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Leander Paes announced recently that he will quit professional tennis after the 2020 season.

The 46-year-old has won 6 doubles and 10 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

US President's visit to Afghanistan played a positive role in peace talks as Taliban council agreed for a

temporary ceasefire in the country. There are currently about 13,000 U.S. forces as well as thousands of

other NATO troops in Afghanistan.

The central government has launched a web portal, ‘Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR)’, to facilitate

blocking and tracing of stolen/lost mobile phones in Delhi. The web portal was first launched in Mumbai this

year.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani unveiled the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at

Ahmedabad on January 3, 2020. The 50 feet tall bronze statue weighs about 70000 kg. It was unveiled at the

Sardardham campus near Vaishnodevi circle in Ahmedabad. India’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai is the

Statue of Unity at Kevadiya in Narmada district of Gujarat.

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Indore was adjudged as the cleanest city in India for the fourth time in a row in the cleanliness survey

released by the Union Government on December 31, 2019. While Bhopal stood second in first quarter

results, Rajkot was ranked second in the second quarter results.

Jyotirao Phule Kisan loan waiver scheme for farmers has been launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister

Uddhav Thackeray. Farmers who have taken a loan of Rs 2 lakh can avail this scheme. This scheme will be

implemented in Maharashtra from March 2020.

The Delhi government on December 31, 2019 announced that Pragati Maidan metro station will be renamed

as the Supreme Court metro station. The proposal to change the name of the metro station was submitted by

the Supreme Court in September 2019.

The 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held from January 3-7, 2020 at the University of Agricultural

Sciences in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The 107th Indian Science Congress aims to bridge the gap between farmer

and tech-developers.

NCP’s Ajit Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra during the cabinet expansion on

December 30, 2019. Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray was also sworn in as a cabinet minister along with 34

MLAs.

General Bipin Rawat has been named as the first Chief of Defence Staff of India. He will serve as the principal

military advisor to the Union Defence Minister. He will be responsible for the administration of all three

armed services including the army, navy and the air force.The final deadline to link pan card with the Aadhaar

card is December 31, 2019. The IT Department had made the announcement. The deadline will not be

extended any further.

Indian American Sethuraman Panchanathan was recently appointed as the director of the National Science

Foundation (NSF) of America. US President Donald Trump has recently approved his assignment. The US

government body National Science Foundation (NSF) assists research in all non-medical fields, including

science and engineering.

The Reserve Bank of India launched ‘MANI’ mobile app to help the visually challenged identify the

denomination of currency notes on January 1, 2019.

India's female chess player Koneru Hampi won the title by defeating China's Lei Tingji in the World Rapid

Chess Championship in the tiebreaker's series (Armageddon). Koneru Hampi has been awarded the 'Arjuna

Award' in the year 2003 and 'Padma Shri' in the year 2007.

Gujarat government has decided to set up five new medical colleges and attach 300 bed hospitals in the

state. The new Medical colleges will be set up at Godhara, Veraval, Jamkhambhaliya, Botad and Morbi.

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The film 'Gul Makai', based on the life of Malala Yusufzai, is scheduled to release on 31 January 2020. It stars

Divya Dutta, Pankaj Tripathi, Atul Kulkarni and Mukesh Rishi. Malala was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

The Indian Railways has launched an integrated helpline number- 139 for quick grievance redressal and

enquiries by passengers during their train journeys. The new number will replace all the existing helpline

numbers.

Union WCD Minister Smriti Irani launched ‘Meri Dilli, Mera Sujhav’ Campaign on January 3, 2020 to gather

suggestions from the people of the national capital to formulate BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Delhi

Assembly polls.

Rakhi Halder is a Commonwealth gold medalist, who has set a national record by performing best in snatch

and overall weight. She made this record by lifting a total of 218 kg with 95 kg in snatch and 123 kg in clean

and jerk.

Kerala has become the first state in India to pass a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The anti-CAA resolution was moved in the state assembly by Kerala CM

Pinarayi Vijayan and it was passed with unanimous support.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned the American airlines and their pilots operating in

Pakistan’s airspace, stating that there is risk involved due to high extremist or militant activity

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has found a place in the list of five cricketers of the decade by the Wisden

Cricketers' Almanac. Virat Kohli was named in the cricketers of the decade list along with four other

cricketers Steve Smith, Ellyse Perry, Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the entire Nagaland state a "disturbed" are under AFSPA. AFSPA

will empower security forces to conduct various proceedings anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior

notice.

Russia recently deployed first ‘Avangard’ Hypersonic missile in its defence system. This hypersonic missile can

fly 20 times faster than the speed of sound (33,000 km/h). According to Vladimir Putin, it can’t be caught by

any radar or defence system due to its technology and speed.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has announced that it will deliver sand at customers’ door steps. As a pilot

project, the government will begin the initiative on an experimental basis.

Andhadhun won the National film Award in the ‘Best Hindi Film’ category at the 66th National Film Awards.

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Can you solve the following Questions?

1. Which state recently announced the Jyotirao Phule Kisan Loan Waiver Scheme?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Maharashtra d) Haryana

2. Which film won the ‘Best Hindi Film’ award at the 66th National Film Awards?

a) Andhadhun b) Badhai Ho c) Uri d) Padmavat

3. Who among the following Indian-origin Americans was recently appointed as the director of the National

Science Foundation (NSF) of America?

a) Rahul Sachdeva b) Pankaj Agnihotri c) Sethuraman Panchanathan d) Pramod Mistri

4. Which female weightlifter won a bronze medal and created two national records in the Qatar International Cup?

a) Karnam Malleshwari b) Heena Khan c) Jigisha Patel d) Rakhi Halder

5. Which Indian cricketer was named in the Wisden’s list of five cricketers of the decade?

a) MS Dhoni b) Rohit Sharma c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Virat Kohli

6. Who has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff?

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a) Bikram Singh b) Bipin Rawat c) VK Singh d) Deepak Kapoor

7. When is the last day to link pan card with Aadhaar card?

a) January 1st b) January 2nd c) January 20th d) December 31st

8. which country recently deployed first ‘Avangard’ Hypersonic missile in its defence system

a)Russia b)Iran c)Japan d) Afganisthan

9. Which Indian female chess player recently won the World Rapid Championship title?

a) Koneru Hampy b) Pragya Vajpayee c) Ankita Bhambri d) Nutan Awasthi

10. What is the title of movie based on the life of Malala Yousafzai?

a) Chamba Chameli b) Childhood Dreams c) Gul Makai d) Malala: Name of Struggle

11. Which city has been adjudged as the cleanest for the 4th time in the latest cleanliness survey of the union

government?

a) Indore b) Bhopal c) Surat d) Rajkot

12.Which state has become the first state in India to pass a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

a) Maharastra b) Kerala c)Telengana d) Uttarpradesh

13. Who was sworn in as the deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

a) Aditya Thackeray b) Nawab Malik c) Ajit Pawar d) Ashok Chavan

14. The Taliban council agreed for a temporary ceasefire in which nation?

a) USA b) Afghanistan c) Iran d) Lebanon

15. What web portal has been launched for Delhi-NCR residents to track or block their lost/stolen phones?

a) Central Equipment Identity Register b) Find Your Phone Here c) National Cellular Finding Service

d) Capital Mobile Tracing Portal

16. The Reserve Bank of India has launched which app to help the visually challenged identify the denomination of

currency notes?

a) INSIGHT b) Surya c) MANI d) ABLE

17. Which metro station in Delhi was renamed as Supreme Court metro station?

a) Rajiv Chowk b) Mandi House c) Indraprastha d) Pragati Maidan

18. Which state has been declared 'disturbed' for another six months under AFSPA?

a) Assam b) Nagaland c) Jammu & Kashmir d) Arunachal Pradesh

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19. Which state government has decided to deliver sand at the customers’ door steps?

a) Karnataka b) Telangana c) Chhattisgarh d) Andhra Pradesh

20. Which state government has decided to set up five new medical colleges?

a) Gujarat b) Madhya Pradesh c) Telangana d) Madhya Pradesh

21. Who launched ‘Meri Dilli, Mera Sujhav’ Campaign?

a) Manoj Tiwari b) Smriti Irani c) Rajnath Singh d) PM Narendra Modi

22. The US aviation regulator has warned American airlines from operating in the airspace of which nation?

a) Pakistan b) Russia c) Ukraine d) China

23. Which state government has unveiled the world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Jharkhand c) Gujarat d) Chhattisgarh

24. Indian Railways has launched which helpline number for passengers?

a) 140 b) 115 c) 125 d) 139

25. Which city is hosting the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC)?

a) Hyderabad b) Chennai c) Kolkatta d) Bengaluru

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