JAN 27 and 28 Current Affairs MCQS..................

JANUARY 27 and  28th CURRENT AFFAIRS

(Q.1) ‘International Customs Day’ is celebrated on which date every year?

a.                              25^th January

b.                              26^th January

c.                              27^th January

d.                              28^th January

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Answer: (b)

(Q.2) ‘International Customs Day’ is celebrated on 26^th January every year. What was the 2016 theme and slogan of International Customs Day?

a.                              ‘Digital Customs’ Slogan ‘Progressive Engagement’

b.                              ‘Customs Connects’ Slogan ‘Connecting Borders’

c.                              ‘Inclusive Customs’ Slogan ‘Bridging the Borders’

d.                              ‘Innovation Customs’ Slogan ‘Innovating for tomorrow’

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Answer: (a)

(Q.3) President’s rule was imposed on which North-East Indian state in January 2016?

a.                              Tripura

b.                              Manipur

c.                              Arunachal Pradesh

d.                              Mizoram

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Answer: (c)

Q.4) Which train has become the first blind-friendly train of Indian Railways?

a.                              Mysuru – Amritsar Express

b.                              Amritsar – Varanasi Express

c.                              Varanasi – Kanyakumari Express

d.                              Mysuru – Varanasi Express

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Answer: (d)

(Q.5) Which State Tourism Department has emerged as one among the four winners in the destination category at the 36th edition of FITUR – the second largest travel and tourism fair in Spain?

a.                              Kerala

b.                              Gujarat

c.                              Maharashtra

d.                              Madhya Pradesh

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Answer: (a)

(Q.6) A six-member British rowing crew named ___________ became the first all-female crew to cross the South Pacific Ocean

a.                              ‘Fem Voyagers’

b.                              ‘Coxless Crew’

c.                              ‘Fem Crew’

d.                              ‘Coxless Voyagers’

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Answer: (b)

(Q.7) Which among the following is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award?

a.                              Param Vir Chakra

b.                              Kirti Chakra

c.                              Ashok Chakra

d.                              Shaurya Chakra

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Answer: (c)

(Q.8) Name the brave heart who was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra on 26^thJanuary 2016?

a.                              Subedar Rakesh Nath Goswami

b.                              Lance Naik Kamlesh Nath Goswami

c.                              Subedar Vikram Goswami

d.                              Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami

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Answer: (d)

(Q.9) In January 2016, Red Panda Winter Festival was organised in which city?

a.                              Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

b.                              Dehradun, Uttarakhand

c.                              Darjeeling, West Bengal

d.                              Gangtok, Sikkim

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Answer: (d)

(Q.10) Which date has been designated by United Nations (UN) as ‘International Day ofCommemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust’?

a.                              26^th January

b.                              27^th January

c.                              28^th January

d.                              29^th January

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Answer: (b)

(Q.11) Name the Indian-origin physicist who has been awarded Australia’s highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)?

a.                              Chennupati Jagdev

b.                              Chennupati Jagdish

c.                              Muthupati Jagdev

d.                              Muthupati Jagdish

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Answer: (b)

(Q.12) According to SocialCops analysis, the Indian constitution is the longest constitution and one of the most amended constitutions in the world. How many articles did Indian Constitution have at the time of its commencement?

a.                              395

b.                              400

c.                              405

d.                              410

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Answer: (a)

(Q.13) To make khadi an international product, the government is in the process of creating a brand out of it. The branding will be done under the name of _____________

a.                              Shuddh Vastra

b.                              Komal Vastra

c.                              Harit Vastra

d.                              Satvik Vastra

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Answer: (c)

(Q.14) As per Wealth – X (a wealth tracking website), who is the wealthiest person in the world?

a.                              Renowned Investor Warren Buffet

b.                              Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

c.                              Investor/Trader George Soros

d.                              Microsoft Founder Bill Gates

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Answer: (d)

(Q.15) Abe Vigoda, who passed away in January 2016, was a renowned:

a.                              American Actor

b.                              American Novel Writer

c.                              American Historian

d.                              American Journalist

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Answer: (a)

(Q.16) Name the veteran Bollywood actress who was conferred with Yash Chopra Memorial Award in January 2016

a.                              Sharmila Tagore

b.                              Rekha

c.                              Shaban Azmi

d.                              Saira Bani

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Answer: (b)

(Q.17) According to Transparency International’s International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, India is placed at ____________ position out of 168 countries

a.                              61^st position

b.                              66^th position

c.                              71^st position

d.                              76^th position

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Answer: (d)

(Q.18) Which country has topped Transparency International’s ‘International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015’?

a.                              Sweden

b.                              Netherlands

c.                              New Zealand

d.                              Denmark

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Answer: (d)

(Q.19) 27^th January has been designated by United Nations as ‘International Day ofCommemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust’. What was the 2016 theme for this day?

a.                              The Holocaust and Human Dignity

b.                              The Holocaust and Human Liberty

c.                              The Holocaust Survivors Legacy

d.                              The Holocaust Survivors Education

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Answer: (a)

(Q.20) Who has become the first Indian to qualify for Track Cycling World Championship?

a.                              Deborah Fernandes

b.                              Deborah Herold

c.                              Venessa Fernandes

d.                              Venessa Herold

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Answer: (b)

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Vocabulary Of The Day(JAN 28th Hindu Editorial)

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                                    TOPIC 1:A message in Amit Shah

            Amit Shah’s re-election as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party for a full three-year term had probably been secured in the summer of 2014 itself. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest political aide, one who crafted the campaign in Uttar Pradesh to contribute 71 of the State’s total 80 seats and ensure the BJP’s success in getting a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, he had the organisation’s support and the momentum to take over the leadership of the party from Rajnath Singh. That momentum may have been checked after the BJP’s reverses in the Delhi and Bihar Assembly elections, but Mr. Modi’s and, by extension, Mr. Shah’s control of the party has not been. In Mr. Modi’s BJP, Mr. Shah is arguably the only claimant to the top post. It is not only that Mr. Shah’s power draws from his proximity to Mr. Modi; it is, more importantly, that Mr. Shah’s exercise of power as BJP president is seen, among the wider public and within the Sangh Parivar, to be in conjunction more with 7 Race Course Road, the prime ministerial establishment, than with 11 Ashoka Road, the party headquarters. Indeed, the perfect fit of the Mr. Modi-Mr. Shah partnership is seen in their joint messaging, with Mr. Modi playing the development-oriented patriarch and Mr. Shah bringing up the majoritarian Hindutva mobilisation and agenda.

            Mr. Shah’s first challenge will be to reverse the impression of a party unable to stare down a fast-uniting opposition, as was seen in Bihar. The BJP faces a batch of important Assembly elections in 2016, and just about a year from now Uttar Pradesh must go to elections. That election may well bring the BJP full circle from the triumph of 2014, and its success or failure in replicating the Lok Sabha sweep in the State Assembly could set the mood for the lead-up to the 2019 general election. Mr. Shah is given to showcasing his achievement in increasing the party’s membership three-fold to more than 100 million. But the proof of success would obviously lie in electoral victories. And the BJP appears visibly lost for an effective strategy. After the debacles in Delhi and Bihar, embarrassing for also having been fought in Mr. Modi’s name, it must decide whether to revive the practice of declaring chief ministerial candidates, and thereby surrender poster space away from the Prime Minister. More importantly, the party must take stock of the message it gives to rally its base and keep new voters interested. The softly played polarisation of 2014 under the overarching development rhetoric, had by Bihar given way to outright Hindutva mobilisation. Ministers have added their voice to communally divisive comments by Sangh rabble-rousers. In contrast, top leaders in the government and the party have remained silent on hate crimes such as the lynching at Dadri. How Mr. Shah oversees an appraisal of the party’s message and mobilisation must be judged not only by the electoral outcome, but also by its conformity to constitutional principles.

VOCABULARY:

1.aide : an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader.

2. crafted : exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.

3.reverses : move backwards.

4.arguably : it may be argued (used to qualify the statement of an opinion or belief).

5.claimant : a person making a claim, especially in a lawsuit or for a state benefit.

6.proximity : nearness in space, time, or relationship.

7.patriarch : the male head of a family or tribe.

8.stare : look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.

9.uniting  : come or bring together to form a whole.

10.batch : arrange (things) in sets or groups.

11.triumph : a great victory or achievement.

12. replicating : make an exact copy of; reproduce.

13.  debacles : a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

14.rhetoric : the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

15.divisive : tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

16.rabble: ordinary people, especially when regarded as socially inferior or uncouth.

17.rousers : one that stirs up (as to hatred or violence) the masses of the people : demagogue.

18. appraisal : an act of assessing something or someone.

                   TOPIC 2: Denmark’s absurd law on refugees

            The passage of a law by the Danish Parliament that allows the authorities to confiscate valuables from refugees is the latest blow to those seeking asylum in Europe. Denmark’s centre-right government says the legislation is intended to cover the cost of each asylum-seeker’s treatment by the state, and bring refugees in line with unemployed Danes who also have to give up their savings before they receive welfare benefits. But the reality is starker than what the government claims. The Danish move is in line with the hawkish stand several European governments are taking towards asylum-seekers. Earlier in the month, Switzerland started seizing valuables from refugees to help pay for their “upkeep”. Last week, Germany’s southern states, including Bavaria, adopted similar policies. Most of those seeking asylum in Europe are fleeing war, mass crimes and rapes. Some of them make perilous boat journeys across the Mediterranean to reach the shores of Europe. Some pay huge sums to people smugglers to get themselves out of their war-devastated nations. And they go to Europe seeing the relatively prosperous and secure continent as their last hope to find a place to rebuild their shattered lives. These are the people the European governments are seizing valuables from.

            Yet, these moves are not surprising given the response of several European leaders to the refugee crisis. To be sure, Europe is facing the biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War. In 2015 alone, more than 850,000 asylum-seekers landed in Greece, from where most of them moved to other European countries through the open borders. But instead of coming up with a bold pan-European plan to address the issue, the European leadership let member-states have their way. Hungary has already sealed its boundaries to stop the entry of refugees. The Hungarian Prime Minister has, in fact, given a call to wall off Greece from the rest of Europe to prevent the movement of refugees. Several Balkan leaders have recently demanded the same. How can confiscating assets from the already vulnerable refugees and blocking them at the borders help address one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time? How can Europe, known for its human rights-driven, combative foreign policy, treat the victims of wars as mere intruders? Besides the ethical arguments, Europe also bears some amount of direct responsibility in this crisis. Most of the refugees reaching the continent are fleeing Syria and Libya. In Syria, besides helping rebels in the civil war that has destabilised the country, European nations, particularly France and Britain, are waging a bombing campaign. In Libya, France was in the forefront of an invasion that has thrown the country into chaos. And when the people fleeing these countries reach its shores, Europe cannot just turn its back on them. Instead of building walls and seizing assets from the refugees, what Europe actually needs is an effective resettlement plan at home, while pushing for peace and stability in the war-hit countries.

VOCABULARY:

1.confiscate : take or seize (someone's property) with authority.

2.asylum : the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

3.Danes : an elderly or mature woman.

4.starker :severe or bare in appearance or outline.

5.hawkish : advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.

6.fleeing : run away from a place or situation of danger.

7.perilous : full of danger or risk.

8. shores : the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

9.devastated : destroy or ruin.

10. combative : ready or eager to fight or argue.

11.invasion : an unwelcome intrusion into another's domain.

12.chaos : complete disorder and confusion.

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