Current Affairs Quiz: October 20, 2017

Current Affairs 20 October 2017 Quiz

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Quiz from Current Affairs 19 October 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of October 19, 2017

1. Kamle has been named the 23rd district of which of the following states?
   A) Tripura
   B) Meghalaya
   C) Assam
   D) Arunachal Pradesh
   
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      Option D
   Explanation: The Arunachal Assembly has passed a bill paving way for creation of a new district to be named Kamle. With the official creation of the new district, the total number of districts in the state shot up to 23.
2. Which of the following commodity exchanges in India launched country’s first commodity options in gold on the occasion of Dhanteras this year?
   A) Indian Commodity Exchange Limited
   B) National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
   C) Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
   D) National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
   
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      Option C
   Explanation: The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has launched India’s first commodity options in gold, giving stakeholders a new set of financial instruments to hedge their price risks.
3. According to United Nations report, “Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2017”, India is accountable for how much percent newborn deaths overall?
   A) 24%
   B) 27%
   C) 19%
   D) 32%
   
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      Option A
   Explanation: While India was accountable for 24 per cent of these new-born deaths, Pakistan accounted for 10 per cent, Nigeria 9 per cent, the Democratic Republic of Congo 4 per cent and 3 per cent of the deaths occurred in Ethiopia.  
4. In October 2017, India, ________ and South Africa signed the IBSA Trust Fund Agreement that seeks to fight poverty in developing countries.
   A) Brazil
   B) Bangladesh
   C) Belgium
   D) Bhutan
   
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      Option A
   Explanation: 
5. Which of the following banks along with fintech firm Zeta launched ‘Paymint’, a multi-wallet digital prepaid solution for salaried employees?
   A) Yes Bank
   B) IndusInd bank
   C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
   D) HDFC Bank
   
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      Option C
   Explanation: Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank and fintech firm Zeta have announced launch of ‘Paymint’, a multi-wallet digital prepaid solution for salaried employees. 
6. Which of the following has committed Rs 10 crore for the conservation and restoration of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) of Mumbai?
   A) ICICI Foundation
   B) HDFC Foundation
   C) SBI Foundation
   D) PNB Foundation
   
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      Option C
   Explanation: SBI Foundation has committed Rs 10 crore for the conservation and restoration of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) of Mumbai over the period of 3-5 years. 
7. According to ESPNCricinfo, Ravi Shastri has emerged as the world’s highest earning cricket coach with salary close to ______ million dollars per year.
   A) 1.34
   B) 1.07
   C) 1.24
   D) 1.17
   
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      Option D
   
8. Who has been chosen as the next Prime Minister of New Zealand?
   A) Bill English
   B) Jacinda Ardern
   C) John Key
   D) Helen Clark
   
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      Option B
   Explanation:  Jacinda Ardern, 37-year-old will be the youngest Prime Minister of the country which had been ruled by the National Party for a decade. 
9. Who has been chosen for the world’s most prestigious award “Blue Planet Prize” for pioneers in environmental science?
   A) Gretchen C. Daily
   B) Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
   C) Akishino Asahi Glass
   D) Paul R. Ehrlich
   
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      Option B
   Explanation: The world’s most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science was given to Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
10. Where is Vladivostok Port situated?
    A) Japan
    B) Germany
    C) Russia
    D) Singapore
    
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       Option C
    Explanation: Exercise INDRA-2017, the first ever Tri Services Joint Exercise between Indian and Russian Armed Forces will be conducted in the Eastern Military District of Russia from 19 to 29 Oct 2017.
    Exercise INDRA-2017 is being conducted at the 249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky and in the Sea of Japan near Vladivostok.
    

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