Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2019
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21. “Ex Dharma Guardian” is the joint military exercise between India & which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Japan
[C] Nepal
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: B [Japan ]
Notes:
India and Japan will hold the 2nd edition of joint military exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN-2019’ in Mizoram from 19th of October to 2nd of November 2019. The focus of the 2-week-long exercise will be to increase the interoperability between the two forces and enhance coordination in dealing with various security challenges including counter-terrorism. The scope of this exercise covers platoon-level joint training on counter-terrorism operations in jungle and urban scenario.
22. Who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for 2018?
[A] Vandana Shiva
[B] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
[C] Sunita Narain
[D] Sugathakumari
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Correct Answer: B [Chandi Prasad Bhatt]
Notes:
Noted environmentalist and social activist, Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for the years 2017 and 2018 in recognition for his services in promoting and preserving national integration in the country. This award is consists of a citation and Rs 10 lakh in cash to be given to the awardee by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Bhatt hails from Uttarakhand and was a pioneer of the Chipko movement.
23. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Indian Sports Honours (ISH)?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] Milkha Singh
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Karnam Malleswari
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Correct Answer: B [Milkha Singh]
Notes:
Milkha Singh (92) has been bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the 2nd edition of the Indian Sports Honours (ISH) in Mumbai. He is best known as the ‘Flying Sikh’ and most remembered for finishing fourth in the 400m final in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. While star batsmwoman Smriti Mandhana got the sportswoman of the year award for the team category. Beside this, the Indian Cricket’s men team bagged the honour of the ‘Team of the Year’. The ISH is an initiative by Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman of RP-SG Group and Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.
24. Which Indian personality has been conferred the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros?
[A] Rajnath SIngh
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Ram Nath Kovind
[D] M Venkaiah Naidu
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Correct Answer: D [M Venkaiah Naidu]
Notes:
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred the highest Civilian Honour of East African island nation Comoros — The Order of the Green Crescent – at its capital Moroni. The honour was conferred by the President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani. India and Comoros signed 6 agreements on defence, health and culture. Both the countries also decided to exempt each other from Visa for diplomatic and official passport holders for short visits. India has also extended over 60 million dollar line of credit to Comoros in the field of energy and maritime defence cooperation.
25. The 10th National Cultural Festival is being held in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
In Madhya Pradesh, the 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 Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa. The fest will display diverse forms of folk, art and culture of 22 states. It will showcase the cultural heritage of India through performances of art, folk music, dance, handicrafts and cuisines of Leh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal.
26. Ex Vajra Prahar 2019 is the joint military exercise between India & which country?
[A] United States
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: A [United States]
Notes:
The 10th edition of the joint military exercise “Vajra Prahar” between India and the United States gas started at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle on October 13 & will last till October 28. It is a Special Forces joint training exerciseconducted alternately in India and the US.
27. Which airline has become the world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft?
[A] Alaska Airlines
[B] Air India
[C] Nikko
[D] Hawaiian Airlines
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Correct Answer: B [Air India]
Notes:
Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice-versa. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani flagged off flight AI665 and it was carried to runway using Taxibot at Terminal 3 of the Delhi Airport – to Mumbai. It is a pilot controlled semi-robotic towbar-less aircraft tractor used as alternate taxiing equipment.
28. Who is the newly appointed President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)?
[A] Rajesh Jain
[B] Venu Srinivasan
[C] K Satish Reddy
[D] V A Rajkishore
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Correct Answer: C [K Satish Reddy]
Notes:
K Satish Reddy, Chairman of Dr Reddy’s, has been appointed as President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021. The IPA represents research-based National Pharmaceutical Companies.
29. Who has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary?
[A] Suresh Chandra
[B] Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
[C] Alok Shrivastava
[D] P S Joshi
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Correct Answer: B [Anoop Kumar Mendiratta]
Notes:
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry on contractual basis till March 30, 2023. He is at present the District and Sessions Judge (North East) of the Delhi’s Karkardooma Courts. As per officials, it is the first time a sitting judge has been appointed as Law Secretary.
30. Indo-Japan air drill exercise “Shinyuu Maitri” has started in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Karnataka
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: D [West Bengal]
Notes:
In West Bengal, the joint military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) has started at Air Force Station – Arjan Singh in Panagarh town from October 17 to 23. The focus of the exercise will be to undertake Joint Mobility and Tactical (JMT) interoperability among the two forces.