Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 27th October 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – October 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 27th October 2019
1. India and Pakistan signed a pact to open a land corridor for Indian pilgrims to visit Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in _______ district of Pakistan.
Narowal
Sialkot
Attock
Sahiwal
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Narowal
Explanation: • The corridor will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine (India) with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur (Narowal district of Pakistan)
The agreement signing ceremony took place at the Kartarpur Zero Point
Each visitor would be required to pay USD 20 as fee
2. Who has been appointed the Lieutenant Governor of the union territory of Ladakh?
RK Mathur
Pooja Joshi
Hemant Bajwa
Vatsal Chopra
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. RK Mathur
Explanation: • Mathur is a retired 1977 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre
• Mathur retired as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in 2018
3. The contract for designing the ambitious revamp of New Delhi’s Central Vista, or Rajpath, was awarded to ______.
HCP Design
L&T
Gammon Infrastructure
GMR Group
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. HCP Design
Explanation: • The 3-km-long Central Vista stretches from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate
Reportedly, HCP Design had executed several projects in the past
The firm will be paid Rs 229.75 crore for consultancy services
4. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place on ______ every year.
27 Oct
28 Oct
29 Oct
30 Oct
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 27 Oct
Explanation: • The theme of this year is “Engage the Past Through Sound and Images”
This day reminds us that audiovisual documents, such as films, radio, and television programmes, are our common heritage
5.Who was appointed the first Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir recently?
Girish Chander Murmu
RK Sharma
Vipul Narang
Rajeev Mishra
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Girish Chander Murmu
Explanation: • Murmu will take over as the first Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Girish Murmu currently serves as the Expenditure Secretary in the Finance ministry
6. Former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, who contested the Haryana elections from Karnal, quit ______.
BJP
INC
JJP
Akali Dal
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. JJP
Explanation: • Tej Bahadur Yadav has resigned from the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) as it tied-up with the BJP to form the new Haryana government
Mr Yadav contested the election from Karnal against Manohar Lal Khattar
7. According to the Crime in India Report for the year 2017, _____ topped the list with 56,011 cases.
UP
Telangana
Bihar
Maharashtra
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. UP
Explanation: • UP topped the list with 56,011 cases followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal
The NCRB falls under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
NCRB is responsible for collecting and analysing crime data
8. 29th ministerial meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) countries on Climate Change was recently held in _____.
China
India
Brazil
South Africa
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. China
Explanation: • Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar attended the 29th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministers’ meeting
According to the joint statement, global climate action should promote climate justic
• The meeting was chaired by LI Ganjie, Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment
9.The second quadrilateral consultation on the Afghan issue was recently held in ______.
Moscow
Islamabad
Lahore
New Delhi
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Moscow
Explanation: • The representatives want to reach an agreement with an aim to end the 18-year long war in Afghanistan
China, Russia and Pakistan support the resumption of talks between the US and the Taliban
Also, China is willing to host an intra-Afghan dialogue in Beijing
10. Who was recently elected the leader of the Haryana BJP legislative Party?
Manohar Lal Khattar
Anil Vij
Dushyant Chautala
Gopal Kanda
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Manohar Lal Khattar
Explanation: • Khattar’s name was proposed by MLAs Anil Vij and Kanwar Pal
BJP is all set to form the government in Haryana after clinching an alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP)
11. Union minister Prakash Javadekar released the Snow Leopard Population Assessment (SLPAI) at the fourth steering committee meeting of the GSLEP.
Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Program
Global Snow Lion and Ecosystem Program
Global Snow Leopard and Eco-fragile Program
Globalized Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Program
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Program
Explanation: • GSLEP is a joint initiative aiming to conserve the endangered snow leopard
Its mandate is to secure at least 20 landscapes for snow leopards by the year 2020
12. ______ has established a 1.5 acre demonstration plot for Ultra High Density Planting (UHDP) of mango in the College Orchard of Horticultural College & Research Institute.
Punjab Agricultural University
Delhi University
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Amity University
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Explanation: • Mango is cultivated in the state’s 1.6 lakh hectares area
Under UHDP (Ultra High Density Planting) technique, accommodation of 500 plants/acre is possible
The benefits under UHDP include:
– Two to three-fold increase in productivity
– Optimal use of vertical and horizontal space
– Increased water-use and fertilizer-use efficiency
– Possibility of using the space between plants for inter-cropping
13. As many as ____ crimes were committed every day against children in 2017, according to the child rights body CRY.
150
250
350
450
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 350
Explanation: • Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh emerged as the top two states, in terms of crimes against children
The cases for crime against children increased to 1,29,032 in 2017, according to the NCRB data on crime in India
14. Which nation will host the first edition of expanded 24-team FIFA World Cup for Clubs in 2021?
China
US
Iran
Pakistan
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. China
Explanation: • The competition, which currently features seven teams, will be expanded to 24 teams for the first time.
The Club World Cup currently consists of 7 teams and is held every December
• FIFA has previously been criticised for staging events in countries with poor human rights records
15.The US government has awarded the much-anticipated $10 billion Cloud contract for Pentagon to ______.
WhatsApp
Amazon
Microsoft
Infosys
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Microsoft
Explanation: • It’s a key contract for Microsoft as the company battles Amazon for cloud dominance
The contract aims to provide the Pentagon with cloud services for basic storage and power
