300 Best MCQs October Set 3 by Dr.

Gaurav Garg

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Standards Day: 14 October
✓ Theme - “Protecting the planet with standards”
● World Students’ Day: 15 October
✓ Theme - “learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”.
● World Food Day 2020: 16 October
✓ Theme - “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future”.
● International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17 October
✓ Theme - “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”.
● International E-Waste Day: 14 October
✓ Theme - “Education”.
● World Statistics Day 2020 : October 20
✓ Theme - “connecting the world with data we can trust”.
● Global Handwashing Day : 15 October
✓ Theme - “Hand Hygiene for All”.
● National Police Commemoration Day: October 21
● World Iodine Deficiency Day 2020 : 21 October

OBITUARIES
● Legendary singer Kaumudi Munshi, known as the ‘Nightingale of Gujarat’, passed away.
● Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, passed away.
● Renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passed away.
● Veteran sports journalist and cricket commentator Kishore Bhimani passed away.
● Former Indian footballer Carlton Chapman passed away.
● Senior Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Kapil Deo Kamat passed away.
● Wing Commander (retd) Vijaylakshmi Ramanan, the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), passed away.

Q) Which Bank in collaboration with Google Pay and Visa has launched its ACE Credit Card?
A.HDFC Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q) PepsiCo will set up a greenfield potato chips production unit in which of the following states?
A.Gujarat B.Rajasthan
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Kerala

Q) Government will extend a subsidy of what percent on transportation of notified fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail
trains, under 'Operation Greens - TOP to Total’?
A.40% B.50%
C.30% D.25%

Q) Which initiative was e-launched by TRIFED in association with Chhattisgarh MFP Federation and IIT Kanpur?
A.Tribals in New Age B.Tech For Tribals
C.Digital Tribals D.None of the above

Q) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Netherlands?

A.Arun Kumar Sahu B.Ajay Bisaria
C.Sushil Kumar Singhal D.Pradeep Kumar Rawat

Q) Which of the following states has launched the ‘Sujal - Drink from Tap Mission’?
A.Kerala B.Odisha
C.Karnataka D.Tamil Nadu

Q) The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 400 million to which
country?
A.Bhutan B.Nepal
C.Maldives D.Indonesia

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Q) Which state has launched the 'AAWAJ' -- Action Against Women-related crime and Awareness for Justice’ Campaign?
A.Odisha B.Rajasthan
C.Karnataka D.Madhya Pradesh

Q) The Union Cabinet has approved World Bank supported which project of worth 5,718 crore rupees?
A.STARS B.RISE
C.ANIC RISE D.RAISE

● STARS - Strengthening TeachingLearning and Results for States.

Q) Indian Army and the Police of which state organised an anti-terror exercise “Suraksha Kavach”?
A.Kerala B.Odisha
C.Rajasthan D.Maharashtra

Q) Asan Conservation Reserve has become the first Ramsar site of which state?
A.Nagaland B.Manipur
C.Uttarakhand D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) Which State/UT has launched a campaign ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’?
A.Puducherry B.Delhi
C.Rajasthan D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) The 14.15 km long Zojila tunnel will provide all-year connectivity between Srinagar valley and which place?
A.Jammu B.Leh
C.Kargil D.Dras

Q) India will deliver a kilo class which submarine to the Myanmar Navy?
A.INS Sindhughosh B.INS Sindhuraj
C.INS Sindhuvijay D.INS Sindhuvir

Q) Nagarnar Steel Plant (NSP), which was in news recently, is located in which state?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand

Q) The government has constituted a panel of secretaries under whose chairmanship to streamline the telecom spectrum
allocation process?
A.Rajiv Gauba B.Apurva Chandra
C.Kapil Dev Tripathi D.Sanjay Agarwal

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Battle of Belonging”?

A.Chetan Bhagat B.Piyush Goyal
C.Smriti Irani D.Shashi Tharoor

Q) Which among the following has launched the ‘My Town My Pride’ programme?
A.Kerala B.Jammu & Kashmir
C.Gujarat D.Chandigarh

Q) The Ministry of Education has launched which campaign to mark the 89th birth anniversary of
former president and scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?
A.KAPILA B.KALAM
C.KALPANA D.VIGYAAN

● KAPILA - Kalam Programme for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness.

● ‘Intellectual Property Literacy Week’ from October 15 to 23.

Q) The Supreme Court has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship to take steps for preventing stubble burning
in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh?
A.Madan B Lokur B.Indu Malhotra
C.Indira Banerjee D.Hemant Gupta

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Q) According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Indian economy
will contract by what percent in 2020?
A.10.3% B.9.5%
C.9.6% D.8.8%

Q) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted a

committee under whose chairmanship for preparing the Professional
Engineers Bill?
A.M.P. Poonia B.M.S. Ananth
C.Rajive Kumar D.Abhay Jere

Q) What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2020?

A.94th B.88th
th
C.79 D.65th

Q) Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of

India to the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO?
A.Vishal V. Sharma B.Satbir Singh
C.Srikumar Menon D.Kishan Dan Dewal

Q) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian

Banks' Association (IBA)?
A.Dinesh Kumar Khara B.Rajkiran Rai G
C.Sandeep Bakshi D.Amitabh Chaudhary

Q) Who has been elected unopposed as the new president of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA)?
A.Rohan Jaitley B.Virendra Sehwag
C.Kapil Dev D.Kirti Azad

Q) Who is the author of the book Mr Prime Minister, We Shrank the Dragon?
A.Pradeep Goorha B.Manish Prabhat
C.Rahul Shrivastava D.Pranay Kumar Verma

Q) Who has become the first Indian woman to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award?
A.Rathika Ramasamy B.Aishwarya Sridhar
C.Ronicka Kandhari D.Latika Nath

Q) Which Power Producer company has started to collaborate with cement manufacturers across the
country to supply fly ash?
A.Adani Power Limited B.NTPC Ltd
C.Adani Power Limited D.JSW Energy Ltd

Q) Who among the following has won the Women's Singles title at Denmark Open?
A.Carolina Marin B.Nozomi Okuhara
C.Michelle Li D.Chen Yufei

● Anders Antonsen won Men’s Singles at Denmark Open.

Q) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched which scheme of National Cooperative Development
Corporation (NCDC) recently?
A.AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR B.SAHAKAR UNNATI
C.UNNAT D.VRIDHI

Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Centenary Convocation 2020 of the University of Mysore. In which year
the University was established?
A.1918 B.1919
C.1916 D.1920

Q) The eighth edition of the annual Indian Navy (IN) - Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 took
place in which city?
A.Chennai B.Kochi
C.Colombo D.Trincomalee

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Q) First-plantation of Heeng (asafoetida) was done in which state recently?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Kerala D.Karnataka

Q) Which of the following countries will celebrate its 50 years of the Independence on March 26, 2021?
A.Bhutan B.Bangladesh
C.Myanmar D.Nepal

Q) The Coast Guard of which country conducted the test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle SeaGuardian?
A.China B.Japan
C.Russia D.Australia

Q) Which country has become the 190th member state of the International Monetary Fund?
A.Andorra B.Ethiopia
C.Lesotho D.Vanuatu

Q) Which country is finally set to join the Malabar trilateral naval exercise comprising India, Japan and the U.S?
A.South Korea B.Australia
C.Russia D.United Kingdom

Q) Who has been elected as President of the Editors Guild of India?

A.Anchal Vohra B.Vartika Nanda
C.Sweta Singh D.Seema Mustafa

Q) DRDO has successfully tested indigenously developed SANT missile. What does “S” in SANT stands for?
A.Stand-off B.Surface
C.Sea D.Scale

Q) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has virtually laid the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of the
country in which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Nagaland
C.Gujarat D.Assam

Q) The Hero I-League trophy for the year 2019-20 was officially handed over to which football club?
A.Indian Arrows B.Real Kashmir
C.Chennai City D.Mohun Bagan

Q) Asian Development Bank will provide a loan of 177-million dollar to upgrade 450 kilometres of highways and major
district roads of which state?
A.Bihar B.Jharkhand
C.Chhattisgarh D.Maharashtra

Q) What is the rank of India in the Asia Power Index for 2020?
A.Third B.Sixth
C.Fourth D.Tenth

Q) Which state on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day launched a campaign called Hath Dhona, Roke Corona?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Bihar D.Assam

Q) Neem-G electric auto rickshaws of which Indian State will be exported to Nepal?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Kerala D.Andhra Pradesh

Q) The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 3 crore to which state to develop India’s first sand dune parks?
A.Rajasthan B.Goa
C.Haryana D.Kerala

Q) What is the name of the country’s first tradable real-time Base Metals Index launched by the Multi-Commodity Exchange
of India Ltd (MCX)?
A.METALNEX B.METRADEEX
C.MALTRDEX D.METLDEX

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Q) As per the India Tourism Statistics 2020, which state recorded the highest foreign tourist visitors in 2019?
A.Kerala B.Tamil Nadu
C.Uttarakhand D.Himachal Pradesh

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Q) Parle Agro has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador for its new drink B-Fizz?
A.Priyanka Chopra B.Deepika Padukone
C.Kareena Kapoor D.Shraddha Kapoor

Q) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has formed a market data advisory committee (MDAC) under whose
chairmanship?
A.G. Mahalingam B.Ananta Barua
C. S. K. Mohanty D.Madhabi Puri Buch

Q) What is the name of the mascot chosen by Reliance General Insurance for its new brand campaign Tech + Heart?
A.AllBot B.CalBot
C.TecBot D.BroBot

Q) Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside is an autobiography of which among the
following personalities?
A.Abhijit Banerjee B.Avinash Dixit
C.Vijay Shankar Vyas D.Nand Kishore Singh

Q) Who has won the gold medal in the women’s event of the 2020 Sheikh Russel International Air
Rifle Championship?
A.Manu Bhaker B.Elavenil Valarivan
C.Apurvi Chandela D.Anjum Moudgil

Q) Which among the following states has launched a 180-day-long women safety campaign 'Safe City Project‘?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Jharkhand
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Rajasthan

Q) Which state has launched an electricity consumer service portal Mo Bidyut and its mobile app?
A.West Bengal B.Karnataka
C.Odisha D.Kerala

Q) In order to improve its feeder service, MahaMetro has launched which mobile app to enable passengers to book
auto-rickshaws?
A.Instant Rides B.Maha Rides
C.Easy Rides D.Bharat Rides

Q) Which Bird has set a record for the longest non-stop flight covering 12,200 kilometres in 11 days ( Alaska, USA -
Auckland, New Zealand)?
A.Bar-tailed godwit B.Willet
C.Great knot D.Great Tinamou

Q) Which Bank has launched a campaign Khushiyon Ki Karein Zimmedari Se Tayyari?

A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q) The central government have increased the election campaign expenditure limit of the candidates by what percent?
A.15% B.12%
C.18% D.10%

Q) Pune Agharkar Research Institute, that has developed a new high-yield MACS 6478, is a variety of which crop?
A.Rice B.Maize
C.Millet D.Wheat

Q) Which manufacturing unit of Indian Railways has created history by rolling its 4 millionth wheel or 40 lakh wheels in 40
years?
A.Integral Coach Factory, Perambur B.Rail Wheel Plant, Bela
C.Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi D.Rail Wheel Factory, Yelehanka

Q) What is the name of the last of the four indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes which was
commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam?
A.INS Kadmatt B.INS Kiltan
C.INS Kavaratti D. INS Kamorta

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Q) Which Metro Rail has become the first in the country to use micro-plasma oxidation system?
A.Chennai Metro Rail B.Mumbai Metro Rail
C.Kochi Metro Rail D.Nagpur Metro Rail

Q) Who is the author of the book Meri Prarambhik Kahaniyan (मेरी ारं िभक कहािनयाँ )?
A.Suresh Prabhu B.Nitin Gadkari
C.Ramesh Pokhriyal D.Piyush Goyal

Q) Which state has changed the name of its ambitious scheme of providing electricity from Dinkar Yojana to Kisan Sarvoday
Yojana?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Gujarat

Q) Which state has become the first state in the country to cap the prices of mask?
A.Goa B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Maharashtra

Q) Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has laid the foundation stone of the Agar International Trade Centre in which
district of Assam?
A.Jorhat B.Dhubri
C.Golaghat D.Bongaigaon

Q) Which IIT institution has developed a low-cost portable COVID-19 testing device named “COVIRAP”?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Delhi D.IIT Kharagpur

Q) A passenger train between Dhaka and which Indian city will start from March 26, 2021?
A.Siliguri B.Silchar
C.Imphal D.Guwahati

Q) Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands?
A.Madhu Sethi B.Sushil Kumar Singhal
C.Vikas Swarup D.Mukta Dutta Tomar

Q) Which state has emerged as the best state in the Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
C.Goa D.Haryana

Q) Which state is implementing the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government schools to ensure better teaching
environment?
A.Kerala B.Telangana
C.Tamil Nadu D.Odisha

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