Current Affairs 14 October 2019 Quiz
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Quiz from Current Affairs 13 October 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of October 13, 2019
- Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ Programme in which city?
A)Pune
B)Kolkata
C)NewDelhi
D)Mumbai
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Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme in Delhi. Under the initiative, the government plans to hold people-to-people exchange between states to enhance knowledge about each others culture.
- Recently Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched which scheme to honour good samaritans who take accident victims to hospital?
A)Jabaaz Dilliwites
B)Dilli ke Bande
C)Nek Farishte
D)Farishte Dilli ke
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Option D
Explanation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a scheme ‘Farishte Dilli Ke’ to honour good samaritans who take accident victims to hospital, and said at least 3,000 lives were saved during the pilot project of the initiative which ran for 18 months.
- Recently India’s first Garbage Café was inaugurated in which state?
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Kerala
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Option A
Explanation: Chhattisgarh Health Minister T S Singhdeo inaugurated a ‘Garbage Cafe’, which will provide free food in exchange for plastic waste.
- The National Indigenous Seeds Festival held at which state?
A)Manipur
B)Sikkim
C)Assam
D)Kerala
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Option A
Explanation: National Indigenous Seeds Festival held at the Central Agricultural University (CAU) campus, Iroishemba, Manipur. The festival aims to create awareness on conserving the indigenous seed ecosystem, reviving of indigenous seeds, networking with farmers, protecting traditional wisdom, ensuring agro-biodiversity and agro-ecology conservation activities.
- Recently which Indian nun sister was declared saint by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City, Rome?
A)Mary Joseph
B)Natalia Gabriel
C)Dorothy Gabriel
D)Mariam Thresia
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Option D
Explanation: Indian nun Sister Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City, Rome.
- The Inter Parliamentarian Union (IPU) Meeting held in which country?
A)Thailand
B)South Africa
C)Denmark
D)Serbia
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Option D
Explanation: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visited Serbia to attend the 141st Assembly of the Inter Parliamentarian Union (IPU) from October 13 to October 17.
- The exercise Vajra Prahar is between India and which other country?
A)SriLanka
B)France
C)Russia
D)USA
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Option D
Explanation: The 10th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ between India and the US was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle, USA.
- Recently which typhoon hitted Japan with full force?
A)Huru
B)Feni
C)Katrina
D)Hagibis
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Option D
Explanation: Typhoon Hagibis stroked Tokyo, capital of Japan after fierce rain and wind paralysed the capital. The cyclone Hagibis which caused floods, landslides and emergency disaster warnings, could be the strongest to hit Tokyo since 1958.
- Recently India signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan?
A)$190 million
B)$150 million
C)$200 million
D)$250 million
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Option A
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $190 million loan to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan.
- What is the rank of India in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019 released by independent brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance?
A)2nd
B)6th
C)5th
D)7th
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Option D
Explanation: As per the latest report by independent brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, India jumped two levels to 7th position in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019 despite the reduction in the overall economic growth due to slowdown in the manufacturing and construction sectors.
- Who has won the gold in the under-18 open category in the World Youth Chess Championship?
A)S Shivakumar
B)Dayanand Shetty
C)Chinmaya Kumar Singh
D)R Praggnanandhaa
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Option D
Explanation: Fourteen-year-old R Praggnanandhaa has won the gold in the under-18 open category in the World Youth Chess Championship.
- Eliud Kipchoge has become the 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon.He belongs to which country?
A)Kenya
B)Zimbabwe
C)South Africa
D)Rwanda
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Option A
Explanation: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge has become the 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon. He busted the mythical 2-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park.
- The 2019 World Women’s Boxing Championships is being held in which country?
A)India
B)USA
C)France
D)Russia
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Option D
Explanation: M C Mary Kom has won the bronze medal in the 51kg event of World Women’s Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.
- Recently Sara Danuis passed away.She was related to which field?
A)Sports
B)social Activist
C)Actress
D)Writer
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Option D
Explanation: Sara Danius, the first female head of the prestigious Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, has passed away. She was 57. She passed away following a long illness.
- Recently Alexei Leonov passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Author
B)Film Director
C)actor
D)Cosmonaut
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Option D
Explanation: Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago and who nearly didn’t make it back into his space capsule, has passed away in Moscow at 85.
- What is the theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction?
A)Reducing Exposure,Reducing Displacement
B)Home Safe Home:Reducing Disasters
C)Acting together to reduce damage of disasters
D)Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services
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Option D
Explanation: The United Nations observes International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October every year. The day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.This year’s theme is “Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services”.
- What is the theme of this year’s World Arthritis Da?
A)TimeUp
B)Time2Work
C)Arthritis around World
D)Raise awareness
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Option B
Explanation: World Arthritis Day is celebrated every year on October 12. It is observed to raise awareness about the Arthritis around the world.The theme of the World Arthritis Day 2019 is Time2Work.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- What is the capital of Serbia?
A)Bucharest
B)Novi Sad
C)Belgrade
D)Praia
- Where is the HQ of Asian Development Bank?
A)Netherlands
B)Denmark
C)China
D)Philippines
