Current affairs October set-A

                  Current affairs in the month of October set-A

Q1. Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018?
Ans.[Manu Bhaker]

Q2Which of the following will become the 2nd Indian state after Rajasthan to set up Ministry for cows?
ANS Madhya Pradesh]

Q3.Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who passed away recently, was the legendary exponent of which musical instrument?
[Harmonium ]

Q4.The nationwide Action Research Project of Gram Panchayat development scheme has been launched from which city?
ANS [Gwalior ]

Q5.Which new initiative has been launched by the Government of India (GoI) to promote use of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG)?
ANS [SATAT ]

Q6.The 17th century ‘Oonth Kadal’ bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which state?

ANS [Jammu & Kashmir]

Q7.Which Indian origin personality has been named as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
ANS [Gita Gopinath]

Q8.Who has been appointed the first-ever female major general in the 47 years history of Bangladesh?
ANS usane Giti]

Q9.Who heads the high-level committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
ANS [Injeti Srinivas]

Q10.India’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy is to be set up in which city?
ANS [Jaipur]

Q11.What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest report
“Trade and Development Report”?
ANS.[7.0%]

Q11The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo
for their discovery of which cancer therap
ANS.Immunotherapy]

Q13.Which alcohol control initiative has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), recently?
ANS[SAFER]

Q14.Which city has launched India’s first Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS)?
ANS[Kolkata ]

Q15.Recently, Arun Kumar was appointed as new Director-General of Railway Protection Force (RPF).
Which of the following is the Motto of RPF?
ANS.[Service and Loyalty]

Q16Which of the following has become the India’s first state to give legal protection to good samaritans?
Ans[Karnataka ]

Q17Who will lead India at the 2018 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy in Muscat?
Ans[Manpreet Singh]

Q18 Sanya Richards-Ross, who will be event ambassador for the Airtel Delhi half marathon, is from which country?
Ans[United States]

Q19Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, who is the official winner of the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, is from which country?
Ans[South Sudan]

Q20Jasdev Singh, who passed away recently, was associated with Doordarshan for 48 years as __?
ANS[Hindi Commentator]

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