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1
What is the new name of India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train,
Train 18?
India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train, Train 18, has been
renamed 'Vande Bharat Express'.
The train is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160 kmph.
It is regarded as a successor to the Shatabdi Express.
It’s also the first locomotive-less train in the country.
2
Which is the Hindi Word of the year in the oxford dictonaries for 2018 ?
A 5.1-km long cable-stayed bridge named 'Atal Setu' on the Mandovi river was
inaugurated in Goa on 27 January 2019.
The bridge was constructed by the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation and
Larsen and Toubro.
The bridge has 88 high tensile strength cables in the state-of-art single place harp
type cable stay system and a real-time force monitoring mechanism.
4
Which state launched employment scheme Yuva Swabhiman Yojana for urban youth?
Badminton player Saina Nehwal won her first Indonesia Masters title 2019 on 27
January 2019.
She won the finals after Spain's Carolina Marin limped out of the final due to a leg
injury.
Saina had won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the bronze
medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
6
Which union minister inaugurates Atal Setu in Goa
Ministry of Textiles will hold National Conclave on Technical Textiles on 29 January
2019 in Mumbai.
The release of HSN codes for technical textiles will be one of the major highlights of
the conclave.
Technical textiles are textile material and products manufactured primarily for
technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic and decorative
characteristics
8
Which country accounts more than half leprosy cases globally: WHO ?
India accounts more than half leprosy cases globally: WHO.
9
Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's
Integrated Refinery Expansion Project Complex (IREP) on 27 January 2019?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited's Integrated Refinery Expansion Project Complex (IREP) in Kochi on 27
January 2019.
IREP will be a modern expansion complex and will be equipped for production of
cleaner fuels for India.
It will double the production of LPG & diesel and commence production of feedstock
for petrochemical projects
10
Which State plans to provide provide a mobile app to tackle sewer blockage?
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has proposed the State government to provide a mobile app to drivers of the mini jetting machines to tackle sewer blockage complaints in a speedy manner and give easy access to the machines.
