Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2018

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1. Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, who is the official winner of the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, is from which country?
[A] Egypt
[B] South Sudan
[C] Spain
[D] Brazil

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2. Which Indian origin personality has been named as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
[A] Sashi Cheliah
[B] Shand Panesa
[C] Gita Gopinath
[D] Guruswamy Jayraman

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3. The 17th century ‘Oonth Kadal’ bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

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4. Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who passed away recently, was the legendary exponent of which musical instrument?
[A] Harmonium
[B] Flute
[C] Drum
[D] Banjo

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5. Which of the following women physicists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics?
[A] Lisa Randall
[B] Lisa Randall
[C] Donna Strickland
[D] Gabriela Gonzalez

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6. India has launched which humanitarian assistance operation to provide assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia?
[A] Operation Trident
[B] Operation Samudra Parakram
[C] Operation Maitri
[D] Operation Samudra Maitri

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7. India has signed $150 million loan pact with which international organisation to establish its first-ever Global Skills Park (GSP) in Madhya Pradesh?
[A] ADB
[B] AIIB
[C] World Bank
[D] IMF

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8. The 10th Biennial International Exhibition & Conference “India Chem 2018” was held in which city?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Kolkata

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9. What is the theme of the 2018 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)?
[A] Valuing teachers, improving their status
[B] A call for teachers
[C] Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
[D] The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher

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10. Who has been appointed India’s Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament?
[A] T S Vijiyan
[B] Narmada Kapoor
[C] Pankaj Sharma
[D] Vijay Seth

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