Current Affairs 24th October 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy?
A. K M Chandrasekhar
B. Amit Khare
C. Rajiv Gauba
D. N R Pillai
Answer [B] Amit Khare
2. What is the India’s rank at the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI)?
A. 84th
B. 112th
C. 102nd
D. 93rd
Answer [C] 102nd
3. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Food Day (WFD)?
A. #Family Farming
B. #Zero Hunger World
C. #Feeding World
D. #FoodPrices – from crisis to stability
Answer [B] #Zero Hunger World
4. Which organization has introduced scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM)?
A. FSSAI
B. Red Cross Society
C. Medical Council of India
D. NCHRH
Answer [A] FSSAI
5. Which bank has launched new fixed deposit scheme ‘FD Health’?
A. SBI
B. ICICI Bank
C. HDFC
D. Axis Bank
Answer [B] ICICI Bank
6. Indo-Japan air drill exercise “Shinyuu Maitri” has started in which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Karnataka
D. West Bengal
Answer [D] West Bengal
7. Which IIT has inked pact with ExxonMobil to boost biofuel research?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Indore
C. IIT Bombay
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer [A] IIT Madras
8. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of Global Hand washing Day (GHD)?
A. Clean Hands for All
B. Make Hand washing a Habit
C. Our hands, Our Future
D. Clean hands – a recipe for health
Answer [A] Clean Hands for All
9. Which state has government has decided to organize India’s first training and performance Programme of World famous KHON Ramlila?
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
10. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who became the youngest cricketer to score 200 in ODI, is from which city?
A. Mumbai
B. Ranchi
C. Kanpur
D. Nagpur
Answer [A] Mumbai