Daily Current Affairs 20 January 2024

1.		Where is the world's tallest statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar unveiled?

New Delhi

Mumbai

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Kolkata

2.		Which entities have partnered to extend UPI payments globally?

Google Pay India and RBI

NPCI and ICICI Bank

Google India Digital Services and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL)

State Bank of India (SBI) and Mastercard

3.		What does MeitY Secretary S Krishnan inaugurate in Kerala?

India's first Graphene Centre

A Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) Sensors

Both a and b

None of the above

4.		Who made history by winning the Dakar Rally 2024?

Fernando Alonso

Carlos Sainz

Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton

5.		Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the RuPay Prime Volleyball League (PVL) Season 3?

Virat Kohli

Deepika Padukone

Hrithik Roshan

Priyanka Chopra

6.		What is the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyaan (MMUA) launched by the Assam government?

Financial assistance scheme for rural women entrepreneurs

Scholarship program for female students

Healthcare initiative for pregnant women

Skill development program for women

7.		Why have the Houthi rebels intensified attacks in the Red Sea, according to the news?

Revenge against Iran

Revenge against Israel for its actions in Gaza

Diplomatic tensions with Saudi Arabia

A response to the peace talks in Yemen

8.		Who will be honored with the 'Assam Baibhav' award in 2023?

Ratan Tata

Tapan Saikia

Ranjan Gogoi

Gianni Infantino

9.		What traditional event has made a comeback in Assam during the Magh Bihu festival?

Bullfighting

Elephant Polo

Moh-Juj (buffalo fights)

Boat racing

10.		Under the New Education Policy, which language has been included as one of the nine classical languages of India?

Mandarin

Farsi (Persian)

Arabic

French