Current Affairs Quiz -18 October 2019

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1. What is the rank of India in the Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019?
   A) Seventh
   B) Second
   C) Third
   D) Fourth
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India has emerged as third largest ecosystem for more successful tech startups, in the inaugural Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019. India has 21 unicorns, which is led by payments solutions platform One97 Communications ($10 billion) and followed by cab aggregator Ola Cabs ($6 billion); online educator Byju’s ($6 billion) and travel-stay finder OYO Rooms ($5 billion).
2. Name the software launched by Indian Army to digitise the service and personal records of the Army officers?
   A) Oasis
   B) Spring
   C) Mirage
   D) Meteor
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Indian Army has launched a new software “Officers Automated Structured Information System “ (Oasis) to digitise the service and personal records of the Army officers. The new software will be hosted on Army’s intranet and can be accessed by the Army officers to check their details.
3. Name the Indian who has recently been elected as the Vice-chairman of World Steel Association?
   A) Gautam Adani
   B) Lakshmi Mittal
   C) Azim Premji
   D) Sajjan Jindal
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Board of Directors of World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected Sajjan Jindal, JSW Steel Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), as its Vice-chairman for a period of one year.
4. India Post recently launched the commemorative stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of which of these institutions under ICMR?
   A) National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research
   B) Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre
   C) National Institute of Nutrition
   D) National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released a postal stamp to commemorate the centenary celebrations of the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) on October 18, 2019 at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in New Delhi.
5. Which among these is the first Indian firm to reach the Rs 9 lakh crore market valuation mark?
   A) State Bank of India
   B) Reliance Industries
   C) HDFC
   D) TCS
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian firm to reach the Rs 9 lakh crore market valuation mark.
6. The first ever indigenously developed robot restaurant of the eastern India region has been launched in which state?
   A) Odisha
   B) Bihar
   C) West Bengal
   D) Jharkhand
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Odisha has recently inducted two indigenously developed robots named ‘Champa’ and ‘Chameli’ in service of customers at Robo Chef restaurant, at Infocity DLF Tower area in Bhubaneswar. It is the first restaurant in Odisha, as well as the first restaurant in eastern India where  robots are engaged in serving food to the customers. 
7. Where was the 11th edition of the Nuclear Energy Conclave, 2019 organised?
   A) Dehradun
   B) Guwahati
   C) Hyderabad
   D) New Delhi
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Dr Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space  inaugurated the 11^th Nuclear Energy Conclave, 2019 in New Delhi on October 18. The Theme of the Conclave: Economics of Nuclear Power- Innovation towards Safer & Cost Effective Technologies. 
8. Who among these has taken over as the Chief of European Central Bank?
   A) Emmanuel Macron
   B) Christine Lagarde
   C) Kristalina Georgieva
   D) Jean-Claude Juncker
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde officially appointed head of European Central Bank. She will replace Mario Draghi from November 1.
9. India’s longest Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir is proposed to be renamed after
   A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
   B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
   C) Arun Jaitley
   D) Vallabhbhai Patel
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Government to Rename Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
10. Which country has topped the Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019?
    A) United States
    B) Germany
    C) China
    D) Japan
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019 has been topped by China with the most number of Unicorns, 206.

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