Current Affairs Quiz October 31 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz October 31 2019
Current Affairs Quiz October 31 2019

Current Affairs Quiz – October 31 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz – October 31 2019

  1. World Cities Day is observed on which date?
  • October 29
  • October 30
  • October 31
  • October 28
  1. Whose birthday is celebrated as National Unity Day in India?
  • Lal Bhadur Sasthri
  • Sardar Vallabhai Patel
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Subash Chandra Bose
  1. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir?
  • Krishnamurthy Subramanian and Ajay Bhushan Pandey
  • Wajahat Habibullah and Vijai Sharma
  • Amitabh Kant and H. L. Dattu
  • Radha Krishna Mathur and Girish Chandra Murmu
  1. Which organization prepared the 14th National Health Profile?
  • Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
  • National Injury Surveillance Trauma Registry & Capacity Building Centre
  • Directorate General of Health Services
  • Institute for Human Development
  1. Where was the National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’ inaugurated?
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Bangalore
  • New Delhi
  1. Which edition of Guwahati International Film Festival began in Assam?
  • Third Edition
  • Second Edition
  • First Edition
  • Fourth Edition
  1. Who is the new president of Argentina?
  • Alberto Fernández
  • Cristina Fernández
  • Mauricio Macri
  • Aníbal Fernández
  1. Which edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 was recently inaugurated?
  • 37th Edition
  • 33th Edition
  • 38th Edition
  • 34th Edition
  1. Where was Cyclone “MAHA” developed?
  • Comorin Sea
  • Laccadive Sea
  • Andaman Sea
  • Arabian Sea
  1. India’s marine exports to which country has tripled recently?
  • Russia
  • China
  • Iran
  • United States
  1. Where was 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) held?
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • New Delhi
  • Bangalore
  1. Which ministry recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with Indian School of Business?
  • Railway
  • Navy
  • Army
  • Shipping
  1. What is the position of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the latest BWF Badminton rankings?
  • Top 03
  • Top 15
  • Top 10
  • Top 05
  1. Who has been appointed as the Secretary of Department of Expenditure?
  • Shri Atanu Chakraborty
  • Thiru K. Gnanadesikan,
  • Subhash Chandra Garg
  • Aruna Sundararajan
  1. Who won the 28th Vyas Samman award?
  • Sumitranandan Pant
  • Leeladhar Jagudi
  • Manglesh Dabral
  • Ramesh Chandra Shah
  1. Swastika Ghosh and Kavya Sree Baskar are related to which sports?
  • Table Tennis
  • Badminton
  • Foot Ball
  • Tennis
  1. Where was U-23 World Wrestling Championship held?
  • Prague
  • Hungary
  • Budapest
  • Bucharest

Answers & Explanation:

  1. C) October 31
  • The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.
  1. B) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
  • National Unity day (also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated every year on 31st of October by the people all through India. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who really unified the country. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day was introduced by the Government of India in 2014 with the aim of celebrating this event every year on 31st October.
  1. D) Radha Krishna Mathur and Girish Chandra Murmu
  • Radha Krishna Mathur took oath as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. He was administered the oath of office by the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice Gitta Mittal at a function held at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in Leh. Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of the J&K Union Territory. The two new Governors would be replacing Satya Pal Malik, who served as the 13th and last Governor of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
  1. A) Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
  • Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the 14thNational Health Profile (NHP)2019 & its e-book (digital version). The NHP is prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) and covers comprehensive information on demographic, socio-economic health status, health finance indicators, health infrastructure and health of human resources in the country. This 14th edition of NHP is the continuation of the publication since 2005.
  1. D) New Delhi
  • “Planning, commitment, vision, societal involvement and past experiences can help us achieve our goal of eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis from the country by 2021” said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare as he inaugurated the day long National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’in New Delhi.
  1. A) Third Edition
  • In Assam, the third edition of the Guwahati International Film Festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of noted filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar in Guwahati.
  1. A) Alberto Fernández
  • Peronists Alberto Fernández, along with running mate and former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the first round on October 27 with 48 percent of the vote. Center-right President Mauricio Macri earned 40 percent but lost his reelection bid to a Peronist front.
  1. C) 38th Edition
  • The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 was inaugurated by Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Nearly 1800 exhibitors from 77 countries are participating in the Fair. The fair will showcase 987 activities presenting scientific, knowledge and literary themes.
  1. A) Comorin Sea
  • A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, Shri Rajiv Gauba, was held to review the preparations for the cyclone MAHA over the Comorin and adjoining Lakshadweep Islands.
  1. B) China
  • India’s exports of marine products to China has tripled and touched almost USD 800 million, in the first nine months of 2019, as per the data released by China’s customs authority recently. India’s marine exports are expected to cross USD 1 billion mark by the end of this year. A Chinese trade delegation visited India on 9th October 2019 and signed a contract for import of marine products worth USD 500 million in the next two years.
  1. C) New Delhi
  • The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy hosted the second Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) on 30 and 31 October 2019 New Delhi. While on 30 October 2019, coordination and consultation meetings on different aspects of ISA programmes and initiatives was held.
  1. A) Railway
  • Ministry of Railways and the Indian School of Business (ISB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership.
  1. C) Top 10
  • Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has reclaimed its position in the top 10 of the latest BWF Badminton rankings.
  1. A) Shri Atanu Chakraborty
  • The Competent Authority has approved assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Expenditure to Shri Atanu Chakraborty, IAS Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs with immediate effect and till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
  1. B) Leeladhar Jagudi
  • The 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on well known Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagoori at a function in New Delhi. Mr Jagoori has been chosen for the prestigious award for his poetry collection- Jitne Log Utne Prem.
  1. A) Table Tennis
  • India’s Swastika Ghosh and Kavya Sree Baskar have secured bronze medals in the Oman Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Open in Muscat. Swastika lost to Yi-Chen Hsu of Chinese Taipei 1-4  to settle for the bronze medal. Kavya Sree lost 1-3 against eventual champion Pu-Syuan Cheng of Taipei in the Cadet Singles to be content with the bronze medal.
  1. C) Budapest
  • At the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Indian grappler Ravinder settled for a silver medal after going down to Kyrgyzstan’s Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov in the final. He suffered a 3-5 loss to Ulukbek in 61-kg category. Ulukbek is the current Asian U23 champion. This was India’s first medal at the 2019 edition and overall fifth silver at the Championships.

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