Current Affairs 31 October 2018 Quiz
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- Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the country’s largest Dry Dock in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)TamilNadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
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Option C
Explanation: Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the country’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.
- The 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems began in which state?
A)Kerala
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)TamilNadu
D)Assam
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Option D
Explanation: The 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems in India began at Kaziranga in Assam.
- Italian PM arrived in New Delhi and will meet PM Narendra Modi.Who is the current PM of Italy?
A)Giuseppe Conte
B)Paul Berenger
C)Pravind Jagunath
D)Nando Bodha
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Option A
Explanation: Italian PM Giuseppe Conte arrived in New Delhi. During his one-day visit, Conte will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hold one-to-one meeting.
- A two-day technology summit between India and Italy began in which city?
A)Kolkata
B)Mumbai
C)NewDelhi
D)Pune
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Option C
Explanation: A two-day technology summit between India and Italy began in NewDelhi with the Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan calling for promotion of high quality and high impact collaborative research projects across the value chain, with a focus on boosting technological entrepreneurship.
- Which state CM launched the Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service?
A)Bihar
B)Gujarat
C)Maharshtra
D)Andhra Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service, with BJP functionaries, shipping agents, ship recyclers from Alang and representatives from other industrial sectors accompanying him on the maiden voyage of the new Ro-Pax ferry.
- Which state launched scheme “Soura Jalanidhi”?
A)Bihar
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Haryana
D)Odisha
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Option D
Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme to increase the use of solar energy in the agriculture sector. Under the “Soura Jalanidhi”scheme, 5,000 solar pumps will be given to farmers with up to 90 per cent subsidy. It will create irrigation potential for 2,500 acres in the state.
- Which agency sets world record with Mars 2020 “supersonic parachute”?
A)CNSA
B)ISRO
C)SpaceX
D)NASA
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Option D
Explanation: NASA has created a world record with its “supersonic parachute” for the Mars 2020 mission that survived 37,000 kg load and was deployed in just four-tenths of a second – twice the speed of sound.
- According to a report by World Wildlife Fund(WWF),the global population of vertebrates declined by how much percent since 1970?
A)55 percent
B)60 percent
C)70 percent
D)85 percent
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Option B
Explanation: The global population of vertebrates – mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles – have declined by 60 per cent since 1970, according to a World Wildlife Fund(WWF) report.
- Typhoon Yutu hits which country in 2018?
A)USA
B)Australia
C)Mexico
D)Philippines
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Option D
Explanation: The 18th tropical cyclone for 2018, in Philippines,Typhoon Yutu is the second most significant devastating typhoon in Philippines after Mangkhut. Yutu made landfall over Isabela province in northern Philippine main Island Luzon.
- Which country tops the list in most investment savvy economy in Asia according to a new study titled “The Emerging Affluent Study 2018-Climbing the Prosperity Ladder” by Standard Chartered?
A)SriLanka
B)India
C)China
D)Pakistan
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Option B
Explanation: India has emerged as the most investment savvy economy in Asia and over two-thirds of the country’s affluent class prefer to make use of various investment products to meet their financial goals and greater social mobility, according to a new study titled “The Emerging Affluent Study 2018-Climbing the Prosperity Ladder” by Standard Chartered.
- Which country recently withdraw from South West Asian Football Federation(SAFF) with immediate effect?
A)India
B)Nepal
C)Bhutan
D)All of these
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Option D
Explanation: India along with six other South Asian Football Federation(SAFF) members, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan pulled out of the newly formed South West Asian Football Federation(SAFF) with immediate effect.
- Who was re-appointed as HDFC Bank MD?
A)PS Jayakumar
B)Rana Kapoor
C)Shikha Sharma
D)Aditya Puri
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Option D
Explanation: Private sector HDFC Bank on Monday said the RBI has approved re-appointment of Aditya Puri as managing director of the bank for another two years. Puri has been with the bank since 1994, making him the longest-serving head of any private bank in the country.
- Veteran Yeshwant Deo passed away recently.He was related to which profession?
A)Actor
B)Journalist
C)Musician
D)Politics
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Option C
Explanation: Veteran Marathi musician Yeshwant Deo, who had composed music for many films including Shabana Azmi-starrer Saaz, passed away after suffering from a brief illness.
- Eminent writer Qazi Abdus Sattar passed away.He was the writer of which language?
A)Urdu
B)Tamil
C)Odia
D)Hindi
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Option A
Explanation: Eminent novelist,short story writer Qazi Abdus Sattar passed away after a prolonged illness at a hospital in New Delhi.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- What is the capital of Italy?
A)Bishkek
B)Manila
C)Rome
D)Mexico city
- What is the currency of Italy?
A)Ruble
B)Dollar
C)Yuan
D)Euro
- Where is the HQ of NASA?
A)Washington DC
B)New York
C)Beijing
D)Tokyo
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