Current Affairs 31th January 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian entrepreneur was recently honored with the Australia’s highest civilian honour, ‘Order of Australia’?
A. Anand Mahindra
B. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
C. Azim Premji
D. Uday Kotak
Answer [B] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
2. How is the ‘Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP)’, the scheme of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, recently renamed?
A. National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
B. National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTCP)
C. National Tuberculosis Removal Programme (NTRP)
D. National Tuberculosis Abolition Programme (NTAP)
Answer [A] National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
3. Bapu Nadkarni, who recently passed away, belonged to which field?
A. Politics
B. Literature
C. Sports
D. Arts
Answer [C] Sports
4. Which famous international company is to release its original film named ‘The Banker’?
A. Amazon
B. Apple
C. Netflix
D. HBO
Answer [B] Apple
5. Which Indian wrestler won the Gold medal at the Rome Ranking Series 2020 event, held recently?
A. Geeta Phogat
B. Babita Phogat
C. Vinesh Phogat
D. Sakshi Malik
Answer [C] Vinesh Phogat
6. The birth rate of which country fell to the lowest, since the founding of the country seven decades ago?
A. India
B. China
C. United States
D. Brazil
Answer [B] China
7. The 6.5-kilometer long Z-Morh tunnel, which was seen in news recently, is to be constructed in which state/UT?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Assam
Answer [C] Jammu and Kashmir
8. The passengers returning from which country are to be screened for noval Corona virus (nCov), in selected Indian airports?
A. Indonesia
B. China
C. Thailand
D. Japan
Answer [B] China
9. The ‘APNA UREA – Sona Ugle’ brand of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) was recently launched by which Union Ministry?
A. Ramvilas Paswan
B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
C. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
D. Harsh Vardhan
Answer [B] D.V. Sadananda Gowda
10. China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) is set to acquire the manufacturing plant of which automobile company located in Maharashtra?
A. General Motors
B. Ford Ford
C. Volkswagen
D. Toyota
Answer [A] General Motors