Current Affairs Quiz October 17 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz October 17 2019
Current Affairs Quiz October 17 2019

Current Affairs Quiz – October 17, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz – October 17, 2019

  1. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on which date?
  • October 17
  • October 16
  • October 19
  • October 18
  1. Where was the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) held?
  • Lucknow
  • Kanpur
  • Ghazidabad
  • Greater Noida
  1. Which ministry launched the Van Dhan Internship Programme of TRIFED?
  • Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Ministry of Railways
  • Ministry of Forest and Climate Change
  1. Which edition of Livestock Census report was recently released by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying?
  • 19th Edition
  • 18th Edition
  • 20th Edition
  • 17th Edition
  1. Shirui Lily Festival was recently inaugurated in which state?
  • Nagaland
  • Manipur
  • Mizoram
  • Assam
  1. KHON Ramlila is an art form of which country?
  • Indonesia
  • China
  • Thailand
  • Singapore
  1. Two-day stakeholders meeting was held between India and Bangladesh in which state?
  • Nagaland
  • Manipur
  • Mizoram
  • Assam
  1. GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) is a programme of which Social Media giant?
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Face Book
  • Youtube
  1. Which minister launched Food Safety Mitra (FSM) scheme for strengthening and scaling up ‘Eat Right India’ movement?
  • Union Minister Arjun Munda
  • Union Minister Harsh Vardhan
  • Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
  • Union Minister Nirmala Sitraraman
  1. Who has been appointed as the New Controller General of Accounts?
  • P. S. Chawla
  • Sunil Arora
  • Depak Mishra
  • Ranjan Gogai
  1. Which minister distributed the Hindi Pakhwada Awards, 2019?
  • Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
  • Union Minister Amit Shah
  • Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
  • Union Minister Piyush Goyal
  1. Who won the third straight Golden Shoe trophy?
  • Neiymar
  • Christiano Ronaldo
  • Leonel Messi
  • Sunil Chettri

Answers & Explanation:

  1. A) October 17
  • The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris , where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948, to honour the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger.
  1. D) Greater Noida
  • Textiles Secretary, Ravi Capoor, inaugurated the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) at the India Expo Centre & Mart at Greater Noida. The IHGF-Delhi Fair 2019 will have knowledge seminars on various topics by expert faculties.
  1. C) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched the “Van Dhan Internship Programme” organised by TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs in New Delhi.
  1. C) 20th Edition
  • Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has released the 20th Livestock Census report.
  1. B) Manipur
  • Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel yesterday inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival, 2019 at Shirui Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur.
  1. C) Thailand
  • The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON (खोन) Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with Thai government.
  1. D) Assam
  • The Assam government will be hosting a two-day stakeholders’ meeting between India and Bangladesh from 22nd of this month in Guwahati.
  1. C) Face Book
  • Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affair announced the second phase of GOAL (Going Online as Leaders), a Facebook program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.
  1. B) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan
  • Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra (FSM) scheme for strengthening and scaling up ‘Eat Right India’ movement.
  1. A) J. P. S. Chawla
  • Shri J.P.S. Chawla assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
  1. A) Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
  • Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan distributed the Hindi Pakhwada Awards, 2019 to the officials and employees of the Department of Consumer Affairs in Krishi Bhawan.
  1. C) Leonel Messi
  • Barcelona captain Leonel Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues.

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