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October Current Affairs 2018 in English
Current Affairs- October Month - 2018
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Question 1 |
Which of the following has become the India’s first state to give legal protection to good samaritans?
Odisha | |
Assam
| |
Karnataka | |
Punjab |
Question 2 |
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, who is the official winner of the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, is from which country?
Egypt | |
South Sudan | |
Brazil | |
Spain |
Question 3 |
Which city has launched India’s first Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS)?
Chennai | |
Kochi | |
Hyderabad | |
Kolkata |
Question 4 |
What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest report “Trade and Development Report”?
6.7%
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7.2% | |
7.0% | |
7.4% |
Question 5 |
Who heads the high-level committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
Ranjana Prakash Desai | |
Injeti Srinivas | |
Arundhati Das | |
Amit Sagar |
Question 6 |
The 17th century ‘Oonth Kadal’ bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which state?
Punjab | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Himachal Pradesh | |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Question 7 |
The nationwide Action Research Project of Gram Panchayat development scheme has been launched from which city?
Agra | |
Delhi | |
Gwalior | |
Jaipur |
Question 8 |
Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who passed away recently, was the legendary exponent of which musical instrument?
Harmonium | |
Flute | |
Drum | |
Banjo |
Question 9 |
Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018?
Mehuli Ghosh | |
Saurabh Chaudhary | |
Manu Bhaker | |
Lakshya Sena |
Question 10 |
Which state government has recently launched its own food security scheme to cover the poor people who left out of the National Food Security Act (NFS
Odisha | |
Assam | |
Maharashtra | |
Goa |
Question 11 |
Thampi Kannanthanam, who passed away recently, was associated to which of the following regional cinemas?
Tamil | |
Malayalam | |
Telugu | |
Odia |
Question 12 |
The joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise “IBSAMAR 2018” has kicked off in which country?
India | |
Brazil | |
South Africa | |
South Korea |
Question 13 |
Who will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine modalities for ‘calamity tax’ under GST?
Ravi Shankar Prasad | |
Narendra Singh Tomar | |
Suresh Prabhu | |
Sushil Modi |
Question 14 |
Which of the following women physicists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Lisa Randall | |
Maria Goeppert | |
Donna Strickland | |
Gabriela Gonzalez |
Question 15 |
Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Paralympic Asian games 2018?
Devendra Jhajharia | |
Thangvellu Mariyappan | |
Amit Kumar Saroha | |
Girisha Nagarajegowda |
Question 16 |
Which of the following union ministries has won the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ award, recently?
Ministry of Law and Justice | |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Ministry of Railways |
Question 17 |
Which national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign has been launched by SIDBI?
Youth For Work | |
SAFAR | |
Udyam Abhilasha | |
e-Udyam |
Question 18 |
Which of the following women scientists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Christiane Volhard | |
Ada Yonath | |
Frances H. Arnold | |
Carol W. Greider |
Question 19 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
Pune | |
Delhi | |
Chennai | |
Kolkata |
Question 20 |
The 31st All India Railways Chess tournament 2018 has started in which city, recently?
Tiruchirappalli | |
Guwahati | |
Jabalpur | |
Kanpur |
Question 21 |
The world’s largest dome has recently inaugurated in which country?
Israel | |
Iran | |
India | |
Bangladesh |
Question 22 |
Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 is held between India and which country?
Sri Lanka | |
South Africa | |
Thailand | |
Vietnam |
Question 23 |
Which gynecologist has been named winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize?
Denis Mukwege | |
Evelyn Varnado | |
Tara J. Cole | |
Blanca Duncan |
Question 24 |
Which IIT has decided to establish an ‘Academy of Leadership’?
IIT Bombay | |
IIT Indore | |
IIT Madras | |
IIT Kharagpur |
Question 25 |
Which technology-driven futuristic initiative will be roll out by the Civil Aviation Ministry to make hassle-free air travel for passengers?
BHIM Yatra | |
Bharat Yatra | |
Digi Yatra | |
Aadhaar Yatra |
Question 26 |
The first-ever Regional Conference on ‘Women in Detention and Access to Justice’ has recently held in which city?
Dehradun | |
Shimla | |
Guwahati | |
Patna |
Question 27 |
The team of scientists has recently identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for density of which micro-nutrient in wheat grain?
Iron | |
Zinc | |
Calcium | |
Nitrogen |
Question 28 |
India has signed $150 million loan pact with which international organisation to establish its first-ever Global Skills Park (GSP) in Madhya Pradesh?
ADB | |
AIIB | |
World Bank | |
IMF |
Question 29 |
The 10th Biennial International Exhibition & Conference “India Chem 2018” was held in which city?
Mumbai | |
Delhi | |
Chennai | |
Kolkata |
Question 30 |
What is the India’s rank in Visa’s 2018 Government e-Payment Adoption Ranking (GEAR)?
35th | |
28th | |
19th | |
15th |
Question 31 |
India’s first ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ has launched in which state?
Assam | |
Manipur | |
Himachal Pradesh | |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Question 32 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) of Indian Region?
Patna | |
Shimla | |
Indore | |
Guwahati |
Question 33 |
What is the current repo rate, as per RBI’s 4th bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19?
6.0% | |
6.75% | |
6.5% | |
6.25% |
Question 34 |
The Indo-Japan bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” has started at which of the following cities?
Chennai | |
Kochi | |
Visakhapatnam | |
Agartala |
Question 35 |
Natwar Thakkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned Gandhian from which state?
Tripura | |
Nagaland | |
Mizoram | |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Question 36 |
Which state government has recently launched the Sashakt Kisan Yojana (SKY) & Krishi Samuh Yojana (KSY)?
Arunachal Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Punjab | |
Haryana |
Question 37 |
Which state government has recently launched the Nirman Kusuma programme?
Assam | |
Odisha | |
Nagaland | |
Kerala |
Question 38 |
Who heads the reconstituted Pollution watchdog Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)?
Bhure Lal | |
Ajay Mathur | |
Navroz K. Dubash | |
Arunabha Ghosh |
Question 39 |
Which of the following have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economics?
Damian Roland and Christina Choung | |
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer | |
Daniel Kahneman and Richard H. Thaler | |
Friedrich Hayek and Elinor Ostrom |
Question 40 |
Which Indian organization has won the ‘ISSA GOOD Practice Award, Asia & The Pacific 2018’?
SBI | |
ESIC | |
RBI | |
NABARD |
Question 41 |
M N Paloor, who passed away recently, was the modernist poet of which language?
Odia | |
Telugu | |
Tamil | |
Malayalam |
Question 42 |
Which of the following states has become partner state at 2018 Goa International Film Festival (GIFF)?
Jharkhand | |
Himachal Pradesh | |
Assam | |
Mizoram |
Question 43 |
On which date, the 2018 World Post Day (WPD), is observed recently?
October 11 | |
October 8 | |
October 10 | |
October 9 |
Question 44 |
The Indo-Japan bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” has started at which of the following cities?
Chennai | |
Kochi | |
Visakhapatnam | |
Agartala |
Question 45 |
Natwar Thakkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned Gandhian from which state?
Tripura | |
Nagaland | |
Mizoram | |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Question 46 |
Which Indian sportsperson has won the Girls title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships 2018?
M S Jyoti | |
Anupama Ramachandran | |
Manasvini Sekar | |
Keerthana Pandian |
Question 47 |
Who has been appointed the new deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?
Puneet Khanna | |
R N Ravi | |
Samant Goel | |
V Johri |
Question 48 |
Which state government has recently launched the Nirman Kusuma programme?
Assam | |
Odisha | |
Nagaland | |
Kerala |
Question 49 |
Which Indian organization has won the ‘ISSA GOOD Practice Award, Asia & The Pacific 2018’?
SBI | |
ESIC | |
RBI | |
NABARD |
Question 50 |
M N Paloor, who passed away recently, was the modernist poet of which language?
Odia | |
Telugu | |
Tamil | |
Malayalam |
Question 51 |
Kishour Giri, who passed away recently, was the noted singer and music director from which state?
Arunachal Pradesh | |
Assam | |
Jharkhand | |
Odisha |
Question 52 |
The Government of India (GoI) with the support of which organization is organizing the ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products – Achieving
WHO | |
UNO | |
FAO | |
UNICEF |
Question 53 |
What is the India’s rank at the 2018 Henley Passport Index?
91st | |
81st | |
71st | |
61st |
Question 54 |
The researchers of which country have developed the world’s first bio-electronic medicine?
Germany | |
United Kingdom | |
United States | |
France |
Question 55 |
India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery will be set up in which state, where ethanol will be produced from rice straw?
Assam | |
Odisha | |
Rajasthan | |
Punjab |
Question 56 |
What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Oxfam world inequality index?
168th | |
133rd | |
147th | |
135th |
Question 57 |
Which state Prison department has rolled out a smart video- calling facility for female prisoners and inmates lodged at open jails?
Uttar Pradesh | |
Chhattisgarh | |
Maharashtra | |
Odisha |
Question 58 |
Which state government has decided to set up anti-terrorist force ‘Kavach’?
Arunachal Pradesh | |
Haryana | |
Jammu & Kashmir | |
Sikkim |
Question 59 |
Which of the following African countries will host the 2022 Youth Olympic Games?
Senegal | |
Nigeria | |
Morocco | |
Kenya |
Question 60 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the 17th CHG of meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?
Dushanbe | |
Sochi | |
Delhi | |
Moscow |
Question 61 |
ISRO has recently signed pact with which state University to set up the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science’?
Assam | |
Odisha | |
Jammu | |
West Bengal |
Question 62 |
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to ____?
Jorhat | |
Dibrugarh | |
Majuli | |
Tezpur |
Question 63 |
India has recently elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The headquarters of UNHRC is located at ___?
Geneva | |
Paris | |
New York | |
Berlin |
Question 64 |
NITI Aayog has signed pact with which technological giant for AI tools in agriculture & healthcare?
Google | |
Microsoft | |
Infosys | |
Facebook |
Question 65 |
India’s first-ever India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC) has launched in which city?
Bengaluru | |
Delhi | |
Pune | |
Chennai |
Question 66 |
Which Indian state has won the FAO’s Future Policy Gold Award for 100% organic farming?
Punjab | |
Rajasthan | |
Sikkim | |
Kerala |
Question 67 |
The World Bank has ranked India at which position in it’s first-ever Human Capital Index (HCI)?
135th | |
115th | |
125th | |
145th |
Question 68 |
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has recently signed pact with which state government to fuel MSMEs growth in state?
West Bengal | |
Odisha | |
Uttarakhand | |
Assam |
Question 69 |
Which country’s team has won the 2018 Sultan Johar Cup Junior Hockey?
India | |
Britain | |
New Zealand | |
Malaysia |
Question 70 |
What is the India’s rank at the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI)?
113th | |
94th | |
44th | |
103rd |
Question 71 |
India and which country have launched their first joint programme for Afghanistan to train its diplomats?
Australia | |
Russia | |
Sri Lanka | |
China |
Question 72 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the India International Silk Fair (IISF-2018)?
Guwahati | |
Pune | |
Delhi | |
Lucknow |
Question 73 |
Which country to host the 2019 IAAF World Relays?
Indonesia | |
South Korea | |
Japan | |
China |
Question 74 |
On which date, the 2018 Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas is celebrated in India?
October 16 | |
October 15 | |
October 14 | |
October 17 |
Question 75 |
Paul Allen, who passed away recently, co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in which year?
1971 | |
1983 | |
1975 | |
1980 |
Question 76 |
India’s first agri and food business online learning platform has launched in which city?
Kochi | |
Agartala | |
Warangal | |
Nagpur |
Question 77 |
Which of the following is the official mascot of 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup?
Olly | |
Zabivaka | |
Gauchito | |
Rhino |
Question 78 |
ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of which International organisation?
World Bank | |
IMF | |
United Nations | |
WEF |
Question 79 |
Who has won the India’s first medal in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018?
Simran | |
Lakshya Sen | |
Suraj Panwar | |
Tababi Devi |
Question 80 |
The ancient city “Prayaga” was renamed as “Allahabad” by which Mughal emperor?
Akbar | |
Aurangzeb | |
Humayun | |
Shah Jahan |
Question 81 |
The festival of Fulpati has recently celebrated in which neighboring country of India?
Myanmar | |
Nepal | |
Sri Lanka | |
Bhutan |
Question 82 |
What is the India’s rank in the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2018?
45th | |
77th | |
58th | |
69th |
Question 83 |
Which of the following G7 countries has officially legalized recreational use of marijuana?
France | |
Germany | |
United States | |
Canada |
Question 84 |
Which country has successfully tested world’s largest unmanned transport drone “FH-98”?
Germany | |
China | |
Japan | |
Indonesia |
Question 85 |
The first-ever joint military exercise “Dharma Guardian- 2018” will be conducted between India and which country?
South Africa | |
Brazil | |
Japan | |
Chile |
Question 86 |
The first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and which country?
Brazil | |
China | |
Japan | |
Russia |
Question 87 |
Which country to host four nation summit on Syria crisis?
Turkey | |
Russia | |
Israel | |
Iran |
Question 88 |
The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets?
ISRO | |
JAXA | |
NASA | |
Roscosmos |
Question 89 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the 4th Edition Of Global Partners’ Forum?
Kochi | |
Chennai | |
Kolkata | |
Delhi |
Question 90 |
In which year, the Azad Hind Government was formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
1943 | |
1942 | |
1940 | |
1941 |
Question 91 |
Which of the following banks has become the India’s first PSU bank to introduce comprehensive wealth business services for its clients?
SBI | |
PNB | |
BOB | |
Dena Bank |
Question 92 |
The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) has started in which city?
Lucknow | |
Gandhi Nagar | |
Jaipur | |
Delhi |
Question 93 |
Which of the following is the India’s first domestic cruise?
Dhruv | |
Angriya | |
Parry | |
Tarangini |
Question 94 |
Which of the following cricket teams has won the 2018 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Mumbai | |
Delhi | |
Bihar | |
Kolkata |
Question 95 |
Which country has officially opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge?
Russia | |
China | |
Indonesia | |
Japan |
Question 96 |
Which of the following is the project implementing agency of the scheme “Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS)”?
TRAI | |
NDMA | |
ICSSR | |
ICCR |
Question 97 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the 11th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018?
Jaipur | |
Pune | |
Delhi | |
Kochi |
Question 98 |
Which country is hosting the International Arya Maha Sammelan (IAMS) – 2018?
United States | |
Sri Lanka | |
India | |
Israel |
Question 99 |
The political party registered under which section of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) of 1951 shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bo
Section 29A | |
Section 38A | |
Section 21A | |
Section 24A |
Question 100 |
The researchers of which country have develop web-based tool to monitor fake news on Facebook & Twitter?
France | |
United States | |
United Kingdom | |
Germany |
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