Current Affairs Quiz: October 29, 2018

Current Affairs 29 October 2018 Quiz

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  1. Which country pledged to donate more than $7 million to build hostels for poor children in India?
    A)Canada
    B)Australia
    C)UK
    D)USA
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Indo Canadian expatriates have donated more than $7 million dollars to a Toronto-based non-profit organisation which builds and runs education hostels in rural India.

  2. Which government signed a MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Uttar pradesh
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    Option B
    Explanation:
    The Arunachal Pradesh government signed a MoU with the British Council in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation.

  3. Which government is all set to launch a new scheme Blue Revolution:Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Sikkim
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    The Meghalaya Government is all set to launch a new scheme Blue Revolution:Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries on October 26.

  4. Which state tops the TAG Index for teenage girls in India?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Haryana
    C)Kerala
    D)Sikkim
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Kerala tops the TAG Index which compares the performance of each State based on the status of their teenage girls, as a part of the survey findings of The Teen Age Girls Report,conducted by Project Nanhi Kali.

  5. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a new web portal of “Odia Virtual Academy” to promote the Odia language and literature in which city?
    A)Konark
    B)Cuttack
    C)Bhubaneshwar
    D)Puri
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a new web portal of “Odia Virtual Academy” to promote the Odia language and literature at the Secretariat in Bhubaneshwar

  6. Who has been sworn as new Ireland President?
    A)Simon Conveney
    B)Michael Martin
    C)Leo Varadkar
    D)Michael D Higgins
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Michael D Higgins has been re elected Irish President after winning a landslide victory with 822,566 votes

  7. Who won Australian Moto GP?
    A)Maverick Vinales
    B)Lewis Hamilton
    C)Marc Marquez
    D)Sebastian Vettel
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Maverick Vinales ended his amd Yamaha’s lengthy droughts when he won the Australian MotoGP as newly-crowned world champion Marc Marquez failed to finish after starting from pole for the fifth straight year.

  8. Who was appointed as new independent director of Wipro?
    A)Ajay Tyagi
    B)Sunil Mehta
    C)PS Jayakumar
    D)Arundhati Bhattarcharya
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Wipro said it had appointed former SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya as an independent director beginning January 1, 2019. Bhattacharya’s appointment is for a period of 5 years.

  9. Which Pakistani lawyer and human rights right defender was awarded prize by UN in the Field of Human Rights for 2018?
    A)Arisha Naz
    B)Joenia Wopechana
    C)Asma Jahangir
    D)Rebeca Gyumi
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    The UN has hailed the “inspiring” work of four individuals and organisations as it announced the winners of its Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2018.The honour was given to Asma Jahangir,the late Pakistani Lawyer and leading human rights defender.
  10. Ntozake Shange passed away recently.He was related to which profession?
    A)Singer
    B)Journalist
    C)Playwright
    D)Actor
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Noted African American playwright Ntozake Shange, known for her works addressing sensitive issues related to racism, passed away at the age of 70

  11. Former CM Madan Lal Khurrana passed away recently.He was the former CM of which place?
    A)Delhi
    B)Bihar
    C)Haryana
    D)Rajasthan
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Former CM of Delhi Madan Lal Khurrana passed away at the age of 82

  12. When is International Animation Day celebrated?
    A)Oct 27
    B)Oct 28
    C)Oct 25
    D)Oct 29
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    International Animation Day is celebrated on October 28.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

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

  2. What is the capital of Ireland?
    A)Paris
    B)Astana
    C)Kiev
    D)Dublin
    View Answer
    Option D

  3. What is the currency of Ireland?
    A)Rupee
    B)Yuan
    C)Euro
    D)Dollar
    View Answer
    Option C

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