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Current Affairs Questions for CGL Tier-1, CLAT, IBPS RRB, IBPSPO and RBI Grade B

October GA Quiz 20

Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given

below.

1. A collaboration between researchers from the UK and India has resulted in a new

robot which encourages children to wash their hands. What is the name of that robot?

A. Chichi B. Meme C. Pepe

D. Miko E. None of these

2. Which of the following countries is going to host 91st Interpol General Assembly in

2022?

A. Russia B. China C. India

D. Vietnam E. None of these

3. “Nomadic Elephant” is a joint military training exercise between which of the

following that was recently concluded on 18th October 2019?

A. India-China B. India-Magnolia C. India-Chile

D. India - Cambodia E. None of these

4. Who among the following was recently recommended as Chief justice of India?

A. Rajan Gogoi B. H J Kania C. S A Bobde

D. R J Shukla E. None of these

5. Which of the following veteran actresses has been honoured with Excellence in

Cinema Award at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival?

A. Hema Malini B. Deepti Naval C. Jaya Bacchan

D. Rekha E. None of these

6. Which of the following countries has recently declared a state of emergency in parts

of Santiago after protesters started fires at subway stations around the capital?

A. Sudan B. Brazil C. Chile

D. Kenya E. None of these

7. Which of the following states is going to set up Kanyashree University to ’empower

girls’?

A. Karnataka B. West Bengal C. Jharkhand

D. Bihar E. None of these

8. Who among the following has recently won the Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes

win constructors' title?

A. Charles Leclerc B. Valtteri Bottas C. Lewis Hamilton

D. Max Verstappen E. None of these

9. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently slashed India's GDP growth

projection for the year 2019 to what percent?

A. 6.1 per cent B. 6.2 per cent C. 6.3 per cent

D. 6.4 per cent E. None of these

10. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated 41st DRDO Directors

Conference in which of the following cities?

A. New Delhi B. Kolkata C. Kochi

D. Mumbai E. None of these

Correct answer:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C C B C B C B B A A

Explanation:

1. Hints to Remember

Who: India-UK collaboration

What: creates a hand-washing robot

When: published on 18th October 2019

A collaboration between researchers from the UK and India has resulted in a

new robot which encourages children to wash their hands.

The robot, named Pepe, was recently used by pupils at a primary school in Kerala

as a fresh approach to hygiene.

Pepe was mounted to the wall above a hand washing station at the Wayanad

Government Primary School, which has around 100 pupils aged between five

and 10.

A small video screen mounted behind Pepe''s green plastic exterior acted as a

“mouth”, allowing researchers to tele-operate the robot to speak to the pupils

and draw their attention to a poster outlining the steps of effective

handwashing.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/indiauk-collaboration-creates-a-

handwashing-robot/1643416

2. Hints to Remember

Who: India

What: to host 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022

When: published on 19th October 2019

India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal in this

regard was cleared with "overwhelming support" from members countries of the

international police cooperation body, officials said on Saturday. Home Minister

Amit Shah had proposed to host the General Assembly in India to Interpol

Secretary General Jurgen Stock when the two met here on August 30, they said.

The biggest congregation of law enforcement officers will coincide with country's

75th Independence anniversary celebrations, they said. CBI Director Rishi Kumar

Shukla moved this proposal before the 88th General Assembly in Santiago, Chile

which got over Friday, they said.

The proposal was put to vote before 190 participating member countries of the

Interpol and was passed with "overwhelming majority", agency spokesperson

Nitin Wakankar said. The CBI represents the Interpol in India as country's

National Central Bureau. "India won the vote for hosting the 91st Interpol

General Assembly in 2022 as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of

Indian Independence," Wakankar said.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-to-host-

91st-interpol-general-assembly-in-2022/articleshow/71664444.cms

3. Hints to Remember

Who: Indo-Mongolian Joint Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2019

What: was concluded

When: published on 3rd October 2019

14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic

Elephant-XIV, being conducted over a period of 14 days, will commence from 05

Oct 2019. The exercise will be conducted from 05 Oct 19 to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh.

The Mongolian Army is being represented by officers and troops of the elite 084

Air Borne Special Task Battalion while Indian Army is being represented by a

contingent of a battalion of RAJPUTANA RIFLES.

Nomadic Elephant-XIV is aimed at training troops in counter insurgency

&counter terrorism operations under United Nations mandate. The Joint

Exercise will enhance defence co-operation and military relations between the

two nations. It is an ideal platform for the armies of both the nations to share

their experiences & best practices and gain mutually during the joint training.

The joint training aims at evolving various tactical drills in counter-terror

environment like Convoy Protection Drill, Room Intervention Drills, Ambush/

Counter Ambush Drills, while jointly conducting counter terrorist operations

under UN mandate. The joint training will also lay emphasis on conducting

operations by a cohesive subunit, comprising of troops from both the armies, in

an adverse operational conditions thus enhancing the interoperability between

the two armies. The training planned by both the contingents will go a long way

in capacity building for conducting joint operations by the two armies.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=193609

4. Hints to Remember

Who: Chief Justice

What: recommends Justice SA Bobde as next CJI

When: published on 18th October 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday wrote to the Centre recommending

the name of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as his successor.

The Chief Justice is set to retire in less than a month.

Justice Bobde, who is second in seniority in Supreme Court as of now, would

become the 47th Chief Justice of the country and shall take oath of office on 18

November. He will demit office on his retirement on 23 April, 2021.

He was elevated to Supreme Court in April 2013 when he was the Chief Justice of

Madhya Pradesh High Court.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/chief-justice-recommends-justice-sa-

bobde-as-next-cji-11571384041919.html

5. Hints to Remember

Who: Deepti Naval

What: honoured with Excellence in Cinema Award at MAMI festival

When: published on 18th October 2019

Veteran actor Deepti Naval was honoured with the Excellence in Cinema Award

at the opening ceremony of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star.

She was presented the award by filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj and actor Deepika

Padukone.

For the complete information kindly visit given link

https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/deepti-naval-honoured-

with-excellence-in-cinema-award-at-mami-festival-119101800024_1.html

6. Hints to Remember

Who: Chile

What: declares state of emergency amid student riots

When: published on 19th October 2019

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in parts of

Santiago early Saturday morning after protesters started fires at subway stations

around the capital.

Student-led protests in reaction to a 4% hike in subway fares have disrupted the

city since Monday. What started as mass fare-dodging among hundreds of

students turned into violence later in the week, with protesters shattering glass

and throwing debris onto the rail tracks. Two buildings in the city center and at

least one bus were set on fire.

Students set up barricades and started fires at subway entrances on Friday

afternoon and evening, prompting transportation authorities to shut down all

lines. Thousands of commuters were stranded on their way home from work.

The government sent soldiers to patrol the streets of the capital for the first time

since the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet ended in 1990.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.dw.com/en/chile-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-student-

riots/a-50896834

7. Hints to Remember

Who: Mamata Banerjee govt

What: to set up Kanyashree University in West Bengal to ’empower girls’

When: published on 11th October 2019

Aiming to empower girls, the West Bengal government has taken the initiative to

set up a Kanyashree University in Nadia district and Kanyashree colleges across

the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Banerjee had laid the

foundation stone of the new university at Krishnagar in Nadia district in January.

The Kanyashree university would be only for women.

Banerjee took to Twitter on International Day of the Girl Child to state that her

government started the Kanyashree scheme to empower girls, and it has been

allocated a budget of Rs 7,000 crore since its launch in 2013. The main objective

of the scheme is to ensure that girls study in schools and delay their marriages

until the age of 18 years.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/mamata-banerjee-govt-to-set-

up-kanyashree-university-to-empower-girls/1732768/

8. Hints to Remember

Who: Valtteri Bottas

What: wins Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes win constructors' title

When: published on 13th October 2019

Valtteri Bottas won the Japanese Grand Prix with team-mate Lewis Hamilton

third behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, securing a Formula 1 record sixth straight

World Championship double for Mercedes.

The result sealed the constructors' title with four races to go and, while Hamilton

is not quite world champion yet, only Bottas can catch him.

It breaks the record set by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari from 2000 to 2004,

and confirms this Mercedes team as the greatest in F1 history.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/50031830

9. Hints to Remember

Who: IMF

What: revises India's growth projection to 6.1 % in 2019

When: published on 15th October 2019

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's GDP growth projection for

the year 2019 to 6.1 per cent, which is 1.2 per cent down from its April

projections.

The IMF in April said India will grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019. However, three

months later it projected a slower growth rate for India in 2019, a downward

revision of 0.3 per cent.

As against India's real growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018, the IMF in its latest

World Economic Outlook projected India's growth rate at 6.1 per cent in 2019

and noted that the Indian economy is expected to pick up the next year at 7.0

per cent in 2020.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/imf-revises-indias-

growth-projection-to-6-1-in-2019/articleshow/71600354.cms

10. Hints to Remember

Who: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

What: inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi

When: published on 15th October 2019

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in

New Delhi.

He said that DRDO has played significant role in ensuring technological

advancement of our forces and safeguarding our country.

Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also

present on the occasion.

Addressing the conference, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said that armies

that were better equipped always called the shots and decided the destiny of

mankind.

For the complete information kindly visit given link:

http://ddnews.gov.in/national/defence-miniser-rajnath-singh-inaugurates-41st-

drdo-directors-conference-new-delhi%C2%A0

Top 10 news of the day : 20th October 2019

1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors Conference in

New Delhi.

(Most Important Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 20th October 2019)

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New

Delhi.

He said that DRDO has played significant role in ensuring technological advancement of

our forces and safeguarding our country.

Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also present on the

occasion.

Addressing the conference, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said that armies that

were better equipped always called the shots and decided the destiny of mankind.

2. IMF revises India's growth projection to 6.1 % in 2019.

(Latest Current Affairs Quiz of 20th October 2019)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's GDP growth projection for the

year 2019 to 6.1 per cent, which is 1.2 per cent down from its April projections.

The IMF in April said India will grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019. However, three months

later it projected a slower growth rate for India in 2019, a downward revision of 0.3 per

cent.

As against India's real growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018, the IMF in its latest World

Economic Outlook projected India's growth rate at 6.1 per cent in 2019 and noted that

the Indian economy is expected to pick up the next year at 7.0 per cent in 2020.

3. Valtteri Bottas wins Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes win constructors' title.

(Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 20th October 2019)

Valtteri Bottas won the Japanese Grand Prix with team-mate Lewis Hamilton third

behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, securing a Formula 1 record sixth straight World

Championship double for Mercedes.

The result sealed the constructors' title with four races to go and, while Hamilton is not

quite world champion yet, only Bottas can catch him.

It breaks the record set by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari from 2000 to 2004, and

confirms this Mercedes team as the greatest in F1 history.

4. Mamata Banerjee govt to set up Kanyashree University in West Bengal to ’empower

girls’.

(Important Current Affairs Quiz of 20th October 2019)

Aiming to empower girls, the West Bengal government has taken the initiative to set up

a Kanyashree University in Nadia district and Kanyashree colleges across the state, Chief

Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Banerjee had laid the foundation stone of the new

university at Krishnagar in Nadia district in January. The Kanyashree university would be

only for women.

Banerjee took to Twitter on International Day of the Girl Child to state that her

government started the Kanyashree scheme to empower girls, and it has been allocated

a budget of Rs 7,000 crore since its launch in 2013. The main objective of the scheme is

to ensure that girls study in schools and delay their marriages until the age of 18 years.

5. Chile declares state of emergency amid student riots.

(Today’s Current Affairs Capsule of 20th October 2019)

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in parts of Santiago

early Saturday morning after protesters started fires at subway stations around the

capital.

Student-led protests in reaction to a 4% hike in subway fares have disrupted the city

since Monday. What started as mass fare-dodging among hundreds of students turned

into violence later in the week, with protesters shattering glass and throwing debris

onto the rail tracks. Two buildings in the city center and at least one bus were set on

fire.

Students set up barricades and started fires at subway entrances on Friday afternoon

and evening, prompting transportation authorities to shut down all lines. Thousands of

commuters were stranded on their way home from work.

The government sent soldiers to patrol the streets of the capital for the first time since

the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet ended in 1990.

6. Deepti Naval honoured with Excellence in Cinema Award at MAMI festival.

(Top 10 Objective Current Affairs Quiz of 20th October 2019)

Veteran actor Deepti Naval was honoured with the Excellence in Cinema Award at the

opening ceremony of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star.

She was presented the award by filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj and actor Deepika

Padukone.

7. Chief Justice recommends Justice SA Bobde as next CJI.

(Top 10 MCQs on Current Affairs of 20th October 2019)

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday wrote to the Centre recommending the

name of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as his successor.

The Chief Justice is set to retire in less than a month.

Justice Bobde, who is second in seniority in Supreme Court as of now, would become

the 47th Chief Justice of the country and shall take oath of office on 18 November. He

will demit office on his retirement on 23 April, 2021

He was elevated to Supreme Court in April 2013 when he was the Chief Justice of

Madhya Pradesh High Court.

8. Indo-Mongolian Joint Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2019 was concluded.

(Current Affairs in Short of 20th October 2019)

14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV,

being conducted over a period of 14 days, will commence from 05 Oct 2019. The

exercise will be conducted from 05 Oct 19 to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh. The Mongolian Army

is being represented by officers and troops of the elite 084 Air Borne Special Task

Battalion while Indian Army is being represented by a contingent of a battalion of

RAJPUTANA RIFLES.

Nomadic Elephant-XIV is aimed at training troops in counter insurgency &counter

terrorism operations under United Nations mandate. The Joint Exercise will enhance

defence co-operation and military relations between the two nations. It is an ideal

platform for the armies of both the nations to share their experiences & best practices

and gain mutually during the joint training.

The joint training aims at evolving various tactical drills in counter-terror environment

like Convoy Protection Drill, Room Intervention Drills, Ambush/ Counter Ambush Drills,

while jointly conducting counter terrorist operations under UN mandate. The joint

training will also lay emphasis on conducting operations by a cohesive subunit,

comprising of troops from both the armies, in an adverse operational conditions thus

enhancing the interoperability between the two armies. The training planned by both

the contingents will go a long way in capacity building for conducting joint operations by

the two armies.

9. India to host 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022.

(Current Affairs and GK Quiz of 20th October 2019)

India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal in this regard

was cleared with "overwhelming support" from members countries of the international

police cooperation body, officials said on Saturday. Home Minister Amit Shah had

proposed to host the General Assembly in India to Interpol Secretary General Jurgen

Stock when the two met here on August 30, they said.

The biggest congregation of law enforcement officers will coincide with country's 75th

Independence anniversary celebrations, they said. CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla

moved this proposal before the 88th General Assembly in Santiago, Chile which got over

Friday, they said.

The proposal was put to vote before 190 participating member countries of the Interpol

and was passed with "overwhelming majority", agency spokesperson Nitin Wakankar

said. The CBI represents the Interpol in India as country's National Central Bureau. "India

won the vote for hosting the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 as part of

celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence," Wakankar said.

10. India-UK collaboration creates a hand-washing robot.

(Latest Current Affairs PDF of 20th October 2019)

A collaboration between researchers from the UK and India has resulted in a new robot

which encourages children to wash their hands.

The robot, named Pepe, was recently used by pupils at a primary school in Kerala as a

fresh approach to hygiene.

Pepe was mounted to the wall above a hand washing station at the Wayanad

Government Primary School, which has around 100 pupils aged between five and 10.

A small video screen mounted behind Pepe''s green plastic exterior acted as a “mouth”,

allowing researchers to tele-operate the robot to speak to the pupils and draw their

attention to a poster outlining the steps of effective handwashing.

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