Current Affairs 15 October 2019 Quiz Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper Quiz daily to excel in General Awareness section of upcoming Competitive Exams. Quiz from Current Affairs 14 October 2019 of A2Z –Click Here to Read Current Affairs of October 14, 2019
Recently Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a conference on ‘One Nation One Fastag’ in which city/UT?
A)Pune
B)NewDelhi
C)Kolkata
D)Chennai
Option B
Explanation: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a conference on ‘One Nation One Fastag’ in New Delhi.
Recently Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said that India will achieve 175GW of renewable energy target by which year?
A)2025
B)2024
C)2020
D)2022
Option D
Explanation: Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh exuded confidence that India will achieve 175GW of renewable energy target by 2022.
Recently India signed a line of credit of how much amount with Sierra Leone?
A)USD 30 million
B)USD 25 million
C)USD 39 million
D)USD 45 million
Option A
Explanation: India and Sierra Leone signed six agreements including a Line of Credit to the tune of USD 30 million for irrigation development in Tomabum to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production.
Which state government recently announced to set up Skills and Entrepreneurship University?
A)WestBengal
B)Bihar
C)NewDelhi
D)Uttar Pradesh
Option C
Explanation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that his government will soon set up the ‘Delhi Skills and Entrepreneurship University’.
Recently who took charge as Sub-Collector of Thiruvananthapuram?
A)Anvi Nigam
B)Pranjal Patil
C)Arundhoy Roy
D)Arundhati Singh
Option B
Explanation: Pranjal Patil, India’s first visually challenged woman IAS officer took charge as Sub-Collector of Thiruvananthapuram. She served as an assistant collector in Ernakulam for a year in 2018 before taking charge here.
Recently the Army Commanders’ Conference was held in which city/UT?
A)Lucknow
B)Chennai
C)NewDelhi
D)Mumbai
Option C
Explanation: The Army Commanders’ Conference was held in New Delhi. The conference is an important event in the planning and execution process of the Indian Army. To ensure due diligence, decisions are taken through the collegiate system comprising Army Commanders and Senior Officers.
The 10th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-National Cultural Festival held in which state/UT?
A)NewDelhi
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Odisha
Option B
Explanation: 10th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-National Cultural Festival is being organized by the Union Ministry of Culture from 14th to 21st of October under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign in Madhya Pradesh.
Who has become the most-followed elected world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram?
A)Christine Ligarde
B)Barack Obama
C)Donald Trump
D)Narendra Modi
Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most-followed elected world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram.
Recently the BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in Which country?
A)Canada
B)Russia
C)india
D)Brazil
Option D
Explanation: Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel participated in BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil. Speaking at the event Prahlad Patel asserted that BRICS for India is a valuable forum for consultation, coordination and cooperation on contemporary global issues of mutual interest.
Recently the Life Insurance Council has decided to launch the Indian life insurance industry’s first joint mass media campaign with what slogan?
A)Jeevan ka Insurance
B)Jeevan Labh
C)Life ka Insurance
D)Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’
Option D
Explanation: Life Insurance Council has decided to launch the Indian life insurance industry’s first joint mass media campaign with the slogan ‘Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’.
Recently the World Bank cutted India’s GDP growth rate to how much percent?
A)5.8%
B)6.2%
C)6%
D)5.5%
Option C
Explanation: The World Bank cut India’s economic growth forecast by the most among South Asian nations, below the outlook pegged by the nation’s central bank for this year, mainly because of a deceleration in domestic demand.
Who won the Dutch Open men’s singles title 2019?
A)Rafael Nadal
B)Roger Federer
C)Yusuke Onodera
D)Lakshya Sen
Option D
Explanation: ising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men’s singles title after beating Yusuke Onodera of Japan in the summit clash.
The 2019 World Women’s Boxing Championships is being held in which country?
A)Russia
B)India
C)USA
D)Netherlands
Option A
Explanation: Manju Rani settled for silver medal in World Women’s Boxing Championships at Ulan-Ude in Russia. Russian Ekaterina Paltceva defeated Rani 4 -1 in the 48-kilogram category in the final match of the tournament.
Who lifted the 26th All India Railway Hockey Championship trophy?
A)Western Central Railway
B)North Eastern Railway
C)Services
D)South Eastern Railway
Option D
Explanation: South Eastern Railway defeated North Eastern Railway 2-0 to lift 26th All India Railway Hockey Championship trophy.
Who has been appointed as President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021?
A)Anuradha Chowdhury
B)Niranjan Roy
C)Saurav Kaushik
D)K Satish Reddy
Option D
Explanation: K Satish Reddy, Chairman of Dr Reddy’s has been appointed as President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021.
Who won the 2019 Noble Prize in Economics?
A)Abhijit Banerjee
B)Esther Duflo
C)Michael Kremer
D)All of the above
Option D
Explanation: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 was awarded jointly to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Which country won the eighth edition of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 under outdoor garden category?
A)India
B)Australia
C)Brazil
D)China
Option A
Explanation: An Indian entry to the eighth edition of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 has bagged a golden award in the outdoor garden category.
Who was conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19?
A)Priyadarshan
B)Sameer
C)AR Rahman
D)Anurag Kashyap
Option A
Explanation: Noted director and producer Priyadarshan, who has made several blockbuster Malayalam and Hindi films, was on Sunday conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19 at a function in Khandwa, the birthplace of the legendary singer- actor.
When is World Cotton Day observed?
A)14 Oct
B)11 Oct
C)7 Oct
D)8 Oct
Option C
Explanation: The first-ever World Cotton Day (WCD) was hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on October 7, 2019. The international day aims to celebrate the advantages of cotton, ranging from its qualities as a natural fibre to the benefits people obtain from its production, transformation, trade and consumption.
What is the theme of this year’s World Standards Day?
A)Cities and standards
B)Standards makes cities smarter
C)International Standards and fourth Industrial Revolution
D)Video standards create a global stage
Option D
Explanation: World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The aim is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.This year’s theme is “Video standards create a global stage”.
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What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
A)Rome
B)Freetown
C)Santiago
D)GeorgeTown
Option B
Where is the HQ of World Bank?
A)Geneva
B)Rome
C)Washington DC
D)Geneva
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