Current Affairs Quiz -29 October 2019

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1. Who among these has been appointed as the head of the committee of secretaries to suggest measures to mitigate financial stress in telecom sector?
   A) Bimal Jalan
   B) Nripendra Misra
   C) Rajiv Gauba
   D) Sanjay Mitra
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The government has constituted a Committee of Secretaries to work out a financial bailout package that may include lowering of spectrum charges as well as ending the era of free mobile phone calls and dirt cheap data. The committee will be headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. 
2. Who among these has been named as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI)?
   A) Justice L. Nageswara Rao
   B) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde
   C) Justice N. V. Ramana
   D) Justice Uday Lalit
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has been named as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will take oath on November 18, 2019. He will be the 47th Chief Justice of India. He will succeed CJI Ranjan Gogoi who will retire on November 17. 
3. Name the winner of Golden Dragon Award at Cardiff International Film Festival 2019
   A) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
   B) Manoj Bajpai
   C) Irfan Khan
   D) Rajkummar Rao
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been awarded the Golden Dragon Award at this year’s Cardiff International Film Festival in the UK.
4. Tiger Woods has become the golfer to win highest number of PGA Tour title. He hails from which country?
   A) Portugal
   B) United States
   C) Australia
   D) New Zealand
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: US professional Golfer Tiger Woods won his 82nd PGA Tour title at the Zozo Championship 2019.
5. The European Union (EU) has decided to delay the Brexit until ___________
   A) November 30, 2019
   B) February 28, 2020
   C) December 31, 2019
   D) January 31, 2020
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The European Union (EU) has agreed to delay Brexit until January 31, 2020. The earlier deadline was October 31, 2019. Brexit is the scheduled withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). The decision has been agreed on by ambassadors from the 27 other EU countries. 
6. Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
   A) Bimbadhar Pradhan
   B) Manoj Govil
   C) Pramod Kumar Tiwari
   D) Nagender Nath Sinha
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Pramod Kumar Tiwari has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
7. Filipe Nyusi has been appointed as the President of which country?
   A) Seychelles
   B) Mozambique
   C) Zambia
   D) Madagascar
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Mozambique’s incumbent President Filipe Nyusi has won the Presidential elections 2019 to be elected as the head of the country for the second consecutive term. The 60-year-old secures 73 percent of the votes marking a landslide victory. 
8. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has recently formed joint venture with which company for insurance products?
   A) State Farm
   B) Datalink Corporation
   C) Intuit
   D) Ebix
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has formed a joint venture with Ebix (the global leader in insurance exchanges). The JV is named BSE-Ebix Broking Insurance Broking Pvt Ltd.
9. Name the winner of 2019 French Open Badminton tournament men’s single title.
   A) Chen Long
   B) Shi Yuqi
   C) Anders Antonsen
   D) Lin Dan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: 2019 French Open Badminton tournament was held from 22 to 27 October 2019. The list of winners are:

   • Men’s Singles- Chen Long (China)
   • Women’s Singles- An Se-young (South Korea)
10. What is the capital of Mozambique?
    A) Maseru
    B) Lilongwe
    C) Maputo
    D) Victoria
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Maputo

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