Current Affairs 30th October 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog’s first-ever India Innovation Index (III)?
A. Maharashtra
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [C] Karnataka
2. Which state has become the first Indian state to provide maternity benefits in the private educational sector?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. UP
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [B] Kerala
3. Tulagi Island, sometimes seen in news, is the territory of which country?
A. Kiribati
B. Solomon
C. Tuvalu
D. Nauru
Answer [B] Solomon
4. Which bank has recently launched contactless mobile phone payments facility?
A. SBI
B. ICICI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. BOB
Answer [A] SBI
5. Debayan saha, who has invented PM 2.5 device to curb air pollution, is graduate from which IIT?
A. IIT Kharagpur
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Indore
Answer [A] IIT Kharagpur
6. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 World Giving Index (WGI)?
A. 112th
B. 101st
C. 82nd
D. 97th
Answer [C] 82nd
7. Which state government has launched YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan Yojana?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [D] Andhra Pradesh
8. Kanwar Sain Jolly, who passed away recently, was associated to which field?
A. Journalismsy
B. Politics
C. Arts
D. Science
Answer [A] Journalisms
9. Who is the author of the book “Dark Fear, Eerie Cities: New Hindi Cinema in Neo-Liberal India”?
A. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Sarunas Paunksnis
D. Ashwin Sanghi
Answer [C] Sarunas Paunksnis
10. Which Indian armed force has launched OASIS (Officers Automated & Structured Information System) software?
A. Indian Army
B. Indian Air Force
C. Indian Navy
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [A] Indian Army