Current Affairs 23th October 2019 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The 10 th National Culture Festival is being held in which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
2. Which international organization has recently released its report ‘South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralization Work’?
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. ADB
D. United Nations
Answer [B] World Bank
3. Simone Biles is associated to which sports?
A. Wrestling
B. Boxing
C. Weightlifting
D. Gymnastics
Answer [D] Gymnastics
4. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Girl Child Day?
A. With Her: A Skilled Girl Force
B. Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable
C. Empower Girls: Before, during and after crises
D. Girl’s Progress = Goal’s Progress
Answer [B] Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable
5. Ex Vajra Prahar 2019 is the joint military exercise between India & Which country?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [A] United States
6. Who led Indian Delegation at the 2019 BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting in Brazil?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Amit Shah
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Prahlad Singh Patel
Answer [D] Prahlad Singh Patel
7. Who has been conferred the National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19?
A. Waheeda Rehman
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Priyadarshan
D. Shahrukh Khan
Answer [C] Priyadarshan
8. “The Don” award is the sports highest individual honour of which country?
A. England
B. New Zealand
C. Australia
D. South Africa
Answer [C] Australia
9. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR) is observed?
A. October 14
B. October 13
C. October 12
D. October 11
Answer [B] October 13
10. ‘Binisutoy’, which has been selected for International Film Festival of Kerala, is associated to which language?
A. Bengali
B. Marathi
C. Khasi
D. Hindi
Answer [A] Bengali