Current Affairs Quiz – 27 January 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz 27 January 2019

  1. India’s first engine-less Train 18 has been renamed as_____________?
    A) Vande Matram Express
    B) Jai Hind Express
    C) Vande Bharat Express
    D) Jai Bharat Express
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    India’s first indigenously developed locomotive-less semi-high speed train, Train 18, has been named as ‘Vande Bharat Express’. The decision regarding the change of name was taken based on the made-in-India status of the train.
  2. Who has won the Men’s single title at the 2019 Australian Open?
    A) Dominic Thiem

    B) Novak Djokovic
    C) Juan Martín del Potro
    D) Rafael Nadal
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, to win his 7th Australian Open Men’s Singles title at Melbourne on January 27. This is also the 15th Grand Slam title for the Serbian world number one.
  3. The Kochi Refinery is the largest state owned refinery in India which is owned by ___________
    A) BPCL

    B) ONGC
    C) GAIL
    D) IOC
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited  Kochi, Kerala on January 27, 2019 where he laid foundation stone for various projects. He unveiled a plaque to dedicate to the nation, Rs 16,500 crore integrated refinery expansion complex of the public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at the Kochi Refinery.
  4. Who is the Regional Director of the South East Asia Region of the World Health Organisation?
    A) Ahmed Al-Mandhari

    B) Komal Mangtani
    C) Poonam Khetrapal Singh
    D) Jasvinder Sanghera
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed as the Regional Director of the South-East Asia region of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second five-year term. The WHO Executive Board unanimously re-appointed Khetrapal Singh on January 26 after she was unanimously nominated by 11 member-countries of the region for another five years.She is the first woman to become Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region.
  5. Name the winner of the Women’s Single Indonesia Masters 2019 title?
    A) P.V. Sindhu

    B) Misaki Matsutomo
    C) Carolina Marin
    D) Saina Nehwal
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Saina Nehwal was declared the winner of the Women’s Single title at Indonesia Masters 2019 on January 27. The Indian shuttler was crowned the title as the reigning Olympic and World Champion Carolina Marin pulled out in the opening game of their Summit clash in Jakarta due to knee injury.
  6. When is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed?
    A) January 26

    B) January 27
    C) January 25
    D) January 24
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust is observed on 27 January every year since 2006 to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. The theme of the Holocaust remembrance and education activities in 2019 is “Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and Defend Your Human Rights”.
  7. PM Modi inaugurated an All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, AIIMS in which of the following states on January 27, 2019?
    A) Tamil Nadu

    B) Maharashtra
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Kerala
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, AIIMS at Thoppur near Madurai in Tamil Nadu  at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore on January 27, 2019. He also inaugurated three super speciality blocks in the government medical colleges in Madurai, Tirunelveli and Thanjavur at a total cost of Rs 450 Crore under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).Mr Modi also dedicated 12 post office Passport Sewa Kendras in Tamil Nadu to the nation.
  8. Who has manufactured the Train 18?
    A) BHEL

    B) Diesel-Loco Works (DLW), Varanasi
    C) Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
    D) Bharat Earth Movers Limited
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Train 18 has been manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai in the period of 18 months under ‘Make in India’ program. 
  9. Who is the Director General of the World Health Organisation?
    A) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

    B) Filippo Grandi
    C) António Guterres
    D) Tedros Adhanom
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    Option D
  10. What will be the maximum speed of the ‘Vande Bharat Express’?
    A) 130 kmph

    B) 160 kmph
    C) 120 kmph
    D) 180 kmph
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    Option B

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