WorksheetsCA Quiz- October part 3
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 11mins
India's longest Chenani- Nashri tunnel on NH 44 that links Kashmir with Jammu will be rechristened after Bhartiya Jansangh founder________. In which year did PM modi dedicated this tunnel to the nation?
Dr. Shyama Prasad Verma, 2017
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, 2017
Raj Pipara, 2020
Dr. Shyama Palikar Mukherjee, 2017
Which pair won a gold medal in 10 meters platform synchronised event at the ongoing 10th Asian age group championship in Bengaluru?
N Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar Prajapati
N Wilson Kumar and Satish Kumar Yadav
Masood Valiki and Rahul Gandhi
Hoga Koi
Researchers at IIT Madras have engineered sunflower plant cells to enhance their production of Which vitamin by 10 times?
This Vitamin helps prevent tissue damage from certain toxic chemicals produced in the body.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin E
Vitamin B9
Vitamin A
Two NASA astronomers embarked on the first all female space walk in a historic first. This spacewalk, know as an extra-vehicular activity in astronaut jargon, took place seven months after the original planned date.
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir
Christina Koch and Jessica Pearson
Sally ride and Jessica Meir
None
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.
The Nobel prize for Economics was established in which year?
1967
1968
1895
1901
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated every year on______________ throughout the world. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the declaration by the General Assembly, in its resolution of 22 December 1992, of __________as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
October 16
October 18
October 7
none of the above
Who 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?
Simon Cowell
Olga Valentinovna Korbut
Simone Biles
Simone Brown
According to the United Nations' International Labor Organization, which of the following countries planned to end the 'Kafala' system?
When was the UN's International Labor Organisation founded?
Qatar, 1909
Qatar, 1919
Oman, 1919
Kuwait, 1949
According to the latest survey conducted by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with the Ministry of Science and Technology, Karnataka and _________have topped the university-industry linkage index.
Who is the current minister for science and technology?
Tamil Nadu, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Kerala, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Telangana, YS Chaudhary
Rajasthan, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Indian Railways to run its first train in _______ circuit from 20th to 26th October 2019.
Ramayana
Buddhist
Krishna
none of the above
Which of the following statement is true about Global dxb challenge?
The First Global DXB Challenge will be hosted in Dubai.
The theme of the event: ‘Ocean Opportunities.
DXB Challenge is a large gathering for creative young minds in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence.
All are true
Which of the following never received the Nobel Prize?
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
none of the above
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year in the presence of the king of Norway on which date?
16 December
10 December
12 December
21 November
The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO has appointed______________as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. The actress made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the Academy Awards this year for her performance in the film “Roma”.
Yalitza Aparicio
Priyanka Chopra
Saryu Anand
none of the above
World Trade Organisation (WTO) hosted the first World Cotton Day celebrations in Geneva. This event stems from the application by the Cotton-4 countries to the UNGA for its official recognition of a World Cotton Day, reflecting the importance of cotton as a global commodity.
The Cotton-4 countries are:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
Benin, Chad, Mali and Mexico
Burkina Faso, Libya, Benin and Mali
none of the above
India jumped two levels to____position in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019 despite the reduction in the overall economic growth due to slowdown in the manufacturing and construction sectors. Which country topped the rankings in 2019?
7th, Singapore
7th, USA
9th, China
7th, China
__________ is set to become the first Indian city to fully implement a law that protects street vendors against the threat of eviction 5 years after the landmark legislation was first introduced.
The Street Vendors’ Act was introduced by federal lawmakers in 2014 to help protect the country’s hawkers from eviction, with states required to establish hawking zones, set up TVCs and issue licences.
Bangalore
Jaipur
Delhi
Ahmedabad
India and__________ signed six agreements including extending a credit line of 30 million US Dollars for RICE cultivation. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and _________President Julius Maada Bio committed to further strengthening bilateral relations.
Sierra Leone
France
Nigeria
Chad
Which country/countries is going to introduce 3% web tax on digital giants from 2020?
USA
Italy
France
all of the above
On the occasion of Dhanteras, Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana was launched in____________.
The programme aims at empowering the girl child for which an amount of 15000 rupees will be provided to every family in which a girl child takes birth.
Under the scheme, the state government will direct transfer funds in the account of the registered girls in a phased manner when a girl child will complete various achievements, like vaccination, admission in class 1, 5 and 9, graduation.
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
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 Santiago in Chile.
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.
what is the full form of interpol?
International crime police organisation
International criminal police organisation
Indian crime police investigation organisation
none of the above
Indonesia's President__________has been sworn into office for his second and final five-year term in the capital, Jakarta amid a string of fresh challenges around security, corruption and economic slowdown.
Which is the world's most populous island?
Hassan Rouhani, Barbados
Joko Wahid, Java
Joko Widodo, Java
Ashraf Ghani, Java
Former South Africa skipper________ has been elected an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodians of the game’s law.
Named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 2004, he secured a second place on the Honours Board in 2008, hitting a century at the Home of Cricket in the drawn Test with England.
Steve Smith
Graeme Smith
David Miller
Pata Nahi
India is among a handful of only____UN member states which paid their regular budget dues in full and on time to the world organisation.
India paid 23.25 million dollars in regular budget assessments by january 31, 2019.
33
34
23
43
The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) and the ___________Economic Development board have signed an MOU for jointly promoting innovation in FinTech, information and communications technology (ICT), and related emerging fields.
Qatar
UAE
Bahrain
Oman
Recently, in _________US troops have begun withdrawing from positions in northern part, paving way for Turkish operation against Kurdish in the border areas.
US forces had withdrawn from an area between the towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al-Ayn.
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Yemen
Who has been declared as Muslim Man of the Year 2020 by Jordan's Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre?
He also became the sixth most popular world leader on Twitter.
Salman Bin Abdul- Aziz Al- Saud
Imran Khan
Irrfan Khan
King Abdullah II
The government appointed_________________, a 1987-batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
_____________, the new UIDAI CEO, has been serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Pankaj Kumar
Chaitanya Tiwari
Anup Kumar Singh
Naveen Patnaik
Who presented Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to legal luminary and former Attorney General K. Parasaran at a function in New Delhi.
Mr Parasaran was honoured with the award on the occasion of the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India, an organization working for the welfare of the elderly.
VP Venkaiah Naidu
PM Modi
Rajnath Singh
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Which of the following is correct?
The World Polio Day is celebrated every year on October 24.
Theme- Stories of Success: Past and present for World Polio Day
This day was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
only 1 and 3
all are true
Choose the correct option:
National Unity Day is celebrated every year on 31st of October.
To mark the birth anniversary of Ironman Sardar Vallahbhai Patel who unified the country.
This day was introduced in 2014.
in 2019, it marks the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallahbhai Patel.
all are correct
______________ 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___________ won their fourth Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a dominant display against Tamil Nadu via VJD method.
Kerala
Karnataka
Telangana
West Bengal
_____________ has become the third Indian batsman to reach the top 10 in all three formats after a memorable series against South Africa in which he donned the new role of Test opener.
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Hardik Pandya
none of the above
__________and____________were re-admitted as ICC members in a meeting held in Dubai on 14 october 2019.
Zimbabwe and Indonesia
Zimbabwe and Nepal
Brazil and Nepal
none of the above
Mark the correct option:
A minor planet, between Mars and Jupiter, has been named after 'Pandit Jasraj'.
This minor planet has been given a number-300128 which is the reverse order of his birth date.
He is the second Indian musician to receive this honor.
all except 3
This minor planet was discovered by the Catalina sky survey from the telescopes based in Arizona.
