Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank – Free PDF – 2nd Oct’19

Important Days

• International Coffee Day: October 1
• To celebrate millions of people across the world who do hard work to create and serve the beverage in the consumable form such as from farmers, roasters, baristas, and coffee shop owners etc
• World Vegetarian Day: October 1
• World Vegetarian Day was founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society NAVS) and was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.
• October 1st is the annual kick-off of Vegetarian Awareness Month
• International Day of Older Persons: October 1
• To raise awareness about issues affecting the elderly and appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.
  The United Nations General Assembly adopted the day on
  December 14, 1990.
  Theme 2019: The Journey to Age Equality

Q1) Which state in large states category has topped the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) released by NITI Aayog?
A. Kerala
B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh

Best performing Large states

1. Kerala
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka

Worst performing Big state – Uttar Pradesh

Best performing Small states

1. Manipur
2. Tripura
3. Goa

Worst performing Small state – Arunachal Pradesh
Best performing UT – Chandigarh
Worst performing UT – Lakshadweep

Q2) The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised wing of the which of the following Central Armed Police Forces?
A. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
B. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
C. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
D. National Security Guard (NSG)

Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)

1. Assam Rifles (AR)
2. Border Security Force (BSF)
3. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
4. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
5. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
6. National Security Guard (NSG)
7. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

Q3) Who is the author of the book “Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and Beyond”?
A. Pushpesh Pant
B. Prakash Karat
C. Sumit Sarkar
D. Sandeep Shastri

Q4) The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), 2019 was held in which of the following countries?
A. Kenya
B. Tanzania
C. Uganda
D. Rwanda

Q5) Name the scientist who has been awarded the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of cosmology?
A. Thanu Padmanabhan
B. Prashant Dwivedi
C. Amol Namdeo
D. Chinmoy Das

Q6) Who has won the men’s singles title at the Maldives International Challenge (Badmintion)?
A. Siril Verma
B. Parupalli Kashyap
C. Kaushal Dharmamer
D. Prannoy Kumar

Q7) Doordarshan along with which organization wil jointly telecast a TV bilingual programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘ or ‘Bapu Zinda Hain’ on 1-2 October 2019?
A. Discovery
B. UNESCO
C. National Geographic
D. UNHCR

Q8) As per the First National Nutrition Survey released recently, around what percent of children in the age group of 5 to 9 years and adolescents in the age group 10 to 19 years are pre – diabetic?
A. 20 %
B. 15 %
C. 25 %
D. 10 %

Key findings of the survey

1.   Around 10% of children in the age group of 5 to 9 years and adolescents in the age group 10 to 19 years are pre – diabetic.
2. 5% of them were overweight and 5% suffered from blood pressure.
3. The survey for the first time proved the coexistence of obesity and under nutrition.
4. One in five children in the age group 5 to 9 years were stunted.
5.   Tamil Nadu and Goa had the highest number of adolescents who were obese or overweight.

Q9) Who has been recommended by Supreme Court as the next Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal?
A. Surya Kant
B. Rajendra Menon
C. Sanjiv Khanna
D. Krishna Murari

Q10) Which country has won the won the SAFF Under-18 football Championship 2019?
A. Bangladesh
B. Maldives
C. Nepal
D. India

Q11) The Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cards along with valid foreign passport will be considered for exit or entry into India till ___________?
A. 31 March 2020
B. 31 December 2019
C. 31 January 2020
D. 30 April 2020

Q12) President Ram Nath Kovind presented President’s Colors award to which of the following corps of Indian Army?
A. Indian Army Aviation Corps
B. Corps of Signals
C. Corps of Engineers
D. Corps of Army Air Defence

Q13) Communist Party of China celebrated its _________th anniversary in power on 1 October 2019?
A. 77th
B. 69th
C. 70th
D. 60th

Q14) Pakistan has invited which Indian Politician for the inauguration event of Kartarpur corridor which is scheduled to be held on November 9?
A. Navjot Singh Sidhu
B. Amarinder Singh
C. Narendra Modi
D. Manmohan Singh

Q15) Who has been posted as the new principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB)?
A. Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia
B. Mohan Chandak
C. Kameshwar Rao
D. Ashikho Lassa

Q16) Which bank has become the first Indian bank to have a branch in the Australian state of Victoria?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. State Bank of India
C. Axis Bank
D. Yes Bank

Q17) “Gandhi Film Festival” will be organized in which of the following cities?
A. New Delhi
B. Surat
C. Mumbai
D. Jaipur

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