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. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest report “Trade and Development Report”?
[A] 6.7%
[B] 7.2%
[C] 7.0%
[D] 7.4%

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3. Which of the following will become the 2nd Indian state after Rajasthan to set up Ministry for cows?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Jharkhand

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4. Which of the following cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
[A] Pune
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Kolkata

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5. The 31st All India Railways Chess tournament 2018 has started in which city, recently?
[A] Tiruchirappalli
[B] Guwahati
[C] Jabalpur
[D] Kanpur

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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. The team of scientists has recently identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for density of which micro-nutrient in wheat grain?
[A] Iron
[B] Zinc
[C] Calcium
[D] Nitrogen

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8. What is the theme of the 4th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF – 2018)?
[A] Vigyan se Vikas
[B] Science for Transformation
[C] Building Partnerships Impacting Society
[D] Making of a New India

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9. India’s first ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ has launched in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

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10. Which of the following cities is the venue of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) of Indian Region?
[A] Patna
[B] Shimla
[C] Indore
[D] Guwahati

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