1.Who hit a century against Australia on 04 January 2019 and scored the first Asian wicket-keeper to score Test centuries on Australian soil?
a Rishabh Pant
b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c. Dinesh Karthik
d. Riddhiman Saha
ANSWER a. Rishabh Pant
Description: Rishabh Pant became the first Asian wicket-keeper to score a Test century on Australian soil by placing a hundred against Australia on 04 January 2019 Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara had made a Test century in Australia in 2007 but he was not a wicketkeeper in that match.
2. The Supreme Court said on 04 January 2019 that how will the hearing of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case be properly benchmarked in January?
a January 08
b. January 10
c. January 12th
d. 15 January
ANSWER b. January 10
Description: The Supreme Court on Friday said that hearing of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case will be made on 10th January proper. In fact, in 2010, the Allahabad High Court had ruled in order to distribute Ayodhya’s disputed 2.77 acres of land in three parties, which has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
3. Which government of Pakistan’s five Sarovars of Peshawar have declared the ancient Hindu religious place as a national heritage?
a Joshimath
b Manicharna
c. Panj Teerath
d. Hinglaj Mandir
ANSWER c. Panj tirath
Details: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has declared Panj Tirath, the ancient Hindu religious site of five ponds, in Peshawar as a national heritage. The site was damaged during the reign of the Afghan Durrani Dynasty in 1747.
4. Legislator from Punjab and senior advocate Harvinder Singh Phuqka of Supreme Court resigned on 03 January 2019 from which party?
a. Congress
b. Aam Aadmi Party
c. Bharatiya Janata Party
d. Samajwadi Party
ANSWER b. Aam Aadmi Party
Details: Harvinder Singh Phulka, MLA from Punjab and senior advocate of Supreme Court, resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on 03 January 2019. He has submitted his resignation to Arvind Kejriwal.
5. Central Government has constituted a committee to examine the incidents of suicide of the students of which school?
a Navodaya Vidyalaya
b. Sainik School
c. Netrhat School
d. Kendriya Vidyalaya
ANSWER a. Navodaya Vidyalaya
Details: The government has constituted a committee to investigate the incidents of suicide of students of Navodaya Vidyalaya. At the same time, the government was still considering the appointment of a counselor in every school.
