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1. Mysuru Dasara festival was inaugurated by

Kannada novelist Dr. S L Bhyrappa, who will

launch the Dasara sports events?

(A) P V Sindhu (B) Himadas

(C) Saina nehwal (D) none of the above

Ans: (A)

The ten-day Mysuru Dasara festival was

inaugurated by Kannada novelist Dr. S L

Bhyrappa by offering floral tributes to the idol of

Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and other

dignitaries were present on this occasion. The

birth centenary celebration of the erstwhile ruler

of Mysore Jayachamaraja Wadiyar is included

in the Dasara festival this year. Badminton world

champion P V Sindhu will launch the Dasara

sports events. Ranu Mandal, whose singing

capabilities were discovered by a video at the

Kolkata Railway Station will be honored on the

occasion.

2. Recently, Viju Khote passed away, which

profession does he belong to?

(A) Politician (B) Novelist

(C) Actor (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

Veteran actor Viju Khote passed away in

Mumbai. He was 78. He had acted in more than

300 Hindi and Marathi films. He gained fame for

his character Kaliya in the blockbuster film

Sholay. Khote was popular for his comedy roles

in many films including Andaz Apna Apna,

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. His role in TV serial

Jaban Sambhal Ke also gained popularity.

3. Which state bagged the top spot in NITI

Aayog's Education Index?

(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala

(C) Tamilnadu (D) None of the above

Ans:: (B)

Government Niti Aayog's School Education

Quality Index (SEQI) released showed a huge

disparity in the performance of the States in

school education across the country. Kerala

bagged the top spot with 76.6 per cent and while

Uttar Pradesh with 36.4 per cent scored the

lowest for 2016

17.

4. President Kovind to confer Vayoshreshtha

Samman-2019 as part of the celebration of

the International Day of Older Persons, when

is International Day of Older Persons

observed?

(A) October 1st (B) October 3rd

(C) October 4th (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the

Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019 on the eminent

senior citizens and institutions in recognition of

their services towards the cause of the elderly

persons. The award will be given a function in

New Delhi. The Vayoshreshtha Samman is a

Scheme of awards instituted by the Social Justice

and Empowerment Ministry and gradually

upgraded to the status of National Awards for

institutions involved in rendering distinguished

service for the cause of elderly persons. These

awards are presented as part of the celebration

of the International Day of Older Persons on 1st

October.

5. Which person bagged the 'Most Effective

Swachhata Ambassador' award at India

Today Group's fifth edition of the Safaigiri

Awards?

(A) Akshay Kumar (B) Amithab Bachachan

(C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Amir Khan

Ans:: (C)

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar bagged the

'Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador' award

at India Today Group's fifth edition of the

Safaigiri Awards for utilizing his popularity and

fame to ensure India achieves its goal of a

Swachh Bharat. Sachin Tendulkar has been

promoting cleanliness drives in India for almost

10 years.

On September 18, 2011, during Support My

School telethon‟, Sachin Tendulkar helped raise

crores more than the target set for creation of

basic facilities in 140 government schools across

India, particularly toilets for girl students.

6. World Economic Forum's 33rd edition of the

India Economic Summit will held in New

Delhi, who is representing UN Women?

(A) Mary Kom (B) Sania Mirza

(C) P V Sindhu (D) None of the above


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Ans:: (B)

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will

co-chair the Summit with Singapore's Deputy

Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. Others co-

chairing the Summit include Shobana Kamineni

Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals

Enterprise Shailendra Singh Managing Director

of Sequoia CapitalIndia and Sania Mirza

representing UN Women.The summit will host

more than 800 leaders from 40 countries

comprising senior public figures and leading

representatives from civil society arts and

culture

science business and academia.

7. Under Swachh Rail, Swacch Bharat

cleanliness assessment 2019, which railway

station is cleanest in the country?

(A) Jaipur (B) Jodhpur

(C) Durgapura (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

Under Swachh Rail, Swacch Bharat cleanliness

assessment 2019, Jaipur Junction has top the

tally among 720 stations covered all over the

country. Jodhpur bagged second place where

sub urban station of Jaipur Durgapura has been

places third.

AIR correspondent reports that seven stations

under NWR, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura,

Gandhinagar Jaipur, Suratgarh, Udaipur City

and Ajmer found place in first 10 most clean

railway stations of the country. Jaipur scored

highest 931.75 marks out of 1000. Survey was

conducted on the basis of different parameters

including availability and cleanliness of toilets,

waste management, drinking water and

sanitation management at different areas of

railway stations.

8. Recently, Which state government bans

tobacco and pan-masala products in state?

(A) Punjab (B) Odisha

(C) Rajasthan (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

The Rajasthan government on October 2

announced a ban on paan masala containing

magnesium carbon at enicotine tobacco mineral

oil and flavoured „supari‟ in the state. All such

products will now be banned in the State under

the Food Safety Act. This is an important

decision taken to curb addiction among youth

Health Minister Raghu Sharma said. Production

storage distribution and sale of these products

will not be allowed in the State.

9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

Mauritian Prime Minister jointly

inaugurated Phase-1 of the Metro Express

and a new ENT Hospital, who is current

Mauritias PM?

(A) Ameenah Gurib

(B) Pravind Jugnauth

(C) Kailash Purryag

(D) None of the above

Ans:: (B)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth jointly

inaugurated two landmark projects in Mauritius

through video conferencing. These are Phase-1

of the Metro Express and a new ENT Hospital.

India is already involved in a number of projects

in Mauritius including Hospitals and Housing

projects. In 2016, India provided a Special

Economic Package of 353 million dollars for the

execution of five projects in the Indian Ocean

country.

10. Recently, Cabinet approved Bill to set up

„India‟s first‟ Sports University in which

state?

(A) Delhi (B) Punjab

(C) Maharashtra (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)


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The Delhi Cabinet approved a Bill to set up

“India‟s first” Sports University in Delhi, which

will offer graduation, post-graduation and

doctorate degrees in cricket, football, and hockey

among other sports.Making the announcement,

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the

university will come up in 90 acres of land in

Mundka and there will also be sports

schools.The Delhi Sports University (DSU) is

proposed to be set up as a State university and it

will have a full-fledged Delhi Sports School,

affiliated to the CBSE, for imparting education

with emphasis on sports and to groom the

students for a career in sports.

11. India gets its first-ever floating basketball

court in which city?

(A) Mangalore (B) Chennai

(C) Mumbai

(D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

The NBA brought to India the firstever Floating

Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea near

Bandra Worli Sea link, Mumbai. There were

some sports enthusiasts enjoying the floating

court and were accompanied by NBA legend

Jason Williams. NBA India on December 20,

2018, had announced that the first ever NBA

game in the country would be organized in

October in Mumbai. The NBA India Games

2019 will feature the Sacramento Kings and

Indiana Pacers, who will play two pre

season games on October 4 and 5 at the Dome,

NSCI, SVP Stadium here.

12. Envoys of Five Nations Present Credentials

to President of India, Who is present

Ambassador of Denmark?

(A) Mr Emannuel Lenain

(B) Mr Freddy Svane

(C) Mr Ugo Astuto


Ans:: (B)

Ambassadors of Denmark, France, European

Union, Mexico and Kazakhstan

presented credentials to the President of India,

Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at a ceremony held at

Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The envoys who presented

their credentials were:

1. Mr Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark

2. Mr Emannuel Lenain, Ambassador of France

3. Mr Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European

Union

4. Mr Federico Salas Lotfe, Ambassador of

Mexico

5. Mr Yerlan Alimbayev, Ambassador of the

Republic of Kazakhstan

13. Who won Japan Open title?

(A) Novak Djokovic (B) Rafael Nadal

(C) Roger Federrer (D) All of the above

Ans:: (A)

World number one Novak Djokovic clinched the

Japan Open tennis title today defeating

Australian qualifier John Millman 6-3, 6-2 in

straight sets.Djokovic, playing in his first

Japanese competition, dominated throughout the

game, to claim the trophy at the Ariake

Colosseum at Tokyo.Djokovic grabbed an early

break in the first set to take a 3-1 lead with a

series of sizzling serves and precision returns

that had Millman scrambling across the baseline.

14. Who won Noble Prize in medicine?

(A) William G. Kaelin Jr

(B)Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

(C) Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

(D) All the above

Ans:: (D)

The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has

been awarded to three scientists for discovery of

how cells sense and adapt to oxygen.

William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and

Gregg L. Semenza have been jointly awarded the

Nobel for their work of identifying molecular

machinery that regulates the activity of genes in

response to varying levels of oxygen.

15. Indian Air Force to mark 87th anniversary,

When Indian Air force day is celebrated?


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(A) Oct 09th (B) Oct 8th

(C) Oct 10th (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

Air Force Day is being celebrated on Oct 8th,

marking 87th anniversary of Indian Air Force.

IAF is the fourth largest air force in the world

after the US, China and Russia. The IAF has

over 60 airbases all over India. The Hindon Air

Force Station of the Indian Air Force is the

largest in Asia and 8th largest in the world. Its

motto 'Nabha Sparsham Deeptham' meaning

'Touch the sky with glory' is taken from the

eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. During

its 'Raahat' mission in Uttarakhand flash floods.

IAF made a world record in aviation by rescuing

almost 20,000 civilians.

16. Who won Noble prize in physics 2019?

(A) James Peebles (B) Michel Mayor

(C) Didier Queloz (D) All of the above

Ans:: (D)

The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to

James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in

physical cosmology, and Michel Mayor and

Didier Queloz for discovering an exoplanet

orbiting a solar-type star.This year‟s Nobel Prize

in Physics rewards new understanding of the

universe‟s structure and history, and the first

discovery of a planet orbiting a solar-type star

outside our solar system. The discoveries have

forever changed our conceptions of the world.

17. In Global Competitiveness Index 2019 report

Singapore tops the table, what was India‟s

rank?

(A) 68 (B) 69 (C) 70 (D) 71

Ans:: (A)

India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on

an annual global competitiveness indexlargely

due to improvements witnessed by several other

economieswhile Singapore has replaced the U.S.

as the world‟s most competitive economy

18. WTO hosted first World Cotton Day

celebrations in Geneva, When Cotton day is

observed?



Ans:: (B)

World Trade Organization, WTO hosted the

first World Cotton Day (WCD) celebrations in

Geneva on Oct 7th. This event stems from the

application by the Cotton-4 countries (Benin,

Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) to the United

Nations General Assembly for its official

recognition of a World Cotton Day, reflecting the

importance of cotton as a global commodity.

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani represented

India in the five-day event of World Cotton Day

being observed at Geneva beginning today. The

plenary session will be attended by heads of

states, heads of international organizations and

executives from the private sector

19. Who won Noble prize in Chemistry?

(A) John D. Goodenough

(B) M. Stanley Whittingham

(C) Akira Yoshino (D) All of the above

Ans:: (D)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be

awarded to John D. GoodenoughM. Stanley

Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the

development of lithium-ion batteries.In the early

1970sDr. Whittinghamawarded this year‟s

Chemistry Prizeused lithium‟s enormous drive

to release its outer electron when he developed

the first functional lithium battery. Dr.

Goodenough doubled the lithium battery‟s

potential

creating the right conditions for a vastly more

powerful and useful battery. Dr. Yoshino

succeeded in eliminating pure lithium from the

batteryinstead basing it wholly on lithium

ionswhich are safer than pure lithium. This

made the battery workable in practice.

20. The theme of World Mental Health Day 2019

is “Improving the Quality of Mental Health

Services throughout the World” When

World Mental Health Day is observed?



Ans:: (A)


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World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day

for global mental health education, awareness

and advocacy against social stigma. It was first

celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World

Federation for Mental Health, a global mental

health organization with members and contacts

in more than 150 countries. This day, each

October, thousands of supporters come to

celebrate this annual awareness program to

bring attention to mental illness and its major

effects on peoples' life worldwide. In some

countries this day is part of an awareness week,

such as Mental Health Week in Australia.

21. When World Post day is observed?



Ans:: (B)

Observed on October 9 each year World Post

Day is commemorated as the anniversary of the

Universal Postal Union (UPU)which started in

Switzerland in 1874. Notably the UPU was the

beginning of the global communications

revolution

introducing the ability to write to others all over

the world. Started in 1969countries all over the

world take celebrate the day to highlight the

importance of the postal service. October 9 was

first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU

Congress in Tokyo Japan. The proposal to

celebrate the day was submitted by Shri Anand

Mohan Narulaa member of the Indian delegation

22. Indian Air Force to mark 87th anniversary,

When Indian Air force day is celebrated?



Ans:: (B)

Air Force Day is being celebrated on Oct 8th

marking 87th anniversary of Indian Air Force.

IAF is the fourth largest air force in the world

after the USChina and Russia. The IAF has over

60 airbases all over India. The Hindon Air Force

Station of the Indian Air Force is the largest in

Asia and 8th largest in the world. Its motto

'Nabha Sparsham Deeptham' meaning 'Touch

the sky with glory' is taken from the eleventh

chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. During its

'Raahat' mission in Uttarakhand flash floods.

IAF made a world record in aviation by rescuing

almost 20000 civilians.

23. Who won Noble prize in physics 2019?

(A) James Peebles (B) Michel Mayor

(C) Didier Queloz (D) All of the above

Ans:: (D)

The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to

James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in

physical cosmology, and Michel Mayor and

Didier Queloz for discovering an exoplanet

orbiting a solar type star. This year‟s Nobel

Prize in Physics rewards new understanding of

the universe‟s structure and history, and the first

discovery of a planet orbiting a solar type star

outside our solar system. The discoveries have

forever changed our conceptions of the world.

24. In Global Competitiveness Index 2019 report

Singapore tops the table, what was India‟s

rank?

(A) 68 (B) 69 (C) 70 (D) 71

Ans:: (A)

India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on

an annual global competitiveness indexlargely

due to improvements witnessed by several other

economieswhile Singapore has replaced the U.S.

as the world‟s most competitive economy.

25. WTO hosted first World Cotton Day

celebrations in Geneva, When Cotton day is

observed?


(C) Oct 8th (D) none of the

above

Ans:: (B)

World Trade Organization, WTO hosted the

first World Cotton Day (WCD) celebrations in

Geneva on Oct 7th. This event stems from the

application by the Cotton-4 countries (Benin,

Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) to the United

Nations General Assembly for its official

recognition of a World Cotton Day, reflecting the

importance of cotton as a global commodity.

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani represented

India in the five-day event of World Cotton Day

being observed at Geneva beginning today. The

plenary session will be attended by heads of


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states, heads of international organizations and

executives from the private sector

26. Who won Noble prize in Chemistry?

(A) John D. Goodenough

(B) M. Stanley Whittingham

(C) Akira Yoshino

(D) All of the above

Ans:: (D)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be

awarded to John D. Goodenough

M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for

the development of lithium-ion batteries.

In the early 1970s Dr. Whittingham awarded

this year‟s Chemistry Prize used lithium‟s

enormous drive to release its outer electron when

he developed the first functional lithium battery.

Dr. Goodenough doubled the lithium battery‟s

potential creating the right conditions for a

vastly more powerful and useful battery. Dr.

Yoshino succeeded in eliminating pure lithium

from the battery instead basing it wholly on

lithium ions which are safer than pure lithium.

This made the battery workable in practice.

27. The theme of World Mental Health Day 2019

is “Improving the Quality of Mental Health

Services throughout the World” When

World Mental Health Day is observed?



Ans:: (A)

World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day

for global mental health education awareness

and advocacy against social stigma. It was first

celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World

Federation for Mental Health a global mental

health organization with members and contacts

in more than 150 countries. This day each

October thousands of supporters come to

celebrate this annual awareness program to

bring attention to mental illness and its major

effects on peoples' life worldwide. In some

countries this day is part of an awareness week

such as Mental Health Week in Australia.

28. When World Post day is observed?



Ans:: (B)

Observed on October 9 each year World Post

Day is commemorated as the anniversary of the

Universal Postal Union (UPU) which started in

Switzerland in 1874. Notably the UPU was the

beginning of the global communications

revolution introducing the ability to write to

others all over the world. Started in 1969

countries all over the world take celebrate the

day to highlight the importance of the postal

service. October 9 was first declared World Post

Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo Japan.

The proposal to celebrate the day was submitted

by Shri Anand Mohan Narula a member of the

Indian delegation.

29. Who won Noble prize in Literature for the

year 2018?

(A) Olga Tokarczuk (B) Peter Handke

(C) both A&B (D) None of the above

Ans:: (A)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature has been

announced along with the 2018 Prize. Austrian

author Peter Handke has won the 2019 Prize

while Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk has received

the 2018Prize. Handke was honored for an

influential work that with linguistic ingenuity

has explored the periphery and the specificity of

human experience. His notable works include

"Short Letter, Long Farewell" and "A Sorrow

Beyond Dreams". Tokarczuk was awarded for a

narrative imagination that with encyclopedic

passion represents the crossing of boundaries as

a form of life. Her first novel, "The Journey of

the People of the Book," was released in 1993.

30. The theme of International Day of the Girl

Child 2019 is “Girl Force: Unscripted and

unstoppable”, When International Day of the

Girl Child Day is observed?

(A) Oct 10th (B) Oct 9th (C) Oct 11th


Ans:: (A)

International Day of the Girl Child is an

international observance day declared by the

United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls

and the International Day of the Girl. October

11 2012 was the first Day of the Girl Child. The

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observation supports more opportunity for girls

and increases awareness of gender inequality

faced by girls worldwide based upon their

gender. This inequality includes areas such as

access to education nutrition legal rights medical

care and protection from discrimination violence

against women and forced child marriage. The

celebration of the day also reflects the successful

emergence of girls and young women as a

distinct cohort in development policy

programming campaigning and research.

31. Which of the below IIM, Govt collaborated to

launch Mahatma Gandhi National

Fellowship programmee?

(A) IIM Kanpur (B) IIM Bangalore

(C) IIM Chennai (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

The Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced its

partnership with indian institute of management

(IIM) Bangalore to launch a new programe

„Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship‟. The

two-year Fellowship programme will be

delivered by IIMB‟s Centre of Public Policy

(CPP), an independent public interest-oriented

policy think-tank engaged in research, teaching,

training, and capacity-building.

32. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will attend

the 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic

Partnership, Where RCEP Ministerial

meeting to be held?

(A) Singapore (B) Thailand

(C) Malaysia (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will attend the

9th Regional Comprehensive Economic

Partnership, RCEP Intercessional Ministerial

meeting 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.

The 9th Intersessional Ministerial Meeting

comes at a crucial stage where the RCEP is

scheduled to be announced as concluded in

November this year.

33. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with

which bank to offer an array of services

including transfer of funds through GeM

Pool Accounts (GPA)?

(A) Union Bank of India

(B) State Bank of India

(C) Punjab National Bank


Ans:: (A)

Government e Marketplace (GeM) signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with

Union Bank of India (UBI) in New Delhi on

October 10, 2019. Through this partnership, UBI

will be able to offer an array of services

including transfer of funds through GeM Pool

Accounts (GPA), advising of Performance Bank

Guarantees (e PBG) and Earnest Money Deposit

(EMD) to the registered users on the GeM

portal. The MoU will facilitate a cashless,

paperless and transparent payment system on

the portal and will create an efficient

procurement system for government entities.

34. The new species which named Pangio

bhujia is the first species of eel-loach in the

world that has been discovered in which

state?

(A) Tamilnadu (B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

A research team led by the Kerala University of

Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) has

discovered a new species of miniature well

dwelling subterranean fish from Kozhikode.

The new species which has been named Pangio

bhujia is the first species of eel loach in the world

that has been discovered to be living in

subterranean environments. Eel loaches are

generally found in fast flowing streams in South

and South East Asia.

35. Who won Noble Peace Prize 2019?

(A) Olga Tokarczuk (B) Peter Handke

(C) Abiy Ahmed (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won

the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking

efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea,

longtime foes who fought a border war from


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1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018

after years of hostility. The prize will be

presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.

36. India will hold a joint military exercise

Dharma Guardian with which country in

Mizoram?

(A) Japan (B) U S

(C) Russia (D) None of the above

Ans:: (A)

India and Japan will hold a joint military

exercise in Mizoram from 19th of October to 2nd

of November, 2019. The focus of the two week

long exercise Dharma Guardian will be to

increase the interoperability between the two

forces and enhance coordination in dealing with

various security challenges including counter

terrorism.

37. Recently, Which space agency launched

satellite Icon to explore region where air

meets space?

(A) ISRO (B) NASA

(C) ROSCOSMOS (D) none of the

above

Ans:: (B)

NASA launched a satellite to explore the

mysterious, dynamic region where air meets

space. The satellite called Icon, short for

Ionospheric Connection Explorer rocketed into

orbit following a two year delay. It was dropped

from a plane flying over the Atlantic off the

Florida coast. Five seconds after the satellite's

release, the attached Pegasus rocket ignited,

sending Icon on its way.

38. Which city to host First Global DXB

hallenge?

(A) Singapore (B) Tokyo

(C) Dubai (D) London

Ans:: (C)

Dubai to host the 2019 First Global DXB

Challenge, a large gathering for creative young

minds in the fields of robotics and artificial

intelligence. To be held for the first time in the

region from 24th to 27th of October at the

Festival Arena in Dubai, the event will bring

together more than 1,500 youth from over 191

countries to collaborate, create and compete for

a better future. A press statement by the Dubai

Government media office said that this is one of

the largest events of its kind in the Middle East

region.

Who won Noble prize in Economics?

(A) Abhijit Banerjee (B) Esther Duflo

(C) Michael Kremer (D) All of the above

Ans:: (D)

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics has been

jointly won by Indian-American Abhijit

Banerjee, his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael

Kremer of the United States for their

experimental approach to alleviating global

poverty.

39. Recently, Union Culture and Tourism

Minister Prahlad Singh Patel have

participated in BRICS Culture Ministers‟

meeting held in which country?

(A) Brazil (B) Russia

(C) China (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad

Singh Patel have participated in BRICS Culture

Ministers‟ meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil.

India reaffirmed to contribute towards stronger

bonds of friendship and cooperation in cultural

fields amongst member countries. He said, with

rich cultural heritage and traditions, the BRICS

countries share understanding, respect and

interest to contribute towards stronger bonds of

friendship and cooperation in the fields of Arts,

Museums and Galleries, Cultural Heritage,

Archives, Literature, Theatre for children and

young people and Films.

40. Which Indian cricketer set to become new

president of BCCI?

(A) Rahul Dravid (B) Sourav Ganguly

(C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly

has been unanimously nominated as the new

President of the Board of Control for Cricket in

India, BCCI. Board member Rajiv Shukla

tweeting the names of new administrative heads

for BCCI this afternoon.

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Secretary and Arun Dhumal as Treasurer. All

these candidates are expected to be elected

unopposed at the Board's Annual General

Meeting to be held on 23rd of this month.

41. Which Indian Airlines becomes the first

airline in the world to use a Taxibot on an A-

320 aircraft?

(A) Air India (B) Spice jet

(C) IndiGo (D) Go Air

Ans:: (A)

Air India has become the first airline in the

world to use a Taxibot on an A-320 aircraft with

passengers on board. It is a step forward

towards a cleaner environment. It will bring

down the consumption of fuel by 85 per cent and

reduce engine wear and tear. The ignition will be

turned on only when the aircraft reaches the

runway. Taxibots will be used for departing

flights only. It will be significantly used during

taxiing of an aircraft.

42. Arup Kumar Goswami has been sworn in as

the new Chief Justice of which High Court?

(A)Odisha (B) Sikkim

(C) Manipur (D) none of the

above

Ans:: (B)

Hon‟ble Justice Arup Kumar Goswami has been

sworn in as the new Chief Justice of High Court

of Sikkim. Hon‟ble Governor Shri Ganga Prasad

administered him the oath at the lawn of New

Raj Bhawan. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami had

earlier served as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati

High Court.

43. Who among elected as president of Tunisia?

(A) Mohamed Ennaceur (B) Nabil Karoui

(C) Kais Saied (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

Independent law professor Kais Saied win

Tunisia's presidential runoff Saied won 77

percent of the vote. His opponent Nabil Karoui

who was in jail for most of the campaign was

forecast to won 23 percent.

44. Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh

Vardhan launched Food Mitra Scheme on

world Food day, when is world food day

celebrated?

(A) Oct 16th

(B) Oct 17th

(C) Oct 18th

(D) Oct 19th

Ans:: (A)

Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh

Vardhan on launched Food Mitra Scheme on

world Food day (Oct 16th

) which aims at

motivating and facilitating food business

operators (FBOs) and people for maintaining

food hygiene. Food Safety Mitra will be a

professionally trained person with certification

from Food Safety and Standards Authority of

India (FSSAI) who would assist in compliances

related to Food Safety and Standards Act.

45. What is India‟s rank in Global Hunger Index

2019?

(A) 101st (B) 102

nd (C) 103

rd (D) 104

th

Ans:: (B)

India is ranked 102 of 117 countries in the

Global Hunger Index 2019 behind its neighbors

Nepal

Pakistan and Bangladesh. Seventeen countries

including Belarus Ukraine TurkeyCuba and

Kuwait shared the top rank with GHI scores of

less than five the website of the Global Hunger

Index that tracks hunger and malnutrition said.

The report prepared jointly by Irish aid agency

Concern Worldwide and German organization

Welt Hunger Hilfe.

46. What is theme for International Day for the

Eradication of Poverty observed on 17th

Oct?

(A) Coming together with those furthest behind to

build an inclusive world of universal respect for

human rights and dignity

(B) Answering the Call of October 17 to end

poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive

societies

(C) Acting Together to Empower Children, their

Families and Communities to End Poverty


Ans:: (C)


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The International Day for the Eradication of

Poverty is an international observance

celebrated every year on October 17 throughout

the world. The first commemoration of the event

took place in Paris France in 1987 when 100 000

people gathered on the Human Rights and

Liberties Plaza at the Trocadero to honor

victims of poverty hunger violence and fear at

the unveiling of a commemorative stone by

Father Joseph Wresinski founder of the

International Movement ATD Fourth World. In

1992 four years after Wresinski's death the

United Nations officially designated October 17

as The International Day for the Eradication of

Poverty. 2019 Theme: Acting Together to

Empower Children their Families and

Communities to End Poverty

47. Which state has topped first-ever India

Innovation Index launched by NITI Aayog?

(A) Karnataka (B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra (D) Telangana

Ans:: (A)

Karnataka has emerged the topper among major

states. Tamil Nadu is second and Maharashtra is

on the third position followed by Telangana,

Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,

Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Jharkhand

finished last in the list of 17 major states. Among

the North Eastern states, Sikkim and among

Union Territories Delhi has occupied the top

spot.

48. Indian Air Force is participating in a

Bilateral Joint Exercise, named EX-

EASTERN BRIDGE-V with which country?

(A) Russia (B) Japan

(C) Oman (D) 104th

Ans:: (C)

Indian Air Force is participating in a Bilateral

Joint Exercise with Royal Air Force of Oman

(RAFO), named EX-EASTERN BRIDGE-V, at

Air Force Base Masirah in Oman. The IAF

contingent comprises of MiG-29 and C-17

aircraft. MiG-29 will be exercising with Royal

Air Force Oman‟s Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16

and Hawk. This exercise will enhance inter-

operability during mutual operations between

the two Air Forces and will provide an

opportunity to learn from each other‟s best

practices.

49. According to the 20th Livestock Census -2019

of India, Which state reported highest

increase in livestock population?

(A) Telangana (B) West Bengal

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans:: (B)

India's livestock population has increased to

over 535 million showing an increase of 4.6 per

cent over Livestock Census-2012. The

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

released the 20th Livestock Census-

2019. Among the states, West Bengal reported

the highest increase of over 23 per cent in

livestock population, followed by Telangana,

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

50. Which footballer wins his 6th

golden Shoe?

(A) Luca Modric (B) Ronaldo

(C) Lionel Messi (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

Lionel Messi has been presented with the

European Golden Shoe for the sixth time

extending his own record as another incredible

La Liga campaign was recognized on

Wednesday. Messi earned the award which is

given to the player who scores the most league

goals across Europe's top divisions by finding the

net 36 times in 34 La Liga appearances in 2018-

19.

51. MasterCard launched a campaign to boost

digital payments in India; Which Cricketer is

brand ambassador of MasterCard?

(A) M S Dhoni (B) Rohit Sharma

(C) Virat Kohli (D) none of the

above

Ans:: (A)


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Payment technology major MasterCard and its

brand ambassador MS Dhoni on launched

campaign to bring more merchants and

customers on board with an aim to boost digital

payments in India. The campaign - Team

Cashless India - brings consumers and

merchants to forefront of the digital payments

dialogue. It encourages all Indians to nominate

one or more merchants who currently do not

accept digital payments.

52. Who has been recommended as 47th

chief

justice of India?

(A) Arun Kumar Mishra (B) SA Bobde

(C) N. V. Ramana (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi sent a letter

to the Centre recommending Justice SA Bobde

the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court

as his successor. Justice Gogoi who was sworn in

as the 46th Chief Justice of India on October 3

2018 will demit the office on November

17.Justice Gogoi as the Chief Justice has a tenure

of 13 months and 15 days while Justice Bobde

who will be sworn in as CJI on November 18 will

have tenure of about 18 months.

53. Recently, which state legislature council was

abolished?

(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Assam

(C) Jammu & Kashmir (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

The Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council

the upper house of the Assembly was abolished

as per Section 57 of the J&K Reorganisation Bill

2019 which reduced the State to the Union

Territories of J&K and Ladakh. The Council

which had a strength of 36 members also used to

be a part of the Electoral College for the Rajya

Sabha elections.

54. Recently, Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in

which state?

(A) Mizoram (B) Assam

(C) Meghalaya (D) Manipur

Ans:: (D)

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)

for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel

inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival, 2019 at Shirui

Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur. Mr

Patel along with State Chief Minister N. Biren

Singh inaugurated the Strength of Unity Statue

as a mark of opening the third edition of the four

day state festival.

55. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will attend

the inaugural ceremony of Col. Chewang

Rinchen Setu Bridge in which union territory

of India?

(A) Ladakh (B) Jammu & Kashmir

(C) Puducherry (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the

inaugural ceremony of Col. Chewang Rinchen

Setu which has been constructed at an altitude of

14,650 feet in the forward area of Ladakh region.

This bridge has been built by the Border Roads

Organization (BRO).This Bridge is built on the

strategically important road Durbuk Shyok

Daulat Beg Oldie in sub sector north in eastern

Ladakh.

56. India will host the 91st Interpol General

Assembly in 2022, where is Interpol

headquarters located?

(A) Spain (B) France

(C) Italy (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

India will host the 91st Interpol General

Assembly in 2022 after a proposal received the

overwhelming support of member countries at

this year's congregation at Santinago in Chile. A

proposal in this regard was given to Interpol

Secretary General Jürgen Stock by Union Home

Minister Amit Shah when the two met in New

Delhi during Mr Stock's official visit in

August.The 91st Interpol General Assembly in

India in the year 2022 will be held as part of

celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian

Independence.

57. Baliyatra, one of the biggest trade fairs of is

scheduled to begin in which state?

(A) West Bengal (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Odisha (D) Maharastra

Ans:: (C) Odisha


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Baliyatra one of the biggest trade fairs of Odisha

is scheduled to begin on November 12. The trade

fair will continue for eight days. This year‟s

Baliyatra will be jointly organized by the

Cuttack District Administration District

Cultural Council and the Cuttack Municipal

Corporation (CMC). A preparatory meeting for

the mega fair was recently held under the

chairmanship of District Collector Bhabani

Shankar Chayani at Cuttack. As per a decision

was taken at the meeting the Administration will

issue identity cards to all stall owners at the fair

that commemorates the ancient maritime glory

of Odisha. There will be separate vending zones

for small traders and vendors.

58. Which state Culture Dept to organize

training & performance programme of

KHON Ramlila?

(A) West Bengal (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Maharastra

Ans:: (C)

The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh

government is going to organize the country‟s

first training and performance programme of

world famous KHON Ramlila a masked form of

Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with

Thai government. Artists who will get training

from experts of Thailand as part of cultural

exchange programme between two nations will

perform at Grand Deepotsav function which will

be organised on 26th of this month in Ayodhya.

59. World‟s oldest known natural pearl

discovered in which city coast?

(A) Abu Dhabi (B) Ammam

(C) Doha (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

The oldest known natural pearl in the world has

been discovered by Abu Dhabi archaeologists

working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island,

just off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Dubbed the „Abu

Dhabi Pearl‟, it was found in layers that have

been radiocarbon dated to 5,800-5,600 BCE,

during the Neolithic period.

60. Union Minister of AYUSH Shripad Yesso

Naik inaugurated Ayurveda Palliative Care

Unit at which city?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Delhi

(C) Chennai (D) Hyderabad

Ans:: (B)

Union Minister of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik

inaugurated Ayurveda Palliative Care Unit at

Palliative Care Centre at base Hospital Delhi

Cantonment New Delhi. On this occasion a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also

signed between Ministry of AYUSH and

Ministry of Defense for the Integration of

AYUSH under the health establishments of

Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical

Services.

61. When the National Police Commemoration

Day is observed every year?

(A) October 19 (B) October 20

(C) October 21 (D) October 22

Ans:: (C)

National Police Commemoration Day is observed

every year on October 21 to remember

remembering the brave policemen who

sacrificed their lives while discharging their

duties. Rich tributes are paid to the martyrs on

this day.

62. Which State Cabinet decided to make

government jobs out of bounds for people

with more than two children?

(A) Assam (B) Manipur

(C) Meghalaya (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

Assam Assembly adopted a population policy

the State Cabinet on decided to make

government jobs out of bounds for people with

more than two children. The policy will come

into effect from January 1 2021. The State

Assembly had in September 2017 passed the

„Population and Women Empowerment Policy of

Assam‟ seeking to encourage small family. Apart

from specifying that candidates with two

children only would be eligible for government

jobsthe policy warranted that existing

government employees should strictly follow the

two-child norm.

63. Which IIT fabricated highly sensitive device

to detect lead?

(A) IIT Madras (B) IIT Bangalore

(C) IIT Kharagpur (D) IIT Jodhpur


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Ans:: (D)

A highly sensitive portable device that can detect

the presence of lead in water even when present

in extremely small amount of 0.018 parts per

billion (ppb) has been fabricated by a team of

researchers from the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. The World Health

Organization limit for lead in drinking water is 5

ppb. Besides being highly sensitive the sensor is

also highly specific to lead even in the presence

of other metals such as mercury copper zinc

cadmium and chromium. It takes just about four

seconds to detect lead.

64. Indian Railways to carry E-Commerce

consignment of which company?

(A) Amazon (B) Flipkart

(C) Snap deal (D) None of the above

Ans:: (A)

The railways' initiative to rope in Amazon for

transporting its goods by train was flagged off by

the Eastern Railways on, the Sealdah Dankuni

EMU local carried a consignment of the e-

commerce giant on board. Under the pilot

project, the consignment is allowed to be carried

in the vendor compartment, along with other

vendors, in the non peak hours 11 am to 4 pm

thus, causing no disruption or inconvenience to

the existing system.

65. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the

foundation stone for Sri Sathya Sai

Sanathana Samskruti Project at which

country?

(A) Japan (B) Nepal

(C) Bangladesh (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation

stone for Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana Samskruti

Project at Sai no Sato, Kakegawa, Japan. Sai no

Sato will be developed as a temple on the lines of

Akshardham and Swaminarayan Temple to

promote Indian traditional culture.

66. Which Minister launched the first national

protocol to enumerate the snow leopard

population in the country on the occasion of

International Snow Leopard Day?

(A) Gajendra singh shekawat

(B) Amit shah

(C) Prakash Javedkar


Ans:: (C)

Prakash Javedkar launched the first national

protocol to enumerate the snow leopard

population in the country on the occasion of

International Snow Leopard Day. The Day is

celebrated on October 23 every year to protect

and conserve the snow leopards and preserve the

beautiful wildlife of the Himalayas. India is

believed to have 400 to 700 snow leopards spread

across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim,

Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and

Ladakh

67. Who is new CEO of UIDAI?

(A) B R Sharma (B) Pankaj Kumar

(C) Sanjeev Gupta (D) none of the above

Ans:: (B)

The government on appointed Pankaj Kumar

a 1987-batch IAS officer as the new Chief

Executive Officer of Unique Identification

Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a major

reshuffle in the top bureaucracy that saw the

appointments of new secretaries in crucial

ministries. Kumar the new UIDAI CEO has been

serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry

of Electronics and Information Technology. He

was transferred to the UIDAI in the rank and

pay of Secretary by temporarily upgrading the

post.

68. What is India‟s rank in World Bank's ease of

doing business ranking?

(A) 63 (B) 64 (C) 65 (D) 66

Ans:: (A)

India has jumped 14 places to take the 63rd

position on the World Bank's ease of doing

business ranking. The country was 77th among

190 countries in the previous ranking. In its

Doing Business 2020 report the World Bank

commended the reform efforts undertaken by

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69. Global wealth has risen by $9 trillion to $360

trillion in 2019, what is percentage of India‟s

contribution in global wealth rise?

(A) 5% (B) 7% (C) 10% (D) 12%

Ans:: (B)

Global wealth has risen by $9 trillion to $360

trillion in 2019 according to the Credit Suisse

Research Institute (CSRI). India has made a

contribution of $625 billion (nearly 7% of total)

to the global wealth. The biggest contribution has

come from the US at $4 trillion (45% of total)

and China at $1.9 trillion (21% of total).

70. Which state government signed US$165

million loan with World Bank to support

small holder farmers?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Karnataka

(C) Odisha (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

The Government of India Government of Odisha

and the World Bank signed a US$165 million

loan agreement to support smallholder farmers

strengthen the resilience of their production

systems as well as diversify and improve the

marketing of their produce

for increased income.

71. Which team won Vijay Hazare cricket

trophy?

(A) Karnataka (B) Tamilnadu

(C) Maharashtra (D) Saurashtra

Ans:: (A)

Karnataka was crowned the 2019-20 Vijay

Hazare Champions as they beat Tamil Nadu by

nine wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at

Bengaluru. Abhimanyu Mithun and Mayank

Agarwal put on a masterclass performance as

Karnataka won their fourth Vijay Hazare

Trophy title with a dominant display against

Tamil Nadu via VJD method

Which state government launched Mukhya

Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana?

(A) Bihar (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

On the occasion of Dhanteras Mukhya Mantri

Kanya Sumangala Yojana was launched in Uttar

Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The

programme aims at empowering the girl child

for which an amount of 15 thousand rupees will

be provided to every family in which a girl child

takes birth.

72. Which district of Gujarat has become the

first Kerosene-free district of the state?

(A) Ahmedabad (B) Gandhinagar

(C) Jamnagar (D) Kutch

Ans:: (B)

Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has become the

first Kerosene free district of the state. Union

Home Minister Amit Shah has allotted one

thousand LPG connections to the women

beneficiaries of Gandhinagar district.

73. Who has been sworn-in as Chief Minister of

Haryana?

(A) Manohar Lal (B) Dushyant Chautala

(C) Bhupinder Singh Hooda


Ans:: (A)

Senior BJP leader Manohar Lal has been sworn-

in as Chief Minister of Haryana. Governor

Satyadev Narayan Arya administered him the

oath of office and secrecy at a function at Raj

Bhavan in Chandigarh. This is the second

consecutive term for Manohar Lal as Chief

Minister. Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant

Chautala was sworn-in as Deputy Chief

Minister.

74. Researchers from which Institute of

Technology have developed bio-bricks for

construction from agricultural waste

products?

(A) IIT Bangalore (B) IIT madras

(C) IIT Hyderabad (D) none of the above

Ans:: (C)

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Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology

Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture,

Bhubaneshwar, have developed bio bricks for

construction from agricultural waste products.

Their development serves the dual purposes of

waste management and development of eco

friendly, sustainable building materials.

75. Padmashree awardee and India‟s oldest Yoga

teacher V Nanammal is from which state?

(A) Kerala (B) Telangana

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamilnadu

Ans:: (D)

Inspirational yoga teacher V Nanammal passed

away on in Coimbatore. She was 99 years old.

Known affectionately as "Yoga Grandma",

Nanammal received the Padma Shri

one of India's highest civilian honors.

76. 'Exercise SHAKTI' army exercise will be

conducted in Rajasthan between India and

which country?

(A) France (B) Russia

(C) Japan (D) Nepal

Ans:: (A)

The bilateral 'Exercise SHAKTI' between the

armies of India and France will be conducted

from 31st October to 13th November 2019 at

Foreign Training Node in Mahajan Field Firing

Ranges Rajasthan. The joint exercise will focus

on counter terrorism operations in semi-desert

terrain. The exercise aims at enhancing

understanding cooperation and interoperability

between the two armies.

77. Which state government announced free bus

tickets for women?

(A) Punjab (B) Maharashtra

(C) Delhi (D) Bangalore

Ans:: (C)

Women in Delhi will get free rides in public

buses starting. As per the plan, conductors will

distribute pink tickets having face value of 10

rupees each to women passengers for free-travel.

The government will then reimburse the

transporters based on the number of such tickets

issued.

78. Nagaland partners with which state under

'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' programme?

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Manipur

(C) Meghalaya (D) none of the above

Ans:: (A)

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' programme has

brought in the states of Nagaland and Madhya

Pradesh as one to celebrate the spirit of national

integration through a deep and structured

engagement between the two states. The

Directorate of Higher Education of Government

of Nagaland as the nodal department of 'Ek

Bharat

Shreshtha Bharat' has conducted various

activities undertaken in partnership with

Madhya Pradesh.

79. Tawang Festival will be celebrated in which

state?

(A)Nagaland (B) Sikkim

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) West Bengal

Ans:: (C)

In Arunachal Pradesh the 7th edition of the

Tawang Festival began with much fanfare and

fervour in Tawang. United States‟ Ambassador

to India Kenneth Juster declared the Festival

open.

80. Sophie Wilmes appointed as first female PM

of which country?

(A) Germany (B) Belgium

(C) Netherland (D) None of the above

Ans:: (B)

Belgium Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes has

been chosen as the country's new caretaker

prime minister a first for a woman. The 44 year

old still has to be sworn in by King Philippe.

Michel (former PM), who is set to take over as

European Council president on December 1, had

he intended to step down by the beginning of

November.

81. ICC imposed 2 years ban on which

international cricketer for failing to report

corrupt approaches?

(A) Shakib Al Hasan (B) Steve Smith

(C) David Warnet (D) Tamim Iqbal

Ans:: (A)


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Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI

all rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on handed a

two year suspension by the ICC for failing to

report three corrupt approaches, including one

at the IPL, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting

him from the upcoming tour of India.

82. Which country will host second Assembly of

International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

(A) Japan (B) Russia

(C) India (D) Bangladesh

Ans:: (C)

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is

hosting the second Assembly of International

Solar Alliance (ISA) on 30 and 31 October 2019

New Delhi. While on 30 October 2019

coordination and consultation meetings on

different aspects of ISA programmes and

initiatives will be held

the Assembly would meet on 31 October 2019.

83. ‘PRAKHAR‟ anti-street crime vans have

been flagged off in which city?

(A) Mumbai (B) Delhi

(C) Bangalore (D) Lucknow

Ans:: (B)

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik

flagged off 15 'PRAKHAR' vans with the latest

addition taking the number of such special

vehicles to curb street crimes in the national

capital to 30.

These patrol vans tasked especially to curb street

crimes as well as crimes against women in the

vulnerable areas are specially designed and

equipped with latest gadgets for quick

transmission of information about any crime the

officials said.


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