CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 October 16 to 31 (Chapter - 02)
41. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Indonesia?
- Joko Widodo
42. Which state has decided to adopt NCERT course in Class 9th & 10th standard in all govt schools?
- Madhya Pradesh
43. Which team clinched the 2019 title of Pro Kabaddi League?
- Bengal Warriors
44. Which Indian cyclist won gold in the men's junior Keirin event at the 2019 Asian Track Cycling Championships?
- Ronaldo Singh
45. The 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit 2019 is being held in which city?
- Baku
Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu addressed 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku of Azerbaijan.
46. Indo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERIN – 2019 has concluded in which city?
- Pune
47. Who has been had been appointed as Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG)?
- Anup Singh
48. Baliyatra is one of the biggest trade fairs of which state?
- Odisha
49. Who led the Indian delegation at G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Washington?
- Nirmala Sitharaman
50. The Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 was held in which city?
- New Delhi
51. Which sportsperson has written the book “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”?
- Viswanathan Anand
52. Who has been appointed the new chief of the European Central Bank?
- Christine Lagarde
53. DANX -19 has been conducted under the aegis of which command of the Indian Armed Forces?
- Andaman & Nicobar Command
54. The 2019 Military World Games has started in which city of China?
- Wuhan
55. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog’s first-ever India Innovation Index (III)?
- Karnataka
56. Which state has become the first Indian state to provide maternity benefits in the private educational sector?
- Kerala
57. Which bank has recently launched contactless mobile phone payments facility?
- SBI
58. Debayan Saha, who has invented PM 2.5 device to curb air pollution, is graduate from which IIT?
- IIT Kharagpur
An IIT Kharagpur graduate has invented a device called “PM 2.5” which he claimed when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution. Debayan Saha, a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur, who has invented the device claims that one the car fitted with the device can neutralise the pollution emitted from 10 cars in its vicinity.
59. What is India’s rank in the 2019 World Giving Index?
- 82nd
60. Which state government has launched YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan Yojana?
- Andhra Pradesh
61. Which Indian armed force has launched OASIS (Officers Automated & Structured Information System) software?
- Indian Army
62. Which state has the highest number of livestock, as per latest 20th Livestock Census -2019?
- Uttar Pradesh
63. Ex-Eastern Bridge-V has started between India & which country?
- Oman
64. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed?
- October 17
65. The 2019 Indo-French Knowledge Summit was held in which city?
- Lyon
66. Indo-Japan air drill exercise “Shinyuu Maitri” has started in which state?
- West Bengal
67. Which bank has launched a new fixed deposit scheme 'FD Health'?
- ICICI Bank
68. Which organisation has introduced a scheme of Food Safety Mitra?
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
69. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Food Day?
- ZeroHunger World
70. What is India’s rank at the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI)?
- 102nd
71. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy?
- Amit Khare
72. Who has become the first black woman to win the 2019 Man Booker Prize for Fiction?
- Bernardine Evaristo
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they "couldn't separate" Atwood's 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.
73. Which airline has become the world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft?
- Air India
74. Which Indian shuttler clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Bahrain International Series Badminton?
- Priyanshu Rajawat
75. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day of Rural Women is observed?
- October 15
76. Alexei Leonov, who passed away recently, was the legendary cosmonaut of which country?
- Russia
Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago and who nearly didn’t make it back into his space capsule, has died in Moscow at 85.
77. Which Indian economist has won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for study on poverty?
- Abhijit Banerjee
78. Who has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary?
- Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
79. Which Indian armed forced has recently organized Sangam Youth Festival?
- Indian Army
80. Who has been elected as new President of Tunisia?
- Kais Saied
41. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Indonesia?
- Joko Widodo
42. Which state has decided to adopt NCERT course in Class 9th & 10th standard in all govt schools?
- Madhya Pradesh
43. Which team clinched the 2019 title of Pro Kabaddi League?
- Bengal Warriors
44. Which Indian cyclist won gold in the men's junior Keirin event at the 2019 Asian Track Cycling Championships?
- Ronaldo Singh
45. The 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit 2019 is being held in which city?
- Baku
Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu addressed 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku of Azerbaijan.
46. Indo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERIN – 2019 has concluded in which city?
- Pune
47. Who has been had been appointed as Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG)?
- Anup Singh
48. Baliyatra is one of the biggest trade fairs of which state?
- Odisha
49. Who led the Indian delegation at G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Washington?
- Nirmala Sitharaman
50. The Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 was held in which city?
- New Delhi
51. Which sportsperson has written the book “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”?
- Viswanathan Anand
52. Who has been appointed the new chief of the European Central Bank?
- Christine Lagarde
53. DANX -19 has been conducted under the aegis of which command of the Indian Armed Forces?
- Andaman & Nicobar Command
54. The 2019 Military World Games has started in which city of China?
- Wuhan
55. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog’s first-ever India Innovation Index (III)?
- Karnataka
56. Which state has become the first Indian state to provide maternity benefits in the private educational sector?
- Kerala
57. Which bank has recently launched contactless mobile phone payments facility?
- SBI
58. Debayan Saha, who has invented PM 2.5 device to curb air pollution, is graduate from which IIT?
- IIT Kharagpur
An IIT Kharagpur graduate has invented a device called “PM 2.5” which he claimed when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution. Debayan Saha, a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur, who has invented the device claims that one the car fitted with the device can neutralise the pollution emitted from 10 cars in its vicinity.
59. What is India’s rank in the 2019 World Giving Index?
- 82nd
60. Which state government has launched YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan Yojana?
- Andhra Pradesh
61. Which Indian armed force has launched OASIS (Officers Automated & Structured Information System) software?
- Indian Army
62. Which state has the highest number of livestock, as per latest 20th Livestock Census -2019?
- Uttar Pradesh
63. Ex-Eastern Bridge-V has started between India & which country?
- Oman
64. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed?
- October 17
65. The 2019 Indo-French Knowledge Summit was held in which city?
- Lyon
66. Indo-Japan air drill exercise “Shinyuu Maitri” has started in which state?
- West Bengal
67. Which bank has launched a new fixed deposit scheme 'FD Health'?
- ICICI Bank
68. Which organisation has introduced a scheme of Food Safety Mitra?
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
69. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Food Day?
- ZeroHunger World
70. What is India’s rank at the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI)?
- 102nd
71. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy?
- Amit Khare
72. Who has become the first black woman to win the 2019 Man Booker Prize for Fiction?
- Bernardine Evaristo
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they "couldn't separate" Atwood's 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.
73. Which airline has become the world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft?
- Air India
74. Which Indian shuttler clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Bahrain International Series Badminton?
- Priyanshu Rajawat
75. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day of Rural Women is observed?
- October 15
76. Alexei Leonov, who passed away recently, was the legendary cosmonaut of which country?
- Russia
Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago and who nearly didn’t make it back into his space capsule, has died in Moscow at 85.
77. Which Indian economist has won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for study on poverty?
- Abhijit Banerjee
78. Who has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary?
- Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
79. Which Indian armed forced has recently organized Sangam Youth Festival?
- Indian Army
80. Who has been elected as new President of Tunisia?
- Kais Saied
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