Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 12th October 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – October 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 12th October 2019
1.The Indian passport has dropped by one rank to end at ___ in the latest global passport Index released by Henley & Partners.
82nd
86th
97th
99th
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 82nd
Explanation: Since 2010, the Indian passport has considerably dropped in rank. Indian passport stands strong relatively in the South Asian region. The index is prepared by using data provided by the International Air Transport Association.
2. The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 will be awarded to _________.
Narendra Modi
Donald Trump
Abiy Ahmed
Imran Khan
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Abiy Ahmed
Explanation: Mr. Ahmed has aggressively pursued policies that have the potential to upend his country’s society. For his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea, Ahmed has won this prize. A total of 301 candidates had been nominated for the prestigious award.
3. Who has been declared as Muslim Man of the Year 2020 by Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre?
Ashraf Ghani
Imran Khan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Maithripala Sirisena
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Imran Khan
Explanation: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre is an independent research entity. Earlier this year, he had been named among the ‘100 Most Influential People’ of 2019 by Time magazine. According to the centre, it’s PM Khan’s desire for peace with neighbouring India which earned him the title.
4. Who has been appointed president of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021?
K Satish Reddy
H Subbarao
N Parthasarthy
Ramesh Chopra
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. K Satish Reddy
Explanation: The alliance represents 24 research-based pharmaceutical companies. He was president of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance in 2013-15. While Rajesh Jain (Panacea Biotec MD) will continue as the Vice President.
5.This year, World Sight Day has been held on _______.
10th Oct
12th Oct
14th Oct
16th Oct
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 10th Oct
Explanation: This day aims to draw attention to a range of issues surrounding blindness and visual impairment. The theme for this year is – “vision first”. World Sight Day always occurs on the second Thursday of October.
6.Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched _______ to assure dignified, respectful and quality health care at no cost.
SUMAN
MAHILA
SHAKTI
SEHAT
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. SUMAN
Explanation: Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) zero tolerance for denial of services for every woman & newborn. Globally, due to preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, about 800 women die every day.
7. ______ and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) announced a new joint venture to implement, finance and operate the smart meter roll-out programme of power distribution companies.
NIIF
NITI Aayog
Delhi Electricity Commission
CII
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. NIIF ( National Investment and Infrastructure Fund )
Explanation: The venture will be called IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. The joint venture will operate by leveraging the expertise of both the shareholders (NIIF & EESL). India is planning to install 25 crore smart meters in the next few years, to improve billing efficiencies.
8. Which among the following, launched first World report on vision?
WHO
FATF
IMF
UNICEF
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. WHO
Explanation: According to the first World report on vision, ageing populations, changing lifestyles and limited access to eye care are the main causes of vision impairment. It is worth mentioning that globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness.
9.Global payments player Mastercard has elevated ______ as its Chief Operating Officer.
Mukesh Agnihotri
Vikas Varma
Fareed Khan
Rajesh Ahuja
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Vikas Varma
Explanation: Varma is associated with Mastercard since 2005 and held several leadership roles. Under his new role, he will be leading new partnerships and development of digital payments solutions.
10. ______ is set to become the first country in the world to ban ads for unhealthy drinks with high sugar content.
India
Singapore
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Singapore
Explanation: The ban will cover all media platforms including print, broadcast and online. Singapore is also considering taxes on sugary drink makers and importers. Notably, Singapore has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world.
11. ‘Plastic-eating’ bacteria have been discovered from the wetlands of _______ recently.
Mumbai
Greater Noida
Ropar
Kolkata
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Greater Noida
Explanation: This discovery may lead to eco-friendly alternative clean-up methods for plastic waste worldwide. The team was led by Dr Richa Priyadarshini. The bacterial species namely
– Exiguobacterium sibiricum strain DR11
– Exiguobacterium undae strain DR14 were isolated from the wetlands.
12. _____ has lifted a travel advisory requesting tourists and pilgrims to stay away from the region.
J&K
Tripura
Manipur
Tamil Nadu
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. J&K
Explanation: It must be recalled that on August 2, the state administration had issued a security advisory asking tourists to leave Kashmir as soon as possible. J&K now will be opened like before for tourists.
13.Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) recently launched _______ to ensure seamless and effective dissemination of alerts to the fishermen.
GEMINI
PRASHANT
SANKAT
MOCHAN
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. GEMINI
Explanation: The new system is called: GEMINI. The acronym stands for GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information. The GEMINI system was launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science and Technology.
14. Reserve Bank of India gave the nod to the Kerala government to set up a bank of its own named ________ by merging the district cooperative banks to form a state cooperative bank.
Kerala Bank
South Indian Bank
Kochi Bank
Mallu Bank
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Kerala Bank
Explanation: The Kerala Bank will be the largest banking network in the state. Notably, Kerala has one of the most established and strong networks when it comes to cooperative banking. The state government will have to complete the stipulations laid down for the merger.
15. Moody’s Investors Service recently cut India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2019-20 to _____.
5.6%
5.7%
5.8%
5.9%
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 5.8%
Explanation: According to Moody’s Investors Service, weaker growth outlook will dampen the prospects for fiscal consolidation. It expects the government to run a fiscal deficit equivalent to 3.7% of GDP.
