Current Affairs Quiz: October 23, 2019

Current Affairs 23 October 2019 Quiz

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  1. The 10th Asian Conference on Emergency Medicine (ACEM) held in which city?
    A)NewDelhi
    B)Mumbai
    C)Chennai
    D)Lucknow
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    The Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM) and Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI) announces the 10th Asian Conference on Emergency Medicine (ACEM) in New Delhi, India from November 7th-10th, 2019.

  2. Recently United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched which campaign to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India?
    A)Feed World
    B)Stop Malnutrition
    C)Feed Our Future
    D)Feeding and Eating
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a cinema advertisement campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India.

  3. Recently Indian Air Force successfully tested which missile at Trak Island in Andaman and Nicobar islands?
    A)Dhanush
    B)Brahmos
    C)Prahaar
    D)Astra
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    The Indian Air Force (IAF) fired two BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles at Trak Island in Andaman and Nicobar islands and the mock targets were hit successfully.

  4. Whatisthe rank of India in the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019?
    A)7th
    B)6th
    C)5th
    D)8th
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    India ranked as the 7th nation in the ranking of the total (resident and abroad) IP filing activity by origin, revealed World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019, which published such data for 49 countries.

  5. Which company has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) 2019?
    A)TCS
    B)Microsoft
    C)Wipro
    D)Infosys
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    IT major Wipro Ltd has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) 2019 for the tenth year in succession.

  6. Recently in which city world’s oldest pearl was discovered?
    A)Gangtok
    B)Beijing
    C)Shanghai
    D)Abu Dhabi
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    The world’s oldest natural pearl named ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’ has been discovered on an island off Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The 8,000-year-old pearl was found during excavations at Marawah Island which also revealed the earliest architecture in the UAE.

  7. Recently which company launches contactless mobile phone payments facility CardPay?
    A)Rupay
    B)SBI Card
    C)IDBI
    D)MasterCard
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    SBI Card announced the launch of ‘SBI Card Pay’, a feature which allows contactless payment using mobile phones at PoS terminals.

  8. The 2019 World Military Games held in which city?
    A)Rome
    B)NewDelhi
    C)Beijing
    D)Wuhan
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    Para-Athlete Anandan Gunasekaran bagged two gold medals for the Indian contingent in the World Military Games here in Wuhan, China.

  9. Recently who has become India’s 65th Grandmaster?
    A)Raunak Sadhwani
    B)E Srinivasan
    C)Srikant Dixit
    D)Lavnya Sharma
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Raunak Sadhwani has becomes India’s 65th Grandmaster. He defeated Russian GM Alexander Motylev to become the Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 28 days.

  10. The 2019 ITF women’s tennis tournament is being held in which country?
    A)Thailand
    B)Netherlands
    C)Nigeria
    D)Ukraine
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Riya Bhati has won the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria. She defeated Slovenian player Nastja Kolar of Slovenia 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in the summit clash of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament.

  11. Who has set a record of highest average in Test cricket?
    A)Rohit Sharma
    B)Steve Smith
    C)Virat Kohli
    D)Ajinkya Rahane
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma smashed the former Australia cricketer Don Bradman’s record of highest average in Test cricket on home soil.

  12. Whohas won the 2019 Stockholm Open title?
    A)Denis Shapovalov
    B)Milos Raonic
    C)Jospeh Miles
    D)Traver Simons
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Canadian player Denis Shapovalov has won the Stockholm Open title. He has become the first Canadian ATP singles champion since Milos Raonic won at Brisbane in January 2016

  13. Recently Justin Trudeau was sworn in as PM of which country?
    A)Australia
    B)Ukraine
    C)Canada
    D)Netherlands
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, losing the majority but delivering unexpectedly strong results..

  14. Which series won award for best direction at the Asian Academy Creative Awards ceremony?
    A)Delhi Crime
    B)Kota Factory
    C)Sacred Games
    D)Mirzapur
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer “Gully Boy” won the best film from India award in the regional finals at the Asian Academy Creative Awards ceremony.

  15. Which Indian film won the highest-grossing foreign-language Award at the Australian International Movie Convention?
    A)Dream Girl
    B)Andhadhun
    C)Sanju
    D)Gully Boy
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Sanju’ won the highest-grossing foreign-language Award at the Australian International Movie Convention.

  16. Which actress won the People’s Icon Award at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards?
    A)Jennifer Aniston
    B)Taylor Swift
    C)Jennifer Lapoz
    D)Emma Watson
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston, actress-producer, is set to receive the People’s Icon Award at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards.

  17. Recently Dadu Chougule passed away.He was related to which profession?
    A)Journalism
    B)Cricket
    C)Wrestling
    D)Actor
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Dadu Chougule, wrestler and recipient of Major Dhyanchand award, passed away. In 1973, Chougule had won the titles ‘Rustum-e-Hind’ and ‘Mahan Bharat Kesari’ in national-level tournaments.

  18. Recently Subha Dutta passed away.She was related to which field?
    A)Philosopher
    B)Sports
    C)Editor
    D)Actress
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Subha Dutta, editor of one of the largest circulated Bengali dailies of West Bengal, Bartaman has passed away. She was 67.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. Where is the HQ of Wipro?
    A)Bengaluru
    B)NewDelhi
    C)Mumbai
    D)Chennai
    View Answer
    Option A

  2. What is the currency of Nigeria?
    A)Won
    B)Ngultrum
    C)Naira
    D)Lira
    View Answer
    Option C

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