2019 Jan 1 to 3 Current Affairs for TNPSC Group 1,Group 2,Group 2A,Group 4

TNPSC – 2019

Group – 1, 2, 2A, 4

January – 1 to 3

 Prepared by k.vanitha

                              

1.Which city is the venue of the 42nd Indian Social Science Congress (ISSC)?

Ans: Bhubaneswar- 

Inaugurated by Manipur governor Dr Najma Heptulla at KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar, theme ‘Human Future in Digital Era’.

2. Which Indian player has been named as the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2018?

Ans: Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award

3. ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB) has recently got RBI nod to operate as a scheduled bank. The headquarters of ESAF is located at ___?

Ans: Thrissur

As per 2nd schedule of the RBI Act of 1934, the ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB)   fifth scheduled bank

4. Who is the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?

Ans: Sudhir Bhargava (United States)

President Ram Nath Kovind

5. Norman Gimbel, the Oscar & Grammy-winning lyricist has passed away. He was from

which country?

Ans: Norman gimbel (us)

6. Who has become the first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series?

Ans: Rishabh Pant

7. Transgender can file sexual harassment case under which section of IPC?

Ans: Section 354A

8. Which toll-free helpline has been launched by NHRC to file complaint through CSC?

Ans: 14433

Justice (retd) H L Dattu, the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commissions

9. Which country has announced 2019 as the ‘Year of Active Investment and Social Development’ in backdrop of wider business with India?

Ans: Uzbekistan

10. Who is the head of the government committee that suggested AICTE to stop setting up new engineering colleges from 2020?

Ans: BVR Mohan Reddy

11. Which European country has recently introduced GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology

Firm?

Ans: France

Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon

12. Which Indian bowler has become the highest International Wicket-Taker in 2018?

Ans: Jasprit Bumrah

13. What is the theme of the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)?

Ans: Future India: Science & Technology

 The 106th  inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Punjab from 3rd January 2019.

14. Recently, the Union cabinet has approved merger of the Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. In terms of market value, what would be rank of the combined merger bank?

Ans: 3rd

15. The Union Cabinet has approved amendment to which act to recognize trade unions?

Ans: Trade Unions Act of 1926

16. The Veer Savarkar International Airport has recently declared as an authorized Immigration Check post. It is located in which UT?

Ans: Andaman& Nicobar Island

17. Justice AK Sikri has become the new Executive Chairman of National LegalServices Authority (NALSA), which is not a function of NALSA?

Ans: Deals with grievances related to RTI requests

18. Who is the head of the RBI panel on MSME revival?

Ans: U K Sinha

 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.

19. Who has been honoured with the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja National Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature?

Ans: Manoj Das

20. Which state government has launched Krishak Bandhu scheme to address farmers distress?

Ans: West Bengal

to farmers and landless labourers.

21. ISRO has launched which initiative with students to engage them on space science activities?

Ans: Samwad

 will engage youngsters across the country

22. Who has taken charge as the first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court?

Ans: T B Radhakrishnan

23. Which state’s women has recently formed 620-km-long ‘wall’ to uphold gender equality?

Ans: Kerala

24. Who has been sworn-in as new president of Brazil?

Ans: Jair Bolsonaro

25. Which two countries have officially quit UNESCO?

Ans: United States and Israel

26. India has cut import tax on crude palm oil sourced from ASEAN nations from 44% to __?

Ans: 40

27. Who is the recipient of the 2019 National Nritya Shiromani Award?

Ans: Anindita Neogy Anaam

28. The Union Government has launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in which state?

Ans: Odisha

 Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

29. Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is the proposed tunnel to connect islands of which two countries?

Ans: Denmark and Germany

30. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of the Railway Board?

Ans: Vinod Kumar Yadav

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