1. The Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 will be conducted in how many phases?
a) Five
b) Four
c) Three
d) Six
2. When will the votes be counted in Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019?
a) December 29th
b) December 24th
c) December 23rd
d) December 20th
3. Public Health Emergency has been declared in which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Haryana
4. Who among the following world leaders is on a visit to India from October 31- November 2?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Vladimir Putin
c) Emmanuel Macron
d) Boris Johnson
5. India recently signed an MoU with which country in the field of prevention of marine litter?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Brazil
d) Thailand
6. Which of the following states did not celebrate its formation day on November 1, 2019?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Kerala
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
7. Which country recently offered to host the COP 25 climate summit?
a) Spain
b) Chile
c) India
d) China
8. Which veteran CPI leader and former Member of Parliament has passed away recently?
a) D. Raja
b) Gurudas Dasgupta
c) Binoy Biswas
d) K. Subramaniam
9. Which Indian Institute has recently prepared Indian Brain Atlas for first time in the country?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Hyderabad
c) IIT Madras
d) IIT Pune
10. Which city is hosting 35th ASEAN Summit?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Shanghai
d) Bangkok
Answers
1. (a) Five
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections 2019 will be held in five phases in 81 constituencies of the state. The polling will begin from November 30 and the counting of votes will take place on December 23.
2. (c) December 23rd
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections 2019 will be held in five phases from November 30 in the 81 constituencies of the state. The counting of votes will take place on December 23, 2019.
3. (b) Delhi
A public health emergency has been declared in Delhi by the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority, as the pollution level in the city crossed severe category in PM 10 levels.
4. (a) Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived for a two-day visit in India from October 31 to November 2, 2019. Merkel will be co-chairing the 5th Biennial Indo-German Intergovernmental consultations (IGC) along with PM Narendra Modi in the national capital.
5. (b) Germany
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on November 1, 2019 signed an MoU with the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety regarding the cooperation in the field of prevention of marine litter.
6. (d) Tamil Nadu
Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Chattisgarh observed their formation day on November 1, 2019. All these states were created on November 1, 1956; however, only Haryana was formed in 1966.
7. (a) Spain
Spain recently offered that it has offered to host the COP 25 climate summit. The summit was initially supposed to be hosted by Chile. However, Chile announced to abandon the plans due to anti-government protests in the country.
8. (b) Gurudas Dasgupta
Veteran leader of Communist Party of India (CPI) and former MP Gurudas Dasgupta passed away at the age of 83. He was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha three times and as a MP twice in his political career. He was appointed as a general secretary of the All India Trade Union in 2001.
9. (b) IIT Hyderabad
For the first time in India, a team of IIT Hyderabad has prepared an Indian Brain Atlas. It has been found that the brain size of Indian people is smaller than the people of western countries. This information was published in Neurology India Journal.
10. (d) Bangkok
The 35th ASEAN Summit started in Bangkok from 31 October, it will run till 04 November 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the meeting on November 3 and 4. The Association of Southeast Asia has 10 member countries in the group.
