Current Affairs Quiz -26 October 2019

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1. What is the rank of India in the Global Health Security Index 2019?
   A) 68
   B) 57
   C) 71
   D) 82
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: India has been placed at 57 position among 195 countries in the Global Health Security Index 2019 with a score of 46.5 out of 100.
2. Mokgweetsi Masisi has recently been re-elected as the President of which of these countries?
   A) Zambia
   B) Kenya
   C) Tanzania
   D) Botswana
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Incumbent Mokgweetsi Masisi wins another term as President of Botswana. Botswana Capital and Currency- Gaborone and Pula
3. ICICI Bank has sold its entire 10 percent stake in GST Network to how many states?
   A) 13
   B) 8
   C) 3
   D) 19
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: ICICI Bank which had 10% stake in GST Network, has sold its entire 10% stake to 13 state Governments. The stake sale is for aggregate cash consideration of Rs 1 crore. The bank will transfer 0.14 per cent stake to the Assam government and 0.81 per cent stake to the Telangana government. Besides, it will transfer Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh governments 0.82 per cent stake each.
4. Which team has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20?
   A) Haryana
   B) Karnataka
   C) Madhya Pradesh
   D) Telangana
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Karnataka defeats Tamil Nadu to win Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 (Cricket)
5. Who has been appointed as the head of the panel formed by the government to resolve differences between the NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over who will implement its AI Mission?
   A) Anil Kakodkar
   B) Rajagopala Chidambaram
   C) K VijayRaghavan
   D) Satyajit Mayor
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The government has formed a committee to resolve differences between the NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over who will implement its ambitious artificial intelligence mission. Head: Principal scientific advisor to GOI K VijayRaghavan.
6. Name the first state in India to launch an online portal SMARTPORT for implementing the Ease of Doing Business Reforms?
   A) Andhra Pradesh
   B) Haryana
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Odisha
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Andhra Pradesh has launched an online portal named SMARTPORT for implementing the Ease of Doing Business Reforms related to trade and export promotion in all ports in the state. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country to launch such a portal for port-related services.
7. Which state has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with UNICEF on “drink from tap mission” to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Odisha
   C) West Bengal
   D) Assam
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Odisha Government has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with an aim to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state.
8. Evo Morales has been appointed as the President of which country?
   A) Chile
   B) Peru
   C) Ecuador
   D) Bolivia
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Evo Morales has been Re-elected as President of Bolivia. Bolivia Capital and Currency- La Paz, Sucre and Boliviano 
9. Which country has topped the Global Health Security Index 2019?
   A) United States
   B) New Zealand
   C) Norway
   D) Sweden
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The index has been topped by the United States with a score of 83.5, followed by the UK(77.9) and the Netherlands (75.6) in the second and third positions.
10. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is related with which sports?
    A) Football
    B) Tennis
    C) Cricket
    D) Hockey
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Cricket

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