Current Affairs 22th October 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the 20 year war between Ethiopia and which country?
A. Tanzania
B. Kenya
C. Eritrea
D. Sudan
Answer [C] Eritrea
2. Pangio Bhujia, which is in news recently, is associated to which kind of animal?
A. Fish
B. Tortoise
C. Tiger
D. Lion
Answer [A] Fish
3. Which union ministry has organized the 2019 SARAS Aajeevika Mela?
A. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
B. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. Ministry of Textiles
Answer [C] Ministry of Rural Development
4. “Ex Dharma Guardian” is the joint military exercise between India & which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Japan
C. Nepal
D. Myanmar
Answer [B] Japan
5. Who is the author of the book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”?
A. Satya Nadella
B. Sundar Pichai
C. Bill Gates
D. Mark Zuckerberg
Answer [C] Bill Gates
6. Who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for 2018?
A. Vandana Shiva
B. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
C. Sunita Narain
D. Sugatha Kumari
Answer [B] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
7. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Indian Sports Honours (ISH)?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Milkha Singh
C. Pullela Gopichand
D. Karnam Malleswari
Answer [B] Milkha Singh
8. Which Indian Personality has been conferred the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Ram Nath Kovind
D. M Venkaiah Naidu
Answer [D] M Venkaiah Naidu
9. Brides of which state are eligible to receive Rs. 51,000 under the “Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah /Nikah Yojana” on proving groom’s house has toilet before marriage?
A. UP
B. MP
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] MP
10. Which state government has decided to set up Kanyashree University to empower girls?
A. Karnataka
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha
D. Assam
Answer [B] West Bengal