Current Affairs Quiz: October 24, 2018

Current Affairs 24 October 2018 Quiz

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1. The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference(FEC 2018) has started in which city?
   A)Gandhinagar
   B)Pune
   C)Delhi
   D)Mumbai
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference(FEC 2018) has started in Gandhinagar,Gujarat.

2. As per Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, which river is to be cleaned 80 percent before March 2019?
   A)Godavari
   B)Ganga
   C)Narmada
   D)Gomti
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari said that the work for cleaning and rejuvenation of River Ganga is ongoing and 70-80 per cent of the work will be completed before March next year.

3. Environment ministry has launched which campaign to minimize bursting of crackers?
   A)Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali
   B)Green Good Deed
   C)Safe Diwali
   D)Safe Diwali,Happy Diwali
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Environment Ministry has launched Harit Diwali,Swasth Diwali Campaign. This campaign was initiated in 2017-18 wherein large number of school children participated and took pledge to minimize bursting of crackers.

4. India sign MoU with which country for the Operation and Maintenance of Sittwe Port?
   A)China
   B)Nepal
   C)Indonesia
   D)Myanmar
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India and Myanmar signed an important MoU for the appointment of a private port Operator for the Operation and Maintenance of Sittwe Port,Paletwa Inland Water Terminal and associated facilities included in the Kaladan Multi Model Transit Transport Project in implementation of India’s Act East Policy.

5. UNESCO MGIEP in association with which Government announced TECH 2018 ,an international conference which aims to showcase the role of games and digital learning to create peaceful and sustainable societies?
   A)Himachal Pradesh
   B)Uttar Pradesh
   C)Andhra Pradesh
   D)Madhya Pradesh
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: UNESCO MGIEP in association with Government of Andhra Pradesh announces TECH 2018, an international conference which aims to showcase the role of games and digital learning to create peaceful and sustainable societies.

6. Four-day international dance festival titled “Udbhav Utsav”will held in which city?
   A)Bhopal
   B)Gwalior
   C)Pune
   D)Delhi
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Uzbekistan Ambassador to India Farhod Arziev inaugurated a four-day international dance festival titled “Udbhav Utsav” in Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh.

7. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 2nd edition of the Sagar Conference in which state?
   A)Maharashtra
   B)Goa
   C)Haryana
   D)Bihar
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 2nd edition of the Sagar Conference at Bambolim,Goa. It is being organised by the Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS).

8. Which country has the 2nd largest insurance gap in the world of $27 billion after China according to Lloyd’s of London’s report?
   A)UK
   B)USA
   C)India
   D)Australia
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India has the 2nd largest insurance gap in the world of $27 billion after China, where the under insurance or insurance gap is over $76 billion according to Lloyd’s of London’s report.

9. Which company has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered customer service app “Khushi”?
   A)PNB Metlife
   B)HDFC Bank
   C)LIC
   D)HDFC Ergo Life Insurance
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Life insurer PNB Metlife has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered customer service app “Khushi”.

10. Which Indian wrestler had to settle for a silver medal after he went down against Japan’s Takuto Otoguro in the 65kg final of the wrestling World Championships in Budapest,Hungary?
    A)Pawan Kumar
    B)Bajrang Punia
    C)Yogeshwar Dutt
    D)Sushil Kumar
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Wrestler Bajrang Punia had to settle for a silver medal after he went down against Japan’s Takuto Otoguro in the 65kg final of the wrestling World Championships in Budapest,Hungary.

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a national award in the name of whom will be given every year to police personnel who do “exemplary work” in rescue and relief operations during any kind of disasters?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Sardar Vallabhai Patel
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a national award in the name of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be given every year to police personnel who do “exemplary work” in rescue and relief operations during any kind of disasters.

12. Which government decided to confer the Sri Maharishi Valmiki Award for the year 2018-19 to former prime minister HD Deve Gowda?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: The Karnataka Governement decided to confer the Sri Maharishi Valmiki Award for the year 2018-19 to former prime minister HD Deve Gowda.

13. Which company has received the top UN Investment Promotion Award in recognition of its efforts to boost investments in the renewable energy sector in India?
    A)India Energy
    B)Invest India
    C)Solar India
    D)EESL
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Invest India has received the top UN Investment Promotion Award in recognition of its efforts to boost investments in the renewable energy sector in India.

14. Who was awarded 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration?.
    A)Fali S.Nariman
    B)Jayaraj
    C)Bhanita Das
    D)Divya Dutta
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Eminent jurist Fali S.Nariman was awarded 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration.

15. Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has passed away.He hails from which country?
    A)UK
    B)USA
    C)Japan
    D)Australia
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has passed away. He was 90.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of International Atomic Energy Agency?
   A)Beijing
   B)New York
   C)Tokyo
   D)Vienna
   
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   Option D
   

2. Where is the constituency of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?
   A)Lucknow
   B)Nagpur
   C)Nashik
   D)Gandhinagar
   
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   Option B