modi to deepen strategic bilateral relations. He
had registered a resounding victory in the results of the presidential election
that came on 17 November 2019. He defeated his nearest rival Sajit Premdas
by a margin of over 13 lakh votes.
4. According to the
notification of the Ministry of Road Transport, which recently formed Union
Territory vehicles will henceforth have a new registration number with the
initial letter ‘LA’ in English?
a. Puducherry
b. Ladakh
c. Lakshadweep
d. Chandigarh
meaningsb. Ladakh
Earlier, ‘JK’ was used for Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh on vehicles. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have become separate
union territories since 31 October. The Ministry of Road Transport amended
the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to include the registration tag of new vehicles for
transportation.
5. The Sports Ministry has
constituted how many member committee of experts to review the controversial
draft of National Sports Code 2017?
a. 12
b. 10
c. 15
d. 13
Meaning: d. 13
In
this member committee, shooter Gagan Narang,
former football captain Baichung Bhutia and national badminton coach Pullela
Gopichand have been included. The committee of experts will be headed by
Justice Mukundakam Sharma, retired judge of the Supreme Court. The panel
will also include representatives from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
