GS Team published here 18 October 2020 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, UPSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and realted india, World, Technology, and all govt news. If you have a question about ‘, please reach out to us through a comment.
GK Quiz on 18th October 2020 for Every Competitive Exams
Question 1. Food Processing Industries Minister ________ has recently inaugurated the International Food and Agriculture Week?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: Narendra Singh Tomar – Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has recently inaugurated the International Food and Agriculture Week. He inaugurated that the Indian food processing sector has a 32 percent share in India’s food market. Also, on this occasion, the Ministry has started an awareness campaign called Ann Dev Bhava:[/su_spoiler]
Question 2. India has been which ranked in the list of 107 countries in the recently released “Global Hunger Index Report-2020”.
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: 94th place – India ranked 94th in the list of 107 countries in the recently released Global Hunger Index Report -2020. According to the report released, India is in a ‘serious’ state of hunger with a score of 27.2. Whereas in this report, India is lagging behind all the neighboring countries Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia. India is behind Rwanda (97), Nigeria (98), Afghanistan (99), Libya (102), Mozambique (103), Chad (107).[/su_spoiler]
Question 3. Which Missile Recently India has successfully conducted in Odisha Test Center.
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: Prithvi-2 – India recently developed indigenously capable of carrying nuclear weapons at a test center in Odisha “Prithvi- 2 “missile has been successfully night tested. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has said that the missile was launched with a mobile launcher that can hit a distance of 350 km.[/su_spoiler]
Question 4. The Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, comes under which ministry, has organized a webinar called “Vihara”?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: Ministry of AYUSH – Central Yoga and Naturopathy Research Council under Ministry of AYUSH has organized a webinar called “Vihara” . The purpose of which was to discuss various aspects of immunity. In this webinar, Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Joint Secretary, gave the inaugural address and spoke in the context of Yoga and Defense.[/su_spoiler]
Question 5. Yogi Adityanath recently started the “Mission Shakti Abhiyan” and alloted how many percentage of women recruited for police recruitment.
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: 20 percent – UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Mission Shakti Abhiyan in Balrampur’s police line and now 20 Percentage police recruitment is set for women. 24 government departments and international and local social organizations will be added to the campaign released.[/su_spoiler]
Question 6. Who among the following has awarded the Defense Minister’s Trophy for the best and second best command hospitals of the Armed Forces Medical Services for the year 2019?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: Rajnath Singh – India’s Defense Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh has recently named Command Hospital Bengaluru and Command Hospital Kolkata as the best for the year 2019. And the hospitals chosen as the second best command have been awarded the Defense Minister’s Trophy. The Defense Minister appreciated the outstanding performance of both the AFMS hospitals and acknowledged their remarkable services.[/su_spoiler]
Question 7. Which day is celebrated all over the world on 18 October?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: World Menopause Day – World Menopause Day is celebrated worldwide on 18 October. The main objective of this day is to raise awareness among the people about menopause and support options available to improve health and wellness.[/su_spoiler]
Question 8. DCGI has approved the second and third phase clinical trial of which country’s vaccine Sputnik-V?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: Russian Vaccine – Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in India conducted second and third phase clinical trials of Russian Vaccine Sputnik V Has been approved. While the Sputnik vaccine is based on the adenoviral vector platform. This vaccine has been prepared by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Gamalaya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemology.[/su_spoiler]
Question 9. In which of the following countries the Labor Party of Prime Minister Jesinda Ardern has won the General Election?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: New Zealand – Prime Minister Jesinda Ardern’s Labor Party has won the New Zealand country general election. According to New Zealand media, the Labor Party received 49 percent of the vote and a total of 64 seats. The majority figure in the 120-member parliament is 61. Judith Collins’s National Party received 27 percent of the vote and a total of 35 seats.[/su_spoiler]
Question 10. Recently which country has organized the summit of SCO?
[su_spoiler title = “Show Answer” style = “fancy”]Answer: India – India has recently organized a summit of SCO Justice Ministers. Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing this SCO-SCO summit informed about the measures taken by the government to provide justice to all in a cheap and easy manner.[/su_spoiler]
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