Current Affairs 12th October 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The 2019 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded for discovery in which field?
A. Cosmology
B. Laser
C. Gravitational waves
D. Neutrino oscillations
Answer [A] Cosmology
2. The 63rd Dhammachakra Pravartan Day 2019 has recently for which noted personality?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. B R Ambedkar
C. Lal Bhadur Shastri
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer [B] B R Ambedkar
3. India’s first e-waste clinic is being set up in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. New Delhi
C. Jaipur
D. Nagpur
Answer [A] Bhopal
4. The 2019 World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy was held in which city?
A. Jabalpur
B. New Delhi
C. Pune
D. Kolkata
Answer [C] Pune
5. NITI Aayog has launched Youth Co: Lab in collaboration with which international organization?
A. UNDP
B. WHO
C. UNESCO
D. WTO
Answer [A] UNDP
6. Who is the author of the book ‘150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy’?
A. Tulsi Jain
B. Siddharth Kapoor
C. Prabhas Jayawardhan
D. Fakir Hassen
Answer [D] Fakir Hassen
7. Yalitza Aparicio, who has been named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, is from which country?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. United states
D. Argentina
Answer [B] Mexico
8. The Indo-Mongolian Joint Exercise - Nomadic Elephant 2019 – has started in which state?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer [A] Himachal Pradesh
9. Who has been selected for the UNEP’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Award?
A. Vivek Kundra
B. S H Khan
C. Subodh Kumar
D. Ramesh Pandey
Answer [D] Ramesh Pandey
10. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Post Day (WPD) is observed?
A. October 8
B. October 10
C. October 7
D. October 9
Answer [D] October 9