Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 28, 2015
Q1. In which radio program of All India Radio, President Barack Obama joined the talk with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27th Jan’15?A. Chai pe Charcha
B. Vikas ki Baat
C. Man ki Awaaz
D. Mann ki Baat
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Mann ki Baat.
Regional language / North-Eastern versions of this broadcast will be aired in respective regions at 9am IST on 28 January 2015.
Q2. After concluding India visit, U S President Barack Obama is on a visit to which country?A. Japan
B. Dubai
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Ukraine
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. Name the winter snow storm that hit the United States on 26th Jan’15?A. Barry
B. Bonnie
C. Juno
D. Colin
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Juno.
‘Juno’ was expected to hit a large area of the U.S. East Coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine.
Q4. Name the first female bishop consecrated as the Bishop of Stockport on 26th Jan’15?A. Rev Lane
B. Lane Williamson
C. Libby Lane
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Libby Lane
The Church formally adopted legislation last November to allow women bishops, following decades of argument over women's ordination.
Q5. What was the aim of Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region declared by India-US on 25th Jan’15?A. To promote Business Expansion
B. To promote Peace, Prosperity and Stability
C. To promote Peace and Business Stability
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. To promote Peace, Prosperity and Stability.
Q6. Name the asteroid that passed relatively close to earth on 26th Jan’15?A. 2014 BL 76
B.2015 BL 26
C. 2010 BL 26
D. 2004 BL 86
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 2004 BL 86.
The 325m-wide object, known as 2004 BL86, swept by earth at the very safe distance of 1.2 million km on 26th Jan’15.
Q7. Name the officer appointed as Secretary (Security) in the Union Cabinet Secretariat on 25th Jan’15 by Appointments Committee of the cabinet (ACC)?A.Harsh Vardhan Sinha
B. Prakash Raj
C. Divya Prakash Sinha
D. Yasho Vardhan Raj
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Divya Prakash Sinha
He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of the Manipur-Tripura cadre. He has served the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for several years handling operations in key regions such as the Northeast and New Delhi.
Q8. Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai is observed on _____.A. 29th January
B. 28th January
C. 27th January
D. 30th January
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. Name the Colonel killed in J&K Battle day after being named on Republic Day 2015 for the Yudh Sewa Medal?A. Munindra Rai
B. Munindra Nath Rai
C. Munna Nath
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Munindra Nath Rai.
Colonel Rai, a 2/9 Gorkha Rifles officer who was commanding 42 Rashtriya Rifles, and J&K police head constable Sanjeevan Singh laid down their lives in the fierce encounter, which led to the killing of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants at Handora village of Tral in south Kashmir.
Q10. 70th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp run by the German Nazi forces was observed on _______.A. 25th Jan’15
B. 26th Jan’15
C. 27th Jan’15
D. 28th Jan’15
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. 27th Jan’15.
In the Auschwitz Concentration Camp situated in Poland, where around 1.1 million people, with vast majority of Jews, were killed between 1940 and 1945.