Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
With which of the following countries Indian has signed MoU to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India and Sierra Leone signed six agreements including extending a credit line of 30 million US Dollars for rice cultivation.
Category : International
2.
Which of the following banks has launched a new Fixed deposit (FD) scheme called 'FD Health'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India launched a new Fixed deposit scheme called "FD health" which provides investors a complimentary critical illness cover on 33 critical illnesses for the customers who are in the age bracket of 18-50 years.
Category : Banking
3.
Who among the following persons invented 'Phenakistoscope' and Google celebrated his 218th birthday with a Doodle recently?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau invented the Phenakistoscope in 1832. The device has a spinning disk with images drawn on the sides in a series of movements.
Category : Science
4.
Who among the following persons has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2019?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2019 in the memory of Alfred Nobel jointly to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to reduce global poverty.
Category : Awards and Honours
5.
Joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar' is between which of the following countries?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India-US joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar' being held in Seattle (US) from October 13 to 28.
Category : Defence
6.
Who is working on writing a book titled "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Founder of Microsoft Bill Gates is set to release his new book in June 2020, entitled "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need".
Category : Persons
7.
World Standards Day is celebrated on _____ ?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Standards Day is being celebrated on October 14, 2019. Consumer Affairs Minister Mr Ram Vilas Paswan notified that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will rank state capitals and 100 smart cities in the coming 3 months for quality tap water.
Category : Important Days
8.
What is the name of the Indian nun who was declared a saint by Pope Francis?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pope Francis on Sunday (13th Oct 2019) declared Kerala-born Catholic nun Mariam Thresia (26 April 1876 - 8 June 1926) and four others saints during a canonisation ceremony held at the Vatican City in Rome.
Category : National
9.
BRICS Culture Ministers' meeting 2019 will be held in which of the following countries?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
On October 13, 2019, Prahlad Singh Patel , the Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) has participated in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Culture Ministers' meeting 2019 held in Curitiba, Brazil.
Category : International
10.
"South Asia Economic Focus, Fall 2019: Making (De) centralization Work", has been released by which of the following organizations?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Bank (WB) in its report, "South Asia Economic Focus, Fall 2019 : Making (De)centralization Work", has lowered India's growth forecast to 6% for 2019 for the second consecutive year ,after a wide decline in the initial quarters.
Category : Economy
11.
Which of the following Indian player has won Dutch Open Badminton 2019?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen won the Dutch Open title 2019. He defeated Yusuke Onodera of Japan with 15-21, 21-14, and 21-15. Lakshya Sen belongs to the Uttarakhand state. He is the student of Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.
Category : Sports
12.
On which of the following dates is World Day against the Death Penalty is observed?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
On this day, people raise their voice against the death penalty. The United Nations Human Rights Office has called on all countries to approve and implement a global treaty that calls for the abolition of the death penalty.
Category : Important Days
13.
India has achieved which of the following ranks in the list of most valuable brands in the World?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has become the seventh most valuable nation brand in the world. The annual report on the world's most valuable nation brands was compiled by Brand Finance. The report showed India's brand value increased by 19% in the year 2018-2019 to $2,562 billion.
Category : International
14.
Manju Rani has won which of the following medals in the 48-kilogram weight category of the Women's World Boxing Championships?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian boxer Manju Rani participated for the first time in this championship. She was defeated 4-1 by Ekaterina Paltseva of Russia in the final. At the same time, India has won 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals in this competition.
Category : Sports
15.
Who among the following received MP's National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Malayalam and Hindi film producer Priyadarshan awarded MP's National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19.
Category : State
16.
Rashtriya Sanskrit Mahotsav is to be conducted in which of the following state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Rashtriya Sanskrit Mahotsav is to be conducted in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 14th October, 2019. It is a part of the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative that is being organized between 14th October, 2019 and 21st October 2019.
Category : State
17.
Which of he following is the name of the website launched for Intellectual Property Right?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Mr Guruprasad Mohapatra, launched the website and mobile application for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) named L2Pro India (Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation) in New Delhi.
Category : National
18.
At which of the following places 9th RCEP Meeting was held?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 11-12, 2019.
Category : International
19.
Pangio bhujia is associated with which of the following kind of animals?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pangio bhujia is a new species of eel loaches described from the southern Indian state of Kerala and is the first subterranean species of eel loaches.
Category : Miscellaneous
20.
Who among the following persons is the head of the committee formed by IRDAI to set regulations related to reinsurance?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has constituted 9-member panel headed by TR Alamelu, to have a look at the set of regulations, circulars and guidelines on Reinsurance and Foreign Reinsurance Branches.
Category : Economy
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