Current Affairs Quiz – October 15, 2019
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- International Day of Rural Women is observed on which date?
- October 15
- October 16
- October 13
- October 14
2. Whose birthday is celebrated as World Students’ Day?
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose
- APJ Abdul Kalam
- Dr .Radha Krishnan
3. Where was training of 1st Batch of National Trainers for Census of India 2021 commenced?
- Gurugram
- Ghazidabad
- Greater Noida
- Nagpur
4. Where was 60th ‘World Standard Day’ by Bureau of Indian Standards inaugurated?
- Maharashtra
- Banagalore
- Kolkata
- New Delhi
5. The second phase of Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse, LOTUS-HR was launched in which place?
- Maharashtra
- New Delhi
- Banagalore
- Kolkata
6. Which country frigate Admiral recently tests fired Kalibr cruise missiles?
- Russia
- America
- India
- China
7. Where was website and mobile application [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation] on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) launched?
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Banagalore
- Kolkata
8. Which country became the 2nd fastest growing economy in South Asia according to World Bank?
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
9. Four indigenously built ships of Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron recently visited which country?
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
- Tanzania
10. Which Indian won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics?
- Rohini Pande
- Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
- Amartya Sen
- Salman Rushdie
11. Who won the 2019 Booker Prize?
- Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
- Alice Munro and Dorris Lessing
- George Orwell and Elisabeth Moss
- Alice Munro and George Wright
12. Who broke the record for most world medals won by any gymnast?
- Katelyn Ohashi
- Simone Biles
- Dipa Karmakar
- Felicia Hano
13. Who won the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton?
- Sai Praneeth
- Priyanshu Rajawat
- Prakash Padukone
- Srikanth Kidambi
Answers & Explanations:
- A) October 15
- The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.”
2. C) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
- The nation pays homage to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary on October 15. Every year, former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday is celebrated as World Students’ Day.
3. B) Greater Noida
- The first batch of the trainings of National Trainers for Census of India 2021 commenced today at National Statistical System Training Academy (NSSTA), Greater Noida, with Additional RGI, Shri Sanjay inaugurating the interactive training session.
4. D) New Delhi
- Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the celebrations of ‘World Standard Day’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on the theme “Video Standards create a global stage” in New Delhi.
5. B) New Delhi
- The second phase of Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse, LOTUS-HR was launched at the Barapullah drain in New Delhi by Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and the visiting Dutch Royal couple this afternoon.
6. A) Russia
- Russian frigate Admiral Makarov test-fired Kalibr cruise missiles as part of drills in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. All the armament of the ship has been checked in combat within the last two years.
7. B) New Delhi
- Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Guruprasad Mohapatra launched the website and mobile application [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation] on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in New Delhi.
8. C) Bangladesh
- Bangladesh has become the second-fastest growing economy in South Asia after Bhutan. World Bank in its report ‘South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralization Work’ says that GDP growth rate of the country is projected to moderate to 7.2 per cent this fiscal year and 7.3 per cent in 2020 in Bangladesh.
9. D) Tanzania
- As part of Indian Navy’s Overseas Deployment, four indigenously built ships of Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron, Indian Naval Ships Tir, Sujata and Shardul and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, are visiting Tanzania from 14 to 17 Oct 19. During the visit the 1TS ships would be undertaking port calls at Dar Es Salaam on 14 Oct 19 and Zanzibar from 15 to 17 Oct 19.
10. B) Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
- The 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics has been jointly won by Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer of the United States for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
11. A) Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
- Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize after judges flout the rules by declaring a tie.
12. B) Simone Biles
- Simone Biles broke the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championships by winning the balance beam competition at the World Gymnastics Championship in Stuttgart, Germany.
13. B) Priyanshu Rajawat
- Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat claimed the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton at Isa Town. Seventeen year old Rajawat beat top-seed Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the finals in the summit clash.
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