Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2019

11. What is the current repo rate as per RBI’s 4th bi – monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20?
[A] 5.75%
[B] 5.15%
[C] 5.50%
[D] 5.25%

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12. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Animal Day (WAD) is observed?
[A] October 3
[B] October 4
[C] October 6
[D] October 5

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13. Who has been named the PCA Player of the Year 2019?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben Stokes
[C] Rohit Sharma
[D] Joe Denly

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14. Who has become the first-ever batsman to score twin hundreds in his first Test as opener?
[A] Shikhar Dhawan
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Virat Kohli
[D] K L Rahul

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15. Who is the author of the book ‘150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy’?
[A] Tulsi Jain
[B] Siddharth Kapoor
[C] Prabhas Jayawardhan
[D] Fakir Hassen

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16. 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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17. Who is the director of the award-winning short film “Spirit Of Kerala”?
[A] Rayka Zehtabchi
[B] Sujoy Ghosh
[C] Arun Joseph
[D] Maitrey Bajpai

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18. The first-ever National Hindi Science writers conference has started in which city?
[A] Jabalpur
[B] New Delhi
[C] Shimla
[D] Lucknow

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19. Which satellite-based advisory service has been launched for deep sea fishermen?
[A] Aries
[B] Gemini
[C] Virgo
[D] Aquarius

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20. “Ex Dharma Guardian” is the joint military exercise between India & which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Japan
[C] Nepal
[D] Myanmar

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