Current affairs 18th to 22nd October

Q.1. Which union minister has signed pact with Japan for a Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)?
A. Narendra Modi
B. D V Sadananda Gowda
C. Alphons Kannanthanam
D. Dharmendra Pradhan
Ans. Dharmendra Pradhan



Q.2.  Which of the following commodity exchange has launched India’s first commodity options in gold?
A. Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX)
B. National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
C. Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)
D. National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)
Ans. Multi- Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)



Q.3. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize?
A. George Saunders
B. Zadie Smith
C. Sebastian Barry
D. Colin Thubron
Ans. George Saunders



Q.4. Which online campaign has launched by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) to end gender bias in women against women?
A. #IstandforWoman
B. #IamThatWoman
C. #IamForWoman
D. #IsupportWoman
Ans. #IamThatWomen



Q.5. Who has become the India’s first-ever woman wrestler to sign for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)?
A. Geeta Phogat
B. Babita Kumari
C. Sakshi Malik
D. Kavita Devi
Ans. Kavita Devi



Q.6. The first-ever International tri services joint exercise “INDRA – 2017” has started between which of the following countries?
A. India and Russia
B. India and Japan
C. India and South Korea
D. India and Thailand
Ans. India and Russia



Q.7. Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge?
A. Mrinali Kesavadas
B. Rohit Mital
C.  Deepika Kurup
D. Gitanjali Rao
Ans. Gitanjali Rao



Q.8. Which state government has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojna (BBY) for farmers?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans. Madhya Pradesh



Q.9. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)?
A. Masami Yamamoto
B. Sunny Verghese
C. Amanda Sourry
D. Bruno Lafont
Ans. Sunny Verghese



Q.10. Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has won the 2017 Blue Planet Prize. He hails from which country?
A. France
B. United States
C. Germany
D. Japan
Ans. Germany

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