Current GK October 2018 by Coaching for SSC in Delhi

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October 2018 GK Quiz

Question 1. Name the film that is going to be India’s official entry to Oscar awards 2019.
a. Mom
b. Village Rockstars
c. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
d. Manto

Answer: Village Rockstars

Question 2. Which of the following represents the correct pair of winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Puraskar 2018?
a. Hima Das and Virat Kohli
b. PV Sindhu and Virat Kohli
c. Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli
d. Mirabai Chanu and Neeraj Chopra

Answer: Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli

Question 3. Where are the 2022 Asian Games and Asian Para Games going to be held?
a. Hangzhou, China
b. Tokyo, Japan
c. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
d. New Delhi, India

Answer: Hangzhou, China

Question 4. Aviaindra, a joint Air Force exercise, was conducted recently between India and
a. Germany
b. Russia
c. Iraq
d. France

Answer: Russia

Question 5. Luka Modric, FIFA 2018 Men’s player of the year, is from which of the following countries?
a. Russia
b. Czech Republic
c. Sweden
d. Croatia

Answer: Croatia

Question 6. Which of the following is the correct pair of Bollywood actors who were appointed ambassadors of Skill India campaign recently?
a. Deepika Padukone and Akshay Kumar
b. Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan
c. Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan
d. Anushka Sharma and Akshay Kumar

Answer: Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan

Question 7. Name the city that will host the 2019 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas celebrations.
a. Vadodara, Gujarat
b. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
c. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
d. Jaipur, Rajasthan

Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Question 8. Gender Inequality Index 2017 was published recently by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). What was India’s rank on this index?
a. 127^th
b. 130^th
c. 131^st
d. 132nd

Answer: 127th

Question 9. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), a scheme which is a part of Ayushman Bharat, around 10 crore families will get a yearly cashless health cover of
a. Rs. 2 Lakh
b. Rs. 3 Lakh
c. Rs. 4 Lakh
d. Rs. 5 Lakh

Answer: Rs. 5 Lakh

Question 10. Name the bank that recently bagged the ‘Rajbhasha Kirti’ award which was conferred on the occasion of National Hindi Divas.
a. Bank of Baroda
b. IDBI Bank
c. Punjab National Bank
d. Canara Bank

Answer: Punjab National Bank

Question 11. World Bank has approved a Five-Year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to assist India’s transition from
a. a low-income country to a low-middle income country
b. a low-middle income country to middle-middle income country
c. a low-middle income country to high-middle income country
d. high-middle income country to high income country

Answer: a low-middle income country to high-middle income country

Question 12. Prahar, which was successfully test fired recently by DRDO, is a
a. surface-to-surface long-range tactical ballistic missile
b. surface-to-air short-range tactical ballistic missile
c. air-to-air long-range tactical ballistic missile
d. surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile

Answer: surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile

Question 13. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine has been awarded to
a. Tasuku Honjo & James P Allison
b. Michael W. Young, Jeffrey C. Hall & Michael Rosbash
c. Barry Barish, Kip Thorne & Rainer Weiss
d. Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank & Richard Henderson

Answer: Tasuku Honjo & James P Allison

Question 14. Where is the Asian men’s hockey championship 2018 going to be held?
a. Tokyo, Japan
b. Seoul, South Korea
c. Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
d. Muscat, Oman

Answer: Muscat, Oman

Question 15. Which of the following awards was conferred recently on Mr. Narendra Modi by the United Nations?
a. Protectors of the Planet
b. Champions of the Earth
c. Statesmen of the World
d. Visionaries of the Modern World

Answer: Champions of the Earth

Question 16. When is World Mental Health Day observed?
a. 1^st October
b. 2^nd October
c. 10^th October
d. 22^nd October

Answer: 10^th October

Question 17. Gita Gopinath has been recently appointed Chief Economist of
a. World Bank
b. World Economic Forum
c. International Monetary Fund
d. World Trade Organization

Answer: International Monetary Fund

Question 18. Name the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners.
a. Tawakkol Karman & Juan Manuel Santos
b. Denis Mukwege & Juan Manuel Santos
c. Nadia Murad & Kailash Stayarthi
d. Nadia Murad & Denis Mukwege

Answer: Nadia Murad & Denis Mukwege

Question 19. World Habitat Day 2018 was observed on 1st October. The theme for this year was
a. municipal solid waste management
b. exploring new habitats for an increasing population
c. saving natural habitats for the next generation
d. preserving existing habitats and exploring newer ones

Answer: municipal solid waste management

Question 20. The Nobel Prize 2018 in the field of economics has been awarded to
a. Oliver Hart & Richard Thaler
b. Richard Thaler & Joseph Stiglitz
c. Paul Romer & William Nordhaus
d. Joseph Stiglitz & Paul Krugman

Answer: Paul Romer & William Nordhaus

Question 21. Pakyong airport, which was inaugurated recently, has become the 1st airport of which of the following states?
a. Nagaland
b. Mizoram
c. Sikkim
d. Manipur

Answer: Sikkim

Question 22. Who among the following is the head of the High Level Committee (HLC) on Corporate Social Responsibility – 2018?
a. Rajiv Mehrishi
b. Arvind Mayaram
c. Injeti Srnivas
d. Hasmukh Adhia

Answer: Injeti Srnivas

Question 23. Jaya Prada has been recently appointed Goodwill Ambassador for promoting tourism in which of the following nations?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh

Answer: Nepal

Question 24. What was the theme of World Mental Health Day 2018?
a. Mental health in a modern society
b. Understanding mental well being
c. Young people and mental health in a changing world
d. Impact of mental health on physical well being

Answer: Young people and mental health in a changing world

Question 25. When is the World Post Day observed annually?
a. 8^th October
b. 9^th October
c. 10^th October
d. 12^th October

Answer: 9^th October

Question 26. Who among the following is the Chairman of Competition Law Review Committee constituted by the Govt. for reviewing the Competition Act?
a. Surjit Bhalla
b. Rajiv Kumar
c. Amitabh Kant
d. Injeti Srinivas

Answer: Injeti Srinivas

Question 27. PM-AASHA scheme providing MSP (Minimum Support Price) assurance to farmers was launched recently. PM-AASHA stands for
a. Pradhan Mantri Anishchit Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan
b. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aarthik SwabHiman Abhiyan
c. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aarthik SanraksHan Abhiyan
d. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan

Question 28. Where was the G-20 Trade & Investment ministerial meeting held recently?
a. Brazil
b. France
c. Canada
d. Argentina

Answer: Argentina

Question 29. Which of the following sections of Aadhaar Act was struck down recently by Supreme Court to prevent private entities from seeking biometric data of consumers?
a. Section 35
b. Section 42
c. Section 48
d. Section 57

Answer: Section 57

Question 30. Name the winners of the ‘Best Heritage City’ award at the 2016-17 National Tourism Awards.
a. Mandu and Ahmadabad
b. Jaipur and Raigarh
c. Varanasi and Ahmadabad
d. Puri and Kanchipuram

Answer: Mandu and Ahmadabad

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