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Todays GK & Current Affairs Quiz For October 30, 2019 With Questions And Answers

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Current Affairs Quiz for October 30, 2019: This section covers the GK and Daily Current Affairs Quiz with MCQs on National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy, Banking Affairs, Polity, Geography, Environment, Sports, etc. for competitive examinations viz. UPSC, SSC, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, IBPS, Railways, Government Jobs, UPPSC, MPSC, and other state exams. This current affairs quiz will help you in the General Awareness section conducted in various Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railways, and other govt job entrance exams. Current affairs quiz will also help you outshine in the crowd with all the information you gain from this article.

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Current Affairs Quiz for 30/10/2019

1. When is the Raising Day of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) observed?

(A) 24th October
(B) 25th October
(C) 26th October
(D) 27th October

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Solution: (A)

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised on 24th October 1962 in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and is one of the 7 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India. The 58th Raising Day of ITBP is recently observed on 24th October 2019 to commemorate the valour and achievements of the ITBP and to boost the morale of the force personnel.  [/ms_expand]

2. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW)?

(A) Integrity – a way to live life
(B) Integrity – a way of life
(C) Integrity – a way to curb corruption
(D) My vision corruption free India

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Solution: (B)

The Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (31st October) falls. In 2019, the Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed from 29th October to 3rd November 2019. The theme of the week is “Integrity- A way of life”.  [/ms_expand]

3. Which city is hosting the first-ever Global Bio-India 2019 summit?

(A) Jaipur
(B) Pune
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bangalore

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Solution: (C)
The first of its kind “Global Bio-India 2019” Summit is being held in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November 2019. The event is expected to strengthen the indigenous research capabilities, bio-entrepreneurship, investments and last-mile-delivery of technology across rural India and tier-2, 3 cities. The summit is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerates.  [/ms_expand]

4. On Dhanteras which state has launched the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Telangana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar

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Solution: ( 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.  [/ms_expand]

5. K R Wadhwaney was a famous _______ journalist.

(A) Sports
(B) Agriculture
(C) Business
(D) Law

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Solution: (A)

K R Wadhwaney, the veteran sports journalist and author, has passed away in Delhi at the age of 90. Born in Karachi (now Pakistan), migrated to Lucknow after the partition in 1947. He started his career in Lucknow before moving to New Delhi in the 1960s. He remained active as a sports journalist for almost 50 years.  [/ms_expand]

6. Who bagged the 2019 Sakharov human rights prize of the European Union (EU)?

(A) Ilham Tohti
(B) Que Bush
(C) Xian Ching
(D) Oleg Sentsov

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Solution: (A)

Ilham Tohti, an academic jailed for separatism in China, has been awarded the European Parliament’s top human rights prize ‘Sakharov’ in recognition for drawing attention to ethnic tensions in Xinjiang. Tohti is from the Uighur minority & has been a fierce critic of China’s treatment of the Uighur people. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 on separatism charges. The move will pointedly rebuke China’s treatment of the Muslim ethnic minority and may draw a reprisal from Beijing.  [/ms_expand]

7. Nelloptodes gretae, the Tiny beetle has been named after climate activist __________ .

(A) Greta Thunberg
(B) Nello Thunberg
(C) Greta Nello
(D) Greta Thomas

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Solution: (A)
To honour Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has done splendid contribution in raising global awareness of climate change. Scientists at the British Natural History Museum in London, UK have officially named a tiny species of beetle “Nelloptodes gretae”. This tiny species of beetle was first found in 1965 by British naturalist Dr William C Block in Nairobi, Kenya.  [/ms_expand]

8. Who has been appointed as 47th Chief Justice of India?

(A) Sandeep Jain
(B) Sharad Arvind Bobde
(C) M R Mehta
(D) Vaibhav Kapoor

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Solution: (B)

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde (aged 63) was appointed as 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI). President Ram Nath Kovind under Article 124 of the Constitution of India issue and signed the Warrant of Appointment. The oath-taking ceremony will be conducted on 18 November 2019.  [/ms_expand]

9. Smt Nirmala Sitaraman, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs released a commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda on October 29, 2019. This was done to mark his _____ birth anniversary?

(A) 124th
(B) 125th
(C) 123th
(D) 126th

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Solution: (B)

Smt Nirmala Sitaraman, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs released a commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda on October 29, 2019. This was done to mark Paramahansa Yogananda’s 125th birth anniversary. Earlier in 1977, India released a commemorative stamp to honour Yogananda. On March 7, 2017, PM Modi released another stamp to honour him on his 100th death anniversary.  [/ms_expand]

10. Who bagged the Udyog Rattan Award-2019 of Institute of Economic Studies (IES)?

(A) Anurag Bhandari
(B) Thakur Anup Singh
(C) M R Mehta
(D) Vaibhav Mehra

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Solution: (B)

Thakur Anup Singh, CMD of Marg ERP, has won the prestigious Udyog Rattan Award-2019 for his exceptional work in transforming how MSMEs can accelerate their business by using technology. The award is conferred annually to Indian citizens for their outstanding contribution to the economic development of the country. It is conferred by the Institute of Economic Studies (IES) affiliated to Government of India (GoI).
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