GK - Current Affairs - October 18, 2024
GK - Current Affairs - October 18, 2024
Dive into the latest GK Quiz, featuring key current affairs from October 18, 2024. Covering updates on TRAI, the Citizenship Act, Ayurveda, and essential topics like poverty, biodiversity, greenwashing, and more. Test your knowledge with questions on prominent personalities, initiatives like the Samarth Scheme, and global issues impacting today’s world.
GK Quiz Questions & Answers
Ques. Which is the World's Shortest Flight?
Ans. A Loganair flight connecting the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray, a distance of 2.7 km lasts just for 90 seconds (47 seconds in good weather).
Ans. A Loganair flight connecting the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray, a distance of 2.7 km lasts just for 90 seconds (47 seconds in good weather).
Ques. What is greenwashing?
Ans. Greenwashing is the practice of misleading consumers by falsely promoting products, services, or policies as environmentally friendly, often to enhance a brand's sustainable image.
Ans. Greenwashing is the practice of misleading consumers by falsely promoting products, services, or policies as environmentally friendly, often to enhance a brand's sustainable image.
Ques. In which state Sanskrit is mandatory in madrasa curriculum?
Ans. The Uttarakhand Madrasa Board will introduce Sanskrit as a compulsory subject in 416 madrassas across the state.
Ans. The Uttarakhand Madrasa Board will introduce Sanskrit as a compulsory subject in 416 madrassas across the state.
Ques. What is the Samarth Scheme?
Ans. Samarth Scheme is a skill development program in the textile sector and a respite care scheme for people with disabilities.
Ans. Samarth Scheme is a skill development program in the textile sector and a respite care scheme for people with disabilities.
Ans. The Centre of Excellence in Ayurveda Research will be set up at CSIR-NIIST at Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
(CSIR - National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST))
Ques. Who is the Director of Cricket?
Ans. Former BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has been appointed Director of Cricket at JSW Sports, overseeing cricket properties such as Delhi Capitals (IPL, WPL) and Pretoria Capitals (SAT20 League).
(Ganguly, who scored 11,363 runs in his ODI career, ranks 9th in the world for the most runs in ODI matches)
Ans. Former BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has been appointed Director of Cricket at JSW Sports, overseeing cricket properties such as Delhi Capitals (IPL, WPL) and Pretoria Capitals (SAT20 League).
(Ganguly, who scored 11,363 runs in his ODI career, ranks 9th in the world for the most runs in ODI matches)
Ques. Who is Aditi Anand?
Ans. Aditi Anand is an artist from Haryana who won the Emerging Illustrator category at the Victoria and Albert Museum's Illustration Awards for her artwork Marigolds, which highlights child labour in India.
Ans. Aditi Anand is an artist from Haryana who won the Emerging Illustrator category at the Victoria and Albert Museum's Illustration Awards for her artwork Marigolds, which highlights child labour in India.
Ques. What is Section 6A of the Citizenship Act?
Ans. The Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, of 1955, was added following the Assam Accord of 1985, a historic agreement aimed at addressing illegal immigration in Assam. It categorizes migrants into those who came before January 1, 1966, who are eligible for citizenship immediately, and those who arrived between January 1, 1966, and March 24, 1971, who must wait ten years before acquiring citizenship rights
Ans. The Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, of 1955, was added following the Assam Accord of 1985, a historic agreement aimed at addressing illegal immigration in Assam. It categorizes migrants into those who came before January 1, 1966, who are eligible for citizenship immediately, and those who arrived between January 1, 1966, and March 24, 1971, who must wait ten years before acquiring citizenship rights
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