Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 15th October 2019

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1) When is the World Standards Day celebrated internationally?

a) October 10

b) November 28

c) September 25

d) November 9

e) October 14

2) The World Logistics Passport has been launched in which of these cities?

a) Paris

b) Toronto

c) Dubai

d) London

e) Singapore

3) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched the mobile app L2Pro for ________

a) Framing E-Commerce Rules

b) Intellectual Property Rights

c) Boosting Startup growth

d) Stimulating Investments

e) None of these

4) India and Netherlands launched the second phase of the LOTUS-HR. What does “H” represent in LOTUS-HR?

a) Human

b) Healing

c) Heads

d) Home

e) Healthy

5) Which Indian air line company has became the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard?

a) IndiGo

b) Air India

c) SpiceJet

d) GoAir

e) Air India Express

6) India and Asian Development Bank, ADB have signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in which state?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Delhi

c) Rajasthan

d) Punjab

e) Maharashtra

7) The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of ____ on Lakshmi Vilas Bank for violating asset classification and fraud detection norms.

a) Rs. 1 crore

b) Rs.75 lakhs

c) Rs.50 Lakhs

d) Rs.80 lakhs

e) Rs.65 lakhs

8) The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of ____ on Syndicate Bank for violating asset classification and fraud detection norms.

a) Rs. 1 crore

b) Rs.75 lakhs

c) Rs.50 Lakhs

d) Rs.80 lakhs

e) Rs.65 lakhs

9) ICICI Bank has launched a new Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme – FD Health. The FD Health scheme provides the customer a complimentary critical illness cover of Rs 1 lakh from ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on opening an FD of Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh for tenure of at least ___.

a) One year

b) 15 months

c) 18 months

d) 21 months

e) Two years

10) Read the following statements carefully:

1) Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME inaugurated a conference on One Nation One FASTag in New Delhi.

2) The conference saw the signing of MoUs with state departments / other agencies for bringing in a unified electronic tolling solution across the country.

3) Another MoU between the Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. and GSTN was also signed.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Only 1

b) Only 1 and 2

c) Only 1 and 3

d) All 1, 2 and 3

e) None

11) The toll collections on all National Highways in India will be done through FASTag only from which date?

a) January 1, 2020

b) December 1, 2019

c) November 1, 2019

d) October 31, 2019

e) December 31, 2019

12) How many banks have been authorized for issuing the FASTag?

a) 14

b) 19

c) 21

d) 23

e) 17

13) Whose name has been proposed to be appointed as the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

a) Sourav Ganguly

b) Rahul Dravid

c) Sachin Tendulkar

d) Virendra Sehwag

e) Yuvaraj Singh

14) Which countries cricket board has appointed former West Indies player Phil Simmons as the new head coach of the men’s team?

a) West Indies

b) Zimbabwae

c) Netherlands

d) Poland

e) Afghanistan

15) Who has been conferred with the National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19?

a) Priyadarshan

b) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

c) Mani Ratnam

d) Vishal Bhardwaj

e) None of these

16) Which among the following books jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize?

a) Quichotte & Girl, Woman, Other

b) The Testament & Quichotte

c) The Testament & Girl, Woman, Other

d) A Sorrow Beyond Dreams & storm Still

e) Storm Still & Slow homecoming

17) 2nd India-China Informal Summit is going to hosted by which state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Maharashtra

d) Mizoram

e) Manipur

18) 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting is going to be counducted in which country?

a) Thailand

b) Phillipines

c) Vietnam

d) Taiwan

e) India

19) From which date, the Ministry of Sports has decided to allow national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs to organize sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government, free of cost?

a) 1st November 2019

b) 30th November 2019

c) 1st December 2019

d) 31st November 2019

e) 1st January 2020

20) Which rule will decide a winner during a tie match as per the new ICC rule?

a) Super Over

b) Duckworth Luis

c) Knock Out

d) First Run

e) More Wickets taken team in match

21) The United States recently imposed sanctions on which country over its incursion into Syria?

a) Iraq

b) Iran

c) Turkey

d) Afghanistan

e) Thailand

22) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami was recently sworn-in as the Chief Justice of which High Court?

a) Sikkim High Court

b) Manipur High Court

c) Guwahati High Court

d) Chandigarh High Court

e) Mumbai High Court

23) What is the theme of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019?

a) Reducing the economic loss of disasters

b) Knowledge for Life

c) Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services

d) Resilience is for Life

e) Making Children and Young People Partners for Disaster Risk Reduction

24) Which of the following has been honoured with the Dr. Guislain’s Breaking The Chains of Stigma Award for 2019 in Ghent, Belgium?

a) Child’s Dream Foundation

b) The Live Love Laugh Foundation

c) The Foundation for a Better Life

d) Global Village Foundation

e) Make-A-Wish Foundation

25) In October 2019, with which of the following has India signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan?

a) World Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) International Monetary Fund

d) New Development Bank

e) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

26) Who clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men’s singles at Almere in the Netherlands in October 2019?

a) Lakshya Sen

b) Sourabh Verma

c) Sameer Verma

d) Ajay Jayaram

e) Srikanth Kidambi

27) Recently, who broke the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championships?

a) Aly Raisman

b) Morgan Hurd

c) Shawn Johnson

d) Simone Biles

e) Aliya Mustafina

28) Where was the BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in 2019?

a) Brazil

b) Russia

c) India

d) China

e) South Africa

29) Name the Netherland’s King who arrived in New Delhi on a five-day visit.

a) Albert II

b) Willem-Alexander

c) Felipe VI

d) Carl XVI Gustaf

e) Hans Adam II

30) President Kovind will visit Philippines & Japan to strengthen India’s bilateral ties with these countries. Who is the Philippines President?

a) Shinzo Abe

b) Abdul Hamid

c) Lotay Tshering

d) Win Myint

e) Rodrigo Duterte

31) Who won the men’s singles title at Bahrain International Series?

a) Priyanshu Rajawat

b) Venkat Gaurav Prasad

c) Juhi Dewangan

d) Jason Anthony Ho-Shue

e) Srikanth Kidambi

32) How much amount of financial assistance will be given to the farmers per annum in 3 installments under YSR Rythu Bharosa – PM Kisan Samman Yojana?

a) 10,500 Rs

b) 13,500 Rs

c) 15,000 Rs

d) 25,000 Rs

e) 16,500 Rs

33) As part of Centre’s new targets to convert the country’s biofuel industry into a $15.6 billion economy, IIT Madras collaborated with which company for research in Energy and Biofuels?

a) Reliance Industries

b) LyondellBasell Industries

c) ExxonMobil

d) Formosa Plastics Corporation

e) Dow Chemical

34) The birthday of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam the most popular President of India is celebrated as _______.

a) World Engineers Day

b) World Students Day

c) World Scientists Day

d) World Leaders Day

e) None of these

35) Kais Saied elected as new President of which country?

a) Moroco

b) Turkey

c) Libya

d) Egypt

e) Tunisia

36) Name the Festival being organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with Jammu University Campus in a bid to spread the message of peace.

a) Sangam Youth Festival

b) Viswamitra Youth Festival

c) Suguna Youth Festival

d) Videhi Youth Festival

e) Satrugna Youth Festival

Answers :

1) Answer: E)

World Standards Day is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The aim of the day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy. ISO was formed in 1947. Day honours the experts who develop voluntary standards.

2) Answer: C)

Dubai Customs launched the World Logistics Passport as part of the implementation of the first phase of the Dubai Silk Road strategy. The passport will help boost the role of the Dubai Silk Road and enhance demand for Dubai’s products, services and integrated transportation systems. The unique initiative also further raises the growing role played by Dubai Customs in regional and international trade.

3) Answer: B)

Mr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) which works under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, launched the website and mobile application for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) named L2Pro India (Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation) in New Delhi. They were developed by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM)- DPIIT along with Qualcomm and National Law University (NLU), Delhi.

4) Answer: E)

India & Netherlands launched the 2nd phase of the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR) program. The programme was held during the visit of Netherlands King & the Queen in the presence of Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The innovative pilot scale modular plant upon commissioning will treat 10,000 L sewage water per day and will showcase a self-sustaining model for the end user.The project was initiated in July 2017.

5) Answer: B)

Air India became the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa. The use of Taxibot on the Air India aircraft at Indira Gandhi International Airport is the first such usage on any Airbus aircraft worldwide.

6) Answer: C)

India and Asian Development Bank, ADB have signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan. The agreement was signed to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan.

7) Answer: A)

The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 1 croreon Lakshmi Vilas Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by it on ‘Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms’.

8) Answer: B)

The Reserve Bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.75 lakhson Syndicate Bank for non-compliance with the RBI’s directions on (i) frauds classification and reporting and (ii) innovative housing loan products – upfront disbursal of housing loans.

9) Answer: E)

ICICI Bank has launched a new Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme – FD Health. The scheme offers FD with a health benefit through a critical illness coverage.The FD Health scheme provides the customer a complimentary critical illness cover of Rs 1 lakh from ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on opening an FD of Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh for tenure of at least two years.

The customers, who are in the age bracket of 18-50 years, get a complimentary insurance cover for a year on 33 critical illnesses including specified severities related to cancer, lung disease, kidney failure, liver disease and benign brain tumor, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

10) Answer: D)

The Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) and Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for integration of FASTag with GST e-way bill system.

The MoU will be inked at the ‘One Nation, One FASTag’ conference, which will be inaugurated by Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari.

FASTag is a simple to use, reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets vehicle pass through toll plaza without stopping for cash transaction.

An MoU will be signed between IHMCL and GSTN for integration of FASTag with GST e-way bill system.

11) Answer: B)

From 1st of December this year, toll collections on all National Highways will mandatorily be done through FASTag only.

12) Answer: D)

NPCI is functioning as the Central Clearing House for Fastag and 23 Public and Private sector banks are issuing FASTag.

13) Answer: A)

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is all set to be named the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he filed his nomination for the top job in Mumbai.  Ganguly was the lone candidate applying for the job and is set to be elected unopposed as the president.

14) Answer: A)

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appointed former West Indies player Phil Simmons as the new head coach of the men’s team. He will remain in charge of the team for a period of four years. Simmons had served previously for a short period as head coach of the West Indies senior men’s team. He then served as the head coach of Afghanistan and he helped them qualify for the first time for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup

15) Answer: A)

Noted director and producer Priyadarshan, who is famous for several blockbuster Malayalam and Hindi films, has been conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19. The award, instituted by MP Department of Culture, carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.

16) Answer: C)

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. Atwood’s “The Testament” & “Girl, Woman, Other” by Evaristo shared the prize. British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte” was among the 6 books shortlisted for the prize.2 shared the prize even though Booker rule says not to divide.

17) Answer: A)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are all set to take part in an “informal summit” in the coastal town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu.

During the summit, The Indian embassy in Beijing, China has announced relaxations in its e-visa policy for Chinese nationals, announced to set up a High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue mechanism for trade and investment related issues ad also decided to designate 2020 as Year of India-China Cultural and People to People Exchanges. The year 2020 also marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of India-China relations.

18) Answer: A)

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will attend the 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, RCEP Intersessional Ministerial meeting beginning at Bangkok in Thailand. This will be the last Ministerial before the 3rd Leaders Summit to be held on 4th of next month in Bangkok.  Out of 25 chapters, 21 chapters have been concluded. Crucial chapters of Investment, Electronic Commerce, Rules of Origin and Trade Remedies are yet to be settled.

19) Answer: A)

From 1st November 2019, the Ministry of Sports has decided to allow national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs to organize sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government, free of cost.

In the first phase, stadiums in Delhi including Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Major Dhyanchand Stadium and Karni Singh Shooting Range will be opened up for state and national federations to host competitions, tournaments and leagues of all sporting disciplines.

20) Answer: A)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men’s World Cup final this year when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count.  As per new rule, in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other.

21) Answer: C)

The United States recently imposed new sanctions against Turkey over its invasion into northern Syria. The sanctions call for a ceasefire, increase in steel tariffs and cancellations of the negotiations over a trade deal with Turkey.

22) Answer: A)

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, succeeding Justice Vijai Kumar Bist. He was administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad.

23) Answer: C)

The United Nations observes International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October every year. The day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.Theme for 2019: Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services

24) Answer: B)

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) has been honoured with the Dr Guislain ‘Breaking the Chains of Stigma’ Award for 2019 in Ghent, Belgium

25) Answer: B)

India and Asian Development Bank have signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan. The agreement was signed to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways which will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan. The project provides for constructing more than 200 bus stops and 2 kilometer of raised sidewalk on project roads.

26) Answer: A)

Lakshya Sen clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men’s singles at Almere in the Netherlands on 14 October 2019. Lakshya, currently ranked 72nd, had won the Belgian Open last month and reached the finals of Polish Open this year. He had also won the Asian Junior Championships, a silver at Youth Olympic Games and a bronze at World Junior Championships in 2018.

27) Answer: D)

Simone Biles broke the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championships by winning the balance beam competition at the World Gymnastics Championship in Stuttgart, Germany. It’s the 24th world championship medal for Biles, breaking a tie on 23 with the Belarusian men’s gymnast Vitaly Scherbo. Of her 24 career world medals, 18 are gold.

28) Answer: A)

Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel participated in BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil on 13 October 2019. BRICS countries have witnessed cultural cooperation scaling to new heights. He proposed to add literature as another field of cooperation between the countries to enhance cooperation in the field of literary works.

29) Answer: B)

The Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima arrived in New Delhi on 13 October 2019 on a five-day visit.King Willem-Alexander’s trip will be his first state visit to India, following his ascension to the throne in 2013. The King and Queen will visit New Delhi, Mumbai and Kerala. The visit is expected to boost economic and political cooperation between the 2 countries.

30) Answer: E)

President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on a week-long visit to the Philippines & Japan on this month. He will attend the Enthronement Ceremony of the Emperor of Japan, His Majesty Naruhito. The visit reaffirms India’s commitment to strengthen the bilateral ties. Japan PM- Shinzo Abe, Philippines President- Rodrigo Duterte.

31) Answer: A)

Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat won the men’s singles title in the Bahrain International Series Badminton defeating Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the finals. Indian mixed double pair of Juhi Dewangan & Venkat Gaurav Prasad also finished at the top. Series took place at Isa Town, Bahrain.

32) Answer: B)

Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy will launch YSR Rythu Bharosa – PM Kisan Samman Yojana. Under the scheme, farmers will get financial assistance of Rs 13,500 per annum in 3 instalments, with the State Govt contributing Rs 7,500 & the Centre Rs 6,000. State Govt allocated budget of Rs 5,500 crore for the scheme.

33) Answer: C)

IIT Madras will collaborate with ExxonMobil on Research in Energy & Biofuel as part of Centre’s new targets to convert the country’s biofuel industry into a $15.6 billion economy. ExxonMobil is a leading global oil, natural gas & petrochemicals company. It is a five-year joint-research agreement.

34) Answer: B)

The nation pays homage to former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary and remembered his contributions to the country.The birthday of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam the most popular President of India is celebrated as World Students Day.

35) Answer: E)

Kais Saied is elected as the new President of Tunisia after a landslide victory in recently concluded Presidential runoff. The Independent law professor Kais Saied won against his rival, Nabil Karoui. He won Tunisia’s presidential election with 73% of votes. The elections followed the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi in July 2019.

36) Answer: A)

Over 1,500 students from 32 different colleges and university participated in the ‘Sangam Youth Festival’ being organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with Jammu University Campus in a bid to spread the message of peace, prosperity, communal harmony and national integration. During this festival, several events are being organised so the students can showcase their talents and skills.

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