CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11TH OCT 2019
1.
How much percent of
Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief
(DR) to pensioners were approved by cabinet on October 9, 2019?
A) 11%
B) 17%
C) 15%
D) 13%
E) None of these
2.
Name the India’s
first dedicated two long-haul special aircraft equipped with missile defence
systems that will serve Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind
and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu?
A) Boeing 777-300ER aircraft
B) Boeing 737-300ER aircraft
C) Boeing 757-300ER aircraft
D) Boeing 797-300ER aircraft
E) None of these
3.
Where did the
environment ministry has given the approval for developing a commercial airport
worth Rs.1,400 crores on October 7, 2019?
A) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
B) Guwahati, Assam
C) Kolkata, West Bengal
D) Kutch, Gujarat
E) None of these
4.
Which university
has partnered with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE) to launch a new 2-year program called ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship’
(MGNF)?
A) Bangalore Institute of Technology
B) Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIMB)
C) Indian Institute of Science – Bangalore (IISB)
D) International Institute of Information Technology- Bangalore(IITB)
E) None of these
5.
Which country
topped in the World Economic Forum(WEF)’s 2019 Global Competitiveness Index
4.0.?
A) Switzerland
B) Netherlands
C) Singapore
D) United States
E) None of these
6.
What is the rank of
India in the World Economic Forum(WEF)’s 2019 Global Competitiveness Index 4.0.?
A) 68
B) 70
C) 60
D) 75
E) None of these
7.
Name the fintech
startup, which received the Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license from
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through its subsidiary ‘Ekagrata’?
A) CreditVidya
B) Kissht
C) Capital Float
D) Shubh Loans
E) None of these
8.
Which organization
has released the report titled “World Development Report (WDR) 2020: Trading
for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains”?
A) World Trade Organization (WTO)
B) World Bank (WB)
C) United Nation (UN)
D) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
E) None of these
9.
Name the
organization, that has tied up with the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) to promote
the micro, small and medium industries (MSME) and startups in New Delhi?
A) All India Management Association(AIMA)
B) National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM)
C) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
D) Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)
E) None of these
10. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in the field of chemistry for
their pivotal role in making lithium-ion batteries?
A) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira
Yoshino
B) Edwin Mattison McMillan, Kurt Alder and John B Goodenough
C) Kurt Alder, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino
D) Otto Paul Hermann Diels, M Stanley Whittingham and Kurt Alder
E) None of these
11. Name the oldest person, who received the Nobel prize?
A) Akira Yoshino
B) William Francis Giauque
C) M Stanley Whittingham
D) John Bannister Goodenough
E) None of these
12. Who received the honorary Doctorate of Arts degree from the
University of Salford in Greater Manchester, England?
A) Varsha Bhosle
B) Asha Bhosle
C) Lata Mangeshkar
D) Anup Jalota
E) None of these
13. Where was the XLIX (49th) World Artistic Gymnastics
Championships for the year 2019 held?
A) Paris, France
B) Beijing, China
C) Stuttgart, Germany
D) Berlin, Germany
E) None of these
14. Who is the author of the book titled “Carpenters and Kings:
Western Christianity and the Idea of India”?
A) Preeti Shenoy
B) Siddhartha Sarma
C) Khushwant Singh
D) Mulk Raj Anand
E) None of these
15. Which month is celebrated as the “Breast Cancer Awareness
month” for the year 2019?
A) August
B) September
C) October
D) November
E) None of these
16. On which date, World Post Day is observed annually?
A) October 9
B) October 8
C) October 7
D) October 6
E) None of these
17. Which company’s Mutual Fund
has been renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF)?
A) Aditya Birla
B) Wipro
C) TATA
D) Reliance
18. Who has become the 1st female player to complete 20 yrs in
international cricket
A) Mithali Raj
B) Jhulan Goswami
C) Veda Krishnamurthy
D) Lisa Sthalekar
19. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Mental Health
Day (WMHD)?
A) Living with Schizophrenia
B) Mental health and older adults
C) Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
D) Dignity in Mental Health
20. The 2019 Nobel prize in Chemistry has been awarded for
discovery in which field?
A) Directed evolution of enzymes
B) Cryo-electron microscopy
C) Lithium-ion batteries
D) Phage display of peptides and antibodies
21. The 2019 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine has been
awarded for discovery in which field?
A) Cellular Respiration
B) Cancer therapy
C) Circadian rhythm
D) Autophagy
22. What is the India’s rank at the 2019 WEF Global
Competitiveness Index?
A) 54th
B) 66th
C) 68th
D) 75th
23. Who is the director of the award-winning short film “Spirit
Of Kerala”?
A) Rayka Zehtabchi
B) Sujoy Ghosh
C) Arun Joseph
D) Maitrey Bajpai
24. The 1st Government-sponsored Day Care Recreation Centre for
senior citizens has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Delhi
B) Leh
C) Shimla
D) Dehradun
25. The Union Health Ministry has launched e-DantSeva in collaboration
with which institute?
A) Tata Memorial
B) Apollo
C) AIIMS
D) Fortis Healthcare
