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.