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[WpProQuiz 7284]1) National Unity Day is observed in India on 31 October to commemorate the birth anniversary of?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
c) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
e) Subhas Chandra Bose
2) What is the sub theme for the 2019 World Cities Day that is observed on 31st October?
a) Better City, Better Life
b) Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities
c) Changing the world: innovations & better life for future generations
d) Innovative Governance, Open Cities
e) Inclusive Cities, Shared Development
3) Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh come into existence. The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will be headed by Lieutenant Governors _____.
a) GC Murmu
b) RK Mathur
c) V. P. Singh Badnore
d) Anil Baijal
e) Farooq Khan
4) Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP), 2019. Which organisation prepares the NHP report?
a) National Institute of Biologicals
b) Indian Institute of Public Health
c) National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
d) Central Bureau of Health Intelligence
e) National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
5) According to a recent report released by PFRDA, Indian citizen, resident or non-resident and OCIs are eligible to join NPS till the age of ____.
a) 60 years
b) 65 years
c) 50 years
d) 55 years
e) 70 years
6) Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi inaugurated the 38th edition of the 2019 Sharjah International Book Fair. Which country has been declared as the Guest of Honour for the fair?
a) Republic of Korea
b) Republic of Mauritius
c) Republic of Georgia
d) Republic of Lebanon
e) Republic of Mexico
7) ‘PRAKHAR’ anti-street crime vans run by which State/UT?
a) Delhi
b) Goa
c) Andaman and Nicobar
d) Maharashtra
e) Meghalaya
8) Which social media platform has decided to ban political advertising?
a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) Twitter
d) PinInterest
e) Youtube
9) Who among these has been named as the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
a) Khaled Toukan
b) Jennifer Byrne
c) Lassina Zerbo
d) Rafael Grossi
e) None of these
10) Saad Hariri has recently resigned from the post of Prime Minister of which country?
a) Myanmar
b) Lebanon
c) Libya
d) Yemen
e) Syria
11) SEED Awards 2019 were announced in which city?
a) Lilongwe
b) Lusaka
c) Blantyre
d) Maputo
e) Harare
12) 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on well-known Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagoori. Vyas Samman is awarded annually by ________.
a) Give Foundation
b) K.K Birla Foundation
c) Sammaan Foundation
d) K.C Mahindra Trust
e) Akshaya Patra Foundation
13) MNRE Hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) on 31 October in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) New Delhi
d) Ahemadabad
e) Jodhpur
14) DRDO’s programme to build a fuel cell-based __________ system for Indian Naval Submarines was conducted at the Naval Materials Research Laboratory in Ambernath, Maharashtra.
a) Air Dependent Propulsion (ADP)
b) Air Independent Propulsion (AIP)
c) Vaccum-Pressure Independent Propulsion (VIP)
d) Vaccum-Pressure Dependent Propulsion (VDP)
e) None of these
15) The first day-night Test match will be played between India and Bangladesh on which ground?
a) Arun Jaitley Stadium
b) Eden Gardens Stadium
c) Wankhede Stadium
d) Nehru Stadium
e) None of these
16) Former Parliamentarian, Gurudas Dasgupta passed away at the age of 83 on October 31. He had served as the Deputy General Secretary for which political party?
a) CPI
b) INC
c) TMC
d) BJP
e) TDP
17) Indian School of Business has recently signed a MOU with which of the following for building a strategic partnership?
a) Coffee board
b) DRDO
c) Indian Railways
d) NCERT
e) Reserve Bank of India
18) Who was appointed as the Head of Police in Ladakh?
a) Ram Prawesh Thakur
b) V S K Kaumudi
c) SS Khandare
d) Damodar Goutam Sawang
e) None of these
19) Who was sworn in as the first Lt. Governor of Ladakh?
a) Radha Krishna Mathur
b) Umang Narula
c) SS Khandare
d) Satya Pal Malik
e) GC Murmu
20) Who won Argentina’s presidential elections 2019?
a) Alberto Fernandez
b) Cristina Kirchner
c) Mauricio Macri
d) Both A&B
e) Both A and C
21) Government of India reduced the rates of the ESI Scheme from 6.5% to _______.
a) 5.75%
b) 5.5%
c) 4.25%
d) 4%
e) 5%
22) Where is the 100 bedded ESIC hospital that was inaugurated by Santosh Kumar Gangwar located?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Mizoram
c) Uttarakhand
d) Assam
e) Manipur
23) Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of shareholding in ANI Technologies Private Limited (ANI) and Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited (OEM) __________.
a) Hyundai Motor Company
b) Kia Motors Corporation
c) TATA Motors
d) Both A & B
e) Both A and C
24) Which State is to partner with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), co-founded by Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Odisha
e) Bihar
25) With which institute did the Ministry of Railways sign MoU for a strategic partnership?
a) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
b) Indian School of Business
c) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
d) Indian Institute of Business
e) None of these
26) How many MoUs have been signed between India and Saudi Arabia during the visit of PM Modi to the foreign nation?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 15
d) 9
e) 11
27) Name the University, which topped among the Indian University & ranked 17th globally in the Financial Times(FT)- Masters in Management Rankings 2019 .
a) Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore(IIMB)
b) Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta (IIMC)
c) Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad (IIMA)
d) Indian Institute of Management- Udaipur (IIMU)
e) None of these
28) Who is the author of the book titled “The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra” ?
a) Himanjali Sankar
b) Arupjyoti Saikia
c) Saikat Majumdar
d) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
e) None of these
29) Which is the focus country in the 3rd edition of Guwahati International Film Festival that set to begin on 31st October?
a) Bhutan
b) Mexico
c) Bangladesh
d) Tukey
e) Iran
30) According to the latest BWF Badminton rankings report published on October, what is the position of Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty?
a) 10th
b) 8th
c) 9th
d) 6th
e) 7th
Answers :
1) Answer: D)
National Unity Day is observed on 31 October to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel who played an important role in unifying the country. The theme of the day is to bring the nation together in times of strife & rising extremism. Modi govt decided to celebrate the day since 2014.
2) Answer: C)
UN designated 31st October as the World Cities Day & UNESCO will host a conference on the day. The general theme of the Day is “Better City, Better Life”. “Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations” is the 2019 sub-theme. Day aims to promote the New Urban Agenda globally.
3) Answer: A)
The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) ceased to exist at midnight on October 30 and was converted into two Union Territories (UTs). This comes 86 days after Parliament abrogated its special status provided under Article 370.The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will be headed by Lieutenant Governors GC Murmu and RK Mathur, respectively. They will take oath early on October 31.
4) Answer: D)
Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP), 2019 and its e-book in New Delhi. The NHP covers comprehensive health information. It is an important source of understanding the needs and issues of the population. NHP is prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence.
5) Answer: B)
Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) will now be eligible to apply for the National Pension System at par with Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has permitted Overseas Citizen of India to enrol in NPS.Now, any Indian citizen, resident or non-resident and OCIs are eligible to join NPS till the age of 65 years.
6) Answer: E)
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi inaugurated the 38th edition of the 2019 Sharjah International Book Fair.2019 theme is ‘Open Books Open Minds’. It aims at promoting books & reading across age groups & communities & will be held for 11 days. Republic of Mexico has been declared as the Guest of Honour.
7) Answer: A)
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik flagged off 15 ‘PRAKHAR’ vans, with the latest addition taking the number of such special vehicles to curb street crimes in the national capital to 30.These patrol vans tasked especially to curb street crimes as well as crimes against women in the vulnerable areas are specially designed and equipped with latest gadgets for quick transmission of information about any crime.
8) Answer: C)
Twitter has decided to ban all political advertising from its platform. This was announced by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey who tweeted saying that political message reach should be earned, not bought.
9) Answer: D)
Rafael Grossi of Argentina has been named as the new director-general of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
10) Answer: B)
Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced his resignation from the post on October 29, 2019.
11) Answer: A)
SEED Awards 2019 were announced on the occasion of the SEED Malawi National Dialogue Forum in Lilongwe. The awards recognise fourteen innovative start-up enterprises from Africa and Asia active in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, waste, renewable energy, water and sanitation, sustainable tourism, biodiversity and conservation.SEED Award winners are exceptional and inspiring examples of partnership-based, locally-driven enterprises that contribute to fighting poverty and tackling climate change in their communities and countries.
12) Answer: B)
28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on well-known Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagoori. He has been chosen for the prestigious award for his poetry collection- Jitne Log Utne Prem. Renowned Author & Scholar Govind Mishra gave away the award to him. Vyas Samman-started in 1991-is given by K.K Birla Foundation.
13) Answer: C)
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is hosting the second Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) on 30 October and 31 October 2019 in New Delhi. French Deputy Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson is visiting India to co-preside over the second Assembly of the International Solar Alliance.This meeting is also aimed to prepare the COP25 Climate Change and the COP15 Biodiversity conferences.
14) Answer: B)
Indian military’s research and development agency, Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) programme to build a fuel cell-based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system for Indian Naval Submarines, was conducted at the Naval Materials Research Laboratory in Ambernath, Maharashtra.
15) Answer: B)
The first day-night Test between India and Bangladesh will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 22 November. Another feature of this match is that it will be played with a pink colored ball.
16) Answer: A)
Gurudas Dasgupta, veteran CPI leader passed away in Kolkata on October 31, 2019. He was 83. The parliamentarian was suffering from heart and kidney-related ailments.
17) Answer: C)
Ministry of Railways and Indian School of Business signed a MoU for the strategic partnership. MoU covers several aspects including executive education programs, developing case studies & creating of a future-ready leadership pool for the Indian Railways. Vinod Kumar Yadav is the Chairman of Railway Board.
18) Answer: C)
SS Khandare, an IPS officer of 1995 batch, is appointed as the Head of Police in Ladakh.
19) Answer: A)
Ex-IAS Officer Radha Krishna Mathur took oath as the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh. The UT of Ladakh came into being on 30 October after the centre’s decision to end special status to J&K and split it into two union territories.
20) Answer: D)
Alberto Fernandez and his running mate, former president Cristina Kirchner, won Argentina’s presidential elections 2019. They defeated President Mauricio Macri. Fernandez secured 48% of the vote, and the center-right incumbent Mauricio Macri secured around 40%.
21) Answer: D)
Government of India reduced the rates of the ESI Scheme from 6.5 % (Employees’ share 1.75% & Employers’ share 4.75%) to 4% (Employees’ share 0.75% & Employers’ share 3.25%). This has benefitted 3.6 crore employees and 12.85 lakhs employers. ESIC has opened underutilized ESIC Hospitals and Dispensary-cum- Branch Office (DCBO) pan India.
22) Answer: C)
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment inaugurated the 100 bedded ESIC hospital at Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. The hospital has been constructed in a plot area of 5 acres along with 32 staff quarters. The cost used for the hospital was approximately Rs.97.72 crore.
23) Answer: D)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of shareholding in ANI Technologies Private Limited (ANI) and Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited (OEM) by Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) and Kia Motors Corporation (KMC). CCI approved the acquisition under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
24) Answer: D)
Odisha Government is to partner with Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT)-based Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), co-founded by Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. The partnership aims for the targeted intervention in a set of social sectors, including the poorest of the poor, through policy formulation and evaluations based on experimental research.
25) Answer: B)
Ministry of Railways signed an MoU with the Indian School of Business (ISB) for a strategic partnership. The MoU was signed by Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board, and Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB.
26) Answer: A)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 29 October 2019 at the invitation of King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. During the visit, the two nations signed 12 MoUs/Agreements in various fields.
27) Answer: B)
The Financial Times(FT)- Masters in Management Rankings 2019 was released. Among the Indian B(business) schools, the Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta (IIMC) topped the list, 17th position overall.
28) Answer: B)
A new book titled “The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra” by historian Arupjyoti Saikia is to be released. The book which will be published by Oxford University Press (OUP), portrays the landscape of Assam valley and the livelihoods around, that shaped the river.
29) Answer: E)
In Assam, the third edition of the Guwahati International Film Festival will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 31st October. 100 films from 65 countries will be screened during the Festival. Iran is the focus country in this edition. Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi is the Chief Guest.
30) Answer: C)
Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty grabbed 9th position in the latest BWF Badminton rankings. They became the first Indian pair to enter the finals of a BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the French Open last week. Women’s doubles pair, Ashwini Ponnappa & Sikki Reddy-26th rank.
