Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 19th October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 19th October 2017

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Q1.Which day is celebrated as the United Nations International Day For Eradication of Poverty ?

A]16th October
B]17th October
C]18th October
D]19th October
E]20th October

Q2.Which of the following is the most authentic brand in India ?
A]Amazon.Com
B]Maruti Suzuki
C]Google
D]Apple
E]Microsoft

Q3.Which University has ranked as the best University for Engineering and Technology in India ?
A]IIT Delhi
B]IIT Kanpur
C]IT BHU
D]IISc Bengaluru
E]IIT Bombay

Q4.The Naval Ship of which country has arrived at Vizag on goodwill visit ?
A]Sri Lanka
B]Bangladesh
C]Pakistan
D]Vietnam
E]Myanmar

Q5.Which Ministry has launched an online portal named as #IamThatWoman Campaign ?
A]Ministry of Home
B]Ministry of Education
C]Ministry of Women and Child Development
D]Ministry of Commerce
E]None of these

Q6.Who has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojona ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Yogi Adityanath
C]Narendra Modi
D]Shivraj Singh Chouhan
E]Devendra Fadnavis

Q7.India has signed a pact to send youngsters as the technical interns to which country ?
A]Germany
B]US
C]UK
D]Russia
E]Japan

Q8.Who has won the 3rd American Bazaar Philanthropy Award ?
A]Venkaj Iyer
B]S Arjun
C]Ajay Raju
D]Ramaswamy
E]None of them

Q9.Who has won the Man Booker Prize 2017 ?
A]Jhumpa Lahiri
B]Salman Russdie
C]Manuel Alegre
D]George Saunders
E]None of them

Q10.Who has named Europe's highest-paid celebrity of 2017 ?
A]Cristiano Ronaldo
B]Brad Pitt
C]J K Rowling
D]Angelina Jolie
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. 17th October is celebrated as the United Nations International Day For Eradication of Poverty. The theme of the day for this year is "Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies".

Explanation 2. Google is the most authentic brand in India. It is followed by the Microsoft, Amazon.com, Maruti Suzuki and Apple.

Explanation 3. IISc Bengaluru has ranked as the best University for Engineering and Technology in India in the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It's global ranking is 89th.

Explanation 4. The Naval Ship of Bangladesh Samudra Avijan has arrived at Vizag on goodwill visit to Eastern Naval Command.

Explanation 5. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched an online portal named as #IamThatWoman Campaign. By this event, the Ministry seeks to highlight the various aspects of women standing "by" and "for" women.

Explanation 6. Chief Minister of Madhyapradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojona at the Krishi Upaj Mandi in Khurai, Sagar. Around 23 Lakh farmers have registered under this scheme.

Explanation 7. India has signed a pact to send youngsters as the technical interns to Japan for on- the-job training for a period of three to five years. The MoC on Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) was signed by Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on behalf of the Government of India with Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

Explanation 8. Noted Indian-American Attorney Ajay Raju has won the 3rd American Bazaar Philanthropy Award in recognition of his philanthropic activities in the US.

Explanation 9. American Author George Saunders has won the Man Booker Prize 2017 for Lincoln in the Bardo for his first full-length novel.

Explanation 10. The author of Harry Potter series J K Rowling has named Europe's highest-paid celebrity of 2017 with 95 Million Dollar earnings. The second position on the list was taken by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned 93 million dollar.