Current Affairs October 2016 Part 8

The ICC has decided to organize the first ever ICC Women's World T20 event in 2020. 

Eritrea's Capital - Asmara , Continent : Africa 

Name the only Indian city which ranked 39th on global power city index? 

a)-New Delhi     

b)-Kolkata 

c)-Chennai 

d)-Mumbai 

London toped. 

The first-ever International Conference on Voter Education has started in which country? 

[A]India

[B]United States 

[C]United Kingdom 

[D]Bhutan 

The book “The Adivasi Will Not Dance” has been authored by whom?

[A]EV Ramakrishnan 

[B]Pradeep Sebastian 

[C]Hansda Sowendra Shekhar

[D]Manu Chakravarthy 

The 28th edition of Accountants General Conference has started in which city of India? 

[A]Kolkata [B]New Delhi [C]Chennai [D]Bengaluru 

The 2nd joint tactical exercise “Sino-India Cooperation 2016” has been held in which city? 

[A]Jaisalmer 

[B]Ladakh 

[C]Kutch

[D]Udaipur 

Which city has become the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup? 

[A]Mohali 

[B]Kochi 

[C]Chennai 

[D]Kolkata 

Who has been awarded with the first International Prize in Statistics? 

[A]Ron Wasserstein 

[B]William Johnson 

[C]David Cox 

[D]Susan Ellenberg 

Who was awarded with 2016 International golden foot award? 

a)-Glanlugi Baffon b)- Samuel Eto'o c)- Andrés Iniesta d)- Didier Drogba 

Which of the following companies bagged Sustainable Manufacturing Award at the Make in India Awards 2016? 

a)-Tata Steel 

b)-SAIL 

c)-Tata motors 

d)-Ashoka Leyland 

Which company has developed first human-like speech recognition system? 

a)-IBM 

b)-Microsoft   

c)-Intex 

d)-Sony 

Which of the following team won world Railway Shooting Championship Cup? 

a)- Indian Railways 

b)-Union of African Railways 

c)-Zammbia Railways 

d)-Botswana Railways 

Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the Union Civil Aviation Minister, has
 launched the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to enable more people to fly in smaller towns. 

Milan, Italian city has recently honoured the Dalai Lama with an honorary Citizenship award. 

Morinari Watanabe is the newly elected President of the International Gymnastics Federation (IFG) 

The book “The Sleepwalker’s Dream” has been authored by whom? - Dhrubajyoti Borah . 

Union Skill development and Entrepreneurship Minister Rajeev Pratap Rudy has inaugurated ‘Kaushal Mahotasava‘ in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh.

5. The Centre has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

The very strong Typhoon Haima has recently hit the Philippines . 

The Police Commemoration Day is celebrated every year on October 21.. 

Name the state that in October 2016 cancelled affiliation of 68 intermediate colleges of the state for not fulfilling its criterion? 

a) Bihar 

b) Uttar Pradesh 

c) Assam 

d) West Bengal 

What is VoICE.NET that was recently in news? 

a) A govt website 

b) Global Knowledge Network on voter education 

c) Computer Virus 

d) NRI survey cum competition 

Name the country that is hosted the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy?
a) Indonesia
b) Japan
c) Malaysiad) China

    India - winner 

Pakistan - Runner-up A state in October 2016 decided to allot land for steel plant proposed in Orvakallu in Kadapa district. Kadapa district is located in which Indian state? a) Andhra Pradeshb) Karnataka c) Telangana d) TamiL Nadu Where is the headquarters of World Boxing Organisation located? a) Ponce, Puerto Rico b) London, United Kingdom c) Zurich, Switzerland d) San Juan, Puerto Rico  The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made it mandatory for all automobile manufacturers to provide emission and noise pollution details for every vehicle they produce. In this regard, the ministry has notified amendment of which of the following forms under the Central Motor Vehicles Act? a) Form 21 b) Form 20 c) Form 22d) Form 24 Recently Which of the following states increased the retirement age of doctors to 65 years? a) Jharkhand b) Punjab c) Uttar Pradesh d) Haryana Dept.of biotechnology scientists have fortified which cereal with iron to ensure the problem of anemia is addressed? a. Wheat b. Rice c. Jowar d. Maize India beat Iran to win their third successive Kabaddi World Cup. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has become the World’s Biggest Telecom company in terms of data traffic only within 45 days of its launch Highest French civil distinction, Chevalier de la Lègion d’Honneur or the Knight of the Legion of Honour was conferred on pioneering entrepreneur in biotechnology and Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw The Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated its 55th raising day on 24 October.  Randeep Guleria, Head of Pulmonology from the AIIMS and C S Yadav, department of orthopaedics from the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital have been selected for the prestigious Dr Bidhan Chandra Pulmonology is a medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract ---------------------------------------------------------- APJ Abdul Kalam Ignite award was bestowed on a 13 year old from Chhattisgarh. Name him? - Roshan Sori The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has launched a mobile app “Hawa Badlo”. A protein-enriched rice variety has been developed by the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalay (IGKV)  A tiny lander dispatched to Mars on a trial run has crashed and possibly exploded on the Red Planet.Schiaparelli was on a test-run for a future rover meant to seek out evidence of life on the Red Planet. Current Affairs Oct 2016 Part 7                                                Policy Rates Geography notes                                                                    World War 1 Causes  Computer P/3                                                                        English: Find Error P/6 Olympics facts  History/P1 (British Uprisings in India)  General Science/P1