Introduction
The article UPSC NDA and NA Current Events Quiz 8 presents the important questions of Current Affairs. In General, Current Affair means General Issue. These Current Affairs related to several fields like International, National, Sports, Politics, Economy, Science and Technology, and Environment. For example, national events include within its fold aspects like economy, social, political, sports, science, environment, etc. Current Affairs Section is very important in several exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, and Insurance etc. Through daily newspapers and daily news, there is a huge chance of scoring maximum marks in several exams. Current Affairs section is very important apart from the English Language and Reasoning topics. The main aim of the article UPSC NDA and NA Current Events Quiz 8 is to provide important and useful questions related to Current Affairs.
Quiz
Q1. PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin on Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. What is the value of this coin?
A) Rs. 150
Q2. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 defeating Tamil Nadu in the finals held in Bengaluru?
A) Karnataka
Q3. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI)?
A) Pankaj Kumar
Q4. Name the former cricketer and captain of Indian team who has been made President of BCCI?
A) Saurav Ganguly
Q5. What was the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week observed from 28 October to 02 November 2019 by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)?
A) Integrity - A way of life
Q6. Which city of Uttar Pradesh has been designated as the most polluted in India by the Central Pollution Control Board?
A) Varanasi
Q7. Name the pioneer of Chipko movement who has been chosen for the 31st Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the years 2017-18? A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Q8. Name the cricketer from Mumbai who has become the youngest in the world (aged 17 years 192 days) to score a double hundred in one-day cricket while playing against Jharkhand?
A) Yashasvi Jaiswal
Q9. Name the two PSUs which have been conferred the Maharatna status by the Govt of India
A) HPCL and Power Grid Corporation
Q10. On which day World Cities Day is observed across the world?
A) 31st October
Q11. Name the Bangladesh captain who has been banned from all cricket for two years, with 12 months suspended, by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after acceptance of three anti-corruption charges by him?
A) Shakib Al Hasan
Q12. Prime Minister of which country recently resigned after nationwide protests against tax provisions on using WhatsApp calls along with other austerity measures?
A) Lebanon
Q13. Name the leader of terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) who was recently killed in a US military operation?
A) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Q14. Which city is hosting the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?
A) Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan
Q15. On which day United Nations Day was observed across the world?
A) 24th October
Q16. Naruhito has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne as the Emperor of which country?
A) Japan
Q17. Joko Widodo has been re-elected as the President of which country?
A) Indonesia
Q18. How many women astronauts did a spacewalk, without a male astronaut, for the first time in the history of Space?
A) Two
Q19. Name the CEO of Oracle who passed away recently at the age of 62?
A) Mark Hurd
Q20. On which day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed across the world?
A) 17th October
Q21. Name the Argentine footballer (also plays for Barcelona) who became the only player to win European Golden Shoe award for 6th time and the only player to win the award for three years in a row?
A) Lionel Messi
Q22. Which actress has made a world record of getting more than 1 million followers on Instagram in 5 hours 16 minutes?
A) Jennifer Aniston
Q23. The Booker Prize for the year 2019 has been given jointly to Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo for their work ____________ and ____________ respectively.
A) The Testaments Girl, Woman, Other
Q24. On which day International Rural Women Day is observed across the world?
A) 15th October
Q25. Which rule will decide a winner during a tie cricket match as per the new ICC rule?
A) Super Over
Q26. Who won Nobel Prize for Economics 2019?
A) Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer
Q27. Who won Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 for developing lightweight, energy-efficient and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries?
A) Akira Yoshino, M Stanley Whittingham and John B Goodenough
Q28. Who won Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology?
A) Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz and James Peebles
Q29. On which day World Post Day is observed across the world?
A) 9th October
Q30. Which country was ranked number one with 84.8 points in Global Competitiveness Index 2019?
A) Singapore