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[WpProQuiz 7270]1) Who will head the panel formed by government of India to resolve differences between Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) & National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog over AI mission implementation ?
a) Upinder Singh Bhalla
b) Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan
c) Satyajit Mayor
d) Rajagopala Chidambaram
e) None of these
2) The traditional emergency service number Dial 100 is replaced by _____ in Uttar Pradesh.
a) 112
b) 113
c) 114
d) 115
e) 101
3) Name the first state in India to launch an online portal SMARTPORT for implementing the Ease of Doing Business Reforms?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Maharashtra
d) Odisha
e) Madhya Pradesh
4) The first-ever Ladakh Literature Festival (LLF) is scheduled from _____ to ____ October.
a) 29th to 31st October
b) 28th to 31st October
c) 27th to 31st October
d) 30th to 31st October
e) None of these
5) Which bank has partnered with the Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd & launched a co-branded health care plus insurance policy ?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
c) State Bank of India (SBI)
d) Indian Bank (IB)
e) None of these
6) Who was recently sworn is as the Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana state?
a) Dushyant Chautala
b) Bhupinder Hooda
c) Deepender Hooda
d) Bhavya Bishnoi
e) Bhajan Lal
7) Alberto Fernandez won the presidential election of which country?
a) Phillipines
b) Argentina
c) Brazil
d) Poland
e) Germany
8) Who was elected as the 5th & current President of Botswana (interim) on October 25, 2019 ?
a) Ian Khama
b) Quett Masire
c) Mokgweetsi Masisi
d) Festus Mogae
e) None of these
9) Name the third Indian Women Cricketer, who won the 7th edition of Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year 2019 award .
a) Jhulan Goswami
b) Harmanpreet Kaur
c) Jemimah Rodrigues
d) Smriti Mandhana
e) None of these
10) Who claimed the world’s richest man title 2019 ?
a) Warren Buffett
b) Bill Gates
c) Jeff Bezos
d) Mark Zuckerberg
e) None of these
11) Which country has topped the Global Health Security Index 2019?
a) United States
b) New Zealand
c) Norway
d) Sweden
e) Switzerland
12) What is the rank of India in the recently released Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019?
a) 57
b) 61
c) 63
d) 67
e) None of these
13) Based on how many indicators, 195 countries were assessed for Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019 ranking?
a) 7
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
e) None of these
14) Which state has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with UNICEF on “drink from tap mission” to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) West Bengal
d) Assam
e) Meghalaya
15) The Vijay Hazare Trophy is related with which sports?
a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Cricket
d) Hockey
e) Volley Ball
16) Which team clinched the 18th season of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy via VJD method (Jaydevan System or Gokul Gurandi system) ?
a) Mumbai
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Chhattisgarh
e) None of these
17) Which state’s former Chief Minister, Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh passed away recently ?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Gujarat
e) None of these
18) Which district has become the first kerosene-free district of Gujarat under the Ujjwala Yojana?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Vadodara
c) Surat
d) Tapi
e) Gandhinagar
19) Where will be the selected location for the their 5th Biennial Inter Governmental Consultations meeting of India & Germany?
a) Mumbai
b) Berlin
c) New Delhi
d) Munich
e) Bengaluru
20) “Exercise Shakti” is an Army Exercise between India and which country?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) France
d) Sri Lanka
e) Bangladesh
Year’ award?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Jasprit Bumrah
e) Yajuvendra Chahal
22) Who has won the Asia Game Changer Award?
a) Satya Nadela
b) Jane Sun
c) Prakash Javadekar
d) Narendra Modi
e) None of these
23) Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone conducted ‘Operation ________’ against ticket touts involved in e-ticketing.
a) Sameeksha
b) Sankalp
c) Dhanush
d) Darbaan
e) None of these
24) IRDAI formed a panel to vet proposals for innovations. It will be chaired by________.
a) S. Sadagopan
b) K. Natarajan
c) Ajay Kumar Tyagi
d) A K Lavasa
e) Sanket Seth
25) Who among the following has been appointed as the President and CEO of STAR Labs (Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs)?
a) Manindra Agrawal
b) Raj Reddy
c) Sankar Kumar Pai
d) Pranav Mistry
e) Anil Kumar Jain
26) Name the organization, which has partnered with the 7 mining and metals companies to accelerate responsible sourcing of raw materials under the new ‘Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative‘.
a) Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)
b) International Finance Corporation(IFC)
c) World Economic Forum (WEF)
d) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
e) None of these
27) Who is the author of the book “Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team”?
a) Prashant Kidambi
b) Lala Amarnath
c) Ravi Shastri
d) Akash Chopra
e) None of these
28) ICICI Bank has sold its entire 10 percent stake in GST Network to how many states?
a) 13
b) 8
c) 3
d) 19
e) 9
29) Which International airport recently inaugurated boasts four runways and is expected to handle up to 72 million passengers a year by 2025?
a) Istanbul Airport
b) Al Maktoum Internatinal Airport
c) Daxing International Airport
d) Changi Airport
e) Hong Kong International Airport
30) Which Organisation had put forward the concept of SuM4All at UN Climate Action Summit in May 2016, with the view that it would be refined and substantiated further over time by the international transport community?
a) European Union
b) UNESCO
c) World Bank
d) Asian Development Bank
e) Reserve Bank of India
Answers:
1) Answer: B)
The government has set up a panel to resolve the difference between the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and govt. think tank National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog over the implementation of the ambitious Artificial Intelligence (AI) mission. The panel will be headed by principal scientific advisor Shri Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan and will be represented by Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology; Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of NITI Aayog Shri Amitabh Khant and Secretary of MEITY, Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney.
2) Answer: A)
The traditional emergency service number Dial 100 is replaced by 112 in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the services of new number – 112, in a ceremonial function at Lucknow. The new single helpline number 112 is an integration of all immediate assistance including police, fire, women helpline and ambulance.
3) Answer: A)
Andhra Pradesh has launched an online portal named SMARTPORT for implementing the Ease of Doing Business Reforms related to trade and export promotion in all ports in the state. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country to launch such a portal for port-related services.
4) Answer: A)
The first-ever Ladakh Literature Festival (LLF) is scheduled from 29th to 31st October. The Ladakh Literature Festival, a festival of literature, culture and art, will begin in the State of Jammu & Kashmir state and culminated in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.To provide an opportunity to children, youth and women to participate in the 3 Day Ladakh Literature Festival several competitions and events like Calligraphy, Culinary art are also incorporated
5) Answer: B)
A major public sector bank, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd has launched co-branded health care plus insurance policy with a sum insured from Rs 50,000 – Rs 15 lakh through online platform for IOB customers on real time basis.
6) Answer: A)
Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time while JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister. In the 90-member assembly, a minimum strength of 46 MLAs is required to form the government. Haryana Governor: Satyadeo Narain Arya
7) Answer: B)
Argentina’s left-leaning candidate Alberto Fernandez won the presidential election. Fernandez, a 60-year-old law professor, got 47.36 percent votes crossing the threshold for outright victory. Fernandez officially assumes office on December 10. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, one of Argentina’s most popular presidents during her two terms in 2007-2015, has been voted back into office as vice president
8) Answer: C)
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (58) the 5th and current President of Botswana (interim), has won a 5-year term in Botswana’s elections for President role which saw his ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) attains the minimum 29 parliamentary seats required to form a government after securing more than 51 % vote.
9) Answer: D)
Smriti Mandhana became the third woman to win ‘Cricketer of the Year’, after Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma.Indian cricketers Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana won 7th Edition of Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year 2019 award. They are the 2 Indians among the 5 winners, which were announced on October 25, 2019. The other 3 winners are Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman, Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.
10) Answer: B)
Bill Gates (63) in full William Henry Gates III, an American business magnate, author, and Microsoft co-founder, has crowned the title of world’s richest man 2019 by beating Jeffrey Preston Bezos (55), the founder & CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the legendary e-commerce American company Amazon.
11) Answer: A)
The index has been topped by the United States with a score of 83.5, followed by the UK(77.9) and the Netherlands (75.6) in the second and third positions.
12) Answer: A)
Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019 was released. It is a project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security (CHS), with research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It is the first comprehensive assessment of epidemic and pandemic threats globally. In this Index, India was ranked 57th out of 195 countries with a score of 46.5 out of 100.
13) Answer: D)
The countries were assessed on 6 indicators namely Prevention; Detection & Reporting; Rapid Response; Health System; Compliance with international norms and Risk environment. India’s indicator wise performance:
| Indicator | Rank | GHS Index Score |
| Prevention | 87 | 34.9 |
| Detection & Reporting | 67 | 47.4 |
| Rapid Response | 32 | 52.4 |
| Health System | 36 | 42.7 |
| Compliance with international norms | 100 | 47.7 |
| Risk environment | 103 | 54.4 |
14) Answer: B)
Odisha Government has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with an aim to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state.
15) Answer: C)
The Vijay Hazare Trophy is related with Cricket
16) Answer: C)
Karnataka clinched the 18th season of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India which was held from 24 September – 25 October 2019. The final match was held between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and the match was called off due to rain and Karnataka was declared as winners by 60 runs via VJD method (Jaydevan System or Gokul Gurandi system). It is calculation of targeted scores. Final Match was held at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was the 4th title for Karnataka.
17) Answer: D)
Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh, Former Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) has passed away at a private hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat after a prolonged illness. He was 82. Parikh, an economics graduate from Elphinstone College, Mumbai, started his political career as a BJP MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) in the mid-1990s. He was an industrialist and has also been the President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
18) Answer: E)
Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has become the 1st Kerosene-free district of the state. Home Minister Amit Shah has allotted 1000 LPG connections to the women beneficiaries of Gandhinagar district under the Ujjwala Yojana with the help of ONGC.
19) Answer: C)
India & Germany will discuss cooperation in green urban mobility & AI during their 5th Biennial Inter Governmental Consultations in New Delhi. They will also discuss the deepening of cooperation in sectors such as transport, skill development & energy.
20) Answer: C)
Indian Army and Army of France will carry out counter-terrorism drills under the “Exercise Shakti 2019” that will be held in Rajasthan at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.
21) Which of the following Indian cricketer has won the Wisden India Almanack ‘Cricketer of the 21) Answer: D)
Jasprit Bumrah, Mandhana win Wisden India Almanack ‘Cricketer of the Year’ award
22) Answer: B)
Ctrip CEO Jane Sun Receives Asia Game Changer Award
23) Answer: C)
Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone conducted ‘Operation Dhanush’ against ticket touts involved in e-ticketing. The operation was carried out in all the five divisions falling under the Central Railway Zone.
24) Answer: A)
IRDAl has formed an 8-member committee, with IIIT- Bangalore Director S. Sadagopan as the chairperson, to evaluate proposals it has started receiving for implementing innovations in the sector under a regulatory sandbox approach.
25) Answer: D)
Computer scientist Pranav Mistry has been appointed as the President and CEO of STAR Labs (Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs), an independent entity of Samsung Electronics. He was the global vice president at Samsung Electronics since May 2017. He is best known for SixthSense, a wearable gestural interface.
26) Answer: C)
7 mining and metals companies– Tata Steel, Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian Resources Group Sarl, Glencore, Klockner & Co, Minsur SA and Anglo American/De Beers (Tracr) partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to accelerate responsible sourcing of raw materials under the new ‘Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative‘.
27) Answer: A)
Wisden India Book of the Year– “Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team” by Prashant Kidambi.
28) Answer: A)
ICICI Bank which had 10% stake in GST Network, has sold its entire 10% stake to 13 state Governments. The stake sale is for aggregate cash consideration of Rs 1 crore. The bank will transfer 0.14 per cent stake to the Assam government and 0.81 per cent stake to the Telangana government. Besides, it will transfer Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh governments 0.82 per cent stake each.
29) Answer: C)
Beijing’s new $63 billion Daxing airport began its first scheduled international flights. It boasts four runways and is expected to handle up to 72 million passengers a year by 2025, eventually reaching 100 million. The airport is roughly the size of 100 football fields
30) Answer: C)
World Bank Group put forward the concept of SuM4All at UN Climate Action Summit in May 2016, with the view that it would be refined and substantiated further over time by the international transport community The idea for this initiative was based on the lack of a standalone SDG for transport, the fragmented nature of the transport sector with various actors and the perceived need for an umbrella framework. The Global Roadmap of Action toward Sustainable Mobility (GRA) tool, launched by the SuM4All initiative, aims to guide country decision-makers on how to achieve mobility that is efficient, accessible, safe and green.
