GK Current Affairs Quiz: October 11th-12th, 2020

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Current Affairs Quiz 11th 12th October 2020

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Question 1: __________Govt has launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana’.
A. Uttarakhand
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

  • Uttarakhand Govt has launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana’.
  • Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya.

    • Question 2: _______has successfully test-fired anti-radiation missile ‘Rudram’.
    A. ISRO
    B. DRDO
    C. HAL
    D. Bharat Dynamics

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • DRDO has successfully test-fired anti-radiation missile ‘Rudram’.
  • DRDO Chief: G. Satheesh Reddy || HQ: New Delhi

    • Question 3: ________has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household .
    A. Kerala
    B. Rajasthan
    C. Goa
    D. TamilNadu

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: C

  • Goa has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household.
  • It is according to the data provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
  • Governor of Goa: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

    • Question 4: A 16-year old Aava Murto assumed the post of________’s Prime Minister for one day to raise awareness about gender equality .
    A. Spain
    B. Finland
    C. Germany
    D. Poland

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • A 16-year old Aava Murto assumed the post of Finland’s Prime Minister for one day to raise awareness about gender equality.
  • Prime Minister of Finland is Sanna Marin
  • Capital: Helsinki
  • Currency: Euro

    • Question 5: Myntra has named _________as its first digital brand ambassador
    A. Bhuvan Bam
    B. Carry Minati
    C. TVF
    D. AIB

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: A

  • Myntra has named Bhuvan Bam as its first digital brand ambassador.
  • Parent organization: Flipkart || CEO: Amar Nagaram

    • Question 6: International Day of the Girl Child is observed on__________.
    A. October 9
    B. October 10
    C. October 11
    D. October 12

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: C

  • International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11.
  • Theme: ‘My voice, our equal future’

    • Question 7: Postal Day is celebrated annually on_________.
    A. October 9
    B. October 10
    C. October 11
    D. October 12

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • National Postal Day is celebrated annually on 10 October.
  • Aim: To commemorate the role played by the Indian postal department, which was founded in 1854 by Lord Dalhousie.
  • It is as an extension of World Post Day on 9 October.

    • Question 8:Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have been awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2020 for improvements to _________theory and inventions of new ______formats
    A. PnC
    B. statistics
    C. probability
    D. auction

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: D

  • Winner: Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
  • In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.
  • The Prize is based on a donation received by the Nobel Foundation in 1968 from Sveriges Riksbank on the occasion of the Bank’s 300th anniversary.

    • Question 9: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win the his ______men’s French Open Title.
    A. 10th
    B. 11th
    C. 12th
    D. 13th

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: D

  • Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win the his 13th men’s French Open Title.
  • Women’s Single: Iga Swiatek (Poland)
  • Men’s Double: Kevin Krawietz & Andreas Mies (Germany)
  • Women’s Double: Tímea Babos (Hungary) & Kristina Mladenovic (France)

    • Question 10: Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ has been concluded in_________.
    A. Maharashtra
    B. Kerala
    C. Goa
    D. Andhra Pradesh

    Answer and Explanation

    Answer: B

  • Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ has been concluded in Kerala.
  • It is conducted by the Indian Navy along with Indian Coast Guard and all stakeholders involved in Coastal Security.

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