GK & Current Affairs Quiz: October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019 May 21, 2021
1. Who is the recently appointed chairman of Airports Authority of India (October 2019)?
[A] Arvind Singh
[B] Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
[C] Sanjiv Saran
[D] Bhupendra Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Arvind Singh]
Notes:
IAS officer Arvind Singh has been appointed as the chairman of Airports Authority of India and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will head the National Highways Authority of India.
2. Recently, Paralympics champion Marieke Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia at the age of 40 to end her sufferings due to degenerative muscle disease. She was from which country?
[A] Spain
[B] Belgium
[C] France
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [Belgium]
Notes:
Belgian Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia at the age of 40. She had announced her intentions after the Rio Games in 2016 to follow that path if her degenerative condition worsened her suffering. Vervoort suffered a degenerative muscle disease that caused constant pain, paralysis in her legs and left her barely able to sleep, and gradually her life became torture. Euthanasia is legal in Belgium.
3. Which professional football club has recently conferred life membership to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee?
[A] Bengaluru FC
[B] Mohun Bagan
[C] United Sikkim
[D] Indian Arrows
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Correct Answer: B [Mohun Bagan]
Notes:
The Mohun Bagan Athletic Club conferred life membership to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee. In 1911, Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win the Indian Football Association (IFA) Shield beating the East Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in the final.
4. Dilip Parikh, who recently passed away, was a former chief minister of which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Dilip Parikh died following a prolonged illness, said his family members. He was 82. Mr Parikh served as the 13th Chief Minister of Gujarat between October 1997 and March 1998 .
5. TP Radhamani was an actress predominantly in which language films?
[A] Kannada
[B] Tamil
[C] Telugu
[D] Malayalam
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Correct Answer: D [Malayalam]
Notes:
Veteran actress TP Radhamani who was predominantly active in Malayalam cinema passed away in Chennai. The 67-year old actor was under treatment for cancer.
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