1. Who became the German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open? – Answer. Angelique Kerber
2. Who has been apointed as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Twitter Inc, an online social networking site? – Answer. Leslie Berland
3. Which state has launched e-Suvidha Portal, an online project tracking mechanism to fast track projects? – Answer. Goa
4. India test fired which indigenously-built surface-to-air missile from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha? – Answer. Akash missile
5. Who was appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh? – Answer. Justice Sanjay Mishra
6. Name the player who won two gold medals in the 34th Senior National Rowing Championship at Hussainsagar Lake, Hyderabad. – Answer. Punjab’s Navneet Kaur
7. India with which country has signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) to curb instances of tax evasion? – Answer. Armenia
8. Which counrty overtaken Thailand as the world’s largest rice exporter in the year 2015 by shipping (exporting) 10.23 million tonnes of rice? – Answer. India
9. International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust was observed on – Answer. 27 January
10. 150th birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, also known as Punjab Kesri is being celebrated on? – Answer. 28th January