200 +Monthly Current Affairs Question with Answers(October 2019)

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  1. On whose birth anniversary, the central bank of Nepal issued 3 commemorative Coin? Guru Nanak Dev.
  2. The October 1, Celebrated as which day? International Day for the older person
  3. Home Minister inaugurates Northeast Handloom and Handicrafts Exhibition in Which state? Mizoram
  4. Indian Army will start its first mountain war exercise in Arunachal Pradesh. What is the name of it? Him Vijay
  5. Where is the International Round Square Conference 2019 organized? Madhya Pradesh
  6. In which state is the KAZIND. 2019 exercise bet n India and Kazakhstan going to be held? Uttarakhand
  7. Minuteman-III ballistic missile test by which country? America
  8. Indian Oil construct the road from Plastic waste at which place? Faridabad
  9. Which country has issued a postage stamp to honor Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth anniversary? Palestine
  10. Who is the author of the book “India and the Netherlands past, present, and future”? Venu Rajamony
  11. Which state/ UT was awarded the best learning and sharing space Award 2019? Jammu and Kashmir
  12. Who has been given the Sanitation Ambassador Award by president Ramnath Kovind? Sachin Tendulkar.
  13. Who is the author of the book The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra? Arupjyoti Saikia
  14. Who has become the first woman Prime Minister of Belgium? Sophie Wilmes
  15. Which of the following teams has won the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy? Karnataka
  16. Which Lucknow based school has won the Guinness World Record for becoming the ‘world’s largest school’ in terms of strength of students? City Montessori School
  17. Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Guinness Books of World Records for the lightening record number of days on any occasion, the program took place on the banks of which river? Sarayu
  18. Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone conducted which operation recently against ticket touts involved in e-ticketing? Operation Dhanush
  19. ‘PRAKHAR’ which is an anti-street crime van is an initiative of which state government? Delhi
  20. Which cyclone has become the first Super Cyclone in the Arabian Sea in 12 years?
    Cyclone Kyarr
  21. Who has won the Nansen Award of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)? Azizbek Ashurov
  22. Which Bollywood Actress has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019? Yami Gautam
  23. Which railway station has topped the Indian Railways Station Cleanliness Survey 2019? Jaipur
  24. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has flagged off second Vande Bharat Express runs between which city? Delhi and Katra
  25. Who has become the first girl student to win President of India Prize?
    Kavitha Gopal
  26. The government has set up a committee of secretaries (CoS) under whose chairmanship to suggest measures to mitigate financial stress in the telecom sector? Rajiv Gauba
  27. Who has been elected as the new Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency? Rafael Grossi
  28. Which state has become the first state in the country to enact a law on contract farming? Tamil Nadu
  29. National Unity Day will be observed on? October 31
  30. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Airports Authority of India(AAI)?
    Arvind Singh
  31. Who has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for 2019? Ilham Tohti
  32. Under “Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture” (ABADHA) scheme Odisha will develop which city as World-class Heritage city? Puri
  33. The government has approved the establishment of two operational commands for ITBP in which two cities? Chandigarh and Guwahati
  34. Indians from now on will require no Visa to visit which country? Brazil
  35. Which among the following is the world’s loudest bird which hits 125.4 decibels?
    White Bellbird
  36. Who has become the first Indian man to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championships? Praveen Kumar
  37. The government has decided to merge loss-making telecom firm BSNL with which company? MTNL
    Which state will provide no Government jobs to persons with more than 2 children after 1 January 2021? Assam
  38. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission?
    Braj Raj Sharma
  39. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the members of the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) in New Delhi where he defined three D’s. The three D’s stand for? Democracy, Demography, And Dimaag
  40. India has opened which battlefield for tourists now? Siachen
  41. The 18th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit will be held in which of the following places? Baku, Azerbaijan
  42. Which is the only non-English film to be played at Royal Albert Hall in London since its inauguration 148 years ago? Baahubali: The Beginning
  43. Blue Star has appointed whom as its brand ambassador? Virat Kohli
  44. India’s longest Tunnel Chenani-Nashri on NH 44, in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed after whom? Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
  45. Who has been appointed the chief Spokesperson of the Govt. of India? Kuldeep Singh Dhatwlia.
  46. Where is the world’s Largest spinning wheel inaugurated on the occasion of the 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? Noida
  47. Which former captain of the Indian cricket team has regained the president of CAC? Kapil Dev
  48. Which Former cricket player of the Sri Lanka team taken over as the chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club? Kuman Sangakkara
  49. A” clean Air Alliance” program launched by WHO with Spain and which country? Peru
  50. Google honored whom for outstanding contribution with Doodle of October 1. Dr. Herbert Kleber
  51. Recently a new mineral discovered in South Africa. What is its name? Cold simthidite.
  52. 7th World Hindu Economic Forum 2019 held at? Maharastra
  53. The school education Quality Index in India is launched by –NITI Aayog.
  54. Who appointed as chief of Indian Air force? Rakesh Bhadauria (26th)
  55. Who has won the men’s Single title of ATP  Challenger Tournament at Buenos Aries in Argentina?    Sumit Nagal 
  56. Viju khote, Recently passed away he was a famous Actor.
  57. World’s largest Charkha made of using plastic waste by Smriti Irani in – Noida.
  58. To provide a solution for consumer grievance the “Consumer App” launched by whom? Ram Vilas Paswan.
  59. Which Indian bank becomes the first bank to have an office in Australia?SBI.
  60. Who has been appointed as the executive director for India at International Monetary Fund (IMF)- Surjit Bhalla.
  61. Who becomes the first Indian to qualify for the women’s javelin throw final the World Athletics Championship? – Annu Rani.
  62. IRCTC will compensate in case of delay in the train schedule of Tejas express between Lucknow  & Delhi.
  63. Which state has become recently ban Pan Masala & flavored super? Rajasthan
  64. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Punjab National Bank? S S Malikarjuna Rao.
  65. Nomadic Elephant 2019” A joint military exercise between which country?India & Mongolia.
  66. Who has won professional Cricketer’s “Association player’s” Players of the year award? Ben Stokes.
  67. Which Country host the World Women’s Boxing Championship 2019? Russia.
  68. Which common foundation course for civil service probationers is underway at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat? ‘Aarambh’, the common foundation course.
  69. Which state has launched an online platform SMART PORT? Andhra Pradesh
  70. Which district has become the first Kerosene-free district of the Gujurat state? Gandhinagar.
  71. Which state has launched a social service initiative aimed at encouraging environment protection, blood donation and welfare of its citizens in distress? Odisha
  72. Which state has announced several incentives for the athletes of the state after interactions with Sports Hostel students? Odisha
  73. Which Company has launched Preventive Health Tool to Raise Awareness of Personal Health Concerns? Facebook.
  74. Recently who climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-high mountains in a record-breaking 189 days? Nirmal “Nims” Puja, a Nepalese former British army soldier.
  75. Which company CEO topped the list in Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019 as per Harvard Business Review? American technology company NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang.
  76. Who won the ZOZO Championship 2019? America’s Tiger Woods.
  77. Who has been sworn as 47th Chief Justice of India? Sharad Arvind Bobde
  78. Recently which Bangladeshi cricketer was banned by ICC for not reporting a corrupt approach for 2 years? Shakib Al Hasan
  79. Who has been appointed as Director-General, Bureau of Indian Standards? Pramod Kumar Tiwari.
  80. Who has taken charge as the new Director General (DG) of the National Security Guard (NSG)? Anup Kumar Singh.
  81. The  29th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) Ministers’ Meeting on Climate Change held in October 2019 on which place? Beijing.
  82. Who won the Mexico Grand Prix 2019? Lewis Hamilton.
  83. IAS Vijayendra has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of which organization in October 2019? National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC).
  84. Alberto Fernandez has been elected as the President of which country? Argentina
  85. Filipe Nyusi has been elected as the President of which country? Mozambique.
  86. Sophie Wilmes has been appointed as the first woman interim Prime Minister of which country? Belgium
  87. Who won Silver medal in French Open 2019 held in Paris? Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
  88. What is the rank of India in the Global Health Security Index? 57th
  89. Which cyclone recently hitted Coast of Kerala and Tamilnadu? Kyarr
  90. The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be held in which country? South Africa
  91. Who won the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man and qualify for the 2020 Candidates’ Tournament? Wang Hao.
  92. Who was elected as president of Botswana country? Mokgweetsi Masisi.
  93. What is the theme of this year’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage? Engage the Past Through Sound and Images.
  94. Which state has topped in the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) released by NITI Aayog? Kerala
  95. Who has become the first girl student to win President of India Prize? Kavitha Gopal.
  96. Name the Indian nun from Kerala who was declared Saint by Pope Francis? Mariam Thresia
  97. Who was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the second edition of the Indian Sports Honours (ISH)? Milkha Singh.
  98. Who was appointed as the Director-General of the NSG (National Security Guard)? Anup Kumar Singh.
  99. A four-day cultural festival Shirui Lily Festival 2019, was inaugurated in which Indian state? Manipur.
  100. Which country has stopped the postal services with India? Pakistan
  101. Who has been appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir? Girish Chandra Murmu.
  102. Who has been appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh? Radha Krishna Mathur.
  103. Who has been appointed as the Union Law Secretary? Anoop Kumar Mendiratta.
  104. Who has been appointed as the CEO of UIAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)? Pankaj Kumar.
  105. Who has been appointed as the President of BCCI? Saurav Ganguly.
  106. Name the CEO of Oracle who passed away recently at the age of 62? Mark Hurd.
  107. Due to internal financial problems, Which country has announced to leave the membership of OPEC? Ecuador.
  108. The Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 has been awarded to whom? Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo & Michael Kremer.
  109. Which state is organizing the 10th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, National Cultural Festival? Madhya Pradesh
  110. The book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need” authored by whom? Bill Gates.
  111. The 10th edition of the joint military exercise named “VajraPrahar” is taking place between India and which country? The US.
  112. Who was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the second edition of the Indian Sports Honours (ISH)? Milkha Singh.
  113. Google Doodle recently honored which Bengali poet and activist on her 155th birth anniversary? Kamini Roy.
  114. Who has become the country’s first visually challenged woman IAS officer? PranjalPatil.
  115. Alexei Leonov, who passed away recently, he was a? Astronaut.
  116. Dharma Guardian is the joint military exercise between India and which country? Japan.
  117. India and Asian Development Bank have signed a 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in which states? Rajasthan.
  118. Who has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours? EliudKipchoge.
  119. International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed? 13th October
  120. The World Youth Chess Championship was recently concluded in the city? Mumbai.
  121. Which country is invited for the 25th Technology Summit which will be held in
  122. New Delhi? The Netherlands.
  123. Union government is set to launch which program to help girl students to opt for
  124. STEM education? Vigyanjyoti.
  125. C40 World Mayors Summit 2019(7th Edition) was held in which city recently? Copenhagen.
  126. ‘YSR KantiVelugu‘ scheme has been launched by which states? Andhra Pradesh.
  127. Who has received ‘The Order of the Green Crescent’, the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros? Venkaiah M Naidu.
  128. The first National Hindi Science writers conference was held in which city? Lucknow.
  129. Who has been awarded ‘The Don’ Award, Australian sport’s highest individual honor? Ashleigh Barty.
  130. 2nd “India-China Informal Summit” between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping took place at which place? Mamallapuram.
  131. Which state will set up Kanyashree University in Nadia district to empower girls? West Bengal.
  132. National Tribal Dance Festival will be held in which city from December 27? Raipur.
  133. Who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for the years 2017 and 2018? Chandi Prasad Bhatt.
  134. Typhoon Hagibis has hit which country recently? Japan.
  135. Which institution has bagged the first prize at Kayakalp Awards for maintaining cleanliness within the institute premises? AIIMS Delhi.
  136. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a commemorative stamp of which Air Marshal to honor him On the occasion of 87th raising day of IAF? Arjan Singh.
  137. Abiy Ahmed Ali who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 is the Prime Minister of which country? Ethiopia.
  138. Who has been declared as Muslim Man of the Year 2020 by Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre? Imran Khan
  139. Start-up cure.fit has appointed which cricketer as the Brand Ambassador for its premium sportswear and shoe range Cultsport? Jasprit Bumrah
  140. SARAS Aajeevika Mela was inaugurated in which of the following cities? New Delhi
  141. The 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Inter-sessional Ministerial Meeting will be held in which of the countries? Thailand.
  142. International Day of the Girl Child is observed every year on? 11th October.
  143. Union Minister Nityanand Rai has launched which mobile application that will help the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India? Sahyadri.
  144. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recently launched which mobile app to promote plantation of trees? mHariyali.
  145. The Union Government is planning an ambitious plan to create a 1,400 km long and 5 km wide green belt from which state to the Delhi-Haryana border? Gujarat.
  146. Name the disaster warning device launched by the government to warn fishermen of any danger? Gemini.
  147. Which company has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism & various cultural institutions for the project “ Crafted in India”? Google.
  148. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched, a new initiative Felicitating citizens who take accident victims to hospitals? ‘Farishte DilliKe’.
  149. 2019 Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to whom? Peter Handke.
  150. Name the astronaut of NASA who has been honored with one of the highest honors of Russia – “The Order of Courage“? Nick Hague.
  151. The union government has collaborated with which Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to launch a new program ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship‘? IIM Bangalore.
  152. What is the rank of India in the Global Competitiveness Index compiled by
  153. Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)? 68th
  154. Which Bollywood singer was honored with a doctorate degree from the University Of Salford in England? Asha Bhosle.
  155. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has recently launched the eco-friendly green firecrackers, these crackers were developed by CSIR
  156. Which state Police have become the first in the country to integrate police patrol systems with passenger cabs? Telangana
  157. Which of the states has introduced Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana? Uttar Pradesh.
  158. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to whom? John D Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham & Akira Yoshino.
  159. Who is the author of the book Kohinoor Express? RensilD’Silva
  160. Who has won the Moto GP World Championship 2019 title? Marc Marquez
  161. Group SEB India has roped in which Bellwood actress as a brand ambassador for its popular home brands, Maharaja Whiteline? Yami Gautam.
  162. Who has won FIDE Chess World Cup 2019? Teimour R
  163. Who among the following pair has been appointed as the brand ambassadors of Lays? Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
  164. Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as? Nippon India Mutual Fund
  165. Name the US woman gymnast who has clinched a record-extending 15th world championship title by winning gymnastics team Gold in Stuttgart, Germany? Simone Biles.
  166. Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched which initiative under the Namami Gange Programme to raft across the entire stretch of over 2500 km of the Ganga River? Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan.
  167. Who has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme? Ramesh Pandey.
  168. The October month is observed every year as the Awareness Month of which disease? Breast Cancer
  169. Ginger Baker who passed away recently was the co-founder of which band? Cream
  170. Who will be awarded the prestigious Mahaveer Award-2019? Anand Kumar.
  171. India’s first e-waste clinic will be set up in which of the following cities? Bhopal.
  172. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will perform ‘Shastra Pooja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion of Dussehra in which country? France
  173. As per the new findings which country is home to Asia’s oldest bamboo? India
  174. Indian Army has organized the “Veer Kutumb Rally” in which places? Jammu& Kashmir.
  175. The 50th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2019, will be held from November 20- 28 in which of the following states? Goa
  176. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2019? William Kaelin, Gregg Semenza & Peter Ratcliffe.
  177. Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched which website on oral health information? eDantseva
  178. What is the theme of the National Wildlife Week 2019 which is being observed from October 2nd to 8th? Life Below Water: For people and planet
  179. UNESCO has appointed whom as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples?
  180. Yalitza  Aparicio
  181. Which Union Ministry has instituted Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019? Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  182. Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Viruses (EEHV) has killed by five elephants in which states? Odisha
  183. Which Indian cricketer has become the first Indian player to play 100 T20 internationals? Harmanpreet Kaur
  184. What is the new name of the New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity-Express? Sarbat Da Bhala Express.
  185. Who has been appointed the new CEO of My Gov India? Abhishekh Singh
  186. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court? Lingappa Narayana Swamy
  187. Which state has become the first state in the country to launch the ‘Policy on Pneumoconiosis Detection, Prevention, Control, and Rehabilitation’? Rajasthan
  188. Village Secretariat system was launched in which state? Andhra Pradesh.
  189. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Metro Service and ENT hospital in which countries? Mauritius.
  190. Which country will withdraw from OPEC in January 2020 due to financial problems? Ecuador.
  191. Which state has launched an awareness campaign Urjagiri which aims at stopping power theft and saving? Uttarakhand.
  192. Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV is a joint military training between India and which country? Mongolia.
  193. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oil India Limited? Sushil Chandra Mishra
  194. Which state is going to get its 7th tiger reserve the Ratapani Tiger Reserve? Madhya Pradesh
  195. Name India’s first private train which was flagged off recently and will be run by IRCTC? Tejas.
  196. What is the new Repo Rate fixed by RBI in its 4th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy? 5.15%
  197. Where will the 19th Session of the Indo-Swedish Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation be held? Stockholm.
  198. Book “Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics”  authored? Kashi Nath Pandit.
  199. Who won the men’s singles title at the European Open 2019? Andy Murray.
  200. World Polio Day (WPD) is observed on? 24 October.
  201. Indo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERIN – 2019 was concluded in which city?  Pune.
  202. Who has been re-elected as president of Indonesia? Joko Widodo.
  203. Who has won the DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech Award 2018-2019? PhonePe.
  204. Who became the first Indian man to win gold at Wushu World Championships? Praveen Kumar.
  205. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC)? Braj Raj Sharma.
  206. Which state has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with UNICEF to provide safe drinking water to every household in the state? Odisha.
  207. Who is the author of the book ‘Bridgital Nation’? N Chandrasekaran.
  208. Which actresses have the ambassador for Bharat Ki Laxmi initiative? Deepika Padukone.
  209. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will observe the Vigilance Awareness Week from which day? 28 October to 2 November 2019.
  210. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram? P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
  211. Which city India’s 1st plant to convert paddy straw into compressed biogas (CBG)? Karnal.
  212. Which team clinched the 2019 title of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)? Bengal Warriors.
  213. Who won the Stockholm Open 2019? Denis Shapovalov.
  214. Which state has become the first state in the country to enact a law on contract farming? Tamil Nadu
  215. Which former Prime Minister’s death anniversary is observed on October 31? Indira Gandhi.
  216. Which social media platform has decided to ban political advertising? Twitter
  217. Who has been elected as the new Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in October 2019? Rafael Mariano Grossi.
  218. Who will be the brand ambassador for Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet-2019? Yami Gautam.
  219. In October 2019, who has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Samoa? Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi.
  220. When was the National Ayurveda Day celebrated in 2019? 25th October.
  221. Who was awarded with the Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in October 2019? K Parasaran

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