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MY CAREER ACADEMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 .01.2019

1. Who was conferred with the 2019 award, country's highest civilian honour? a) b) c) P. Chidambaram d) Raghuram Rajan Ans-a 2. Who among the following has been selected for Padam Shri 2019? 3. The Vedic religion along with its Later a) Bachendri Pal b) Gautam Gambhir c) d) Nambi(Vedic) Narayan developments is actuallyAns-b known 3. President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of how many Padma Awards in 2019? as a) 96 b) 104 c) 112 d) 124 Ans-c (a)4. Hinduism(b) What is the name Brahmanism(c) of ’s first Bhagavatism(d) made-in-India engineless Vedic DharmaAns: train? (b) 4. a)The Fastrack Vedic 18Aryans firstb) Bullet settled 18 in thec) region Quix 18 of d) Train 18 Ans-d 5. Which train was recently named as the ‘Vande Bharat Express’ by the Railways Ministry? (a) Central India(b) Gangetic Doab(c) Saptasindhu(d) Kashmir and Punjab Ans: (c) a) Train 18 b) 23 Humsafar Express c) Antyodaya 10 d) Uday Express 1 Ans-a 3. 6.The Who Vedic was religionawarded along with Bharat with its Ratna Later posthumously (Vedic) developments in 2019? is actually known as (a)a) Hinduism(b) Madan Mohan Brahmanism(c) Malaviya Bhagavatism(d)b) Bhupen HazarikaVedic DharmaAns: c) Atal (b) Bihari Vajpayee d) M Karunanidhi Ans-b 4. 7.The Which Vedic country Aryans was first stripped settled of inthe the right region to host of the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships for threatening to refuse to allow (a)Israeli Central athletes India(b) to take Gangetic part? Doab(c) Saptasindhu(d) Kashmir and Punjab Ans: (c) a) Myanmar b) Sri Lanka c) Malaysia d) Bhutan Ans-c 8. Who among the following won his 7th Australian Open Men's Singles title at Melbourne? a) Rafael Nadal b) Petra Kvitova c) Pete Sampras d) Novak Djokovic Ans-d

ANSWERS

1. (a) Pranab Mukherjee The President, Ram Nath Kovind on January 25, 2019 conferred the 2019 Bharat Ratna Award, country's highest civilian honour, on former president and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee. The award was also conferred on RSS ideologue and singer , both posthumously.

2. (b) Gautam Gambhir The Padma Awards 2019, one of the highest civilian awards of India, were announced on January 25, 2019 on the occasion of Republic Day eve. Gautam Gambhir, , and Late are among the awardees this year.

3. (c) 112 The Padma Awards 2019, one of the highest civilian awards of India, were announced on January 25, 2019 on the occasion of Republic Day eve. This year, President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards including one duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one).

4. (d) Train 18 India’s first made-in-India engineless train ‘Train 18’is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at speed of 160 kmph. Train 18 was rolled out on October 29, 2018 by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani at the Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory (ICF).

5. (a) Train 18 The Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal on January 27, 2019 named India's first engineless train, ‘Train 18’ as the Vande Bharat Express, acknowledging its made-in-India status. The train was manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in the period of 18 months under the 'Make in India' initiative of PM Narendra Modi.

6. (b) Bhupen Hazarika The President, Ram Nath Kovind on January 25, 2019 conferred the 2019 Bharat Ratna Award, country's highest civilian honour, on former president and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee. The award was also conferred on RSS ideologue Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika, both posthumously.

7. (c) Malaysia Malaysia has been stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships for threatening to refuse to allow Israeli athletes to take part in it. The International Paralympic Committee announced the decision after the Malaysian authorities failed to provide the necessary guarantees that Israeli Para swimmers could participate in the Championships.

8. (d) Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal to win his 7th Australian Open Men's Singles title at Melbourne. Djokovic outplayed the second-ranked Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in a largely one-sided match. With this, Djokovic has surpassed American legend Pete Sampras to elevate himself to outright third on the all-time Grand Slam title leaderboard