Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2019

11. Who won the 2019 Japan Open tennis title?
[A] Andy Murray
[B] Rafael Nadal
[C] Novak Djokovic
[D] Roger Federer

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12. The 2019 World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy was held in which city?
[A] Jabalpur
[B] New Delhi
[C] Pune
[D] Kolkata

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13. The 2019 Nobel prize in Chemistry has been awarded for discovery in which field?
[A] Directed evolution of enzymes
[B] Cryo-electron microscopy
[C] Lithium-ion batteries
[D] Phage display of peptides and antibodies

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14. Kadri Gopalnath, who passed away recently, was eminent personality in which musical instrument?
[A] Ukulele
[B] Violin
[C] Saxophone
[D] Flute

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15. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Indian Sports Honours (ISH)?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] Milkha Singh
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Karnam Malleswari

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16. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction  (IDDR) is observed?
[A] October 14
[B] October 13
[C] October 12
[D] October 11

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17. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day of Rural Women is observed?
[A] October 15
[B] October 19
[C] October 17
[D] October 16

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18. Who is the newly appointed President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)?
[A] Rajesh Jain
[B] Venu Srinivasan
[C] K Satish Reddy
[D] V A Rajkishore

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19. Who has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary?
[A] Suresh Chandra
[B] Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
[C] Alok Shrivastava
[D] P S Joshi

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20. What is the theme of 2019 edition of World Food Day (WFD)?
[A] #FamilyFarming
[B] #ZeroHunger World
[C] #FeedingWorld
[D] #FoodPrices – from crisis to stability

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