Current Affairs : October quiz( Questions & Answers)

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1) The 81st Congress of Pen International 2015 was held in which Canadian city?

a. Vancouver
b. Quebec
c. Toronto
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Quebec

2) CM Vasundhara Raje has on 18th October 2015 appointed whom as chairperson of the Rajasthan State Commission for women?

a. Suman Sharma
b. Asha Sharma
c. Amrita Choudhary
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Suman Sharma

3) Which astronaut broke the US record for the most time spent in Space on 17th October 2015?

a. Scott Kelly
b. Mark Kelly
c. Pete Freeland
d. Sunita Williams

ANSWER: Scott Kelly

4) Which two eminent authors have decided to return their awards in protest against irresponsible remarks by Union Ministers against fellow writers?

a. Kashinath Singh and Katyayani Vidmahe
b. Nand Bhardwaj and Ghulab Nabi Khayal
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above

ANSWER: Kashinath Singh and Katyayani Vidmahe

5) Which Hindu and Urdu poet has returned his Sahitya Akademi award on 18th October 2015?

a. Javed Akhtar
b. Munawwar Rana
c. Hannah Tarin
d. Khalid Irfan

ANSWER: Munawwar Rana

6) Which Telugu writer announced on 17th October that she would return her Sahitya Akademi award?

a. Lakshmi Kantamma
b. Abburi Chayadevi
c. Muppala Ranganayakamma
d. K. Katyayani

ANSWER: K. Katyayani

7) Black rice or ________ grown in Manipur has recently entered the world market through China in October 2015.

a. Chakhao amubi
b. Forbidden rice
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both of the above

8) P. V. SIndhu lost the Denmark Open Superseries Premier Final 2015 to which ace shuttler?

a. Carolina Marin
b. Tai Tzu Ying
c. Li Xuereui
d. Wang Yihan

ANSWER: Li Xuereui

9) Which Maharashtra Badminton Association office bearer has stepped down recently on 18th October 2015?

a. Pradeep Gandhe
b. Arun Lakhani
c. Prashant Thakur
d. Anil Gupta

ANSWER: Pradeep Gandhe

10) India has asked China in October 2015 to provide export clearance to a new variety of custard apple called ___________.

a. Arkha Sahan
b. Stifle
c. Cherimoya
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Arkha Sahan