1. Which medal was won in the Olympic Test by
Indian players Shiva Thapa and Pooja Rani?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
d. No medal
ANSWER: a. Swarna
Siva Thapa (63 kg) and Pooja Rani (75 kg) have
won gold medals in the Olympic Test competition for boxing. Another Indian
player Ashish (69 kg) had to be content with the silver medal with the loss in
the final. Siva Thapa defeated Kazakhstan national champion and Asian
bronze medalist Sanatali Tolatayev 5–0 in a one-sided match. Pooja Rani
won the gold medal by defeating Australian player Kaitlyn Parker.
2. On which of the following days is
Haryana Foundation Day celebrated?
a. 31 October
b. 01 November
c. 02 November
d. 30 October
ANSWER: b. 01 November
Haryana was established on 01 November
1966. It was made a separate state on a linguistic basis from East
Punjab. It has been 53 years since the establishment of Haryana in the
year 2019. Three borders of the National Capital Region are present with
the state of Haryana.
3. Recently which
technology company has acquired Fitbit?
a. NASA
b. Google
c. Facebook
d. ISRO
ANSWER: b. Google
has decided to buy Google smart
wearable manufacturer Fitbit for $ 2.1 billion (Rs 14,846 crore). Fitbit
first introduced Smartwatch in 2017. Fitbit’s co-founder and CEO is James
Park. With this agreement, Google has stepped into the field of wearable
technology. The deal will help bring together the best hardware, software
and artifacts.
4. What is the name of
the joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan to be held in November
2019?
a. Dustlik 2019
b. Parakram 2019
c. Yoddha 2019
d. Veer 2019
ANSWER: a. Dustilk
2019: The
first military exercise called India Dustilk
2019 will be conducted between India and Uzbekistan on counter-terrorism
strategy. This military exercise will be held between November 4 and
November 13, 2019. The aim of this war exercise is to focus on
anti-terrorism and anti-terrorism action in the hilly, rural and urban
areas. A contingent of 45 members from India will participate in it.
5. Recently, in which
neighboring country of India, there have been cases of ‘African Swine Fever’?
a. Bangladesh
b. Pakistan
c. Myanmar
d. China
ANSWER: d. China
China is the world’s largest swine producing
country, where cases of ‘African Swine Fever’ (ASF) have been reported some
time back. It was first found in Africa in 1920, hence it has been named
‘African Swine Fever’. Due to no treatment available, the death rate of
animals suffering from it is considered to be 100%. Till now its cases
have been seen in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and Caribbean
islands.