Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 6th October 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – October 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 6th October 2019
1.The commerce ministry’s arm DGTR has launched an online system – ARTIS – for filing of anti-dumping application. What does ‘R’ stand for in the acronym?
Regulation
Rule
Remedies
Retention
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Remedies
Explanation: ARTIS stands for Applications for Remedies in Trade for Indian Industry and other Stakeholders. It aims to facilitate speedy resolution of dumping issues. DGTR is an investigation arm of the ministry which deals with:
– Anti-dumping Duty
– Safeguard Duty
– Countervailing Duty
2. _______ launched an ‘automated real-time performance smart-board’ which will act as a single window access for Centre, state or district-specific projects.
IT Ministry
NITI Aayog
Finance Ministry
HRD Ministry
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. IT Ministry
Explanation: This smart-board is expected to promote transparency and enhance ease of working. This will enhance analysis through data integration by consolidating multiple data sources. The smart-board was inaugurated by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
3. Chandrayaan2’s Orbiter payload ______, in its first few days of observation, detected charged particles and their intensity variations on the lunar soil.
CLASS
VIKRAM
PRAKRAM
SRISHTI
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. CLASS
Explanation: This instrument (CLASS) on Chandrayaan-2 is designed to detect direct signatures of elements present in the lunar soil. It was in news as the CLASS detected charged particles and their intensity variations on the lunar soil.
4. India’s _________ qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in men’s 3000m steeplechase event.
Ravi Singh
Avinash Sable
Rishi Kumar
Krishan Matta
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Avinash Sable
Explanation: By shattering his own national record for the second time, Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men’s 3,000m steeplechase event . He clocked 8 minute 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00.
5.Indian Army undergoing its biggest transformation has started its biggest mountain assault exercise named _______.
Him Vijay
Virat Shakti
Fly Colours
Tricolor
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Him Vijay
Explanation: ‘Him Vijay’ – India’s biggest mountain assault exercise will reportedly be held in 2 phases. It must be mentioned here that Chinese Prez’s visit is coinciding with this exercise.
6._______ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Army under which the bank would offer customised services along with a host of facilities to account holders.
Bank of Baroda
ICICI Bank
SBI
RBI
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Bank of Baroda
Explanation: The agreement was signed by Indian Army’s Lt Gen Harsha Gupta and BoB Executive Director Sh. Vikramditya. The MoU includes:
– Handsome free personal accident insurance cover,
– Free air accident insurance cover of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 50 lakh
– Overdraft facility up to 3 times of monthly net salary
7. ____ has built 850 metres of road using 16 metric tonnes of single-use plastic waste in bitumen concrete.
L&T
Indian Oil Corporation
SAIL
BHEL
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Indian Oil Corporation
Explanation: The corporation has built the road outside its R&D facility in Faridabad on an experimental basis. The allowable percentage of waste plastic in bitumen is 0.8%, according to Central Road Research Institute.
8. The Wildlife Week is being celebrated from ________ in India.
2-8 Oct
3-9 Oct
4-10 Oct
5-11 Oct
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 2-8 Oct
Explanation: The legal & illegal trade of wildlife is a multi-billion-dollar industry. It was first started in 1952 to save the life of the Indian animals.
9.Hazza Al Mansouri, sometimes seen in the news, is an astronaut, the first person from the _____ in space.
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Malaysia
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. UAE
Explanation: Mansoori was a flight participant for Expedition 61. This is an expedition to the International Space Centre. He became the first Emirati astronaut to go to space.
10. Vayoshreshtha Samman is a Scheme of awards instituted by the Ministry of __________.
Social Justice & Empowerment
Finance
HRD
Corporate Affairs
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Social Justice & Empowerment
Explanation: These awards are presented on the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October. They are for institutions involved in rendering distinguished service for the cause of elderly persons.
11. The ______ Cabinet recently approved a Bill to set up “India’s first” sports university, which will offer graduation, post graduation and doctorate degrees in cricket, football, and hockey among other sports.
Punjab
J&K
Delhi
Tamil Nadu
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Delhi
Explanation: The “Sports University” would come up on a 90-acre land in the Mundka area. The Delhi Sports University is proposed to be set up as a State university.
12. The central government recently notified the appointment of Justice _______ as the new Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court.
Ravi Shankar Jha
Manohar Pandey
S Nazeer
Anil Gupta
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Ravi Shankar Jha
Explanation: Justice Jha had enrolled as a lawyer in September 1986. He was elevated as a permanent judge of the Madhya Pradesh HC in 2007. This court’s former CJ Justice Krishna Murari was elevated to Supreme Court last month.
13.Which bank will go into merger under the stewardship of SS Mallikarjuna Rao, who has been appointed as the new chief executive of the bank?
PNB
SBI
ICICI Bank
NABARD
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. PNB
Explanation: Presently, he is the chief executive of Allahabad Bank. He will head the Delhi-based PNB till September 18, 2021. Rao, has 33 years of banking experience behind him. He started his career as PO in Bank of Maharashtra in 1985.
14. The National Basketball Association has brought the first-ever floating basketball court to _______.
Mumbai
Goa
Chandigarh
Ahmedabad
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Mumbai
Explanation: The court has been dropped right next to the Bandra Worli Sea-link. To keep it afloat, the barge of the court has been tugged by two boats.
15. China recently unveiled the ______ intercontinental-range ballistic missile, touted to be the most powerful missile on the planet at the National Day parade in Beijing.
DF-41
HU-75
AS-11
NP-35
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. DF-41
Explanation: Reportedly, DF-41 has a range of up to 9,320 miles (15,000 kilometres), more than any missile on Earth. It is capable of carrying 10 independently targeted nuclear warheads. Theoretically, it can hit the United States in 30 minutes.
