Smart Study For Career: Top 15 Current Affairs: 1 October 2019

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Top 15 Current Affairs: 1st October 2019

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Q.1) Which city metro will be named after “Raja Bhoj” and will be called Bhoj Metro?
(A) Indore
(B) Meerut
(C) Bhopal
(D) Lucknow
Correct Answer – (C) Bhopal
Explanation:
Bhopal metro will be named after ‘Raja Bhoj’ and known as ‘Bhoj Metro‘, announced the
Chief Minister Kamal Nath. The first phase of the metro rail network Madhya Pradesh’s
Bhopal and Indore will be operational by the beginning of 2023.
Q.2) Which state government launched a housing loan subsidy scheme ‘Aponar Apon
Ghar’?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Odisha
(D) TamilNadu
Correct Answer – (B) Assam
Explanation:
The Assam Government has launched a housing loan subsidy scheme ‘Aponar Apon Ghar’
to provide financial assistance on purchase or construction of the first house for a family.
Q.3) Recently ICC announced a partnership with which company for carrying out digital
content?
(A) Facebook
(B) Google
(C) TCS
(D) Microsoft
Correct Answer – (A) Facebook
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a partnership with social
media giant Facebook for carrying out a range of digital content across four years.
Q.4) Which firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Devin Wenig resigned
recently?
1) Flipkart
2) Ebay
3) Amazon
4) AliExpress
Correct Answer – 2) Ebay
Explanation:
The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of eBay Mr. Devin Wenig, aged 52,
resigned from his post. The company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr. Scott Schenkel,
will serve as an interim CEO of the firm.Mr. Wenig had joined the firm in 2011 and appointed
as CEO in 2015.
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Q.5) Who was appointed as Visa brand ambassador for two years?
(A) MS Dhoni
(B) Sania Mirza
(C) Virat Kohli
(D) PV Sindhu
Correct Answer – (D) PV Sindhu
Explanation:
Payment technology company Visa announced that it has signed up world badminton
champion Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (PV Sindhu) as its brand ambassador for two years.
Besides promoting the brand through advertising campaigns, Sindhu has also become an
athlete member of Team Visa for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Q.6) Which state unveiled “Tikka Mausi” to combat malnutrition among children and women?
(A) WestBengal
(B) TamilNadu
(C) Odisha
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer – (C) Odisha
Explanation:
With an aim to spread awareness about child and woman’s nutrition, Women and Child
Development and Mission Shakti Department in collaboration with the UNICEF unveiled a
mascot named ‘Tikki Mausi’ in Odisha.
Q.7) The green bond fund, FX Piles has been launched by ________?
(A) Bank of International Settlements
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(D) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Correct Answer – (A) Bank of International Settlements
Explanation:
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched an open-ended fund for central
bank investments in green bonds.Responding to a growing demand for climate-friendly
investments among official institutions, the BIS’s green bond fund initiative helps central
banks to incorporate environmental sustainability objectives in the management of their
reserves.
Q.8) Which state received the Best state award 2019 during the World Tourism Day(WTD)
2019 ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Goa
Correct Answer – (B) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh was conferred with Best state award in World Tourism Day(WTD) 2019.
Q.9) Which country was selected as the host country for World Tourism Day(WTD) by
United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) ?
(A) India
(B) United States
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer – (A) India
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Explanation:
The World Tourism Day(WTD) is celebrated annually on September 27. The theme for the
year 2019 is “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”. The host nation for this 2019 WTD is
India, selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) where the main
event will be held at New Delhi. The day aims to promote social, cultural, political and
economic values through tourism.
Q.10) What was the theme of the World Tourism Day 2019 ?
(A) Theme – “Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility”
(B) Theme – “Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development”
(C) Theme – “Tourism and cultural protection!”
(D) Theme – “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”
Correct Answer – (D) Theme – “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”
Explanation:
The World Tourism Day(WTD) is celebrated annually on September 27. The theme for the
year 2019 is “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”.The day aims to promote social,
cultural, political and economic values through tourism.
Q.11) Which country launches “World’s Biggest Transport Space Ship” for space station?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
Correct Answer – (C) Japan
Explanation:
Japan has launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station. The
H-2B rocket lifted off with cargo vessel Kounotori8.
Q.12) At how much percent India’s economy will grow for FY 20 according to Asian
Development Bank?
(A) 7.1%
(B) 6.7%
(C) 6.6%
(D) 6.5%
Correct Answer – (D) 6.5%
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered growth projection for India by 50 basis points
or half a percentage.
Q.13) Which Payments bank partnered with HDFC Ergo to launch innovative Mosquito
Disease Protection Policy?
(A) Airtel Payments Bank
(B) Fino Payments Bank
(C) India Post Payments Bank
(D) Paytm Payments Bank
Correct Answer – (A) Airtel Payments Bank
Explanation:
Airtel Payments Bank, India’s first Payments Bank, and HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Company, India’s leading private sector general insurance company, under the corporate
agency tie-up launched an innovative Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) as a part
of their objective to drive insurance adoption in the country through affordable and easily
accessible products.
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Q.14) Who has been chosen as “goodwill ambassador” by the Chief Electoral Office in
Maharashtra to create awareness among people about the importance of voting?
(A) Madhuri Dixit
(B) Disha Patani
(C) Deepika Padukone
(D) PV Sindhu
Correct Answer – (A) Madhuri Dixit
Explanation:
Actor Madhuri Dixit has been chosen as “goodwill ambassador” by the Chief Electoral Office
in Maharashtra to create awareness among people about the importance of voting.
Q.15) Name the Navy’s first new stealth frigate that is recently launched by Union
Defense Minister?
(A) INS Nilgiri
(B) INS Seshadri
(C) INS Saptagiri
(D) INS Yadadri
Correct Answer – (A) INS Nilgiri
Explanation:
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the warship Nilgiri in Mumbai. INS Nilgiri is
the first ship of the Project -17A frigates, INS Nilgiri is the first of the Indian Navy’s seven
new stealth frigates with enhanced stealth features, weapons and sensors.
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