Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank in English | Free PDF Download 18th Oct’18 -

Q1) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on?

A.October 16

B.October 17

C.October 15

D.October 13

Q2) Which country has topped the medal tally of the 2018 Asian Para Games?

A.Malaysia

B.South Korea

C.Iran

D.China

Q3) Nokia has appointed whom as its brand ambassador in India?

A.Sonam Kapoor

B.Alia Bhatt

C.Swara Bhaskar

D.Aditi Haider

Q4) BankBazaar has appointed which former Reserve Bank of India’s Deputy Governor as an advisor?

S S Mundra
R. Gandhi
Aaron R. Khan
.Anand Sinha

Q5) Who has received the ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’ Konkani best book award for the year 2018?

A.Vishwanath M Shet

B.Sharathchandra Shenoy
C.H M Pernal

D.Vishweshwara Pillai

Q6) According to a World Health Organization report, which of the following countries is the world’s most depressed country?

China
India
USA
Japan

World Mental Health day: 10th October India Is 133 Out Of 156 On World Happiness Index

Q7) According to a report called Breach Level Index by digital security firm Gemalto, data breach incidences in India were the _____________ highest globally?

First
Third
Second
Fifth

Q8) ‘Bharosa’, a 24 hour state-of-the-art centre to support women and children afflicted by violence was inaugurated in which of the following cities?

A.Bengaluru

B.Amravati

C.Hyderabad

D.Bhopal

Q9) ‘Khadya Sathi’ scheme has been launched by which of the following states?

A.Jharkhand

B.Bihar

C.Odisha

D.West Bengal

Q10) Who has received 2018 Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement?

A.Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi

B.Farid ayaz

C.Wajid Akhtar

D.Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Q11) Which of the following Mughal emperors was known as Prince Khurram?

A.Jahangir

B.Aurangzeb

C.Shah Jahan

D.Shah Alam

Q12) Buland Darwaza was built by which Mughal emperor?

A.Shah Hahan

B.Akbar

C.Humayu

D.Jahangir

Q13) Vijaya Stambha in Rajasthan located in _______?

Ajmer
Chittorgarh
Jaipur
Udaipur

Q14) Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas is observed on which date in India ?

A.16 October

B.17 October

C.15 October

D.14 October

Q15) Which of the following actors has launched a safety app named ‘Roudram’?

A.Rajinikant

B.Chiranjeevi

C.Kamal Haasan

D.Mahesh Babu

Q16) Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer to win Man Booker Prize 2018 for which of her following novels?

A.No Bones

B.Little Construction

C.Mostly Hero

D.Milkman

Q17) What is the rank of India in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness index for 2018?

A.60th

B.58^th

C.66th

D.75th

Q18) For the first time in India, which of the following railway stations will be built inside a tunnel at a height of 3,000 metres?

A.Keylong Station

B.Spiti Station

C.Lahaul Station

D.Manali Station

Q19) The sixth meeting of the UAE – India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments was held in which city?

Lucknow
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata

Q20) Which of the following countries has become the second country after Uruguay to legalize possession and use of recreational cannabis?

Sweden
Canada
Spain
Argentina

Q21. Who is credited as the author of “Arthashastra”

Kalidas

Chanakya

Aryabhatta

Banabhatta

Q22.Who is the Chairperson of Niti Aayog

Shri. K Sivan

Shri. Narendra

Shri. Arjun Jaitley

Shri. Rajiv Kumar

Q23.Which among the following countries does Afghanistan not share the border with?

Russia

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Pakistan

Q24. “World Pharmacists Day” is celebrated on which date

14-Sep

25-Sep

15-Sep

18-Sep

Q25.Which among the following two Indian States ‘Teesta River’ is flowing through, before entering Bangladesh ?

West Bengal and

Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim

Sikkim and Bihar

Sikkim and West Bengal

Q26.The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. Who started this movement?

Sir Muhammad Iqbal

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Dr. Zakir Hussain

Q27‘Tiger Woods’ has won a trophy in September 2018 after a gap of five years. He is associated with which game/sport?

Golf

Tennis

Archery

Billiards

Q28.Which instrument is used to measure humidity?

Polarimeter

Thermometer